A/n: Written for the Writing Scripts Boot Camp prompt #3 (Hippogriff), the Twelve Days of Christmas Challenge part 7 number 4 and the Christmas Calendar Challenge #7.
When you open this book, be prepared to follow the rules
Read the stories of your past and fellow students, but don't spread rumors
Write your own story, a drabble or tale
Be wary that others will read this well
You cannot just read and not share
Lest bad luck follow you everywhere
And when your tale is through, this journal will disappear
And you shall see it again no where
"Now promise that you will keep the tales in here a secret by signing your name. And if we think you're lying, this book will be gone before you can ever read the tales"
The story of Charlie Weasley
December 2, 1984
It's weird that my parents once wrote in this diary, really weird. I found this mostly blank page and thought I might use it up.
Hogwarts is so extraordinary. It's like nothing I've ever seen before. Bill's descriptions did it no justice. You have to see this place to really understand what it's all about.
The fact that our school is a castle is pretty outrageous. I love this place, but mostly I love the landscape. I'm specifically intrigued by the forbidden forest. I know it's forbidden, but I found some really cool maps on the place. There are a lot of enormous clearings out there. Call me crazy, but the fact of the matter is no one's ever really explored that place. There could be, dare I say it, dragons lurking around in there. And I would kill to see a real live dragon!
Of course, I might accidently be killed if I found a dragon. They are rather dangerous, terrifying creatures. But there's something so interesting about those magnificent creatures that I just can't ignore. For beasts that live much of their lives in solitude, they are truly remarkable.
I think the problem with dragons is the fact that they are endangered- no matter the species. Yesterday while walking to class I heard someone talking about these dragon preservation camps in Romania. Now there's a job I would love to have! I wonder what the qualifications are? Bill says if I tell mum and dad that I want to spend my life working with dragons that they will probably have a stroke. He might be right, but I can't help being tempted with the possibility. Who wouldn't want an extreme, nutty job like that?
For now I think I'll just keep that desire locked up in my head. I don't want to bring something up that will scare my parents so much if I don't need to. I'll spend my time at Hogwarts thinking about that career option though. I can look into the qualifications as I continue on here and see where life takes me.
Hopefully, life will lead me down a path with dragons. That would be perfect.
Looking around the Gryffindor common room I can see my fellow first years admiring the Christmas tree in the center of the room. Apparently all the houses have their own trees. There won't be a lot of gifts beneath though come Christmas morning. Most of us will be out of here by then. Only a handful of students stay around during the holiday.
I guess I should do something productive now. My essay on Hippogriff's ran astray when I started writing about how they would be quite the nutritional meal for a dragon. Of course, to actually be satisfied a full grown dragon would have to eat at least five of them to be full. Oh, how difficult it must be to have a full belly.
My essay's not going to write itself I guess. Hopefully someone in the later years reads my story and at least has a good laugh. I might not be the total prankster like my younger brothers Fred and George, but I can be comical every now and then.
Well, back to work I suppose.
~Charlie Weasley
