Black

XVII // Christmas in October

Tuesday

October 20, 1977

Great Hall

Dear Diary,

Is it weird to write 'dear diary' in my diary? I've never done it before and I don't think that I want to start doing it, but I just wanted to do it one time. Except now that I think about it I'm not even talking to my diary so I should probably just start this again.

Dear Diary,

I'm sorry that I haven't written in you for so long - I know, it hurts me too. McGonagall has gone absolutely off her rocker and has apparently decided that we need to put even more effort into our studies than we already are and so has taken to giving us weekly assignments that are absolutely putting my back out. Hopefully it ends soon because it's only late October and I don't know how much longer I can stand this for.

Lily and Potter are getting a little bit snugly which is both disturbing and unfortunately cute because they look good together, but the fact that it's Potter really grinds my gears.

Remus and Dorcas are still together. That's about all I've got to say on that topic.

Black is still ignoring me, which is possibly getting even more frustrating than Potter and Lily. It's annoying because he doesn't talk to me, and then he pops up randomly in different places and makes a comment or something and so he's also possibly stalking me. Maybe I'm just paranoid?

Alright, that's enough of that. It's too difficult to write in that weird slopey font.

So despite all of my academic troubles, I have been gifted this small moment to write during lunch time because I actually finished my Transfiguration early and I don't have a current Ancient Runes assignment so I have time to live! I'm sorry, that was a lie. I don't have time to breathe, let alone live.

Honestly I think I've pretty much covered everything of interest that has happened over the past week and a bit: Black's weird stalking(?)/ignoring, Potter and Lily, Remus and Dorcas, death by Transfiguration. 

Oh,  back onto Potter and Lily. Apparently it's not 'official' yet, and there's only a few of us Gryffindors that actually know that it's even a thing at all, but I've had at least three people in the past week come up to me and ask if they're dating. One, why do people care, right? It's just two random people that they don't even know, and two, why are you asking me? I don't ask them about the details of their private lives. 

I mean yes, Lily is one of my best friends, but I'm still not won over on the whole 'Potter' thing so whatever they do in their private time is not really something I want to know about. 

Speaking of Potter, and back to the Transfiguration note, it seems like the extended amount of schoolwork is driving everyone crazy. There was an incident on Monday when midway through McGonagall's lesson Potter leaped on top of his desk, got down on one knee, transfigured his quill into what appeared to be an actual diamond ring, and asked McGonagall to marry him.

On a side note, if one can transfigure useless objects into diamonds why isn't everyone rich? Will need to do research on this topic. 

Anyway, he was interrupted by Black who snatched the ring from his hands and knelt at McGonagall's feet, asking the same question. Remus and Peter shot stars from their wands. 

Luckily McGonagall seemed to be in a good mood (probably from all of the torture she's been subjecting us to) and replied with, "Well boys, I'm rather flattered, however I think I'm a bit too old for you, especially with so many other lovely ladies at Hogwarts for you to woo, and I'd rather like to get on with this lesson, unless, of course, you don't think that preparing for your NEWT studies is important- alright, enough with the fireworks, Mr Pettigrew (who had managed to set Cillian Gallagher's hair on fire)."