Acid Pops

Gosh, I forgot to mention that this past weekend James and Sirius went to go visit Peter Pettigrew again and they said he's awake and doing better, which is really good.
Diary, you won't believe what happened tonight while Tessa and Mel were studying for Herbology with Sirius and James (we've got these horrid projects to do in there, they're just so dull). Anyway, Tessa kissed Sirius Black (on the lips!!) and now they're going out! Can you believe that? It wasn't like the night she went temporarily mad and snogged him in the Astronomy Tower. No, she kissed him in front of the whole Common Room. Mel said it was actually rather amusing.
I hope someday Frank kisses me. Oh, I'd be lighter than air. But Tessa doesn't seem very happy. She said she just declared that they were in a relationship and she's not so sure she wants to be in. Boy, do I ever understand that feeling!
Oh gosh, Lily just went downstairs to try and find one of her books and ran back up here and told us all that Remus is back and he's sitting over with the Marauder's laughing.
Good, it's been odd not seeing the four of them all connected at the hip. At least there's three now. I'm sure Peter will be back soon.
Always,
Alice

Quidditch

Alan Beamish asked me if I wanted to go to Hogsmeade with him next weekend after practice. It was so weird. First of all, I can't. I'm only a First Year, which I told him and then he turned bright red and said he'd forgotten. Then he rushed away. Secondly though, why would he want to go to Hogsmeade with me? Boys are so weird.
I was going to ask the girls about this, but I thought… I just didn't want to. But I ran into Frank on the way back from practice and he asked me how it's going so… I asked him. It was an odd conversation:
"Frank, when you ask a girl to go to Hogsmeade, what do you mean? Do you just mean, hey pal, let's go wander around Hogsmeade… or do you mean more?"
"I can't ask anyone to go to Hogsmeade, as I can't go. You have to be in your Third Year, you know that."
"No, I know. I was just wondering though, if you were asking a girl something like that, what would you mean behind that?"
"Well… if I asked you clearly I'd just mean let's go wander around Hogsmeade…"
"Yea…"
"Did someone ask you to go to Hogsmeade? You know you can't."
"I know I can't. It doesn't matter. Nevermind."
"No, tell me. Who asked you to go to Hogsmeade?"
"Nevermind, Frank. Just forget about it."
"No, I want to know. They had to be at least a Third Year. I didn't know you knew many people outside of First Year. Who?"
"So how's Alice, Frank?"
"You're her best friend, I suspect you'd know better than I would."
"Would I though?"
"What are you playing at?"
"I don't know, what am I playing at?"
"Tell me who asked you to Hogsmeade!"
"Tell me what's going on with you and Alice!"
"Nothing."
"No one."
"You're lying."
"So are you."
"Alice and I are just friends."
"Really? So are me and Alice and we don't take long walks and stare vacantly at each other."
"I don't stare vacantly. Who are you going to Hogsmeade with?"
"If you're really 'just friends' with her, you ought to inform her of that. I'm rather sure she wishes you were more."
"Really? You really think so?"
"You dope. I knew you liked her."
"I never said that."
"Most people's faces don't light up like that when someone just mentions someone else."
"Well, I'm not going out with her."
"Why not?"
"…"
"That's not an answer, Frank."
"She matters."
"And that answer makes no sense."
"Everyone is starting to date everyone and nothing lasts. Do you understand? I'd rather wait…"
"You want it to last with Alice? Are you implying what I think you are implying?"
"Well… yea. But don't tell her that. It's a twin secret, okay?"
"…"
"Becca! It's a twin secret, okay? I'll tell her someday, I really will. Just don't tell her for me. Promise me?"
"… Twin secret. I promise."
"Now who are you going to Hogsmeade with?"
"No one, we've been over this. I can't go to Hogsmeade."
"Well if you could, who would you be going with?"
"No one, I don't know if I would've agreed to go, since I didn't know what he meant by asking me, which was all I wanted you to tell me."
"Well who was it?"
"Why does that matter?"
"Because it does."
"Alan Beamish."
"From the Quidditch team?"
"Yup."
"I think he wanted to go on a date with you, but you shouldn't go with him."
"What? Why not?"
"Because… he dates everyone. And I heard he had six toes on each foot."
"What? He does not have six toes on each foot!"
"Well… maybe not, but I did hear that once. But he really has dates lots of girls. I don't think… unless you really like him… I don't think you should… encourage him."
"I don't really like him like that. He's nice enough but… no. And I never did anything to encourage him."
"Okay, okay. Listen, I've got to go meet Rob and Rob in the Great Hall to study a bit. I'll talk to you later. You won't tell Alice, right?"
"I promised, didn't I? See you, Frank."
"Later, Beck."
So that was that and apparently a Third Year likes me. Tessa would probably be proud. Maybe I'm not so childish after all. It was amusing listening to Frank try and protect me… I almost feel bad for any boy that I might someday date. Six toes… really now. And I had no idea he was so mad over Alice… she could wind up being my sister-in-law someday, which would actually be quite cool. Well, that's my odd day in a nutshell.
-Rebecca

Hogwarts

This week has been absolutely fantastic! Aside from the whole new Tessa and Sirius drama, this week has been smashing. I'm doing so well in all my classes. My Cheering Charm is perfect and my mouse turned into the greatest little dollhouse, it was even furnished! In Herbology, Alice has been my partner, which is always great because the two of us work so well in there together and Care of Magical Creatures, there were unicorns! Unicorns! They were just so beautiful.
The absolute best part of it though was that Remus accidentally lit a candle in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom and before the professor could put it out, it knocked out Remus, Sirius, James and Professor Shacklebolt! Now I'm sorry we missed our lesson and I'm sorry Remus got knocked out, but a James and Sirius free day? Phenomenal.
Oh goodness, it's so cold. I think Becca and Alice just went to go and find a prefect to put a warming charm on our dorm.
Mel and Tessa just got back from raiding the kitchens… and now Tessa's headed out to meet Sirius somewhere. Really, what do they do all those times they spend together? They can't possibly be snogging all that time.
Tomorrow night we're having a study session with the Marauders. There are so many tests coming up soon! And finals are beginning to sneak up (well, in like 10 weeks, but really, they'll be here in no time).
Love from,
Lily

Acid Pops

Melissa seems very worried about something, but she won't tell the rest of us what it is. I really hope she's alright. She's been pacing around the room for nearly an hour now and just grinned and told me she needed exercise when I asked what was wrong.
Lily is beginning to get on my nerves with this whole James drama. Last week she caught James setting Dungbombs off in one of the corridors and reported it to a Prefect. They've barely spoken a word to one another since. She keeps telling us not to fraternize with the enemy, but she means all the Marauders. I've got nothing against any of them really and I don't know what she's got with Peter, Remus and Sirius.
Lunacy, all of it.
Always,
Alice

Hogwarts

I hate James Potter. Stupid Tessa and Stupid Sirius, if the two of them weren't… you know, exactly what are they doing? Ugh, I don't even want to think about it.
You know what that horrible Potter said to me today?
"You? Having trouble in class? Should I head up to my room now? As I recall, last time that happened I nearly wound up with a concussion during one of your temper tantrums."
He made fun of me when I was asking him for help in potions! I know he does well in there! I was just hoping someone could explain these idiotic potions to me!
So, I said to him, "You'd make fun of me when I need help?"
And you know what he said back? "To begin with, I find it hard to believe you actually need help. I find it more likely that no one would go within ten feet of you when you're studying and this is a ploy to get someone, anyone, to work with you."
Can you believe what that prat told me?!? And he was going to add a second point too, but I wasn't going to let him go any farther.
I just burst into tears and ran up to my dorm. Oh that insufferable horror, I just needed some help! Why does he act so terrible?
Alice and Tessa keep saying it's because he likes me that he acts like that but what sort of incompetent idiot behaves like that? Normal people don't do that! And I don't like him. Ugh. Potter. Ugh. He better not like me! Ever. Oh I give up, I'll be civil to him since all our friends are friends, but I'm certainly not ever going to go out of my way for him! No sir.
From this moment on, I'm renouncing James Potter, as long as he leaves me alone, I'll leave him alone.
Love from,
Lily

Quidditch

Right, so I've just gotten back from six hours of detention. James, Sirius and Remus are definitely going to be hearing from Tessa and me, those dumb gits.
I'd bet all the money in Hogsmeade that at least one of those three are responsible for what happened to Filch's cat, it wasn't either of us!
I'm so bloody sick of detentions for things I didn't do. I mean, admittedly, I was about to toss a Dungbomb at Snape, but Tessa was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and I never even did manage to toss the thing! Filch shrieked at me, screaming something about evidence and hauled the two of us off to his office.
Now neither Tessa nor I could figure out what happened until we walked into Filch's office and there's Mrs. Norris in her little cat basket thing… bald. Well, I couldn't help myself, I just started laughing. Filch turned bright red and started shrieking that it was an admission of guilt, but… I couldn't stop, I mean… Mrs. Norris… bald.
Anyway, for that little stunt, which we did not pull, Tessa and I pickled worms for six hours in the dungeons with Nackle hovering over us the whole time.
It was the Marauder's. I'm sure. Who else would manage to pull that off and not get caught? And I'm going to get them back. Eventually. I've got homework to do now, at least Easter Holidays start tomorrow. Thank Merlin.
-Rebecca