October 31st

If that ridiculous beast of Hagrid's is still alive after this is all over with, I swear I'll knock it off its paws and transform it into a termite so I can crush it under my foot! Damn that… Fluffy, is it? Good God, what a despicable name! A despicable name for a despicable creature! If that stupid dog had known which one of us was there to challenge it, it would have been that damned Quirrell that had a bit taken out of him, not me!

To hell with it anyway. What's done is done. I can't even fathom what makes Quirrell think he could have made it any farther than that beast. His little stunt has really stirred up some suspicion among the teachers. If Dumbledore didn't know it before, he certainly knows it now that someone is out to get the stone.

If I had the mind to get past that trap door it would only have been too simple. It's what follows the trap door that will turn a man inside out. The guard dog is only a mortal beast and I wouldn't have hesitated to put him out of his mortal misery. Any fool stupid enough to try and steal the stone knows that!

And yet Headmaster Dumbledore insists the beast stands guard… probably only to scare the students away. God knows they're dumb enough and nosy enough to try and find out what really lies beyond the third floor corridor.

Well, I hope their curiosity finds them a way into the Hospital Wing. I certainly found my way there quickly enough and I knew that overgrown beast would be waiting for me on the other side of that door with three mouthfuls of razor sharp teeth. None of those foolish children take danger seriously enough. I heard them giggling and snickering at their tables after Dumbledore's warning at the beginning of the year. They all thought he was joking! They think it's a game to go snooping around the castle at night to peek behind locked doors and adventure down forbidden corridors.

Once they trespass through that door they won't have a clue what's in store for them until it bites them in the arse! At least I knew what I was getting myself into when I went to head off that dim-witted imbecile. Even wizards as powerful as myself still slip up once in a while. I let that beast get a piece of me. How the hell are you supposed to watch all three heads at once?

Those foolish students would be lucky to get out of there alive and in one piece. I for one don't think they should be so lucky. Serves them right for thinking rules are only made to be broken!

As for Potter and his little friends, he can't possibly imagine how lucky he is to still be alive. That mountain troll could have crushed them in less time than it would take for that damned dog to rip them apart. I don't believe that Miss Granger seriously thinks she's powerful or educated enough to bring it down on her own. It drives me mad to admit it, but she's more clever than that. No, there's more to it than what she led us to believe. I know it! Perhaps she needs a moment alone in a room with Fluffy to teach her that the jaws of death don't bargain with books and cleverness.

It's a horrible thing to wish on a child, but I'm a horrible man, a dangerous man and I'm capable of doing horrible, dangerous things. That dunderhead Quirrell can only imagine the things I'll do to him if I ever find him near that trap door again. What makes him think he stands a chance at making it anywhere near the stone? He's a nervous wreck! He nearly wet himself at the mere sight of the troll in the girls' lavatory. The young lass in the Hospital Wing would stand a better chance at getting to the stone than he would. She told me her name. It's Jessica.

Jessica the nurse? Jessica the Muggle? Jessica the Squib? I don't know what the hell she is, but she certainly isn't of any use up there. If anything I'm in more pain now that I was before I met her. And she thought I'd let her get away with poking at me with a needle and thread! Where the hell did she come from? I've never seen her around here before. I know I'd remember a face like that if I saw it. Who could forget a pair of green eyes like those?

I won't deny it, she's a pretty lass. Beautiful, really… and practically the only woman around here capable of turning my head. Jessica, Jessica, Jessica… so aggravating, yet so beautiful. It's been a long time since I've ever felt attracted to anyone and I'm not so sure I like the idea of being lured by such a stunning pair of emerald green eyes. I can do without having the flesh of a woman at my side because I can do without the attention and companionship they desire. I'm not one for conversation and I'm certainly not the one for love and affection. There's only one reason I'd ever let her get away with asking me to take my pants off again. However, I'm not willing to take the risk. A woman like her will only drive me deeper into madness.

If this is the first time you have read any of my fanfics, you're not going to be familiar with Jessica's character. She is a prominent character in my fanfic called Journey to Passion. She will be mentioned in every 'journal entry' to come, so I encourage you to first read Journey to Passion before continuing. It will be complete as soon as I add the final chapter, and I'm sure you'll enjoy it! Thanks! ~ Lara