Entry #1

[the_smart_one]

I've searched and searched for the perfect way to open this journal; I feel as though it should be momentous and serious and at the same time beautiful and personal. After all, a journal is all of these things at once. But after reading a variety of journals, both magical and Muggle, I'm startled to see that they all begin in a very mundane way. So

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[fletchfinchley]

You get the Guardian? I have my parents send me the Times, as I find the Guardian to be a bit liberal for my tastes.

I can't imagine why Potter and Weasley dislike this assignment, I think it's rather fascinating myself. Although I could do without some of the entries from certain students who shall remain nameless but who tend to skulk around in the dungeons.

Perhaps they'll print a revised edition of Hogwarts: A History after we've left school and include some of the information we've left, provided anything important happens.

Which I doubt.

[the_smart_one]

Well surely you heard about S.P.E.W. and so forth, I am rather liberal, at least in the social realm. They're both good papers, though, and I think we may be the only students at Hogwarts who care much at all for the Muggle world's news! When Professor McGonagall realized what my packages were she was quite surprised!

Of course those students who shall remain nameless shouldn't be posting the way they do, but I can't imagine how we can stop them. Within the rules, of course, but I'm sure Ron and Harry will be trying to find their own way to stop them outside the rules, so I really needn't bother to think too terribly much about it!

Unfortunately I think things that are important might happen. In fact they already have - didn't you hear the Headmaster's speech two years ago? I know it seems really stupid but it's true, Justin, I swear every bit of it. And I'm sure they'll have to publish a revised edition.

[fletchfinchley]

Reading the Times is one of the few things that keeps me from feeling completely disassociated from the real world.

Don't you miss it?

Yes, I remember the speech. And while I mostly believe that Lord What's-His-Name has returned, I still don't see how we're going to do anything about it. We're just innocent bystanders, sitting in a castle away from everything, reading the paper and finding names of family members, worrying when the siege will come.

Honestly, we're like the Frank family hiding from the Nazi's. Except this time, Hitler knows exactly where we are.

I don't feel particularly safe, do you?

[the_smart_one]

I don't know. This is a real world, I think, just as real as the Muggle world. I miss the Muggle world sometimes, but less and less as time goes on. Maybe it's because I've got not much family in the Muggle world, and they haven't any connections like I suppose yours must have. I haven't got so many people to miss or so much of a social network to regret losing touch with. All of my close friends are in the wizarding world, now; if I left it, where would I go?

I still think it's better to be sitting in a castle waiting for the siege to come, but knowing that it will come, than it is to be sitting in my Muggle kitchen when it gets blown up. I'd rather know what's happening if the men in robes come with wands and Unforgiveables than just be terrified and ignorant, wouldn't you? It's going to happen whether we're here or not so we might as well learn as much as we possibly can to keep ourselves and our families as safe as we can. I don't feel safe either but it's better than having a false feeling of being safe.

[forever_cannons]

That's not fair! I did so want to do it! I said so in my own journal. It's not that bad. It was divination I don't want to do.

Or read Malfoy's stupid one at all.

[the_smart_one]

Well, nobody wants to do divination, Ron. It's a law of the universe.

[forever_cannons]

Exactly. But these things are all right, I think. Even if mum and dad can catch up on the lot of us pretty easily.

[divine_lavender]

Excuse me, Granger?

And honestly, you are waaaay too serious.