Well, this afternoon I was quite DELIGHTED when I found several copies of Gilderoy's books in a SECOND HAND book store. I decided to PURCHASE them, but was rather SHOCKED when I found that they had been VANDALISED by a previous owner! All sorts of SEARING remarks and COMMENTS had been added to the margin, false remarks and comments AT THAT ( Read more... )

Well, I was rather DISTRAUGHT yesterday afternoon! I ventured ONCE MORE to that little Middle Eastern coffee shop, and a man there informed me that the man I had been playing ASHUSH with a few months ago had DIED! It was quite a SHOCK, I have to say! He GRACIOUSLY directed me to where the funeral was to be held, THAT AFTERNOON, and I only had a few ( Read more... )

I don't know why those MUGGLES next door do insist on playing their music so LOUD! I have had to reinforce my SILENCING CHARMS several times this AFTERNOON. Such DRIVEL these muggles listen to, too! I recall my Mother's Sister's Son ENJOYED some MUGGLE group about balloons! Though at LEAST he now has a RESPECTABLE job ( Read more... )

On Saturday, I visited the GRAVE of my DEAR, departed Gilderoy. After, I once again visited that DELIGHTFUL little Middle-Eastern cafe, but it appears to have been SHUT DOWN! At least, that is what I MADE of the sign using a Translation Spell. I shall have to REVISIT the place in a few days to make CERTAIN of this fact ( Read more... )

Well REALLY! I was making my way out to LUNCH this afternoon, when I was ACCOSTED by a group of MUGGLES! It was a terrifying ordeal, because they kept SHOVING these magazines in my face and asking if I wanted to SAVE MY SOUL. It was a TRAUMATISING experience, and one I certainly shouldn’t like to do again! I told them that I was NOT interested, but ( Read more... )

Today was my day off, and it has CERTAINLY flown past. I bought some pink and white lilies for my DEAR departed Gilderoy, and then I decided that I should have a nice day to make up for my MISERY. I spent a few DELIGHTFUL hours in Hyde Park before journeying to a small teahouse that I had seen but never had the time to visit ( Read more... )

Well, I am PLEASED to say that Mr Weasley was entirely CORRECT in his guess that the answer to four down was INDEED ‘ludo’, and I am surprised that Mr Bagman did not twig upon it himself! I am GLAD to say that I managed to complete the rest of that crossword utilising my OWN intellect, and the following day’s Daily Prophet confirmed my answers ( Read more... )

Well really, the CALIBRE of the Daily Prophet crossword seems to have dropped! They've reverted to using UNSOLVABLE cryptic crosswords, devised by some evil mind bent on STUMPING the intellect of the Wizarding World!

Can ANYONE, I ask, make sense of four down, 'Lucky start to a children's game'?

Well, I was MOST disturbed when I came in to work on Friday to find that SOMEONE had opened the window in my office open! It appears that Thursday evening the weather was SUDDENLY changed to a roaring gale! So, when I arrived the following morning, ALL of the NEATLY organised files on my desk were STREWN across the room! It took me almost all of ( Read more... )

The public appear MORE comfortable with the lifting of the Decree, since the most RECENT article in the Daily Prophet told tales of how these escaped convicts were You-Know-Who's, and I SHALL quote, "greatest followers and the most dangerous". I haven't received a SINGLE Howler at all since the article was published ( Read more... )