August 20
Dear Journal,
Today is the day we, my parents and I, are finally going to get the rest of my school supplies. Finally they fixed the Floo Network so we can wear our wizard robes. Yay! I have a really long list of books. And most of them are by Gilderoy Lockhart. YUCK!
I don't see why every likes him so much. Even my mom, who's married, likes him. UH! And you know what, just to prove it to you, I'll write down my whole list of books so that you can see for yourself:
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
1. The Standard Book of Spells (Grade1) By Miranda Goshawk
2. A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
3. Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
4. A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
5. One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
6. Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
7. Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
8. Break With a Banshee by Gilderoy Lockhart
9. Gadding with Ghouls by Gilderoy Lockhart
10. Holidays with Hags by Gilderoy Lockhart
11. Travels with Trolls by Gilderoy Lockhart
12. Voyages with Vampires by Gilderoy Lockhart
13. Wanderings with Werewolves by Gilderoy Lockhart
14. Year with the Yeti by Gilderoy Lockhart
And that is my list of books. I don't know how I'm going to be able to carry them all, but I guess I'll have to deal with it. I really hope our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher doesn't focus their classes on Gilderoy otherwise I'll have just as much trouble with them as I'll have with Snape.
Well, my parents want to leave for Diagon Alley right now so I'll write once I get back about what I see in Diagon Alley. Ok? Bye-bye then.
Later (Same Day)
Guess what. Today when we went to Diagon Alley take a guess whose signs were put up all over the place. Gilderoy Lockhart's! AHHH! What's this world coming to? They all said something about Gilderoy coming to Flourish and Blotts tomorrow to give out autographs of his new book
Now thanks to those signs my parents want to go tomorrow to Flourish and Blotts just to get my books autographed and to get his new autobiography Magical Me. All this stuff about Gilderoy Lockhart is making me sick. I'm going to bed. Good night.
Hallie