I hope you don't hate this chapter as much as you guys did the other one I had planned ahead. Yes, I'm just a little Freshie. Ok, I've been protesting for years that I could keep up with the grade ahead of me but they won't switch me. (I can do my friend's homework and she's a grade ahead of me. I scored in the 99th percentile in math and really high in other aspects on the SSTs-stupid standardized tests- I'm in all honors except for Latin and when I was in 7th grade I got an 1100-and beat out 60% of all graduating seniors, sad isn't it? -on the SATs that they made me take because of said 'high scoring on standardized tests.' Actually the SATs are REALLY easy. I don't know why people make such a big deal. Seriously, my friends are all worried about them and going to summer school for them, kinda strange if you ask me. I'm sounding very gregarious aren't I? Sorry.
Anyway, thanks for all the positive comments. They really help with my writing. I live in a small town so I just about know everyone and the community (much as I hate to admit it) really means a lot to me and comes into my writing a lot. I'm thinking about one day writing a book of short stories about those little experiences like the eggs. Ok, I sound REALLY gregarious.
8/5/98
Nothing's happening right now. Just sitting admiring my ring. Fred and George tell me that it's not going to run away if I take my eyes off it. It still amazes me that I, the tomboy of the 96 Hogwarts class am getting married two years out of Hogwarts. I'm going to marry Oliver Wood. I'm going to be Mrs. Wood. Oh my, sounds too formal. Maybe I should keep Bell. Katie Wood or Katie Bell? Katie Bell-Wood? Sounds like I'm making a bell out of wood. We have strange last names don't we? Angelina and Alicia will both be Mrs. Weasly. I'm trying to picture them looking like the current Mrs. Weasly with all the children and looking all jolly. It's hard to picture that. Here comes an owl. I hope it's from Mum. She told me she's happy that I'm settling down even if it's with a Quidditcher. She's happy I'm happy. First time I've heard her say that.
I sent her a message telling her she could help plan the wedding. She would kill me if she couldn't help plan her baby girl's wedding. Maybe this is from her with magazines upon magazines of wedding stuff.
The letter is addressed to Miss Katie Bell; this can't be from my mum.
Oh My God
8/6/98
Katie? Katie? Where are you? I came home yesterday to find you gone. I looked at the tale and there was your journal. It was open and there was a letter from the ministry. I read it and it said your entire family has been murdered by He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Katie I'm so sorry. Please come home. We all miss you and are here for you. Your wand is gone; I can't find it anywhere. Where did you go? Please come home.
Katie, we're all going to take turns writing in your journal until you come home. We're all here for you just come back.
Love,
Alicia
8/9/98
See the pyramids along the Nile.
Watch the sunrise from the tropic isle.
Just remember darling all the while,
You belong to me.
Oliver
8/13/98
Are you there Katie? It's me Angelina. Don't pretend you're the only one who has lost someone, or did you forget that my baby sister is, was, Molly's daughter. Molly, Bob, Lila, Jack and Andrea, they're my family too! Stop being so selfish. You've been gone a week. Stop putting up this act and come home now!
I'm sorry Katie, I'm just so mad. I can't take it! First I find out that my sister has been killed and than you leave without a trace! It's been a week since you left.
You, Alicia, and Fred are the reasons I'm alive right now. George and Oliver too. I need you guys and you're not here for me. Andrea is dead and I can't take anyone else leaving me.
Angelina
8/17/98
Tie,
Yo what's up? I'm no good at being serious, you know that. Angelina keeps crying and I don't know what to do. You would be the one to make fun of me and point me in the right direction like it was nobody's business, but you're not here. I can't ask Alicia, she's crying her head off as well. I can't ask George, he doesn't know what to do anymore than I and I can't make him smile. I can't make anyone smile anymore. We need you Tie. We can't be happy without you so come back.
Fred
8/23/98
Dear Kat,
I really don't know what to say. You never know what you've got till it's gone. You are the glue that holds us all together. We're falling apart without you.
Angelina and Alicia cry all day and Fred tries to cheer them up but it's not use. We've been trying to go on living but we can't. I don't know what to do and Oliver; you don't want to know about Oliver. When you didn't come home that first night, he went out in the rain and walked all over London. We caught him making to walk all the way to Dover (he had forgotten his wand.) Now he just lies in bed and look sat the ceiling. He doesn't say anything except "Katie" and he won't eat. We all rejoice when he accepts a slice of bread. He's a wreck, we all are. Come home.
George
9/27/98
See the market place in old Algiers
Send me photographs and souvenirs
Just remember when a dream appears
You belong to me
Oliver
9/6/98
Katie,
You've been gone a month! Where are you? The search continues, we've got the ministry involved but as you would say "They're bureaucratic fat cats and will never get anything done."
That fiancé of yours apparates to a random place in the world and starts looking for you. The Ministry tells him he won't find you this way, but he refuses to stop.
I hope HE hasn't gotten you and if you've done anything rash, I'll find you and kill you ad if you're dead I'll find your bones, bring you back to life then kill you again… and bring you back to life and take you back home.
You'll be happy to know that Mad-Eye Moody is on the case. He'll find you; he's the best in the business.
Come home. You've been gone too long. If… When you come home, I'll never let you out of my sight again.
Alicia
9/16/98
Oh I'll be so alone without you
Maybe you'll be lonesome too
Fly the ocean
In a silver plane
See the jungle
When it's wet with rain
Just remember till
You're home again
You belong to me
My Katie,
You are the only thing I think about. They tell me I'm on a fools mission, that I'll never find you but I don't care, I'll continue searching if I have to all my life. I'm done fooling around and waiting for the Ministry's help. I don't care about anything as long as you're safe.
I can't live without you, there's no point going on if I can't see you smile everyday. You make a whole day beautiful when you smile. Come back.
I'm begging you, come home to me. You are my light in the dark. I feel like a blind man without you.
I love you Katie. I'm going out to look for you my love, please help me find you.
Love,
Oliver
It's a lot longer in my journal! I'm leaving you here but there's a whole other part coming up so stay with me. It's all inspired by that song by Jason Wade that's on the Shrek CD. (I was listening to it a lot.) I'm sorry if it's not very realistic. I hope you like it.
