Please note that this part is among the 5 years I skipped in Like A Black Rose.

If you have any questions, my AIM username is Crazytalk32.

Sorry it took so long! I've been so busy with midterms coming up, insanity right around the corner and my best friend got a new boyfriend. And I've been in a reading mood more than a writing mood so I didn't bother to put a new chapter up!

July 25th

Dear Journal,

Kirk asked me if I wanted to come to the pool. I said yeah and told him I'd meet him there in 15 minutes, and closed the door. I started to put on my bathing suit but then I noticed that the tattoo on my back was visible, so I put my normal black skirt and tee-shirt back on and went there to tell him I couldn't go in the water because I couldn't find my bathing suit. He was pretty disappointed.

-Tamara

August 1st

Dear Journal,

Kirk bought me a new black and green two piece bathing suit, and told me to meet him at the pool in half an hour.

So I put it on and looked at my back in the mirror. The dragon's body was covered but the head was still visible. I went to the pool anyway and I was hoping that he wouldn't notice.

He noticed though. He asked me if I was wearing one of those temporary tattoos, and I told him it was real, but not to tell my dad. He didn't, but told me that I shouldn't've stained my 'beautiful' body with a tattoo. I said I understood.

I'm not beautiful.

-Tammy

August 20th

Dear Journal,

He sent me to camp. Camp is horrible.

I got my letter from Hogwarts and went shopping.

I'm leaving again in 10 days, for my third year. I'll be able to go to Hogsmeade without sneaking in with Fred and George.

I went to Kirk to say bye to him. We kissed, then I left.

Kirk is two years older than me. He's 15.

I'm not going to tell George about Kirk. I wouldn't want him to know that I have a boyfriend, and quite frankly, I want to forget about Kirk until next summer.

-Tammy

December 23rd

Dear Journal,

I left my journal at home. I went home for Christmas so I could get it and so I could see Kirk again. I found the journal but Kirk moved. He's living in Paris now.

My dad owns a house in Paris.

So I'm writing a letter to George. Maybe he'll come get me so I can spend Christmas in Hogwarts.

-Tammy

December 25th

Dear Journal,

George couldn't get me to Hogwarts, so I'm spending Christmas here.

I got a lot of clothes. And some new school books. And a Nimbus 2000.

Merry frickin Christmas.

-Tammy

January 3rd

Dear Journal,

This is the last page in this stupid small journal. I'll write more when I can get George to teach me a spell which can make more pages in this.

June 20th

Dear Journal,

I forgot about you! I was packing my things and I found you. Interesting, eh? Well, I gotta go. Train comes in 10 minutes.

-Tammy

June 26th

Dear Journal,

Dad's letting me spend the summer holidays at our home in France! That's where Kirk is.

-Tammy

July 1st

Dear Journal,

Kirk can drive! He DROVE me to the movies and we watched a horror movie. I didn't get scared.

Kirk drove me back home, and then we slowly walked into my house. My dad wasn't there, so it was pitch black. He kissed me goodnight and he started to leave but I stopped him.

"What?" he asked me.

I was feeling sort of sad. I don't know why I was so sad, maybe I was missing George. But anyway I asked him "Wanna make out on the couch?"

He had a really happy look on his face. "Hell, yeah." He said.

And now I'm upstairs in my room. I told him I'll be right back, so I gotta go now. I wanna make out with Kirk!

-Tamara

July 1st

Dear Journal,

Dad chose the worst night to come check on me.

Kirk and I were kissing and then dad came in and I got in biiiig trouble.

I have to stay in my stupid room until July 5th.

Ugh.

-Tammy

July 2nd

Dear Journal,

I hate Kirk. I hate him. He thinks he can come to my window, and get me out, then be the big hero. Honestly! Maybe I want to stay in my stupid room.

He says he's going to tell dad about the tattoo.

-Tammy

July 3rd

Dear Journal,

Dad found out about the tattoo. For a second, I thought he was going to kill me. But all he did was just look at me and tell me that I should be glad that mom was still in prison, that she would've killed me.

-Tammy

July 7th

Dear Journal,

Dad went back to the house in London and left me here in Paris, alone again. I've been spending my days inside, going to the pool occasionally, but only when I'm sure that Kirk isn't there. I saw him one time at the park and he ignored me, so now I'm ignoring him.

It's hard to believe I'm only 14. I'm living on my own and I'm thinking of getting a job. Before we broke up, Kirk would tell me that I Iooked more like his age, 16, than 14.

-Tammy

July 9th

Dear Journal,

Mom got out of Azkaban.

-Tammy

July 14th

Dear Journal,

She wrote me a letter. She says she's sorry. She says she never meant to kill him. She says she's turned over a new leaf.

Jodie Anderson is a big liar.

-Tammy

July 17th

Dear Journal,

I started drawing, drawing basically nothing, then the picture turned out to be a drawing of Kirk falling off a bridge.

I started drawing again and then it turned out to be a drawing of George. I folded it up and sent it to him.

-Tammy

July 20th

Dear Journal,

I'm getting a job at the skating rink down the street. It has good pay, and it'll help improve my French speaking. And Kirk won't be there! What's better?

-Tammy

August 11th

Dear Journal,

For the past 3 weeks I have been SO busy with work, and finishing up my homework for Hogwarts, I haven't had time to write.

-Tammy

End of Chapter 3