Author's Notes: The dreaded midterms approach, as well as my first few formal essays. Hence, lack of updates. But when your Wife of Bath essay somehow turns into the next chapter of Sorceress Diaries, you know it's time to take a break. Especially when the Wife of Bath starts having a conversation with Harry. In Middle English. o_0
Monday, 28 August
8:09 p.m.
Booklists have still not arrived, but I've decided to let it go, seeing as Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall are likely extremely busy doing important things for the Order. I don't know why I didn't think of that before. I feel very foolish about that letter I sent now…
Viktor had some exciting news in his last letter – he's been asked to play Quidditch for one of the Bulgarian teams (I can't remember the name of the city, it's a mouthful) full-time now that's he out of school! Not that it's a big surprise – according to that Quidditch Monthly magazine Ron gets (I thought he collected them, but I rescued this issue from the trash…hm, maybe he's decided to read something worthwhile, then) Viktor was a shoo-in. He's very modest about it, and he tries to make it seem as if it's not a very big deal, but I still think that it's absolutely wonderful for him. He said that they might be coming to England for some sort of exhibition next month, and if I'm not too busy with school and all I might go. I think it'd be lovely to see him again, even if the prospect of watching a Quidditch exhibit or exhibition or whatever it is isn't that exciting. Perhaps I'll bring Harry with me; Viktor asks about him quite a lot, and Harry's a big Quidditch fan. Maybe I'll even venture to ask Ron to come too…if he promises to be on his best behaviour…
Nothing of importance is happening around here. We saw Snape two days ago, but he left in quite a rush. He said something about having a "previous engagement" that he had to hurry to.
"Where d'you think he was going?" Harry asked later, when we were cleaning the kitchens. I think he meant for it to be a serious question; I've wondered a lot about what exactly Snape's been doing for the Order. Would Dumbledore make him risk going back to You-Know-Who?
"Perhaps he was going to see a lady friend," Ron, who was in a very silly mood, suggested. He waggled his eyebrows and then began dancing with the mop he was using. Harry and I watched silently as he cut across the kitchen with the mop, doing the tango.
When we didn't laugh, or say anything, Ron stopped and stared back at us. "What?"
Harry caught my eye, and then the two of us burst out laughing. Ron grinned and joined in, and then we couldn't stop. Snape, his imaginary lady friend, and Ron doing the tango in the kitchen of Grimmauld Place with a mop…it was just so ridiculous that it was hilarious. We just kept laughing and laughing hysterically, until we didn't even know what we were laughing about any more. Mrs. Weasley found us ten minutes later, hunched over and clutching our stomachs with tears in our eyes. She thought that Fred and/or George had jinxed us.
It was the first time I've seen Harry laugh – really, really laugh – since what happened at the end of last year. I think it's the first time Ron and I have laughed that hard since last year as well. And it felt good. I felt like…with everything that's happened…that it wasn't right to laugh. But I think that's all we have left now: hope, and laughter. I hope that didn't sound too philosophical or Mrs. Crick-like. But we're definitely going to need some laughs to get through this year.
Weekly Goals:
1) Begin Care of Magical Creatures revision. I know they're busy with far more important things at Hogwarts, but still…I do hope the booklists come soon…I'm running out of subjects to revise for!
2) Write back to Viktor.
3) Ask Harry to come to Viktor's match with me.
4) Work up nerve to ask Ron to come to Viktor's match with me.
5) Write Mum and Dad.
6) Find socks that have been mysteriously disappearing within the depths of Grimmauld Place. Crookshanks may be involved in said sock disappearances. Further investigation is required.
7) Try to laugh more often. May aid in emotional satisfaction.