Entry 29
December 5th
I hate Malfoy! I thought I hated him before today but I was wrong. Now I really hate him. He sent a snake to attack me in the Dueling Club to make me look like an idiot. If Lockhart hadn't stepped in, I probably would have looked like the biggest idiot in the school. Lockhart did something that sent it flying in the air instead of banishing it. That only made it worse. The snake attacked and bit Orion.
That's when everything got really strange. No one knew what to do…well, no one but Professor Snape. He hurried to Orion, picked him up and ran for it. He looked scared. I mean really REALLY scared. The more I think about it, the more I wonder why Snape doesn't hate Orion like he hates the rest of us Gryffindors.
Hermione insists that I'm overreacting because since Snape's a teacher, Snape has to help an injured student but it's more than that. There's just something about Snape that seems less…evil when Orion is involved in something. Snape's very good at hiding whatever he's feeling except when he's around Orion.
I don't know. Maybe I am overreacting. Maybe I'm just looking for things that aren't there to distract myself from the heir of Slytherin. I just thought that it was strange that Snape act that way towards anyone but Malfoy. I know Orion's not like most 12-year-olds but he is a Gryffindor and Snape has never hidden his feelings towards us.
Entry 30
December 11th
The worst has happened! Not only were Justin from Hufflepuff and Nearly Headless Nick attacked, but, because of that, Sirius pulled Orion out of school! I know Sirius just wants to keep Orion safe but it's Orion! He knows how to be careful. It's the rest of us who don't listen to him that are the problem.
It's like a completely different school now. Everyone's worried that they might be next to be attacked or pulled out. None of the teachers are saying anything but everyone can tell that they're worried too. What I don't get is why don't they say something? Why doesn't Dumbledore give any sort of announcement even if it were just to confirm that they were doing what they could to stop the attacks?
Anything's better than the rumors we have now. At least then people would get it through their thick skulls that I'm not the heir of Slytherin.
Entry 31
December 18th
I can't wait for the holidays. I've never needed a break from Hogwarts like I need one now. No one's concentrating in classes and everyone's too afraid to spend any time in the hallways. Hermione's been spending all her time in the library while Neville, Ron and I try to complete our schoolwork. It's certainly not as easy as Orion makes it out to be. Hermione tries to help but we know that she really wants to find out who the heir of Slytherin is so Orion can come back.
We're all worried about Orion. We've sent him letters but he hasn't replied. I everything's all right. I know Sirius can be really strict when he wants to be. If we don't hear anything before the holidays, I've been nominated to check up on him since Ron's family is going to Egypt to visit Ron's brother Bill, Neville's family is going to Romania and Hermione lives in a Muggle house so using the floo network is impossible.