"This must be getting close to the time that Harry and Ron started at Hogwarts." Ginny said leaning forward.
"Eet looks like it ees almost there." Fleur said scanning the pages.
July 17th 1991
The summer holidays at long last. I think I have managed to clamp down hard enough on my feelings for Mia that they won't be a problem. I'm meeting the boyfriend tomorrow and because I have refused to think of his name in the past few months I have genuinely forgotten what it is.
Oh well. I'm sure Mia will say it again when she introduces us.
In the meantime I have to wonder what the hell I'm supposed to talk to this person about. Football? I don't know very much about muggle sports. Also they aren't very interesting, I mean I can't even find any enthusiasm for Qudditch and that's played in the air. If this guy is the sporty type there may be many awkward silences.
I could manage to talk about music but my knowledge is a little rusty having been cut off from a radio for several months. Maybe it's best to let him pick the topic and join in when something sounds familiar.
And above all avoid all talk of schooling. I can't even remember what subjects they teach in a muggle school so if that comes up I'm just going to look like a genuine idiot.
18th July 1991
So I met him today. Josh his name is Josh. I remembered in time which was lucky although I suppose I could have said that Mia had never mentioned him before but that seemed a little rude and insulting.
We met at the Café that Dave runs and it was nice to see him and his wife again. He told me to come down whenever I felt like it and we can do some more work with the piano.
Anyway Josh seemed nice enough. A little arrogant maybe, bragging a little about his grades, so I did the same to see if it annoyed him. It did. I may have to remembers that trick for whenever Fred and George are grating on my nerves.
"You mean he did that on purpose?" Fred looked very disgruntled and everyone laughed.
But otherwise he seemed fine. He wasn't sporty at all though he was tall and blonde and probably would have been good at sport if he wanted to be. He was into Drama though he wanted to be an actor or something and since Mia has actually introduced me to TV and movies I could manage a fairly decent conversation. She seemed pleased that there weren't any awkward silences or something like that and at one point she nudged my foot and grinned in thanks.
Thanks for what I don't know. Maybe for not punching him in the face. Though why I would have done that I couldn't tell you. Physical violence is pointless and I have no practice at it. If I were of age I might have hexed him but even though he might have annoyed me a little it wasn't that bad. I've had worse at home. I mean I have five brothers my skin is pretty thick by this point.
All in all it could have gone a lot worse.
31st July
Letters arrived today. I've been made a prefect! I didn't believe it so I went round and told everybody. Twice. I think I've managed to aggravate everyone but my mother. Is it bad that I'm really enjoying how annoyed I'm making them?
Is it petty to think of it as revenge for all the crap they've put me through? I'm not so sure I care if it's petty though I am quite enjoying it. I think a part of it is that they aren't used to me saying this much at once and they get this startled expression on their faces. In the future I'm going to be as annoying as I possibly can and I'm going to enjoy putting Fred and George in detention because really they kind of deserve it.
I think I'm becoming a little bit mean. Or maybe I'm just letting all of my natural meanness out at once. So long as I save it for the people that deserve it then it should be fine.
"You mean he did all of that 'by the book' attitude was an act designed to piss us off?" Bill looked almost impressed.
George scowled "Looks that way."
Mia gave me the biggest hug when I told her the news though. She says this is evidence of what she has been saying all along, that people must like me. At least the teachers do. I don't mention to her that at my school prefects are usually the biggest dorks in the year. I don't want to burst her bubble. Also it is a little bit of a confidence boost that the teachers think I'm trustworthy. Bill was a prefect too so if I can't take after Charlie and be Qudditch Captain then maybe I should aim for Head Boy like my eldest brother, it is nice to be to be the centre of attention for once.
And my parents bought me an owl! He's gorgeous all tawny feathered and indignant. It's hilarious. I'm going to call him Hermes after the Greek God of messages. I've always liked Greek mythology it's got some really interesting stories. I especially like the one about the Horse.
"Horse?" Charlie asked.
Everyone shrugged.
Mia thinks Hermes is brilliant. Actually she finds the whole concept of keeping an owl as a pet brilliant.
22nd August 1991
Fifteen today. It feels like something of an accomplishment. I'm only two years away from being able to use magic in public. Mia got me an illustrated copy of Greek Myths and we spent the whole day basking in the sunshine outside Dave's café and drank coffee. It felt very adult and sophisticated.
I got some nice new quills from the family which was thoughtful. They're probably wondering why I've disappeared though the only reason they notice is because it is my birthday. No that was self-deprecating again and I'm trying to stop doing that. It's a part of my new philosophy of what to do when I find their pure ignorance annoying or hurtful. Mia gave me this saying that muggles use about these things.
Don't get mad. Get even.
There is a long silence after this in which the Weasley's contemplate the significance of these words and what they might have to do with what had happened almost three years ago.
A/N Chapter update after a long absence again. Sorry. Anyway this is the last chapter before I have to coincide with canon.
