I'm sorry I haven't been around lately.  So many things have been happening in the past couple of weeks.  I forgot to mention that Harry gave an interview to The Quibbler last month.  It wasn't exactly the most respectable place for warning people about V-Voldemort, but it's out there.  Having Rita Skeeter in the byline probably helped the issues sell out.  That woman.  She's just as bad as Umbridge, but sometimes you need to deal with necessary evils.

Fred and George quit school as well.  Flew out the door, set off fireworks, an entire show.  Those two.  I'm surprised they didn't blow up some obscure part of the castle to put the finishing touch on their departure.  There is a swamp on one of the floors now.  Really quite extraordinary magic they managed to pull off, no one has been able to get rid of it yet.  If only they'd put all that knowledge to better use.  Honestly, all that potential gone.  Ron desperately wants to join them in whatever they're going to do, but thank goodness that his mum won't stand for it. 

Oh, and I had my career consultation with Professor McGonagall!  She told me that anyone would take me in their occupation, but really, I need to narrow my choices down!  There's a teaching job at Hogwarts, an Auror, working for the Ministry, going abroad for more study....it's really quite open!  Maybe I'll talk to one of Mum's friends about the medical field.  I've always fancied being a Healer. 

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....Once Jack gets back,  we need to talk.  And I'm close to the end of the book on my year.  Perhaps another week or two.  All my studying is keeping me from finishing.
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((OOC: lol, watch the mun catch up on ridiculous amounts of canon.))

Forgot to say that I'm feeling a lot better!  The cold/flu has been gone for about four days and Madam Pomfrey gave me an earful about ignoring my health.  Really, she doesn't need to worry, that only happens once or twice a year.....

Ron and Harry went barmy without me.  They're so behind, it's going to take a week for them to salvage anything above a A.  *sigh*

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And I've made it to the fourth book as well!  Being laid up in the hospital wing gave me tons of free time.  Ugh, the Second Task.  Even after they explained it to us, it felt horrible unable to do anything at the bottom of the Lake.
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Back to work, I suppose.  Hogsmeade weekend can't come fast enough.

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I hope I didn't hurt her feelings too much.  Maybe I should go find her....
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How long has it been since I last wrote?  The days blend together after a while.  There's studying and tests and prefect rounds and...it's making my head spin just thinking about it.

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The DA's been rather busy too.  We just got done covering defensive spells which was tiring in itself, not to mention that I've been helping Harry by researching for the next few lessons.  It's worth it though.  As long as Harry's safe we all learn these things properly.  Thank Merlin Umbridge isn't on this community to ruin it for everyone, foul woman that she is.
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Chamber of Secrets was rather interesting.  Harry and Ron were brave to go down there alone.  Professor Lockhart wasn't any kind of help to them, was he? Of course they told me that, but it's quite another thing to see it firsthand.  Should I say read it firsthand?  This is getting confusing. 

The Petrification part...it makes me shudder thinking about it.  Ms. Rowling never said how I could hear everything when I was in that state.  Being trapped in your own mind is something I would never wish on my worst enemy.  It's a horrible feeling, knowing that you can't help when you're needed the most.  I'm just glad I still had that piece of parchment in my hand.  Who knows what would have happened if I hadn't?
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My bed in the dormitory is calling my name.   I won't even read the Prophet right now, I'd like to go to bed peacefully for once.

((OOC: Strikes illegible to normal folks; gods, awesome hackers, have at it.))

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I know Apollo took a lot of precautions, but, well...I took a few of my own.  Professor Flitwick showed me a few charms so that I can change the covers of books and how to personalize a few to my own advantage.  Now the books only open when I touch them, otherwise, all pages are stuck together.  Not like many people in my dormitory would bother trying to pick up books that seem to be written in Runes only.  They're also at the bottom of my trunk with the jackets shrunk down and in a pocket on the side.  Hopefully, everything works out all right.

To get the point, I finally finished this first book--Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.  All of them have his name at the beginning.  Guess it's a marketing trick so people will remember it without too much thought.  It was a good read; highly enjoyable.  It was still a bit unnerving to read it.  Everything happened just as she wrote it except with a few exaggerations here and there.  The blue one keeps taunting me.  That's my year.  If I would just--no.   No, I won't. 
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What's this sickness that's going around?  It's worrisome.