Renee Helmer's Little Black Book
(Otherwise Known as a Diary)
2 October
12:15 am
Laura should be a Slytherin. She put her roommates to sleep with a sleeping charm. They won't wake up for another eight hours or so.
Apparently we're going to watch a movie. I've never seen a movie before, or even a television. Laura brought one which she manages to magik into action and can even get a few channels every now and then on it. She says it's easier to just watch movies though. We're about to watch something called Moulin Rouge. She says it'll give us costume ideas. I don't know if I should start worrying yet.
3:13 am
I love that movie!! Ewan McGregor is adorable, especially that little clef in his chin! Sigh! I think he may even be competition for Oliver. Too bad Ewan can't go to the dance with me.
What's incredibly scary is that the Duke looks just like Rupert!!!! Just let me die! I'll start coughing up blood now if it will speed up the process any! He even talks like him! I hope Rupert's not such a boner-boy though...
I think for the dance I'll dress up like Satine in her Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend thing. I love the top hat! Crys wants to be a Can-Can Girl. Then there's Laura... She wants the Hindi costume Satine wears during the beginning of the play, but she wants to make it entirely pink and black. She's a strange one.
I still need a date. You'd think with a costume like that it'd be easy. Hopefully something will come along. If all else fails I'll force Terry to go with me. It could be entertaining.
6:12 am
We're supposedly leaving soon. Laura's roommates could wake up and I've got before-class Quidditch practice anyway. At times like this I wish I didn't play Quidditch, I'm going to be rather pathetic.
Maybe Ollie will be there, and maybe I can tactfully ask him to the dance.
7:01 am
There he is.
Screw tact, here we go.
7:08 am
There's a reason I wasn't sorted into Gryffindor. I have no courage, and I talk like a babbling guppy.
9:10 am
You know it's bad when a gay guy tries to talk to you about your relationship problems--or lack thereof.
Terry came to me after practice and was like, You like him a lot and you want to go to the dance with him, don't you. Why can he read my mind?! That bothers me!
Of course I can't lie so I told him the truth. Yes, I know, I'm some kind of pathetic Slytherin who can't even lie. Well... I can lie about some things, like Who put that naughty magazine in the Books for Beginners section of the library?! -- I have no idea, Professor! but this is different. I can't lie to another Slytherin, especially when it's Terry and he can read my mind anyway.
Then he said, I guess you could try, but I kind of think he's going to ask some Ravenclaw girl.
Some Ravenclaw girl?!?!?!
Honestly, I'm better than any Ravenclaw girl! Even if I am a pathetic Slytherin.
Whatever, I guess I'll figure something out. I'd better put this away for now though before Professor McGonagall notices. She can be even scarier than Snape... okay, maybe that's an exaggeration.
12:30 pm
Mmm, well-deserved yummy food!
But why am I sitting here all by myself again? Crys was going to go talk to someone (a potential date I'm sure). I could go sit with Laura...
....except I might kill her.
Why is Oliver Wood sitting next to her at the Ravencl-~--~~#@#%!$%@#!%
Oh no.
Some Ravenclaw girl.
This can't be happening.
Definitely not hungry anymore.
Where's that knife...?
10:28 pm
I talked to Crys about seeing Oliver talking to Laura. She just shrugged and was all, Honestly, Renee, you act like you like him or something.
I have no friends except for my Little Black Book! Crys calls herself my best friend, and she doesn't even know how Oliver-Obsessed I am!
I guess that means I've kept it a very good secret...
I don't think I can keep it a secret much longer.
I can't sleep.
I feel sick.
Maybe I'll skip tomorrow.
But Potions is tomorrow.
.....................................
Maybe I'll skip tomorrow.
((Okay, so technically Moulin Rouge wouldn't have existed during HP's 4th Year, but once again, just go with it. And GUESS WHAT! I really do have a little black book to write Renee's Diary in now, teehee! I got it today, and I'm happy... and pathetic... easy to please...? ))