Entry #1
I've searched and searched for the perfect way to open this journal; I feel as though it should be momentous and serious and at the same time beautiful and personal. After all, a journal is all of these things at once. But after reading a variety of journals, both magical and Muggle, I'm startled to see that they all begin in a very mundane way. So perhaps that's the best course of action to take (and in fact I have taken it): a mundane, everyday entry from which to build the more important ones.
Recently there have been Muggle deaths that seem attributable to You-Know-Who. I haven't much to say about them - I'm worried, of course, but it isn't unexpected to anyone who's been halfway following the news. Of course I get the Guardian here in addition to the Daily Prophet so I'm always up on the Muggle news (my parents post it to me once a week) and there's not much about what's happened in there.
Harry and Ron of course don't want to do this assignment. I think it's a very good idea. The historical value of these journals will be absolutely amazing! Just think of how in-depth Hogwarts: A History could have been if they'd had these sorts of journals in the Founders' times!
In any case, I'm off to the library now to do some revising for Arithmancy. I'll see you there, Ginny, if you're following your timetables!
Recently there have been Muggle deaths that seem attributable to You-Know-Who. I haven't much to say about them - I'm worried, of course, but it isn't unexpected to anyone who's been halfway following the news. Of course I get the Guardian here in addition to the Daily Prophet so I'm always up on the Muggle news (my parents post it to me once a week) and there's not much about what's happened in there.
Harry and Ron of course don't want to do this assignment. I think it's a very good idea. The historical value of these journals will be absolutely amazing! Just think of how in-depth Hogwarts: A History could have been if they'd had these sorts of journals in the Founders' times!
In any case, I'm off to the library now to do some revising for Arithmancy. I'll see you there, Ginny, if you're following your timetables!