September 1, 1993
Oh, dear, I am so sleepy! I stayed up reading my Ancient Runes dictionary. Big mistake. Good thing I packed yesterday! I'm back at Hogwarts. The train ride was never as unpleasant as this one. When we got on, I was about to let Crookshanks out of his basket when Ron protested. He said that Scabbers was under stress and that he needed rest and that Scabbers would never get any if I let "that cat" loose. Anyway, someone named R.J. Lupin already occupied the only free compartment. He was asleep and dressed in raggedy looking grey robes, in a state of utter shabbiness. I figured he must be the new DADA teacher. Then Harry told us something he had overheard Mr. And Mrs. Weasley talking about last night. Sirius Black. He's supposed to be after Harry. That's why Harry didn't get expelled and why Fudge was so relieved to see him. Oh, what if he gets Harry? I hope Harry won't go off doing something stupid! Just then the lady with the trolley came in. We tried to wake him up, but couldn't. Ron thought he was dead, but of course he wasn't! Professor Lupin slept there for a while and Harry has a Sneakoscope! A while later, the train stopped. Neville and Ginny came into our compartment. Everything went dark and Professor Lupin awoke. He got up and said something to the horrible thing that had entered. It was robed in black and it floated above the ground. It seemed to suck away all the warmth and happiness in the room. Harry collapsed. Lupin produced a silver, foamy thing out of his wand and the Dementor, that's what it was, vanished. The lights turned back on and Harry got up. He said he'd heard someone screaming, but no one had…Lupin handed all of us some chocolate. We arrived at Hogwarts shortly after that. I forgot that Harry and Ron had never yet been in the carriages. I got a time turner! Professor McGonagall gave it to me, so that I can get to all my subjects. Harry looks a bit pale.
September 2, 1993
I have Muggle Studies, Arithmancy and Divination this morning followed by Transfiguration, then lunch and then Care of magical Creatures. Oh, by the way, I was too sleepy to write this last night, but the Dementors are guarding the grounds, and oh, Hagrid's the new Care of Magical Creatures teacher! Who but Hagrid would send Harry a biting book saying it would come in handy? The time turner is rather easy to operate, but you can't be seen. Professor McGonagall told me about horrible happenings when a wizard's past self saw his future self I can't tell anyone about it. Ernie also takes Muggle Studies. It's fascinating, although I myself am muggle born, to study about muggles from the wizarding point of view. After that, I had to rewind back to the morning and go to Arithmancy. It's all about numerology. After that class, I went back to 9 o'clock once more and went with Harry and Ron to Divination. We had to ask a portrait called Sir Cadogan directions. That was a mistake. He talked so much and seemed a bit mad. Anyway, Divination is nothing compared to Arithmancy. Professor Trelawney seems to be a fraud. I wish I hadn't taken her class. She predicted Harry's death and something about some stupid Grim. I didn't see anything when I looked into Harry's cup. She says I have no aura. But at least I have common sense! In Transfiguration, Professor McGonagall said that Harry probably wasn't going to die because Professor Trelawney had predicted the death of one of her students every year and that none of them were dead yet. We had Care of Magical Creatures too. It didn't go well. Hagrid brought Hippogriffs. They are half horse, half eagle, proud and dangerous. Nobody wanted to touch them. Harry did, anyway. He is so brave! He rode one called Buckbeak. Then we all went over to pet the Hippogriffs. I petted one called Spearneck. Malfoy, who was obviously not listening to instructions, petted Buckbeak too. He was an idiot to do what he did. He called Buckbeak stupid, harmless and ugly! He should have listened! Oh dear, Hagrid might get sacked now! He should have started with something smaller! I bet that's what Malfoy wanted. When Buckbeak scratched him, he dropped on the floor and screamed that he was dying! The little faker! Oh, this is terrible!
September 9, 1993
Potions today. Oh, and, Malfoy's back. We had Defense today. Professor Lupin brought in a Boggart. A Boggart is a magical creature with the ability to shift its shape to frighten a person. The counter curse is Riddikulus. But what really finishes it off is laughter. Neville had to go first. By the way, do you know what Snape said? He told Professor Lupin not to trust Neville's abilities! How rude is that? And also, on the way to class, Peeves called Professor Lupin: Loony, loopy Lupin. I wonder if that means something? Anyways, Professor Lupin let the Boggart out. It took the form of Neville's worst fear: Professor Snape. Only, after Neville said "Riddikulus", Snape had on a stuffed vulture hat a green dress and a red purse!
September 19, 1993
I just turned 14!
October 16, 1993
We had Herbology today with Hufflepuff. And Lavender's rabbit died. She was trying to convince everyone that that was according to Professor Trelawney's prediction. True, she predicted that what Lavender feared most would happen October 16, but the letter came today! It couldn't have died today and the letter come at the same time! And how could Lavender worry about it being killed by a fox if it was only a baby?