Thank you all for putting up with me, I know it read kinda of strangely. For some reason whenever I like a chapter no one else does and whenever I hate it people think it's great. I've got to start writing more chapters I hate. I think I have found my muse a name. How does Mak sound? (my scanner says scanmaker on it shhh don't tell her) Any ideas to name my annoying muse are welcome. Just be warned she has the whole medusa hair-do going on. It's actually an octopus for hair, don't ask me why, she came to me at a time when that was all I could draw. So we're going to have to come up with a name that's a bit simple, a bit flashy, a bit elegant and less normal. Thanks for all help.

I still need more chapie ideas, I only know what I'm doing into March. Then I know what I'm doing two years later. But I have no idea what I'm doing in between that. I could have her lose her journal again. ::strokes invisible beard::

I meant band camp was starting next week and no one is allowed to complain about annoying freshman cause I'm going to be that strange one dashing from class to class and never getting anything right. (You'll probably see me either in the company of a sophomore or a bunch of Korean girls. NANA! I HOPE YOU GOT YOUR SCHEDUALE CHANGED! I'M TAKING FOUR HONORS CLASSES AND YOU'RE TAKING FIVE AND IT'S REALLY RADICULAS WE DON'T HAVE A SINGLE CLASS TOGETHER! The guidance counselor gave her the wrong elective too.)

Oh lots of help needed on behavior of guys, I have no idea and my guy friends don't help.

Ok that's out of my system. You know all the info I gave you? You don't have to remember it you just have to be aware of it.

2/23/97

Oliver and I have been dating for a week and he's really sweet. Whenever the group of us goes out he holds my hand under the table, when we watch movies he puts his arm around my shoulder and he takes me out to lunch during work. I'm having the time of my life. I never knew he fancied me. I wish every minute we spend together would go on forever.

So, is a week long enough to come and meet the family? Doesn't matter, Angelina's father is having a party before the wedding and we all have to come. Alicia and Angelina were ordered to bring their boyfriends so I'm bringing Oliver as well. Oh the guys can kick and scream but they're coming anyway. They have to dress nicely too, they're not happy about that.

The party was being held in some rented place since it's too cold to be outdoors. As soon as we stepped inside Alicia's Angelina's and my mum make beelines for us.

"Mum, this is Fred, George and Oliver," Alicia said quickly. "Fred, George, Oliver, This is my mum, Anelgina's mum and Katie's mum."

"Nice to meet you," all three mums said together as if it had been planned. Each mum nodded to the guys before grabbing her respective daughter's arm and dragging her away.

"Katie!" my mum lamented when we got far enough away from anyone for her taste. "When are you going to get serious? Quidditch? Professionally? We put up with your Quidditch playing at school, said it was just a phase but now you're doing that as a job? It's not stable! Be a good girl and join the ministry! That's where they need you. For once try to be useful and think about someone other than yourself!"

"Mum! I love to play Quidditch and it keeps the spirits of the people out there high. If there was no Quidditch people would get all depressed about the upcoming war," I protested.

"They should be thinking about the war. Dumbledore needs all of us to fight you know. Great man, very wise," my mum commented.

"I'm joining the Order of the Phoenix," I told her.

"Why don't you become an Auror? With your grades you could be accepted into the academy next year and be a fully trained Auror soon," my mum said. "Stop fooling around." At that time on of the other mothers came and saved me from having to respond. I quickly found and saved Alicia who was getting a lecture as well.

It was along the lines of "How can you date a boy with out getting approval of your dad and myself?" and "How can you sleep with a boy before you marry?" "In my day we did things properly." "How can you walk in here wearing that?" I'm wearing a nice shirt and a skirt. I don't look like trash! Honestly. She still thinks I'm a little girl!

Know what you mean Alicia, my mum was giving me a lecture about 'getting serious with my life."

You two are lucky, I got the 'How could you not visit?" talk. You guys are lucky, you only have one mum. My mum was also telling me that I "shouldn't make the same mistakes that I did." And ruin my life by getting married. I think she's addicted to divorcing. I think she gets married just so she can divorce. Why is she giving me advice? She should get her act together before she starts lecturing me about getting mine together.

I don't think my mum realized the guys as our boyfriends, otherwise she would have been all over them giving them the third degree.

So after we all were saved from lectures we found all of Angelina's respective siblings. They were in a smaller room being watched by Allison and Andrea. They were also convincing Lila and Jeannie they were helping. The only person missing was Alex, he must have decided being thirteen he was old enough to join the group-ups. Sure enough we caught him talking to the guys when we left the children's wing.

The mothers, who remind one of the JoyLuck Club mothers, were all standing around in a circle bragging about their children. I mean ALL of them. Jill, (Angelina's mum) Alicia's mum, Molly, my mum, Jesse, Liza, Beth, Zoe and now Kat are all good friends so they all show up and bring their kids to these parties.

All the fathers were talking about random topics. Alicia, Angelina and I were about to go find the guys when we caught sight of three new people. They were all brown haired and tall. They would be the first tall women in the family. The rest of us are all hopelessly short. They looked completely and utterly bored.

"Hello," I greeted them. Their faces lite up at having someone their own age being here.

"You must be my new stepsisters," Angelina said.

"Who are you?" the youngest asked.

"I'm Angelina I'm your new stepsister. These crazy people are Katie and Alicia. You're not technically related to them, but they're kind of like step cousins if such a thing exists," she told them.

"I'm Jessica," the oldest told us. "This is my sister Emily and the squirt here is Jamie."

"Hey! I remember you, did you go to Hogwarts?" Alicia asked.

"We still go, I'm in fourth year," Jamie told us.

"You must know Alex then. He should be around here somewhere," Angelina told them.

"I think he's over their talking to Fred, George and Oliver," Alicia said.

"You mean Alex Brown?" Jamie said. Angelina nodded.

"What years and houses are you in?" Alicia asked.

"Jessica is in seventh year and I'm in fifth. We're both in Hufflepuff and Jamie is in Griffindor," Emily told us.

"We were all in Griffindor. We all left last year, it was the dreaded Umbridge year," I said dramtically.

"I remember her," Jamie said. She shivered. "I once had detention with her, it was horrible."

"Have you guys met the others?" Angelina asked.

"The others?" Jessica said doubtfully.

"The other stepsiblings. Technically we're not related anymore but we all come to the family parties so we call each other sisters and brothers," Angelina explained.

"There's more? I only thought we were getting a couple of step sisters.

"There's fourteen of us, but you're only technically step sisters with me, Allison, Andrea, Alan and Alexandra."

"Who's that hot guy over there?" Jessica asked. She pointed to Oliver who was talking to Fred, George and Alex on the other side of the room.

"That's my boyfriend," I told her coldly.

And you scared the shat out of her too. You're very over protective of your boyfriend, you know that right? It's not exactly good to start out like that with new stepsisters.

These are the first ones that have come into the family so how would you know? All of yours have come in as babies.

Shut up Alicia.

Why are you two reading over my shoulder? Or writing over my shoulder as it were. Can't a girl get some privacy?

NO!

You could have just had one person write that.

No we couldn't.

Actually we could of.

Shut up Angelina. Hey Kate, you didn't even write what you're grandma told you about Oliver.

Yea, she said it right in front of him too!

"He's quiet, good he will make sure you calm down and get some stability in you life. When are you getting married?"

Then you told her you had only started dating a week ago and weren't even thinking about marriage.

"If you let that one get away I will hex you. Good catch for you. Look at how he looks at you, I think he's thinking about marriage."

Oliver of course over heard all of this though your Grandma didn't know. Remember? Then she called him over and said "I want you two to give me grandchildren."

I still can't show my face.

You're red as a tomato still!

I never told her I was dating anyone when before that too. She just came up to me with the whole how he was good for me. How did she know we were dating.

It's pretty obvious, he was staring at you the while day even if you didn't kiss, hold hands or anything like that the whole time you were there.

Alicia, imagine you and George kissing in front of your mum!

I swear! I'm not going to invite her to my marriage cause I won't be able to kiss my husband in front of her.

Are you implying George with 'my husband'?

Not sure, probably not. Or maybe, I can't tell. Either way, I won't invite her.

She'll kill you if you don't.

She almost killed me for dating a guy not recommended by my parents. Every time I go over their house they a new guy over who they want me to 'meet.' I think it's just going to get worse after this.

I'm glad I basically only get yelled at for not visiting.

LUCKY! Did you hear my mum? After she yelled at me she stared bragging to the other mums about how I was going to break the record for goals scored in a season.

Where were your brothers Kate?

Yea, I didn't seen them.

Why would you want to?

They are my step cousins too you know.

Bret had an 'important school project.' Mike is in Japan right now. He's on a mission for the Order.

I think your family has a record for the most amount of people involved with the ministry.

You're mum is assistant Minister right?

Yea, but Fudge never listens to her.

And you're dad, Bob, Molly, your other aunt, her husband are pretty important as well.

Along with Grandma and Grandpa Bell, Grandma Harris.

You're muggle grandfather is an ambassador to the muggle world right?

And her cousins and older brother are Jr. ministry officials.

And all my younger cousins and Bret are all top students and future Ministry employees. I don't need this lecture again.

And you're the only one who's not.

Being in the ministry is stuffy and boring. I think I'm going to change jobs.

Kate, we're not lecturing you, I for one think it's great you're doing something different.

Yea Kate, it would be boring if you did the same thing.

I guess so.

So what did everyone think of my new stepmother?

Can we please just talk aloud?

Where's the fun in that?

I hope this one is ok. I actually like it so it's probably not good. I'm on a bad writing streak, I have too many ideas but I can't write them well. I got a lot more of Angelina and Alicia writing in the journal for you. PokElilpup requested it so here it is. 3 pages!

Me sad, me twin sister is away, Nana is in France and Amz is in Korea! Ruth is busy all day and Christina is the only one who is not busy.

Oh sushi is wasted on the Czech. That's the words of wisdom for the day.