15 October 1982
So I think wow is probably an understatement, but WOW.
So Hogsmeade is sort of weird coming in as a visitor instead of a student. Everything else is exactly the same, but the feeling's a bit different. Maybe it's the lack of dread about going back to the castle at the end of the day. Then again, if you don't go back to the castle and go home instead, it means you get to work the rest of your life. Work or homework? Hm. Tough choice. Actually, no choice because there's no homework for me anymore.
Speaking of work, Dad promoted me to Assistant Manager on my birthday. Only told a few people, but since I'm at my journal anyway, I figure, why not? Pretty exciting stuff that, but I think Dad was taking the easy way out so that he wouldn't have to think of a present to get me. If anyone's looking for a job, we're hiring. I'll put in a good work with the Assistant Manager for you.
Oh and Mervyn, Joshua, and Michael? If you even think about eating my birthday present from Bridget, I'll-
Well, you'll wish you hadn't.