Saturday 26th December
Boxing Day
Living Room
10.00 a.m.
I just asked my aunt why today is called Boxing Day and all she did was give me the complete history of Ireland. I told her that as wonderful as Ireland is that is not what I asked about. She didn't seem to care.
Typical.
11.00 a.m.
They'vegone now. I am alone once again. Sigh.
The party is tomorrow though so I suppose I should start packing.
Off I go then.
11.24 a.m.
I hate packing.
Monday 28th December
Edith's room
9.30 a.m.
I'm getting the feeling that something terribly strange is happening. I mean, it's not even 10 and I'm already awake. The other two are asleep on the floor because I managed to nab Edith's bed while we were up talking last night.
Mwuhahaha!
Wow. Only 9.30 and I can still find it in me to cackle. Quite an achievement, I think.
I really don't know why I'm up this early though. We were awake until really late. So basically I'm just going to die from tiredness today or something.
And to top it all off I have Edith's little sister's dog on top of me. Don't ask how that happened. Perhaps it's Edith's idea of revenge for taking her bed or something. I'm pretty sure I fell asleep before her, so she must have arranged it all when she realised. I could so see her doing something like that.
Do I need to mention that Edith's little sister's dog is very heavy?
Ack.
Anyway, I may as well fill you in on how the party went…
Um, it was very groovy.
If you like doing things like going out barefoot in the street then going back in and putting shoes on because it had just been raining and we didn't want to get our feet wet and then going out again and doing crazy dancing in the road, I mean.
Which I do like, by the way. So it's all good.
Edith's sister Emma (the one with the dog) taught me a really cool dance about playing a banjo. Sadly however it looks nothing like someone playing a banjo. Not that I'm an expert on the subject or anything, since my dad wouldn't let me go for banjo lessons that time I asked him. But it was certainly a very amusing dance, so in exchange I taught Emma the one Callum and I made up about the fish.
That's where the fun ended.
I didn't realise it then of course. I was really enjoying myself. It's just that now I look back at it I realise what a sad, sad tale it is.
I'm sure you're all waiting in eager anticipation to find out if Josh did come and how it went with him. Because I know that I would be excited if I was in your position. But I'm sorry to say that things did not go very well for me in that department.
To my delight, Josh was at the party. Like Edith had said he would be.
I hadn't actually been sure if he would come at first. I mean, I didn't really know Josh, did I? How did I know that going to his girlfriend's parent's party was really his cup of tea? And for a while I thought that even if he did come how did I know that he would even speak to us?
I knew all along that it could turn out to be a total disaster. I just had no idea that the disaster would come in this form. I'm trying to decide whether it would have been worse if I found out that he was a bigger idiot than James Potter.
He wasn't though. He was really nice, and totally friendly. Which would have been great if he seemed the slightest bit interested in me.
I can tell he likes me. You know, as a friend. Like, if I made a joke then he'd laugh at it. I thought that was weird. I mean, I think I'm funny and Edith and Nat think I'm funny but none of the lads I know from school think I'm funny.
Seriously, James Potter's behaviour is the height of friendliness towards me from lads at school.
So that's what makes it so bad. Because I really like Josh now, but he probably won't even remember my name by the time we go back to school.
Sigh.
It's not like I was really expecting him to like me, anyway. I mean it's pretty ridiculous for me to hope he'll finish Lisa for me. And pretty mean too. I like Lisa; she's really nice. So I'd feel bad if Josh dumped her.
Gah. I'm depressed now.
5.23 p.m.
I just told Edith and Nat about the cheese diary James sent me, and it's got us all thinking.
Why did James bother to send it to me?
It's ridiculous though isn't it? You just don't send presents to people you're picking on. Especially presents they actually like.
There's got to be a rule about that somewhere.
So what exactly is going through James Potter's head?
Here's what we think:
He's seen the error of his ways and is sending the diary as an apology
He actually likes me
Now here's what we really think:
He's completely bonkers
He somehow thinks that this is a very funny part of his joke
He's completely bonkers (hey, it's VERY likely)
The thing is, however, that as nutty as Potter is he's also pretty smart. So he would probably know the reasons why this diary thing is a stupid idea.
They are as follows:
The rule about sending gifts to people you are picking on
The whole point of picking on me is to embarrass me in public. By sending the dairy to my own house he's not making it very public
He can't see my reaction if I'm at home
It's total waste of time and money for him
This is just completely ridiculous!
So why did he do it
I'm going to think about this some more.
6.00 p.m.
What if he is trying to apologise though?
Maybe James isn't really as bad as I've always made him out to be!
Like, what if he was actually trying to flatter Snape that time he got down on one knee and asked him if he would 'go to the prom' with him?
…Actually, maybe not...
6.10 p.m.
It has come to me!
He must have cursed the diary or something!
Like so whatever I write in it will get sent to him so he knows what I'm writing!
Oh my God! That is so EVIL!
I am officially NEVER speaking to him again.
Never ever! He is officially on my list of people who are evil and I will never speak to again.
I don't actually have a list like that. But I am SO making one right now!
Lily's list of people who are evil and she will never speak to again:
1) James Potter
It is official.
A/N: I have no idea where the inspiration for this chapter came from. It really is ridiculous. I go for months with no idea what to write next, then one day I just randomly go 'hey, why don't I just write this?' and suddenly I've got another chapter written.
I'm not sure whether this is actually a good chapter or not, but it's better than nothing I suppose.
I know you all totally deserve review replies but I really don't have time. I'll try and fit them in next chapter. Thank you so much for the reviews!
