| June 4, 2002
Hey� just got a breather. We�ve been studying Advanced Arithmancy all damned morning. Whoops, my bad. Just really tired. Fortunately (for her anyway) Stephanie doesn�t have Arithmancy, but Divination, so she gets to study with her ruddy boyfriend. I�m still stuck with Hermione. Not that she�s bad company� just really, really strict. Anyway, I just got into this to say hello and to get my mind off of stupid equations and numbers and such. I can�t take it. I�m kind of wishing I took Divination instead� although I�ll regret saying that later. I could be studying with Seamus and Stephanie, who look to be having a great ball of a time. But then again, Seamus wouldn�t be playing footsie with me and distracting me. I�m glad that I�ve got Hermione. But I miss Fred. I�ll see him later tonight. Goodnight! Michelle June 4, 2002 I think that Michelle is dreading her study with Hermione, so I invited her to study with Seamus and me. I think that she is glad that I did that because she told Fred that Hermione was really strict. I could believe that. Sorry so short. Got to study. Stephanie June 10, 2002 First day of exams. Merlin help me. I have Transfiguration and Charms today. Those are nothing. It�s about seven in the morning, and I�m going to head down to the Great Hall to get in my last few moments alone with Fred. I am completely confident about my exams, so I have no reason to be nervous. But as I stare at my �W� ring� why am I? Maybe it�s seeing Fred� who knows? It doesn�t matter. I haven�t spent any time with him at all, so I�m glad I get to see him for once. All right. I�m going. Wish me luck! Michelle June 10, 2002 I am kind of nervous because of finals. Seamus gave me a kiss and wished me good luck. I think that I needed it. Michelle is so confident about this; it�s not even funny. Fred kept telling her that she would do well and not to worry about it. Hermione was studying this morning around five! She�ll do well even if she doesn�t study. Hey, I have to go! Hermione is here! Stephanie June 11, 2002 Those exams were so incredibly easy. I�m not exactly sure what I was stressing out about. Transfiguration and Charms were nothing. Oh, but then I have two more today. My two worst subjects, to say the least. Defense Against the Dark Arts and Potions. Ugh. I don�t want to take the Potions exam, but I studied on it the most because I told Hermione that was what I was bad at. Fred did extremely well and is calm as always. Hermione wanted to do some last minute studying tonight, but I had to have some time to relax or my head is going to explode. We�re going to work on some stuff in a little bit over breakfast. I spent the rest of the night with Fred. Do you know how calm that boy can be when he�s not scheming with his conniving twin? He�s quite wonderful, makes you feel right at ease. It was wonderful. He�s wonderful. That reminds me� I need a bit of tension easing right about now. Later! Michelle June 11, 2002 The finals were easier than I though. Charms was really easy. I predict that I get a very good grade on it. Studying with Seamus has been great, to tell you the truth. I learn a lot more with him. Not saying that I don�t learn on anything with Michelle and Hermione. They�re great studying partners. It�s just that I love Seamus so much and I love being around him. You do? Who is this? It�s me, Seamus. Oh hey! Did Fred help you get in here? Yeah, he�s great at this. Yeah, what do you want? Nothing, just wanted to talk to you. Okay. Where are you? I�m in the library. I�ll meet you there. Okay. Bye, love you! Love you too. Stephanie June 12, 2002 Well, I�m very impressed with how I did on the DADA exam. It wasn�t all that hard, and I managed to keep my cool through the entire thing, just like Hermione told me to. She gave me a pep talk before the test because of my massive test anxiety. It really worked. It was quite good. I�m impressed with myself. But I know I bombed my Potions final. We were supposed to concoct a Hair-Growing Solution and I think I added too many harpy toenails� it turned orange instead of yellow. We were to administer it to a couple of rats and see if their hair grew. The rat I gave mine too got like, four hairs on his head. Snape sneered at me and said, �I don�t even want to give you a C for your very pitiful lack of effort.� Great. I probably failed. Oh well. Fred was waiting right outside the dungeon for me when I came out in tears. He can be so charming when he wants to be. He held my hand, kissed my cheek, and then told me a funny story about how he and George had decided they were done trying on their potion because they had screwed it up so bad and they threw anything in. When they finally finished, they�d actually discovered a new potion and Snape had given them a few points for discovering something new. I saw Stephanie and Seamus. She looked like she�d done okay and she smiled at me encouragingly because I was crying. Oh well. Today is Herbology and Astronomy. Not my two best subjects like Transfiguration and Charms, but it�s definitely not as bad as Potions or DADA. Let�s see� tomorrow is Arithmancy and History of Magic. I guess I�ll live. Good day. Michelle June 12, 2002 I think I failed my Defense Against the Dark Arts final. It was really confusing. It seemed like we didn�t even study it or maybe the time we were� I was daydreaming about Seamus. Seamus thinks he did all right. I bet he did. He always does well. Except for the first year when he made everything that he was studying blow up. He�s such a cutie. I passed Michelle on the way to Potions. She didn�t seem too kipper, I think she might have done badly. I will talk to her later about it later. Fred was at her side, so I knew everything was going to be all right for her. He will probably tell her a funny story or something. He�s great at cheering her up. I also passed Oliver as he was walking out of the common room and I was walking in. He gave me a smile. Seamus gave him a fake smile and kept walking, it was funny. I�m going to go talk to Michelle, she�s in the library. See ya. Stephanie PS Seamus says hello. He�s so cute. June 13, 2002 Two more exams to go. I definitely passed Herbology but I�m kind of nervous about how I did on Astronomy. I knew most of it, but I was a little uncomfortable about a lot of the questions we had. She administered a written exam for the first half of it, and then we were told to find a certain constellation on a map and she marked us. I got an easy one, Cassiopeia. Fred passed both of his with flying colors. For some reason, he�s really good at taking tests, but he just hates to study. Maybe because I was studying so much and he had nothing better to do, so he studied this year. Amazing what he can accomplish when he applies himself. I�m at breakfast right now, writing kind of openly. Fred just laughed at what I wrote about him. I think Stephanie wants to peek at my entry. I might have to peek when she does it. Watch me. George is trying to read. I told him I�d hex him if he sees anything. Ha. Damn straight I�m serious. The bugger read and said, �Yeah right, you don�t have the nerve to hex me.� He�s trying to figure out how he�s going to be able to see through the thick mane of hog hair I just gave him. Fred�s yelling at me to fix it. I have to run. Wish me luck Michelle June 16, 2002 I am so mad at Seamus. Here�s why. He told me to meet him in the library earlier. I went in and looked around, but he wasn�t there. I wasn�t angry. I kind of knew where he was. I was sure he was in the common room. I walked in and there he was, sitting on the couch, talking to someone. I stuck my head around the corner to make out who it was. It was Lavender. I thought about walking in but I hesitated. I kept trying to hear what they were saying. Here�s what I caught. �I should have studied with you, you are much easier to understand,� Lavender said with a giggle. �Well, if you ever need any more help, just ask. I�d be more than glad to,� Seamus said. Lavender got up and started to walk back when she turned around and said, �I need some help tomorrow. Do you think you could?� �Yeah, of course,� he said. �Great, I really appreciate it.� She walked back toward him and kissed him. Not on the cheek� on the lips! I was so angry. The thing that made me even angrier was that he didn�t even stop until he saw me. I started get so red in the face I could feel it. I started crying. I ran to the library where I thought Hermione, Michelle, and Ginny were. I heard a voice yelling my name behind me, but I knew it was Seamus. I didn�t even want to turn around to look at him. I was so hurt. When I got to the library, they weren�t there. I looked in the far corner where we usually sit. None of them were in sight. I ran out and sprinted to the common room. That�s where I am now. My pillow is soaked with tears. I think someone�s here. Oh, it�s Michelle. She probably wants to talk. Bye. Stephanie June 17, 2002 Wow. This is our last week at Hogwarts. Next year will be my final year� it feels so weird, you know? I have one summer left until I�m a full-fledged witch out in the world, making my own. I�m so scared. Fred of course, calmed me down, but you know how I get when I think about something for too long. I just get oddly paranoid. That�s how it was today. Very bad. I passed all of my finals, even Potions! I thought I totally bombed it, but apparently, I got only a few points taken off. I can�t believe Professor Snape can be so forgiving. I wonder what�s the matter with him. And then Fred had to be all righteous about it. �I knew you were going to pass. I always know. I�m always right.� He ticked me off even though I knew it was just a joke. Oh, speaking of which� holy crap, I can�t believe this! Seamus and Stephanie are not speaking because apparently she caught him kissing Lavender Brown. That�s the way she tells it. I talked to Seamus and he claims that Lavender came up, put her lips onto his, and while he struggled to push her off, she just kept on kissing. She wouldn�t let go. I don�t know� I mean, it�s not like he likes Lavender or anything. He�s never liked her. He�s always had a soft spot for Stephanie, and after finally dating her, why would he ever jeopardize that? Who knows� but I guess they�ll hash it out and we�ll see. They�re both miserable, not talking to each other. It�s rather pathetic. Oh, and I�m supposed to be angry with George right now. He burst in on Fred and me while we were getting a little *ahem* heated the other night. We were just about there when George came in and started talking about some stupid trick he just made up. By then, Fred and I were out of the mood and it was ruined. Oh well. So I�m not speaking to George and he�s getting angry with me. June 21st, 2002� the last day at Hogwarts. Sigh. Goodbye! Michelle June 17, 2002 I passed all of my finals! I was so excited when I found out. Michelle was almost crying she was so happy. Fred kept telling her that he knew that she would pass them. He is such a sweetheart sometimes. Seamus and I are back together. He came up to me after lunch and said that he would never do that to me. Lavender apparently came onto him. I believed him because I love him too much not to. I guess the other night Michelle and Fred were getting um� how would I say this� close and George walked in on them. That�s funny. I guess that Michelle is mad now. Hehe. But hey, I got to go. Seamus is here. Stephanie June 18, 2002 Three more days until we�re gone from Hogwarts. I�m starting to get depressed. Well� not really. Things are going great! Seamus and Stephanie are okay now, they talked things out and their love prevailed in the end. They�re great, which is good. Oh, and George was really upset that I was mad at him, so he set up a whole night for Fred and I to be alone together. It was completely magical. We were able to get out of the castle for a whole night, and we talked and� did other stuff as well. It was great. That�s another thing I�m going to miss. No! Not THAT! Being alone with Fred. I�m certainly going to miss him during summer, but he�s inviting me to the Burrow the last two weeks of holiday. Anyway, I have to go. Hermione and Ron want to go to the pitch with Seamus, Stephanie, Fred, and me. That�s it. Gotta go. Michelle June 18, 2002 Everything is great. I can�t wait until the summer. Ron, George, and Fred invited us to the Burrow. We�re going to have a lot of fun. Plus Michelle and I planned some stuff over the summer. I guess that George planned out a day for Fred and Michelle to be together� alone, you know? It�s because of the other night when he walked in on them. Haha. George can�t stand it when people are mad at him. It drives him nuts. But anyway, I am going out with Seamus tomorrow since we won�t see each other a whole lot after school gets out. He invited me over to his house this summer. That will be fun. Michelle and Hermione are going to meet me in a while. Bye! Stephanie June 19, 2002 The last day of classes was today. It�s very depressing, to know that I only have one year left at Hogwarts. I suppose I should be happy that Fred and I are in the same grade so we can leave together. It shouldn�t be too bad. I�ve been packing up quite a bit so I don�t have to rush around and do it all on Friday. We leave on Saturday. It�s going to be hard saying goodbye to this castle for two months, but then again, it�s only two months. Fred and I will be owling each other constantly and I get to spend the last two weeks of holiday at the Burrow with Stephanie, Ginny, and Hermione. Oh yes, Ginny and Harry are officially a couple. I managed to calm Fred down about it and explain to him that Ginny is not a little girl anymore, but George and Ron are two completely different stories. I refuse to even go there. That�s all! Goodbye! Michelle June 19, 2002 I am sad right now to think about my last days here in this castle. I am really excited about going to the Burrow. Ron�s mother is already fixing up the house for our stay. Seamus said that he was going to send me an owl ever day. I told him I would do the same. We are really going to miss each other. He is a big part in my life right now. Oh yes, Harry and Ginny are officially a couple. Fred and George were so shocked when they heard. I think it�s really sweet how in love they are. I love being in love. Hehe. Stephanie June 20, 2002 How sad is this? All of my stuff is packed and I�m sitting in my dorm, staring at it. Stephanie and I are about to go down to the lake in front of the school so we can sit and talk. We�re probably not going to have a chance to be by ourselves later. Oh, how I right I am. Hermione just popped in and told me that Ron, Fred, George, Seamus, and Harry all want to meet up later tonight after dinner so we can have one last �romp� around the grounds. I can�t believe she just used that word. Hold on, I�m going to smack her. All right. Well, Stephanie and I are going to meet up in a few, so I�ve got to go. Later! Michelle June 20, 2002 I hate this time of year, when all of us are about go home and won�t see each other for a while. Michelle and I are going to go talk. Wait, Hermione just walked in. Seamus, Fred, George, Harry, and Ron want to meet us downstairs. Michelle and I were talking about the Burrow and how excited we are to go. All of us have fun when we are together. Michelle, Fred, George, Seamus, Ron, Harry, Ginny and I planned to go shopping at Diagon Alley before the next year starts. That will be great fun. We are on our way to meet the boys. Stephanie June 21, 2002 I�m just depressed. We�re on the Hogwarts Express, going home, and I have been crying. Fred seems to think I�ve gone completely nutters. �It�s great to be out of there, don�t you get it, Shell?� I just kept telling him how much I�m going to miss the castle, and my friends, and him especially. He just smiled and said, �You�ll be seeing me before you know it, and then you�re going to wish you hadn�t.� How could that ever be possible? George, Stephanie, and Seamus sat with Fred and I on the way home. It�s really odd, you know? I look back on all of the entries at the beginning of this year, and think about how much has changed. I thought I was completely in love with Oliver, and that we were going to get married. I�m so in love with Fred now that thinking about a life without him seems painful. It�s also odd how much Stephanie and I have changed. The attitude we have toward each other is so different. She�s my best friend, and I couldn�t imagine life without her either. I�m getting teary-eyed again so I better go. Besides, we still have at least three valuable hours on the trip, and I�m going to spend it with Fred, if you don�t mind. It�s been a great trip. Now on to our final year at Hogwarts. Goodbye Michelle June 21, 2002 It�s really said right now. It�s sad to think that we are on our way home right now, and there�s only one year left at school. It�s weird to look back toward the beginning of the year when I was completely in love with Oliver. When I look at Seamus, I feel lucky to be in love with someone I can trust. I also think about how Michelle and I were toward each other. Now we�re the best of friends. I don�t know what I would do without her. I remember when Hermione and Ron were good friends and now they�re in love. I cried this morning when Seamus hugged me. He told me that we were going to see each other this summer. I just nodded and cried some more. I want my Mum and Dad to meet Seamus� parents. That�ll be interesting. To sum it all up, I can truly that this has been the best year I�ve ever had. Stephanie |
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