The EXTREMLEY Secret Diaries of E.Woods
By Alahria Silvermoon
Disclaimer: Refer to Chapter One.
Friday 12th September, 4:44pm, Gryffindor Common Room
Had a study session with Remus just before in the library. We just went over a few non-verbal spells. I was the only one in the class who couldn't do them at all. Remus was very patient though, he talked me through the spells and I managed to change the colour of a red book to a slightly darker shade (I was trying to turn it into a piece of wood).
At the end of my tutoring session, I said; "Well, I'm off to go see Julez now. And Lily." But I put emphasis on the Julez bit.
Remus just went; "Oh, that's nice. I'm going to see Sirius, James and Peter."
And then we went our separate ways.
Julez almost killed me when she found out that I didn't say anything.
5:13pm, Great Hall
Lily is a genius. She just came up with the bright idea of Julez pretending to be bad at non-verbal spells so that Remus could tutor her! And then Lily said that she would secretly help me practise them so that I could do them properly, so then I would be able to stop my sessions with Remus.
The next one was on Sunday. I'll have to be able to do them properly by then. Julez said she'd help me as well, since she is quite good at them.
6:09pm, Gryffindor Common Room
Lily is actually very good friends with Remus. They often studied together in the library.
So Julez is now going on and on about it. She's worse than me.
6:12pm
I just said; "Oh go and ask him out already, Julez!" Very loudly.
The talking quietened, and all four marauders looked over at us. Julez buried her face in her hands, turning red. Me and Lily just smiled at them and went back to our Charms essays.
11:45pm, Girls Dormitories
Well, that was fun. Me, Lily and Julez just had a pillow fight.
Quite immature, and so first-year, but it was fun.
Especially how we chased each other out of the dormitory and Julez tripped and almost fell down the stairs.
And the marauders were down there as well. Looking at us like we had six arms.
11:47pm
I think they are scared of us.
11:48pm
Not that I'd blame them or anything.
Monday 16th September, 8:11am, Great Hall
Just found out that Sirius and Marietta are officially a couple.
When I heard this bit of news, I choked on my pumpkin juice. And everyone gave me weird looks.
8:12am
I have become accustomed to people giving me weird looks. And they have every right too. I mean, I'm a freak. I think. Well that's what Julez keeps telling me. Go figure.
8:14am
What does 'go figure' actually mean?
8:18am
Sirius and Marietta are now snogging. I officially hate her.
Not that I didn't before. I mean I hate her even more now.
8:21pm
I would happily chop my left leg off (as opposed to my right one cos' that's my stronger leg) for some potatoes.
But the stupid house elves didn't cook any this morning. Or maybe they did, and they just got eaten.
I don't know.
And I didn't mean the house elves were stupid. I don't think they're stupid, I think they're nice.
I just said that so that they don't poison my food. Shhh.
8:30am
I just asked Lily why I keep craving potatoes.
She didn't know.
But Martha Berkins from the seventh year overheard, and told me they meant that you were stressed out.
I don't know how she knows this.
She just saw that last entry (because she is sitting right next to me) and informed me that her mother is a muggle and studies 'foods and what they mean.'
Meh.
11:15am, Gryffindor Common Room
I DID A NON-VERBAL SPELL.
This is a major breakthrough.
Julez attempted to use the 'Jelly-legs Jinx' on me. I held up my wand, thought 'Protego' in my mind and concentrated as hard as I could, and I managed to successfully repel it!
Then Professor Smidget made a big deal out of it, as I was the last one to actually get it. She demanded me to do it again and again.
I told Remus thanks, and that he helped me. He just smiled and said, "No problem."
I can do non-verbal spells, Doo-Da, Doo-Da.
11:19am
Julez has just decided that she is too chicken to get Remus to tutor her.
"I'll just settle for our Potions lessons," she said. "That will be good enough."
11:23am
James just came up to us. Sirius, Remus, and Peter just stayed where they were, shaking their heads and giving us apologetic glances.
James went; "Lily Evans, you are looking simply ravishing today."
"Didn't you know that flattery gets you nowhere?" Lily replied, while trying to finish her Transfiguration homework.
"No, I didn't know that," James replied. "But you can't keep resisting me forever."
"Just watch me," she muttered as he walked off. She then announced that she was going to take a walk to clear her head, and Julez said that she'd go with her. I opted to stay behind.
After they left, I walked over to where James was sitting. He looked quite miserable, and I actually felt sorry for him. So I decided to help him.
"Why does she hate me so much?" He asked, looking up at me.
"She doesn't hate you," I sighed. "She just strongly dislikes you."
"And that's supposed to make me feel better?" He said.
"Well, it's a start," I replied. "Look, can't you just leave her alone for a while? Instead of asking her out and paying her compliments everyday? And basically stalking her?"
"I thought that girls liked all that," James said, scratching his head and wearing a confused expression.
"Um, not really," I said.
"I really do like her, you know," He said.
"Just give it time," I said gently. "Leave her alone for a few months. And you should also try not to hex people. Or else, make sure she doesn't find out about it."
"And that will work?" He asked me.
"I don't know," I answered truthfully. "Lily can be very unpredictable."
And then Lily walked through the portrait, and I decided to go make sure she wasn't going to kill anyone.
I can't believe I talked to James like that. In front of Sirius. I don't know what's wrong with me, I'm not usually so talkative. I mostly just keep to myself. Julez says I'm quite shy and I need to talk to people more. But the thing is, I don't exactly know how to talk to people. Like, what are you meant to say?
FIVE MAIN REASONS WHY I AM A FREAK
1. I can't talk to people. Or if I end up actually talking to them, I'll say something stupid.
2. I am obsessed with potatoes.
3. I didn't know I was a witch until I was 9 years old. I showed absolutely no signs of being magical, until it was my sister's birthday and I was carrying her cake and I tripped. And somehow, I managed to make the cake disappear and then reappear on the table.
4. I am in love with a guy who doesn't love me back.
5. I talk to little brown book.
11:58am
I just realised that today is the day we will be making our potions.
12:46pm
Me and Sirius just did the essay. Well, he dictated from the textbook and I wrote it down.
It only took us until 12:30. Then we went to lunch.
We walked to lunch together!
And talked about how we were going to fail our Potions assignment and how it didn't matter if we did.
But when we got to the Great Hall, Marietta was there, sitting at the Gryffindor table. She gave me the most evil glare I have ever seen in my life. It was scarier than Lily's glare.
Sirius said; "See you in Potions!" And then smiled at me and walked off.
He has such a nice smile…
5:01pm, Girls Dormitories
We didn't fail our potions assignment.
We actually made it 'perfectly'.
Amazing.
5:41pm
POTATOES!
6:05pm
I'm kind of depressed now.
Me and Sirius probably won't even talk anymore.
And we were making a lot of progress.
Tuesday 24th September, 11:07am, Gryffindor Common Room
Yes, yes, I am perfectly aware of the fact that I have neglected you.
I'M SORRY, OKAY? JEEZ.
I have been extremely busy lately. What with school, and friends and, um…school…
11:09am
Okay, okay, I lied. I wasn't busy. I was just too lazy to write in here.
HAPPY NOW?
It's quite hard keeping a diary actually.
12:12pm, Transfiguration
We are still doing non-verbal spells. And I can do them!
Oh, and me and Sirius haven't stopped talking or anything. We now sit together in Muggle Studies. And we say hi and smile and stop to chat if we see each other around the school.
Oh and yesterday morning, I got down to breakfast early and Lily and Julez were still getting ready. I was really hungry, so I left without them. And Sirius was sitting by himself at the Gryffindor table and when I walked into the Great Hall, he looked up and called out to me. So I sat next to him and we talked.
Then his friends came and they sat with us. They are actually quite nice. And it wasn't weird, being the only girl there. They didn't ignore me or anything, they included me in their conversations.
And then Julez and Lily walked in and made a beeline for me. They sat with us as well, and we all had a nice conversation. James asked Lily to pass the eggs and she did, without saying a word. He said thanks, then she said you're welcome and smiled at him. He looked like he'd died and gone to heaven.
Wednesday 25th September, 5:14pm, Great Hall
Nothing new to report. I told you my life was boring, didn't I?
Thursday 26th September, 4:38pm, Gryffindor Common Room
I figured out what I want for Christmas.
Sirius Black.
Haha, as if I'd actually get him.
Saturday 28th September, 6:31pm, Gryffndor Common Room
I have decided to figure out what I will get everyone for Christmas.
And yes, I am perfectly aware of the fact that it is months away.
Julez – Remus. Haha. Um, I saw a really nice locket necklace thing in Witches Clothes during the holidays. Julez said she liked it, so I might get that for her. Oh, and Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans. (She is as obsessed with those as I am with potatoes).
Lily – She has hinted that she would very much like to get a muggle book called 'Pride and Prejudice'.
Mum – Um…I don't have a clue. Possibly a new set of robes?
Angela – Make-up, or perfume.
Micheal – Maybe a book, because he is quite a bookworm.
Shadow – An attitude adjustment? Haha. I'll just buy her a cat toy or something.
Okay, I'm all set.
Tuesday 1st October, 9:18pm, Girls Dormitories
I just got asked out by Tristan Dunst.
We are going to Hogsmeade together on Saturday.
Am in too much shock to write anymore.
10:09pm, Girls Dormitories
He is a seventh year Ravenclaw. He has blondey-brown hair that is sorta longish and hazel eyes. A lot of girls think he is good-looking, and I guess he is. He has very defined muscles as well. You can tell, like you can see them cos' his shirt is kinda tight.
And he's really nice as well. Like today, I was walking down the corridor towards Transfiguration, and I accidentally bumped into him and dropped my books onto the floor.
Then we did the whole; "It's all my fault", "Oh no, it's my fault". And he helped me pick up my books and we got talking about how Professor McGonogall is scary when she's angry.
And then he walked me to Transfiguration. When we got there, he asked me to sit with him at lunch at the Ravenclaw table and I said I would.
Mcgonagall hadn't arrived yet, and when I showed up at the classroom with Tristan, everyone stared at me. It made me really uncomfortable, because I hate being the centre of attention. And then, all the girl asked me a million questions about him.
I did end up sitting with him at lunch. He is quite funny, he kept making me laugh. And then at the end, he asked me to go to Hogsmeade with him.
I don't know if we are boyfriend/girlfriend yet, though. Julez and Lily said that we wouldn't be an official couple until after our date. But I don't know whether I want to be Tristan's girlfriend. Like, he's a nice guy and everything, but my heart fully belongs to Sirius.
But I guess it can't hurt to go out with Tristan. Julez said that it might make Sirius realise that he is in love with me. Lily agreed, and said that she's seen the way Sirius looks at me. I don't think they were being truthful, though.
But I am determined to make this date go well. And if we do end up being a couple, well it will be nice to have a boyfriend, I guess.
Wednesday 2nd October, 10:21am, DADA
News travels so fast in this school. Now everyone knows that me and Tristan are going to Hogsmeade together. And all the girls keep giving me dirty looks.
Well, can I just say that it isn't my fault that I got asked out by a cute guy. It's not like I threw myself down at his feet and begged to go to Hogsmeade with him. I just talked to him, and I guess he liked me from that.
10:32am
Two more days.
Thursday 3rd October, 9:04pm, Girls Dormitories
One more day.
Friday 4th October, 10:15pm, Girls Dormitories
Julez and Lily have just picked out my outfit for me. And yeah, I didn't get much of a say in it. Oh well, I am sure that they have my best interests at heart.
I am wearing a faded blue denim skirt that ends just above my knees and a black and white stripy shirt. I am wearing Julez' black knee high boots as well. Lily is making me straighten my hair in the morning and put on make-up.
They can be so bossy sometimes.
He is really nice though. I am sure that he isn't one of those guys that only cares about what a girl looks like. Because let's face it, I'm no beauty.
I mean, my hair is brown. And not an exquisite brown either, like mahogany chestnut or chocolatley hazelnut. It's somewhere between dark brown and light brown, like medium-brown or something. It's medium-length and really wavy, but not good-wavy. If I don't hairspray it, it goes all boofy and frizzy. Don't even ask what it looks like after it's dried from being wet. And my eyes are brown as well. The same colour as my hair, as Sirius pointed out. They're nothing special, really, like they don't change colour or 'sparkle'. Stupid Narcissa once told me they were the colour of mud. Charming, really. I think they are though, because I did this test were you match your eye colour to another colour and I got freshly watered dirt. It does sound nicer than mud, I suppose.
I am of average height, I guess. And as for my body, well I am definitely not skinny. I'm just sort of average, although Bellatrix Black once called me fat. I don't think I am, though.
Why the hell am I discussing my body with a book? I must be going insane…
11:00pm
11 hours until my date with Tristan. I am so petrified that something is going to go wrong.
Saturday 5th October, 12:00am
10 hours to go.
A thought just occurred to me. What if I suck at kissing? I mean, I haven't kissed a guy since last year. What if I like, bite his tongue or something? Or practically eat his face?
I mean, I've heard so many horror stories about kisses gone wrong in Teen Witch. That's basically what all the embarrassing stories are about.
1:02am
9 hours.
I CANNOT SLEEP AT ALL.
I am going to go down into the Common Room and think things over.
3:05am
Oh my god, HE WAS DOWN THERE. With his friends, but still.
Okay, here is what happened.
I came down all innocently, and then they all looked up. We did the whole smile and say hi thing. Then James goes, "Can't sleep?"
"Nope," I said.
"You can sit and chat with us, if you want," Sirius spoke up.
"Okay, thanks," I replied, sitting down in between James and Sirius. Remus and Peter were sitting across from us.
"James was just boring us with details about his latest plan to make Lily fall in love with him," Remus informed me dryly. "It involved me putting in a good word for him."
"Because your good friends with her," James protested.
"She won't listen to me," Remus said. "She's too stubborn to change her mind."
"And she's too proud to go out with you," I added. "Imagine what it would be like for her to contradict herself like that. Like I said before, just wait until next year when you'll both be more mature."
"I can't wait," James groaned.
And then me and Remus versed each other in Chess. He won, as I'm completely crap at chess, and then he versed James. Remus won each round, except for when he versed Sirius. Then we just kept versing each other and chatting.
Peter, James and Remus went to bed about 10 minutes ago. So now it's just me and Sirius. We were chatting about you, diary. And he didn't seem to think it was strange that I talk to a little brown book.
Anywayz, it's now 4:00, which means there are six hours until my date with Tristan.
AAAHHH!!!
Am going to try and get some sleep. The last thing I need is bags under my eyes. And I really don't want to fall asleep during our date. How embarrassing would that be?
-Evelyn-
A/N: Poor Evelyn! There's always something for her to worry about, isn't there? Maybe I'll be nice and make things go her way for a change. Or I could just screw up her date with Tristan. I HAVE ALL THE POWER. MWAHAHAHAHA.
Actually, I'm not an evil person.
Anyway, thanks to: ahh theyre coming for meeee... (jess, you're so wierd :P), Paddie'sGirl, SiriuslyPadfoot101, fanXforever, The Lost Tear and DM's Mystery Girl.
Oh, and by the way, you may have noticed that I described Evelyn's appearance somewhere in this chapter. What did you guys think of that? I tried not to give her a 'perfect appearance' lol.
Okay, well you know what to do. It starts with R and ends with W. Can you guess?
xoxo –Kath-