Okay, going to try again to write another fanfic. Guess my heart hasn't
been in it lately. Also note that this has nearly nothing to do with my
other fics. So without further adieu, I give you:
(PS Tonks (not the HP character! You know who you are) I dedicate this to
you! Thanks for laughing at my lame jokes)
THE DUSTY BOOK "Here I sit, an old volume. No one's looked at me for a long time, how many years I can't be sure. But I remember that it was a time when people were loud and jovial. Taking life as it came at them and never looking back. I used to belong to one of the louder of this type. Sirius I think his name was, ah, yes. On page one, silly me: The thoughts of Sirius Orion Black. 1971-whenever I stop writing.
"Maybe I should start where all things start though, at the beginning. Oh how I miss the way the quill, raven feather I think, tickled my pages. They haven't been seen in so long. I still hear them, the children whispering below my hiding place. Sirius didn't put me here you know? One of his friends-Peter, a little mousy boy as my owner described him, did. But I am getting off track so allow me to start with what comes after page one-page two."
SEPTEMBER 1st, 1971~ Tuesday
Mum got me this journal, reckons I'd want one to record my 'adventures' in. I don't see what adventures there are to be had. 'S just Hogwarts really, a school like all others and none other at the same time because all schools are different. Gods, I'm starting to sound like Jonathan, ruddy philosopher he is.
I'm not nervous, really. Jon an' Calliope both go or have gone to Hogwarts so 's nothing different 'cept this time it's me. Oh dear, I'm writing like I speak, oh well, what's it matter? (Jon an' Calliope are me cousins)
The Express is real big an' I'm all alone in my compartment, don't like it at all. James is off somewhere with his girlfriend Morgan, don't know what an eleven year old could do with one 'o those. But he's abandoned me with ease so I'll have to put something nasty in his bedclothes.
STILL SEPTEMBER 1st Guess what? I'm not alone any more. Not that it's James, but it'll work. He's this little French kid, tiny really. Looks like he hasn't had a decent meal in his whole life mum would say.
It was so strange; I was reading some Muggle book called Fahrenheit 451 when the door slid open an' a kid with-get this-*grey* in his hair stuck that head into the door an' looked around afore he said in this totally wicked accent, "Eez zees carh taken?" So naturally I said "no" an' let him come in. It was real awkward at first but then he started to read some French book and let me alone so now I'm writing.
SEPTEMBER 2nd, 1971~Wednesday I was sorted into Ravenclaw, ick! But the little French kid, Remus I think he mentioned his name to be, strange name, was sorted into Ravenclaw as well. Could of sworn I've heard it afore. No matter, we started classes today, had nothing but spare time until after lunch and then History, the most boring class.
I wonder if Professor Binns is boring 'cause his brain is still with his body so he doesn't have any of the stuff that gives you a sense of humour.
P.S. James was nastily shocked to find a melted chocolate frog in his bed this morning, unoriginal, but I haven't had enough time to find where the creature lurk here
SEPTEMBER 24th, 1971~Friday Core! The ruddy professors never give us a brake! It's as if I can feel my very mind depleting itself due to an overload of knowledge. Remus, my new friend, is taking this in stride. Every bloody night he spends at least an hour sitting in his blue bed reading over notes.
There's something strange about him, aside from the fact that one is given the impression he just woke up one morning and decided to learn English. He's so far away, like his body remains in his desk but his soul is out with the clouds or in the Dark Forest, I don't know where.
OCTOBER 8th, 1971~Friday You-Know-Who attacked a village near my house in Cardiff today. Said so in the Daily Prophet and Mum wrote me about it, she's real worried about me, Hera an' Perseus. A whole bunch of Mudbloods are dead now an' I'm worried for my youngest brother-Augustus an' for Mum, they're both Muggles (the rest of us tease Augustus all the time an' now I'm feeling bad 'cause I may never see him again.
On a different note, Remus has the meanest brother in the world. It's ruddy difficult to believe they're twins but they look very much alike 'cept Remus has scars everywhere that I can see on his body an' Romulus (that's his name) doesn't. But today we were sitting in the library, me, James an' Remus an' all of a sudden his twin came charging out from nowhere all angry an' shouting in French I think an' you could just see the poor kid (Remus) cowering. He told us later that Romulus was accusing him of stealing his journal along with his History of Magic text, which were in Romulus's rucksack when what had really happened was the two of them switched sacks in the first place. If that snot-nosed kid had spoken English an' I'd known what he was saying he'd be worse off than Lucius Malfoy!
STILL OCTOBER 8th I hate Malfoy, he's a year ahead of me an' my friends but he's decided to make our lives hell! Ever since the first day of classes when he picked up this greasy-haired kid that rode in the compartment across from me, James, his girlfriend and Remus by the name of Severus Snape. Mum and da know of the Snape family, says they're real stuck up. The only good thing that's ever come out of them is the branch that broke off and formed the Beaton clan.
Back to Malfoy the ruddy prat! I hope he rots in hell for what he did to Remus. The kid was just sitting in the Library doing his homework when Malfoy walked passed and muttered something an' Remus's hair went bright pink! If it were I sitting there I would have decked the bastard but Remus just sat there an' took it. Any other kid would have cried or gotten angry but this French guy continued reading even after numerous people told him.
I'll peg Malfoy for it! Funny how I wouldn't have known if I hadn't forced it out of Remus as to why his hair was the same colour as my sister, Hera's (yes, she dyed her hair neon pink).
OCTOBER 20th, 1971~Wednesday Nothing, nothing, glorious Wednesday! No classes until after lunch, ha! on James, who has History of Magic with Professor Boo as everyone calls him! Remus has taken it on his shoulders to properly teach me Wizard's Chess (Hera an' Perseus both cheat when they play!) so long as I help him with Herbology, which the kid is really awful at. His hands shake so badly that he can't re-pot the plants properly an' he always damages them. I wonder why his hands shake though; does it have anything to do with him being a foot shorter than James? (He's the second smallest out of our group)
OCTOBER 31st, 1971~Sunday Tonight, my sister was kind enough to tell me, there's going to be a huge banquet with sweets and the ghosts of Hogwarts (our house ghost is the Grey Lady) do special performances. I was talking to Remus an' he said he's never celebrated Halloween! Can you believe that? I've yet to meet a bloke who hasn't gone trick-or-treating but now I've seen everything. I hope he doesn't have to leave this month. Poor kid, there's always something wrong that he has to leave for.
NOVEMBER 18th, 1971~Thursday I hate potions! I'm not good at it, afore I was paired with Remus an' the kid knew what he was doing but I just blunder around like an ogre. Big, clumsy an' stupid, not like Remus, he's smart. He always knows what to do when I don't-wish I were more like him. Now I'm with James an' he knows less than I do. I think Professor Saestin is a little sadistic. I mean, bloody hell, she put Remus an' the snot-nosed Snape together an' they're the best students in all of the first year! Blimey, the two of them are already done an' we're still working on chopping ingredients. I've often thought the Fates like to play around with humans an' cause 'em unnecessary troubles an' now more than ever I'm sure of it.
STILL NOVEMBER 18th Well, our potion blew up. Right in the face of Professor Saestin too so although it got a good laugh to see her covered in hot purple stuff me an' James have detention an' the worst kind-cauldron cleaning.
NOVEMBER 27th, 1971~Monday Reckon I best be asleep given I've got a wicked History of Magic test today but I can't. Not after what Lucius did yesterday to Remus. The kid's never done anything to the bastard! I saw it all too, Remus was sitting there, talking to-shiver-Snape! (I can't say I like his choice of companions but what are you going to do?) When Malfoy comes up all important like an' starts yelling at Remus, "What the hell do you think you're doing?" an' then he punches him right in the nose. So Remus just looks up at him through all the blood and tries his hardest to erase his accent (Malfoy's always teasin' him about it) and tells him, "I was juste asking Severoos for 'elp with ze Potions." BAM! Lucius punched him again so then I broke his nose an' James is never a person to miss out on the chance of a fight so he jumped in an' slammed Lucius to the ground while Remus an' Snape just sort of sat there watching.
Now we have detention thanks to Professor McGonagall for three weeks but when all's said an' done, it was a VERY amusing day.
DECEMBER 4th, 1971~Monday Christmas vacations soon! First I'm going to James's until the twenty-third an' then his whole family, which consists of him an' his parents, Faylene an' Harry an' his little sister, Ennis coming to our place. 'S how it's always been but I feel guilty fer the first time ever in my life. Remus is being forced to stay at Hogwarts while his brother goes home. I don't think his parents like him very much, but he won't say anything! The kid is a ruddy lock, but as with all locks, you only need the right key.
DECEMBER 9th, 1971~Saturday Nothing to do. Remus beat me at Wizard's Chess again; Hera an' Perseus are both at Hogsmeade. My brother promised me some Butterbeer; the redhead from Gryffindor is clinging to James here in Ravenclaw. Neither of them (James is a Slytherin, his whole family is) are supposed to be here and Morgan Suthers, my best mate's girlfriend is going to dump him soon.
DECEMBER 11th, 1971~Monday Seven-sodding days until we leave and I couldn't feel worse! Remus was sweet, he gave me an' James an' Lily Evans our Christmas presents because he said he didn't want to wait. A journal for each of us, mine in hues of blue an' black with a quill to match. All I got him was a lousy gift basket of Chocolate 'cause he likes it. I feel awful, I would invite him but I know Mum wouldn't be pleased at the extra company. I hope he doesn't get any kinder 'cause I would have to return it an' I don't think I could in his measure. I must wonder if he and Romulus aren't really twins at all. Romulus stays in the company of Lucius Malfoy, Avery Nott an' Severus Snape an' Remus stays with us.
DECEMBER 18th, 1971~Monday Lots of Mondays, wonder why I always write then eh? Remus actually woke up at 7:00 on a holiday to come with the three of us down to the Hogsmeade station. I reckon Dumbledore's got a bit of a soft spot for the lad 'cause he wasn't supposed to be down here with us but he was allowed anyways. We (James an' I) met someone else, she's a Ravenclaw an' she sittin' in the only compartment left so we took it with her an' all. Says her name's Paschal Beaton an' Lily says her older sister-Alexis I think 's in Lily's house a year up. This girl's real smart an' real good-looking. Long, black hair, grey eyes, a perfect nose. I reckon I fancy her-sarcasm an' all. Yeah, she's quite sarcastic, when we asked if we could sit in the carriage with her, the reply was, "No, I think you ought to be destined to remain in the hall for the entire duration of the ride home." It's real neat 'cause she lives in Cardiff too, that's the city in Wales where me parents live. My mum's a baker and my pap's a carpenter an' her parents own a clothing store called "Dragon's Mirth". She reckons we should've seen each other about but I can't remember ever seeing someone so good looking as Paschal Beaton.
DECEMBER 20th, 1971~Wednesday Cor, I got a rather large surprise when I came home! The whole family was there at the station; even Augustus, Athena an' Marius were there-Augustus, like I mentioned afore is a Muggle an' he'll never get to Hogwarts, poor chap an' Athena's coming the year after next. Marius on the other hand is twenty an' he graduated from Hogwarts three years ago an' works at the Ministry. He an' Perseus are real good mates but I don't know him all that well. There's nine years between us so I'm inclined to be a little cool am I not? Athena an' I are real close an' I get one well enough with Augustus, there's a bit of a barrier 'cause he's a Muggle an' I'm not but he's alright.
DECEMBER 22nd, 1971~Friday I'm actually at James's. I just read the last entry and it sounds completely misguiding, my family came to get Perseus an' Hera while James's parents came to get me, him an' Lily (they're neighbours). Paschal's mum was there, she looks like the kind of person who would shoot anyone from a lower society. I s'pose it's 'cause she's a Snape (shiver) an' that family's like that. Our own Snape was all cordial as soon as we got off the train-wouldn't look at me though-I'm not part of society am I? I can't stand people like that.
STILL DECEMBER 22nd We went down to the shore; James has a house right on the water's edge. I'm not allowed to say where though in case my writings fall into the wrong hands (like that would ever happen). James is real lucky to have only him an' his parents an' Ennis-it doesn't actually feel like that 'cause Lily an' her sister an' brother are always about. Petunia looks like someone stuck their wand up her arse an' it stayed there but her brother-Ivyn is alright by me. I think her mum has something for naming them after plants. Back to what we did though, Petunia just sat on James's dock but Lily, Ivyn, me an' James played tag for a long time-we're still young enough to get away with it.
DECEMBER 23rd, 1971~Saturday I love nights. They're so silent you can hear the whisper of dreams upon currents of air and the snow's lustre illuminates one's mind to the point of brilliance. I wonder if Paschal looks down on the snow back home an' thinks the same. I reckon I shouldn't be up right now, nigh two in the morning but James snores like there's no tomorrow and makes it impossible for me to sleep.
STILL DECEMBER 23rd Back home we go! I'll get to see Paschal an' maybe even catch her under the mistletoe! I hope I do with all my heart. She just makes me stumble over words and fumble. I have a New Years resolution already! To ask her out, even though she's in second year. Cor, I can't believe I've just met her and this is how I am.
DECEMBER 24th, 1971~Sunday I met her! Apparently she an' Hera are real close friends so Hera had her over when James, Augustus an' me came in from the woods. The woods are the best-'specially 'cause when it gets all snowy it's the best place to play tag an' hide-an'-go-seek. But anyways, Paschal was like, "What are you doing here?" an' I was like, "I live here." "Oh! Of course, Hera Black and Sirius Black, I should have known," then she looked at Hera an' winked an' the giggled an' got all girly but it just made me like her more! It only took James about five minutes to realise I fancied her-damn his intuitiveness! So now his whole mission is to get us together, but I'll be damned if I don't do it myself!
DECEMBER 25th, (Christmas!!!) 1971~Monday Presents!!! Lovely, glorious presents and later tonight a party! Mum says that I can try some of da's Firewhiskey this year, hehe, little does she know I already have. But, I'll play the innocent eleven-year-old who's never had so much as a sip of anything stronger than Butterbeer. I got James a poster of Marilyn Monroe an' he got me a set of Black Gobstones. Yes, I do get the pun thank-you-very-much James, an' Mum an' Da got me an owl! He's a Giant Eagle Owl, which means he's HUGE! Nearly 2.5' in height an' I've called him Oberon after the fairy king in Midsummer's Night Dream. I'm gonna use him to send Remus his Christmas present, I got him a book of Shakespeare's comedies-Athena helped me BIG TIME with that one; I'd have been clueless otherwise.
DECEMBER 26th, 1971~Tuesday The party was fantastic-AND I asked out Paschal an' she said "yes!'' Then she kissed me right under the mistletoe! I Sirius Orion Black, have a girlfriend!!! Mum even gave me enough money to take her an' me to the matinee film tomorrow. Life couldn't be better.
DECEMBER 31st, 1971~Sunday I was wrong--life can be better! I snogged Paschal for two-hours! She is an amazing kisser, and her hair is so soft. She's really quite intelligent, oh, who am I kidding? She's got boobs! Big, lovely boobs!
JANUARY 5th, 1972~Friday Back to Hogwarts we go. This time it's me, Paschal, James an' Lily on the compartment-of course James an' Lily left when we started kissing again. Paschal says I'm a wonderful kisser! Me, Sirius Black, Casanova extraordinaire! Yes, I am conceited, aren't I?
JANUARY 8th, 1972~Monday Oh well, here we are, sitting in History of Magic, dum-dee-dum what a boring class! I don't know how Remus can sit through the whole thing and take notes. Of course I'd be a dead man if he didn't, kid always lets me study off of him. I really actually feel guilty-like I should do something for Remus in return. He has to go an' visit his sick mother again tomorrow, he told me when I'd asked him if he could tutor me in Defence an' he practically bit me head off! I told Hera about him an' she says that he has boy PMS, I've no clue what that is but if it has something to do with him always getting cranky an' moody every month then I bet he does.
JANUARY 20th, 1972~Saturday I hate Malfoy, I really do! An' Snape for that matter too! (Hehe, that rhymes) Snape, little Gryffindor prat, thinking he can get all chummy with Remus! They're Potions partners for the rest of the sodding year! We were re-assigned work groups an' now I'm with this kid named Peter from Hufflepuff (they put all of us together 'cause our year is so small) who makes me look good! It prolly seems odd I'm writing such words on a Saturday when we don't have Potions 'till Tuesday but Remus has decided to sneak down to the Gryffindor house just to chill with Snape of all people! Malfoy will end up killing the bloke if he keeps it up. I'm almost possessed to follow him just to make sure the slimy, blonde git doesn't make a surprise appearance but my conscience, which sounds irritatingly like James, told me not to.
JANUARY 22nd, 1972~Monday I was right; Malfoy found Remus an' Snape talking an' whaled on him. Now Remus has a broken nose an' two cracked ribs. No matter, Madame McNealy-the Hogwarts matron, patched him up-good as new.
JANUARY 31st, 1972~Tuesday Cor! It's Remus's birthday today an' I didn't even get him anything! Not that I knew, mind you, in fact, I only found out it was his birthday 'cause Romulus (sodding prat that he is) made a big deal of it. His parents didn't even send him (Remus) anything but he got a card from his little sister (never knew the kid had one) Auguste, 's funny how our siblings nearly have the same name. But back to my story, I'm seriously beginning to wonder whether his parents like him or not-I mean, Remus is always going to visit his sick mother, every month actually, but they've yet to send him any recognition that he exists. He's never gotten a letter from home that I know of an' his brother has his own owl to receive an' send notes. Also, Romulus gets "survival packages'' near every week but like I said, Remus gets nothing. Oh well, Perseus says he knows this great secret passage to a shop in Hogsmeade called Honeydukes where we (me an' James, maybe Lily) can get Remus some candy or sommat like that.
FEBRUARY 10th, 1972~Saturday I dumped Paschal, in all honesty, we were both getting pretty sick of the whole dating thing. We're still friends though, in fact we both snuck into Honeydukes (yes, the passage worked marvellously) an' bought some Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans then tried to trick each other into eating the disgusting ones. It was great fun, 'specially when James joined in an' we told him a bogey flavoured one was lime. Then Lily called us a bunch of prats, Remus was off with Snape, no doubt he'll walk in any minute now all bloodied-up. I'm starting to wonder how someone who is obviously so brilliant can be so thick as to continue trying to be friends with such a nasty person as Snape.
FEBRUARY 14th, (Valentine's) 1972~Wednesday Bah, I don't like Valentines Day at all! Well, actually I do because I've a date with Xiomara Hooch, she's in a year ahead of me in Slytherin an' she's gorgeous, all the guys fancy her an' I got her. Ha! Even James, who is now single an' looking, wants a date from her. She's a wicked fast Chaser on her house team an' she's been the main reason they've won every year.
FEBRUARY 23rd, 1972~Friday I have just been introduced to the playthings of the gods! Super, Industrial Strength Dungbombs!!! When placed in, say, Snape's cauldron and then one must call Remus over to include him in the joke (actually, he wasn't too happy about that) to get him out of the way and then one must observe the fine art of the Dungbomb exploding with such force that the cauldron Snape had-pewter, of course, was totalled an' so were his grease- caked robes. However, like I said afore, Remus was not happy, apparently they're quite good mates now. Of course I've another detention thanks to Professor Saestin, but they're actually not that bad (detentions I mean), James an' I are usually together so we just sit an' joke around the whole time.
FEBRUARY 29th, (Leap day) 1972~Thursday Voldemort, er, You-Know-Who attacked another city near home. Mum's getting real panicky an' Da's thinking about sending the rest of the family back home to live with James's family. They're real close friends an' James has a huge house so there would be enough space. But I'm still worried, for one matter, why is Y.K.W. attacking so close to my home of all places? An' 's not just wizards an' witches he's, or should I say his Death Eaters, have killed. Just last week seventy Muggles who were taking the underground in London near the Ministry were killed alongside Cran Garggyshanks (an Unspeakable at the Ministry of Magic). Dumbledore told me, James an' Lily that he was killed on account of the fact that he was one o' the only people who knew how to control the (shudder) Dementors of Azkaban (I pray that I will never set foot there). On the other hand, Paschal an' James are going out now! I never would have thought, but of course I was wrong. Lily's in a horrid mood today an' Remus has spent most of his free time trying to cheer her up. I'm actually kind of jealous that they get along so well, it's something that I will never be privy to-no matter how badly I want it.
MARCH 14th, 1972~Thursday Easter's the next holiday! I wrote Mum, who's now staying at James's place an' asked if Remus could come an' stay-course I haven't actually told Remus yet, but she said that Faylene said it was okay by her. The thing is the three of us-James included have to share his room 'cause all the spare bedrooms (yes, they have more than one) are used up but James doesn't mind. Now all I've to do is tell Remus, though I'm not sure how he will take it, the kid has a tough life, no doubt but I know he doesn't like to be patronized so how will he feel when I tell him?
MARCH 25th, 1972~Monday Not, bloody fair! He can't come because he has to spend Easter with an aunt or something. An' the worst part is, it's only for one sodding day! But still, he was very adamant about it, "No Sirioos, I must veezeet my aunt." I must say, it's getting more and more difficult to notice his accent; I guess the Hogwarts way of life suits him. Romulus still has his though I don't think he cares-all the girls in our year seem to love it.
APRIL 8th, 1972~Monday Transfiguration right now-I wonder if McGonagall found what James an' I put in her desk drawer.
STILL APRIL 8th Yes, she found it alright! We worked real hard an' had to look all over the castle but with the unknowing aid of Remus, we found a Bogart in his trunk. I heard him shouting bloody-murder so James an' I ran up the stairs to our dormitory an' there was the little bugger hanging over Remus's head as a Crystal Ball an' of course, you don't learn how to deal with Bogart's until third year so while Remus was cowering in a corner (don't mean to sound, well, mean) James threw his bag over it an' then we put it in McGonagall's desk. In short, she opened the drawer to get some chalk an' a big, black dog jumped out of there an' started barking big time. She had no clue it was us either. James of course had a study period so he popped by (prolly said he had to use the loo) just in time to see her yell "Riddikulus!" an' the dog bit its tongue. The whole class found this hysterical so the Bogart disappeared 'cause that's what makes 'em die-laughter. She explained this to us after an' even taught us how to perform the Riddikulus charm too. James is in Defence Against the Dark Arts right now with Professor Cummings, he's alright. So it's just me an' Remus who of course is studying for Potions even though we have the rest of the day until then. I reckon I should study too; I'm something awful when it come to that subject, but you already knew that. Maybe I could get Remus to tell me his secret.
APRIL 12th, 1972~Friday Lily fancies James!!! I'd never of guessed, honestly. I only found out 'cause she an' Remus were talking about it, I got a good beating from her but Remus just stood there with a slightly amused expression playing across his features. It wasn't a smile, the kid doesn't do that-I've seen him laugh once an' that was when Malfoy fell down a whole flight of stairs 'cause of a Potion he made an' I used on the slimy git. But back to Lily, apparently she's fancied him for quite some time but has never acted on it.
APRIL 13th, 1972~Saturday On the Hogwarts Express, I'm really quite bored actually. Xiomara an' I broke up two weeks ago an' since then I've gone out with Marguerite Revoir but I got bored of her in a matter of days. I do believe I'm getting a reputation as a slut. I reckon it's 'cause Malfoy's taken to snickering about my 'inquisitions' near me with his cronies.
STILL APRIL 13th Faylene and Mum met us at the station. James's little sister, Ennis was with them. She's a sweet kid really but tough too. She gets on all right with her brother an' with me too actually.
MAY 13th, 1972~Tuesday Easter hols were alright but in all honesty I was much happier when we were back at Hogwarts with Remus and that kid, Peter who's taken to following me an' James around.
MAY 20th, 1972~Tuesday Wow, there is absolutely nothing out of the ordinary going on here! Paschal broke up with James and declared that she's not going to date for the rest of the year which isn't that long. Remus is already studying (with a black eye thanks to Malfoy) for the end of year exams, convinced he'll fail when we all know he won't. James and I have played pranks non-stop to the point where every hour of our time has been taken up by detentions. Professor Saestin's been the worst of 'em all. We started untying Paschal's long braid 'cause she never wears anything else and it's bother the hell out of me and Professor Saestin was walking by and she gave me and James detention for a week solid for that.
JUNE 8th, 1972~Saturday Exams are on the fifteenth and I should prolly start studying. Remus has been asking me to quiz him non-stop and you know what? His accent's almost completely gone. Of course he's going right back to his snotty, French family that doesn't even send him letters. It really ticks me off how they do that you know?
JUNE 11th, 1972~Tuesday Gah! I truly and utterly despise Potions! Professor Saestin is some sadistic bitch reared from the fires of Hades! She has given us review packages to 'aid' us however, she failed to mention the entire thing was not only due before we could write the exams but it was also in Latin. A language, which I know not further than the spells we cast in school. Remus of course is ruddy perfect at it and also has his package complete. However, he refuses to lend it to me saying that I really must study of my own accord or I shan't pass! Gah!
JUNE 16th, 1972~Sunday I got completely smashed last night. James used the Invisibility Cloak Faylene gave him for a Christmas a while ago and he went down to the kitchens and stole some more Firewhiskey and we all drank in the Ravenclaw common room. Paschal was dancing on one of the sofas that got overturned with her skirt hiked up so that it almost didn't cover anything! Remus was away visiting him mum though.and I was snogging everything that had a pulse, James swears I came onto him! A nasty thought I know. But now that exams are over and I'm going home on the 18th everything will be fine. 'Course I'm staying with the Potters in their huge, spacious home just as all the other Potters are too. Ennis'll be great fun to have around, she's quite witty but we all know she'll be in Slytherin-'s practically a family tradition. But she's a great kid, quite frank such as the time she pointed out the, er, tent in me pants a year ago after a lovely dream about a miss Marilyn Monroe. She's smart also; she's helped me and James on more than one of our lovely pranks. What would be ironic is if we went out.one never knows. But now school is over and not much happens during such a time so I will put away this journal (blue leather with brass bindings, wonder if mum were hinting at sommat?). I'll prolly take it out once to recap though.
THE DUSTY BOOK "Here I sit, an old volume. No one's looked at me for a long time, how many years I can't be sure. But I remember that it was a time when people were loud and jovial. Taking life as it came at them and never looking back. I used to belong to one of the louder of this type. Sirius I think his name was, ah, yes. On page one, silly me: The thoughts of Sirius Orion Black. 1971-whenever I stop writing.
"Maybe I should start where all things start though, at the beginning. Oh how I miss the way the quill, raven feather I think, tickled my pages. They haven't been seen in so long. I still hear them, the children whispering below my hiding place. Sirius didn't put me here you know? One of his friends-Peter, a little mousy boy as my owner described him, did. But I am getting off track so allow me to start with what comes after page one-page two."
SEPTEMBER 1st, 1971~ Tuesday
Mum got me this journal, reckons I'd want one to record my 'adventures' in. I don't see what adventures there are to be had. 'S just Hogwarts really, a school like all others and none other at the same time because all schools are different. Gods, I'm starting to sound like Jonathan, ruddy philosopher he is.
I'm not nervous, really. Jon an' Calliope both go or have gone to Hogwarts so 's nothing different 'cept this time it's me. Oh dear, I'm writing like I speak, oh well, what's it matter? (Jon an' Calliope are me cousins)
The Express is real big an' I'm all alone in my compartment, don't like it at all. James is off somewhere with his girlfriend Morgan, don't know what an eleven year old could do with one 'o those. But he's abandoned me with ease so I'll have to put something nasty in his bedclothes.
STILL SEPTEMBER 1st Guess what? I'm not alone any more. Not that it's James, but it'll work. He's this little French kid, tiny really. Looks like he hasn't had a decent meal in his whole life mum would say.
It was so strange; I was reading some Muggle book called Fahrenheit 451 when the door slid open an' a kid with-get this-*grey* in his hair stuck that head into the door an' looked around afore he said in this totally wicked accent, "Eez zees carh taken?" So naturally I said "no" an' let him come in. It was real awkward at first but then he started to read some French book and let me alone so now I'm writing.
SEPTEMBER 2nd, 1971~Wednesday I was sorted into Ravenclaw, ick! But the little French kid, Remus I think he mentioned his name to be, strange name, was sorted into Ravenclaw as well. Could of sworn I've heard it afore. No matter, we started classes today, had nothing but spare time until after lunch and then History, the most boring class.
I wonder if Professor Binns is boring 'cause his brain is still with his body so he doesn't have any of the stuff that gives you a sense of humour.
P.S. James was nastily shocked to find a melted chocolate frog in his bed this morning, unoriginal, but I haven't had enough time to find where the creature lurk here
SEPTEMBER 24th, 1971~Friday Core! The ruddy professors never give us a brake! It's as if I can feel my very mind depleting itself due to an overload of knowledge. Remus, my new friend, is taking this in stride. Every bloody night he spends at least an hour sitting in his blue bed reading over notes.
There's something strange about him, aside from the fact that one is given the impression he just woke up one morning and decided to learn English. He's so far away, like his body remains in his desk but his soul is out with the clouds or in the Dark Forest, I don't know where.
OCTOBER 8th, 1971~Friday You-Know-Who attacked a village near my house in Cardiff today. Said so in the Daily Prophet and Mum wrote me about it, she's real worried about me, Hera an' Perseus. A whole bunch of Mudbloods are dead now an' I'm worried for my youngest brother-Augustus an' for Mum, they're both Muggles (the rest of us tease Augustus all the time an' now I'm feeling bad 'cause I may never see him again.
On a different note, Remus has the meanest brother in the world. It's ruddy difficult to believe they're twins but they look very much alike 'cept Remus has scars everywhere that I can see on his body an' Romulus (that's his name) doesn't. But today we were sitting in the library, me, James an' Remus an' all of a sudden his twin came charging out from nowhere all angry an' shouting in French I think an' you could just see the poor kid (Remus) cowering. He told us later that Romulus was accusing him of stealing his journal along with his History of Magic text, which were in Romulus's rucksack when what had really happened was the two of them switched sacks in the first place. If that snot-nosed kid had spoken English an' I'd known what he was saying he'd be worse off than Lucius Malfoy!
STILL OCTOBER 8th I hate Malfoy, he's a year ahead of me an' my friends but he's decided to make our lives hell! Ever since the first day of classes when he picked up this greasy-haired kid that rode in the compartment across from me, James, his girlfriend and Remus by the name of Severus Snape. Mum and da know of the Snape family, says they're real stuck up. The only good thing that's ever come out of them is the branch that broke off and formed the Beaton clan.
Back to Malfoy the ruddy prat! I hope he rots in hell for what he did to Remus. The kid was just sitting in the Library doing his homework when Malfoy walked passed and muttered something an' Remus's hair went bright pink! If it were I sitting there I would have decked the bastard but Remus just sat there an' took it. Any other kid would have cried or gotten angry but this French guy continued reading even after numerous people told him.
I'll peg Malfoy for it! Funny how I wouldn't have known if I hadn't forced it out of Remus as to why his hair was the same colour as my sister, Hera's (yes, she dyed her hair neon pink).
OCTOBER 20th, 1971~Wednesday Nothing, nothing, glorious Wednesday! No classes until after lunch, ha! on James, who has History of Magic with Professor Boo as everyone calls him! Remus has taken it on his shoulders to properly teach me Wizard's Chess (Hera an' Perseus both cheat when they play!) so long as I help him with Herbology, which the kid is really awful at. His hands shake so badly that he can't re-pot the plants properly an' he always damages them. I wonder why his hands shake though; does it have anything to do with him being a foot shorter than James? (He's the second smallest out of our group)
OCTOBER 31st, 1971~Sunday Tonight, my sister was kind enough to tell me, there's going to be a huge banquet with sweets and the ghosts of Hogwarts (our house ghost is the Grey Lady) do special performances. I was talking to Remus an' he said he's never celebrated Halloween! Can you believe that? I've yet to meet a bloke who hasn't gone trick-or-treating but now I've seen everything. I hope he doesn't have to leave this month. Poor kid, there's always something wrong that he has to leave for.
NOVEMBER 18th, 1971~Thursday I hate potions! I'm not good at it, afore I was paired with Remus an' the kid knew what he was doing but I just blunder around like an ogre. Big, clumsy an' stupid, not like Remus, he's smart. He always knows what to do when I don't-wish I were more like him. Now I'm with James an' he knows less than I do. I think Professor Saestin is a little sadistic. I mean, bloody hell, she put Remus an' the snot-nosed Snape together an' they're the best students in all of the first year! Blimey, the two of them are already done an' we're still working on chopping ingredients. I've often thought the Fates like to play around with humans an' cause 'em unnecessary troubles an' now more than ever I'm sure of it.
STILL NOVEMBER 18th Well, our potion blew up. Right in the face of Professor Saestin too so although it got a good laugh to see her covered in hot purple stuff me an' James have detention an' the worst kind-cauldron cleaning.
NOVEMBER 27th, 1971~Monday Reckon I best be asleep given I've got a wicked History of Magic test today but I can't. Not after what Lucius did yesterday to Remus. The kid's never done anything to the bastard! I saw it all too, Remus was sitting there, talking to-shiver-Snape! (I can't say I like his choice of companions but what are you going to do?) When Malfoy comes up all important like an' starts yelling at Remus, "What the hell do you think you're doing?" an' then he punches him right in the nose. So Remus just looks up at him through all the blood and tries his hardest to erase his accent (Malfoy's always teasin' him about it) and tells him, "I was juste asking Severoos for 'elp with ze Potions." BAM! Lucius punched him again so then I broke his nose an' James is never a person to miss out on the chance of a fight so he jumped in an' slammed Lucius to the ground while Remus an' Snape just sort of sat there watching.
Now we have detention thanks to Professor McGonagall for three weeks but when all's said an' done, it was a VERY amusing day.
DECEMBER 4th, 1971~Monday Christmas vacations soon! First I'm going to James's until the twenty-third an' then his whole family, which consists of him an' his parents, Faylene an' Harry an' his little sister, Ennis coming to our place. 'S how it's always been but I feel guilty fer the first time ever in my life. Remus is being forced to stay at Hogwarts while his brother goes home. I don't think his parents like him very much, but he won't say anything! The kid is a ruddy lock, but as with all locks, you only need the right key.
DECEMBER 9th, 1971~Saturday Nothing to do. Remus beat me at Wizard's Chess again; Hera an' Perseus are both at Hogsmeade. My brother promised me some Butterbeer; the redhead from Gryffindor is clinging to James here in Ravenclaw. Neither of them (James is a Slytherin, his whole family is) are supposed to be here and Morgan Suthers, my best mate's girlfriend is going to dump him soon.
DECEMBER 11th, 1971~Monday Seven-sodding days until we leave and I couldn't feel worse! Remus was sweet, he gave me an' James an' Lily Evans our Christmas presents because he said he didn't want to wait. A journal for each of us, mine in hues of blue an' black with a quill to match. All I got him was a lousy gift basket of Chocolate 'cause he likes it. I feel awful, I would invite him but I know Mum wouldn't be pleased at the extra company. I hope he doesn't get any kinder 'cause I would have to return it an' I don't think I could in his measure. I must wonder if he and Romulus aren't really twins at all. Romulus stays in the company of Lucius Malfoy, Avery Nott an' Severus Snape an' Remus stays with us.
DECEMBER 18th, 1971~Monday Lots of Mondays, wonder why I always write then eh? Remus actually woke up at 7:00 on a holiday to come with the three of us down to the Hogsmeade station. I reckon Dumbledore's got a bit of a soft spot for the lad 'cause he wasn't supposed to be down here with us but he was allowed anyways. We (James an' I) met someone else, she's a Ravenclaw an' she sittin' in the only compartment left so we took it with her an' all. Says her name's Paschal Beaton an' Lily says her older sister-Alexis I think 's in Lily's house a year up. This girl's real smart an' real good-looking. Long, black hair, grey eyes, a perfect nose. I reckon I fancy her-sarcasm an' all. Yeah, she's quite sarcastic, when we asked if we could sit in the carriage with her, the reply was, "No, I think you ought to be destined to remain in the hall for the entire duration of the ride home." It's real neat 'cause she lives in Cardiff too, that's the city in Wales where me parents live. My mum's a baker and my pap's a carpenter an' her parents own a clothing store called "Dragon's Mirth". She reckons we should've seen each other about but I can't remember ever seeing someone so good looking as Paschal Beaton.
DECEMBER 20th, 1971~Wednesday Cor, I got a rather large surprise when I came home! The whole family was there at the station; even Augustus, Athena an' Marius were there-Augustus, like I mentioned afore is a Muggle an' he'll never get to Hogwarts, poor chap an' Athena's coming the year after next. Marius on the other hand is twenty an' he graduated from Hogwarts three years ago an' works at the Ministry. He an' Perseus are real good mates but I don't know him all that well. There's nine years between us so I'm inclined to be a little cool am I not? Athena an' I are real close an' I get one well enough with Augustus, there's a bit of a barrier 'cause he's a Muggle an' I'm not but he's alright.
DECEMBER 22nd, 1971~Friday I'm actually at James's. I just read the last entry and it sounds completely misguiding, my family came to get Perseus an' Hera while James's parents came to get me, him an' Lily (they're neighbours). Paschal's mum was there, she looks like the kind of person who would shoot anyone from a lower society. I s'pose it's 'cause she's a Snape (shiver) an' that family's like that. Our own Snape was all cordial as soon as we got off the train-wouldn't look at me though-I'm not part of society am I? I can't stand people like that.
STILL DECEMBER 22nd We went down to the shore; James has a house right on the water's edge. I'm not allowed to say where though in case my writings fall into the wrong hands (like that would ever happen). James is real lucky to have only him an' his parents an' Ennis-it doesn't actually feel like that 'cause Lily an' her sister an' brother are always about. Petunia looks like someone stuck their wand up her arse an' it stayed there but her brother-Ivyn is alright by me. I think her mum has something for naming them after plants. Back to what we did though, Petunia just sat on James's dock but Lily, Ivyn, me an' James played tag for a long time-we're still young enough to get away with it.
DECEMBER 23rd, 1971~Saturday I love nights. They're so silent you can hear the whisper of dreams upon currents of air and the snow's lustre illuminates one's mind to the point of brilliance. I wonder if Paschal looks down on the snow back home an' thinks the same. I reckon I shouldn't be up right now, nigh two in the morning but James snores like there's no tomorrow and makes it impossible for me to sleep.
STILL DECEMBER 23rd Back home we go! I'll get to see Paschal an' maybe even catch her under the mistletoe! I hope I do with all my heart. She just makes me stumble over words and fumble. I have a New Years resolution already! To ask her out, even though she's in second year. Cor, I can't believe I've just met her and this is how I am.
DECEMBER 24th, 1971~Sunday I met her! Apparently she an' Hera are real close friends so Hera had her over when James, Augustus an' me came in from the woods. The woods are the best-'specially 'cause when it gets all snowy it's the best place to play tag an' hide-an'-go-seek. But anyways, Paschal was like, "What are you doing here?" an' I was like, "I live here." "Oh! Of course, Hera Black and Sirius Black, I should have known," then she looked at Hera an' winked an' the giggled an' got all girly but it just made me like her more! It only took James about five minutes to realise I fancied her-damn his intuitiveness! So now his whole mission is to get us together, but I'll be damned if I don't do it myself!
DECEMBER 25th, (Christmas!!!) 1971~Monday Presents!!! Lovely, glorious presents and later tonight a party! Mum says that I can try some of da's Firewhiskey this year, hehe, little does she know I already have. But, I'll play the innocent eleven-year-old who's never had so much as a sip of anything stronger than Butterbeer. I got James a poster of Marilyn Monroe an' he got me a set of Black Gobstones. Yes, I do get the pun thank-you-very-much James, an' Mum an' Da got me an owl! He's a Giant Eagle Owl, which means he's HUGE! Nearly 2.5' in height an' I've called him Oberon after the fairy king in Midsummer's Night Dream. I'm gonna use him to send Remus his Christmas present, I got him a book of Shakespeare's comedies-Athena helped me BIG TIME with that one; I'd have been clueless otherwise.
DECEMBER 26th, 1971~Tuesday The party was fantastic-AND I asked out Paschal an' she said "yes!'' Then she kissed me right under the mistletoe! I Sirius Orion Black, have a girlfriend!!! Mum even gave me enough money to take her an' me to the matinee film tomorrow. Life couldn't be better.
DECEMBER 31st, 1971~Sunday I was wrong--life can be better! I snogged Paschal for two-hours! She is an amazing kisser, and her hair is so soft. She's really quite intelligent, oh, who am I kidding? She's got boobs! Big, lovely boobs!
JANUARY 5th, 1972~Friday Back to Hogwarts we go. This time it's me, Paschal, James an' Lily on the compartment-of course James an' Lily left when we started kissing again. Paschal says I'm a wonderful kisser! Me, Sirius Black, Casanova extraordinaire! Yes, I am conceited, aren't I?
JANUARY 8th, 1972~Monday Oh well, here we are, sitting in History of Magic, dum-dee-dum what a boring class! I don't know how Remus can sit through the whole thing and take notes. Of course I'd be a dead man if he didn't, kid always lets me study off of him. I really actually feel guilty-like I should do something for Remus in return. He has to go an' visit his sick mother again tomorrow, he told me when I'd asked him if he could tutor me in Defence an' he practically bit me head off! I told Hera about him an' she says that he has boy PMS, I've no clue what that is but if it has something to do with him always getting cranky an' moody every month then I bet he does.
JANUARY 20th, 1972~Saturday I hate Malfoy, I really do! An' Snape for that matter too! (Hehe, that rhymes) Snape, little Gryffindor prat, thinking he can get all chummy with Remus! They're Potions partners for the rest of the sodding year! We were re-assigned work groups an' now I'm with this kid named Peter from Hufflepuff (they put all of us together 'cause our year is so small) who makes me look good! It prolly seems odd I'm writing such words on a Saturday when we don't have Potions 'till Tuesday but Remus has decided to sneak down to the Gryffindor house just to chill with Snape of all people! Malfoy will end up killing the bloke if he keeps it up. I'm almost possessed to follow him just to make sure the slimy, blonde git doesn't make a surprise appearance but my conscience, which sounds irritatingly like James, told me not to.
JANUARY 22nd, 1972~Monday I was right; Malfoy found Remus an' Snape talking an' whaled on him. Now Remus has a broken nose an' two cracked ribs. No matter, Madame McNealy-the Hogwarts matron, patched him up-good as new.
JANUARY 31st, 1972~Tuesday Cor! It's Remus's birthday today an' I didn't even get him anything! Not that I knew, mind you, in fact, I only found out it was his birthday 'cause Romulus (sodding prat that he is) made a big deal of it. His parents didn't even send him (Remus) anything but he got a card from his little sister (never knew the kid had one) Auguste, 's funny how our siblings nearly have the same name. But back to my story, I'm seriously beginning to wonder whether his parents like him or not-I mean, Remus is always going to visit his sick mother, every month actually, but they've yet to send him any recognition that he exists. He's never gotten a letter from home that I know of an' his brother has his own owl to receive an' send notes. Also, Romulus gets "survival packages'' near every week but like I said, Remus gets nothing. Oh well, Perseus says he knows this great secret passage to a shop in Hogsmeade called Honeydukes where we (me an' James, maybe Lily) can get Remus some candy or sommat like that.
FEBRUARY 10th, 1972~Saturday I dumped Paschal, in all honesty, we were both getting pretty sick of the whole dating thing. We're still friends though, in fact we both snuck into Honeydukes (yes, the passage worked marvellously) an' bought some Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans then tried to trick each other into eating the disgusting ones. It was great fun, 'specially when James joined in an' we told him a bogey flavoured one was lime. Then Lily called us a bunch of prats, Remus was off with Snape, no doubt he'll walk in any minute now all bloodied-up. I'm starting to wonder how someone who is obviously so brilliant can be so thick as to continue trying to be friends with such a nasty person as Snape.
FEBRUARY 14th, (Valentine's) 1972~Wednesday Bah, I don't like Valentines Day at all! Well, actually I do because I've a date with Xiomara Hooch, she's in a year ahead of me in Slytherin an' she's gorgeous, all the guys fancy her an' I got her. Ha! Even James, who is now single an' looking, wants a date from her. She's a wicked fast Chaser on her house team an' she's been the main reason they've won every year.
FEBRUARY 23rd, 1972~Friday I have just been introduced to the playthings of the gods! Super, Industrial Strength Dungbombs!!! When placed in, say, Snape's cauldron and then one must call Remus over to include him in the joke (actually, he wasn't too happy about that) to get him out of the way and then one must observe the fine art of the Dungbomb exploding with such force that the cauldron Snape had-pewter, of course, was totalled an' so were his grease- caked robes. However, like I said afore, Remus was not happy, apparently they're quite good mates now. Of course I've another detention thanks to Professor Saestin, but they're actually not that bad (detentions I mean), James an' I are usually together so we just sit an' joke around the whole time.
FEBRUARY 29th, (Leap day) 1972~Thursday Voldemort, er, You-Know-Who attacked another city near home. Mum's getting real panicky an' Da's thinking about sending the rest of the family back home to live with James's family. They're real close friends an' James has a huge house so there would be enough space. But I'm still worried, for one matter, why is Y.K.W. attacking so close to my home of all places? An' 's not just wizards an' witches he's, or should I say his Death Eaters, have killed. Just last week seventy Muggles who were taking the underground in London near the Ministry were killed alongside Cran Garggyshanks (an Unspeakable at the Ministry of Magic). Dumbledore told me, James an' Lily that he was killed on account of the fact that he was one o' the only people who knew how to control the (shudder) Dementors of Azkaban (I pray that I will never set foot there). On the other hand, Paschal an' James are going out now! I never would have thought, but of course I was wrong. Lily's in a horrid mood today an' Remus has spent most of his free time trying to cheer her up. I'm actually kind of jealous that they get along so well, it's something that I will never be privy to-no matter how badly I want it.
MARCH 14th, 1972~Thursday Easter's the next holiday! I wrote Mum, who's now staying at James's place an' asked if Remus could come an' stay-course I haven't actually told Remus yet, but she said that Faylene said it was okay by her. The thing is the three of us-James included have to share his room 'cause all the spare bedrooms (yes, they have more than one) are used up but James doesn't mind. Now all I've to do is tell Remus, though I'm not sure how he will take it, the kid has a tough life, no doubt but I know he doesn't like to be patronized so how will he feel when I tell him?
MARCH 25th, 1972~Monday Not, bloody fair! He can't come because he has to spend Easter with an aunt or something. An' the worst part is, it's only for one sodding day! But still, he was very adamant about it, "No Sirioos, I must veezeet my aunt." I must say, it's getting more and more difficult to notice his accent; I guess the Hogwarts way of life suits him. Romulus still has his though I don't think he cares-all the girls in our year seem to love it.
APRIL 8th, 1972~Monday Transfiguration right now-I wonder if McGonagall found what James an' I put in her desk drawer.
STILL APRIL 8th Yes, she found it alright! We worked real hard an' had to look all over the castle but with the unknowing aid of Remus, we found a Bogart in his trunk. I heard him shouting bloody-murder so James an' I ran up the stairs to our dormitory an' there was the little bugger hanging over Remus's head as a Crystal Ball an' of course, you don't learn how to deal with Bogart's until third year so while Remus was cowering in a corner (don't mean to sound, well, mean) James threw his bag over it an' then we put it in McGonagall's desk. In short, she opened the drawer to get some chalk an' a big, black dog jumped out of there an' started barking big time. She had no clue it was us either. James of course had a study period so he popped by (prolly said he had to use the loo) just in time to see her yell "Riddikulus!" an' the dog bit its tongue. The whole class found this hysterical so the Bogart disappeared 'cause that's what makes 'em die-laughter. She explained this to us after an' even taught us how to perform the Riddikulus charm too. James is in Defence Against the Dark Arts right now with Professor Cummings, he's alright. So it's just me an' Remus who of course is studying for Potions even though we have the rest of the day until then. I reckon I should study too; I'm something awful when it come to that subject, but you already knew that. Maybe I could get Remus to tell me his secret.
APRIL 12th, 1972~Friday Lily fancies James!!! I'd never of guessed, honestly. I only found out 'cause she an' Remus were talking about it, I got a good beating from her but Remus just stood there with a slightly amused expression playing across his features. It wasn't a smile, the kid doesn't do that-I've seen him laugh once an' that was when Malfoy fell down a whole flight of stairs 'cause of a Potion he made an' I used on the slimy git. But back to Lily, apparently she's fancied him for quite some time but has never acted on it.
APRIL 13th, 1972~Saturday On the Hogwarts Express, I'm really quite bored actually. Xiomara an' I broke up two weeks ago an' since then I've gone out with Marguerite Revoir but I got bored of her in a matter of days. I do believe I'm getting a reputation as a slut. I reckon it's 'cause Malfoy's taken to snickering about my 'inquisitions' near me with his cronies.
STILL APRIL 13th Faylene and Mum met us at the station. James's little sister, Ennis was with them. She's a sweet kid really but tough too. She gets on all right with her brother an' with me too actually.
MAY 13th, 1972~Tuesday Easter hols were alright but in all honesty I was much happier when we were back at Hogwarts with Remus and that kid, Peter who's taken to following me an' James around.
MAY 20th, 1972~Tuesday Wow, there is absolutely nothing out of the ordinary going on here! Paschal broke up with James and declared that she's not going to date for the rest of the year which isn't that long. Remus is already studying (with a black eye thanks to Malfoy) for the end of year exams, convinced he'll fail when we all know he won't. James and I have played pranks non-stop to the point where every hour of our time has been taken up by detentions. Professor Saestin's been the worst of 'em all. We started untying Paschal's long braid 'cause she never wears anything else and it's bother the hell out of me and Professor Saestin was walking by and she gave me and James detention for a week solid for that.
JUNE 8th, 1972~Saturday Exams are on the fifteenth and I should prolly start studying. Remus has been asking me to quiz him non-stop and you know what? His accent's almost completely gone. Of course he's going right back to his snotty, French family that doesn't even send him letters. It really ticks me off how they do that you know?
JUNE 11th, 1972~Tuesday Gah! I truly and utterly despise Potions! Professor Saestin is some sadistic bitch reared from the fires of Hades! She has given us review packages to 'aid' us however, she failed to mention the entire thing was not only due before we could write the exams but it was also in Latin. A language, which I know not further than the spells we cast in school. Remus of course is ruddy perfect at it and also has his package complete. However, he refuses to lend it to me saying that I really must study of my own accord or I shan't pass! Gah!
JUNE 16th, 1972~Sunday I got completely smashed last night. James used the Invisibility Cloak Faylene gave him for a Christmas a while ago and he went down to the kitchens and stole some more Firewhiskey and we all drank in the Ravenclaw common room. Paschal was dancing on one of the sofas that got overturned with her skirt hiked up so that it almost didn't cover anything! Remus was away visiting him mum though.and I was snogging everything that had a pulse, James swears I came onto him! A nasty thought I know. But now that exams are over and I'm going home on the 18th everything will be fine. 'Course I'm staying with the Potters in their huge, spacious home just as all the other Potters are too. Ennis'll be great fun to have around, she's quite witty but we all know she'll be in Slytherin-'s practically a family tradition. But she's a great kid, quite frank such as the time she pointed out the, er, tent in me pants a year ago after a lovely dream about a miss Marilyn Monroe. She's smart also; she's helped me and James on more than one of our lovely pranks. What would be ironic is if we went out.one never knows. But now school is over and not much happens during such a time so I will put away this journal (blue leather with brass bindings, wonder if mum were hinting at sommat?). I'll prolly take it out once to recap though.