September 12, 1996

Today is Friday!

My date with my secret admirer!

Wish me luck...

Guess who my "secret admirer" was?

While you're at it, I'll tell you what happened.

(It feels weird not having a conversation with your diary! No offense, Mac.)

I didn't know where the painting - "Variant" something, I'm too lazy to check - was, so I went to Sir Cadogan for help. I really didn't want to, but I had to because I wasn't about to ask a person were it was. I mean, what would that person think? And what if s/he asked me questions? What would I answer?

So I asked Sir Cadogan. He always wants to help. But we had to part ways (doesn't that sound poetic?) early on, because the painting is kind of... apart. The nearest painting was in the doorway to the dungeons. When we got there, Sir Cadogan told me to go left, instead of right, which is the direction I always take to get to the Potions classroom. If you could call that classroom.

On my way to the painting, I was thinking the whole time that maybe it was trap. I expected some sort of monster to appear, something like... like a Basilisk.

After I walked for what must have been at least half an hour, I ran into a certain Slytherin. Guessed already?

It was Draco Malfoy.

That nasty little...

He was my secret admirer!

At first I thought he just happened to be there. I just stared at him until he said, "Wow, ten minutes late. You better have a good excuse, Weasley."

"What are you talking about?" I asked. He just frowned. Then I noticed he was leaning on a bit of wall beside a painting - the painting.

At this point, I panicked. And my face must've shown it, because next thing Draco was sneering and saying, "Who did you expect? Potter?"

Alright. I confess I kind of suspected it was Harry. In fact, I thought something wrong must have been going on with Harry if he decided to meet me down in the dungeons. Heck, the only reason I kept on going through the dungeons' corridor was because I thought maybe it was Harry.

But that wasn't the reason I was surprised. I was surprised because, well - it was Malfoy. Draco Malfoy.

To make a long story short, basically:

1. Malfoy told me to remember the "your secret admirer" part of the letter was sarcastic. (Whew!)

2. He told me he thought it was pretty obvious that Harry either already fancied me or would soon. Which, of course, is entirely true. I've underestimated Malfoy. But then, anyone could see that. Ha.

3. He said Harry wasn't fully aware of his feelings of True Love toward me. Which, sadly, is entirely true too. Sigh.

4. He said I had to do something about point number 3, and that he would help me to do that something.

At this point, I questioned Malfoy about why would he do that, and what exactly did he have in mind? He said:

5. We could pretend to be together, as in, a couple, for some time. Until Harry has an attack of Jealousness, to be specific. Or at least, that's as long as I would stand it.

6. He says this would benefit him because he wanted to make Harry suffer for what he did to his (Malfoy's) father. He didn't have to do much, he said, because Lucius (Lucious?) Malfoy (his father) and Lord Voldemort would make Harry really suffer. He didn't say "Lord Voldemort", though - just "You-Know-Who". Ha, that little coward. I thought it was funny how he spoke of Voldemort as if he were his father's servant, seriously. His exact words were something like: "Father, along with You-Know-Who, will make Potty really pay...". "Potty" is such a stupid nickname. Malfoy is so childish.

I don't know what to do. This all sounds interesting, but I'm sleepy right now, I woke up early today because Maddy had forgotten to do an essay and needed my help... the essay was for Ancient Runes, I don't even take that class...

September 13, 1996

Saturday!

I haven't been this glad it's Saturday in a long time.

I just had lunch. I'm going to go and practice for the Chaser try-outs after I write this.

I've been thinking about Malfoy's proposition (is that how you say it? ...Ohh, I bet Tom would've told me). It's interesting. (I already said that..) Harry definitely needs a bit of a push to realise he fancies me. Now, I've tried the Make Him Jealous trick before, but with Malfoy it would be different, because Harry really dislikes him. It would drive him mad. Even if he didn't fancy me, it would drive him mad to see me with Malfoy. Ohh, it would drive my brothers mad too.

Ha!

Malfoy says his father is planning something against Harry (as usual). Maybe I can find out a little about his plans. It would be easy to get it out of Malfoy because if there's something about him I know for a fact, it's that he's a gossip monger. He can't shut up. It's incredible.

Also, I would definitely be the dominant one in that "relationship". Draco Malfoy, dominating me. What a joke.

So it looks very nice for now. I guess I'll meet Malfoy on Wednesday and tell him that yes, I'll accept his help.

Or maybe I should tell him that yes, I'm going to help him. Which sounds better?

If I say I'll help him, I'm saying that I don't really need his help and am just doing this for charity. But why would I help a Malfoy? Besides, if I'm to dominate him, he'll be my sidekick, therefore he'll be the one helping me.

Hmmmmm...

A/N: I was going to prepare this really long excuse for not publishing in months, butI realized it could all be summed up in these words:
I am one incredibly lazy and irresponsible person.
Now that that's cleared up, I would like to say that... wait, I forgot. Anyway, I hope you all liked this. Hopefully I'll finish this fic before HBP is released. I'll try.