5th September 1971
He's better than me. I don't get it. I work so hard. I've already read the book through twice and yet he just gets it whilst I struggle. It's not fair. I want to be good at Transfiguration. It sounds amazing. I mean I like Charms and Potions but there's something exciting about Transfiguration. It's the most magical type of magic but I just can't seem to do it.
Potter just does it. He doesn't even have to read the textbook or listen to Professor McGonagall – he just does it! It's like he doesn't have to try at all. I don't think he's been in the library once this week and I don't even know if he does his homework. It's so infuriating and if that's not enough, I think he tries to annoy me on purpose. He's so mean to Severus.
He's also a really good flyer but he just shows off. Like in flying lesson today, him and Sirius Black got "bored" and starting playing up. They got detention but still, he's such a show off. Some of the other girls fancy him. I've heard them talk about him in the toilets. I don't understand it myself. He's just an arrogant toe-rag if you ask me.