10 January, 1973
We've been back to school for almost a week now, and let me just say the teachers here are insane! It's almost like it's their personal mission to make us so paranoid about passing our exams in June that we will study ourselves to distraction. They don't give us more than we can stand until April, but they do try to make us "ready" staring the moment we get back from Christmas Holiday. I have to go, Remus has gone crazy too, he wants to study every day now.
Annicka Llewellyn
25 January 1973
I know it's been a while, but I was so busy, I was just exhausted. Lily has needed a lot of help these past weeks. Snape and Potter have been fighting worse than usual, unintentionally putting Lily in the middle of it, so she's been fighting with them both. Plus she's still trying to cope with her sister becoming crueler and bitter, if that's possible. Apparently her Christmas was really terrible this year. She's just having a rough time right now.
Then there's Black. As I predicted he took the Mick out of me for being at Potter's for Christmas, failing to mention to anyone how he knew I was there, and refusing to tell anyone about his own holiday. He is just so juvenile; I don't see how he can have flocks of girls running after him. In fact, that may be one of the most annoying things about him, his "fan girls" and their paranoid delusions whenever he speaks to another girl. He loves the attention, of course. Remus is coming over, still studying every day. Bye.
Annicka Llewellyn
1 February, 1973
Lily and Potter just had their worst fight ever! (I'm sure I'm going to say that again, they seem to just get worse) it had something to do with Snape. I came in just before the end of the fight. They were screaming something at each other when I arrived and a moment later Lily had obviously had enough because she picked up the nearest object (a book) and chucked it at Potter's head. He narrowly avoided it and she stormed out. That may not seem too horrible to some people, but she's never thrown anything at him before. The girls have been trying to calm her down, but I don't think its working, she was still fuming at supper. I'd better go and see if I can help.
Annicka Llewellyn
15 February, 1973
Sirius Black has done it again. There I was in potions trying to work, and seconds after he walks past my cauldron it starts melting and spilling potion all over the floor. I lost points for the house. I was following the instructions perfectly, well almost, sometimes I modify things a little, nothing big just the amount of times you stir, things like that. Slughorn tells me I'm one of his best students despite all of my "accidents". I keep trying to tell him it's all Black's fault, but he never believes me. He thinks Black is a saint. One of these days Black will make him regret that, well it looks like the battle is joined again.
Annicka Llewellyn
24 February, 1973
Just a few more days until my 13th and I can't find it in myself to be excited, it's supposed to be something exciting, right? To bee a teen-ager, on my way to being an adult, but honestly I don't really care. The girls keep telling me they're planning something special, Remus wants to celebrate too. I think I'm the only one who doesn't want to celebrate. Well, at least this birthday should be interesting.
Annicka Llewellyn
15 March, 1973
It worked! So I found these crystals that create a memory of anyone who passes by them, so basically it's like having a hidden camera. My potion exploded again to day to I reviewed the images stored in the crystal and was able to show Slughorn proof that Black had put something in my cauldron. He gave Black a detention for it. Maybe now he'll think twice about messing up my potions.
Annicka Llewellyn
30 March, 1973
March is almost over and all I've been doing is studying with Remus and dealing with friend drama. Mary and Margo have been fighting for the past two weeks. Everyone has been trying alternately to help and stay out of it. The good news is that Lily has been so distracted that she's stopped blowing up at everyone. I can't wait for Easter holiday. My family is far saner than all of my friends put together.
Annicka Llewellyn
3 April, 1973
Easter is just around the corner, I'm so excited I've actually been counting down the days. In fact, I think I may be at the point for second year to be over, there has just been too much drama-trauma happening, I just want it to be over.
Annicka Llewellyn
20 April, 1973
Just over one month to exams, this is going to be hell. I get the feeling that the end of the year is going to be like this every year. I'm studying with the girls every night because the boys have commandeered Remus. I have to go, they're waiting.
Annicka Llewellyn
1 June, 1973
Exams start today, wish me luck.
Annicka Llewellyn