3 July 1981: As Velvet Parkin
They took her, she's in Janus Thickey now, they took my mother and even if everything goes to me (which it does, I made sure of that) I'm not of age yet so they won't let me use the Gringotts keys or stay in the house alone and manage the finances myself. No, I'm not of age, so I obviously can't do any of that.
Right now I'm in Alicia's old room, Aunt Jessica and Uncle Evander are barely tolerable and I feel like drowning Adam in the nearest pool of standing water. Maybe I can lead him to a filled bathtub if I leave a trail of sweets leading to it.
I'm going to actually work this summer, just to get away from th wh all of this. Although if I make money...
- I really ought to keep the house in order this summer, myself.
- During the next two school years, I can use the money I made during the summer to pay a housekeeper to tidy up every once in a while.
- The first bit of money I get should go to a lawyer, though. I should see if I can get emancipated; it wouldn't solve all of my problems, but some of them, to be sure, including relatives. A day at Flourish should help.
God.
I could go to America and forget Hogwarts, forget school, but. I don't care if it's where my father died, I'd rather die than see someone else own our land.
Hm.
Any bets on who's going to die first this summer? Or has anyone? I haven't had a chance to read the Prophet yet.