Do not buy ice creams from the man wheeling his cart down Diagon Alley. I bought an orange ice lolly but the cooling charm on it has been applied wrongly -- my lips and mouth and tongue are completely numb. If I wasn't slurring my speech like a drunk, I'd go back down there and give him a piece of my mind. In fact, I probably will once I've cast ( Read more... )

My youngest sister received a letter from Hogwarts today! She's a witch! It's completely out of the blue -- after me, none of my other younger siblings received letters. I'm surprised my parents didn't spot the signs of accidental magic, but then maybe they weren't looking for it? Certainly now I'm remembering all sorts of incidents which could ( Read more... )

My sponsorship pack from Run London arrived today! The race is on the 7th of September, it's 10km, and all the money I raise is going to St Mungo's, so if anyone wants to sponsor me then please do. You can either leave a note here, or come and see me in Flat 2C and I'll write you down. Your money will be going to a very good cause ( Read more... )

Do you know, we still haven't been told anything more about what happened on Monday? I tried asking someone from the DMLE but they said it was a "need to know" situation, and I didn't need to know. How absolutely ridiculous. No one was allowed in or out of the Ministry until 10pm -- we were all absolutely starving by the time the all-clear was ( Read more... )

Well, I don't know about epic and scandalous, but your name is in print for all the right reasons today, Sylvie. The latest Charms Monthly has just landed on my desk, complete with the article on your research on Cheering Charms.

Congratulations!

I'm so envious.

Isn't there anything we can do about Ms Blackwell? I'm not sure if this falls under the DMLE, exactly, but there must be the equivalent of a Muggle restraining order? Since there are Repelling Charms and all that, I imagine it would be even more effective than a bit of paper. Lee, have you spoken to the Magical Law Enforcement Squad? I don't ( Read more... )

Well, that's everything. I'm all moved in to my new flat. It took longer than I thought it would, considering it wasn't that far to move all my stuff, but I did have to keep stopping to shake sand out of everything. I think it's all cleaned up now, though. I don't want to get into bed tonight and feel gritty sheets ( Read more... )