Selected extracts from the diary of an anonymous contemporary of Harry

by rorywritesstuff

For the first time ever, read a first-hand account of what it was like to be at Hogwarts School at the same time as its most famous alumnus.

2. Chapter 2

1992
Dear Diary,
We've got a new teacher for Defense Against the Dark Arts- they say the job's cursed and I hope that's not true because otherwise it's kind of irresponsible to keep hiring people for it, right? I mean, Dumbledore's not an idiot. He could just rename the class.
This new bloke's famous and has killed bunch of monsters, which in no way qualifies him to be a teacher. There are tests and stuff you have to do, I'm pretty sure. He may be good at magic, but that's not enough. You actually need to know how to impart knowledge. I cannot be the only person here who realises this.

Dear Diary,
Professor Lockhart started a club where students practice fighting each other.
We can enchant furniture to move around, why are we shooting fire AT EACH OTHER?!

Dear Diary,
Draco Malfoy knows a spell to summon a snake from thin air. Who taught him that? Was it a teacher at this school? We're not allowed to do magic at home, so presumably. I can't help but wonder why they bothered. What possible use could that spell have for a twelve year old? Or anyone really? Who made that spell? What were they hoping to accomplish originally? This just raises so many questions.

1993
Dear Diary,
Professor Lockhart removed the bones in Harry Potter's arm.

I can't say I blame him.

Dear Diary,
Professor Lockhart makes people sign his autograph as part of detention. I worry about this school's lax approach to both discipline and the legalities of fraud.