27th August

Dear Diary,

The boys are all playing Quidditch again, so I guess I'm stuck here writing my diary. There's only four brooms- including Harry's Nimbus 2000 and Ron's pathetic Shooting Star- but even so THEY NEVER LET ME PLAY. Just because I'm a girl.

I reckon I'm better than Ron though- he always mounts the broom wrong and turns with his shoulders, not his torso. And he has no coordination. Unlike Harry, who looks very nice when he does one of those dives and his long hair goes all windswept and messy. And his Nimbus 2000 is so straight and neat. Did you know that he's the youngest seeker in a century?

Although they're not as good as Harry considering he has only flown for a year, Fred and George are brilliant- that's why they're on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. I like their brooms- Cleansweep 7s- much better because they go a lot faster and don't shake like Ron's. But they never let me ride them ever. It's only because I sneak down to the orchard in the middle of the night and steal their brooms. But they don't know and I don't want them to.

Sorry, Hermione just came in. She was a bit upset because even though the boys let her play Quidditch for a bit, she said she was terrible at it. I did see a bit out the kitchen window and well… there are a few things she did wrong. Like picking up the broom, and falling off. But I shouldn't be mean, because she's only ever played Quidditch at school so she hasn't had much experience.

She went and got a book called 'Drawing for Beginners' and because I've done quite a lot- not much else to do in a house full of annoying boys- I helped her a bit. I thought she was doing very well with drawing a broom on fire until she put a freckled face on it. Hermione can't draw.

It's very funny because I thought she was good at everything! She's very very intelligent but I don't think she has many hobbies. Maybe she's trying new things so people stop calling her a 'know-it-all'. It's very sad because I really admire smart people so I wish other people wouldn't laugh at them. I think it's a very good thing we have smart people, or we'd all be vegetables like Ron.

Hang on… Mum wants me to tidy my room. I don't see why she can't just magic it clean but she gets that look and says:
'Ginerva Weasley, just because those twins never clean anything doesn't mean you should do the same! You need to learn the basic skills of keeping a house!'

'But Mum, Hermione's room is just as messy as mine!'

Mum had no reply to that- and she can't tell her off because she's a guest, for Merlin's sake- so I think she's gone off to vent at the boys. Teehee.

Anyway, she said I still had to do it to 'set an example' .To who I have no idea, since I'm the youngest and no one takes me seriously!

Anyway, I'll stop procrasteinating and go do it. Bye!

Love Ginny xx