Saturday, January 4th

0.07 Did not have a nice day. Minerva is in love with Alastor. New Year's Buffet was a disaster. Boring, boring, boring.

Sunday, January 5th

number of lemon drop: 108 (outrages) units hot chocolate consumed: 1 (v. good) units hot chocolate with whiskey: 18 (again, outrageous)

11. 26 Am avoiding Minerva, which is working fine so far. Cannot believe what happened yesterday. We had tea this morning, before the NYB and I told her that Alastor is seeing someone.

I was very startled when Minerva turned pale. She didn't finish her tea, took her things and said that she needed to do something. Leaving a surprised me behind.

She is in love with Alastor, that's the only explanation. Her reaction was so strange. I tell her that Alastor has a girlfriend and Minerva pales. Why did I not see it before? Why? Why? Why?

What has Alastor that I don't have? He's a lot younger then me, that might be it.

Should I tell Alastor that Minerva is in love with him?

I have thought about the consequences:

1. He does not return her feelings and continues his relationship with Geraldine.

2. He returns Minerva's feelings, they get married and live happily ever after.

3. He starts a relationship with Minerva, but continues to have a secret affair with Geraldine. (No, no, no, Alastor would never do that)

4. He doesn't start a relationship with either of them, because he thinks it's too much trouble and stays single for the rest of his life..

5. He can't decide.

6. He wants me to decide for him.

This is a nightmare. I've been in love with my best friend for years, she is in love with another friend of mine, who has just started something with another woman.

The NYB was unbelievable boring. I didn't like Geraldine, thought she was bossy. I heard her whisper to Alastor: "get that hip flacon from your pocket, it makes your hips look enormous".

Alastor deserves the best woman in the world. But not mine. Am going to visit Aberforth.

22.10 Terrible exhausting evening at Aberforth's. He wants to start breeding rabbits. Just for fun. Am worried about him. And don't believe it an old school friend of him stopped by. Her name is Hannah. Remember her vaguely. Appears to be divorced two times. She and Abeforth agreed to keep in touch.

Splendid. The whole world is finding his significant other and I'm left behind, lonely and alone. To be ridiculed and laughed at during holidays by 'Perfect Couples'.