Liz Has a Diary!

Disclaimer: I am DEFINITELY not smart enough to own Harry Potter. 'Nough said.

The next morning when Liz woke up, she sighed, stretched, and looked out her window. She remembered her dream now. "Ok, that was the strangest dream yet," she thought out loud.

She knew she had tons of crazy, weird dreams, but who doesn't? "First, some random guy who looked like, 150 years old pops in my room out of nowhere and tells me I'm a witch and my name is Elizabeth, and then he tells me I'm going to some wizard school, gives me money, knows when my birthday is – is he a stalker? And then he tells me my doll is human, she turns life sized, and she can –"

"Hey, Elizabeth! You're up, I see. Man, was I tired last night. Hey, can I call ya Liz? Or maybe Lizzie! Ooh, what's your middle initial!"

"– talk," Liz finished in shock. "Guess it wasn't a dream then…"

She stared at the doll – I mean, person that Liz remembered being called Sam. "Well, I thought my middle initial was R, but I also thought my name was Elise…"

She grabbed the envelope off the floor. "Hmm…that's strange…"

Liz was staring at the Hogwarts symbol: A raven, a snake, a beaver, and a lion surrounding a capital H. Under the H it said: Drago Dormiens Nunquam Titilladus. She flipped it over and read: Elizabeth A. Mertonna. "Well, I guess my middle initial is A," Liz told Sam.

"Liz A!" Sam proclaimed. (A/N: She said it like: Lizzay) "Sa-weet! That sounds cool!"

"Heh, heh, yeah…" Liz just went along with it.

Until she would go to Hogwarts, Liz decided to finally use some of the journals (she refused to call them diaries) she'd gotten last year for Christmas and write down what happened in her family. She got up and wrote down what she remembered from the night before, and everyday leading up to the day she would leave to go to England.

The Story of ME, Elizabeth Mertonna

Friday, August 1st

One hot night in the first week of August, I was half asleep when it felt like someone was staring at me. I open my eyes and an old man is staring. His hair is white and it goes down to his waist. His beard is about the same length. He has bright, twinkling, blue eyes, half moon glasses, and a crooked nose. He is wearing these long black robes and it looks like he's from the 1300s or something. He's also wearing a wizard's hat. I try to scream, but I'm too startled, surprised, and scared at the same time for any sound to come out.

He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a long, smooth, fancy, wooden stick. He points it at my parent's room and my brother's room and utters a few words. Then, he sits down on my bed. He says, "Elizabeth, it's so good to see you again."

Then I tell him that I'm not Elizabeth, I'm Elise, and ask him why he's in my room, why he's there, and what he did to my parent's and my brother's rooms.

"My name is Albus Dumbledore. I'm here to explain something important to you. And don't worry. All I did was put a charm on your house so no one can hear us. They wouldn't understand what we're talking about."

His voice is quiet and calm, and he speaks in an English accent. What he said to me made me even more nervous, if that was even possible. "Elizabeth, you are very special. You're magical. And magical kids need to learn how to control themselves. Did you ever do something that didn't seem right? Think about it. I can see you don't believe. Not yet."

What he said then made me believe as I thought back into the past, my mind filling with strange events that I had put to the back of my mind. All I could say was "oh," but he looked happy about that. Then he called me a witch, but I guess it's not supposed to be bad. A witch is just a girl form of a wizard…to him I guess. He acted like I was supposed to be calm or something.

Then he handed me a tan envelope with emerald writing on it. He also gave me a bag full of strange money saying I wouldn't be able to afford anything without it. He also gave me another bag of the strange money saying it was for my birthday that was coming up. I still don't know how he knows when my birthday is.

This guy, Dumbledore, turned my doll into a human and her name is Samantha, or just plain Sam. After that, he finally convinced me my name was Elizabeth and not Elise. Elizabeth's not that bad of a name, after all. He tells me for some reason I can't tell my family where I'm really going, which made me a little suspicious. After that, he basically left like nothing happened and I fell asleep.

Saturday, August 2nd

The very next day, my parents get a letter by mail saying that I have a full scholarship to attend a huge and expensive private school somewhere in England. It also comes with a plane ticket for August 14th. My parents couldn't believe it was actually true, so they had to check online and by phone. All I could think about was the strange man from last night. That's 13 days from now. I can't believe it still. When I woke up, I thought it was just a dream, but Sam reminded me by talking really fast, already life sized and moving around my room. Guess it wasn't a dream! And my parents are really proud and amazed of me. They wrote to like, everyone we know by email and they called and talked to other people for hours! I called my friends, and they said they'll really miss me. I'll miss them soo much too, but at least I already have 2 new friends at this new school, Hogwarts, while my parents think it's some other school for what Sam calls 'muggles.' Let me explain. This morning, Sam showed me that one other doll I own is also a person that can transform into doll form at will. I think it's cool, but also weird that I have been living with two other girls for over 5 years and I never even knew! The other girl has shoulder length red hair, dark blue eyes, and freckles. Her name is Neilla, but she says to call her Nell. Today they're all coming over for a leaving party. I'll really miss them. :c

Before my friends come, I go back up to my room and pull out Nell and Sam. They transform into their human selves and we start talking. We talk about tons of different things. I feel some strange closeness to them because we've lived with each other for so long. We become really good friends that day. It turns out Sam and Nell have been friends for a while. They were neighborhood friends before they were sent to live with me disguised as dolls under Dumbledore's orders. I wonder why but Sam and Nell don't know either. They're neighborhood actually was one of those remakes of historical towns, so they knew all these tasks form the early 1900s, like sewing and the way they were supposed to dress. Samantha owned a large house, or actually, a mansion with her grandmother. Her parents had died when she was little. She met Neilla when her family came to live with her aunt that was rich and lived in Sam's neighborhood. Her aunt was mean, and only wanted her family there to work for her without getting paid. One autumn about two years ago, Nell's parents died from the flu. They had a doctor, but the fever was too strong and the medicine only helped a little. A few days later, her parents died. Nell and her two sisters, Bria (9 years old) and Carlin (7 years old) went to leave with their uncle who treated them poorly and left them to starve. At the time, Sam had moved to New York to live with her favorite uncle who had recently gotten married, and she invited Nell and her sisters to live with them. I couldn't believe they had told me this on the first full day with them, but it looked like they needed to get it out and tell someone.

I still haven't looked at the list of things I need for this unique school, but I will have to tomorrow. My friends are here now!

Sunday, August 3rd

The next morning, I look at the school list. It's confusing to me. I don't know half the things that are on there! I'll ask my new friends sometime. But until I have to leave on the plane, I want to spend some time with my family. Today for the entire day, we just hang out together. In my family, it's fun just being altogether once in a while. We're planning on going to a lot of places before I leave, like some of the places I wanted to go this summer. We got invited to stay at our friend's house in New Hampshire and with my aunt and uncle in New Brunswick, Canada. Yippee! I can't wait to go to Canada again! It's been 2 years! It's not really counted as a vacation since we are just visiting family members, but I love it anyways. We're also planning to go to Block Island (a small island in Rhode Island) and an indoor water park! So much fun! I can't really wait 'til August 14th even though I'm going to miss everybody. I want to see what this magical school is like! :D

Monday, August 4th

My school list says things like a wand, robes, books, and an animal if I want to bring one. There are a lot of other things too. I think I'm going to get an owl with the birthday money I got from Dumbledore. That might work. Same thing again today: I spend most of my day with my family and the other part with my new friends. That's basically it. Not much to say except I will miss everyone and I'm nervous, anxious, and excited.

Tuesday, August 5th

Today, my family and I went to Block Island. We spend our whole day at the beach every time we go. I couldn't wait to get there! We take the high speed ferry called the Block Island Express and it takes an hour to get there. The day seems so short every time, but we take the earliest ferry there and the latest one back. Tomorrow, we are going to the indoor water park which I can't wait for either, and then we are staying overnight in a nearby hotel. The next day, we go to the water park again. The two days after that, we're going to New Hampshire, and the last four days we are spending in Canada. I think about my cat very often now. I will probably miss him as much if not more as my family.

We've been at the beach for a while now. It's great! I love riding the waves! The beach is one of my favorite places to go. I love the water. Connor and I have dug a huge hole and we can sit in it! We also made big sand castles. That was fun. I usually have dreams about a large castle underwater. I know dreams can be wild and make no sense, but that would be so cool if there actually was a place.

It's now time to go. Whenever we leave, I always feel like I'm forgetting something: something more than a toy or a souvenir, but I have to leave. The ferry will be back in half an hour and we need to walk far to get back to the dock. I follow my family back to the tunnel away from the beach.

Wednesday, August 6th

Wahoo! I can't wait to see this water park! It's going to be great!

When we finally get there, I'm amazed. The building's huge. I walk in and I'm surrounded by tons of pools. Some have water slides that slide into the pool and the other slides are just for swimming. They all have awesome shapes. My favorite pool is in the shape of a dolphin. I love swimming. It's always seemed to come naturally to me. In the corners, they have food booths. The food is good! We spend the whole day swimming and sliding down the slides. Even my dad goes in, even though he doesn't really like water.

The day went by so fast! I'm glad we get to go back tomorrow. We get in our van and drive for about 10 minutes. The hotel is very close to the indoor park. We go up and unpack our stuff, brush our teeth, and go to bed. I can't wait for tomorrow! It's so much fun! I love the water!

Thursday, August 7th

Today, we get up and pack. We bring it downstairs, check out of the hotel, and put the stuff in the van. We drive to the park and stay most of the day again, only today, we leave earlier so we can arrive in New Hampshire tomorrow morning. I can't wait for that either!

Friday, August 8th

My dad's friends live in New Hampshire. I met them just a few years ago, but they're really nice. My dad likes them because he can trust them. Paula is so sweet and kind, and Ken is talkative and funny. Their house is small and cozy, especially in the winter. They have a wood stove which keeps the house warm and toasty. This was my first time being there in the summer. I'm gonna go feed their sheep! Paula loves sheep and they have enough land to own them. Whenever we finish a meal there, we take a walk along the perimeter of their property. I love animals so much, but my favorites would have to be sea creatures.

Saturday, August 9th

Yeah, this visit was short but nice and relaxing. It still doesn't beat the beach, though! We go to their town's cute little church, come home and eat, and then my dad and Ken sing and play the guitar for a while as Paula teaches Connor and me how to spin wool. Pretty cool! Right now, we're in their awesome basement which is basically like a mini apartment. Ah, this bed is so cozy! I think I'm just gonna put on my PJ's and – (note 1 day later: I fell asleep writing that)

Sunday, August 10th

We got up early this morning, put everything in the car, said our thank –you's and goodbyes, and drove up to New Brunswick, Canada (btw it took 9 hours). I'm surprised my family is doing this. We barely travel at all, and we never do this much in a row!

Now, I'm sitting on a cozy couch in my Aunt Nicole and Uncle Paul's living room. We always stay at their house. My mom and my dad share a room and Connor and I share a room: the dolphin room. It's got dolphins (my favorite animal) everywhere! Connor and I take turns sleeping on the bed while the other sleeps on the floor. I'm sleeping on the floor tonight. That way, on the last night, I can have the bed! Plus, Connor likes the floor mattress! He's weird…yes, we all know. :D

Monday, August 11th

Only three more days 'til I'm in England! I'm sort of nervous about it.

I love the smell of the air here. For some reason, it smells different, like cleaner and more refreshing. Today, we're going to visit my Memere, which means grandma in French. Later, my aunt is having a "surprise" party for us (I know she is – she does it every time) and my dad's old friends are coming, along with some of his brothers, sisters, and other relatives, like my dad's brother's daughters who are super shy. I thought I was shy but they hide behind their mom and they're older than me! I used to get them to play Bratz dolls with me when I was younger, but I gave up after a while. If I ever got them to play, there would be an awkward silence because they only knew French and I only knew English.

Jeez, I just had a creepy thought. What if all those times when I was younger when I played with dolls they were actually HUMANS! I'm gonna close this notebook now and pretend I never said or thought anything about that idea. I sleep on the bed tonight. :p

Tuesday, August 12th

2 more days! Today we go to visit some more relatives, go grocery shopping (and buy these AWESOME amazingly tasting New Brunswick cakes!) see a few sights, shop a little, visit my memere again , and visit some more of my dad's friends (he has lots). My aunt has a costume business goin' on, so my brother and I will probably dress up funny. Everyone loves it – as long as we don't make a mess. I sleep on the floor tonight. :O

Wednesday, August 13th

Trips to Canada with my family always seem way too short (cuz they are), but this one seems even shorter (cuz it is) because I know I probably won't be able to see anyone, not even my brother or my parents, for a long time because I'll be in England! We say our goodbyes, thank- you's, I'll-miss-you-so-much's, and our good-luck's today. We also have another party (with NB cakes! Mmmmm….) and we pack today. We leave early tomorrow morning to go back to our hometown at the airport to go to England. Wow, my family sounds so rich! I never knew this would actually happen. Yeah, tomorrow's going to be hectic alright! I sleep on the bed tonight! Ah…nice, comfy, poufy bed…

Hey you lovely readers! I know this chapter was kinda long, boring and pointless, but yeah. I hope this isn't too confusing either! I heard the last chapter was. Sorry! I have a mind of my own! Haha I guess that's a good thing…or is it! This chapter was something I came up with actually when I was 12 years old. I had no idea about this website yet, but I knew I wanted to go to Hogwarts and also knew I couldn't because I had already passed 11 years old (so sad). Instead, I decided to come up with some character! These diary entries were the things I wrote back then. I thought it was weird to write my own diary entries, but I thought it was "cool" from another POV. That's when this story came alive! I just add a few minor details (sarcasm at the word minor) as I post this on here! :D the settings in this chapter are partly real and partly from dreams I'd had. I definitely have weird dreams! Just last night, I had another dream about getting high on raspberries! That makes 3 dreams about that so far! I hope that's not like, my biggest fear or something now, cuz people say dreams are your secret obsession (oh no! Please don't make my secret obsession be getting high on RASPBERRIES! Nooo!) or your biggest fear. The extra characters in this chapter aren't really important. They're also partly from dreams and partly real. The important characters so far are:

DUMBLEDORE! (Duh, all the people from the original story are important)

LIZ! Of course :D

Sam!

And….

NELL!

And maybe Sam, Nell's, and Liz's adoptive and actually family too, but I haven't decided yet if they are going to have an important role

TA-DA! Review please! Sorry it's boring but it will get better as soon as they get to England (next chapter)! I will promise to update sooner than my soon (which isn't really soon) :D But I'll try!