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Lonely
I'm kind of feeling really alone right now without Harry here. We haven't spoken in weeks and it has made me realise that he really is my best friend at Hogwarts. I miss his company.
Hermione seems to be wanting to spend more time with him, than me, as well. I guess I now know that she actually values Harry's friendship more than mine. Maybe she only puts up with me for Harry's sake in the first place. I mean, I wasn't all that nice to her in the first place and we do fight a lot, but I thought we were over that. I thought we were actually friends.
Sure, we have spoken and spent a little time together, but not as much as when Harry is around. Apparently she is trying to help him with all this Triwizard business. As if Harry actually needs help. He has fought You Know Who so many times and survived. This Tournament will be easy for him.
Seeing as I don't have Harry or Hermione as friends anymore, I've been forced to hang out with Fred and George. It sucks! They're too busy with all their joke shop stuff and that is all they do when we are at Hogsmeade. Sure, they can be fun sometimes, but it's just not the same as my own friends. Besides, it is pretty obvious they are only tolerating me, because they feel sorry for me.
Maybe I should go and find Neville Longbottom. I can't say he actually has that many friends either and we're probably both just as good at using magic. I like Neville, you know. I've just never really taken the chance to get to know him. Maybe this is the time to start. I reckon he could have some really interesting stuff to tell me. Like what it was like growing up with just his grandmother.
Okay, I know Harry and I aren't talking at the moment, but Malfoy has taken things way too far (as he always does). He's convinced the school Harry is just a lying, attention seeking idiot and they are now all wearing these badges that say "Support Cedric Diggory", which can change to saying "Potter Stinks".
It's pathetic and childish and I absolutely refuse to wear one. I bet Harry is half expecting me to have a collection, but I would never support Diggory over my best friend. In fact, truthfully, I actually hope Harry does better than Krum. I mean, I can't wait to see what Krum does, but Harry is the youngest person, the least experienced. No one is expecting him to do all that well. I would really love to see him prove them wrong.
The first task is really close. No one actually has any idea what it is, but Charlie is apparently coming here. He works with dragons, so maybe it has something to do with that. Despite everything, I really can't wait for the first task. It's going to be brilliant!
