Disclaimer: Not mine

Ron's side of the story

Dear Diary,

We had our first Potions lesson today. Snape's finally got the DADA job, so this annoying fat bloke called Slughorn's teaching. Worships the ground Harry walks on cause he's the boy-who-lived, all over Hermione cause she's super smart and he can't even remember my bloody name!

Not that I'd be in Harry's position if you paid me and I've never cared that much about grades, but it would be nice to be noticed. Not pushed aside every time.

I'd never give up their friendship to be noticed. Harry's a great bloke, destined to save the world, and Hermione … well … she's something else.

I know Harry doesn't fancy her – he says he sees her like a sister – but every time she, say, calls him attractive, I get jealous. I'm not completely stupid. I know there's a running bet on when we'll get together, but I'm scared she'll push me aside too. For someone better. Like Krum.

Anyway, back to Potions. So Slughorn lets us in and lends me and Harry books and stuff. We all – me, Harry and Hermione – sat with Ernie the prat by this cauldron with lovely fumes. Smelled to me like a broom, my mum's breakfast and Hermione's perfume. She doesn't wear it often, only on special occasions, and I bought her a new bottle last Christmas. It's one of the few perfumes that doesn't make me sneeze. Parvati's was so strong the other day; I had to sit down for a few minutes to recover.

Turns out it's this really powerful love potion, right, and it smells like what attracts us. I don't need some stupid potion to tell me flying, my mum's cooking and I lo…ike Hermione.

Why did I even agree to do Potions this year anyway? Oh, yeah, I wanted to be an auror. That would make me stand out, but I'm not sure if it's what I want to do with my life. I'll be with Harry till the end, but do I really want to kill someone? Spend the rest of my days chasing evil? Living with the knowledge that I may have inadvertently put an innocent in those cells?

Sometimes, I think I'd of better in the Ministry, or flying, I don't kn0w anything anymore. I'm not certain about any decision and I don't want to be in my own shoes.

On anther note, if Dean hurts my sister I WILL kill him. Or at least beat him up. I wonder if I can get Madam Hooch to lend me a Beaters Bat. Ahhhh … the possibilities

A/N: This has been a long time in the making and I hope it is appreciated. If not, ahhh well, it's not the worst thing in the world. Please give me comments on how to make it better, I can't improve without help.