Author's Note: I'm glad you liked Hermione's birthday. :) She had a lovely day. Sadly, there isn't much mileage in her being happy, so things will be getting a little more 'woe-is-me' for a while. Don't worry about her though, things will turn out alright in the end. Besides, Hermione's inner monologue is a right Drama Queen anyway; mountains out of molehills and all that... ;)

September 20th

Total number of cards received yesterday: 56 (new record for self!)
Stern words from Flitwick: 36 (yes, I counted)
Sore toes: 1 (v. bad)
Sore elbows: 1 (also v. bad)
Feeling of miserable-ness on scale of 1 to 10: 9 1/2

Got up this morning, still on wonderful feeling of great birthday yesterday. Then looked at clock, and realised that had overslept and had five minutes to get up, dressed and into charms. Was ten minutes late, and received stern words from Flitwick about it at the end of the lesson. Am sure that Harry and Ron found that v. amusing, however do not share their sentiments.

On way out of classroom, managed to stub toe on door frame, causing arms flailing and subsequent whacking of elbow on wall. Was v. painful. Even more annoyingly, managed to do all this just as slimy-grot-bag-Malfoy was walking down the corridor, and saw the whole painful incident. Was in so much pain that could not even come up with witty response to evil-mini-Death-Eater-smirk. Am having v. bad day.

Spoke to Ginny after class; she reckons it is classic case of 'post-birthday depression', where yesterday was so totally amazing that anything but perfection today would pale in insignificance. Add to that realisation that am another year older, and is a wonder am not trying to throw self off top of astronomy tower. Personally think that absence of cute wizards in life is probably not helping matters. In fact, am feeling so rubbish today that would settle for compliment from almost anyone. Except possibly Malfoy.

September 21st

Times embarrassed self today: 1 (could be worse)
Times injured self today: 1 (better than yesterday)
Sightings of cute seventh year wizards: 1

Was beginning to feel that all cute wizards had been forced to leave Hogwarts by Snape or other Gryffindor-hating (or Hermione-hating) professors just to make own life a misery. However, tide was turned this morning, when witnessed cute seventh year Hufflepuff wizard exiting library. Was entering library at time, so did not get time for further study, but at least incident has served to reaffirm faith in world. Or Hogwarts, at any rate.

It was also in library that managed to perform self-embarrassment for today. Luckily, there were no cute wizards in sight, though did see some third-year Slytherins skulking behind a bookcase. Hope that does not mean story will get back to Malfoy. Was just reaching up to top shelf to pull book out (for researching Potions assignment) when realised that books on this particular top shelf were quite tightly packed. Realisation was not in time, however, to prevent entire top shelf falling forward off shelf onto self. Luckily managed to get out of way of most of the heavier books, but still have v. sore head from where was almost decapitated by W. Fellows's '50 Cures for Commone Ailementes of Ye Heade'. The irony of the situation does not escape me. Think that Madam Pomfrey thought that was making it up when went to hospital wing in attempt to ease suffering later this afternoon. Have resolved to take said book to show her next time am in vacinity of hospital wing. Cannot have people thinking that am crazier than actually am (since that is plenty crazy enough already).

September 22nd

Times injured self today: 0 (hurrah!)
Wizarding book catalogues discovered: 1
Amount of homework left to do this evening: 0 (disappointing)

Am v. pleased to report that have managed not to injure self at all today. Is v. nice not to have constant head, toe or elbow pain throbbing and distracting self from important reading/homework/looking out for cute seventh years.

Think that Ginny noticed that was having bad day yesterday. Possibly her notice was helped by the fact that found self moaning to poor friend about it this morning. In typical Weasley rising-to-the-challenge fashion, Ginny was v. lovely and consoled self in excellent manner; she presented me with a wizarding book catalogue. Am v. excited. Company claims to be able to deliver any book from any wizarding or muggle library within two days. Even offers rental service for poor students such as self, who cannot afford to buy the ten thousand books that having company such as this available would entice self to buy. Love Ginny.

Have no homework tonight, as finished it all yesterday. Am resisting temptation to go and do Harry's and Ron's for them. Instead, will browse through book catalogue to see if anything jumps out. Catalogue is very clever; works like muggle search engine on Internet, only better, as catalogue does not crash and say ''the computer has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down'' or other stupid error message. User simply thinks of what type of book they would like, and page opens on suitable books. Is v. clever.

Tomorrow is weekend! Cannot wait. Will set up telescope and see what can see with it.