Congrats on making this far! You're very brave/kind (either that or you're delusional). Btw, Poppy is Madam Pomfrey's name (just in case you didn't know). March/plod/crawl on! Wait, you're reading, not off to war…

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Entry Seven

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That blasted dog bite seems to have gotten worse. Didn't go to see Madam Pomfrey though, too hard to explain how I got bitten. She wouldn't believe me anyway. Went to Filch instead. Felt a bit more comfortable showing him my leg than showing Poppy. Unfortunately also got spotted by Potter. Very embarrassing. Still, he should have knocked. He may have the most striking hair but his manners have yet to keep up.

Quidditch match was today! Hoped Slytherin would win but highly doubted it. Potter was bound to catch the Snitch before Terence Higgs, James had the same hair and he was an excellent flier.

The match started out fine. Marcus Flint pulled a fast one on Potter (go Slytherin!) and made him lose the Snitch. Pity he was fouled. Decided to give him a cookie after the match. Thought it'll cheer him up. Couldn't help noticing that Minerva looked a bit depressed when we scored (go us!). Decided to give her a cookie afterwards as well. Was horrified when I suddenly saw her trip over. Quickly muttered spell under breath to stop her. Took me a while to notice that the spell didn't help. She fell anyway. Discovered she had nice shoes. Wonder where she bought them from...

Suddenly realised I was still muttering spell. Discovered reason spell didn't work. I'd cast it on Potter instead! Was furious with self. Obviously still need wand to aim. Was about to stop spell when I realised my robes were on fire! Knocked over several people in panic (including Quirrell, serves him right). Tried to put out fire by stomping on it. Took me several seconds to remember my wand. Bit humiliating. Quickly focused attention back on match. Realised Gryffindor had already won. Overheard someone saying something about Potter almost swallowing Snitch. Didn't realise Snitches were tasty. Must try it one day. In the meantime, decided to create design for new robes. Fireballs maybe…

A/N: Sorry if you find the diary a bit too packed. Am just trying to follow diary design (diary writers tend not to care much about paragraphs).