Chapter 3: What I May Miss

Dear Diary,August 17, 2004

Wow two days in a row, incredible. I guess I will be keeping a diary, at least for now anyway. Today is going a lot better than yesterday. I'm not as depressed anymore. Everything was going great until my right upper back started to itch like crazy. I ran to the bathroom to see what the hell was making me so itchy and I found out why. I had a little rash on my shoulder. This has happened before and it kept me out of school for two weeks. Madame Promphy held me against my will for almost the whole time. The pompous woman over reacts to practically any little injury like a paper cut. I got pretty behind in my work but I wasn't going to let me being sick ruin the only attention I get from my parents.

Just now my mom came into my room and took my laundry and yelled at me for "wearing" some sweats. I really didn't wear them except for that one day when it was really cold. My mom and I haven't been the best of friends; actually we never were that close but we were civil, when I say were, I mean were as in past tense. I've been getting yelled at practically all summer and I can't wait until school starts. So I can get away from all of this. I can't believe I miss school so much, hell I even miss Draco, I mean Malfoy, and he teases me all the time. Now that I think of it, he's the only one I can tolerate. Sure he teases me and I yell back but that's "normal" in everyone's eyes. He actually helps me let my anger out without even knowing it. I guess going back to school will be much better than I originally thought it would be. I'll be able to control my anger better, fewer things will actually fuel my anger (mother dearest), and the best part of school is not being at home. All the happiness a depressed person can get.

Always but not likely forever,

Hermione Granger

.:Later:.

Dear Diary,August 17, 2004

Two entries in the same day wow! Really big surprise there but anyways the day kind of went down hill after the first entry. Never would have thought I would write more than one entry in a day, but oh well. Remember my mom? Yeah well she's been getting on my nerves again. She's been yelling at me today and I hated it. I didn't do anything wrong. Plus it's summer. I should be having fun and freedom, but what do I get? I get a summer of hell.

First I got enrolled in a summer school for the gifted and everyone was muggle but that's beside the point. That ended like three weeks ago and I've been stuck at home ever since. During the damned school I was struggling with the summer homework that Hogwarts require it's students to do every year if they want their choices of classes for the following school year. After the summer school ended, I was stuck at the hellhole I call home. I was either staying at home or going to the library.

Yes the library, my home away from home. The only place I feel comfortable and relaxed. Oh and I didn't go there to study or do homework. At least I planned to do homework but that didn't go as planned. That is what happens when you "study" or "do homework" with friends. You never get anything done because everyone is too distracted by everyone else to do any work. So the time gets wasted talking and gossiping. The good part is that every time I went to the library was because my muggle friend asked/invited me to come and meet him there. It was great because not only was I not home but I was also with my friends and the guy I have a crush on. Sometimes I wonder why I never give up magic and just be a muggle, but then if I did give up magic I wouldn't be special and being special is good in my family. At least for me it is. Being special is how someone gets recognition for the things that they do because they're special.

Always but not likely forever,

Hermione Granger