Gwen's mother's name being mentioned on the first page represented proof in Ari's eyes that this diary was genuine. At one point, she had briefly considered the possibility of it being fake. 'There's no way this is a joke, right?' she still needed to know what her best friend thought. 'I mean, who would go to so much trouble to use a code for something that's not true?' Simple logic.

Ariadne couldn't really understand why Gwen was so against the idea of talking to a Professor. 'I don't think it's that odd. They're here to help us, no?' Or at least that was the idea she got. But Gwen's idea deserved some credit too. 'Hmm...a student? We'd have to be good friends for me to entrust them with this big a secret.' And she didn't really have many close Muggleborn friends. Except for...'Jory.' Nah. It wouldn't work. 'But I can't talk to him about this now. How would this conversation go? Hello, I love you, I'm gonna kiss you now, by the way, can you help me track down a Muggle?' Ridiculous. Out of the question.