++July 20th, 2001 /\ On Vacation in France (The Riviera)
That's it I give on up on the whole vacation with the family, thing. All they do is drink their martinis and bask in the sun, the whole entire day. I'm sick of being on the beach, (I never thought I would say that.) I want to go and walk on the Champs-Eelezé, shop and see cute French boys. (Boy that's something you don't hear from me everyday) I'm stuck in stupid Nice where all there are men in thongs and topless girls. It is not a very pleasant sight. I want to go to Paris where it's less hot and there are more things to do!! Hold on, wait… mamma has just called me downstairs…
YES!! We're heading to Paris in half an hour. I'm already packed, I've been packed since before I got out my journal. I finally get to go shopping. Cute French boys rule!! I have to go and I promise I'll write the second I get there, Jill will be so jealous; her family stays in Greece every summer.
--Mina
++Later on the 20th /\ Paris
Father somehow found us a hotel for the few days we're staying here. It's about 5 minutes outside the city, but it's more like five hours when you try and drive there. Father got us here fast it took us about 2 hours driving. I read most of the time. Greg was looking over my shoulder the whole time while was reviewing my Arithmancy homework. He tried to tell something I was doing wrong, but he kept getting his facts mixed up and I ended up proving him wrong. I'm defiantly not a whiz at Arithmancy; it just comes a bit more naturally to me now that I understand most of it. He's had about 3 years of it and I've only had 1 but I still seem to beat him when father quizzes us other magical properties of the letters of the alphabet. I know every single one; Greg only beat me on Q, Z, and L. Here we go again, father quizzing us now that Greg brought it up. I'll write in here.
Father: Someone name the magical property of A for your pappi.
Me: First letter and most prominent of the vowels, most used letter in spells.
Father: B?
Greg: It's the…the ummm *put head in hands and snaps fingers*
Me: No direct relation with any other letter. It's mostly used in spells dealing with movement
Father: Good Mina! Let's give your brother a chance to catch up with you. Q?
G: Least used of the letters: Used with spells of water.
Father: Good son, now who ever gets this one will either tie it up or win entirely.
Me: Shoot
Father: G.
Greg: Directly related to…
Me: Directly related to the magical property of the number seven with the same properties of which.
Mamma: Good job Mina, but we all know that your brother was trying his best.
Greg: *Sits in astonished silence*
Father: Well we know who the Grammatica champion in the family is.
One on my very few moments of glory this summer. Of course they will be expecting an A+ this year in Arithmancy. I'll work for it. Any way we can't do anything until our deal with the French ministry is settled. We are staying in a Muggle Hotel and we're not to do magic except when we are by ourselves. The ministry is going to monitor is just in case we do something to harm the French tourism frenzy. I get my own room, it is so awesome, even thought it's really small and my parents are just a door away it's still cool. Mamma thought I needed a place to get away from father and Greg. I agreed, very loudly, so they could hear from the room next door. This is will be the place mamma can come and shut the door if she wants to. I have my own bathroom and everything, it's so cool. I'm used to not doing many things by magic, except at school, so all of the muggle things in this room don't bother me. Father can work every single one, it's so cool to see him try and teach me and Greg how to work the Television. TV (As the muggles call it) is actually a fair source of entertainment. I find a few things on there I like. I have fun playing with all the muggle clothes that I brought. And I have fun pulling a supermodel over the air vent. I think there's come famous American actress that did that, I can't think of her name at the moment. Mother and I are going shopping. Time to spend money. We'll go and get the money exchanged to French money when we tour the ministry. I have to go. Mother says I look great. She my mamma she supposed to say that. Do I?
--Mina
That's it I give on up on the whole vacation with the family, thing. All they do is drink their martinis and bask in the sun, the whole entire day. I'm sick of being on the beach, (I never thought I would say that.) I want to go and walk on the Champs-Eelezé, shop and see cute French boys. (Boy that's something you don't hear from me everyday) I'm stuck in stupid Nice where all there are men in thongs and topless girls. It is not a very pleasant sight. I want to go to Paris where it's less hot and there are more things to do!! Hold on, wait… mamma has just called me downstairs…
YES!! We're heading to Paris in half an hour. I'm already packed, I've been packed since before I got out my journal. I finally get to go shopping. Cute French boys rule!! I have to go and I promise I'll write the second I get there, Jill will be so jealous; her family stays in Greece every summer.
--Mina
++Later on the 20th /\ Paris
Father somehow found us a hotel for the few days we're staying here. It's about 5 minutes outside the city, but it's more like five hours when you try and drive there. Father got us here fast it took us about 2 hours driving. I read most of the time. Greg was looking over my shoulder the whole time while was reviewing my Arithmancy homework. He tried to tell something I was doing wrong, but he kept getting his facts mixed up and I ended up proving him wrong. I'm defiantly not a whiz at Arithmancy; it just comes a bit more naturally to me now that I understand most of it. He's had about 3 years of it and I've only had 1 but I still seem to beat him when father quizzes us other magical properties of the letters of the alphabet. I know every single one; Greg only beat me on Q, Z, and L. Here we go again, father quizzing us now that Greg brought it up. I'll write in here.
Father: Someone name the magical property of A for your pappi.
Me: First letter and most prominent of the vowels, most used letter in spells.
Father: B?
Greg: It's the…the ummm *put head in hands and snaps fingers*
Me: No direct relation with any other letter. It's mostly used in spells dealing with movement
Father: Good Mina! Let's give your brother a chance to catch up with you. Q?
G: Least used of the letters: Used with spells of water.
Father: Good son, now who ever gets this one will either tie it up or win entirely.
Me: Shoot
Father: G.
Greg: Directly related to…
Me: Directly related to the magical property of the number seven with the same properties of which.
Mamma: Good job Mina, but we all know that your brother was trying his best.
Greg: *Sits in astonished silence*
Father: Well we know who the Grammatica champion in the family is.
One on my very few moments of glory this summer. Of course they will be expecting an A+ this year in Arithmancy. I'll work for it. Any way we can't do anything until our deal with the French ministry is settled. We are staying in a Muggle Hotel and we're not to do magic except when we are by ourselves. The ministry is going to monitor is just in case we do something to harm the French tourism frenzy. I get my own room, it is so awesome, even thought it's really small and my parents are just a door away it's still cool. Mamma thought I needed a place to get away from father and Greg. I agreed, very loudly, so they could hear from the room next door. This is will be the place mamma can come and shut the door if she wants to. I have my own bathroom and everything, it's so cool. I'm used to not doing many things by magic, except at school, so all of the muggle things in this room don't bother me. Father can work every single one, it's so cool to see him try and teach me and Greg how to work the Television. TV (As the muggles call it) is actually a fair source of entertainment. I find a few things on there I like. I have fun playing with all the muggle clothes that I brought. And I have fun pulling a supermodel over the air vent. I think there's come famous American actress that did that, I can't think of her name at the moment. Mother and I are going shopping. Time to spend money. We'll go and get the money exchanged to French money when we tour the ministry. I have to go. Mother says I look great. She my mamma she supposed to say that. Do I?
--Mina