Dear Putrid Diary,
There's no new news about her today. I did not get the chance to talk to Dumbledore in private and I do not think it wise to grovel at the Headmaster's feet in front of everyone. The students would certainly wonder what was going on.
Another N.E.W.T.S. class took place today. I assigned an essay on Alihotsy Leaves, which cause hysteria in anyone who eats them. I wonder... Has somebody been slipping Miss Granger Alihotsy Leaves? She certainly was in a fit of hysterics when she entered the dungeons for her class. Maybe it's a girl thing.
The days are getting shorter now, and it's getting much colder. I will have to remind the house elves to light all the fires in my quarters. It gets dreadfully cold down there in the winter.
Severus Snape