18 February
Mum-
Thanks for the offer, but sending me the old computer won't do any good. Electronics don't work here. It has something to do with all the magic around.
That book helped explain muggle hospitals, but I don't think it redeemed muggle medicine any. The idea of I.V.s and shots really freak Orla out. You may never get it back. Cadmus (he's a sixth year) saw us looking at it and borrowed it to use for his Muggle Studies project. He's comparing magical and muggle medical techniques. I said I'd describe stitches and stuff to him.
I do not ever want to hear another thing about the Triwizard Tournament again! The next one is coming up soon, and the speculation is driving me crazy. Last time, the champions had to get a dragon's egg out from under a brooding dragon, and the eggs supposedly contained a clue about the next task.
I wish (sometimes) that Ravenclaw had a champion. Presumably, Potter and Diggory are getting the help of their houses to figure out the egg, which means Gryffindor and Hufflepuff know what the clue is. Ravenclaw, the "clever" house, is not working on the clue. All we can do is speculate. (However, I think some of the older students are trying to get Cho to get Diggory to share the secrets. So far he hasn't, even though they're dating.)
Speaking of guessing, a group of us think it has something to do with swimming. For the last week or so, Erata (a fourth year) has been disappearing for a couple hours. Yesterday, a group of her friends tracked her down to the beach near the Durmstrang ship. They arrived just in time to see Viktor Krum pull him self out of the lake after his swim. There is no one in the common room this afternoon.
Sometimes I feel sorry for him. I've stopped using the library because his fan club follows him there.
I have to go study.
-Liss