AN: Hello, awesome dudes.

As of now, I've got thirty reviews! That's the most number of reviews I got here. Yay! xD

You probably won't hear it, but I'm squealing my head off. :)

In addition to that, I am also hitting myself in the head. ANNETJE noticed that in Chapters Five and Six I put 'August' on the dates, where it was supposed to say October. I already changed it, though. But still, thank you for noticing that.

And yeah, I'm an idiot. xD

Disclaimer: JK Rowling is British. I'm a Filipino.

I rest my case.

The Private Musings of Andromeda Black

October 17th

So many dilemmas, so little time.

The statement above is my quote of the week.

It fits.

Well, I finally figured out something. See, if I don't get my priorities right and decide to ignore Kettleburn's tutor preferences, I will flunk COMC, get humiliated, be blasted off by my mum for all eternity for failing, and the possibility to never have the chance to mingle with anyone not pureblood.

BUT if I do listen to the professor, I would (hopefully) pass, be praised by my dear Mum, gloat in Cissy and Bella's face for having high marks and maybe, just maybe, I'll meet someone who doesn't judge people by their family tree.

The odds are on me.

I choose Ted Tonks.

October 19th

Hogwarts is such a huge place.

Why did I say that? Well, I found that out the hard way. I went looking for Ted Tonks today, and I couldn't find him.

My God, where is he? Under a rock or something?

I couldn't ask any questions to his fellow Hufflepuffs. They might get… uh… crabby if the younger sister of one of the most formidable students in Hogwarts approaches them.

I hate this. It's not my fault I'm born of what I am. They don't even know the real me, and they still stay away, just because I'm from Slytherin.

Right. Enough fooling around. I'm a girl on a mission.

Wouldn't you know it; Ted Tonks was not under a rock. I found him in a place I would never go without a perfectly good reason: the Quidditch pitch.

I wondered what he was doing there, until I distinctly remembered that cow Bridgette mentioning he was on their House team.

I didn't march in there straightaway (for reasons mentioned above) so I decided to wait in the stands.

Now, I have nothing against Quidditch, not at all. I'm just not interested in it. But I can tell that Ted Tonks here is a pretty competent player. Even though the goal posts are heavily guarded, he always manages to shoot the Waffle or whatever that red ball thing is called.

Finally, they all went down with their broomsticks and began exiting the stadium. Luckily, Ted Tonks stayed behind because he had to put away the Quidditch stuff. I can see his messy mane even from up the stands.

I didn't mean to scare him, I swear, but when I approached him he suddenly turned around and I saw the funniest facial expression in my entire life.

He was all, 'Don't do that!'

I said sorry. I went straight to the point about the whole tutoring business. Here is our conversation:

TT: 'You want me to teach you?'

AB: 'If Kettleburn says so, yeah. I do.'

TT: 'Well… okay. I'm Ted, by the way.'

AB: 'Yeah, I know. I asked about you.'

At this point, I was close to swearing and hitting myself with his broomstick. Why, oh why do I have such a big mouth?

Ted Tonks looked really amused. How do I know? Well, he had this cocky smile etched in his stupid face as he continued talking.

TT: 'Oh, you did, huh? Who did you ask?'

AB: 'None of your business.'

TT: 'Okay, okay, I won't pry again. No need to get feisty. So, when do you want to start... um, the lessons?'

AB: 'About that. Uh… I want this just between the two of us.'

TT: 'No need to get embarrassed. Everyone around here is failing about something or other.'

AB: 'Trust me, that's not my reason. So, can we start next week? Maybe Friday after dinner?'

TT: 'Sure. Does the library sound good? I can find a secluded table if you like.'

(Bah. I want to punch him for having that grin.)

AB: 'Good. Well, see you then.'

TT: 'I'm afraid I didn't catch your name.'

AB: 'It's Andromeda.'

I left him before he had the chance to ask more. Starting next week, I am about to begin a secret double life.

Whew! This is my longest update so far, and apparently Andromeda's, too. lol.

What do you think of this chapter? If you have any suggestions or concerns just tell me. It's just a click away. :)

I'm not sure yet on how to fit in conversations between Ted and Andromeda to make it still sound like a diary entry, but if the way I used above is okay, just tell me. If it's not, well, just tell me or make a suggestion. You will be credited, of course. :)

Until Dromeda's next entry,

PunkPrincezz017