October 24

Harry got the coolest thing in the mail today! He got a Nimbus Two-Thousand. I left the Hall quickly with Harry and Ron to go put it in his dormitory. On the way to Gryffindor Tower though, we met Draco. He snatched the broomstick away from Harry and after realizing what it was I knew he was jealous. He was telling Harry that first years aren't allowed broomsticks when Flitwick came out of his classroom. Draco instantly told him that Harry had a broomstick. Flitwick said to Draco that Harry had had special permission and asked what model it was. The look on Draco's face was priceless when we left him. Harry's due back from learning Quidditch anytime now, so I gotta go.

-Angela

October 31

Today was a fun day in Charms. We learned how to my objects fly through the air. I was paired with Pavarti Patil. She's a Gryffindor, too. Harry was paired with Seamus and Ron with Hermione. Seamus had managed to set his feather on fire. I looked over to where Ron and Hermione were working. Hermione was yelling at Ron for saying the spell incorrectly. Then, she showed him how to "properly" do the spell. She was able to levitate the feather about four feet in the air. I said I could easily do the same and Pavarti asked me to prove it. So, I said "Wingardium Leviosa" and my feather rose about five feet in the air—higher than Hermione's. I think she was a bit jealous. After the lesson, Ron was talking to Harry about. He was making fun of her. I knew she heard him because she bumped into him and ran off. He had said something about her not having any friends; I stood up for her and said that I was her friend. I ran after her and found her in the bathroom. I told her not to listen to Weasley, that he didn't know what he was talking about. She just told me to go away. I told her that I would be back before the feast. The feast is going to start in about a half an hour. I'll go try to convince her to come, but it might not work.

-Angela

November 1

The Halloween feast was about to start. Then Professor Quirrell came in and said that there was a troll in the dungeons. My first thought was that Hermione didn't know about the troll and I better go tell her. I got up from my seat and tried to weave my way in and out of all the people. I was able to make it to the bathroom without anybody noticing. I started to tell her that we've got to get back to the common room because there's a troll. Well, about a minute I saw the troll and heard the door close. I was too afraid to do anything and Hermione screamed. The door opened again and Harry and Ron Came bursting in. by this time, Hermione looked as though she could faint. Harry told Ron to try to confuse it while he tried to get Hermione and me out of there. I got a hold of myself and got out of there as quickly as I could, but Hermione was too scared to do anything. I started to help Ron to try and confuse it. It worked, but it went straight for Ron. Then Harry did something both very stupid and brave: He jumped up onto the troll's shoulders. The thing that startled the troll, though, was that Harry's wand somehow got stuck in the troll's nose. Ron seemed to be a little sensible and took out his wand. He said the Levitating Spell and the club flew out of the roll's hand. The club fell out of the air and hit its owner's head. Hermione asked if the troll was dead after it had been knocked out. I told her that we're only first years and we'll only have knocked it out. Then, we heard a slamming noise and footsteps. Professors McGonagall, Snape, and Quirrell came rushing into the room. McGonagall look really mad. She looked to Ron and Harry to explain what had happened. Before they got to explain, though, Hermione interrupted. She said that she went looking for the troll. She was telling a lie to a teacher! I was shocked (and proud) to hear her lie. I've finally got through to her that life isn't all about the truth. But, she did tell what Harry, Ron, and I did. McGonagall took five points away from Hermione, but gave Harry, Ron and I five points each. I made my way back to the common room with Hermione and thanked her for getting us out of trouble. She told me not to worry about it. I asked her if she was going to be friends with Harry and Ron now, but she didn't answer me. She gave the password the Fat Lady and she let us in the common room. We waited off to the side for Harry and Ron; they came into the common room about a minute later. There was a second of awkward silence between us. We all mumbled our thanks and then hurried of to get our plates. Once we were settled by the fire, we talked as though we had been friends the whole time.

-Angela