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...History of Magic Personal History Project...


As a term-long project, you will use the Illuminated Manuscript that you created in class to write your own personal history. The purpose of writing a personal history is to inform and inspire not only yourself but anyone else who might read it. This isn’t about being the best or worst, it is about chronicling and sharing your life experiences. By writing about yourself, you also gain a better understanding of who you are and why you do what you do.

Using the following prompts, select 15 of them to write about throughout the rest of this term. Each entry must be at least one to two well-written paragraphs, not just a sentence, and include the date it was written.
  1. What is your full name and why were you named it? Were you named after anyone? Do you have any nicknames? How do you feel about your name?
  2. Choose a recent milestone - a birthday, a life-changing event, a major accomplishment, etc. - and document it.
  3. What is your first memory? Describe it. Why do you think this stands out as your first memory?
  4. Do you have any family traditions? Describe at least one, including what you think about it.
  5. Do you have any hobbies or special talents? Describe why you enjoy it and how or when you started.
  6. What are your future plans and why do you aspire to those goals?
  7. Which family are you most like? Describe how.
  8. What makes your family unique?
  9. What makes you unique?
  10. Send an owl to your oldest known relative and ask them to tell you a story about you when you were little or about their childhood.
  11. Who is the oldest person you can remember in your family and what do you remember about them?
  12. What chore do you hate doing and why?
  13. Describe your favorite childhood pastime, toy, or game.
  14. What was your education like before coming to Hogwarts? Which did you like better and how did it compare?
  15. Choose a school subject to talk about - your favorite, least favorite, easiest, or hardest, and tell why it is that for you.
  16. Who is your favorite teacher and why? (No, you don't have to say me! It's totally fine if you don't and you won't get extra credit if you do)
  17. Write some advice to someone based on personal experience.
  18. If you had to do something over again, what would it be and how would it be different?
  19. Describe a time that you overcame adversity.
  20. Who is the most influential person in your life? Why are they influential to you and how do you aspire to be like/unlike them?
  21. What is the scariest thing that has happened to you personally?
  22. What is the best thing that has ever happened to you?
  23. Have you ever met anyone famous? Describe the experience.
  24. What is your favorite place and why?
  25. Do you have a pet? Tell a story regarding your pet or what kind of pet you would have and why if you don't have one.
  26. What part of the world are your ancestors from? Do you ever visit there? Do you feel your ancestry has an impact on the person you are?
  27. Choose any personal experience you would like to write about.
OOC information - You may create one post in this thread to keep your entries, which do not need to be completed in order. Please title your post with your character's name. You do not need to PM them to me, I will keep track of them in here. Please also label each entry with the prompt number you chose - either in the spoiler title or elsewhere. Didn't make an Illuminated Manuscript in class? Either pretend that your character did, or you can find blank books for your use here. This is due at the end of term, July 31st 11:59 pm EST and is worth up to 45 points. Questions? Feel free to contact me through PM/VM/Twitter/Skype.

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SPOILER!!: #1
January 23, 2087

My name is Nessarose Cosette Glendower. My mother gave me my first name and my middle name after two characters in Muggle musicals because of her great love for the theater. Would I love the theater as much as I do myself without having such names? I think so, but I feel like it holds much more significance this way - like my mother passed on her passion literally and figuratively.

I am often called Nessa as a nickname as I suppose it is easier to say and there are times that I prefer my nickname depending on my mood. I do like my full name very much, however. It sounds very melodic to me and I feel like it's a good reflection of my personality - though I don't know how much like the character of Nessarose I am.
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SPOILER!!: Entry 1: Prompt #1!
January 18th, 2087:
My full name is Aditya Rehman and is an Indian/Arabic combination. It is written as आदित्य रेह्मन in Hindi. That’s right, I have no middle name I honestly have no idea why I was not given one. I guess it’s because my parents decided to keep the tradition going since neither of them have no middle names. My name was chosen the traditional way in my mom’s culture. There was a Naming Ceremony (‘Naamkaran’ in Hindi) about a dozen days after I was born. An Astrologer (Pandit) conducted this ceremony in which my birth date, position of the stars and planets among other factors were considered before the Astrologer suggested a letter for my first name to begin with. It was actually my dad who suggested the name and no, I wasn’t named after anyone.

For some persons, Aditya is a mouthful for them and luckily, my name has an easily shortened version- Adi- which is my most common nickname. Apart from that I have Hippogriff and Griff which were given by my bestie Benny due to my obsession with the creatures. Another one is Adster and this one was given to me by my friend Alec Summers in my first year and Adi!Duck given to me by Eolodie Robertser.

Since ‘Aditya’ means ‘Sun’ in Hindi, in a way my dad gave me a very fitting name since I like to think of myself as bright with a ton of energy. I don’t think there could have been a better one for me. Thanks, Dad!


SPOILER!!: Entry 2: Prompt #2!
January 29th, 2087
The most recent milestone is my seventeenth birthday which was on January 17th, 2087. It was really a memorable one for many reasons, the most important one being that I’m now considered an adult in the Wizarding world and so I’d be able to do magic out of Hogwarts (How cool is that?!) It also seemed to be the birthday that practically all my friends remembered and I scored a whole lot of presents including another stuffed Hippogriff, Chocolate Frogs, a mini Whomping Willow and an awesome Hippogriff feather quill.

One of the best lessons also happened on this day- the joint Potions, Astronomy and Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson where the focus was all about the full moon. Besides the even with AJ puking all over Professor Airey, I got to start working on one of the most complicated and awesome potions of all time- the Wolfsbane Potion. Plus, I got to be a werewolf! Though I really wasn’t a true one, it was still so much fun using the activity to extract a bit of revenge on Benny by constantly hounding him and trying to turn him into one too. He ended up turning me back to normal but it was still so much fun!

It was almost a perfect day and I thoroughly enjoyed it.


SPOILER!!: Entry 3: Prompt #5!
February 5th, 2087
I have quite a few hobbies, actually but my main one is playing cricket. I really have no recollection of ever being interested in the game until one day when my muggle friends and I decided to have a game on the street where we lived (Don’t worry. This wasn’t one of those busy streets). It was my turn to bat for my team and for the first time, I was holding a cricket bat. I am still sure that I hadn’t even held it correctly at the time. When the first ball was bowled to me, I swung the bat so hard that I smashed the ball into one of our grumpy old neighbour's house, breaking a window in the process.

I cannot tell you how livid that old fella was. My mom and dad had to replace his window but I don’t think they minded because that day, I had found something I was actually good at and made me happy. I signed up for the cricket club in my neighbourhood soon after, making me one of the youngest members. I trained a lot and gradually, I was able to bat even better. I learnt how to defend myself from getting out or how to look for signs of what type of bowling the bowler would do. I also developed bowling skills, becoming what was called a spin bowler. Being both a bowler and batsman gave me the status of an ‘all rounder’. With this training I was selected for my Primary School’s cricket team. I’m not boasting or anything but let’s just say they won a lot more matches after that. I have many trophies to prove that from games when I was named ‘Player of the Match’.

I was offered a scholarship during my fifth year so that I could have a career in cricket and study at the same time but I declined since that would mean leaving Hogwarts. Besides, I had already decided on my career. I do coach the younger members of the club during the summer and other time off from Hogwarts.

I love playing this sport because it helped me develop patience and calmness in trying situations like when your team is doing badly and you have to keep a cool head to play through until the end. The sense of competition is another reason I enjoy the game. I like when the matches are not skewed in my team’s favour because it gives me so much determination to win that it’s unbelievable! It also gave me a sense of belonging (though I never had difficulty fitting in) and to appreciate teamwork.

I’m so glad I decided to play that game with my friends when I was six years old.


SPOILER!!: Entry 4: Prompt #6!
February 12, 2087
My future plans include having a gigantic Hippogriff and Unicorn farm. Originally, it was supposed to be just a Hippogriff farm but then AJ came along and she wanted Unicorns so I figured, hey, why not? In addition, Benny and I plan to have a riding school featuring dragons and hippogriffs. How cool is that?! Of course we will not be able to use real dragons because of the laws and what not but we just might take a page out of Professor Quigley’s and Professor Bellaire’s books and transfigure them out of rocks.

At the end of my Fourth year, I was recommended by Professor Culloden to the 'Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers' because I excelled in Potions. I plan to take advantage of this, using it to take a side job so as to not go rusty in the Potions field. I plan to invent more potions as well as to give lessons to students who struggle at the subject

I would have loved to have a career in the field of cricket but as I mentioned earlier, I gave that up to continue attending Hogwarts but I don’t regret that. Hopefully, I will still be able to coach the muggle kids at it from time to time. I just know that the moment I graduate from Hogwarts and even before I start Wizarding University to study Magizoology, I will begin working on these plans. Why these plans you may ask? Because I love working with potions creatures and I’ll have my two best friends with me all the while. What more could a guy ask for?


SPOILER!!: Entry 5: Prompt #8!
February 16th, 2087
I don’t really think of my family as unique. We're just us; normal persons. It’s mainly just six of us in total- my parents, grand parents (my dad’s parents) and my uncle. We all live in one house but it’s never crazy or anything. Somehow my mom manages to keep the calm. Since I’m on the topic of her, I’ll continue. My mom’s name is Indira Rehman (nee Rai) and she was born in Gujurat but she and her parents moved to Kent when she was a few months old. She has been working at the Daily Prophet as a writer since she was nineteen. My dad, Saieed Rehman, who is a muggle along and along with his older brother, Amir, was abandoned by their parents when they were one and three years respectively. They were adopted shortly after this by a couple who were unable to have kids of their own. My dad’s and uncle’s current names were what were given to them by my grans since no one knew their real names.

So, this completes my immediate family. Everyone is unique in their own way. Mom is the serious down to earth one, dad is more like me- always looking for the fun side of things. The same can be said for Uncle Amir who is like a second father to me. Him and dad as adult as they may be chronologically, can be like children sometimes when they have pretend wrestling or do other silly stuff brothers do. My grandparents are kind and very loving persons even though they can be serious at times especially when they give me advice about life. They’re like grandparents should be, you know what I mean? I'm always grateful to them for adopting dad and Uncle Amir. They're like Hufflepuffs and I love them for those traits. Then there’s me! I’m so much like my dad and uncle but at the same time I am really close to my mom since I think she keeps me balanced with certain things... like not over eating too many sweets.

So, that’s why we’re unique. Each of us has different traits and brings something different to the family. There’s mom balancing us out with her down to earth personality; dad, Uncle Amir and I bringing the fun side and my grans passing on their knowledge to me. Different personalities making up a tight knit family.


SPOILER!!: Entry 6: Prompt #10!
February 28th, 2087
The oldest person in my family is my grandmother. Yes, she’s older than my grandfather. She’s always telling me stories about my childhood but the one that stuck with me was the story that seemed to have started my like for scones and grape jelly.

Grand told me that when I was five years old, she had one day baked a batch of scones and left them on the kitchen counter. Apparently I was drawn to the delicious scent of it and soon found myself in the kitchen. I was too short to reach the counter so according to grandma, I pushed a chair close to it, climbed up, plopped myself down on the counter and helped myself to the baked things.

That wasn’t how she and my mom found me though. There had been grape jelly in a container right next to the scones. Gran said I was dunking a scone in the container after every bite. I had even gotten the jelly all over my clothes and face and managed to get it on some of the other scones. Since then, grape jelly covered scones have been a thing in our home. I had started a new tradition! Even when I go home for the holidays, I would still sit on that same counter and eat my scones with tons of grape jelly. Some habits never die.


SPOILER!!: Entry 7: Prompt #14!
March 10th, 2087
My Primary school education was not that bad. I really enjoyed every bit. Not for the studying bit but for the friends I made. Honestly, muggle subjects did not really interest me. I was very bad at maths, always getting numbers wrong when I did computations. English wasn’t bad but Science was the best! I loved doing experiments or projects. I struggled with certain topics but I was always able to get through with them and their exams because my parents made sure they helped me as much as they could. As I mentioned earlier, having friends certainly helped me get through those years and I did have cricket, of course.

Coming to Hogwarts, I had no apprehension about failing at things the first time around no matter how frustrated and annoyed I would get about it. I was already looking forward to doing magic because I watched my mom do it all the time. Sure enough, magic was tough for the first few years and it would take me forever to learn spells sometimes but it was always so fun. I think it’s because the Professors here always have fun activities to make learning better. Sure, my Primary school had those but they weren’t as exciting. So over all, I would say that my Hogwarts education is by far the best. It would be, right? We’re dealing with magic here and that’s enough to make anything more interesting.


SPOILER!!: Entry 8: Prompt #15!
March 17th, 2087
My favourite and easiest subject is definitely Care of Magical Creatures. I hadn’t realised that I had such a fondness for creatures until my first encounter with the class. It surprised me how well I got along with them just as well as I got along with persons. I always look forward to these classes because I never know what creatures Professor Thompson is going to bring in for us to study. By far the best lessons were the ones with the Hippogriffs.

Besides the fact of having creatures to interact with, I enjoy the classes because Professor Thompson always comes up with these cool exercises and activities for us to do. Another reason why I am fond of this class is because it showed me exactly what I want to do for my career. Alright, so I had an obsession with Hippogriffs before I came to Hogwarts but it only cemented my determination to get involved with magical creatures. All these reasons make me enjoy the subject and I only have a few more lessons for my sixth year and just one more year of the classes for my seventh year so I plan to make the best of them. Thank you, Professor Thompson, for the awesome lessons! You’re one of the coolest Professors.


SPOILER!!: Entry 9: Prompty #16!
March 25th, 2087
I have a few Professors that I consider my favourite and it would be difficult for me to single out which of them would be my sole one. These Professors that I consider my favourite would be: Professors Culloden, Bellaire, Glendower, Cassie and Truebridge. An interesting assembly, I know, but I happen to like them for various reasons. It may be from their personalities or the way they conduct their classes. I’ll go into a bit more details about those reasons now.

I like Professor Culloden because he has a GREAT sense of humour. I can’t forget the time he played along with my prank on Benny during my third year. Also, the man has helped me out in Potions a lot. He guided me on how to research and brew potions correctly, even sticking with me for six months just so that I can brew Felix Felicis successfully. Because of him, I want to be a Potioneer . Professor Bellaire… she may be strict but as for long as I can remember, I have admired her Transfiguration skills. She helped me understand Human Transfiguration more by giving me some tips and practice out of class. Professors Glendower and Cassie I like so much for basically the same reasons: they are always happy and positive and their lessons are always super fun. Those lessons bring out my creative side more than perhaps any other lesson, especially History of Magic. These two ladies are simply the best because they take such great care of their students. Professor Headmistress as I call her, is someone I’m yet to decide exactly why she is one of my favourites. It has to be because her lessons are so well planned and I’m majorly impressed by her talent at Herbology.

Another reason may also be because I get along with all five of them so much. I feel comfortable approaching them about anything. They’re all awesome persons and I think I was quite lucky to have them teaching me at Hogwarts.


SPOILER!!: Entry 10: Prompt #17!
April 2nd, 2087
The best advice I can give anyone is to never doubt your friendship with your best friend if you have one. It causes a lot of pain to both persons involved. No, wait. Not only you two but also to the others who you’re mutual friends with. If you feel that your bestie is doing stuff to make you feel unappreciated or left out, have a talk with them and not just wait until things get tense between you guys. Eventually, it will expand into something more and you’ll end up having a row and not talking.

This happened to Benny and I. I was so angry with him for not trusting me. A lot of the time I had to resist the urge to throw a hex at him whenever I saw him. But I suppose I was wrong too. I guess I made him feel left out when I started hanging out too much with Henric. I think highly of Benny and so I forgot that even he can feel that way. But the main thing is, we’re besties again thanks to that awesome lady that is Professor Glendower. So folks, no doubting and fighting with your besite, okay? If it does come to that, however, you can get someone else you trust to help sort thing out.



SPOILER!!: Entry 11: Prompt #20!

April 14th, 2087

The most influential person in my life has to be my bestie, Benjamin Atreyu. This is because he is always so focused, brilliant at everything he does and mostly not as stubborn as I am. How should I say this? Benny’s like… hmmm, the perfect best friend! Yes, that’s exactly it. He’s always there for, especially during my fifth year when I had that misunderstanding with AJ.

I aim to be just like Benny in that way especially. I want to be there for my friends whenever they need me. I want to be the best friend that I could be to them. Also, sometimes when I achieve something, the success tends to get to my head even though I try to hide it. Benny isn’t like that at all so that’s definitely one of the traits I would like to have. But overall, the main aim for me is to be a great friend.


SPOILER!!: Entry 12: Prompt #21!

April 25th, 2087
The scariest thing that ever happened to me was the moment I realised I had a lot of insecurity. I realised this in my third year. Along with feeling scared, I also felt nervous and shocked. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to control it. Actually, I struggle with it every day mainly when it comes to Benny and AJ. Why? I’m always afraid they’ll find someone else better than me to be their best friend and boyfriend respectively.

I guess you could say I live in that scary moment every day. It doesn’t get better even though I know my two best friends would never leave me behind. But sometimes it’s hard not feel that way when I see Angel with Benny or AJ’s great friendship with Zander. I try not to feel that way by being confident enough to tell that negative voice in my head to shut up and go away. Some days it works and some days it doesn’t.


SPOILER!!: Entry 13: Prompt #22!
May 3rd, 2087
There are many good things that have happened to me so it’s difficult to choose the best. I could say that finding friends wherever I go who accept me with my craziness and goofiness, having awesome best friends, passing my OWLs despite being a wreck before them and more. However, the one I think I’ll stick to is having AJ as my girlfriend. I never thought I would have found someone who was equally as crazy and bubbly as I am. Plus, she LOVES sweets and has a great sense of humour as well. She is basically the female version of me. Or am I the male version of her? Either way, she’s the best thing to happen to me ever since I first met her at Sugarplum’s Candy Shop. I made up a silly story about Chocolate Frogs and for moment she almost believed it. It was so funny but from that day, we had the start of our friendship.

AJ is always there for me no matter what. During OWL time, she helped me to get organised and to study. If ever there was someone who could put up with my jokes, pranks and teasing, it’s her. She doesn’t get angry at stuff like that. Instead, she would laugh and try to get you back. AJ is pretty laid back and doesn’t care about the girly stuff which is even better because I can get to play sports with her. I’m really glad I bumped into her that summer about four years ago then asked her to be my girlfriend maybe about a year later.


SPOILER!!: Entry 14: Prompt #25!
May 21st, 2087
I have two pets, actually but the focus of this entry will be my toad, Gus also known as Guster. I got him at a pet adoption in Diagon Alley when he was just two years old so I’ve had him for five years now. My mom was reluctant to let me get Guster because she doesn’t like toads but I managed to make her change her mind. The guy who handled the adoption said that Gus can croak the alphabet but I’m still yet to hear him do so. I can’t help but wonder if it was all a scam to get Gus adopted but I don’t care. I love Guster and all his toady habits whether he can croak the alphabet or not.

I mentioned earlier that my mom doesn’t like toads. There’s this incident that I remember clearly that had happened a few days after I got Gus. I was playing hide and seek with him… or rather he was always hiding and I was seeking. Anyway, this one time, I was crawling around on the floor of the living room looking for him but I couldn’t find him for the longest while. I was about to give up when I heard my mom shrieking at the top of her lungs. I jumped up from behind the couch where I was searching to see her sitting, petrified on the chair opposite with Guster perched on her head. I collapsed on the arm of the couch, dying of laughter while she yelled at me to get ‘that, slimy, cold animal’ off of her head. I finally moved him off but it was a while again before she would go near to him. That’s one of the best things Gus has ever done and since then, whenever I wear him on my own head I always remember when he first jumped on mom’s head. I still crack up at that to this day.



SPOILER!!: Entry 15: Prompt #26
May 31st, 2087
My mother and her parents came from India while my grandparents came from Pakistan. I’ve never visited either. When I was younger, I had no interest in visiting them especially India since it’s so crowed. People are everywhere! That’s what I used to tell myself but now I’m actually considering visiting both to get a feel of what they’re like as well as the persons who live there. Who knows, I might even get to meet some of my favourite cricketers.

No, I do not think my ancestry has anything to do with the person I am today; not fully at least. I would like to think I found myself on my own. However, some of the cricketers I admire are from India and Pakistan… maybe that would explain why I support those two teams. My ancestry, I mean. Now that I think about it, I do study a lot how these cricketers bowl and bat so for that sport aspect of my life, I can say there has been a bit of influence. With the rest of me it’s not applicable.
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My full name is Lux Delilah Carrington, but I hate my middle name so let's pretend that it doesn't exist. Some people might think that I was named after the brand of soap, but surprisingly I wasn't. My parents just liked the name, and that is all there is to it. Much less interesting than if I had been named after the product, but that is okay; I still love my parents. My siblings have unusual names as well, because my sister's is Wilhelmina, and my brother's is Lennon. Did you know that Lux means 'light'? Apollo told me that during the Mythology seminar and I think it fits me well because of my sunny personality.

I like my name because it's uncommon. Sometimes people ask me if it's a nickname, but it's not. What would it be a nickname for anyway? Luxury? Now that is a name that I don't think I would like to have though it would still be nicer than my middle name. I don't know why I hate my middle name, but I do. It actually isn't that I hate it so much as I hate it belonging to ME. My friend Louis used to date a girl named Delilah, and I thought that it suited her really well. Maybe I'm weird but I don't really care because I am not afraid to be who I am, quirks and all.

I have a few nicknames but my favourite is Cucumber. Bay has called me that since the day we met because I ate his cucumber sandwich on the train and liked it so much. He was surprised that I enjoyed it because he hates cucumber sandwiches. Anyway, that's my favourite nickname and I don't like when other people call me that. It's supposed to be used by him and him alone.


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January 25, 2087

I feel that I have been very lucky in the fact that I have had many great teachers over the years - my mother aside. As much as I love her, the more theoretical approach to her teaching didn't really help me. Personally I find the more hands-on approach to learning a lot more beneficial. I am not much of a writer but I love the activities done in class, especially the ones that involve games or putting on a performance.

My favourite teacher would have to be Bay and not just because he is my boyfriend. He is incredibly kind, helpful, and informative. He has assisted me with spell work in the past, and is very encouraging. He explains things so that they are easy to understand and has complete faith in my magical abilities. He doesn't rush me and moves along at a pace that I can easily keep up with. I think he would be an amazing teacher if he ever decided to pursue it as a career, but then I think he would be great at any job because he is the best.

In terms of Hogwarts staff, my favourite teacher would definitely be Professor Culloden. He has been very helpful when it comes to my wanting to become a potioneer. He has given me lots of advice and has assisted me with brewing potions. He encourages me and believes in my abilities. He even gave me a recommendation to the Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers. During last term's potions project I invented my first potion with his help. It was very exciting and he said he looks forward to brewing my potions.


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January 31, 2087

By now I think it's pretty obvious that I aspire to become a potioneer after I graduate. I have felt for a while that potions are one of those things that you either love or feel indifferent to. I am definitely one of the people who love them! I don't even know exactly when it happened, it was probably in my Third Year... Suddenly I just KNEW that this was what I wanted to do with my life. Potions are easy for me to understand. To read. I feel in tune with them, and know when they are pleased or unhappy. Potions really have a lot to say, and it is important to be able to understand their moods, likes, and dislikes.

After I graduate from Hogwarts, I want to study potioneering at Wizarding university. I am taking my Hogwarts education very seriously, because it is important for me to have really good marks in half of the subjects that I am studying at school. Potioneers need knowledge of Charms, Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures, Transfiguration, and even Defence Against the Dark Arts. After university I want to open my own business where I brew and sell potions. I want to invent loads of potions and start my own line. Me and Zhenya are actually planning to start a line together at some point!

I also want to get married and start a family one day. Of course this won't be any time soon since I am so young and still in school. I want to complete my education first. I love kids and think that I would be a really good mother. For now I am more than happy to be an aunt, because my sister is going to have a baby. I am so excited for the baby to arrive and I want to be the best aunt ever.


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February 3, 2087

This might sound, cliche, but I do not care in the slightest: the best thing that ever happened to me was meeting my boyfriend, Bay. He is the best person in the world; no one is as loving, kind, and wonderful as he is. I don't know where I would be without him. I imagine that I wouldn't be the person I am now. While some people don't think change is a good thing, I feel that it can be and that being with him has made my life - and me - a lot better. There are just so many things I could say about him, I don't even know where to start because there is so much I could say if I let myself get carried away. I worry I would take up this whole book with it if I tried to put everything I feel into words!! I just love him so much.

He was my first friend at Hogwarts and I would not have had it any other way. Anyone who knows him can tell you that he is one of the best friends a person can have. He has always been protective of me and never gets mad at me; I don't ever get mad at him either. We have never even argued or fought before. I don't swim in the lake because I promised him I wouldn't way back in Second Year; he was worried that something in the water would hurt me. And he didn't get mad at me when I pushed him to eat a cucumber sandwich, even though it made him throw up. I cried because I thought it made him mad, but instead he gave me a hug. I learned to never do that again, and I have never pushed him to do anything since that day.

Funnily enough, we literally bumped into each other on our first train ride to school. He was sorry for smacking into me, and I remember thinking that he was lucky to be a boy because otherwise he would be in trouble. Back at that point I wasn't as open to being friends with girls because I had bad experiences with them and thought being girly was gross. I also thought it was strange that he told me his name was Bay, but after he explained that it was only a nickname, that made a lot of sense to me. He also gave me my first cucumber sandwich - as I mentioned earlier - and I think he regrets that to this day. Haha!


SPOILER!!: Entry #5/Prompt #14
February 11, 2087

Unlike some of my fellow students, I actually didn't start attending Hogwarts until I was a Second Year. The choice was completely mine, and I had decided that I didn't want to be away from home for months on end. As the baby of the family, I have always been close to my parents and siblings. Family is very important to me and always has been. Who cares if the neighborhood kids bullied me so long as I got to stay home and get my education there? Actually, I did care about being bullied, and still do...but that's besides the point. I'm okay with being different, I just don't like being bullied for it because the world should be full of love and acceptance instead of hate.

My mom as much as I love her was NOT cut out to be a teacher. As I have explained before, she used more of a theoretical approach than anything else. Her rationalization was that I could get hurt using some of the spells (such as Incendio), but really even at 11 I had enough common sense to know what magic was sensible to use and what wasn't. So there I was, learning a whole bunch of theory involving spells and unable to practice any of them because my mom was paranoid about me hurting myself. It was boring and didn't challenge me in any way. Also forget about Potions and Care of Magical Creatures because those classes were out the window. No way was I potentially blowing the house up or accidentally poisoning myself, and I couldn't study magical creatures while living in a muggle neighbourhood.

It was for this reason that I decided after First Year that I wanted to continue learning magic at Hogwarts. I love my mom an appreciate what she did for me, but there was no way I could continue home schooling and get the education I needed. I am so glad that I decided to come to Hogwarts, because on top of the amazing people that it led me to, it has helped develop my love for magic. Among other things I can perform spells without self-confidence issues, brew complicated potions that challenge me, and play with magical creatures. Even though I am ready for the real world and excited to graduate, Hogwarts has a special place in my heart and I definitely prefer learning this way.


SPOILER!!: Entry #6/Prompt #25
February 19, 2087

As an animal lover, I actually have a few pets. Instead of talking about them all, however, I am going to focus this entry on one of my cats. Her name is Arya, and she is an adorable little troublemaker - why she is perfect to write about. As an aside, I was amused to realize that she shares a name with Arya Stark from the A Song of Ice and Fire series. It was not intentionally done, but still pretty cool in my book even though Daenerys Targaryen is my favourite because DRAGONZ. It would be amazing to own a dragon, but clearly that isn't possible beyond the ones that are transfigured from rocks.

Arya is the kind of cat that needs to be kept in line because otherwise she wanders off on her own and gets into trouble. I like to think of her as me in cat form since we are both huge explorers. I remember one time a few years ago I was wandering along the grounds with her, heading towards the lake. Out of nowhere she decided to be naughty and run off. Gave me a heart attack, and I was frantically looking for her while calling her name. Things only got worse when I realized that she was making for the Whomping Willow. Chances were she was going to end up smashed by one of the branches because she wouldn't be able to leave the tree alone. Nope, not Arya. She would be all up in the Willow's business and tick it off. Fortunately I ran into a girl and she helped me get my cat back before she could get hurt. Ever since that day I have been extra careful. That's why the Seize and Pull Charm can come in handy.

Because I love talking about animals, I want to talk about my dream pet as well. I really want to get a teacup pig one day. They are so cute and I would love to have one so that I could carry it around with me and give it lots of love. I really think that they look adorable in little sweaters, but of course that would be for when it's cold out because otherwise that would be mean; pigs probably don't like to be over-heated the same way that people don't. I'm not sure if my parents would buy me one or not, but maybe my boyfriend would if I asked him. The only thing is that I would need to have a place for my little pig to live. I already have a name picked out and it's Oreo. I like cookies, so I think that it works. Naming pets after food is always a good idea because food is awesome just like animals.


SPOILER!!: Entry #7/Prompt #5
February 23, 2087

As a person who tries to live life to the fullest, I find that I have a wide variety of interests. I might not be a born natural when it comes to a lot of the things that I enjoy doing, but that doesn't make them any less fun. For instance, I love singing but I don't consider myself to be out of this world. That's fine by me because the important thing is that I have fun singing. No one has told me that I am terrible at it, so maybe I'm better than I thought. Singing just makes the world a happier place in my opinion; music is such a wonderful thing that can touch peoples lives in so many ways.

Beyond singing, there are other things that I enjoy. If I had the time, I would write about all my hobbies. Too bad I can't do that. One that has developed a few years ago is giving manicures. That might bore some people - especially those of the male species - but I find it to be rather fun! It's basically creating little works of art on someone's fingernails. How cool is that??? I feel that I have become rather good at it overtime. Practice. Practice. Practice. No one is good at everything they try right off the bat. My work has definitely improved over time, and I hope to continue with it even after I graduate. Maybe I could give manicures on top of being a potioneer and part-time model.

It was some time during my Second Year that I began seeing 'girly' things as not necessarily gross. Before then I wouldn't be caught dead in a dress and nail polish was weird (just like kissing). Developing a liking for feminine things, I began to use them more and more. I discovered how pretty coloured nails were! In Fourth Year my interest took off more than ever. I started giving myself manicures at least once a week so that I would become better at them. Then I began doing them for my friends as someone suggested to me! Now I give my nail services to the lovely people of Hogwarts in exchange for Chocolate Frogs. Honestly, I also give them for free. A girl needs her chocolate fix, and might as well do something to earn it!


SPOILER!!: Entry #8/Prompt #15
March 5, 2087

When thinking about my favourite subject, there is only one that jumps to mind: Potions. Anyone who knows me is aware of how much I love the subject. It is both the easiest and hardest for me, strange as that might sound. There is a logical explanation for this: potions are a lot like people. Maybe they don't talk the same way that we do, but that doesn't mean that they don't have likes and dislikes. They can be moody. They can be happy. Even if they can't vocalize the same way that we do, they manage to get their moods across. True potioneers are able to understand the language of potions and work with them in harmony to create wonderful things.

I remember the first real challenge Professor Culloden presented us with. It was at the end of my first term at Hogwarts and I was still getting the hang of the subject. For the final he instructed us to brew a potion, but instead of following the recipe exactly, he had us make a few changes. Needless to say things didn't go too well. Turned out that he had tricked us on purpose so that we could go about correcting our potions and completing them as they should be. It was hard work and confusing, but me and Bay managed to fix things in the end. I got to see the potion react to every mistake made AND every correction. It was a challenge and utterly fascinating After this lesson that I decided that I loved working with potions and wanted to continue.

Over the past few years, I have brewed a lot of potions. Some I have done in class, and others I have done in my free time. I really like the projects that Professor Culloden assigns every term. Sadly I will be around for only one of those after this year, but that's okay. My favourite assignment so far was when we invented our own potions. With the professor's help I managed to create a Chocolate Frog potion! It was incredible and I can't wait to invent more in the future. I also can't wait to brew more complicated things. The most recent one I've worked one was Wolfsbane Potion, and I managed to get perfect results. The only problem with that potion was that there was a lot of waiting involved. That part of potion brewing can be very tedious.


SPOILER!!: Entry #9/Prompt #21
March 12, 2087

The scariest thing that has ever happened to me was when I thought that I was going to lose Bay. It was a few years ago, and something that I don't like to think about if I can help it. Those times were very bad and I was filled with so much sadness and worry over him and whether or not he would make it through. What happened to Gregoire last term was bad enough in itself, but it had the additional impact of opening old wounds and making me think of just HOW close I came to losing the boy I love. I feel that I need to add that Gregoire was a good kid and he did not deserve what happened to him; no one does.

Hogwarts was going through a terrible and unending winter that term. It started early, and hit with such a brutal force that it was hard to do anything in the castle without freezing. Hot-air charms were my best friend at the time because I used them continuously. During such times everyone spent as much time inside as possible, and naturally there was a book club held in the library because those are always a lot of fun. At some point during the meeting, there was a flash of light outside and Mr Kitridge decided to head out with Bay to investigate since he was a senior student. As a Gryffindor there was no way that he would say no to an adventure, so I was left fretting and worrying that something bad would happen to him. Eventually I calmed down and told myself that he would be okay...but that didn't last long because he didn't come back.

Me and Cinna looked everywhere for him, but we couldn't find him. That was when I entered MAJORLY worried girlfriend territory and headed to the Hospital Ward. Healer Murdoch didn't share much about his condition with me, but I did work out that something bad had happened in the forest and he got hurt. She refused to let me see him at first, but eventually let me visit him every day while he was in a coma. A Chort had attacked him, so he was out cold for a while and I was very scared that he was going to die even though he is a very strong person. I know how bad Chorts are, and I know that their bites and scratches can be lethal. In the end he pulled through, and I was so unbelievably happy when I got to talk to him for the first time since he woke up. It was amazing.


SPOILER!!: Entry #10/Prompt #17
March 20, 2087

I have never considered myself to be the best person to ask for advice, but I feel that there are a few things that I know about. Even though I am young, I have lived a pretty eventful life. I feel that I can still help people out based on my experience. They say that experience is the one of the best teachers, and I feel that to be a very true statement. It's always better to get help from someone who has been through the same things as you, because not only can they relate to you but they also know what they are talking about.

With that in mind, I would have to advise others to follow their hearts and do what they feel is right. That is something very basic to say, and some might consider it to be obvious and common knowledge. Doesn't change it from being true and something important to keep in mind while going throughout life. Being in a relationship with someone a few years older than me, I've experienced judgement and people telling me that it's not proper. These people don't know how things are between us even though they mean well. We ignore these people and don't let them get to us or put a strain on our relationship because we don't care about an age gap.

One of the most important things in life is to be happy and I feel that everyone deserves to feel this way. Putting a lot of weight on what people think can take a toll on you and it's not a nice feeling. Of course it's important to think about others, but don't let them control your happiness. If you want to be with someone who makes you happy, do it. If you want to pursue a career that isn't what your parents had in mind, go for it. Follow your heart, and great things will come. Otherwise, looking back in life you will have a lot of regrets.


SPOILER!!: Entry #11/Prompt #27
April 22, 2087

It has been a month since I have last written in this book, and that is for a very good reason. Shortly after writing my last entry, I popped into the Second Floor bathroom so that I could freshen up. That sounds like a relatively boring thing in and of itself, but that is far from the truth. Unlike any other bathroom on earth, this one contains the Chamber of Secrets... Said chamber was open as I entered, and who was I to say no to exploring? I like getting in touch with my inner Gryffindor and this was the perfect opportunity to. Throwing caution to the wind and forgetting about CONSTANT VIGILANCE, I made my way down the slide to see what was going on. Big mistake.

Almost immediately I heard the sound of bones crunching and far off voices. Maybe I was imagining the voices, but I was definitely not imagining the sound of the bones. Calling out to see if anyone was there while heading towards the staircase within the chamber, I was joined by Cinna. Needless to say I was relieved to have company despite the circumstances. Before we could get out, something grabbed a hold of us and dragged us away. We were now in the clutches of Acromantulas and anyone and everyone knows just how deadly they are; Acromantulas were what killed Gregoire last term. Instead of being eaten right away, however, we were restrained within a huge spider web.

Turned out that we were going to be a part of a huge feast. Lucky us. Unable to move and without my wand, I still tried my hardest to get free. I wanted Bay more than ever, but there was no way he could save me and I was glad that he was safe at home. It was my friends who were in danger, and I was so worried about them. The Acromantulas stole food from the kitchens to fatten us up, but no other captives were taken until a little over a week since we had arrived. The Headmistress, Noel, and a Slytherin girl joined us. That was when the mother spider appeared. she was HUGE and ANGRY. That was when I thought I was going to die for sure... Until Adi saved me. I don't really like thinking about this because it was so horrible and gives me nightmares, but I am so happy to be alive.


SPOILER!!: Entry #12/Prompt #9
April 30, 2057

Thinking about what makes a person unique, I feel that there are quite a few things that qualify for me. I prefer doing my own thing and being myself no matter what. That in itself is something that makes me unique, because a lot of people are overly concerned with how people see them. While I like looking pretty, I do that more for me than for anyone else. Of course if my boyfriend loves it that is an added bonus because I love when he likes how I look. It just is much easier to live life when you aren't a slave to fashion and constantly trying your hardest to have all the name brands and latest clothing trends. If it's pretty and comfortable, that is enough for me. I also love how I do my make up and nails because I enjoy trying new things.

As far as my looks go, I am not really all that different than most people. There is one thing that I have that a lot of people don't: vibrant red hair. It is actually a trait that I picked up from my mother as she is also a redhead. My sister is another natural redhead, but she likes to dye her hair blonde. The look works for her, but I would never dye my hair personally. My brother has brown hair, and there is nothing wrong with that...but it is a lot more common than my hair colour. I love my hair because it's so bright and a beautiful colour. I don't think I will ever change the colour because I really don't see the point. It's weird just to imagine myself as a blonde like Willa. I just wish that I had blue eyes or purple ones (like the Targaryens).

Another thing that I think makes me unique is the fact that I am still a little kid at heart. Sometimes it seems to me that people grow up too fast. In some ways I feel mature, and I am super excited to be of age...but that doesn't mean that I can't still be a little girl in other ways. My favourite movie is The Little Mermaid, and I love anything and everything associated with it. My whole room is filled with The Little Mermaid memorabilia and that isn't going to change any time soon. I also have loads of colouring books because I find them a lot of fun. Arts and crafts are wonderful in general, but I really like using crayons. Get me a colouring book, and I will be a happy camper. I just love being unique, and I am that way down to my name!


SPOILER!!: Entry #13/Prompt #13
May 11, 2087

While looking back at all the things that I have enjoyed doing while small, it is virtually impossible for me to think of a favourite. To me, life is about being active and making every moment count. Therefore, I have always been one to have multiple past times. When I was really little (like four-ish), I got a little toy xylophone for Christmas. I used to love playing with it, because every time I struck a note a little bell would go off. Each key had a different bell sound, and it was so much fun hitting them with the little hammer. I would make music every day and my parents would listen and applaud me. Of course I was not musically talented, but that did not matter to them in the least. I actually still have my xylophone somewhere in my closet at home. Maybe someday I will bring it out again and make some music but who knows. I'm going to keep it forever and one day give it to my kids.

Another thing that I have enjoyed for as long as I can remember is sports. They are so much fun and a great way to make new friends. I was on various sports teams within the community. Muggle sports are a lot of fun and it is so easy to get involved in them while living in a big city . I have to say that my favourite sport to play has always been football - or soccer as they say in Canada. Being born there, I sometimes use that term even though I have spent most of my life living in London. I remember how I used to kick the ball against the outside of the house even though my mom sometimes got annoyed. What if I accidentally broke a window? Thank goodness I was always careful not to or I would be in serious trouble! I also used to kick the ball with my brother in dad in the back yard. We would take turns catching it with our feet and passing it along to the next person. There were loads of different things I would do to practice for matches and those are just two examples.

The third pastime that has taken up a huge part of my life is something that I continue to do to this day: read. I was a pretty quick learner, so it did not take me too long to tackle that hurdle and be able to read little children's pocket books by myself. Of course that didn't stop me from wanting to be read to! Lots of little kids love being read to before bed and I was definitely one of them. There were certain stories that I loved having read to me over and over again - of course The Little Mermaid was one of them. As if that would be a surprise. As I got older, my parents encouraged me to keep reading. They would have me set goals where I would try to read a certain amount of books within the year. We don't do that anymore since I've started Hogwarts but maybe one day I will start setting goals again because I really did enjoy it.


SPOILER!!: Entry #14/Prompt #24
May 25, 2087

When thinking about my favourite place, it is really hard to pick one. There are so many to choose from and a lot have a special place in my heart. For that reason, I am going to choose three to write about even though there are more on my list. First of all, speaking on a Hogwarts level my favourite place would be the kitchen. The potions lab is definitely up there as is the lake...but the kitchen is where FOOD happens. Food is one of the necessities of life so it is very important. What would I do if it was late afternoon or early morning and I craved a snack but was too far away from the place where delicious food happens? This is one of things that I love about having a common room so close to the kitchens. I can't see the Claws or Lions having an easy time of snacks. An added bonus is the adorable house elves. I love those little guys.

Another place that I love is Bay's house. A lot of people live in pretty houses, but most don't live in a fairy tale home. His family resides in the outskirts of London, but they live in a forest. How cool is that? The first time I went there, I thought I had stepped into Hansel and Gretel or Goldilocks and the Three Bears because it was just the kind of place where I could see fairy tales happening. He even has a tree house. Even though I am terrified of heights, there are two tree houses I would go in, and this is one of them (the other being the one at Hogwarts). Being securely built and stable helps make it better. So long as I don't look down I can calm myself by thinking of how there is no way I could fall out. This doesn't apply for the wooden bridge, however. His parents also have a vegetable garden, which isn't the most exciting thing ever but I still think it's pretty cool and adds to the fairy tale charm.

Lastly, there is Florida. My sister owned a beach house there until she married Emmy's uncle and moved to London. Even though I can't visit the beach house anymore, I would still love to go to Florida at least one more time. We used to walk out to the beach and suntan or go swimming. I even became fairly decent at surfing after practicing for a while. I've had my fair share of wipe-outs, but that is part of the learning experience as well as something that can be laughed about later on. Suntanning was a lot of fun too, though I always had to be careful not to turn too brown because that would seriously clash with my red hair. On top of the beach, there were loads of awesome stores to shop at. I bought loads of pretty summer dresses and hats while there!! Shopping is so much fun and I love it.


SPOILER!!: Entry #15/Prompt #2
June 1, 2087

Today is a milestone for me in a few ways. First of all, it is my birthday. I love my birthday because it's like a little day for me where I get to spend time with the people I love and celebrate another year of being on the earth. Birthdays are always wonderful for this reason, why it makes me sad that some people don't celebrate theirs. Everyone deserves to have a special day. There is always nice cake to be had, and sometimes I have a party. Surprise parties are always fun, but so are ones with a theme. Parties are wonderful in general, and for my 13th birthday I had a surprise birthday thrown with a Little Mermaid theme. It was awesome, and the same day that I got a boyfriend!

On top of that, this is my 17th birthday. Yep, I am officially of age as of today. Now I can perform magic outside of school without needing someone older to help. Before I could do zero magic at home, and now I can. I know to be careful while doing this, because it would be very bad if any muggles saw. On top of this, I am going to learn how to apparate and get a car soon. I just need to finish driving lessons first! I think that is it a good idea to learn how to apparate on top of driving, because sometimes it is necessary. I don't really enjoy the experience, but it is something that I feel I need to be able to do especially since broomsticks aren't an option. It's the car and being able to perform magic at home that excites me more than the thought of being able to apparate.

Amazingly, today isn't just my birthday either! I have recently found out via one of the computers in the technology center that my little baby nephew was born today. My sister posted a picture of him and everything. His name is Harrison Thames Duchannes and he is exactly 17 years younger than me and so precious. I can't wait to meet him and hopefully at some point I can babysit him as well, because Willa told me that I can't at the moment. I totally understand her reasoning though, since he is a newborn and you have to be very careful with them. If I end up being able to look after him later on, I will sing songs to him and read him stories. I want to be the best aunt and babysitter ever.
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SPOILER!!: Entry #1; Prompt #1

January 20th, 2087
My full name is Zander Mathew Adair. I got my surname passed down to me 'cause of my dad's family... But I guess that parts kind of obvious. Anyways, my dad's name is Mathew so I got his name as my middle name. I don't know why my parents did that. Kind of weird, right? Like why would someone give their own name to their kid??? I never even thought about it before now, but I don't reckon my dad will be too happy if I try to question his motives.

My first name is kind of interesting though. But only interesting 'cause it's so weird. My brothers are named Aaron and Daniel. They got the normal names and somehow I got stuck with Zander because my parents thought it sounded cool. I bet you my brothers did something to trick my parents into naming me Zander and by the time they figured it out, it was too late. Very possible. OR it could just be that after two rounds of kids, my parents lost their touch and decided to wing it. That's also very possible.

Either way, I think my name is... alright. Definitely unique. A name people tend to remember, which could be good or bad. Good when you want people to remember you, but bad when you get into huge trouble at school. There's only one Zander around here, y'know? So if someone's talking about me... Everyone will know who exactly they're talking about. I've got tons of nicknames though? Some people just call me 'Z', but I don't like that because people also call Zahra Kettleburn 'Z' sometimes and we are VERY different people, Professor. I've also gotten Zandy a bunch... But that one's terrible. Then there's Sophie Brown, she calls me ZanderPander. I pretend like I hate it because really if anyone else were to call me that, it'd be horrid. But it's actually kind of okay when Sophie calls me that.

So anyways, my name is okay, I guess.
SPOILER!!: Entry #2; Prompt #15

January 24, 2087
Defense Against the Dark Arts. It's never been one of my strongest subjects, but it also isn't one of my least favorites. I know it's super important and all... So I can't really disregard it. I don't really know what Defense Against the Dark Arts is to me in the whole range thing. It's kind of just there? Y'know? Well... It was kind of just there until this past summer. OWLs were a rollercoaster and... Unfortunately... I didn't pass the DADA one. And at first I was just thinking I'd drop the class and call it a day. But then I went and talked to Professor Dakest and well, I decided not to give up.

DADA is hard because you haven't just got to KNOW stuff. You've got to know how to DO stuff. Charms and Transfiguration are similar, but it's not as hard for me to visualize what I want to get with those ones. But DADA... The hardest part is knowing what I want my result to be. And that's what makes it impossible for me. You can't preform a spell right if you can't visualize it. I've learned that the hard way, Professor. But I'm just going to keep practicing as much as I can. 'Cause I know if I work hard enough, maybe I'll be able to pass the NEWT level exam???
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January 28, 2087

I probably shouldn't have chosen this prompt because I really haven't got any set plans for the future. I know, I know... I'm a Sixth Year. I should have the rest of my life figured out because I'm almost done with school. Except, I don't know what I want from the future. How am I supposed to pick something when there are so many 'somethings'!? Not to mention, I'm not all that good at anything in particular. I'd like to think I'm good at somethings. Like I'm good with creatures and I'm good with Herbology.... And sometimes I'm okay with Charms and occasionally Astronomy, as well. But I'm only sort of good at these things. I'm not REALLY good at anything, y'know? There isn't just one thing that stands out more than the rest. It's pretty scary actually. 'Cause I have no idea where I'm headed.

I've got a vague sort of plan though. I know I want to get a job. Not sure what kind of job, but I'm definitely going to have one. And I've got to do something I like because I can't imagine how bored I'd be if I hated my job. That'd be horrible. And as much as I hate sitting in classes, I might try to go to university. Well, if my parents want to help me pay for it... Which is also why I need to get a job SOON. Maybe I can get one over the summer? That counts as a goal I think. I can get a job over to summer so that I can pay for chocolate frogs and maybe university.

Then I'd like to have a family, I think. I'm pretty good with kids and I think they're alright. It'd give me a chance to help the world, y'know? Like help my kids figure things out. Sometimes I feel like my parents didn't really help me all that much... And that's why I've got to help my kids. So that they don't end up as confused as I was. Plus, if they're wizards, that'd be even cooler. I could teach them how to fly and stuff!! Even though I'm kind of a horrible flyer.... Anyways, I guess that's my plan. Even though it's not really much of a plan at all...
SPOILER!!: Entry #4; Prompt #12

February 2, 2087

Actually, I hate all chores. It's hard to choose just one that I hate more than the others. But I guess, if I had to choose... It'd be cleaning my room. You wouldn't think it just by one look at me, but I'm actually kind of messy. Okay, okay... Maybe you would think it just by one look at me. I try too look kind of put together. But my room is another story... The one at Hogwarts is a lot cleaner, but only 'cause I've got a lot less stuff. And I can just magic things into their place, y'know? But at home I'm not allowed to. Except, well, now that I'm of age... Maybe I can. But before I couldn't.

So anyways, I hate cleaning my room because my room is tiny. Okay, it's actually kind of average sized, but on the small part of the average scale. Plus I collect a ton of stuff and I have everything in there, so it FEELS a lot smaller than it actually is. Plus, I don't know if this is any breaking news... But Hogwarts Robes take SO much space up. It's hardly even fair. Like Hogwarts wants me to have a messy room or something. But I solved my space problem by using the floor. So sometimes it's a bit hard to see the floor because it's covered in stuff, but I feel like I'm making them most out of the space I have so you give some, you lose some.

Except my dad doesn't feel the same way. He thinks a messy room means a messy mind or something. He says there's no way I can ever get anything done with my room being such a mess. So dad always yells at me to clean it and stuff. Of course I can definitely get stuff done with it looking like a mess, but personally I think he's the one who can't get stuff done knowing what my room looks like. So he's got to yell at me to clean it and I resent that. It takes FOREVER to clean my room. Especially because even after I clean it, it still doesn't feel clean. And that's why cleaning my room is my least favorite chore.
SPOILER!!: Entry #5; Prompt #5

February 15, 2087
Well it’s not really a special talent yet because I’m still not very good. But I’m hoping that maybe one day I’ll get to that point, y’know? Kace, you know the Hufflepuff one, told me that skateboarding is a great way to get girls. And so I picked it up… Fourth year I think? With the intention of getting girls with it. Okay, so I’m not exactly proud, but what’s a guy supposed to do?! It’s not like I had any other options. And I think it’s sort of worked because I think the girl I live might even like me back for real this time.

But anyways, I was talking about the skateboarding wasn’t I? Right well, it’s a lot of fun. Sure I fall a lot. Or well, I used to fall a lot… But it kind of makes me feel free y’know? Like the way a lot of people feel about flying. I’m a horrible flyer so whenever I get on a broom I’m too busy looking down at the ground I’m about to fall onto rather than thinking about being free. But with skateboarding, I’m already on the ground so really there’s nothing else that could really go wrong. Which makes me feel free. And that’s why I like it.

Plus, I think the ladies really do dig it too. Kace is an expert on this front. I trust him with my life when it comes to the female population. He gets them better than anyone I know. Maybe that’s his special talent.
SPOILER!!: Entry #6; Prompt #25

February 25, 2087
I DO have a pet actually. Her name is Azalea. Named after the flower, not after any weird pop icons or whatever because for some reason people keep bringing that up. But it’s after the flower, okay? I just like Herbology. That’s all. ANYWAYS.

Azalea is this cruppy well she’s almost two and a half years old now so maybe not a cruppy anymore that I bought over the summer going into my Fifth Year. She’s really cute, but gets me into tons of trouble all the time ‘cause she never wants to sit down. And giving her baths is the hardest thing in the world. She isn’t the biggest fan of water. She just likes shaking it off and spraying it all over me instead.

Anyways, I first got her and kept it a secret. I didn’t want to tell my parents because I knew they wouldn’t approve. ‘Cause I’ve wanted a puppy my whole life and they’ve never said yes! So I bought Azalea with all the money I saved up all on my own and then I hid her over the summer. It was great. And I got permission to bring her to Hogwarts. But then, this past summer I got really busy. I knew I couldn’t keep her a secret so I tried to find a sitter. And well anyways, Eden McGee came up to me about it, but she’s got tons of pets on her own… And there just wouldn’t be time, y’know?

But she helped me convince my parents to let me keep my crup! She’s basically a life saver. More like an Azalea saver.
SPOILER!!: Entry #7; Prompt #24

Marsh 6, 2087
I do have a favorite place, but I don’t really know if it’s my favorite place in the whole world. I just know that it’s my favorite place in all of Hogwarts. But I guess that’s good enough because right now my whole world really is Hogwarts, I guess. So anyways my favorite place is the treehouse. I know it’s a bit cliche, but I’ve got my reasons, okay?

It’s the one place I can always go to get away. It’s not like the castle corridors that are a constant reminder of the homework I haven’t done or of my Prefect responsibilities that I’m neglecting. It’s not like my noisy common room. It’s just different. I’m good at finding time to hide away up there when I there will be no one around. It’s got a great view too. Just overlooking the lake and the castle. I can see everything. It’s like being a part of it all, but yet being far away at the same time. I guess that doesn’t make any sense… Maybe I need sleep. But it’s just my favorite place of all time.

Sophie calls it my treehouse. I wish it was. I wish I could take it with me. It’s gonna be one thing I miss the most when I’ve got to graduate. But luckily I’ll have another year up in there before that happens. The treehouse is the best place in all of Hogwarts, but don’t tell anyone ‘cause I want it to stay mine, okay?
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Marsh 17, 2087
Lotus Wisteria deserves to get a lot of credit for this, Professor. She is definitely one of the most influential people in my life. I don’t know if I’d go as far as to say the most, but then again I don’t think I have a most. But if I did, Lottie would be up there. She gives the best advice and I think that’s one of the reasons why she’s so influential in my life. ‘Cause I actually take her advice so it must mean she influenced me some way or another.

Hopefully one day I can give a lost kid the same kind of advice too. Except I couldn’t ever be nearly as good at it as Lottie is. So maybe I should just leave it to the professionals. No one really needs advice from me anyways. I’d just make a mess of things. But Lottie always knows the right things to say. Even if there isn’t a right thing to say, she always knows what it is. I think she’s got magic beyond a regular witch.
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Marsh 29, 2087
This is the hardest question in the history of questions so I don’t even know why I’m picking it. Most Professors at this school are pretty evil. I’d tell you which ones, but I’m thinking that could be used against me in the future. And then the none evil once are split into even more categories. Like the intimidating ones. There are loads of those. And I don’t think I could choose those as my favorites because they’re not very approachable, y’know?

Which leaves me with you, Professor Flamsteed, Professor Moxley, and Professor Tanner. You guys are all pretty cool so I kind of just want to leave the list like this. You because you’re classes are always fun except for these new theoretical ones because no offense, but the acting is more fun for us. Then Professor Flamsteed is always teaching me something or another. I’m pretty sure he hates my guts right now, but if he didn’t…. And Moxley is really fun and I’m also working on becoming her favorite student so she had to be on this list. Then there’s Tanner because she’s just really drama free, y’know? I’ve never been to her office, but I’d imagine it’s really chill and that she has a cat or something. She seems like the type.
SPOILER!!: Entry #10; Prompt #23

April 7, 2087
No I haven’t met anyone famous, but I do know Adi Rehman and he got voted Most Likely to Become Minster for Magic in the yearbook superlatives, so I reckon he’s got to count. Minister for Magic or not, that kid is definitely going to make it big time for something. And then there’s always Toby Fuller-Thompson. He’s definitely making it big for some professional Quidditch team or something, probably. So I know him too.

Oh! And I bet that Ruby Banner girl is gonna be famous for fashion or something. She’s pretty much already a Hogwarts celebrity. And I have met her before. She gave me a card on Valentines Day once. Then there’s always Kevin Hirase, bet he’ll be famous for getting sent to Azkaban so many times and breaking some kind of record. He’s one of my best friends. I definitely know him.

Maybe this was a bad question to choose. I haven’t got a real proper answer now that I think of it. But it’s weird thinking that some of the people you know now might become famous in the future. Super weird. What would I become famous for? Yeah no, I don’t see that one happening.
SPOILER!!: Entry #11; Prompt #21

April 17, 2087
The scariest thing that has ever happened to me actually happened last term. And it ought to be. I thought I was going to die. It’s lucky that I’m even sitting here today doing this homework assignment, honestly. Not that I think homework is lucky. But I could’ve been dead, you know like I already said before. It was that scary.

Last term when I was trying to get Aegis to come out of the forbidden forrest… I went in to get him myself, which was a terrible idea. And I definitely suffered the consequences and stuff, but the scary bits… Those were terrible. Before I knew it, we were surrounded by giant man eating spiders. And then Gregoire showed up out of no where. I thought we were all going to die. And when Gregoire got taken, I didn’t know what to do.

I went into panic mode basically. It was horrible. I watched a kid die. It was the scariest moment of my life. Gregoire died and I watched it all happen. It could’ve been me.

SPOILER!!: Entry #12; Prompt #22

May 10, 2087
The best thing that ever happened to me is probably when Sophie Brown agreed to be my girlfriend. Wait, no one else is going to read this right? Because I might want to change my answer. By ‘no one else’ I mean not Sophie Brown at least, right? Because if she sees my answer to this she will never let me live it down. I’ll be humiliated for the rest of my days, Professor. If this leaves your hands, my life is in danger.

Anyways, this moment was absolutely monumental because I may or may not have had the biggest crush on her for a while now. But I didn’t want to destroy anything else she had going because y’know, her happiness is priority and all… And it would’ve been awfully foul of me to put that at risk. But yeah, anyways. When she said yes it was like a dream come true and I sort of strutted around the corridors dancing like a mad man… But I regret nothing. Well maybe except for not learning how to dance properly. It might've looked a little less ridiculous if I knew what I was doing... Except I guess the celebration dancing just sort of happens no matter what without any real control. So on second thought, actually wait. What was I even talking about anymore, Professor? Oh yeah.

We’re sure nobody else is reading this right? Especially not Sophie Brown?
SPOILER!!: Entry #13; Prompt #4

May 28, 2087
TMy family does this thing where we get with all my extended family for New Years. It’s alright I guess, but there are tons of other holidays we could get together for instead. I don’t see why New Years has to be spent all together. ‘Cause have you ever heard of a New Years kiss, Professor? Well I can’t have one of those if my grandparents are in the room next door. That’d be humiliating. Plus I can’t very well invite one of my Hogwarts friends over to a muggle party. That’d be double humiliating.

Anyways, as us kids got older, my brothers stopped going to the celebrations… So the tradition only mildly lives on. But like I said, it’s sort of a lame tradition. Half the time my grandparents can’t even stay up long enough to do the midnight countdown. So this year I skipped out on it and invited Sophie Brown over to my house instead. We got to watch fireworks from my window and it was really great and I got that kiss I was talking about. Except I sort of threw away traditions…. But it’s never too late to make new ones though, right? Because I want to do this every year.
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January 21 , 2087

I actually have two names. My birth name that my parents gave me is Yeo Yoong Gi as I was born in South Korea. Yeo stands for mildness , Yoon for soft and Gi for rise. I don’t know who named me this way as I don’t have many memories of my parents. No, they did not die. I was adopted at a young age because my parents were having financial problems and could no longer take care of me. I was adopted by the Hyland family and went to live in England. Here, my adopting parents named me Yoongi Hyland. In this case, Yoongi can mean two things and yes, it is different in English. It can either mean Shine or Red Pearl. I prefer The Shining Red Pearl. I wasn’t named after anyone, at least not that I know of. I don’t have a nickname here at Hogwarts but at home, my sisters call me either Giraffe because I have a pretty long neck… or Curious Yoongi because I always want to know what is happening. Anyways, how I feel about my name? I like it. It sounds cute when you say it and cool when looking up the meaning.
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January 14, 2087

My full name is Sophie Mae Brown. I got my first name from my grandmother, and I know that the name Sophie means "wisdom" or "wise," which ended up being perfect because I ended up a Ravenclaw to two Gryffindor parents. I've wondered if my name choice actually somehow strangely influenced me to be a Ravenclaw instead of a Gryffindor like them, since Ravenclaws are well-known for their wisdom, but I'm not sure if I believe in that kind of thing. Maybe it was just a cool stroke of fate that those two things aligned. When I asked my mum where the name Mae came from, she just said she thought it sounded pretty with the name Sophie, so that story is less cool.

I have a few nicknames, like Soph and Baby Bird, the latter given to me by Marcus Branxton. "Nerd" seems to be a common, affectionate nickname for me, too, but other than that, my name is pretty boring in terms of nicknaming. Plus, I tend to be the nicknamer of my friends - pretty much everyone who becomes close friends with me ends up with a nickname from me, so I suppose I primarily take on the role of a nicknamer, not a nicknamee.

Growing up, I thought the name "Sophie" looked weird. The letter combination of "ph" seems weird, but phonetically my name out loud sounds really pretty. It's cute and classy, just like me, and I think Sophie Mae Brown has a nice ring to it. I consider myself pretty lucky that my parents did a good job of naming me.

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January 21, 2087

One of my favorite things in the whole world is running. When I was pretty young, my then-Auror father would go for runs in the early morning, and I'd wake up and go running after him around our property. Looking back on it now, I'm sure I was messing up his training because my legs were so small and he had to run in such short strides to let me keep up with him, but it was good bonding time for us. Over time for various reasons I stopped running as much - that is, until I came to Hogwarts. I joined the Quidditch team and the team would go for runs together in the mornings, so I got back into that habit pretty quickly. It's a fun way to stay in shape and it's a really good stress-reliever, too. There's just something liberating and freeing about it - it's hard to put into words, but it makes me feel invincible. That's all there is to it.

Unfortunately, when Quidditch was disbanded, the group runs stopped, so I've mostly been running by myself as a hobby, but sometimes people like Tobias Fuller-Thompson ("Tobes," of course) will join me, too. I prefer running with someone over running alone, but it's hard to get people motivated when there's not extra incentive behind it, like there was with Quidditch. I've considered even trying to get a running club going, but I don't want it to end up being a total flop.

Just recently I was given some good advice about using running as stress relief by our beloved Astronomy professor: run toward things, not away from them. I liked that a lot, and I'm going to try to put that mantra to good use.

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January 28, 2087

I've always been a future-focused person, so I have loads of future plans. Ever since I got my first wand, I've wanted to be a Wandmaker because I thought wandlore was mega fascinating and beautiful. If you think about all that goes into making a wand - from collecting cores and woods, to matching them up, to carving the woods - it's such a beautiful craft. It's kind of like a science, really, and you have to be incredibly sure of everything you're doing and if you make a mistake in its creation, it could be really dangerous if the wand reacts poorly and the incredible amount of magic that a wand holds could result in chaos.

I also really want to be a potioneer, too. Professor Culloden got me super interested in potions in my second term when he first came to Hogwarts, and ever since then I've thought there's nothing that can make you feel as fulfilled as creating something. I think that's part of the appeal of wandmaking, too, that you put your time and effort into creating a beautiful, powerful thing - that's the same with potion-making, too. I like that you get something useful and incredible from combining different elements and being able to help people, too. It feels like a really productive use of time to have that finished product and have it be put to good use in the future.

I've already taken a lot of steps already to accomplish both of these goals. I've had an internship in Kazakhstan with a wandmaker and I've also even been lucky enough to be an intern for a summer at Ollivanders with Ira Banner, too. I've already got him as my mentor for wandmaking and he's a really solid personal connection to get me where I want to go, and I have Professor Culloden as my potions mentor, too, here at school. He's already helped set me up for success in the future, too, so I feel pretty secure in my progress for my future career paths even though I'm only a sixth year right now. I feel like I'm ready to take on the world.

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February 4, 2087

I think I'm unique because I've got a variety of traits, both good and bad on the spectrum of traits. One of my friends once brought to my attention that I'm kind of like a weird combination of all the house traits - I'm creative and witty like Ravenclaws, brave and daring like Gryffindors, ambitious and cunning like Slytherins, and loyal and (maybe brutally) honest like Hufflepuffs. I feel like I've got a really well-rounded personality and have a lot of strengths, but I do have weaknesses, too, things that people usually don't see at surface value. I think most people look at me and see a goody two shoes - until they get to know me and see how much I tease people in good humor, play pranks, and generally enjoy getting into harmless mischief - but unless people get close to me, they don't see how flawed I really am.

I have a really quirky, fun, bubbly personality at first glance. But I can also be blunt and brutally honest with people - I'm not afraid to tell people what I think, even if it might cause hurt feelings sometimes. I tend to talk before thinking things through and spring into action before planning enough, too. I thrive on the thrill of the moment, which can get me in trouble. I've also realized that I have a lot of deep-seeded insecurities, too, and tend to gravitate toward fatherly figures to fill the father-sized hole in my life. Relationships can be hard for me, too, because people see the fun, cool front I like to put up and they're drawn to me for that, but then it's hard when they start to get to know me more and see more of the ugly I hide inside. It almost feels like I'm deceiving people sometimes and tricking them into liking me by hiding all my weaknesses because then when they see the real me deep down and see all my flaws and the things I struggle with... they're just not expecting it, you know? And I don't want to let them down and have them decide they don't like me anymore when they see what's at my core, so I tend to try to hide that stuff away for as long as I can. I don't want to disappoint anyone or let anyone down, so I try to be the bubbly, happy, fun person everyone wants me to be. So it's hard to let people get too close to me. I think that contributes to my uniqueness, that I have all these self-esteem problems that mostly everyone has no idea about, and I keep those things a secret from the world. I've got lots of really good and strong personality traits, but underneath is a chaotic mess of tons of other things, too.

Most of all, though, I'm unique because I'm me.

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February 11, 2087

I actually really loved my education before coming to Hogwarts. My mum worked from home as a Herbologist in our greenhouse so she also kind of got to be a stay-at-home mother, and she was the one who homeschooled me up until the time I came to Hogwarts. It worked out really well, actually, because she is super brilliant and I think she knows everything about just about everything and she loved teaching me things, too. It was good mother-daughter time, but it was also kind of majorly lucky for me to have been taught the foundation of my education by her because she's so brilliant. Having a mum as a teacher is kind of incredible because it means your teacher knows your strengths and weaknesses inside and out and can thus personalize your education to hone in on those areas that might need extra work.

Honestly, I think it's kind of silly to try to compare my two education experiences. I loved being homeschooled, but Hogwarts was always my dream. I love being here surrounded by people who I love and people who love me, too. I love having multiple adult figures to help me with things and I love the individual attention experts in each area can give me to advance my education even more efficiently. The whole entire atmosphere and learning situation here at Hogwarts is everything I could've ever dreamed it would be, and I'm awfully happy here. I'm not going to say I like one form of education better than the other because they're so vastly different and I have gotten valuable things out of both of them, so that's that.

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February 18, 2087

I have lots of school subjects that I'd like to talk about because each subject means something to me in one way or another. Potions, Astronomy, Herbology, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Care of Magical Creatures, and Charms are my favorite subjects, though they aren't necessarily the easiest for me. I'm pretty lucky to love half of the subjects taught here so much, and I like most of the other ones, too, except for Divination and Transfiguration... and Ancient Runes is mega hard, too. I think Arithmancy, Muggle Studies, and History of Magic aren't as exciting as my core six favorites, but I don't dislike them either. I used to like History of Magic a lot more when I was young because I wanted to know everything about everything, but being here at Hogwarts, I've come to want to learn more hands-on things than the theoretical things. I think it helped that I have a good foundation for theoretical things before I came to Hogwarts, though, and now that I'm here and have the opportunity to DO the hands-on things, I'm thriving in that way.

I know I just cheated and talked about multiple subjects instead of just one, so I'm going to quickly back track and talk about one particular subject that has been on my mind lately: Defense Against the Dark Arts. We already know that I'd like to pursue a career in Potions - and I'd like to do something with Astronomy, too, but I can do stuff with that on the side - but lately, I've been considering my strengths in this class. Professor Dakest has made me feel strong and powerful and really prepared in his classes, and I think I've been underestimating my abilities with defensive and offensive spells my entire Hogwarts career. Ever since the beginning of my fourth year, I had been independently trying to conquer the Patronus Charm. I finally found success during the last week of term my fifth year, and right at the beginning of this sixth school year, Professor Dakest taught the charm to his class and I seemed to be the only one who had put the time and effort into mastering it without prompting in class before. He seemed impressed with me, I think, and ever since then, I've been noticing just how good I am at his subject. I'm a quick learner, I retain incantations and wand movements really well, and I've got the focus and determination to cast most spells with deliberation and accuracy, too. I never thought it would be a class that I would really take this much interest in and feel so good about... but I love it. I love going to his class and learning new ways to defend myself, and I feel prepared for anything that could come my way because of it.

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February 18, 2087

This is the prompt that I feel most strongly about, but it's also the hardest one for me to answer: who is my favorite teacher? I like that you worded it this way in saying teacher rather than professor, because I think a lot of people can be considered teachers in my life, like my mom and my friends, but even if I should be directing this topic more toward professors... that's really, really hard for me, and I think everyone who knows me probably knows why. I have lots of professors that I have a really strong relationship with: Professor Culloden, Professor Thompson, Professor Flamsteed, Professor Dakest, and Professor Quigley are the big ones. They all teach my favorite subjects, which contributes to this a lot I think. (The only professor absent from my list of favorites from my core six favorite classes is Headmistress Truebridge, but she scares me too much to be a favorite, you know?)

There's things about each of them that make them a favorite to me, even more than just them teaching my favorite subjects. Professor Culloden, for example, was the one who actually sparked my interest in potions in the first place when he started teaching here my second term. He made potion-making interesting and fun at the same time, and he's got a really funny, gruff, but fun and cool personality. He's kind of a big nerd hiding under a serious outward facade that he puts on for the world, but he's a total teddy bear. I try to encourage any students who think he's scary to meet with him in his office some time because then they'll SEE that he's really pretty down-to-earth and not as tough as he tries to make people think he is. The same goes for Professor Thompson, too, actually, because he seems really serious with the way he always quirks and eyebrow at people and makes people feel judged, but he's actually really gentle and kind, too.

Professors Flamsteed, Dakest, and Quigley are all also under the same umbrella in my mind, even though at first glance they appear to be so very different, and I guess maybe they are. Professor Flamsteed has a very jovial, excitable way about him whereas Professor Dakest is a bit stern and yet somehow laid back, and Professor Quigley is too cool for all of us. The one thing that makes me like all of them, though, is how deeply knowledgeable they all are about their subjects. They're all like complete masters of what they teach and they're absolutely brilliant while also being really fun to talk to, and also to tease relentlessly. Have I mentioned yet that all five of these professors are super fun to rile up? They all have incredible senses of humor and I know I can joke around and have fun, even sometimes at their expense, and they'll take it in good humor and even retaliate the joking, teasing, and pranks. These professors who are super knowledgeable and interesting in the classroom in the subjects I love most AND are fun to talk to outside the classroom are my favorites, but you can't tell any of them I'm saying this because they'll think I'm sucking up and trying to get extra credit points out of them when they should already know that I don't need their extra credit, those bunch of nerds.

Don't tell them I said that either, please. Oops.

Text Cut: Entry #8; Prompt #17
February 25, 2087

I have a few nuggets of advice to share that come to mind... so I'm going to touch upon a few things. First and foremost, if I could give advice to my peers, it would be to utilize office hours for the professors and go visit them outside of class. Most professors in my experience are more than happy to have students stop by to talk about coursework or life or anything at all, and I think it's important for us kids to remember that while we have hundreds of peers to be friends with and talk to whenever we want, our small staff of adults only have about a dozen others to interact with. So really, we should remember that they're people, too, and benefit from a nice visit just as much as we enjoy a chat with our friends. Professors need casual company, too. They're stuck living here secluded from the rest of the world just like us, so we should make it fun and enjoyable for them, shouldn't we? It's the least we can do to pay them back for all their hard work. Treat professors like human beings - it'll make them happy, it'll make you happy, and everyone wins.

Another important piece of advice I'd want to share with people is that... it's okay to mess up. It's okay to not know what you're doing and it's okay to fail and screw things up. It's hard when you're the cause of hurt in someone's life and you cause drama between friends, and it's hard when you make a mistake and send a ripple effect of pain to others... but there are always ways of patching things up, if you try hard enough. You just can't give up and you've got to press through the hard times to get back to normalcy. That's just life. Sometimes it takes time, but you have the power to make things right again. So... don't be afraid to make a mistake either, because if you do, you'll have the opportunity to grow stronger in working things out. Good can come from the bad, so don't fear it.

That actually feels like pretty ridiculous advice, but it's already written so I'm sticking with it.

Text Cut: Entry #9; Prompt #18
March 4, 2087

I tend to be a believer that things happen for a reason, kind of like fate, and things will work out the way they're meant to, even if things go bad along the way. However... I think love is a much more delicate thing and mistakes that are made in that realm are harder to make better, or at least more painful to make better than other kinds of mistakes. What are you supposed to do when you love two boys, wholly and fully, and you're in a long-term relationship with one, but you love the other one, too? I'm still not sure how I was supposed to handle the situation and how I could've avoided hurting anyone. It hurt one to see me with the other, and now that the long-term relationship has ended so I can work out my feelings for the other one, the long-term relationship person is hurt. I hurt both of them and I worry that I'm going to keep hurting both of them by having feelings for both of them. I can't see anything happening that'll make me love one of them less than I do now because I love them both so much and they're both so wonderful and different and incredible. How do I stop having feelings for one? How do I know who I'm meant to be with? How do I know what to do when I love everything about both of them? I almost wish one of them would see how awfully flawed I am so they would stop loving me and see that they'd be better off without me, so I wouldn't have to decide and they'd make the decision for me. I'd rather be hurt than hurt either of them. I can't keep hurting them anymore. I just can't.

So if I could do something over again... I would change this situation. But I don't know how. Maybe I should've pushed away the other person as the feelings first started to develop... but then I would've hurt him anyway. I don't think I can win. I just want both of them to be happy, but I feel like I'm poison to them. And I don't know how to stop being so toxic.

Text Cut: Entry #10; Prompt #19
March 11, 2087

In my second year at Hogwarts, there was a plague that struck our school. I'm still not exactly sure of the entire workings of how it happened and I don't want to point any fingers, but in a nutshell, everyone started aging rapidly and I thought we were all going to die. Me, my friends, my favorite professors... almost all of us were struck with this disease and it was like a living nightmare. Hair turned grey, hair started falling out, muscle weakness, wrinkles, body aches, fatigue, loss of full range of body movements... it was something out of a horrible dream. I was just thirteen years old and there I was, applying creams and taking potions to battle wrinkles and regain energy and changing my hair color to stay brown. I tried to hide every symptom that arose, but by the end of that term... it was hard to conceal it. The disease had taken its toll on me, and I remember sitting in the treehouse out on the grounds with Professor Culloden and essentially saying my goodbyes because no one knew what was happening and no one knew how to stop us from aging. I thought there wasn't going to be a cure and I was going to die from old age at the peak of my teenage years. I couldn't go for my daily runs out on the grounds. I could barely even walk. Professor Culloden even had to pull me up into the treehouse because I was too weak to climb the ladder.

It was a real wake up call that life is precious and you can't waste any time to do the things you want to do. You can't just sit back and coast through life - you have to take life into your own hands and make what you want out of it. When our aging process was reversed and we all went back to normal, I was relieved, but up until maybe the last year or so I still had fears about growing old again, about being unable to walk or run or jump or climb and do all the things I love to do. And it's weird because I'm actually not scared of a lot of things at all, but that experience still haunts me. It kind of lit a fire under my butt to be even more assertive, even more ambitious, and even more carefree in my daily life to just do the things I want to do and have as much fun and love as many people as possible, because you never know when your time could run out.

Text Cut: Entry #11; Prompt #20
March 25, 2087

Once again, I'm really lucky to have a lot of influential people in my life, but the people who immediately came to mind at this prompt are my mum, Tobes, Caterina Moretti (soon to be BRANXTON), Professor Culloden, former Professor Fuller, and Professor Flamsteed. A lot of people, I know, but how am I ever supposed to choose just one person for things when there are so many people in the world that are so different with so many strengths and weaknesses and have so many inspirational traits?

For the sake of this journal entry, though, I'd like to talk about Tobias Fuller-Thompson, my ever-sweet Tobes. He's been my best friend since my second year and he's been the person who has probably really most shaped me into the person I am today. I mean, I used to be kind of an insufferable know-it-all once upon a time. Some would argue that I still am, but back in the day, I hardly ever considered anyone else's feelings but my own. I used to spout off words and opinions of mine without ever thinking of consequences or how it would make anyone feel. I used to put myself before everyone and anyone, and ever since that goofy, bouncy Hufflepuff boy entered my life, I've been a better person since. He's compassionate, sweet, kind, funny, fun to be around, full of life and spirit and he cares more about people than anyone I've ever known. He would sacrifice himself in a heartbeat if it meant someone else would be happy and healthy and okay. I never used to think that way, that someone's life could be more important than my own - because I was so sure that I was so important to this world and would make such a big difference, more than most people in my generation - but Tobes changed that for me. He made me care about people and see things differently. He made me want to be a better person and love people and feel empathy for people and give them the benefit of the doubt, rather than just see the fault in them. He's my favorite role model.

Text Cut: Entry #12; Prompt #21
April 1, 2087

Since I've already talked about the aging disease, I won't choose that as the scariest thing that has ever happened to me. But one other Hogwarts occurrence immediately came to mind, which is kind of sad because Hogwarts is so good at shaking my spirit, isn't it? Merlin.

Well, this particular event happened that term when all the zany fairy tale things were happening, and a troll stormed its way into potions class. People were freaking out, the troll was trying to hurt Professor Culloden and anyone who stood in its way. First and foremost, Professor Culloden is like a dad to me, so seeing anything trying to hurt him immediately causes me worry and pain, but to make matters worse, Cutty Mordaunt thought it was a good idea to shoot Glacius at me and freeze me solid for his own sick amusement in the middle of the fray, so I couldn't even do anything to protect myself nor help Professor Culloden. I was stuck in solid ice for three or four minutes before the troll was taken care of and they got me free, which doesn't seem like a long time, but I've had nightmares about being trapped in a huge block of ice more times than I'd like to admit. I'd never been scared of being cold before, but that triggered a new fear in me. Being stuck and unable to help in the middle of an emergency, being helpless and worthless to the battle at hand... that's not a feeling I ever want to experience again, so the next time I face a scary situation like that again when things are going wrong, I'm going to be vigilant and fight to make sure nothing like that ever happens again. I'm going to be ready when crisis strikes.

I have to be.

Text Cut: Entry #13; Prompt #22
April 26, 2087

If the people I'm about to talk about could see this, I think they would hate me and call me the cheesiest and nerdiest person they've ever known, but truly the best thing that's ever happened to me has been meeting my best friends. All of them, really, but in particular... well, since I've already talked about Tobes, I think I'll talk about Zander this time. But when it comes down to it, meeting both of them was most definitely the best thing that could've ever happened to me because their influence caused so many other really grand things to happen in my life. I've met new people and seen new places and learned so many new things because of them. They are so extremely vital to my life, my happiness, and who I am today.

Zander Adair is one of my best friends, right alongside Tobes. I'm sure you've worked out by now that they're the two boys I love with all my heart, but it doesn't have to be a completely tragic and sad thing, you know? They're both completely different people with different things I love about them, and they both offer unique things to my life. Meeting Zander was kind of hilarious, though - he was sitting in a side room in the corridor that leads to what was Professor Fuller's office, and I was running away from his office and dove into that side room to hide from him because I was antagonizing him... and there was Zander Adair, hanging out in this random room all by himself. He thought I was totally weird, I know he did, because I literally just came diving into the room, shut the door, and when I realized he was there I made him be quiet to make sure Piers Professor Fuller wasn't coming after me. He wasn't and Zander and I started a conversation, and he was honestly pretty quirky and seemed embarrassed that I was talking to him at all, which was really endearing. We must've stayed in there for awhile because by the time we left, we'd decided to be friends, and the rest is history.

And boy, am I glad we were in the right place at the right time. Also, quick side note, yesterday Zander asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes so yes this story is EXTRA RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT. One of the best things for SURE.

Text Cut: Entry #14; Prompt #23
April 27, 2087

My favorite famous person I've ever met is actually someone I met before I even realized they were famous. Ira Banner, the best wandmaker to ever grace Ollivander's Wand Shop in Diagon Alley, is a super famous wandmaker who has written books and teaches at seminars and probably knows more about wandmaking than just about any other living person in the world. He's a complete genius and the first time I met him was the day I got my first wand.

At first glance, Ira Banner looks like the kind of person who you would never want to talk to because he has a resting grumpy face. Furthermore, he even reacts grumpily to people in the way his facial expressions fall even in conversation and in what he says and how he talks to people. Really, when I met him, I thought he was a super grumpy guy, but there was something about him that was charming and endearing. I think he hates children, so that makes his job hard, and he also seems to be the kind of guy who hates attention, so with him being famous and all... I mean, he's kind of got it rough, hasn't he? I can only imagine how disgruntled he gets when his fans come along and pester him, and he probably hates being the bad guy when he has to shoo them out of the shop so he can take care of customers. But deep down, I could see in his eyes that he's a really sympathetic, caring individual and an absolute genius to boot. He was gruff in his delivery of words to me, but the moment I expressed real interest in wandlore and his craft of wandmaking that day, I noticed the subtle shift in him warming up to me. I also think he's the kind of guy who doesn't want people to think he's soft on the inside because then people will take advantage of his kindness. It's a defense mechanism, I think, because people tend to have more respect for people who give off that kind of negative aura, so maybe Mr. Banner is just doing what he needs to do to protect his shop and its good name.

Even if people think he's a grouch, I think he's a good man.

Text Cut: Entry #15; Prompt #24
April 28, 2087

My favorite place in the whole world is Tobes' house, which is also the home of Professors Thompson and Fuller because they're his dads. Their house is beautiful and they've got a swimming pool and they let me eat all their food whenever I want. It's the best. Even more than the fun stuff, though, it's also kind of a safe haven for me. It's comfortable there, a home away from home... a place I know I can always go and feel welcome and comforted and safe no matter what's going on. I consider them to be just as much my family as I do my own mother.

The first time I ever went over there, they weren't Tobes' dads yet. Tobes was actually Professor Fuller's neighbor and we'd go over and jump the fence and play in his pool when he wasn't looking, but I think he actually caught us every single time. It's like he had super sensitive dog ears because he ALWAYS heard us splashing in the pool, but honestly, we didn't mind getting caught one bit. He loved having us there, we know he did, because we were fun and added spice to his life. The first time that Professor Thompson came walking out of the house to find us instead of Fuller was HILARIOUS, though, and the beginning of it all. Eventually Professor Thompson and Fuller got together, got married, adopted Tobes, and now it's a lot less weird to the general public that I'm over there all the time because it's my best friend's house, too, not just the house of two professors. At any rate, they're also like MY dads, too, so it's even less weird that way. I mean, when I was dating Tobes for so many years, it was kind of like we were inseparable, you know? We were Toby and Sophie, as a unit. Where one went, the other went, that kind of thing. So I'm really lucky that Tobes ended up having such a cool house and cool family because I love being around him, and it also helps that his dads are super fun to antagonize, too. They've got the best senses of humor and always make us laugh, but not as much as Tobes and I make them laugh because we're the life of the party all day every day.

Tobes and I know how to have fun in any situation ever, which can be a problem and almost landed us in detention this term, but I still think that's a good life skill to have. I'm lucky to have a best friend like him.

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What is your full name and why were you named it? Were you named after anyone? Do you have any nicknames? How do you feel about your name?

My full name is Zhenya Gredippe Burton. My mother and father told me that they named me Zhenya because they liked the name. The name itself is a diminutive from the name Yevgeniya, which again is the Russian form of the female name Eugenia. Eugenia means 'Well Born'; born of a wealthy or noble or important family.

My family, to me, is an important and noble family, but I don't think my parents considered anything of the meaning of the name, they just liked it.

Gredippe was my Dedushka's middle name, and I think that's why they gave me that name as a middle name. My Dedushka was my idol when I was growing up, and he still is even though he has passed away.

Most people call me Zhenya because it's not a very long name, but sometimes I get called Burtie, Zhenny and Z. My siblings call me Zhenny, and my Dedushka used to call me Burtie.

My surname Burton is obviously no a Russian name, but the Russian heritage comes from my mother's side. My father is British, so obviously I got his surname. My mother's family are Metanova's.

I like my name because I've never met another person named Zhenya, and in my name I am linked with my Dedushka.



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What are your future plans and why do you aspire to those goals?

I have many goals in my upcoming life. Career goals include aspiring to become a Healer in Magical Bugs and Diseases. To get there, I would like to study Healing, perhaps in the UK, but I might apply to the Soviet Wizarding University. I would also like to further my Potions and Herbology education, which I would like to do by work experience through the Ministry of Magic in the Department of Accidents and Catastrophes within their Potion Accident Response Team in the Potion Identification section. I would also like to study Herbology at a higher level to help develop my skills and potion brewing, which I can bring with me as healer. One day, hopefully not too far away, Lux Carrington and I are aspiring to create our own line of healing Potions.

Family goals include playing a strong role in my siblings lives, as well as my nephew and cousin.

Personal goals include buying and setting up a home, and settling into life post-Hogwarts.



SPOILER!!: Entry Three: Q7
Which family are you most like? Describe how.

I am more like my mother's family, the Metanova's, and specifically my Babushka and Dedushka. I was raised for most of my early childhood in Russia with my grandparents, and as a result I believe I gained a lot of their morals, and characteristics. My Babushka loves to cook, read, and be outside, and she also loves being surrounded by her family. Before the fight with my parents, I was exactly like that. I loved being around my parents, my uncle Archer, my older brother and my younger siblings. I love nothing more than to be outside, sitting and reading, gathering plants, tending to the gardens, and especially hiking. My Dedushka was always a bit more of a quiet, but also fun man. He was very good at Potions and Herbology, which he passed on to me. He also knew how to have fun. He and Babushka would always dance together, even if it was just in the kitchen with music from the wireless they had. He would take me swimming, hiking with Babushka, we would pretend duel together, and he always made me laugh and enjoy life. I think those are the things I see in myself. Their memory and who they are will live in me.


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What makes your family unique?

I think my family is very unique, but I also think that all families have something unique about them. What I think is unique about my family is that our family dynamics were always very extensive, but also the uniqueness of my parents.

For starters, as I mentioned previously, my mother's parents spent a great deal of my childhood raising me. I had input from my parents, of course, but they only visited about three times a year. This was when my brother attended Hogwarts, so that my father could return to work at St. Mungo's, and my mother could continue working as a muggle schoolteacher. My mother's family, as well as my father's, are pureblood. This is why I think my mother is very unique as, being pureblood, she decided to pursue a career working with muggles, teaching them about muggle things. She still practices witchcraft but it's her personal life, rather than her professional life, unlike my father.

I also have a brother who is seven years older than I am, and twin siblings who are a lot younger than I am, too. As a result, I never had a brother or sister who were close in age to me, so I felt that my older brother was more responsible for me, rather than being able to play the role of fun big brother, and my younger siblings are going to look at myself, and my older brother that way. In recent years, though, my older brother and I have developed a more even relationship.


SPOILER!!: Entry Five: Q11
Who is the oldest person you can remember in your family and what do you remember about them?

The oldest person I can remember is my Dedushka, who died when I was nine, and I had to move back to England to be with my parents. I remember everything about him; the way he looked, the sound of his voice, his deep Russian accent, and his low, crackly chuckle. I remember the way he used to look at my Babushka, as if it were the first time he was seeing her. I remember the look of concentration as he would brew a particularly complex potion, or as he carefully plucked his plants from the garden. I remember when he used to race me when I was younger, around their extensive yard, down to the lake which he would throw me into in summer. I remember his patience when he taught me things during my time there, from Russian and English, to potions and herbology. He would read to me, and we would sip hot chocolate by the fire in winter, whilst roasting marshmallows. I'll never forget how protected I felt when I was with him.


SPOILER!!: Entry Six: Q12
What chore do you hate doing and why?

I hate doing anything indoors. I'd rather be outside weeding or sweeping the outside pavement. I think I especially hate dusting, because it makes me sneeze. And no matter how much you dust something, there's always a residue of dust, whether dry of damp, on whatever it is I'm cleaning. Now that I'm legally allowed to use magic, now, I will no longer be doing the muggle dusting.


SPOILER!!: Entry Seven: Q14
What was your education like before coming to Hogwarts? Which did you like better and how did it compare?

Up until I was nine, my Dedushka homeschooled me in Russia. He had been a Potion Professor at the Soviet School of Witchcraft and Wizardry when my mother was a child, and was well and truly retired by the time I came to live with them. He taught me bits and pieces about everything, both muggle and magical, but we did spent a lot of time on Potions and Herbology, as I have mentioned, because they were the two areas we had greatest passion for.

After he passed away, I went back to live with my parents in England. My mother enrolled me at her muggle school, in her class, but I hated it. I hated being surrounded by that many muggles and learning such boring things, like mathematics, computer sciences, english etc. So, she pulled me out and my father took some time off to homeschool me until I went to Hogwarts about 18 months later.

I loved being homeschooled by my Dedushka, because he was trained to be a teacher. He was patient and he learned to teach things in a way that I understood, and he was very good at that. I believe that is why I learned to much, because he could always find a way to teach it so that I understood. I didn't like the muggle primary school, and I didn't enjoy my father homeschooling me as much, either, because he didn't teach me as much about Potions and Herbology as my grandfather, even though my father is very knowledgable about those areas, and he spent a lot more time focusing on other things that I didn't care for as much. I think Hogwarts and being homeschooled by my grandfather are very similar, except Hogwarts teaches me a wider range of things, because the Professors are dedicated to one subject. And I get to meet people and make friends, which I didn't get to do in Russia.
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February 3rd 2087

Talking about names, actually I have two: Korean name and English name. Hwang Seunghyun is my Korean name, in Korean character (or Hangul), my names is written 황승현 while in Chinese-Korean character (or usually it was called Hanja) it's written like this -> 黃昇炫. Hwang is my surname, and it means Gold. Seung (昇) means rise and Hyun (炫) means shine. So practically my name means 'rising shine'. Maybe my parents did name me because of the meaning but actually they said Seunghyun is a nice name for a Korean boy. Just that.

My English name is Jackson, I think because my mother is a fan of Michael Jackson--King of muggle pop music and my brother's is Michael. Since Seunghyun is quite hard to be pronounced by non-Korean, I often being called Jackson nowadays, especially when I moved here. I don't think I have other nickname though, but sometimes my brother calls me 'Jackie dongsaeng' which means 'little brother Jackie' but I hate that.


SPOILER!!: Entry #2 Prompt #14
February 10 2087

I was tutored by my mother when I was young. She didn't just tutor me about wizarding stuffs but also some muggle knowledge like basic math, science, English (I'm a Korean and English is not my first language), and history of Korea. She said that knowing the history of my country is necessary. My mom also invited private music teacher to teach me piano and singing. It turned out that I enjoyed music better than study, after a long consideration my parents allowed me to study at Kirin School of Wizardry and Performing Arts.

Of course Kirin was completely different with Hogwarts. First, the school is still considering new--it was established in 2010. Second, Kirin is not only a wizarding school, it's also a performing arts school. We got out wizarding education class in the morning and then continued with the performing arts class after lunch. I took singing, acting and piano class when I was there. Third, at the end of the term, we usually had a performing art festival to show off our talent. The last time I was there, I was on The Three Musketeers musical drama and I was D'Artagnan. I cannot say that Kirin is better than Hogwarts and vice versa because both of the schools are different.


SPOILER!!: Entry #3 Prompt #5
February 17 2087

I love playing piano very much. When I was five, I was in somebody's house--I don't really remember exactly whose house was that--and that was the first time I saw a black grand piano. The host didn't mind to see me playing with the keyboard. My parents noticed about that then they got the same huge black grand piano and called a private teacher to teach me playing. Playing piano really cheers me up when I feel down or sad or stressful. In Hogwarts, I usually go to the room of requirement or the Gryffindor common room to play piano.Besides piano, I do love singing too. I can sing everywhere every time and especially when I am in a mood for singing of course.



SPOILER!!: Entry #4 Prompt #26
February 24 2087

Both of my parents came from South Korea. My father came from Busan, it's the second largest city in South Korea after Seoul and my mother came from Daegu, the fourth largest city after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon. Since I was born and raised in South Korea, so I have visited those places. Busan and Daegu aren't that crowded like Seoul, the capital city of South Korea and my residence. But both of them are so beautiful.

South Korean people (or mostly Asian, I can say) are very hardworking and concerned about the education. They are also strict and want the children to gain a higher and better education. I think it did affect my personality, a little bit. Maybe I'm not as bright as my parents or my brother but I do want to succeed in my education. I realized about that when I started preparing for my OWLs, I don't wanna fail.


SPOILER!!: Entry #5 Prompt 2
March 1, 2087.

I can say that a life-changing moment that when I was nine years old. After being tutored in piano since I was five, my tutored signed me up for a piano recital. I was a very shy and didn't really enjoy being in front of people and I had to do a recital? Merlin, I was so nervous and unprepared at the time. My tutor believed that I could do it and my family had been very supportive for let me perform at the recital. I practiced very hard every day with my tutor and she had picked two of my favorite songs to be played at the recital: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Love Me from Yiruma.

Although I had been practice, I still felt nervous until five minutes before my turn. My mom and my tutor couldn't stop encourage me that I could do it. They said not to mind the audience, as long as I played the song from my heart and enjoyed the playing, that's why my tutor picked my favorite songs. Weirdly enough that once I stepped up and saw the piano, my nervous and stage fright feeling were gone. And I did it, playing it from my heart. Once I finished my first song, the audience gave me standing ovation and that makes me more confident. Since then, I'd never felt stage fright again. Also that make me realized how I love music very much, especially piano. I want to be a concert pianist and more focus on that since it's my passion.


SPOILER!!: Entry #6 Prompt 16
March 8, 2087

My favorite teacher? Well, it's quite hard since I was just here for a few months. I think every professors in Hogwarts are nice and amazing, comparing to my professors back in my former school. They do have a way to make how students can enjoy their lessons like what Professor Botros did at the ancient runes, he asked us to be in a play about Thor and his hammer and I played as a Loki there. Professor Flamsteed is nice too, a little bit hyperactive and funny I think but he doesn't make astronomy as boring as the way it should be. I also think that Professor Dakest is great too since he has those auror background, he totally experiences in his field in practical way and very nice in person.


SPOILER!!: Entry #7 Prompt 6
March 10, 2087.

For now, I really want to pursue my career in music since it's my passion. I really want to be a musician, maybe a concert pianist like my idol Yiruma. After I graduated Hogwarts, I want to go to music school and study more about music and piano. Maybe go to Julliard school in New York since I heard that it's the best music school ever and I believe I can go there. I'm also considering to go to WADA of course. I want to be a famous singer too so.. let's see. I haven't thought about settling down and having family because, I'm just fifteen years old for Merlin's sake!

And what should I do to aspire those? I practice hard. Lucky that in Gryffindor common room we have a grand piano so I can play there. When I am in a mood to practice without having somebody is watching me, I can go to room of requirement. But of course that I'm not gonna abandon my wizarding lessons behind anymore. I don't wanna be talented in music but fail in lessons. Nope, that's not gonna happen


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March 15, 2087.

We don't really have a specific traditions but every year, we celebrate Christmas together or... at least that we used to. This year, I decided to stay at Hogwarts because I wanted to focus on OWLs preparation. On Christmas day, we usually decorate the Christmas tree together. And what makes it's quite different with any other family is, my family always put a traditional clothe or hanbok. It's not really necessary in Korea and we usually wear them for traditional public holiday like lunar new year. But my parents said that we have to wear them because Christmas is also special like new year. My mom usually cooks special cuisine and bakes cake for us and we have a very nice dinner. Also, we provide presents for everyone and exchange it. It's so fun. I really hope that I can go home for Christmas next year.


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March 17 2087

What makes I'm unique? Well uh... Physically, I can say that I'm quite taller for a fifteen-year-old Asian boy. The last time I measure my height is like... two years ago and I already reached 174 cm at the time and I am still growing. Maybe I should measure it again since I'm growing more since that time. It's funny because I was so short when I was little. My mom said that it could happen because men usually start gaining height when they are in teen age. Besides my height, I have dimples. Some people said that people who have dimples are cute and I am not complimenting myself.

Besides the physical feature, people say I am unique because I have funny accent. Well, I cannot help if sometimes I still speak English with Korean accent, I'm still learning how to eliminate that or... Maybe not. That's what makes me unique, right? Why should I eliminate it then? According to other people, they quite understand with what I'm saying. So, I'm not gonna eliminate my Korean accent and I'm proud of that.


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March 20, 2087

My family own a siberian husky male dog that we adopted him as a puppy when I was ten years old. We call him Goon and I have no idea why he was called Goon. He is a very friendly with us but to strangers he can be a little bit aggressive. I love throwing a ball and then he chases and catches it. He's really a great dog. Besides the dog, I personally own a corn snake and I call him Pororo. Pororo loves eating little mice and chocolate, yeah I know that it's weird. For now, it stays with my brother Micky since Hogwarts isn't allowed to bring snakes as the students pet, too bad.


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March 25 2087

I hate all chores. I mean, who exactly likes doing chores? Well, my mom does. We don't have a house elf so we have to do the chores all by ourselves. Well, maybe I should list three chores that I don't like doing by myself. First, I don't like cleaning the floor by using sweep. I don't know how can using the sweep make the floor clean because apparently, it's just gonna bring the mess more. Second, I hate cleaning the bathroom. My mom often asked me to clean the floor and the tub and I just don't feel comfortable, especially that I have to use a funny-scented liquid to clean that. And third, I hate washing the dirty dishes, hands down.


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April 2 2087

What makes my family unique? Uh... This is such a hard question. I think my family is unique because every one of us if different to each other. My father, he's a typical Asian father. He's very strict and wants his children to be successful, especially in academic way. He's the reason why I moved from my former school and be here because he wanted me to get the best education and succeed. He's not really good to show his affection to us but he is a lovable man, I know.

My mother is the opposite of my father, she is very compassionate and warm, and lovable too of course. She always supports what she thought is the best for her sons, that's why she let me take the piano course and go to Kirin at the first time. I have one brother, Micky, who is he's ten years older than me. He is mischievous and prankster. But he's a fun brother. Okay, maybe they're not really unique but I love them because they are my family.


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April 10 2087

There are so many people whom had such a great influence for me. One of them is my Lee Sora, she's a famous concert pianist in South Korea. I'm saying she has a great influence for me not because she's famous, but it's because she used to be my piano tutor when I was young. She is very nice and humble, and her piano skill is very amazing. Sora said that she fought very hard to be a pianist since she came from a poor family and her mother didn't really support her. I still keep in touch by sending her owl at least once a month and surprisingly she still has time to reply that though her schedule is a bit tight. That's also why I see her as a big influence because she's still humble.


SPOILER!!: Entry #14 Prompt 24
April 20 2087

When I was in my former school, my favorite spot was the music room. Usually I when there after the class just to play piano and sing. The music teacher wouldn't mind if I spend my after class time there, as long as I keep it clean. Generally my favorite place is anywhere as long as I can play piano and sing. Either it's at my home or my former school or the Gryffindor common room... Just, anywhere with piano. Playing piano makes me feel happy and calm and that's the thing I enjoy the most.

But I also love spending some time at the outdoor, especially at the pathways of Hogwarts ground. That place is just lovely and peaceful. When I am too sick and tired of studying for OWLs, I just walked past the pathways to relax my mind. So in conclusion, I love the places where I can make my mind calm and relaxed.


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May 1 2087.

Back in my third and fourth year, I focused too much in my performing arts class especially that I was picked as a main role in a musical drama. My wizarding lessons' grade weren't that good and my father was very disappointed about that. He said that I abandoned my lessons just for my performance in that musical drama. At the end of my fourth year, he gave me an ultimatum: I should get good grades in OWLs or he's not gonna let me do everything l enjoyed: music, piano, singing and acting. I was very mad at him because he couldn't force me. I believed that I'd done my best at the time but still the grades weren't satisfying enough. After a long discussion and debate, he moved me to Hogwarts so I can focus on study more.

I'd never lived thousand miles away without my parents. For the first time I arrived at London, I'm afraid that I wouldn't fit in since my English wasn't that good. But then my brother, Micky said that I can survive my years in Hogwarts. I was glad that he believed in me and support me very much. As for now, I enjoy being in Hogwarts. Surprisingly I am sorted into Gryffindor and people there were welcomed me very much. I meet some good friends like Leah Abbot, Yoongi Hyland, Adi, Henric, Zhenya, and others. The Professors here are nice too and supportive. Despite of the weird things that lately happened around, I really didn't expect that my first year in Hogwarts was good.
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My full name is Norah Lillian Kittredge. My last name comes from my daddy because that's his last name, and that's just how it gets passed down. I don't think that's very fair because it means my mum's last name is all alone and stuff, and I really like my mum's last name too so I wish I had both. Kittredge is okay, though. I like writing it even though it's kind of long, because I make the 'g' all curly with the little loop thing. See? I like writing that. My middle name is Lillian because that's my grandma's name. My mum's mum, I mean. She's French and she lives in France and I go to visit her sometimes except I don't call her Lillian, I just call her gran because who calls there gran by their first name? Not me, that's who. I think Lillian is my favorite of all my names because I like all the 'l's and I like my grandma too so it's all good. My first name is Norah, but everybody knows that. It has some kind of meaning in French too, I think, except I forget what it is. I don't really know why my parents decided to name me that, but I think it's because they just thought it sounded nice. I'm the oldest so it wasn't like they had already used a whole bunch of names and had to settle on one they didn't like as much for me. That wouldn't really be the case, anyways, because I'm the only girl in my family so I wouldn't be competing for names with my brothers anyways.

I like my middle name and my last name is pretty good, but I don't really like 'Norah' as much. Since everybody knows you by your first name, wouldn't it make more sense if you got to pick it out yourself? Then you could be sure that it suited you and stuff. I guess I don't really know what people would call you until you picked one, but somebody much smarter and grown up than me could probably figure that out, right? Right. If I could pick a name I think it would be the name of a flower because I like those, and maybe another middle name that has something to do with sparkles or animals because I really like those and they make me smile and stuff. It'd be really cool if your own name made you smile because then you could be happy all the time! Probably. Marigold is really lucky to have a flower name. Sometimes I think we should swap because she said she likes my name. The one thing I like about my first name is that it has an 'h' at the end, so I think it's kind of special. Not as special as a flower name but that's okay.

I guess something I don't like that much about my name is that I haven't got any nicknames at all. That's sad, I think. My brother's name is Sebastian but I call him Sebby because Sebastian is much too long, but me and my other brother Marcel only have two syllables so we don't really have nicknames. I wonder if there's a rule for nicknames and syllables, because if there is then I think I need to write to the people in charge because that isn't very fair. When he was a baby, my littlest brother (that's Marcel) used to call me 'Nowah' because he couldn't make an 'r' sound. He doesn't do that anymore but I kind of wish he did because it's the closest I've ever had to a nickname. Don't tell anybody I said that, though, because it sounds pretty baby-ish and I'm not a baby anymore.
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19 January 2087

My full name is Cinnamon Destinee Bayless. Yes, My name is Cinnamon. And yes, I do love my name. Although I prefer to be called by my common nickname, Cinna. Which is obviously short for my first name. Pretty much anyone who knows me calls me, Cinna anyway. Some of my other nicknames are Cin, Cinnastick, Cinnaroll and Cinnabon. Basically anything cinnamon has some how been incorporated into a nickname for me.

Yes. I like cinnamon rolls. I have been told that I make the BEST cinnamon rolls.

My dad was the one who named me though, he once told me that my mothers favorite scent was cinnamon. Since my mother died just after I was born, naming me was left up to my dad. So am not exactly named after anyone, just something that my mother like. Which is just fine with me. Although I wasn't named after anyone by my first name, I was named after my mother, Destinee was my mothers first, given to me as a middle name. My favorite thing about it is the spelling, the double e's at the end, is very different compared to the normal Destiny.

Then there's Bayless my last name. Everyone has one, right? It was what I was born with. I'd like to say that I'm quite proud to be a Bayless.



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28 Janurary 2087

Last summer I visited a muggle art museum where I met a art gallery owner. After talking for hours about art and some of the things that I have worked on she wanted me to send her my portfolio and a few samples of my work. Every year the woman has a art show in the winter for new artist. She selects one person to showcase every year.

After working tirelessly on new pieces and sent them in. I waited and waited and waited. I was starting to wonder if she even looked at any of them.

Finally at the end of November I got an owl. Dad send it to me from home to school. I was chosen to be the next showcase artist.


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7 Feburary 2087

Every Christmas my dad wakes everyone up at 6:30 in the morning right on the dot, blaring Christmas music. At least there's a delicious smell of food. He fixes everything from eggs and bacon to pancakes and omlets. Needless to say that he really goes all out for our Christmas morning breakfast.

Dad doesn't cook often and when he does it's breakfast because he says it's the best meal of the day. I will say that over the years his cooking has improved greatly. Christmas breakfast is probably my favorite family tradition.


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14 February 2087

The thing about the future is there are so many possibles for careers family, and more. For me art was never not a possibly. Art has lead me to career that I would have never believe that I would love, fashion design. Every since I entered the young icons contest I've found a passion for clothes design. Which is one of my possibles.

Teaching is another. Every since I was little I have always wanted to be a primary grade teacher. Even though my grandma taught at Uni, I want to be a teacher just like her. So I have two great career possibles and one big choice to make. I also would like to keep on working on my art and open up my own art gallery.

I'd like to do a internship again over the summer or maybe get a real job to make some extra money. Of course go to university. Get a job teaching. (If I decide to go into teaching) or start my own clothing label. Travel the world.

I definitely want to get married one day. I also want to have and raise a family. I really do like kids. Which is another reason why I would like to be a teacher.


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19 February 2087

I've had some pretty good teachers in my lifetime. Each of them for their own reason. My very first teacher was my grandmother who after reading these you will come to learn just how important this women is to me. She was a long time Potions professor at the London wizarding university. She taught me how to read, write, and how to do math. Though primary school to my first two years of magical education. She also taught how to cook and clean.

My dad was also a great teacher. Teaching me the payoff of teamwork and good sportsmanship and how to not take crap from anyone. Along with all the things that parents teach their kids.

Then of course there there are the professors at Hogwarts. First I'd like to say that I think all of the professors at Hogwarts are great. Professor Tanner is kind and understanding. Professors Glendower and Moxley have really made learning fun and interesting with their hands on approach. As well as Professor Morgan, who has truly inspired me to think about going into teaching. Lastly Professor Culloden (Not saying this because he's my boyfriend's Step father) who has taught me that if I try hard enough I'm actually pretty good at potions. If I decide to go into teaching I hope I can be as good of a teacher as they are.


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28 February 2087

For my sixteenth birthday last year my dad got me a puppy. A chocolate lab named Coco. Yes how original right? Blame my dad that for that name, he named me for crying out loud. Anyway dad sent me a picture of Coco, and a note saying he was mine when I got home. I could not wait for summer just so I could meet my puppy.

One day Coco decided that he wanted to play in the mud. Guess who had to give him a bath? Me. For a water dog, Coco really don't like water. After that Coco decided that he wanted a more relaxing mud bath again a few minutes later.


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4 March 2087

Firstly my dad was a famous quidditch player and now he's the manager of the Tutshill Tornadoes. So I have met quiet a few quidditch famous quidditch players in my lifetime. But there was one time I met the famous clothes to designer Steffy Forester.

I met her while I was working at a fashion show in Paris last summer. It had to have been best day ever. She let me walk in one of her designs. I'm not really that into modeling, I'd rather be the one designing them. But It was a fun experience that I will never for get. She really was such a down to earth person and pretty. I got her autograph, which was pretty cool. Also I learned a lot from her that day.


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7 March 2087

The obvious answer to the the best thing that ever happen to me question is of course my boyfriend. But actually the best thing that happen was when we became friends. We hung around with the same group of friends, that's basically how we met and became friends. He started out as my best guy friend. He was pretty much the best guy friend a girl could have. Piggy back rides, practice kisses, and someone to talk quidditch with (which was great when your girl friends don't talk quidditch).

Then I started to like him, like more than a friend. I told him when I started Hogwarts my third year. He was pretty eh about it. But a few months later a got a real kiss (Those practice ones really paid off) and he asked me to be his girlfriend.

Although we have been though a lot together. We've broken up and got back together twice but it's made us stronger. A lot of people don't understand him or us or even me. We understand and get each other. He makes me better and I know I make him better. I think that if people sees him the way I do, they would understand why what I see in him and why I love him so much. He really is good to me and if anyone does see that it's their problem. So yes the best thing to ever happen to me is Bart.


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11 March 2087

Potions is probably my hardest subject, even with my amazing cooking skills and my Ouststanding on my OWLs. Still I feel like is my hardest subject. I've felt so much pressure to be this amazing potioneer. It's like a Bayless thing or something.

My Nana was a potions professor at WU in London, all of these awards and such. The potions wiz didn't fall to far from the tree for my dad. He must've inherited that from nana. Me, not so much. It doesn't make it much better when your boyfriend is a potions wiz and the potions professor's step son. I'm getting better and better. Maybe one day I can live up to this Bayless potions legacy.


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12 March 2087

Drawing and cooking I'd have to say are my hobbies. Oh and Dancing. Although I kind of got out of dancing for a while until this year when my friend, Kaycee got me back into it. I've been drawing and cooking (with the help of my nana when I was younger) for as long as I can remember.

I would draw on and with anything I could get my hands on. My nana taught me everything she knew about cooking. I would spend hours and hours in the kitchen with my nana. Watching her, helping her or coming up with my own inventions in the kitchen. I used to do dance too. But when I was 8 I decided that dancing was a bit to girly for my liking and it just wasn't fun anymore. So I stopped. Until this past summer I got back into touch with my love for dance.

As for special talents, I'm pretty sure I can out walk anyone here walking on my hands. Okay maybe not, but I would really like to try.


SPOILER!!: Entry #11 Prompt #8

19 March 2087

My family is what makes us unique, the members and even the crazy amount of extended family members. First It started out with just dad, nana and me. Nana moved in to help my dad out after my mother died when I was born. It was just the there of us for 14 years.

Then dad married my best friend Emmy's aunt Rae. Rae is basically Emmy's mom, which is why Emmy and I call each other best friend/cousin/sister. That's what we are. Rae and Dad has my little brother, Chase who is two and Zoe was born last summer.

Also I'm a aunt. I have a niece named Harper, who was also born last summer. I have a older half sister Mercedes. Who up until last year I thought was only just my cousin. But that's a long story. She was always more like a sister than a cousin to me. My brother in law Chris, who is pretty cool, has a brother, sister, and cousin Mitchell, Stella, and Kody who I pretty much claim as my own as well. So as you can see my family is a big very different, very unique kind of a family and I love them all.



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20 May 2087

My Nana is the influential person in my life. She has been the closest person to a mother that I've ever had. She taught me everything almost. She was my homeschool teacher the two years she taught me. She is a big reason that I've always wanted to teach.

Growing up even when she as tough on me for whatever I was doing, I still loved her. I always wanted to be just like her. Be the mom that she was to me. The teacher that she was to me, and the many students she taught.

She has always been there for me not matter what. She really is my best friend and the mother that I never had the chance to have. I hope my little brother and sister get the chance to really get to know her the way I did.



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10 June 2087

Well I think I can say without a doubt the most scariest thing to happen to me would be something that happen to me this year. I was only looking out for Lux. But in retrospect I foolishly went into the chamber of secrets after her. But she was a hufflepuff! Someone had to go after her.

While we were down there we were taken by some acromantulas. We were missing for a week but it seem like months. The acromantulas feed us. But only because they had plans of eating us. And the entire school as well. So yes this is the scariest thing that has ever happen to me. Now I think I've developed a fear of spiders now too. But I have a great boyfriend to help me deal with that.
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Recently, I applied to three different Universities: Dublin, Cairo, and Lisbon. Of course, I wanted to get into all three, but I mainly wanted to get into Cairo because it's my first choice of school. They have a really good herpetology program, which is what I want to go into. I was so nervous when I applied to them back in November because I honestly so struggle quite a bit in the self-confidence department. My hopes, however, were high when I got my first acceptance letter a few days back, it wasn't from Cairo, but it was from Dublin, and I got in! I was so excited and happy! Dublin was my second choice, but I didn't want to go there as much as Cairo. It really was a reassurance to myself that, hey, I could do this. I could go to University an succeed.

And then, I got my acceptance letter to Cairo a few days later.

I don't remember much of what I thought, but I definitely felt like for the first time in my life, things were going my way. Pieces were finally falling into place, and I felt so happy. I never feel like I can brag about myself, like, ever. I usually try not to brag about myself, actually, because I don't feel like I'm anything that great to brag about. Once I got that letter, though, I couldn't wait to tell my boyfriend, my family, my friends. Everyone. I felt valued, intelligent, and most of all, confident in myself. I consider this such an amazing accomplishment because I had to visit the Universities around my super busy summer schedule that I had, what with my job at the snidget sanctuary. I put so much effort into my applications, and I also tried VERY hard on my OWLs in fifth year.

That acceptance...was reassurance for me. I'm on the right path in life, I'm doing what I want, and I am proud of myself.

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My full name is Tobias Nestor Fuller-Thompson. That wasn't what I was called when I was born, though, because I had a different last name then. When I was born I was Tobias Nestor Tempus. I think my grandfather liked the name Tobias, so technically he named me. And then I think maybe a great grandparent on my mother's side was called Nestor, so that became my middle name. Some people tell me that Nestor is really unique to have as a middle name, and I guess they're right. I never actually met anyone else called Nestor in my life. I looked it up once, though, and apparently it means 'homecoming', which I think is pretty weird seeing as the people who gave me the name were never part of my real home.

But my name is Fuller-Thompson instead of Tempus now, seeing as how I was adopted and got to change my name and everything. I prefer it like this, because I'm more connected to my dads now, but when I was a Tempus, I was connected to my grandma. But when I told her I was sad because it felt like abandoning her, she told me that she would never see something like that as me abandoning her because she knew how important it was for me to put my birth parents behind me, and I'm really glad she told me that, 'cause I worried about it for ages. Also, I'm still Tobias, and that was what my grandfather chose, after all, and I bet she feels an extra connection to him through my name, even though he's gone now. I like that I still have that. Anyway, sometimes people try to call me just one of my surnames, but I always go by both of them. Fuller-Thompson. I'll never just pick one.

A lot of people call me Toby, which I like, and some people call me Tobes (my best friend gave me that nickname first), which I also like, and some people call me Tobias, which I like too. Some people used to call me Badger Boom, which is an old Quidditch nickname. I like that too. I think I like any name I get, now, except Tempus, of course. Sometimes it feels weird when some people call me Tobes if they usually call me Toby, but other than that I don't mind. When I'm at home, it's Toby, unless I'm in trouble or something, then I'm Tobias. Or I get sighed at. That happens a lot, so maybe I should add a sigh to my name somewhere. Right before 'Tobias'.

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14th February 2087

I have this one hobby which is like my favourite thing to do ever and that's Quidditch. I guess it can be seen as a talent as well, because I tend to do pretty well when I play and everything, and I work really hard at it. But yeah, I love Quidditch super a lot, and I plan to be a Quidditch player when I leave school, but I don't know who for yet, but I know that I'll love it and have fun whatever team I end up on.

The reason I enjoy it is just because it's plain fun and it's a game and it makes me happy. I'm happiest when I'm flying, I think, it clears my head and that. I also love Quidditch because when I first started at school, the Quidditch team was the first and best way I made friends. And the team was like a family as well as friends, and I loved that. And I met my pseudo-sister Ella through Quidditch, which is an extra reason to love it. I started playing Quidditch in my first year, which was the first time I ever even flew, and I got onto my House team. Of course, it was cancelled when I was a fourth year, but by then I'd got on the U17 team as Keeper, so I've pretty much played it almost constantly since I started. Keeper is my usual position, though I've played as Chaser and Seeker before, too. I like Keeping and protecting and defending and everything. But yeah, I love Quidditch a whole lot, and sometimes that's what I think about when I don't want to think about other things, and sometimes it's what I think about whether I want to or not (but I usually do). My grandma says I have a one track mind, because sometimes I end up talking about it no matter what. But I can't help it, because it's so cool!


SPOILER!!: Entry #3, Prompt #6
16th February 2087

Like I said in my last entry, my future plans are to play Quidditch. Professionally, I mean. And that's the only plan I've really got, right now, but it's also the only one I really need. I like to take like as it comes, really, even though I know that probably drives my parents totally up the wall because I don't have much direction in my life. I think maybe there's some other things I might like to try, but they all include going to University, and I don't think I'm really ready for that. So yeah, Quidditch. I've been playing ages and been in contact with teams and stuff and as soon as I leave I should be all set to try out.

But I mean aSIDE from wanting to play Quidditch, in a broader sense my future plans are just to be happy. I've had a rough couple of years, but I'm about to graduate now and I'll be back home for a while and spending time with my dads and my little brother and my grandmother. I've got a mentor who's gonna help me too and I'm gonna be able to do the things I love and that make me happy and just have fun. And that's what my future plans are, really. It doesn't matter if I don't play Quidditch. I WILL be happy and I WILL have fun. And I'm gonna go out and get myself like five cows to be my friends and I'm gonna adopt as many animals as I can from every animal shelter one day. And I'm gonna stop worrying about school because I won't HAVE to worry about school anymore and I can be at HOME which is where I've wanted to be for forever and I'm sorry I have to stop writing this now before it makes me sad which is weird because it's HAPPY THOUGHTS but yeah.


SPOILER!!: Entry #4, Prompt #14
21st February 2087

Before I came to Hogwarts, I went to this private type school thing. My grandparents paid for it, and I was going to go there until I was 18 because nobody thought I'd get into a magic school because both my first set of parents were squibs so I was raised muggle and everything. But then I got my letter for Hogwarts and I came here instead. Also, I only went to that school for a couple of years, because I was kept at home and homeschooled til I was like eight or nine, and I never met any other kids or anything. I went to the private school once my birthparents realised that I totally couldn't be contained cause I'm a WHIRLWIND and stuff. The school was a boarding school too, but I didn't board there cause I lived in the same town and everything.

I preferred my private school to being homeschooled, because I actually got to meet people and try to make friends and everything, and I wasn't cooped up in one house all the time. But lessons were super super hard and I couldn't get my head round them and couldn't concentrate or sit still or anything, so I ended up accidentally getting into trouble all the time, which was sad. But my teachers were super nice and understanding about things. But I ended up getting super behind for all sorts of reasons. But THEN when I came here the lessons were all new and super interesting and there was MAGIC and stuff to put my energy into and I LOVED it. Up until my fifth year I still had trouble keeping up with homework and classwork and everything, but what I COULD do I ended up doing well in. I've done way better here than I did anywhere else, and I started to get like really good grades and everything when I was able to sort stuff out and find a way to properly focus. AND teachers here are understanding too. AND HERE being eccentric and a little bit wild is perfect, because classes here are more like that, whereas my friend is muggle and whenever he tells me about his classes at school they sound like the exact opposite of here and like something I'd not cope in. So Hogwarts ended up being best for me I think.

But, I mean, saying that... for the past couple of years I have wanted to sort of leave here. Hogwarts is great and everything but seven years is so long. A lot of the time I just want to be at home. And though I never liked being homeschooled before I think I'd have preferred it over the last couple of years, cause it's been really difficult to have school AND other stuff. But every time I've asked to stay at home I've been told no. BUT it doesn't matter anymore, because I'm nearly graduated and everything. And Hogwarts WAS wonderful and perfect for me and yeah. Aside from wanting to go home a whole lot, I've loved it here.


SPOILER!!: Entry #5, Prompt #25
27th February 2087

I actually have a whole ton of pets. A cat, Bludger, who I got before my second year, a dog, Staco, who I got at the end of my fifth year (I got in a lot of trouble for getting him cause I didn't ask permission first and it was this whole thing and my dad was super mean about it and it was totally uncalled for to be honest), and I used to have seven mice but they died, and my dad had a dog called Finn but she totally became my dog too when I got adopted but then she died just before Christmas but she had a puppy called who we kept and he's called Bubbles and he's ours. Also my other dad has a goose called Lala and she's awesome and fashionable and super caring but sometimes she ignores me if she knows I've done something wrong and that hurts and makes me sad but I still love her. AND I also have two cows, one which my friend Ella adopted for me and lives at a farm near my house and has a heart on her head and is honestly so cute, and the other I kinda sorta technically borrowed without asking. BUT THEN my dad returned her and then HIS dad bought her for me and now she lives on their farm in Spain. So I have one cat, two dogs, one goose, and two cows.

As for a story, I'll tell you about the cow I kinda borrowed. FIRST OFF I should say I totally didn't really know what I was DOING at the time, cause my head was all funny and everything and had been for like a few weeks, and was for a few weeks after, so I don't remember much. But what happened was that at the end of my sixth year, I went home and straight away I got my friend Luc to come round to our house. And we went to this farm nearby and found a cow I had a picture of. I'd wanted a cow all year and decided I was gonna get one for my little baby brother, so he could have milk and everything, see? So me and Luc took her back to my house, and got her in the kitchen, and got Curtis (that's my brother) to meet him. But later that morning, when Luc had gone, my parents woke up and came downstairs and saw the cow (Rosie) and weren't very happy. And they returned her BUT like I say, I got her back later. And THAT'S the story of how I got my first cow! She's lovely, too. I love her a whole lot. I can't wait 'til she gets to meet my other cow. I love cows.


SPOILER!!: Entry #6, Prompt #24
3rd March 2087

My favourite place in the world is home. I've called a lot of different places my home in my life; first there was the house with my birthparents, but that was really just the house I lived in. Then it was Hogwarts, that was in my first year, when I found the place I belonged. I don't think I really realised that I considered it home until we left again for the summer, but that's a whole other story. Then home became my grandparents' house, which is where I lived 'til I was fifteen, and then it became the house I live in with my parents, and now my little brother. But... well, at some point, home sort of stopped being a place, and started being more about who I was with. But you asked about a PLACE, so I'll tell you why home - my house with my parents and my little brother - is my favourite place.

First off, I like it cause it's in the same town I've lived in all my life AND it's right there on the same street as my grandma's house, so it's like I have two homes in one place, really. I never have to worry about being far away from her, cause I can't apparate but even with having floo powder I like being on the same street. Also... I think I love my home now because it feels safe, like it's the safest place I've ever felt and no matter where I've been, I always feel miles better when I go back there. And I miss it a whole lot, sometimes, and I always want to go back there, because I always want to be with my family. I just love being home more than anything.


SPOILER!!: Entry #7, Prompt #15
7th March 2087

Mostly I try not to have a favourite anything, because I don't like leaving other things out and causing bad feelings or anything. But I think sometimes I end up having favourite things in spite of myself, even if it's having MULTIPLE favourites. Like classes, I have more than one favourite. There's Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures and Astronomy and Potions and Ancient Runes everything. I love them all, really. There's something to love in every subject. But I think I'l write about what I though about first with this question, and that's Care of Magical Creatures.

I loooooooooove Care of Magical Creatures. I have done since forever, because I love animals so so so so so much, every single one. I wish I could just sit and chat to and snuggle and cuddle every animal that exists, and maybe I'll try. Also I am sorta good at Care of Magical Creatures, cause I sorta have a way with animals and stuff, cause I like taking care of things, which is sorta why I'm good at Herbology too, I guess. I just love all things living. Also my dad teaches Care of Magical Creatures, which is awesome, and I go see the creatures in the creature housing whenever I can cause they're all awesome. I reckon I'd like to do a job that involves creatures if I didn't end up doing Quidditch or the other thing I've been thinking about. And I wouldn't even wanna get paid for it. I could work with and look after animals all day long and I'd be super happy forever and ever. Care of Magical Creatures is amazing, and we've got to work with so many animals too! Even GRIFFINS. I just love it.


SPOILER!!: Entry #8, Prompt #11
13th March 2087

The oldest person in my family is probably my Grandma Tempus. She's the mother of my biological father and everything, and she properly looked after me between when I was 12 and when I was 16, which is when I lived with her. But technically she's been looking after me for forever even when she wasn't my legal guardian. And, well, I have new grandparents now and they might actually be older than her but I'm not sure, because I haven't asked, because that's rude. I'm not actually entirely sure how old my grandma is, cause she's mentioned it but then I've lost track and forgot and haven't seen any reason to ask again, but she's pretty old.

I remember loads about my grandma. She's been the one person who's been in my life since I was a little baby and is still here now. I love her a whole lot, even though sometimes she gets sad about not realising how mean my old parents used to be and stuff, cause then I just remind her that it wasn't her fault and that I've loved her always and WILL love her always and stuff. She's brilliant, she was a Hufflepuff, just like me. And she was sorted there straight away, just like me. My grandfather always used to say that I inherited her smile and her heart, and he says that both things must have skipped a generation, which is funny but also sad but also true. But yeah, my grandma's name is Cordelia, and she's super beautiful and she's always very kind and caring and I don't think she's ever shouted at me at all, and she's the one who first started to help me fix things, and she's my rock. And she's done all sorts of amazing things and travelled all sorts of places and she's wonderful and I love her.


SPOILER!!: Entry #9, Prompt #21
24th March 2087

I don't know if I really want to talk about THE scariest thing that's ever happened to me, but I can talk about A scary thing that happened to me, even though I totally don't actually feel scared of anything ever (no matter what Dakest says, it's true, I don't). But I know what things are scary, and a couple of those things have happened to me. But it's like I said to someone before, I think that the scariest things in the world aren't necessarily pain or death or anything. I'm not scared of those, not for myself. There's other things that are worse. NOT that I feel fear, okay?

So like... there's this one thing that happened waaaaaaay back when I was a first year, which is weird cause I'm a seventh year now and everything. But there was this thing that happened where Dementors kept attacking the castle. So many of them, over and over and over again, and for a while I thought it was normal and I really didn't like it, but someone explained to me that it WASN'T normal and didn't usually happen, which turned out to be true because I've not seen a single Dementor in my life since then. But it wasn't good. See, I have this thing... about sadness and stuff? Like... I don't know how to deal with it, I can't cope with sadness and I've never been able to process it and I guess I am scared of it but thats the ONLY thing. So when these Dementors attacked suddenly there was this sad but empty feeling and it was the scariest thing I ever felt in my life, because happiness has always been my THING. I'm the HAPPY KID. But then all that happened and it honestly felt like I'd never be happy again and I never wanted to feel that way again but I have but that's another story. And I don't know. Dementors. I don't know. So... that was a thing that happened.


SPOILER!!: Entry #10, Prompt #22
30th March 2087

The best thing that ever happened to me is kinda sorta a difficult thing to decide on, because a lot of things can actually be the best thing in my mind. But I think I've narrowed it down to one thing, and then another thing because it was just as good but it wouldn't have been a thing in my life if the first thing had never happened.

So, the best thing. When I was in my fifth year, and just turned sixteen, I properly actually sorta really asked Piers and Javy if they would adopt me. They'd been around for me for ages, like since my third year, and been my neighbours and friends and father figures and stuff. I don't know why I waited for so long to ask, or why they didn't ask me first, but I asked and they said yes. And though that was the best thing that had ever happened to me up until that point, it wasn't the winning thing. Cause they weren't actually married at the time so they couldn't officially adopt me or anything which was sad cause I had to wait until the summer when I would already be almost sixteen. But it was okay, because they'd still said YES. But then, on New Years Eve that year, I got woken up super mega early in the morning and they told me they were going to go get married THAT DAY. And that meant that I could get adopted that day too. And I wasn't expecting it and it was honestly the best surprise in the whole wide world and the joint happiest day of my life and I reckon if I tried to cast a patronus that might be the memory I would choose.

But there's also another day, a really important one, and that was the day my little brother, Curtis, was born. I was a sixth year at the time, and he was born January 29th 2086. And it was a super difficult day at first, because I had all sorts of confusing and conflicting feelings and stuff, and I was so scared (and don't tell anyone, but I still get scared) that I would be jealous of him and everything. But then he was born and he was perfect and he's my little brother and I love him to the ends of the earth and I want to tell him so every single day and I hope his life is perfect and I hope he knows he's the luckiest baby cause he has the best dads in the world right from the very start. So that's the other best day, the day I got Curtis.


SPOILER!!: Entry #11, Prompt #9
4th April 2087

I think everyone is unique, really, even just on account of being a person, a human being. Even people who are like identical twins and grew up the same and have the same nature and nurture and face and that are still unique in their own way, and they're as identical as you can get. So I think if I listed every single thing ever that makes me unique it would take a very long time, but if I listed all the special things about me, those alone don't make me different from other people because someone's gonna have them in common with me, aren't they? So... what makes me unique is the same as what makes everyone unique - having all their different quirks and characteristics smooshed together to make them and only them.

I don't think I'm special or anything, but there's a few things I like about myself that I guess sort of make up the essence of me, even though I probably share one or a few or some or all of them with a bunch of other people. Basically, I think one of my 'things' is how bouncy I am. I've never been able to sit still in my entire life, and even when I sleep I still talk and fidget and move around a lot. And I'm always happy. Always. I'm never not happy, which is awesome. And I'm invincible, which means I can't be killed by things like other people might, so I can do more fun, dangerous things. And I love everyone and everything, and apparently that's not the same for everyone, which is sad, but I think I have all the love in me to make up for the people who can't love everyone and everything, so it's okay. And I always focus on the positives, and apparently that's not very common in life either, which is weird. And I have a weird way of thinking, apparently, but I like it, even if it means I don't always understand people. I'm unique in that way and all of those ways and lots of other different ways all mixed up and poured into one human boy who is Toby and that's me.


SPOILER!!: Entry #12, Prompt #23
10th April 2087

Okay, so here's the thing. It's difficult to really think of the famous people I've met AS famous people, cause they sorta became famous once I knew them? There's been nobody that I already knew of as this ultra mega famous superstar celebrity who I then got to meet... actually it was more the other way around. Does that make me sound big-headed? If it does, I'm sorry, but I can't help it! I just... sorta happen to know a lot of people who ended up being successful.

Like West Odessa, right? He's this super awesome Quidditch player AND wrockstar, see? And I met him at school and through Quidditch and we even played on a team together for a while and he asked me to train with his professional team this past winter and he's totally a friend and stuff and he's mega super famous and that. And also there's Mo Branxton and also Theo Kinsley who were U17s and also Mo is my best friend Soph's friend and we went to Disney together with his girlfriend fiancée Cat. And then also I know the people who used to play Quidditch for Hufflepuff, Wade Potter and Alec Summers, who both play professionally too so THEY'RE famous and my friends and Wade gave me fairy wings and Alec asked my permission to marry Ella because she's practically my sister. And also Derry Ferrier who plays for the Magpies, she's my friend too, and also there's Phoenix Toros who is a MUSICIAN and totally famous and has like an album or something but whenever I've spoken to any of them it's always been like talking to friends cause that's exactly what they are. It's a normal experience. Famous people ARE normal people after all, and I bet a lot of them prefer to be treated that way. I know I would if I ever got famous.


SPOILER!!: Entry #13, Prompt #7
17th April 2087

It's difficult to say who I'm most like in my family, cause aside from my grandma, I'm not blood related to any of them, and actually they didn't even raise me. So I think maybe I'm actually like none of them, even though I WANT to be like them. But then I think that the more time I spend around them, the more I start acting like them. Or maybe I'm like each of them but in different ways?

Mostly yeah, I think I'm like my grandma. I'm a Hufflepuff and she's a Hufflepuff and she's super kind and nice and warm and smiles a lot and never ever gets mad at anyone and I try so hard to be just like her and I have ever since I was little, even though other people around me were mean and cold. Maybe she's the reason I didn't end up mean and cold. But then I think I'm also like Piers in the sense that... well, he sighs a lot, and since being around him more, I'VE started sighing a lot TOO. Also he's difficult to understand and I don't think he ever tells me the truth about what's wrong even when I ask him, and I do exactly the same thing, especially with him, which probably means I'm just as hard to understand. And then there's Javy, who is super protective, and I don't even get sick of it when he gets over-protective, and I think I'm exactly the same. Piers is protective too, but less obvious, I reckon, less hands-on so it's pretty easy to forget, but he's a Slytherin and they're sorta known for loyalty to their family and stuff. BUT I JUST HAD A THOUGHT. I think maybe I'm most like Curtis, my little brother. He's a year old and young at heart and so am I and we're both reckless and like cuddles and have lots of emotions that we don't know how to handle and love spending time with our dads and feeling loved and cared for and that. And he's cute and I've been told I'm cute so there's that too.


SPOILER!!: Entry #14, Prompt #8
28th April 2087

I think my the rules for what makes my family unique are the same for what makes me unique, like what I already mentioned before a few weeks ago. But it's even easier to have a unique family cause they're all made up totally of unique people. And mine is super unique and I'll tell you all about it. A lot of the things didn't happen in the order that they were supposed to. Like me... they met me before I was their son. Or how I knew Piers for like a year before I knew Javy. It's pretty interesting.

First there's my two dads, who were both already married once before they married each other. And actually they were best friends for ages before they totally admitted that they had heart eyes for each other and got engaged and stuff, and they'd known each other for like AGES too, like since they were first years, and it took them F O R E V E R to get on with it and tell each other they were in love and everything. Like for real. Anyways, they were best friends and living together and by this point Piers already knew me cause we lived on the same street, and then Javy knew me too cause me and sometimes Soph would just go jump in their pool and then they'd feed us pizza. And then Piers and Javy ended up in love and totally BOYFRIENDS and they always felt like dads to me even then cause I could talk to them. And then they got engaged. And then a few months later they agreed I could be their actual proper son. And then they got married and that happened. And then they decided to have another son too, but all that happened in the order it was supposed to, but it's still unique because Curtis is awesome and has the best dads ever. OH YEAH, and that's a thing, we're all boys in my family. Well, in my house at least, because I have grandparents too. OH. But there's Lala, and she's a girl, even though she's a goose. All the humans that live in my house are boys, though. AND WE ALL TOTALLY LOVE GLITTER and if Piers or Javy tell you they don't then they're just kidding cause they secretly love it. We're a big glittery family.


SPOILER!!: Entry #15, Prompt #27
5th May 2087

This personal experience is sort of sad, but also happy. I've sort of spoken about part of it already, but I don't care, and I'm going to talk about it again. It's not a thing a lot of people experience, I think, at least not when they're old enough to know what's going on. But like, when I was twelve, my parents took me to live with my grandparents. I didn't really know what was going on, I didn't know I was being abandoned, and they even gave me a proper phone so that I could ring them when I wanted but it turns out they never answered. I thought for ages that they just maybe needed a break, because I was always a WHIRLWIND, but they never came back to get me. When my grandfather died, they were at the funeral, but didn't speak to me, and my grandma was mad as well as sad. I think I was fourteen or fifteen when I properly realised they didn't want me and probably never loved me, but I always sorta hoped I was wrong, you know? So when I was sixteen and had to see if they'd give up legal guardianship of me and found out they'd done that when I was twelve... it hurt. Like a lot. They never were very nice to me and they obviously didn't love me but it did really... really hurt, because I'd loved them.

But the thing is that it happened, and I got over it. And it was a horrible thing to experience... really truly realising you'd been properly abandoned and everything, but the fact is that my parents... my ACTUAL parents, Piers and Javy... they were there to sort of... catch me? They took me in and loved me and it was perfect, and even though sometimes I think that maybe I sort of tricked them into loving me by not letting them see my problems 'til they agreed to adopt me... they're still here through it. So... I guess that's my experience. Being lost and being found or something? Being cast aside and being taken in. Being unloved, hated... and being loved. I don't really like to think about all that stuff, because it makes me sad. But if I'd never been abandoned, I wouldn't have the family I have now, and I wouldn't have all this extra love around me, so that really difficult thing opened up the way for a lot of better things. And even though it wasn't a fun personal experience, it was big for me. A turning point. I'm not sure I'll ever really be okay with what happened, but I think as long as I have my proper family, my real family, my forever family... I know the rest of it doesn't even matter. These parents will always be here for me, and I had to lose the old life to get the newer, better life. And I think I can handle that, for sure.
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SPOILER!!: Entry 1, Prompt 1

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What is your full name and why were you named it? Were you named after anyone? Do you have any nicknames? How do you feel about your name?
January 18th, 2087

My full name is Caleb Alexander Newell. I was named after my dad, whose name is also Caleb but he goes by Cale. Despite this, I am not technically a "junior" or "second" or anything like that. My dad's middle name is Markus, with the German spelling and everything, because his grandparents were all from Germany. My middle name comes from my grandfather, Alexander Greingoth. My uncle is also named Alexander. We like to keep male names in the family, apparently.

Still, dad still calls me "Junior" a lot, as a loving nickname. Other than that, though, I don't really have any nicknames. For a while my parents tossed around the idea of calling me Cale as well, but I hated it. Cale is my DAD. I am CALEB. Totally different.

That being said, I love my name. I think it suits me very well. When I look at myself in the mirror, I just FEEL like a Caleb. Had my name been something else- say Alexander - I just don't think it would fit. I wouldn't be as confident. Plus I want to make my dad - my namesake - proud that he named his first son after himself. I also like how you can't really tell where Newell is from, culturally speaking. It's French, and somehow my french ancestors made it over to Germany at some point and the rest is history.


SPOILER!!: Entry 2, Prompt 11

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Who is the oldest person you can remember in your family and what do you remember about them?
January 20th, 2087

The oldest person I can remember from my family is my Great Uncle Ben. I think he's the oldest, at least - all my grandparents are still alive and all around the same age, but he's always been the "weird old uncle" to me. Weird in a GOOD way of course.

He is the former department head of the Accidents and Catastrophes department in the Ministry of Magic. I remember that he had a lot of goofy things that he had to deal with in his day - for example, one time, a bunch of animated LEGO animals broke into the level and ended up causing chaos, and they had to round them all up and undo whatever enchantment was causing them to act like real animals. He was very eccentric as well, and I remember he would always be talking about muggle things. He had TVs, computers, and all sorts of gadgets, so I kind of got a chance to experiment with those muggle inventions when I was younger, which gives me a bit of a leg up in Muggle Studies of course.

He also loves origami. He always sends us letters in the shape of magical creatures. He lives in America now with his daughter, Emma, and they own a beach house in California.


SPOILER!!: Entry 3, Prompt 15
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Choose a school subject to talk about - your favorite, least favorite, easiest, or hardest, and tell why it is that for you.
January 26th, 2087

My favorite subject has to definitely be Care of Magical Creatures. I've always loved animals for as long as I can remember, and we had a Sheltie growing up named Belle. Now I have a crup named Baldwin but I'm sure he is just the first in a line of pets I'll have throughout my lifetime.

Learning about the animals are fascinating, but caring for them is even more interesting in my opinion. Animals have feelings too and not enough people in this world understand that. It makes me angry sometimes learning about the cruelty some of these creatures have had inflicted upon them. Seeing the happiness in the face of a hippogriff after you've given them a bath or seeing the joy after you play fetch with a griffin never ceases to amaze me, and even if I don't go into a creatures related field after graduation, I will ALWAYS love this subject and the creatures it concerns.


SPOILER!!: Entry 4; Prompt 2

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Choose a recent milestone - a birthday, a life-changing event, a major accomplishment, etc. - and document it.
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January 30th, 2087
One of my most remembered milestones recently was definitely the day I got my prefect badge. It was a hot summer day in August right before my fifth year. I was not expecting it at all since the term before, my friend Ethan Mourdant had been given the badge. When I received the letter in the post, I had no idea what it could possibly be. I HOPED it was a letter saying OWLs had been cancelled but I knew that wasn't realistic. When I saw that I had been named prefect, I was so excited I grabbed my crup Baldwin and started twirling around with him. Then I ran into the living room and told my family. I think Sophie said something sassy but also congratulatory but I ignored her because both my mum and dad were just BEAMING with pride.

After the initial excitement, it started to dawn on me that I was going to have a LOT of responsibility and I became nervous, but somehow I knew I would be fine and started worrying about the REAL problem in my life that year - OWLs.


SPOILER!!: Entry 5; Prompt 12

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What chore do you hate doing and why?
February 8th, 2087

Can ALL the chores count as an answer? My least favorite thing to do (without magic of course) is sweeping. It is absolutely impossible for anyone to realistically get a floor clean with a broom. There is ALWAYS some sort of dirt or debris left behind, and when you try to sweep it into the broom pan, you NEVER get it all in there. There's always a little line of junk left behind there the pan edge was and it is just impossible. Not to mention it takes foreverrrr to adequately sweep a room.

If you don't sweep the room correctly, and you go to mop, you make an even BIGGER mess because then you're moving around all the crumbs and dirt you didn't get from originally sweeping. Finally, the absolute WORST thing about sweeping is the fact that you have to see how disgustingly dirty your family is and even just THINKING about it gives me the heebie jeebies right now...
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SPOILER!!: Entry 1 / Prompt 1

January 14, 2087

My name is Ezekiel Rowan Rogers. My family name has origins in Medieval English and Scottish Heritage but may also be traced to German and French connections. The name’s meaning is often translated to ‘renown spear’ or something similar. My family crest consists of the colours red, black, white and silver. These colours represent many characteristics which I feel my family share. They are work, piety, truth, sincerity, boldness and ferocity. The chevron signifies the value of protection and the three stags signify peace and harmony. I think these are important values and that they represent my family very accurately. And coincidentally enough, I feel as if it represents me as an individual, not to mention there are similarities to Gryffindor House.

However, while my family name is significant, it was not chosen for me, it was just a matter of continuity.

My first given name, Ezekiel, was chosen by my father, however I do not know the reason why. Perhaps it reminded him of an old friend, a family member or perhaps it was a name he had wanted for himself. My second given name, Rowan, was given to me because it was my father’s second given name also. So in this was, we share that.

I had always wondered why my mother didn’t have much say in my name, or maybe she did. But since I took my fathers middle name, and he chose my first name also, I can’t hep but think it possibly had something to do with the fact that I’m his son, and that maybe my parents made an agreement that they would name their children based on gender. My parents didn’t have another child, though I know my mum wanted a girl, maybe then she could have named her.

My nickname is Zeke, which is simply an abbreviation of Ezekiel. I can’t remember when this started, or why, but it was early. People rarely address me as Ezekiel now, and when they do it’s usually a sure sign that I’m in trouble.

Ezekiel Rowan Rogers is who I am and who I have been, and though I don't have anything against my name, I am changing. As a result, so will my name. But that's a story for another day.


SPOILER!!: Entry 2 / Prompt 22

20 January, 2087

The best thing that ever happened to me, came about at the time when one of the worst things ever happened to me.

I had a hard life early on, we didn't have much of anything, my father died when I was young and then my mum was sick for a long time. She wasn't able to work for long and money started running out, eventually we didn't have much of anything left at all.

While there were hard times, it's because of them that I have become the person I am today, so given the opportunity, I wouldn't go back and change it. I couldn't change it anyway, even if I tried.

My mum was dying, and when I thought I would be left behind all alone, the best thing happened to me. Emily happened to me. She helped out at the shelter we stayed at, and most of the time I saw her we never even talked, I didn't even think she noticed I was there. She saved me though, in more ways than one, and she helped me see that being me was a good thing, and that I shouldn't be afraid of it. She helped me accept my magical ability, and when my mum passed, she took me in and raised me as her own. She's my adopted mum.

Generally speaking, it isn't very remarkable for someone to adopt another, but one of the reasons why this was the best thing to happen to me, is because it is so remarkable. If you knew my adopted mum, Emily Browne, then you would know that she is a careful and private person and she doesn't open up easily, for anyone. And this is why I feel lucky, because she let me in and hasn't let me go since. I will always be grateful for having known her.


SPOILER!!: Entry 3 / Prompt 8

27 January, 2087

My adopted family is perhaps one of the most unique families I know.

My new family consists of my mum, Emily, her partner - my dad, Gavin, and my sisters Ashely and Avery. But before you make the assumption that my adopted dad had children with someone else, I should set you straight. Gavin is the Uncle of my sisters, because they are his sisters daughters. It's difficult to explain why I call them sisters, but if I was to try, I would have to say it's simply because that's what they are to me. We spent a lot of time together before I started at Hogwarts, so we were close for a long time. We shared good times together and punishments too - granted they got out of it pretty easy. So while it's not your normal family, it's simply what it is to me, and I wouldn't have it any other way. The only thing I would change is that I'd let Ashley and Avery come to Hogwarts with me, instead of being stuck with snooty proper Beauxbaton's.

These days Ashley and Avery don't live with Gavin anymore, so we don't see each other as often - again this is another reason why I think they should school with me. On top of that we don't all live in London anymore. Now, I live in Prague with Emily and Gavin. The move was something I would never have experienced if it wasn't for my new family. As strange as we are from the outside, we do things together and we're open to change. They are my new life and this leads me back to my earlier chapter about how much I have changed and how I will continue to do so.

I love my family, and I think it's time my name reflects my new life. I was Ezekiel Rowan Rogers, I am Ezekiel Rowan Browne.


SPOILER!!: Entry 4 / Prompt 25

8 February, 2087

I received my first pet as a gift for my first year at Hogwarts. It was during the summer break and we bought him during a school shopping trip in Diagon Alley. As per school rules, my pet is an approved familiar, he’s a black barn owl. I knew as soon as I saw him that he was the owl for me, and despite being a dirty dusty black colour, he stood out amongst the rest.

I had a hard time naming him. It took me a long time to find something good enough for a pet but appropriate enough for an owl. See, I believe that pets shouldn’t have proper common human names, because that would be ridiculous. Like, imagine owning an owl called George… it’s just stupid. So this task took me some time.

Inspiration struck in the second week I had him. I was home and was watching my mum brew an antidote to a poison I can’t spell, and then it happened. He came swooping in with a letter from a friend and he flew and landed too close to the cauldron. His wing feathers caught fire. My owl’s wing caught fire. It was quickly put out, and the damage wasn’t that bad, though the man at the owl emporium wasn’t too impressed when I told him what happened when I asked for ointment. It was for this reason that I named him Icarus, though instead of flying too close to the sun - like the dude in Greek mythology, he flew too close to the cauldron.

Still today, he’s a clumsy bird.


SPOILER!!: Entry 5 / Prompt 12

12 February, 2087

By far the worst chore is cleaning my room. I know that’s a lame and very regular response, but it’s true. I hate it.

I suppose my problem is my own fault, if I was more considerate with my belongings then I wouldn’t have to spend so much time putting things right later. But see, here is my dilemma. I have more things than I need. I have more things than I really want… and I have no idea what to do with them.

Growing up, I didn’t have toys or books or anything like that. I had some clothes, some writing paper and basic pens and pencils. Even though I’d always dreamt of having more, I never stopped to think about what I really wanted or why I wanted it, or what I would do with it or how long I would use it even if I could get it.

But now, I have everything. This is my problem. I have too many things and I just don’t know what to do with them. I don’t know where to keep things or how to manage them. I don’t use them very often and it’s kind of a waste. Getting rid of them isn’t an option though, because they’re mine, and I don’t just get rid of things, after all… it might be handy one day.


SPOILER!!: Entry 6 / Prompt 14

17 February, 2087

Before Hogwarts I went to muggle school. It was okay when I was little little, but Primary school just got harder and harder. As well as getting harder, I didn’t go as often, not that mum knew at the time. Math was always one of my least favourite subjects, and I hated English too. Everything was just so boring and I found it really hard to pay attention.

History was boring, geography was useless, cooking was lame because we had to wash everything all the time, and sport was the worst hour of my life on Monday’s, Wednesday’s and Friday’s (those were the days I skipped the most).

I was scared, no… not scared, nervous, when I found out I was a wizard and would be going to learn magic. I thought I was already behind, and that I was going to struggle with it more than I did the ‘basic’ muggle stuff. I was wrong though. Hogwarts has been a far better experience, and though some things have been hard and even harder than what I’ve ever learnt before, it’s more interesting. The wizarding world is my home now, and Hogwarts is my home away from home. As far as schools go, I can’t complain at all… even if my chances of living till graduation are getting slimmer.


SPOILER!!: Entry 7 / Prompt 15

20 February, 2087

It’s hard to pick a favourite subject, especially at Hogwarts where almost everything is super cool to learn. My favourites include Charms and Potions, Care of Magical Creatures and Astronomy, but all for very different reasons. With this in mind though, I feel it’s more appropriate to discuss my least favourite subject, and that is History of Magic.

I mean no disrespect for the subject, it’s just not for me. I don’t learn well in it, and it doesn’t really interest me for the most part. Reading and writing are two of my least favourite things to do, and while I appreciate how Professor Glendower (cause I know you’re reading this) makes history performance based, that’s not for me either. I like being hands on, but I like being hands on with magic. Names, dates and things that happened just don’t concern me.

I will keep trying my best, for as long as I have to take the subject, but I’m okay with it being my weakness, because I have strengths that I enjoy more.


SPOILER!!: Entry 8 / Prompt 5

3 March, 2087

I don’t possess any special talent that I can think of, because really, how do you even define talent? Is it like a skill? Is it simply something that you can do? Or is it something more? So… no, I do not have any talents. But I do have hobbies.

I like to do physical things in my free time. I like to climb trees and other things, not only because it can be a challenge if you pick a good one, but also because the views can be awesome too. And, if you do it right, you can have a great spot from which to observe others and even play pranks on them. It’s all about the vantage point.

Duelling is another thing I’ve taken an interest in. The most annoying thing about this hobby is trying to find someone to practice with. I like duelling because it’s great for thinking on your feet and practicing spells and things under pressure.


SPOILER!!: Entry 9 / Prompt 9

9 March, 2087

A lot of things make me unique, but don’t mistake that to mean I’m special, because I’m not.

On top of being a muggle born wizard who was orphaned and then adopted by a powerful witch with a put-together family, I differ to others in many ways. I am a package of characteristics that make me who I am, and I doubt few would share many of them.

My sense of humour is singular, I’m easy to get along with, I learn what I want but I also do well overall. I like trouble and adventure, because you can’t have an adventure without a little mishap. This doesn’t make me unique per se, but it has led to unique experiences.

I have explored Knockturn Ally and have come face to face with dark wizards and lived to tell the tale - numerous times. As well as that, in my second year at Hogwarts I opened the Chamber of Secrets, because I am apparently skilled at parseltongue.

And in the interest of keeping some things about me a mystery, I’ll leave this discussion here so that you can fill in the blanks as you go.


SPOILER!!: Entry 10 / Prompt 23

14 March, 2087

I’ve met lots of famous-ish people, especially when I visited the Ministry while my mum and dad worked there, but I’ve also met others.

At a Quidditch meet and greet thing that the Department of Magical Games and Sports were hosting, I got to meet one of my quidditch idols. Maximus James. He’s an ace keeper for Appleby Arrows and it was really cool meeting him. We got to chat for a while since it was early and I was the first to see him, he even signed a poster for me. I remember feeling excited at the time, and I couldn’t believe how nice he was… but of course he was nice, he’s awesome.

Another famous person I’ve met is Peverell - I can’t remember his full name. He’s like the head Dark Wizard in Knockturn Alley and he was responsible for the Diagon Alley Halloween parade fiasco thing. In fact, it was me that he grabbed and dangled in the air while he was flying on his broom. It was actually pretty scary-ish, but fun at the same time, and he remembered me from when we had met previously. A lot of people think that he’s terrible, and maybe he is, but he was nice to me, he even dropped me onto one of the cushioned floats in the parade which was fun.


SPOILER!!: Entry 11 / Prompt 16

22 March, 2087

Professor Airey is one of my most favourite teachers. I guess it’s hardly surprising considering everything. Not only is he an inspiring Professor but he’s an amazing Head of House. He’s not like anyone else I’ve ever known. His way of teaching is refreshing and fun, even the content can be super complex at times. Like, I like how he took us to the Astronomy Museum thing in London, and one of my favourite homework assignments of all time was when he set us the task of destroying three miniature planets - it was great fun.

Not only does he keep things interesting, but he’s also super supportive and caring and things. I know I can talk to him about anything, and I have at times needed to speak to him. He’s trustworthy and I know that he won’t laugh at my concerns or anything like that. He’s just easy to talk to… kind of like the Uncle I never had.


SPOILER!!: Entry 12 / Prompt 20

28 March, 2087

The most influential person in my life is my mum. I know that sounds kind of lame, but she is anything but lame. My mum has a super cool job. Not only was she an Auror for a long time, but then she was a Head Auror and then the Department Head of the MLE. Now she works at her own firm which deals with private security. It’s kind of like a mini army.

Her whole working life has been about protecting and defending people. She catches bad guys and makes sure that they get what’s coming to them. While it’s a work thing for her, it’s also her life in other ways too. See, she defended me when I was in trouble, and she protected me from harm, and then when I thought that I was all alone, she gave me security like no other.

I want to be strong like her. I want to have the power that she has, and to impact not only society but also people, like how she has impacted me. I wouldn’t change anything about her, but I wouldn’t want to be as strict as her either. I’m not a perfectionist, and I’m not going to get everything right, I’m not my adopted mum, but if I can get a job in law enforcement that would be pretty cool.


SPOILER!!: Entry 13 / Prompt 18

April 2, 2087

If I had to do something over again, what would it be and how would it be different?

I wouldn’t want to do anything over again. Making mistakes is part of who we are, and every choice we make, we make for a reason.


I suppose, if I absolutely had to go back and change something I did, I would maybe not have skipped school so much in the muggle world. I didn’t read much and so I couldn’t write very well for a long time. I’ve learned since then, but I wonder if I would have done better in my first and second year (or even this year) at Hogwarts if I’d have known these basics better earlier.

Aside from that, I can’t think of anything I would change… except maybe I should have had porridge for breakfast yesterday instead of toast. I didn’t realise until after my first class that I somehow got jam down the side of my robe sleeve. Awkward, right?


SPOILER!!: Entry 14 / Prompt 17

7 April, 2087

If you’re going to be weird, at least be confident about it.

I grew up being the weird one. I never quite fit in and didn’t know where I belonged. Friends were hard to make because I was different to the others at my muggle school. They had whole families, no real problems and they just did what I guess most kids did. I didn’t. Because of this, I got teased a lot, and after a while the teasing turned into full on bullying.

At recess and lunch times I could never eat my food in peace and would usually have it taken off me or smushed into the ground. And for the most part I just accepted it, and the bullying got worse.

My nickname was Freaky Zekey, and hearing it always made me feel bad, so bad that I tried to pretend I didn’t exist, ignoring it as best I could. It only made things worse.

When I realised that these people were just nasty and stupid, I started fighting back. I was different, but there wasn’t anything wrong with me. My magical ability made me the weirdest kid in my class, things would break, there would be wind when the windows were closed, sometimes everything would just slow down, or stop completely. After I found out about who I really was and what I can learn to do, it became easier. I understood my differences and felt more confident about it. The names the kids called me didn’t bother me anymore and I started standing up to them.

With this confidence they backed off. I guess there’s no point fighting someone who’s going to fight you back, cause then you’re bound to get hurt.

So what I guess I’m saying is, just be yourself, and be proud of who you are. We’re al different in one way or another, so you just need to own it and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.


SPOILER!!: Entry 15 / Prompt 6

14 April, 2087

My immediate plans for the future is to graduate Hogwarts with good enough OWLs and NEWTs to do something good afterward. I like the idea of going into law enforcement, which I mentioned earlier. But I’m not 100% convinced of this. I have a lot of interests, including potions and magical creatures, so really, I could almost do anything.

What I do know for sure though, is I want to be successful. I want to lead in whatever field I choose to work in. I know that I want to keep working on my skills and getting better at all sorts of things so that I have options. For example, potions is useful for all kinds of things, and you need to be good at potions to get many positions in law enforcement. Or in working with charms and spells I could not only be an Auror or work with creatures, but maybe one day I could also teach… though I guess I would have to get some sort of teaching qualification too.

Currently I’m in my third year, so what I think I want to do in the future will change many times before I even get there. I’m in no hurry to decide, and I still don’t know what all the wizarding world has to offer me. All I really do know, is that I won’t be working in the muggle world.


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SPOILER!!: Entry 1, Prompt 1

January 18th 2087

My full birth given name is Aubrey Janel Valentine. You see my family is kind of hung up on names that begin with the letter A. Everybody is the family for as far back as I can remember starts with an A. It's quite unoriginal if you ask me. The tradition will not continue on with my children though. As far as I know I wasn't named after anyone. Most likely my parents just threw a bunch of A names into a hat and pulled them out. I do think I faired better than my sisters though.

My nickname is AJ. Really all there is to that nickname is the mashing of my first and middle name. I love my nickname because it has a tomboy-ish feel to it. I really hate girly sounding names. I think Aubrey sounds way too girly, and really nobody calls me that. My mom has this really annoying habit of calling people by their full name. She doesn't like the use of nicknames.

Aubrey is supposed to mean king of the elves which is pretty funny. Maybe I will be a ruler of some sort when I grow up. Too bad it doesn't say anything about unicorns. Of course I believe that you choose your own destiny in life so I can rule what I want.


SPOILER!!: Entry 2, Prompt 6

January 20th 2087

Once I graduate Hogwarts, I plan on attending a university to study creatures. I will be a veterinarian to magical creatures. I absolutely love creatures, and I hate to see any of them hurt. It will bring me so much joy to be able to help them. It’s a job that I wouldn’t even really consider work because it is something I enjoy.

My goals for when I turn of age is to get a place of my own so I can start on my unicorn farm. Adi is going to get me my first one. I want to have lots of space so I can have room for various animals. I want my independence from my sisters. Living away from them will be something that may be challenging, but it is a personal goal for me. I want to just be AJ Valentine, and not just a triplet.

I also have set goals to better my Hogwarts career while I am here. I am working on getting better scores in class and on my homework. Showing up on time to classes, and putting in better effort is something I am also trying to accomplish. This year has been my best year yet. I can’t wait to see what the rest of my life had in store for me.


SPOILER!!: Entry 3, Prompt 5


February 8th 2087

I think it’s pretty safe to say that my special talent is baseball even though that is probably more of a hobby. I say I have a special talent because I am that good at it. I discovered the sport when my dad took me on a trip to America. Apparently, it’s really big there. I went to a game, and fell in love. The atmosphere is great, but you get to hit a ball with a bat. It really doesn’t get much better than that.

When I got back home all I wanted to do was play. My dad was nice enough to buy my supplies much to my mom’s dismay. I made all the neighbor kids, friends and my sister’s play with me. I was instantly good at it even though I had no sort of practice or knowledge other than watching that one game live.

Every summer when I go home I play the sport. I wish there was a baseball team that I could be a part of. For now I just continue to play for fun. Also, I can wiggle my ears which is pretty cool. It sort of freaks my mom out.


SPOILER!!: Entry 4, Prompt 9


February 19th 2087

I think what makes me unique is that I am really a boy in a girls body. I am who I am, and I don't try to be someone I am not to fit in. I hate wearing make-up, heels, doing my hair, and dressing up in general. I like to wear my hair up with jeans and a t-shirt on. I prefer converse or tennis shoes to wear. I like getting dirty and being "rough".

I know I can be quirky and some people might think that's weird, but I think that is just what makes me, me. If I have something on my mind I am going to say it. I don't people's approval and I think that is very rare to find in people my age. Everybody wants to look or act a certain way to be considered a cool kid, and I don't care about that at all.

I guess I just think I am unique because I stay true to myself, and pretty much have a carefree attitude. I'm also pretty passionate and love probably way too hard, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm real and true to myself.


SPOILER!!: Entry 5, Prompt 12


February 21st 2087

Washing the dishes is the worst thing you can make your kids do. I have a pretty nice size family so plates, knifes, forks, cups are all duplicated a million times. My mom thinks she is fancy too, and insists on usually china instead of paper plates so it takes forever to clean everything. I have a habit of putting it off for a while too, and that is the worse because everything gets all caked on there. Then you have to scrub and scrub to get the food residue off.

Something I really hate when it's my week to do the dishes is when my sisters bring a cup in that looks like something died in it. Most likely it had been underneath someone's bed for the last century, and now I have to work my magic to get it clean. Too bad I can't actually use magic because that would make my life so much easier.

My parents thought it would be cool if we got a dishwasher, but really that isn't much help because you practically have to wash the dishes before you put them in the machine. What is the point of that? Don't even get me started on the crusty dishes. You might as well just do them yourselves because nothing is more frustrating then going through the cycle and finding that the dishes are still dirty. Talk about a major disappointment. Not to mention double duty. Thank goodness for the sprayer. It bring me a little job during my torture.


SPOILER!!: Entry 6/Prompt 14


March 1st 2087

I come from an all muggle family. Come to find out, my sisters and I were really magical. How that happened I have no idea, but I sure am glad that it did. Before coming to Hogwarts I had your regular muggle classes like English, Math, Science and normal subjects. They were all pretty boring if you ask me. Science was pretty cool because as we started getting in higher grades at school we got to do experiments. Still, there wasn’t anything special about it. In fact I was constantly in trouble at school because I get bored very easily. Nothing really kept my attention.

In my opinion muggle school doesn’t even compare to Hogwarts. I feel like a magical education is what I’ve been missing. Sure, I still get in trouble every now and again, but it’s a different kind of trouble. It’s more like curiosity gets the best of me, and I can’t help myself. Hogwarts is definitely my favorite out of the two. I love learning spells and how to handle magical creatures. It is definitely my home.


SPOILER!!: Entry 7/Prompt 15


March 5th 2087

It’s really hard to choose just one subject to be my favorite, but if I had to, I would say Care of Magical Creatures. I love animals, and it’s so amazing that we have a class here that focuses completely on that. When you are passionate about something it makes it that much more fun to learn more things about that certain subject. I am so happy when I am in that class and the homework assignments don’t feel like homework because I thoroughly enjoy myself while doing them.

My least favorite subject is Ancient Runes. Arithmancy came in close second and that is because it deals with a lot of numbers and makes me instantly think of muggle math. I’m rubbish at that too. I don’t care for Ancient Runes just because it’s confusing. That class makes my head hurt. Maybe I should ask for extra help.


SPOILER!!: Entry 8/Prompt 16


March 15th 2087

There are so many cool professors at Hogwarts that it’s really hard for me to choose. Do I go with the one that makes me laugh, summons tacos for me during lessons, is really a kid herself, or one that keeps me out of trouble? All of the professors have some pretty wicked qualities. Professor Bellaire and the healer lady might be the only exemption to that rule. Maybe they are just misunderstood, but they don’t give off a good vibe.

Since I can only pick one I will say that Professor Tanner is my favorite. She’s really nice and always lets us have fun in class. Really, what put her over the top was her summoning tacos for me to eat in class. Tacos are my favorite food, and the way to my heart is through my belly. Everybody is really great though.


SPOILER!!: Entry 9/Prompt 17


March 25th 2087

If I could choose any kind of advice to give someone it would be to follow your dreams. There are going to be plenty of people that doubt you, and even tell you that it’s impossible. Don’t listen to them. Do what makes you happy because at the end of the day you really can only ever count on yourself. Sure, you can have amazing people in your life, but you and you alone can make yourself happy. It starts with you.

There will be obstacles that get in the way and they will slow you down. Don’t let this discourage you. Even if it takes you longer to get where you are going, keep at it. Be true to yourself and accomplish whatever your heart desires regardless of what other people think. This is your life to live, and life is beautiful. Go out and there and make something of yourself.


SPOILER!!: Entry 10/Prompt 20


March 27th 2087

The most influential person in my life would have to be my dad. I have always been a daddies’ girl, and probably the closest thing he will ever have to having a son. Since day one he has been my best friend. He is the nicest person you will ever meet. He would give a stranger the shirt of his back if the stranger needed it. That man is always smiling and seeing the world in a positive light regardless of what may be going on in his personal life.

I aspire to be like my dad because he is a genuine person, and I love that about him. I love that he is so caring, and fun at the same time. He has the perfect balance when it comes to his personality. He can joke with you, and be your shoulder to cry on all while helping people in need. I hope to be the person he is some day. I hope my future children can think these things about me. I hope to aspire others like my dad.


SPOILER!!: Entry 11/Prompt 22


April 2nd 2087

The best thing that has ever happened to me is being able to call Hogwarts my home. Being magical has changed my life. I really feel as if this was that I was born to do. Not to mention all of the amazing relationships I have made because of Hogwarts. I met my amazing boyfriend Adi who is really me made over. He makes me so happy and I love that I can also call him my best friend. Knowing that he exists, I can’t imagine him not being in my life.

I’ve made some pretty good friends like Benny, Lux, Zeke, Zander and others that mean a lot to me too. If Hogwarts didn’t exist then I would never have known these people that are all pretty special to me. I also like how I get to explore this whole new world with my sisters by my side.


SPOILER!!: Entry 12/Prompt 25


April 10th 2087

I have two pets. One is a golden retriever named Rufus and the other is an owl named Otis. I’ve had Rufus since I was a kid. Really, I share him with my sisters, but he totally likes me better. He’s really cool and laid back until he thinks a member of our family is in trouble. He’s a really loyal dog. One time I climbed a tree in our yard all the way to the top, and well Rufus didn’t like that. He didn’t like that one bit. He barked his head off, and refused to stop until I came down to safety. He can be a bit much sometimes. I was never truly in danger.

Otis can be a bit moody. He hurt himself not too long ago and I made this healing bracelet in Ancient Runes and decided to give that a try. Well, Otis didn’t like that one bit. He chewed it off of his foot and it broke into a million pieces. When he’s feeling okay he’s pretty chill though, so I forgave him.


SPOILER!!: Entry 13/Prompt 2


April 25th 2087

A recent accomplishment of mine has been getting to classes on time, doing all of my homework and really putting forth effort. This is something that I never really did in muggle school. The same could be said for my first few years at Hogwarts too. I was much better than here than I was at my previous school, but I still wasn’t great. I think at first I was so amazed at everything and viewed Hogwarts as an adventure when really I should have taken my studies more seriously.

My OWL year is next year, and I decided what I want to be when I grow up so I need to get it together. This is a major improvement for me, and I really hope that I can keep it up. So far it has been working out for me and some of my professors are taking notice. It’s a great feeling.


SPOILER!!: Entry 14/Prompt 3


May 12th 2087

The first memory that sticks out in my mind is jumping on the couches at home. I’m not even sure how old I was. If I had to guess I would say about six years old or so. I remember having a great time jumping up and down on my mom’s new couch. To make it a little more interesting I would hop from the couch to the chair, and then back again. I was having the time of my life until my mom caught me. Maybe I was laughing too loud or maybe one of my sisters told on me. That was one thing you always had to worry about growing up with siblings.

Well, my mom wasn’t very happy about it. She yelled at me which is something that she doesn’t do that often. She made me go in time out for what felt like forever, and then I was to go to my room to continue thinking about why I’m not supposed to jump on furniture. The joke’s on her because I am fifteen now, and I still jump on furniture. I guess that was one lesson that didn’t quite stick. I’m not sure why this is my first memory. Maybe because I was having so much fun and somebody just had to spoil it.


SPOILER!!: Entry 15/Prompt 10


May 25th 2087

I sent an owl to my grandpa, and let me just tell you that he got a major kick out of the owl delivery. Anyways, he sent me back a pretty lengthy letter about one of his favorite stories that involved me. According to him when I was about three years old my sisters and I decided to get into some make-up. Angel and Abby had it all over their faces, and I didn’t want any part of it. They held me down and made me look like a clown. He says that I was screaming and crying. He and my grandma had to separate us girls and it took them forever to soothe me.

He says to this day this is why he thinks I am not a fan of make-up and why I don’t like being forced to do something I don’t want to. He says that I have always been very strong willed and not afraid to stand my ground. My grandpa thinks it’s pretty amazing how very different triplets can be even when you share the same face with one.

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SPOILER!!: Entry 1/Prompt 1
19 January 2087

What is your full name and why were you named it? Were you named after anyone? Do you have any nicknames? How do you feel about your name?

Once upon a time, there was a baby who was me. My parents named that baby (who was me) Charlotte Anka Wojack. The Charlotte was after my Gran Gusey, who is also called Charlotte, and the Anka was a traditional Polish name in honor of my very Polish maternal grandparents. The funny thing is that I'm adopted and probably not remotely Polish at all.

I like being called Charlotte, although only my boyfriend Kyroh ever calls me that. Or my mum does, when she gets really mad at me. Most people call me Dot or Dottie, because when I was first named after my Gran, there was already her being called Charlotte. My dad called me Dot 'cause I was a little speck of a thing, and I've been Dot ever since. It's a funny nickname now, on account of all my freckles. Plus I really like polka dots. So I do like being called Dot, but I'd like being called Charlotte more.


SPOILER!!: Entry 2/Prompt 7
23 January 2087

Which family are you most like? Describe how.

I've always wondered whether I'm like my birth parents in any way. In some ways, I know that I picked up habits and speech patterns from my parents, like I talk a little too much the way my mum does and I sometimes answer in grunts the way my dad does and I have my Gran Gusey's fashion sense and my Gramp Wojack's warm heart.

But who do I get my freckles from? And are both my parents gingers, or is it possible my hair will get darker someday? Will I need glasses when I get older? How tall could I get? (I want to get to be at least 5'9" so I can be a Rockette someday) I don't really know who I'm like, so I just have to be like myself for now.


SPOILER!!: Entry 3/Prompt 14
27 January 2087

What was your education like before coming to Hogwarts? Which did you like better and how did it compare?

When I was too young to go away to school, I had proper lessons at the local magical primary. We learned how to read and write our letters and do maths, plus they let us play Exploding Snap at recess, even though it always meant some girl smelled like rancid food the last half of the day from being exploded on. It was sort of nice because everything was so clear cut and had answers you could really suss out. Hogwarts is harder, because you have to work for answers.

When I was 11, my mum wanted me to go to Durmstrang, which is where she went to school. It was terrible because I speak English and a little Polish and very awful french that Gran Gusey taught me, but I didn't speak anything fluently enough to get along well with my Durmstrang classmates. And they were mean. One turned me into a goldfish for three days because I stared at her too long in the common room. I'm still kind of afraid of being underwater with my eyes open.


SPOILER!!: Entry 4/Prompt 22
4 February 2087

What is the best thing that has ever happened to you?

If this wasn't a for class assignment, I would probably talk about Kyroh. He's my freckle friend, and my freckle boyfriend, and he has the best face of anyone I've ever met. Like a very strong and curious and sweet face. I could look at him all the time, which is very distracting. I would talk about how he was the first person who ever made me feel like I'm really special and like there's a Dot-sized hole in the world for me to fit into.

But this is a class assignment, even if it is my own story, so I want to talk about Bubba. Last year was a big year for my family, because my parents finally married each other and my mom and I became Guseys, and then my mom had a baby. We've always lived together, but we were, what one of my teachers once called us, an 'alternative family'. That means we were weird and didn't look like what people thought families should look like. But anyway, last year, my mum had a baby and we called him Samuel Ogden Gusey, although my dad and I call him Bubba.

Bubba is the very best person in the world. Maybe better than Kyroh, although different. He's a really good walker now, and he can say my name (although he says "DA" because the T sound is very hard for a baby person) (imagine how hard Charlotte would be for a baby person!). Whenever he sees me, he grins this big gappy-toothed smile as if nothing has ever made him so happy as having me around. I think that maybe Bubba made my family stop being 'alternative', 'cause now I feel like we all really belong to each other. So I think that Bubba is easily the best thing that ever happened to me.


SPOILER!!: Entry 5/ Prompt 23
9 February 2087

Have you ever met anyone famous? Describe the experience.

I'm pretty lucky, because my whole life is full of famous people! My dad is a Quidditch team Healer, so I've met loads of Quidditch players in my extremely long life. Some aren't famous, some are quite snobby about their fame, but some of them are quite nice!

I was also once invited to pretend crash a TDK (The Dead Kneazles) concert with Kyroh and Maddie and Dima. I say pretend, because of course we were really invited (I think). Even though TDK is pretty well known, they weren't at ALL when we went to this concert and we got to meet the band IN PERSON. They were pretty nice, although kind of boring because they didn't really want to talk to kids for very long.

ALSO one time, I got to meet the designer Pensacola Morgan-Bott. She was judging this contest for fashion design, which I entered, and she actually REALLY LIKED what I designed. I didn't win, though.


SPOILER!!: Entry 6/ Prompt 5
13 February 2087

Do you have any hobbies or special talents? Describe why you enjoy it and how or when you started.

As I was saying during my last entry, I like to design. I've always been interested in making things to wear or making what I have to wear my own and better. When I was little, I would make tissue paper tutus to wear to ballet (they did NOT hold up well), and some of the first spells I taught myself when I got my wand and went to school had to do with making sequins and stitching charms. I don't really think that I've found my aesthetic yet, and I might not be very good, but it's something I really like doing. Lately I've been thinking about shoes more, and about bags, so I need to learn some new skills and expand my skillset.

Another thing I love to do is dance. I've been dancing ballet since I was a little bitty girl, which I'm sure was quite hilarious at the time, and it's something I can see myself doing even after I graduate from Hogwarts. It's hard to keep dancing at Hogwarts, especially ballet, which requires smoother floors and a barre, but I've found some spots that work perfectly for my needs. It's also hard to find TIME to dance around homework and classes, but it isn't like I have many other things to do. Plus it's really good exercise.


SPOILER!!: Entry 7/Prompt 25
18 February 2087

Do you have a pet? Tell a story regarding your pet or what kind of pet you would have and why if you don't have one.

I happen to have a grey kneazle named Nimbus. When he was a little baby kitten, Nimbus was this adorable and bumbling little ball of fur who mostly liked to sleep inside my slippers (he didn't fit) and had trouble figuring out what was food. There were lots of things he tried to eat along the way - my socks, my sleeve, my finger, his own tail - and he would get SO disgruntled when he figured out something wasn't food. Actually, when he tried to eat his own tail, he got more than disgruntled... he got furious at his tail and tried to fight it! Even now, Nimbus is pretty sure that crumpled parchment is yummy, and he likes to nibble it when I'm not looking. It's very dangerous for my homework!


SPOILER!!: Entry 8/Prompt 12
25 February 2087

What chore do you hate doing and why?

Although I'm a fairly tidy person by nature, there are definitely chores that I think are the absolute worst. I don't mind keeping up my room or putting away my clothes, because did you know that a tidy room actually helps your mental health? I even clean up after my roommates sometimes if their junk is in my line of vision! But the one chore that I really hate is when my mum makes me help do the dishes. THERE ARE SPELLS FOR IT. It can be done in just a second without getting your hands wet and soapy, but I have to do it by HAND. And then I have to dry them! And they'll dry on their own. You don't even have to dry them! It's such a dumb thing to make me do, but she insists.


SPOILER!!: Entry 9/Prompt 3
1 March 2087

What is your first memory? Describe it. Why do you think this stands out as your first memory?

I really wish that I could remember being a baby, because then maybe I would remember when I was first born and what my birth parents looked like. No one remembers being a baby, and I don't even really remember being a toddler. I do remember being pretty small and playing with my very best friend in the world, Dima Toussaint. If you don't know, Dima is super duper rich and lives in this posh house with a whole ROOM full of toys. We mostly always went over to play at his house when I was little, and I remember when he got these really awesome rocking horses. Even though I was pretty young, I knew that they were for both him AND FOR ME, because one of them was pink. PINK. And Dima only had a brothers, so that pink horse was meant to be mine. You can understand why I was very confused about mine vs his for a long time as a kid. I also fell off that horse more than once, but that's not part of this memory.


SPOILER!!: Entry 10/Prompt 9
9 March 2087

What makes you unique?

Okay, I want to do this one at a list, because one of the things about me is that I really like LISTS. They just make things so neat and organized and tidy.

1. I like lists.
2. I'm a ginger, although I do NOT have a fiery temper. Maybe being ginger isn't totally unique, but I read once that we're probably going extinct. So that's bad.
3. I'm teaching myself to be an animagus. I can't WAIT to see what animal I'm going to be at the end! I'm not super good at Transfiguration, but I'm stubborn and I want it. I think that makes up for it.
4. I have three best friends, and they're all Ravenclaws.
5. I USED to think I was meant to be a Ravenclaw, but it turns out that I'm too mean and not smart enough to be anything but Slytherin. I guess it suits me, right?
6. I think it's impossible not to get runs in tights, right? Or is that just me? I think it's a special skill I have.
7. Glitter is SO PRETTY and goes with everything.
8. Your class is probably one of my favorites. Thanks for making a subject that seems kinda boring more interesting. If you can figure out how to mix dancing and history, then I'll probably keep taking it all the way to NEWTs.


SPOILER!!: Entry 11/Prompt 8
14 March 2087

What makes your family unique?

Everyone thinks their family is unique, even people who have exactly one mum and one dad and one sibling and a dog and a house in the countryside. Even those people think they are unique, but it's my family that is probably the weirdest one you'll ever see. So first, I'm adopted and not related to either of my parents, which is different enough. The other weird thing is that my parents lived together for my whole life, but they only got married two years ago when they finally decided they actually are TOGETHER. Before that, we all lived together, only I'm not sure my mum and dad were more than just really cranky roommates. I'm not sure. Adulting is very complicated. NOW I have a baby brother who is 100% biologically theirs and 0% biologically mine, but I love him a lot. I also have two grandmothers who are 'meddlesome' as my mum says, but my granddads are dead. My family is more than unique... they're plain weird.


SPOILER!!: Entry 12/Prompt 20
19 March 2087

Who is the most influential person in your life? Why are they influential to you and how do you aspire to be like/unlike them?

Influential is an interesting thing, because it means something different than the person who we find inspiring or interesting. It's less about who in my life I want most to be like and it's more about who in my life has made me the way that I already am. I think there are probably three people who are most influential on me, even though the question only asks for one.

The first is my mother, Stella Wojack-Gusey. She's a Healer and loves people, and she always always says exactly what she's thinking, and I think I get my big mouth from her. But I also get my honesty and clear vision from her, because I grew up in a house where no one lied (except to themselves). When I was little, she seemed sort of sad to me sometimes, and I thought that maybe everyone's a little bit sad, but she's so much happier now that my parents got married. I still see that same sad in other people, though, and I always recognize it and know that I want to make it go away more than anything.

My second is my daddy, Ogden Gusey. My Oggie is a big grumpypants, but he's always patient and listens, and he taught me that I'm worth listening to and that my ideas matter. He's also super kind and lovely, even though he's grumpy and enormous, and I know that people often have lovely things hidden underneath their skin.

And my last influential person is my first and oldest best friend, Dima Toussaint. Dima loves no matter what, and he's always so good and careful with people. He makes me want to be so much better, and he taught me to see good in myself and others. I would be so much more boring and reckless if I didn't have him around to make me better.


SPOILER!!: Entry 13/Prompt 16
28 March 2087

Who is your favorite teacher and why?

I think you're totally fishing for compliments here, Professor! Picking a favorite professor is so HARD, because some you like for their subject and some you like for their personality and some you like because they open your eyes in a new way. Like, for example, Professor Flamsteed is SO excited about Astronomy, and it makes me excited about it too. And Professor Moxley is always so positive and caring, and she makes me feel like she actually likes me a lot. Personally, I mean, not just because she likes students. And you make History of Magic come alive in a new way, and I always thought it was so boring before because I think reading is boring. And Professor Culloden has a knack for explaining stuff in a way I really get. I like lots of the professors, so it's very hard for me to say just one, but I think I like ANY professor who likes us as people and likes their subject and wants us to like it just as much as they do.


SPOILER!!: Entry 14/Prompt 2
1 April 2087

Choose a recent milestone - a birthday, a life-changing event, a major accomplishment, etc. - and document it.

I just had my fifteenth birthday, which is very important because it marks my growing maturity AND because I am allowed to have a boyfriend once I'm fifteen. Although, I actually already have one, and his name is Kyroh, and he's amazing.

Anyway, my birthdays are always nice, because I get woken up early, and my friends and I have birthday waffles as a tradition. This year, everyone was keen to let me choose the things that I wanted to do the most to celebrate, so Thornton danced with me in the Room of Requirement, and Kyroh helped me cross a very important to-do item off my bucket list, and Maddie even let me primp with her a little bit. Not to mention there was lots of food, which I normally can't eat because of dancing reasons, but which I was allowed to eat on my birthday. And presents. And so many cuddles I thought my heart would explode.


SPOILER!!: Entry 15/Prompt 17
12 April 2087

Write some advice to someone based on personal experience.

Dear Someone,

Sometimes, it seems like the things that you want the most are out of reach and your life is just terrible. When I first came to Hogwarts, I was so sure that I would be a Ravenclaw and that I would get to spend every moment with my very best friends. I argued with that stupid Sorting Hat, even, but it still put me in Slytherin. My heart was so broken, and I cried under the Great Hall tables and made a big stink. I was just so sure that I could never ever be happy if I wasn't a Ravenclaw and that my best friends would replace me and that my life at Hogwarts was over before it even began.

But I was wrong, Someone, and I'm glad that I'm a Slytherin (usually). Here's the thing: I wouldn't have been a very good Ravenclaw. I'm not clever and interested in ideas the way that Ravenclaws are, but I see people and I'm interested in how they work. If I'd been in Ravenclaw, maybe I wouldn't have learned how to meet new people and get along with them, and maybe I wouldn't have made friends with Mr. Henry, and I certainly wouldn't have had to develop the habit of understanding how people work and what they want. I'd be a different person, I think, and maybe a worse one.

So the point, Someone, is that the things you think you can't live without are sometimes not that important, and the ways that your life feels broken sometimes are fixing you to be even better. And that was almost poetry, but not quite.

Love,
Charlotte Anka Wojack-Gusey
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What is your full name and why were you named it? Were you named after anyone? Do you have any nicknames? How do you feel about your name?
January 20, 2087

I guess it's best to start this off with an entry about my name. Otherwise, if someone picked this up and started reading, how would they know who it belonged to? Of course, that's really only a concern of mine if the person reading this is also the one meant to be grading it. So, here goes! I'm Kate Evangeline Addison. I don't have any nicknames, because you can't exactly shorten Kate much more than it's already shortened. Of course there's Kay, but that's only one letter less than Kate, so what would be the point in having a nickname?

My grandmother on my mom's side is named Katherine, and my mother's middle name is McKayla. This is where my first name came from, because Katherine, McKayla, and Kate all kind of go together. I have no idea where my middle name, Evangeline, came from. I guess my mom and dad just liked the way it went with Kate. Actually, they did tell me once that since Kate was such a short name, they wanted a longer name in the middle, so I guess that's the story.

I have to say I really like my name. I can't imagine being anything but Kate. Also, my last name is pretty cool, because it can also be a pretty first or middle name for someone to have. Well, that's about all I can say about my name! Now that yo know who I am, you also know who this journal belongs to!


OOC: Her name is a tribute to my favorite character on my favorite T.V. show: Kate Austen, played by Evangeline Lilly.


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What is the scariest thing that has happened to you personally?
January 25, 2087

While most people started Hogwarts on September 1, I was at home with my mom and dad. Although I enjoyed being with my family, this was also the scariest time in my life. My mom home-schooled me the first half of my second year, because my father developed a thought-to-be fatal illness. I'll never forget that summer day when my mom sat down to tell me the doctors said my daddy was dying. My father was sick. Really sick. My mom wanted to keep me home with them, so I could spend as much time as possible with him before he passed away.

Other than my first year at Hogwarts, my mom had always home-schooled me, so she was a pro at teaching me by this point. Even though she had a lot to deal with having to take care of my father, she taught me everything I thought I would have learned by going to Hogwarts. After we did our lessons, we spent the rest of the day making memories with my daddy. He couldn't do very many active things, but we talked about my childhood a lot and the things he did with me when he was healthy. I told him all about what I wanted to do when I got older, because I didn't think he would be there to see any of it.

Daddy was a Gryffindor, and he said I had the bravery of a Gryffindor during this time. I don't think so, though. I cried a lot at night when I didn't think he could hear. I was frightened of the day I'd wake up and my daddy wouldn't. I didn't want to be as brave as a Gryffindor. I just wanted my daddy to be healthy and alive. Then one day, my daddy woke up, and he said he felt better. Then the next day, he woke up and said he felt even better than the day before. The days continued like that until one day, the doctors said my daddy was no longer sick. Our lives slowly returned to normal. My parents went back to work, and I came back to Hogwarts. I don't think I've ever had a moment in my life when I was more scared than I was when my daddy was sick.


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Who is your favorite teacher and why?
February 10, 2087

My mother was my teacher before I came to Hogwarts. For that reason, she will always be my absolute favorite teacher for sentimental reasons. She's very, very intelligent and knows a lot about many different things, especially creatures. It's kind of expected that I would choose my mom, though, so what I'm going to focus on today is my favorite professor at the only other school I've been to besides being home-schooled. That would be Hogwarts, of course!

My favorite professor is Professor Tiara Tanner. Why? Well, the reason for this dates back to a time not so long ago. It was my very first day at Hogwarts--EVER, and the first years had just been sorted. I hadn't been at the Ravenclaw house table for long, when absolute chaos broke out. To be honest, I don't even know why chaos broke out or even who was involved. Everything was so new to me, but all I knew was that I felt all alone and was away from my parents for the first time, and the only people around me were complete strangers.

Kids around me started arguing with each other, and I remember wanting to crawl underneath the house table. I didn't, though, because I didn't want to seem like a little scared baby in front of these people I was trying to impress. Professor Tanner came over then and made everybody settle down. She stopped all the chaos, and everything slowly returned to normal. She was so nice to me and made me feel safe again. From that moment on, she's always been a welcome sight for me. She kind of makes me feel like this is a true home away from home.


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Write some advice to someone based on a personal experience.
February 11, 2087

Every firstborn child probably just has IT ALL. They are their mother and father's FIRST child ever, so I think they have it a lot better than the children born afterwards. Why do I think this? Well, there are NO hand-me-downs. The first child gets everything brand new, and the parents put their heart and soul into every little thing, because they're so excited to be parents for the first time ever! I was that first child. As a matter of fact, I was almost eleven-years-old when my little brother was born. So I have eleven years of being the ONLY child.

In some ways it was good but in other ways it was bad. It was good for all of the reasons I mentioned above. Also, there were no other siblings around to annoy me or take my stuff. That's also the bad thing about being an only child, though. It gets boring and lonely. Really boring and lonely. Sure, my parents were always around, but there is nothing like always having another kid around. So for these reasons, I advise any kid out there to really appreciate their brothers and sisters. If you are an only child, then look forward to the day you may have a sibling. If you have siblings already, then give them a hug and tell them how glad you are to have them in your life.

Ryland is a toddler now, and I feel like I'm missing everything being here at Hogwarts. When I go home over the summer, I'm going to tell him all about it, though, and hopefully he'll look forward to coming here one day, too. My parents say he is walking and talking now, so I can't wait to go home this summer and see him in action! I really love him and am glad to be his older sister!


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Do you have any family traditions? Describe at least one, including what you think about it.
March 1, 2087

Ever since I was born, my family has had the same Christmas traditions as we do now. My mom and dad did some of the traditions when they were kids, and they decided to keep the tradition going with my brother and me. Other traditions they created after we were born. Either way, we have many Christmas traditions that we make sure to do year after year.

Our Christmas traditions start on December 1, when we decorate our house with Christmas colors and decorations. My favorite decoration is the real Christmas tree that we put in our living room. My dad cuts it down himself, and after we put it up, we decorate with lights and ornaments. My mom and I go shopping every Saturday from the first week of December until Christmas day. We like to look at all the decorations and see everybody enjoying the Christmas cheer. On Christmas Eve, we bake Christmas cookies in the shape of stockings, trees, and other Christmas symbols. We eat the cookies and drink milk before going to bed in our Christmas-colored pajamas! On Christmas morning, we wake up and open presents. That's probably my favorite part of the day! Well, that and spending time with my family. We eat a big Christmas dinner around noon then spend the rest of the day talking with one another and enjoying the day.

So there you have it--my Christmas traditions! I am really thankful for them and look forward to them every year. One day when I am older and have a family of my own, I want to have the same Christmas traditions with them!


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What was your education like before coming to Hogwarts? Which did you like better and how did it compare?
March 17, 2087

Believe it or not, Hogwarts is the very first school I have ever attended! Why, you ask? Well, the main reason is that my parents have moved to lots of different places because of their jobs. When my parents first graduated from Wizarding University, they both took positions with the Norwegian Ministry of Magic. When I was born, my mom thought it would be easier to just homeschool me than have me jump from school to school when and if we moved. You see, my parents traveled back to the United Kingdom for my mom to give birth to me, because they wanted me to be born in their home country. They always had dreams of moving back home, and they hoped eventually we could have a permanent residence here in the United Kingdom. So you see, my mom thought homeschooling me was the best way to not have me move to so many schools.

The other reason I was homeschooled is because my mom and dad knew I would be attending a wizarding school one day, so they didn't want me to only have a muggle education background. My mom taught me regular classes, but she also introduced me to magic by demonstrating things to me and explaining to me how things worked. I really value those classes with my mom. I know she put her heart and soul into teaching me everything she knew, and for that, I will always be grateful. I had lots of friends growing up, too, and they would come over to my house or I would go to their house. I never lost the social part of going to school.

I can honestly never choose which one I like better out of Hogwarts and homeschooling with my mom. I've had experiences with both that I wouldn't trade for anything in the world. I think I am all the better for being able to do both types of schooling. They are alike in that they both teach valuable lessons, but they are different all the same.


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Have you ever met anyone famous? Describe the experience.
March 30, 2087

When I was ten-years-old, my parents took me to my first professional Quidditch match. My favorite team, the Holyhead Harpies, was playing the Falmouth Falcons. I like the Holyhead Harpies, because I think it's neat how a whole team of girls cans play against boys and sometimes win. I think it shows a good example to girls everywhere! My favorite Quidditch player is on that team. Her name is Sierra Greingoth, and she'd the Beater for the Harpies. I really didn't know anything about her until this match. I came to the match not knowing who, if anyone, was my favorite Quidditch player. I left knowing it was Sierra!

She was so good and so fast! When the bludger came her way, she'd hit it with so much strength and determination. If I was playing against her, I would be really scared! The Harpies ended up winning that match, and I bet part of the reason was because of Sierra's skills! After the match, my mom and dad took me to the autograph tent to try and meet her. The attendants said there was so many people that they might have to cut the line off at some point. I got in, though! When it was my turn to meet Sierra, I was shaking like a leaf! I couldn't believe I was getting to meet my favorite Quidditch player!

She was so nice to me! She signed a copy of a magazine for me and even took a picture with me. She told me all about her bat and that its name is Scarlet. I think that's so cool that she has a bat named Scarlet! She let me hold it for a picture, too! So there you have it--the day I met somebody famous!


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If you had to do something over again, what would it be and how would it be different?
April 2, 2097

Ever since I was old enough to know what Hogwarts is and that I would be going there when I was eleven, I've been excited about my very first day of magical school. I just knew it would be filled with so many special moments that I would be proud and happy about and hold in my heart and mind forever. Well, I am very proud and happy about the day I became a Ravenclaw. What I'm not proud and happy about is the fact I acted like a wimpy little kid.

I was a nervous wreck! I was so scared to be away from my mom and dad for the first time ever. I missed them so mych and even wished I could just get back on the Hogwarts Express and ride back home to them. I knew deep down inside that I really didn't want to do that, though. I knew this was the moment I had been waiting for for years! I was doing fine, though, until some older kids starting yelling and arguing, and I honestly thought I was going to get knocked to the side or trampled.

I wish I could go back to that day and be brave and help stop the fights instead of wanting to hide under the table. Honestly, I'm not kidding. I was really considering hiding under the house table, until one of the professors came to save the day. So if I could go back in time, I'd re-do that moment and act more brave than I did.


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Choose a recent milestone - a birthday, a life-changing event, a major accomplishment, etc. - and document it.
April 10, 2087

October 30 was my birthday, and on that day, I reached a major milestone. I became a teenager! My mom says that I have always thought teenagers were just the coolest people in the whole world. When I was a really little kid, I always talked about how cool teenagers were and that I couldn't wait to be one. I think I have just always admired their sense of style, music, books, etc. I know make-up has always been a big interest to me, and I've always waited until the day my mom would let me start wearing it. She always said when I was thirteen, I could start wearing a little make-up.

Do I feel older, cooler, and wiser? Well, in some ways, I guess. Sure, I got to wear the make-up I wanted to wear, and I don't feel like such a little kid anymore. At the same time, I realize there are people older than me who see me as an uncool little kid. Teenagers are awesome but just in their own unique ways. We're probably not any cooler than anybody else, I guess. I am kind of embarrassed to mention this, but I guess I will feel more like a teenager when I have a boyfriend and start going to places like Madame Puddifoot's and Hogsmeade in general.

That was my latest milestone! I can't believe I have almost been a teenager for one whole year already! It feels like my birthday was literally just the other day!


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What are your future plans and why do you aspire to those goals?
April 14, 2087

I'm only a second year, so I don't know too much about what I want to do in the future, but there are a few things I do know. First of all, let's talk about the immediate future. While I'm here at Hogwarts, I hope to make really good, passing grades and learn everything my professors try to teach me. I want to be really prepared for the adult wizarding world, so no matter what it is I choose to do, I have a good background in it. Outside of classes, I hope to make a lot of friends, so that I have a good social background, too. It's really no fun hanging out all by yourself, and so far, I haven't made too many friends. I really need to work on that.

Now, let's talk about what I want to do after I graduate from Hogwarts. I'll probably attend Wizarding University, but I reallt have no idea what I'll study. Both my parents have degrees in Creatures, so that's a possibility. I'm just not so sure I'm as passionate about working with creatures as they are. I think working in the potions field would be fun, because I really like experimenting with things and mixing them together to see what might happen. I also hope to get married, have children one day, and have a nice house in the United Kingdom. I really don't want to move around a lot like my parents did, because I love my home country too much.

So that's all I can think of for now! Maybe in a few years, I will have a better idea!


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What is your favorite place and why?
May 1, 2087

I know this kind of sounds anti-social, but my favorite place to be is at home with my mom, dad, and little brother, Ryland. I've really missed them since I came back to Hogwarts in January. I can't wait to see them once school lets out soon! There are many reasons why my favorite place is at home, but these are just a few of them. First off, I know my family loves me unconditionally. They are always there for me no matter what, and they always have been. I know that when I am at home, I'm always surrounded by people who love being around me and love having me related to them.

Another reason why my house is my favorite place to be is that my little brother, Ryland, is there. I know, I know. Most people don't get along with their siblings, but Ryland is only two. He was born just before I started Hogwarts, so I really haven't had a chance to be home with him that much. I feel like he's growing up too fast and one day he'll be all grown and not really know who I am. I know that's silly to think he won't know who I am, though.

Finally, I like being at home, because I have my very own room, and I can decorate it just the way I want to. I also have all my clothes and belongings there, so it's full of things that interest me. Also, I know that when I'm home, I'm not at school, and not being at school means no schoolwork! So those are just a few of the reasons why my house is my favorite place to be.


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What chore do you hate doing and why?
May 5, 2087

There's actually two chores I really hate doing. The first is washing, drying, and putting up clothes. I can't stand doing this chore, mainly because at my house, there's always SO MUCH laundry! It takes forever to sort them into stacks (like colors, whites, and towels) and then wash them and dry them load by load. Then when I am done washing and drying them, there's always a huge pile of clothes on our couch to put up. There's some I fold and put in dresser drawers, and there's others I hang up in closets. Some of the clothes can't be dried either, because they'll shrink two or three sizes smaller. Those clothes have to be hung up to dry and then put away later.

The second chore I hate doing is washing, drying, and putting away dishes. One of the reasons is similar to why I hate doing laundry. There's always SO MANY dishes to clean each day. My brothers goes through a lot of bottles, bowls, and little baby spoons and forks. My mom, dad, and I go through lots of plates, utensils, and cups. Sometimes there's more than one load of dishes to do each day. I have rinse them, put them in the dishwasher, and put them away when they get out. The other reason I hate doing dishes is that I hate touching people's dirty dishes. It's bad enough to have to clean my own dirty dishes, but it just turns my stomach to clean a plate somebody else has eaten from. EW!

I'd be a happy camper if I never had to worry about laundry or washing dishes ever again!


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Which family are you most like? Describe how.
May 11, 2087

My mom's a former Ravenclaw, and my dad's a former Gryffindor. Having said that, I honestly thought it would be a toss-up between those two houses when I got here to Hogwarts. Before I got here, I thought about both my parents and tried to figure out which one I was more like. I kind of thought this might give me a clue as to which house I would end up in. I think I made a pretty good guess, because I guessed that I was most like my mom, and I ended up in the same house she did!

My mom and I are both very ambitious, and when we set our mind to something, we work really hard to achieve it. I don't mean ambitious in the same sense as a Slytherin. I mean that we work hard to learn new things and to figure things out, just like a Ravenclaw would. We both catch on to things really quickly, too. I remember when she was home-schooling me, she'd tell me that I was such an easy student, because I caught on really quickly to what she was trying to teach me.

Finally, and I guess this is because we're both females, but my mom and I are both into fashion, working with our hair, and make-up. When I was a little girl, I would watch her put on her make-up, and I would lean in and pucker up my lips wanting her to put lipstick on me. She would always dab just a little bit on, and I always thought I was something special. I don't look like my mom at all, but I definitely think I got my personality and likes/dislikes from her.


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What makes your family unique?
June 1, 2087

I think the thing that makes my family unique is that we've lived in two different countries and are as familiar with our second country as we are with our native country. Shortly after I was born, we moved to Oslo, Norway, because my parents got jobs at the Norwegian Ministry of Magic. I was just a baby then, so my parents had to teach me English and Norwegian. They mainly taught me English, though, because they hoped to one day get jobs at the British Ministry of Magic and relocate back to the United Kingdom.

My parents had to learn Norwegian, too. Can you imagine getting a brand new job and having to speak in a foreign language your first day on the job? Not only that, but my mom worked with dragons, so she was not only speaking a language foreign to her, but she was also dealing with dangerous creatures while doing so. Everybody learned quickly, though. My parents also learned Norwegian traditions, so we could interact with our friends and neighbors and do the things they like to do.

By the time I moved back to the United Kingdom with my family, we knew as much about living in Norway as we did in the United Kingdom. I miss living there and all the friends I had, but I do love living in the United Kingdom, too!


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Choose any personal experience you would like to write about.
June 10, 2087

So for my very last entry (for this assignment, at least), I'm going to talk about...THIS JOURNAL! Go figure. First off, I was less than enthusiastic about writing in a journal at first. It seemed like a really long, drawn out task that would take me forever to do. I kind of thought it would be this really boring assignment that I would just be pushing myself to finish. Well, that's not quite how it happened! It actually turned out to be a really good experience for me, and here are a few reasons why.

I really learned a lot about myself. I thought I really had myself figured out, but this journal has caused me to think about lots of things that I've never really thought too much about at first. I know lots of things about my feelings now, like exactly how I felt on my first day of school and why I felt that way. I've even revisited parts of my past and documented memories that I may one day forget. I also like having something to look back on that I can read to my children one day.

All in all, I think writing in this journal was an exciting project to get involved in. It's a good way to get to know yourself better and to remember things about yourself that you may otherwise forget. I'm not sure how often I will writing in my journal in the future, but I definitely plan on writing a lot more. It'll be interesting to know what will be on my mind when I'm seventeen, twenty-something, or even older than that!
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SPOILER!!: 1. What is your full name and why were you named it? Were you named after anyone? Do you have any nicknames? How do you feel about your name?

21st of January, 2087
My full name is Marsha Cerys Hanover. My biological mum and dad were engaged when I was born, so I was given my dad’s last name which is Hanover instead of my mums last maiden name which is Gaze.

My name, Marsha is a mix of two of my grandparents names. My biological, maternal grandparents were called Marvin and Sharon Gaze. My mum, apparently wanted to call me Sharon after her mum but she complained, saying that was a shame… and to come up with another name that could be linked back to her but that wasn’t the same. My mum and dad realised Marsha was the first syllable of both names, and decided on that. Cerys, is one of my dad’s favourite names, and he knew a Cerys in the foster home system before he found a home with my Grandparents.

Mostly, my family call me Sha, or Sha-Sha. Though my littler cousins who can’t pronounce that end up calling me Sasha. Though, I could never hate them for it, because they are so cute when they say it.

I like my name, it makes me happy to think that my name comes from my grand-parents; especially when my mum died so close to when I was born. Although my Granda died five years before I was born, my Grannie is still alive. She’s lovely.


SPOILER!!: 2.Choose a recent milestone - a birthday, a life-changing event, a major accomplishment, etc. - and document it.

28th of January, 2087
I love Judo. It is something that I share with my aunt Benny. Before I left home to come to Hogwarts, I completed my grading for my 10th mon belt; it is orange in colour and it has two dark orange-red stripes at the ends of the strands. This shows my rank as a jyū-mon in the UK, though in a lot of the world it would be considered jyū-kyu. Though I have come to realise that we are crazy in the UK for not just sticking with the original names… although I guess a lot of other countries edit english words too so maybe it isn’t so bad.

I was really nervous though, as I knew it was my last grading before I came to Hogwarts and stopped being able to practise with my usual club all of the time. However, it was slightly easier as I had my grading while I was at a competition and another club’s coach graded me. Although I know and like my coach better; I always find it is better to be tested by someone who isn’t my coach as then I get to know that I really deserved my new gradings.

Although I have gained my 10th mon belt, I really want to keep working upwards. There are eighteen belts all together, ranging from 18 up to 1. You can’t progress to the new stage of belts until you are 15 years old… so I have time to keep working through the final nine belts. I currently train with Benny while we are at Hogwarts… although I haven’t decided how I am going to train next year once she has graduated.


SPOILER!!: 5.Do you have any hobbies or special talents? Describe why you enjoy it and how or when you started.

I have a three major hobbies that I enjoyed before I came to school and left home and two of them I have managed to keep up here. Which I enjoy, because I don’t want to suddenly be all out of practise when I go home for Summer.

My first hobby, the one that I have been doing the longest is Judo. I started when I was almost four years old, with a local beginners class. My aunt Benny has been studying Judo for a long time so she has been helping to me practise while I have been at school. I don’t know how I will continue to practise next year… It’s easy to go through the moves by yourself, but I can’t make sure that I do them correctly.

My second hobby is running. I haven’t really been doing it for that long. I started it as a way to learn to focus on one thing; something I failed at for Judo as I was always hyper and couldn’t stand still for too long. Now, I continue out of habit, running in the morning before I have a shower or breakfast… and again at night if it is nice or I’m feeling like I can’t sit still.

The third hobby that I have, I haven’t been able to continue while at Hogwarts. That is looking after my horse Chestnut. She is a gorgeous palomino frame overo Morgan, she is four years old and as such has just become a mare instead of a filly. Her main colour, other than white is a beige-y browny colour She has a white nose and a single white lower leg. She’s gorgeous and I’ve had her since she was born. She is gorgeous and I miss her terribly when I’m not at home.


SPOILER!!: 6.What are your future plans and why do you aspire to those goals?

In the future, I would really like to do something with animals. I think I’m still too young and inexperienced with magical creatures to know what exactly I want to do…

This term however, I talked to Professor Thompson about helping with the animals in the Creature Housing throughout my time here at Hogwarts… I have a horse called Chestnut at home and I am so used to looking after her that I missed it, especially brushing her down and just caring for her.

After that conversation, I have permission to help with any of the animals when I want to and he has asked that I keep a creature care logbook from now; as he tells his 5th-7th year students to back-track as far as they can remember… So I will be a step ahead of them by starting to write it officially in my first year.

I love all animals… though I’m starting to really not like clusters of spiders… They make so much mess!


SPOILER!!: 7.Which family are you most like? Describe how.

Although I have a mix of my biological parents personalities as well as added learned behaviour* from my stepmother; I have been told by my Taddy and my Grannie that I look almost identical to my biological Mum, Kim. She was short like I am, with bright blue eyes and fiery red hair. It makes me happy to think that I am like her; a way to remember her even when I have an amazing mum to look after me and care for me and love me just like my Taddy does.

*Or… so I’ve been told from my biological maternal grandparents… They often comment that “Kim would never have done that!” or “Kim would never have let you do that”... I don’t think they really know how to cope with the fact that their daughter died after suffering from P-N-D (whatever that is)... and that I have a new Mammy now… or that I never knew my biological mum in the first place. I think its a shame - shouldn’t they want me, their only grandkid to be happy? I’m the only one they will ever have...


SPOILER!!: 8.What makes your family unique?

We are huge in number. So much so, that it would take me a very long time to tell you my whole family.

I am the child of Eliot and Gemini Hanover and I have a sister called Alis. However my Dad has four adopted brothers and sisters and their parents have been fostering children for over twenty years. My Mum is one of eight children, the other seven are half-siblings.

My grand-parents all have siblings and best friends that have been together since they were here at Hogwarts. As such, all of our families have been interlinked for generations, and our whole generations become cousins; growing up close. My taddy is the oldest cousin on his generation, the youngest being Alyssa Blane who is a current fifth year Hufflepuff. I am the oldest on my generation, with new cousins being born every year or so as my Taddy’s cousins settle down and start to have family.

So, in conclusion we are unique because no-one other than us, can understand our familial links.


SPOILER!!: 9.What makes you unique?

My red hair! Cause its so vibrant and pretty and bright! Though, I guess Dotty has red hair too… and that other Slytherin girl… Brooklyn? I think her name is. Hmm… Maybe it doesn’t make me unique at school, but it makes me Unique within my family. Even though there are hundred of us, unless my aunt Hazel colours her hair red, I am the only red-head… and considering HOW many of us there are, it isn’t often that we can say we are the ‘only’ one to anything. I got my red-hair from my biological mum and her family you see… apparently I look a lot like her; but I like to think that I take after my step-mum. She’s amazing.

I guess knowing and consistently practising judo, and being Welsh help to make me unique. I also love animals and also I’m not that great at playing any musical instruments or singing I like doing it anyway. I’m mega tiny, both in height and size and weight which sets me apart from the other students in the school. I don’t hold much hope for growing taller either as my biological mother was only ever 5’1… I’m currently 4’10 - so I wonder how much more I will grow before I stop. I also love animals and I’ve been working with Professor Thompson and the animals in the Creature Housing this term…

But I don’t really know if any of that makes me unique by itself. I think it’s a combination of things; the fact I have a large family, the hobbies I like and the creatures I want to work with… my love of Judo and my crazily large support network who I can ask to help me if I need it… my heritage in Wales and the fact I have four grandfathers and two grandmothers… I think it’s the whole that makes me unique not one specfic thing.

[ooc: specific is spelt wrong on purpose. XD]


SPOILER!!: 15.Choose a school subject to talk about - your favorite, least favorite, easiest, or hardest, and tell why it is that for you.

My favourite subject at Hogwarts is Care of Magical Creatures! It isn’t always easy for me, but I do love it. I look after horses at home, and due to that I’m not scared of hard work, which I have told Professor Thompson. He has even LET me help him work with the animals in the Creature Housing this term. Isn’t that awesome? Heh.

I love CoMC as we get to see animals that I don’t think I would get to meet until well after I have graduated from Hogwarts. This term alone we have worked with Griffins and Dragons! GRIFFINS AND DRAGONS!!! Can you imagine? I couldn’t have imagined when I started school that I would manage to meet and get to handle such amazing and gorgeous creatures. I can’t even imagine what experiences I am going to get to experience within the next six years. However I do find it a challenging class due to not being able to do the more advanced magics which would make the handling easier and probably a bit easier. Though, I wouldn’t change it for anything.


SPOILER!!: 16.Who is your favorite teacher and why? (No, you don't have to say me! It's totally fine if you don't and you won't get extra credit if you do)

I have a lot of favourite Professors, I think you are all amazing and that some of you are so patient… both with first years like me who are just starting out and with the students who misbehave in class. I don’t really understand why they do it when really it is just cutting into our class time. However I think anyone misbehaving our distracting from the class are dealt with fairly… as far as I have seen and know of.

However, if I had to pick a favourite Professor… after this year alone I would probably pick Professor Maddox. He has helped me with my charm work this year on several different occasions helping me to pronounce the charms properly so that they will work. I learnt very early on that having a Welsh accent wouldn’t make pronounciation easy so I have been trying to work on my … I think it is called enunciation so that my spells and charms will work for me quicker. Though the Professor didn’t have to help me when he did as I was doing extra work - it never seemed too much for him and he has always been kind, thoughtful and patient with me while I have been learning this year.


SPOILER!!: 20.Who is the most influential person in your life? Why are they influential to you and how do you aspire to be like/unlike them?

My dad, Eliot Hanover is the most influential person in my life. I couldn’t imagine my life without him and I hope I never have to find out what that feels like. He is impressive, determined and hard-working when he is at work and kind, caring and loving when he is at home. He has a high pressured job but never ignores his family for it or works so much that he doesn’t get to spend time with my Mum, my sister and I. He keeps us all safe, makes sure that we are warm and fed, looks after our extended family AND is super protective of my grandparents as he has been with them for a few decades now when they started to look after him in their foster home.

I hope to be as proud and strong and caring as my Tad. I want to be determined, hard-working, brave and fearless… as well as trustworthy. Really, I want to be reliable and hope that my family know that they can come to me regardless of what they want to talk about. I hope that my friends know that I can keep their secrets if they need me to and to be their to make them smile when they need me too.


SPOILER!!: 25.Do you have a pet? Tell a story regarding your pet or what kind of pet you would have and why if you don't have one.

To be added.


SPOILER!!: 26.What part of the world are your ancestors from? Do you ever visit there? Do you feel your ancestry has an impact on the person you are?

My ancestors are varied. Depending where you look. To start with, my biological mum was born and brought up in London, like her mum (my Grandma). My mum’s dad was from Birmingham but hasn’t stayed there since before Hogwarts. My Dad was born in Swansea but was entered into his first foster home when he was five.

He moved to stay with my grandparents (my Granda and my Grandtad) and when he turned ten and still hadn’t been adopted they became his legal gaurdians so that he could accept his position at Hogwarts when it was his turn. My Granda is from England [I can’t remember where Maybe Bristol?] and my Grandtad is from Cardiff. My step-mum is from just north of Inverness. My Grandad is from Inverness and my Grannie is from Stirling.

I stay in Wales, close to Cardiff and Swansea isn’t too far away. My grandparents stay in London, Cardiff and Inverness and I get to visit all three sets. I also have family in Italy, Ireland, England, France, Germany and in various parts of Scotland and Wales… so I get to travel as and when it suits my family to have me for a little while. I love how varied my family is and I think that has had a major impact on how open and loving I am.
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My name is Penelope Wright. The name Penelope comes from Greek Mythology. Penelope was the wife of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey. My dad really likes Greek mythology and my parents thought that Penelope was a pretty name. Penelope is sort of a long name, but I really like it. When my little sister was younger she couldn't say my whole name, so she has always called me Penny. A lot of other people call me Penny, but I don't really like nicknames, so I only let friends and family call me Penny.


SPOILER!!: Entry 2: Prompt #16
My favorite teacher is Professor Cassie. I think Professor Cassie is a great teacher and she always makes me feel happy.*will add more later*


SPOILER!!: Entry 3: Prompt #15
Astronomy

Astronomy in itself is not something that I find hard, but many astronomy lessons with Professor Flamsteed have been... challenging for me. Contrary to what you may think of when I say that this particular class is challenging, I do not have any problems with understanding the material covered in astronomy lessons. For some reason I often get hurt during the activities during Professor Flamsteed's lessons. In one of my first ever astronomy lessons, I had to face my fear of small spaces by running around in a human sized hamster ball while avoiding a giant pendulum, an activity that did not turn out well for me. This somehow ended up in the yearbook.

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Quite the surprise it was when he found Ravenclaw first year Penelope Wright crying and screaming inside her bubble due to her claustrophobia, but fellow housemate, sixth year Jasmine Guidry was all too happy to help.
During another lesson later that year when we we dropping radiosondes with balloons attached to them out the windows, one of the windows slammed shut in my face. It gave me a bloody nose as well as some cuts on my face.

In my second year at Hogwarts, Professor Flamsteed was possessed by a fairytale character for one of the lessons. That one didn't end well either, and the aftermath was even worse.

Nothing terrible happened to me in astronomy class during my third year at Hogwarts, and so far nothing worse than being splashed with lake water by the giant squid has happened to me this year. Maybe I'll be able to make it to my seventh year without dying in astronomy class. Now that I'm older I feel like I can handle Professor Flamsteed's lessons, and I believe that I have the potential to succeed and not die in astronomy.


SPOILER!!: Entry 4 Prompt #18
If I had to do something over, I think I would change everything that I said and did in the History of Magic Lesson about the Ilfracombe Incident. Everything was just horrible and I really don't like to think about it.

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If you thought Gryffindors were the only ones loaded with drama this term, we’re here to prove you wrong. The usually logical Ravenclaws seem to be at it as well, ironically right in their element; a lesson. History of Magic Lesson at that! What happens when new Eagles are pushed out of the nest, with little in the way of guidance from their absentee Prefects? Why don’t you ask the little birdies; Kyroh Scabior and Penelope Wright? Being the son of former History of Magic Professor, Everett Scabior, proved not enough to keep the little Scabior out of a child’s squabble with housemates; so much for birds of a feather. They say knowledge can make a man rabid and the indignant little Penelope Wright proved that better than anyone else. Can you blame her? It must have been too much seeing another of her kind being wrongly educated. Can’t have them sounding too much like their red counterparts after all. We believe the expression was ‘Use that Ravenclaw brain of yours.’

All this is perfectly excusable until you’ve got Eagles wishing they were not. Ouch Mr. Scabior, truly crushing for the house that took you in. Trouble in paradise up in those towers, spewing into the lessons perhaps and what can be said about Mr. Barrington only a couple seats down. Trying to pull on Odessa with the responsibility card eh? It would seem tears and dramatic exits are the Ravenclaw way. What exactly is going on with the
bluebloods this term and why haven’t we been told before now?

Let’s try to keep a level head Dearies, after all if you’ve all gone bonkers, how much hope is there for the rest of us?


SPOILER!!: Entry 5: Prompt #13
Before I came to Hogwarts, I spent a lot of time in my father's study reading. It's like a library in there. Because my dad is a muggle, all of his books are muggle books. I like to sit in a chair and read.


SPOILER!!: Entry 6:Prompt #8
Everyone in my family except my dad has a lot of pets. My mom and my sister really like animals. I have a cat, a pet rock, and an owl that I bring to school with me. I also have two kittens and a fish at home, but I don't really think of them as mine because I don't see them for most of the year and my sister takes care of them. Actually, I didn't even know that I had a pet fish until recently. I thought it was my sister's fish, and it basically is hers but she says its mine.

My mother has a lot of cats. I don't even know how many she has.


SPOILER!!: Entry 7: Prompt #25
I have two pets with me at school, an owl named Ophelia and a cat named Orion. Three pets if my pet rock Luna counts as a pet. At home I have two kittens named Cassiopeia and Andromeda and a fish.

For additional information on pets in my family, see page 6. *Will add more later*


SPOILER!!: Entry 8: Prompt #21
What is the scariest thing that has happened to you personally?

What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you? This question is a lot harder to answer than one would think. I have been in some scary life threatening situations, and had other things happen to me that I think are scary.

One thing that I found really scary at the time when I was a first year was the pendulum dodgeball activity in astronomy class. (For additional information on pendulum dodgeball, see page 3.)

The other really scary things that have happened to me are definitely more dangerous. One time I set my robes on fire with accidental wand sparks in my second year at Hogwarts. I totally freaked out because of the fire, but Professor Flamsteed put the fire out.

I am allergic to wheat, which isn't a major problem for me because I take antiallergen potions every year. One time when I hadn't had a potion I ate something that contained wheat. The allergic reaction started out as red bumps that were just itchy and annoying, but then all of a sudden I couldn't breathe and it was really scary.



SPOILER!!: Entry 9: Prompt 20
One of the most influential people in my life is my dad. He always encourages me to read and ask questions. This has made me the curious Ravenclaw that I am today.

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January 21, 2087

Angel Leigh Valentine is my full name, for some reason our family like names that begin with A, all our family going back has been given the letter A as the start of their first name. I'm thinking about changing that when I'm older unless I find out someone put a curse on the family way back, maybe my great.... great.... great.... great... oh so great... grandfather was someone important but then did something bad and so they put a curse on the whole family though making them name all their children with the letter A would be a weird curse I have to say.

I have a few nicknames Ang for some strange reason, I can't figure that one out and then some other people call me Angelfish, I take it that is because I'm an Angel and maybe sometimes I look like a Fish? I'm not 100% sure but it's the only reason I can come up with. I also love my name though sometimes it's hard because you have to try and behave like an Angel, they are sweet and kind and well with my name everyone expects me to be the same.


SPOILER!!: Entry2/Prompt3

January 21, 2087

My first memory is from when I was around four year old, and I was being a bit naughty and I decided that I would climb up on the table because I wanted to get a biscuit. I got up alright but the jar was really hard to open and I decided that the best way to open it would be to push it off the table, unfortunately one of my sisters were coming in at the time, It crashed open and I scurried off the table just as our mother came in, well she couldn't decided which one of us had done it so we both got sent to our room. I know I should have owned up but I was scared about what might have happened if I had, after all I was only four. I think this memory stood out because it made me realise that sharing a face with your sisters was just totally amazing and you can get away with things though it does work the other way as well and sometimes you get blamed for something you didn't do.


SPOILER!!: Entry3/Prompt5

January 22, 2087

To say I am a girly girl well one of my hobbies is actually football and I used to play for my Primary School team as well as the county team. I was supposed to be moving up the year I got my Hogwart Letter and it was really hard to choice between the sport I loved and something new. Though I knew this was a once in a lifetime experience and also there was another reason I choice Hogwarts over Football, could you imagine the commenter going it's Valentine who passes to Harper, who passes back to Valentine, who shoots and Valentine scores.. No well neither can I.

It all started in my third year at school, we were just messing about on the field playing tag when this boy kicked the ball and it hit one of my friends in the nose, I was furious and I booted the ball as hard as I could and a teacher saw me. I thought I was in trouble at first but they asked me to kick it again and I did then he got me doing a few drills and other things and once I did them he asked if I'd like to join a team he run on weekend, I finished that season with 21 goals in 25 games, my next season was amazing though I score 42 goals in just 22 games, I loved football and the teacher told me he thought I was good enough to play professional one day but then I came to Hogwarts, not that I regret it at all, the whole school is amazing.


SPOILER!!: Entry4/Prompt6

January 26, 2087

Even though I totally love football, I also loved gardening and I have my own little garden at home, and I know what I want to do when I am older, I totally want to be a herbologist and I want to go and explore the plants to see if I can find a new plant, maybe I can one day get a plant named after me, maybe they'll call it the Valentine plant or something like that.

The reason I want to aspire to these goals are I have always said you are on earth for a reason and I don't want to leave it without leaving my mark, I want to go out there and find a new plant and maybe one day I'll be able to search for plants in Space, now how awesome would that be?


SPOILER!!: Entry5/Prompt8

February 6, 2087

Well one think that makes my family unique is the fact that everyone who is part of the Valentine clan begins with A as I said when I told you about my name. I have no idea why though I still say it's a curse though every time I ask my parents of Grandparents why they won't say, obviously this is on my fathers side, I never really asked if my mother has an reason to. Maybe she just decided since her husbands family was like this she wanted just to fit in.

I also think the fact that my family has triplets is unique, and amazing I love my sisters to death and I would do anything for them. I also think that the career choices of my parents are unique.


SPOILER!!: Entry6/Prompt11

February 18, 2087

I remember my Great Grandma on my fathers side, unfortunately she died a few years back, I always say that she must have been at least a million year old and when I was younger I think I was six. I asked her once what was it like living with the dinosaurs. unfortunately my parents didn't like me asking it and I got in serious trouble when I got older, My grandma told me once that I'm as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth when I asked her how old she was.

I remember her sitting in her chair in the garden, and I would sit on her knee for a little bit then my sisters would take turns and then we would go and play in her massive garden until we got called in. She was such a loving and kind person and I loved her dearly. I was really upset when I was told she had died.


SPOILER!!: Entry7/Prompt13

February 25, 2087

I loved reading fairy-tales and school stories, I would be seen outside with a book sat in the garden that I also liked to keep an eye on, ever since I was six I've had a small part of the garden that is my very own and I keep an eye on it all the time. I can plant anything I want to as long as I look after it.

When I was reading fairy-tale books outside I used to like playing games and pretending I was in the book. Looking back on it I must have look weird but I was just a child and it help me pass the time and sometimes my friends would join in with all the fun and games.


SPOILER!!: Entry8/Prompt14

March 1, 2087

My Primary school was amazing though of course it wasn't anything like Hogwarts as I learned Music, P.E, History and all the muggle stuff since my parents are muggles. I loved P.E at school especially football and tennis. I just thought I looked good when I was wearing my tennis gear. I was actually quiet sporty when I was younger and I enjoyed outdoor activities.

I also liked listened to music though I wasn't really very good at music myself. I used to love the school Christmas play and other plays that the school did. I loved my primary school though when I was given my letter to Hogwarts I was just about to go and move up to secondary school which meant I would have been changing schools anyway. Hogwarts is amazing in it's own rights and I am glad that I have come as I said it's hard to compare since the muggle world is way different than the magical world.


SPOILER!!: Entry9/Prompt15

March 7th

My favourite lesson has to be Divinations because it's such a fascinating subject to learn, It seems like it is weird and a lot of people make fun of people who study it and when I first started at the school I was sure I would hate it but I actually find studying it cool and interesting, there are just so many types of divination and even though you think it's just about people talking to the dead there is much more to the subject than that and I am glad that I have been able to learn the subject, though some of it does freak you out a little.


SPOILER!!: Entry10/Prompt17

March 21st

Okay so this is going to be interesting, I'll give this a go, I have always found that it is important that you learn from each and everyone of your mistakes, sometimes you can get carried away in the moment and make mistakes were all human after all. You might get distracted and send the wrong homework in, you might get annoyed and yell at your best friend but you have to remember that no matter how hard things get that as long as you learn from the mistakes and you don't repeat them then everything will be all right.


SPOILER!!: Entry11/Prompt18

April 1st

Oh this one is so easy, If I could do anything again it would have to be a football match that I was involved in when I was at Primary School, you see I wasn't feeling very well I had been down and out with the flu for like a week but I didn't want to miss the match it was so important for me and the team so I didn't tell anyone I was ill. Anyway I took to the pitch but I wasn't my usual self, I was grumpy and had a massive head-ache and I could hardly kick the ball anyway I got substituted in the second half and we lost. I always blame myself because at half time the teacher asked if I was alright and I lied. I think I should have come clean before the match and then there at half time but the teacher believed me. If I could do it differently I would tell the teacher I was ill and wasn't fit to play.


SPOILER!!: Entry12/Prompt21

April 12th

Okay, so you might laugh at this but well at primary school, we went on a school trip to a castle and well I was being a bit clever. I was with a few friends and we decided that we wanted to explore the castle anyway we had been told that the castle dungeons were out of bounds because well it was dark down there and I mean it was dark, but I decided that I wanted to see them.

So I decided that when a friend suggested we went down, I would go with her. Anyway the short version of the story is that we got lost down there and it was freaky, If you want to see how freaky and scary it is I suggest you find a dungeon and take a look for yourself. The Hogwarts dungeons will give you sort of an idea. Luckily we found our way out but I have decided after that I will never ignore the teacher when giving instructions.


SPOILER!!: Entry13/Prompt22

April 20th

This is an easy one, the best thing ever to happen to me was Benny saying he would be my boyfriend. I totally fell head over heal for him the day I first met him. I had never experienced love before and to me all boy were icky but then at the train station my first year I met Benny and something changed inside me. I still don't know why or how it happened all I know is it did and that I now have the best boyfriend in the world. If you wanted something else Professor, I'm sorry but Benny comes before all the trophies I won when I played football. He's the best thing that happened to me and nothing will ever come close.


SPOILER!!: Entry14/Prompt24

May 14th

It's got to be Hogwarts, it's such an amazing school and have you seen the size of the garden here? If only I could have my way with it. I want to be an herbologist when I am older and I want to go and explore the amazon and other places, maybe go to another planet and see if there's any plants growing anywhere else but alas I can tell you that later.

I was just thinking though that with this massive garden here, I could plant some amazing things, maybe I could plant a new tree to see if we can have another whomping willow. I wonder how many of those trees are in the world? Anyway I also like the way you can explore Hogwarts and these are the reasons Hogwarts is my favourite place in the world.



SPOILER!!: Entry15/Prompt27

May 17th.

In my second year I had a massive argument with my best friend Leah, I have no idea what it was about but well it changed me as a person, You see she's a Hufflepuff and as loyal as it gets. I love my best friend to bits and I'm sure we will be BFF's for life, well we were doing something one day and stuff was said in the heat of the moment she said something about me not being worthy of being a Gryffindor and I shot something back but I can't remember what it was. Anyway a few weeks later I was listening to a song and it reminded me of something. It went something like this.

Now there's three versions of this story. Mine, Yours and then the Truth, and then later on it said something about people spend a lifetime this way and that how they stay. After listening to the song, I went straight over to my best friend Leah and apologised, because well the song is right, there normally are three versions, you have one and your friend has one and then there's the truth hidden away in there and from now on I'm going to make sure Leah and I are on the same page.
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January 20, 2087

My full name is Henric James Nicolei. My adoptive parents decided to name me as such because I do not possess any birth name when they found me. I was adopted to the Nicolei family at a very young age. If you are wondering what happened to my birth parents, trust me you’re not the only one. I was found abandoned with no recollection of my past. But, that will be another story to tell. My first name is derived from the old Germanic name “Henrik”. It means ‘Ruler of the House’ or ‘Lord of the House’. I am not a ruler in anything really so I don’t think the name gives any sort of significance to me. And as for my middle name, I guess its a tribute to the orphanage that took care of me for a time being when I was still under the ministry custody. The orphanage name is “St James Children Orphanage’.

I’ve only have one person I’m close with who called me by a nickname so far. I don’t particular like it or hate it. Just so-so...but I’m not going to put it here in case someone make fun of it. And oh yes, I do like my name very much. I think it is a great mixture of my past and present self. If I was given my real birth name on a silver platter and asked if I want to exchange it with my current name with it, I don’t think I will. I like my name as it is now.


SPOILER!!: Entry #2/ Q5
January 22,2087

My hobby is collecting rare and legendary dragoncards. I love dragons...to me they are the most amazing creatures in the world. I’ve started collecting during my second year of Hogwarts. I can spend hours just playing with them, sorting them into different types and categories in my special card display folder, and trade them with fellow dragoncard enthusiasts. My favourite card is a Swedish Short Snout dragon, I will never trade this card for anything. I can go on and on why I love this dragon so much but I don’t think there is enough parchment in here to describe these beautiful creatures.

Well, I’m not sure if this is consider a special talent but I’m pretty good in martial arts. It’s not something to brag about but I’m a blue belt in judo. I can throw my opponent up in the air or over the shoulder with ease during a duel. Hopefully I will get to train enough and obtain a brown belt soon this summer.


SPOILER!!: Entry #3/ Q6
January 25, 2087

I have dreams to become a dragon trainer one day! And,if I’ve studied hard enough, perhaps a dragonologist too! I’m going to take my N.E.W.Ts here before I leave Hogwarts. I've also have plans to save up enough galleons to study in a university and possibly find a traineeship program in a Dragon sanctuary abroad.

I want to become a dragon trainer because of my passion to study the creatures. Its not everyday we can see them up close due to them being endangered species. Its not only dragons I love, all kinds of magical creatures really...well except for giant arachnids...now they are my least favourite, other than that I’m very fascinated to learn more about them.


SPOILER!!: Entry #4/ Q8
January 28, 2087

My family is unique because I know they will always be there for me. No matter what time,place,situation or disaster, they are there to help or cheer me on. My parents are my saviours and I am forever grateful to them. Although we have been through hard times together, just like any other family, it only make us grow closer and stronger each day. My parents unconditional love is something that I can never take for granted and that we accept each other's individuality with pride! We like spending time together too, often go on family roadtrips as a family over the summer breaks and it is always been fun and laughter for us.


SPOILER!!: Entry #5/ Q12
February 3,2087

Since I can’t do magic outside of Hogwarts yet, it is so frustrating for a wizard like me to not be able to ‘magically’ clean up my room back home. Yep, you guess it. I hate cleaning up my room. Why make up the bedsheet when I know I will sleep in it and eventually mess it up later at night? I like my things to be exactly where they are too. The very reason why I put them there in the first place. Why is it so hard to understand? Nope, my mum doesn’t think so. She thinks that I’m a hoarder instead.


SPOILER!!: Entry #13
February 5, 2087

My favourite childhood pastime was to spend hours and hours in my room playing computer games. I used to stay up for 7 hours straight playing online multiplayer strategy games everyday but when mum saw me like that, she went ballistic. She kicked me out so I could go and play with the muggle neighbourhood kids. I didn’t really have many friends...back then...so maybe that’s why I didn’t go out as much. But sometimes I skated too and practiced kicking muggle football around either alone or with my dad. I got pretty good at it and my parents encouraged me go to football practices too. I loved the competitiveness in every game. Its just thrilling!

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