I can't sleep. I thought a walk around the castle would help; it didn't. If anything it just woke me up further, my mind more alert. I thought reading a bit would work (and believe me, it usually does), but that just pushed my thoughts aside instead of dulling them. They were there waiting for me when I put the book away and extinguished the ( Read more... )

I had every intention of sleeping in until tea time today but the sun had other plans, deciding to wake me very rudely this morning by shining in at the perfect angle to hit me right in the eyes. No doubt it was intentional. Plans of sleep were lost ( Read more... )

It's a little more difficult finding amusing ways to occupy one's afternoons at Hogwarts as a teacher rather than a student. Now I know why my professors always looked so cross when they caught any of us sneaking about. It wasn't because we were breaking any rules; it was just because they weren't allowed to explore secret passageways or ( Read more... )

Harry, do you think you could stop by my office sometime when it's convenient? I've been meaning to have a chat with you for days now, ever since school's started again. There's some things I think we should talk about, one being the incident Professor McGonagall informed me of this afternoon, and the other being... well, I suspect you know what ( Read more... )

I don't think the second years have taken to the idea of essays yet. I've received several that trail off nearly three inches short and spend the rest of the parchment going on about how there are much more valuable ways of spending their time such as preparing for Quidditch tryouts or reminiscing about summer holidays. Honestly, such attitude. ( Read more... )

Dumbledore's asked me to keep one of these things while I'm teaching here. Quite frankly, I stared at it for probably close to an hour, hoping against all hopes that it would do something on its own and I wouldn't actually have to touch it. No such luck. Still, I think I've got the hang of it now. Or at least the basics. I got to the point ( Read more... )