So I obviously needn't mention that we've all unwittingly exchanged prized possessions, since everyone's already posted about it. I have to admit that I'm surprised at my own prized possession. It's not something I'd considered before, and when Dora Vaughan told me that we'd had things abducted, there wasn't any one object my hands automatically ( Read more... )

I just got a song in my head, and I have to wonder ( Read more... )

I see Professor Lupin is getting better! That's wonderful to see ( Read more... )

When I was about six, I told my mum that all I wanted for Christmas was my two front teeth and she was terribly shocked and sat down and had a long, long talk to tell me that I was Jewish. I already knew, of course, and was just trying to sing the song, but the damage was done and every once in a while she likes to remind me that we're Jewish, in ( Read more... )

I think Parvati Patil is trying to become my friend. I do not know why.

( This is getting out of hand. )

Everyone's awake and running about owing to the fact that the Hallowe'en ball is tomorrow. I think everyone is quite excited about Hallowe'en. Morgan Mullarkey, Stewart Ackerley and I are going to the ball as a dysfunctional family, so Morgan and I are playing Stewart's parents. Stewart will wear torn robes and talk about anarchy and rebellion ( Read more... )

Have you ever felt like you would not be important if not for some of the people you spend time with? As though you are only important due to the fact that you are friends with certain people? I really cannot stand that. For instance, my best friend is Morgan Mullarkey, who is captain of the Quidditch team. I invited Daphne Greengrass to ( Read more... )

I still don't know who the Head Boy is ( Read more... )

I got my Hogwarts letter last week, and I'm Head Girl this year. The only weird thing is that Professor McGonagall said that the Head Boy didn't want his name revealed because of privacy, or something. I don't really get it; isn't everyone going to know who it is when we get back to Hogwarts? Oh, well.