Check first chapter for summary, disclaimer, and other warnings.

Alright, you probably noticed already: I considered Ted a Muggle (we don't know much about him, after all... he could have rejected the wizarding world, too – there's a story of Harry Potter like that, somewhere) and I'm sorry I killed Andromeda. I also have Charlie a bit older than Tonks, rather than the same age. Everything was necessary... for the following of this burgeoning story.

Chapter 3 – Happenings
posted August 19th, 2006

Dear Diary,

I just read my two other messages and I noticed that I didn't write the date. Well, they are obvious. The first was after my birthday and the other was three weeks into September. And now...

I can't believe it's Halloween already!

The school is so... I don't know... beautiful!

At the same time, it's not like it's a disguise for us to dress as wizards and witches. (giggles)

And the feast! It was loaded! I'm so full I could burst! I hope I can still wear my robes tomorrow.

I received a letter from dad, yesterday. He says he's sorry about how he treated me and that he'd be glad to see me next Christmas. He said he was sad about mum's accident. I'm sad too, but I don't know why he keeps saying it's an accident: there were bad guys all around, and they used their sticks... er... wands... to throw spells at mum. I've heard all about spells in Defence and I'm sure they were curses. Some were badly aimed and struck the station's front behind us. Then, mum did something with her wand and I don't remember anything afterwards.

But I do remember the bad guys. It wasn't an accident. When I'll be a grown-up, I'll be an Auror so that I can hurt them for what they did to mum. Charlie told me about Aurors: they're the magic policemen. Charlie isn't interested, though. He only likes Professor Kettleburn and his magical creatures. And he's not a third year yet!

And Quidditch.

At least, he's not like his brother, always in books.

Back to dad. His letter was about his new job, too. He wrote that he needed to do things and he took a full-time job at a local orphanage – "less demanding than my previous employment but taking more of my time so that I can forget." he wrote. But what would he forget? And why?

I'm confused, and the courses aren't helping. Particularly Potions.

I had only five courses of Professor Snape, but I already see that I don't want to be near him anymore than necessary. He sneers at us all the time, and he takes points for nothing. The first time he spoke my name, I asked that he didn't call me that. Respectfully, mind you. And he took points! And now, he calls me Nymphadora all the time! I was crying about that the first time, but Charlie explained that Snape was like this for as long as anyone could remember. Even the seventh years are wary around him.

My dorm mates are asleep, now, and I will too, soon.

Just to finish about my dad: he told me that there were several people that got injured in the same accident that took mum away, and that he went to see each of them to help them.

Dad's such a hero, sometimes.

Till later.

To be continued in next chapter: Meetings...