Still January 6th
Lunch
Introductions take forever.
Sirius was giving Naomi the good old eye, but she didn't seem to notice. Anna and Rachel seemed to have adopted her as part of our elite. She looked a bit more comfortable when we wee just sitting, relaxing and talking.
James, however, wasn't there. He'd had Quidditch practice in the morning, and came in dripping mud and snow all over the place, but nevertheless happy to see me. I gave him a quick peck on the cheek and told him about Naomi, who he could see over the heads of a group of twittering second years.
'Cute chick. You might have a bit of competition, Lily.' he joked. I slapped his arm playfully.
'Cheek!'
At least, I think he was joking. OMG, what if he wasn't? What if he was serious? I really doubt it, but WHAT IF HE WAS?
Consultation required.
January 7th
I am such an obsessive person. Anna and Rachel think I'm safe. Naomi actually burst out laughing when I told her.
'What?' I asked, dubiously. 'Am I missing something?'
'No, it's just I'm not… well, popular in that area of life. I've only had a few boyfriends, and even then they weren't as obsessed as James is about you.'
I smiled. 'That's so sweet!' I was secretly thrilled. 'Thank you! And don't worry, Patrick Finnigan was eyeing you up a bit when I introduced you in the common room, and he's not bad.'
'Really? The guy in the red armchair? I thought he was cute.' A smile pondered over her face as she adjusted her glasses absent mindedly. I saw her eyes wander towards Patrick's chair.
He's one of our sort of hi-bye friends. He's half-Irish, but is pretty good for a laugh if you need cheering up. He's always smiling, but I noticed his smile broaden when he caught Naomi looking at him.
I can tell that Anna and Rachel like her, and so do I. We discovered that she's in our dorm! Great! Well, we realised when an extra bed had appeared, and her hawk owl's cage was beside her bed. That's where we are now, while James is at Quidditch practice and Sirius and Remus are conducting a chess tournament amongst some eager fourth years. I think Sirius is collecting bets for it, but I really can't be bothered to tell him off. Besides, there's always blackmail…
I am really sorry, journal, but Rachel's parents sent her a fondue set for Christmas, and the chocolate has almost melted, so I guess duty calls.
Bye for now!
January 9th
I haven't been down to see Hagrid for a while. Am going to go now.
Later
Helped Hagrid across the grounds this morning. It was a good day. I helped make a new pen for the school roosters. The, Hagrid and I sat in his cabin for a while, Fang drooling onto my knees. We talked about school, and I told him about Naomi.
'I just hope she settles in OK, and gets to class and everything, and can do the work.'
'You're gonna make a fine witch, Lily.' he said. 'You're gonna be one 'o the greatest. I can tell.'
I couldn't help but smile.