Title Of Witchcraft,
Wizardry, Dementors, and Mythical Creatures
Author Uozumi
Genre Drama/Humor/Romance
Disclaimer I own nothing.
Rating G (so far, will probably go up but nothing high)
Summary Third-year stress written down in a journal found right before
starting back to school. Hermione POV.
Of Witchcraft, Wizardry, Dementors, and Mythical Creatures
Thursday 2 September 1993. 17:58.
I'm in the common room alone right now. I'm not sure how this happened, but it's rather nice. I know I really shouldn't be writing in this, but I've decided to make it a point to account the day's events each night or afternoon, or whenever I find the time. I think that time actually will be a problem this year. I know that I have something that would help, but I'll only use it for classes and nothing else. I promised to do that, and I will. I'm not one to break promises.
I got my schedule this morning, and have had some of my classes. Here, I'll write it down so I can look back on this and see if Ron will be right. Although I won't say much on the subject to him. Actually I don't think I'll talk to him.
9:00:
Monday: Arithmancy (Double), Muggle Studies, Anicent Runes
Tuesday: Defence Against the Dark Arts (Double), Muggle Studies (Double)
Wednesday: Divination (Double)
Thursday: Charms (Double)
Friday: Divination
10:30
Monday: Arithmancy (Double), Transfiguration
Tuesday: Defence Against the Dark Arts (Double), Muggle Studies (Double)
Wednesday: Divination (Double)
Thursday: Charms (Double)
Friday: History of Magic
12:00
All Week: Lunch
13:30
Monday: Potions (Double), Runes (Double)
Tuesday: History of Magic (Double), Runes
Wednesday: Transfiguration (Double)
Thursday: Defence Against the Dark Arths, Muggle Studies
Friday: Care of Magical Creatures(Double)
15:00
Monday: Potions (Double), Runes (Double)
Tuesday: History of Magic (Doulbe)
Wednesday: Transfiguration (Double)
Thursday: Herbology (Double), Arithmancy (Double)
Friday: Care of Magical Creatures
16:30
Monday: Care of Magical Creatures
Tuesday: History of Magic (Double), Runes
Wednsday: Transfiguration (Double)
Thursday Herbology (Double), Arithmancy (Double)
Friday: Herbology
19:00
Supper
21:00
Astronomy (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)
Isn't it exciting? I think Arithmancy will soon become my favourite class, although Transfiguration will be a close second, I'm sure. Today was actually quite eventful too. First off, in Divination we had the most excentric teacher you could ever imagine! She looked like a giant moth, and her room smells of perfume, and bad perfume at that. She is completely mental too. I don't know how we're supposed to learn anything from her. Also what is the point of getting a book for a class in which that teacher blatantly states that we won't need them?
Honestly!
Arithmancy was rather quiet. I had it with the Ravenclaws, and that was actually fairly nice to get away from everyone. No one seemed to notice that I was with them either, and Professor Vector told me that I do well this year and told me that if I need anything, I can go to her. She thinks this year will be hard, which I won't deny, but so far it isn't too bad. Although it has only been one day.
So then I went to Transfiguration. McGonagall is my most favourite teacher. No one else really seems to like her and Ron has a way of saying rather nasty things every so often about her, although I think his respect level has gone up for her once he learned she's a Quidditch nut too. I honestly don't understand Quidditch. All I really do is just watch Harry fly and cheer him on, and that's about it.
After that we went to lunch, and Ron was in a right state. We had to stop by our room to change books and such, and he went off on me about Crookshanks. Honestly!
Oh yes, I haven't told you about Crookshanks, have I?
Crookshanks is my cat. He's a gorgeous one at that. People say he's ugly, but really they have no idea what they're saying. Ron has it in for him though. He's always going on about how Crookshanks is after his rat Scabbers. I mean I've only had Crookshanks a handful of days, and he is a cat. I told Ron that eventually Crookshanks will get used to Scabbers, but Ron just glared. I honestly don't see why he has to shout so much. I mean we're either fighting or we're the best of friends. I'm so glad for Harry. If it was just Ron and me, I'd go batty. Although I do feel sorry for Harry when Ron and I fight.
Anyway, after lunch we had double Potions with Snape. Snape is the most biased person I have ever met. He's always favouring the Slytherins, which is his old house and the one he's in charge of now. I will admit that even Professor McGonagall has a tendency to favour us Gryffindors, however, she is somewhat fair. Snape never takes points off his own house, but if we get McGonagall mad enough, she will.
I mean
Saturday 4 September 1993 21:21.
Sorry about the long absence, but I got interrupted and then had too much homework, which is to be expected considering I am taking three more classes than most people. I've finished it all now, and Crookshanks and I are curled up on the sofa by the fire. The twins caused a ruckus just a few moments ago and somehow have cleared the common room of the entire Quidditch team and the diehard fans. I would much rather stay here and have a break, even if a few other students are around.
Nothing much has happened since the first day of school. I should probably finish recounting it just in case I forget, which is most unlikely, but it is better to tell such things when they are still somewhat fresh in your mind I suppose.
Anyway, after lunch we had Care of Magical Creatures, and Hagrid is our professor! We're so happy for him, however, his first class went from one of the best Care of Magical Creatures classes to one of the worst. First off, we have Care of Magical Creatures with the Slytherins. The Slytherins are insufferable sometimes especially Draco Malfoy. I swear that if I was a violent person, I would have done something drastic to him by now, but I'm not. I am fairly proud of Ron and his restraint, although he's almost forgotten about it now. We just got done having a rather nasty argument about Crookshanks and Scabbers again.
I honestly don't see what's wrong with Crookshanks. Although I do feel ever so slight pity for Ron. I sometimes wonder that Crookshanks or no Crookshanks, if Scabbers will make it through this year. He looks so sicklly, and he is fairly old for a rat. However, with his attitude, I don't care if his rat dies! He just now started shouting at me because Crookshanks too off after Scabbers and chases him up the boys steps!
That was about fourty minutes ago. I of course had to follow admidst Ron's ranting and ravings. If this year is going to be like this, I think I'll go hole up in the library. Honestly! Ron can be so insufferable at times!
I managed to corner Crookshanks and he dug his claws into me when I picked him up. My blouse is ripped on the sleeves and I'm still bleeding slightly. Ron has slammed his door and locked his dorm. I think we did scare some of the younger students in the room. The older ones look as though this reaction was to be expected. Have I gotten predictable? Has Ron?
Oh I hope this doesn't go on all year. Although, he was rather rude. I think I'll just stop talking to him for a while.
Yes, no more talking to Ron Weasley.
Anyway, what was I saying before this?
Oh yes. Monday during Care of Magical Creatures, Hagrid decided to make his first class a production. So he brought several hippogryffs out to the paddocks. There he told us about them, and then asked for a volunteer to pet one!
Of course it was Harry who went. I can't believe what he does sometimes! I didn't want him to go, but I guess that if he does have a murderer after him, getting slashed up by a hippogryff might seem favorable. I don't know.
Would the killing curse hurt? I mean do you just die immediately or is it excruciating pain?
Not that I want to find out, mind you.
Regardless, Harry went up there, and got to fly it! Hagrid put him on that thing and it flew with Harry on it!
Hagrid is mental, he really is. I mean putting a student on it! That was so dangerous! What if Harry had fallen...then what?
Well, luckily he didn't, but something almost equally horrible happened in the form of Draco Malfoy. Malfoy is the most insufferable anything I have ever met! His nose is always in the air or in our business! He lives to make us miserable. Last year Ron tried to hex him, but had a broken wand, and merely ended up puking slugs into a bucket. He did that to Malfoy for my sake.
BUT I STILL WON'T SPEAK TO HIM!
EVER!
Or something like that. Most likely I'll be talking to him again by next Tuesday provided Crookshanks doesn't try to do anything to set him off again. Honestly!
Anyway, Hagrid told us that hippogryffs are moody creatures, but did Malfoy listen? Of course not. I think the only people he respects is his father and Snape. He only respects Snape though because he has to I think, and Snape does pander to him. I don't like them both. I really don't.
Back to my story though. So Hagrid encouraged us to try our hand at the hippogryffs and as I was helping Neville try to get his to like him, Malfoy screamed and fell. Like the stupid person that he is, Malfoy went and insulted the hippogryff and then put on a large production when it hit him. I don't blame the hippogryff really. I would hit Malfoy too, if I were a violent person that is.
Although if I'm not talking to Ron, then he won't be talking to me, and soon we will not be around each other, so if Malfoy pushes my buttons, I might have to hit him.
Perhaps I should talk to Ron. Even if it is Malfoy, I don't think I want to hit anyone. That's just not what I do.
So anyway, he of course is milking it for all its worth, and has a sling on and everything. Malfoy is such a...a...
I refuse to curse even for him.
Oh there's Ron glaring at me. I hate it when he does that. I'm not going to look up at him. I am not speaking to him, or looking at him, or...
Argh...
Oh well, so I looked at him? So what? Oh now he's going about loudly over the whole thing. That's it! I'm going to the library!
Perhaps I can get some reading done so I don't have to do it next week.
Monday 6 September 1993 12:00.
That woman is insufferable! She fortells deaths and she has no respect for anything - anything! For once in my life I actually hate a class!
We've been doing tea leaves for a week, and personally I'm sick of tea - sick! Sick! SICK!
Today Neville and I were partners again. We're always partners. Ron and Harry are together (as usual), and I'm stuck with Neville. Neville isn't too bad, don't get me wrong, but I think I'd like to work with Harry every so often!
I still am not speaking to Ron, which I think is beginning to distress Harry. I think I'll casually venture something at breakfast, but if Ron starts shouting again, I'll stop speaking to him again!
Wednesday 9 September 1993 1:24.
I should be asleep I know, but I had to take a break from my homework. For the first time ever, I might add. There's so much of it! I know that I must keep going, but I can't even force my eyes to look at a text book without feeling nauseaous. I'm sure it will pass though. If not, I'm doomed, but I have discovered that I don't have to read my Muggle Studies book. I can't believe how much I'm turning into Ron and Harry right now!
It will wear off I'm sure of it. There's no way I could ever be a slacker. That's not the kind of person I am.
Oh! I talked to Ron yesterday. It went really well actually. I think Harry is most relieved out of all of us. I don't really blame him. I would hate it if he and Ron fought. I don't even want to think about it. They've been cross before, but if they ever fought like Ron and I do...
I think I owe Harry an appology now.
Anyway, I talked to Ron. It was normal everyday conversation. I got him to laugh to. I made a joke about Professor Trelawny. I also wished him luck in Defence Against the Dark Arts class, which was the most intelligent and interesting Defence Against the Dark Arts class I think we've ever had! Although Professor Lupin didn't let me handle the Boggart. I don't know why either. Perhaps it was because I was standing behind Harry and he didn't want Harry to take it on. That makes sense too, although I am somewhat curious as to what Voldemort looks like, although I don't know if I want to see him at the same time, especially at Harry's expense.
Crookshanks and Scabbers have stayed away from each other as well, which is good. I think that by the end of the day Ron had all but completely forgotten the incident and we're back to normal. I like it when we're back to normal.
I must do my homework now. I've spent far too long away from it as is.
Wednsday 15 September 1993 12:00.
I hate him. I really do, and I'm never speaking to him again. I'm not going to waste space talking about him either.
Stupid Ron. He tried to assault Crookshanks!
Never again. Never again will I speak to him or write about him.
Friday 1 October 1993 17:45.
I feel bad about neglecting this diary. I really meant to write in it every day, but our homework has picked up. I don't know what it is about late September and early October. I think all the teachers want to make sure that we're doing something. The first Quidditch game is a month and six days away and that's all anyone can hear about.
Yes, I can count the days even though I'm not a major fan. Oliver Wood only announces it every bloody day. I think I shall throw a book at him.
No, I'm not a violent person. Also I can't throw things at Oliver until I hit Draco, and since I'm not a violent person, both should feel very lucky and happy.
Ron just came in and told me I'm going to crack if I don't stop studying. Why am I talking to him again? At least he wasn't shouting and I guess we're not fighting anymore, so I'll still talk to him.
But still!
They've spotted Black too, the Daily Prophet I mean. He's after Harry, and I'm afraid. I won't show it though. I mean if one of us cracks I think the three of us shall crack, and I will not be the first to crack. I hope I'm not the first to crack.
Oh and Buckbeak is going to be killed! Or at least it looks that way. Hagrid has a trial coming up, and I promised to help research into hippogryff trials. Well Ron and Harry did too, but I can't get them into the library. I think the only time I ever succeeded in that was first-year when we were researching the Philosopher's Stone.
I spelled this book too. It took some doing, but now I have an endless supply of paper, but the book will never get too big, and also I have it protected so that only I can open it! This is good considering I'm always paranoid that I'll lose the key, so I wear it around my neck with...well, with other things.
Oh I must get back to work. I'll promise to write sooner than last time.
Saturday 16 October 1993 20:52.
Oh that infernal Divination teacher! She's corrupting minds you know. I also must appologize for not writing sooner. Again homework has taken over my life! I'm going to go insane, I really am!
Well maybe not. I really do love Arithmancy, although Muggle Studies has become quite boring and Divination is the worst class I've ever had in all my life!
Twenty-one days until the first game of Quidditch. It's us veres Slytherin. I hope thsi forces Malfoy into stopping his infernal act of being mortally wounded by Buckbeak. It so sickening now!
Yet, that woman! Our Divination teacher! She is so...I don't know!
I refuse to curse over her, she too is not worth it!
She told Lavender during one of her silly misty whatever you want to call it that Lavender's rabbit would die to day, and it did! Oh, but Lavender acted as if she should have known, even though the rabbit was only a baby and everything.
And they called me names! I was only trying to help!
I will admit I'm still touchy about it all. I'm not too keen on staying in the common room either. Wood's gone mad again and is lecturing our Quidditch team about Slytherin's style of playing. Why can't he save this for practices? Really?
Oliver's Wood's Points on the Slyhterin Strategy
1. Marcus Flint will always close his eyes if he has to look up - try to fly
above him if you can.
2. Draco Malfoy injured his arm - Harry's got it made.
3. The Beaters are tricky this year, but if they aim a ball at you, you have
the twins to count on (this last bit added by the twins of course).
4...
Why am I writing this again?!
Thursday 20 October 1993 18:52.
I'm going to stay in the bathroom forever. Well, at least until a troll comes again, if one comes again.
Oh I hope none come again.
I don't know if I can face the world though, or Potions. Moaning Myrtle is crying in the farthest most stall, so I'm safe for now. I told her to bugger off and she went all weepy. I didn't mean to be rude, but I don't feel like appologizing.
Yes, my hand is shaking. You'd never guess why.
I just came back from Snape's office. Yes, one might wonder what I was doing in there, and yes I most definitly was in there. I mean he hates Gryffindors and I think me especially because I'm smart and Harry's friend, but he's never given me a detention. I think he figures humiliating me in class is enough, but today was far worse. If he takes this to the classroom, I'll die. I really will.
Well he can't take this as in my diary to class, but he could mention it. I mean I've kept it hidden from everyone so well. I always have it tucked in a notebook or whatnot, but if he tells...
Oh this is bad. It's so bad. I can't believe I dropped it in the classroom! I can't believe he found it!
I don't think he read it. He said he didn't, but you never know with him. I bet he could break my spells if he tried. Oh I'm so worried!
He sent me an owl, and I was so nervous. He made me come down at six, and he was very Snape-like and scary about it. I'm so glad I didn't see Ron or Harry after it, although they really didn't notice how I was today, although Fred told me I should really think about how much I study.
Anyway, Snape called me down and was very somber. He placed the book on the table and made a big production out of it all, and I fell for it of course. I mean Snape reading my private thoughts?!
He then said, "I think it would be best not to leave such things lying around, Granger. Certainly your busy schedule has not forced you to forget things when class is over."
I picked it up and wanted to bolt, but he lectured me in that Snape way. When he did let me leave, I rushed straight here. I'm in no mind to go to supper or see Ron and Harry.
Actually I'm in no mind to write.
Oh dear.
To be continued...
