Title Of Witchcraft, Wizardry, Dementors, and Mythical Creatures
Author Uozumi
Genre Drama/Humor/Romance
Disclaimer I own nothing.
Rating PG
Summary Third-year stress written down in a journal found right before starting back to school. Hermione POV.

Of Witchcraft, Wizardry, Dememtors, and Mythical Creatures

Saturday 6 November 1993 16:54

This year just keeps getting worse and worse. Although sometimes I wonder what last year must have been like while I was petrified. I can't believe I passed at all! I of course didn't pass by my normal standards, but I did pass, and that's what's important…Right?

Anyway, today was the first Quidditch match of the season. Those rotten Slytherin chickened out claiming that Malfoy's arm still hurt – HA! – and so they were unable to play. That means that Hufflepuff played us instead and all of our opponents have been moved up a game and we shall face Slytherin last this year. You should have seen Wood – he was livid! Yet he did take it well, he took everything well…

By "everything," I mean the Dementors. They stormed the pitch and…Oh it was so horrible!

Harry fell off his broom and it got smashed up in the Whomping Willow! It was so scary, but luckily Dumbledore eased his descent, but still !

I reached out to grab onto Ron again, but caught myself. I am not a person who clings and besides RON IS MY FRIEND! MY FRIEND!

I don't know what my mind and body are about. He and I might as well be magnets!

Oh dear. Ron and I as magnets…That would be bad…I mean Harry…He has enough problems without his two best friends turning into magnets!

Regardless, Wood was in a right state. Looking over the notes I took about Quidditch I wonder if they shouldn't just prepare for all the teams at once. I mean what if Diggory was sick and they had to play Ravenclaw – then what!

Oh now what? Oh a chess game?

Well, I guess I'll play a magnet for a bit…

Monday 6 December 1993 22:10

So sorry for ignoring you for a month straight, but I was really busy! Winter exams are coming up, and I've been studying so hard. I just wanted to say I'm not ignoring you on purpose. I promise a very long entry when the holidays begin.

Saturday 18 December 1993 21:53

I know I should be in bed, but I did promise a long entry, did I not?

Well today was the second Hogsmeade visit of the year, and certainly a bit more eventful than the last one, depending on how you define eventful of course. Finally I was able to get some rest before I have to do the work assigned over the holidays, which isn't that much surprisingly. Ginny had to wake me though, and for almost a minute I considered sleeping the day away. Then she told me that it was 9:30 and instantly I got up and threw the first thing I could find on.

So I went to Hogsmeade in my school uniform. Ron would not stop making fun of me for the life of him either! Although he was waiting for me… First he remarked about girls and how late they always are, and then on our way to Hogsmeade he noticed that I was wearing my uniform, and went right in after that!

But he was waiting for me. He could have been at Hogsmeade for one hour beforehand, but HE WAS WAITING FOR ME!

Will our magnetic encounters never cease!

Anyway, we went to Hogsmeade, and he did make it well known that we were an hour late, and then he suggested we stay back an hour late to make up for it, but I did put my foot down on that. So we did pretty much what we did before, and then – bam! Guess who shows up!

Malfoy? Diggory? Wood? Any Weasley!

No. Not any of them, but Harry!

I can't believe he did it, but there he was, Invisibility Cloak and all, so naturally we really couldn't do much about it. Then the weirdest thing happened. We were in The Three Broomsticks – and Ron flirted with the barmaid AGAIN! – when some of our teachers and Minister Fudge arrived!

So we magnets shoved Harry under our table and I moved the nearest Christmas tree so no one would pay us mind. So the teachers were talking with Minister Fudge, and it came out that Sirius Black was Harry's father's best mate in school! I can't believe it either. Anyway, I know that this is Harry's business and I should be saying or writing it, so I'll refrain, but merely say that there is a personal connection between Harry and Sirius Black that is most astounding.

So after he found out this, Harry just seemed to want to be alone. So he went back to the castle and Ron and I finished out the day. It wasn't very fun after Harry left, and I think there were more couples out and about than normal as well. It was so uncomfortable!

So we went back an hour early and played chess in the common room. Harry was nowhere to be found until supper, and even then we didn't say much. It seems that he has a Marauder's Map. I can't trust it, but naturally I'm outvoted since Ron and Harry thinks it's simply marvellous.

Watch how marvellous it is when someone gets hurt!

Oh dear, what if someone does get hurt over it? Should I take it to McGonagall?

Oh dear…

Wednesday 22 December 1993 3:42

Painters in again. Did I just do this? I suppose it's been too long. It's so horrible though! That's why I haven't been writing much, well not the painter's in, which is horrible, but…

Buckbeak is going to be killed!

Hagrid of course has a hearing and Ron, Harry, and I have decided to help him prepare a defence for it. So all this week we've been in the library checking things. I half expected Ron to start complaining about how it's like school work on holiday, but he's not. It's good that he and Harry both want to do this. I can't imagine doing it alone, it's not fun being here alone.

Monday 3 January 1994 18:45

Today was one of the worst days ever for a long time. It makes me remember primary school, it really does…

Ron and Harry won't speak to me! AT ALL! They even snub me in class…well, Ron does it rather vocally, but Harry doesn't even look at me! Is it so bad that I wanted to save his life!

Obviously so.

Ron can stuff all those words he said on our first Hogsmeade trip, he really can.

Now I must go back to preparing a defence and doing my homework alone.

Wednesday 3 February 1994 23:42

Ron and I were talking again, and then…

Scabbers is dead and naturally it's all Crookshanks and my faults!

He won't talk to me, but at least Harry is compelled to. He's got his Firebolt back (it's the broom that he got for Christmas that I'm certain came from Black), but they've deemed it safe so now he can use it. I gave Hagrid my defence research and hope that he can pull himself together enough to deliver it.

Oh I feel so horrible, and it's not the painter's in…or at least I hope it's not! I dreamt last night that Ron and Harry were talking to me again and we were having fun. I'm not having much fun right now. All I really can do is study.

If we aren't speaking by next Hogsmeade I might just not go.

Friday 11 February 1994

I…I…

MAGNETS AND BUCKBEAK!

Odd combination I admit, but both happened today and now Ron and I are speaking again!

Oh and we went to Hogsmeade too.

And did I mention I literally threw myself on Ron? Did I? No?

Well I did, and I cried on his shoulder, and then he awkwardly told me it'll be all right, and then we and Harry went to Hogsmeade. Harry almost got caught though so Ron had to run back to save him from Snape, and I stayed put at The Three Broomsticks for a very long time.

"Wait at The Three Broomsticks," Ron told me before running all the way back to school to save Harry from a fate worse than anything.

So I waited. And waited. And WAITED.

I talked to the barmaid though. She's really nice, but Ron does flirt with her far too much. She took pity on me, but she thought Ron was my boyfriend! Honestly! Ron and me? She must be mental or something!

I actually got one free butterbeer out of it though. It was nice, but I did want to pay for it because that's the right thing to do. Then after an hour or three of waiting, Ron finally appeared. He was short of breath and looked like he ran all the way back. He said he was sorry for staying so long, but Snape wanted to force some sort of confession out of him. I forgave him – why? I don't know – and we finished Hogsmeade alone again.

I also didn't fail to notice that it was the Valentine's Hogsmeade trip and people were kissing in the streets.

Tuesday 1 March 1994 23:34

Sorry I haven't been writing, but exams are drawing close. I know you laugh now, but with all the classes that I am taking, I must keep up with all of them properly. If I slip in one, then I'll probably slip in all. Although I'm getting an A in Divination – an A! Honestly! I'm getting an O in everything – even Potions – but an A in Divination!

Argh!

But today did I study? No. Well, I did just only a few minutes ago, but this journal was so inviting that I decided to write in here instead of do my Divination.

God help me!

Anyway, today was Ron's birthday. I almost forgot, but luckily Harry reminded me early this morning, so that gave me only all of my classes to come up with something and get something before the end of Charms.

So do you know what I did? Can you even guess?

Well you can't since I can't tell you my secret, but…

Well I broke three rules to get Ron his present. Firstly I did something I can't tell you, then I took Harry's Invisibility Cloak, and then I snuck off the Hogsmeade!

I am so bad. I really am. I betrayed everyone's trust just to get my friend something he'd like.

What is wrong with me! Next thing you know I'll get violent or start cursing or both. Malfoy was being a something I won't say, so if I had to go violent, I'll go violent on him first.

I never did give him his present though. The twins threw a loud birthday party for him, most likely just to make noise, or that's how they presented it as. I didn't feel comfortable giving Ron his present in front of everyone so I hid behind my books, claiming I had to study before Harry pulled me out from them! So I wound up leaving Ron's present on the study table. I feel really bad about not giving it to him. Perhaps it's punishment for breaking rules? I honestly don't know.

What is he doing down here? Oh! Astronomy! I knew that!

Wednesday 2 March 1994 5:42

I can't sleep. I just can't. We did that magnet thing again – though he did shove me from the telescope again – but…!

Oh I don't know what to do! I think I need a break…Oh what am I saying! I have final exams to study for, and they always pick up the homework level in April. It's almost as though they want to drown us or just realize they've been going rather easy and the year is running out.

At least Ron and I are talking to each other again. I always hated it when he pushed me from the telescope after I fixed it for him, but now it wasn't too bad. It means we're talking. I don't know how it went from hate to like, and I really can't afford to think about it.

Time for homework!

Thursday 1 April 1994 17:52

I cannot believe this! You will not believe this! NO ONE will believe this!

I slapped Draco Malfoy. I slapped him so hard is face contorted and he has a nasty bruise forming.

But I am not a violent person! Well, I wasn't a violent person…I hope…I think…

Well, I'll tell you how it happened. Ron, Harry, and I were outside on the grounds just doing normal things for us I suppose. Well you wouldn't think it particularly normal for most, but there was Malfoy in all his wretched glory, and he tried to start something. Well naturally most would think Ron would be first to respond – like he did second year and wound up vomiting slugs – but no…I just had to reach out and…

SMACK!

Yes, I slapped him, and I would have done it again if Ron hadn't grabbed me and held me back. Then Malfoy slinked off back to the castle and we stood there for a good time, then Ron and Harry complimented me on this. Complimented!

I'm turning into a violent person, and they're complementing me!

Mental – both of them!

Oh I have so much homework and the twins are making a ruckus over their birthday.

Off to my room!

To be continued…