At last, the school looks as if it might be salvageable. I had thought, before I talked to Professor Goyle yesterday, that the drill would have to be entirely down to us students, but now we have the War Bureau involved, and the Aurors too. Professor Goyle is very competent, and I believe he will make a fine Inquisitor, even if I wonder how he will ( Read more... )

( The Common Room is quiet, so I have a chance to write. )

Well. That went rather well, I thought, even if Bettony did upstage me with his announcement. I suppose I shall have to make a longer patrol soon, if only to make sure the new prefects are taking their duties seriously. I have no doubt there are some eager types who will wander up and down the corridors every ten minutes, but tensions are running ( Read more... )

Absolutely typical. I honestly wonder how they thought they'd get away with it. I know some of those girls are no better than they should be, but idiots like Bulstrode have only themselves to blame. I wouldn't mind Bulstrode joining Hornby's little gaggle of tarts, but he's a Quidditch Captain, and a role model to the lower years. Thankfully ( Read more... )

The past few days have been most eventful, both for myself & the Wizarding World as a whole. I was most glad to see Cynthia this Thursday, and we spent a pleasant day together, delivering things to the Beckets. It was most delightful to have company on the walk across, & Cynthia is a wonderful listener. Plans for the party are progressing very well ( Read more... )

Yesterday was rather eventful! I caught up with Cynthia and Dolores in Diagon Alley- Dolores had kindly picked Cynthia up first, which was a good thing considering what happened later. We shopped for new things, and met a few other people- the Walsingham girls, and Warrington- and then we wandered back to Dolores' house ( Read more... )

Several pages have been removed neatly from Crouch's diary.This morning, I received a letter by owl from Hogwarts, appointing me as Head Boy. I do not think I had any real doubts that I would be, but it is pleasant to have this confirmed. Certainly it's a great advantage. Not only in terms of status- although obviously it will firmly mark me out as ( Read more... )

It is becoming increasingly clear this summer that my parents, caring as they are, are hardly a great asset. On the other hand, they possess none of the foreign manners (to put it lightly!) of Cynthia's parents. A surfeit of wealth in one area seems to result in a lack elsewhere ( Read more... )