| October 3, 2001
I�ve been really troubled lately. For some reason, there�s a rumor floating that I�m using Oliver. As if! It�s obvious that we�re madly in love with each other. Every time I see him look at me, I know� it�s an inkling of some kind of weird feeling, but I know. It�s going to be Oliver and me forever. Which reminds me! We had a quiz today in Potions, and that Stephanie girl� oh she makes me so ANGRY� tried to get Oliver to give her all the answers. Fred saw how angry I was getting and picked up his wand to hex her, but I wouldn�t let him. It wasn�t worth risking a detention� he could get her in Charms or something. Not in Potions. Oliver had to go straight to Quidditch practice after classes, but he managed to give me a quick kiss before darting off. Of course, being more maniacal about the game and the Captain, he sped off before I had a chance to say much more. Fred didn�t have to go for a couple more minutes so he walked me back to the library where I met up with Hermione. Hermione thinks Fred�s got it in for me, but I told her she was insane. I was too in love with Oliver to care. Then again, Hermione spent all summer with the Weasley�s because of Ron (oh that�s a story in itself) but I owled that family every two seconds, I�m sure I would have known if there was anything hidden with Fred. Or would I? I love Oliver too much to care. Michelle October 4, 2001 Today during Transfiguration, I got an answer wrong and that snobby Michelle giggled at me. I turned around and gave her a rude look. Then she rubbed Oliver�s shoulder. He looked at her and smiled. The worst of all is that she had a ring! OMG! The rumors were true! They are getting married. At Quidditch practice we were all standing around talking and Oliver came up to me, asking what was wrong. I said, �You wouldn�t understand,� and walked away. Then Harry came up to me and asked if Professor Snape was here today. I told him I didn�t know. I wonder what he�s up to? Anyway, I am getting a bit tired. I�m going to bed. See you later. Stephanie PS I love Oliver! October 5, 2001 You would not believe what�s been going lately! I�m so excited! Two nights ago, after I wrote my diary entry, Oliver took me out to the Quidditch field like he had promised he was going to do. I had told him earlier that I wanted to be alone with him and he suggested the field. He was acting really strange about it too. We walked out there, hand in hand, staring into each other�s eyes, as usual, and he walked me out to the middle of the field. I stood there, staring at him for a few seconds, he kissed me, and then ran off. I couldn�t believe he had just ditched me! Where was he going? And in a matter of moments, I saw the entire (well, except Stephanie Piers, of course. Apparently Oliver didn�t want her there) Quidditch team coming out with their brooms, and within a couple of seconds they were in the air. Oliver had done the Sonorous charm to his voice to make it louder, and then recited: �Four years seems so long, but to me it seems so short/I�ve kept my life simple and pure, that I�ve tried to sort/But with you around, things don�t seem so weird/I keep thinking that if you leave me, I�ll be left with just my tears/To ensure your love stays in my life for many years to come/I offer you this gesture of heart, because others I know none.� Oliver waved his wand and the taillights of all the Quidditch player�s brooms lit up, and they looked awesome as they sped by in the night sky. All of a sudden, I saw what it had spelled out: �Will you marry me?� I must have collapsed right there on the spot. I was overwhelmed. Apparently it is now all over the school. I couldn�t be happier. Today in Transfiguration, Oliver was making me laugh and before I knew it, Stephanie was shooting me extremely rude looks. I just ignored her. That was weird. Fred says hi. Love that boy! Come to think of it, he was kind of acting weird that night too� Michelle October 8, 2001 The last couple of days have been awful! During Defense Against the Dark Arts, Oliver came over to me and told me that he proposed to Michelle. I sat there for a minute thinking to myself, �Oh my God!� I cannot believe he did that! I was so angry I walked off and sat at a different table. He called my name but I didn�t look back. Then during lunch Fred came up to me and asked why I am so mean to Michelle. I hesitated and then said, �She is mean to me.� And you know, that isn�t the reason either. Later I found out that Oliver had the whole Quidditch team in on his little plan and doesn�t he know that I am on the team? That made me angry! Why wasn�t I in on it? Ugh, what a wonderful life! I wish sometimes people wouldn�t push me to the side all the time. Tomorrow I am going up to Oliver and ask him why he did that. I have to go now. Stephanie October 10, 2001 Some things have been going on lately that make me a littler nervous. You know of course, that my father is a Muggle, making me a half-blood. Oliver is full blood, and of course he never had a problem with it. He thought it was interesting, as a matter of fact. Most of the Gryffindors applauded us when they heard of our engagement. Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws were totally cool about it as well. The Slytherins weren�t as kind. They felt that Oliver was disgracing the name of wizard by falling for a half-blood, and he�s been accosted and harassed so much in the corridors now that it�s beginning to become a real problem. What�s going to happen before the Slytherin Quidditch match? This is starting to make me nervous. Apparently there�s a plot� Fred told me he talked to Stephanie Piers today, and that she was saying how the reason she was rude to me was because I�m rude to her. As if! She has got eyes for my fianc�, and that bothers me just a bit. Not to mention the fact that Oliver doesn�t seem to notice her obvious adoration of him and continues to talk to her like it was nothing. Doesn�t he realize he�s leading her on? Coincidentally, Fred says hello again. Michelle October 12, 2001 Well yesterday was our Quidditch game and we won! It was awesome. I caught the Snitch and I was so excited! Oliver came up to me as we were flying through the air and gave me a high five. After the game everyone told me what a great job I did! I kept saying �Oh thank you!� That day was grand. Then as I was walking Potions I saw Oliver and he winked at me. Michelle had seen me smile at him, so she gave me a nasty look. I was saying to myself, �What did I do wrong?� Oh well. She can get over it. Maybe she thinks that Oliver likes me or something? I don�t know. Well, I have to go to bed now. I have a test in Transfiguration tomorrow. Goodnight! Stephanie October 15, 2001 Oliver won the last Quidditch game. I was very proud of him, and I must say even though I know she�s got it in for my Wood, Stephanie Piers played an excellent game as well. I was definitely impressed. However things have been feeling really weird around Potions lately. Snape is constantly staring at Oliver, sneering and making rude comments about not mixing Muggles with wizards, and then he�d usually look at me when he mentioned how �Muggles just didn�t understand the way of the wizarding world.� I was getting nervous. I bolted from the class before Oliver could grab me. He caught up with me in the Common Room and I told him I didn�t want to see him at the moment. I couldn�t look him in the eye. He got flustered and left me alone. Oddly enough when Fred banged on my door ten minutes later to remind me we had class in a few minutes, I allowed him to come in even though I had been crying. He asked me instantly what was wrong and I told him everything. How I don�t think I�m good enough for Oliver, how I�m worried this might seriously affect him in the long run, how I hear he�s been giving Stephanie Piers the eye and she to him as well, and I couldn�t take it. I sobbed like a baby. Strange as though it seems, Fred held me and let cry on his shoulder, and at once I didn�t feel hollow anymore. It must be because of our long history together and the comfort I feel with him. That�s all that it is, of course. I love Oliver. I love Oliver. Michelle October 18, 2001 I haven�t written in a while because I have been so busy with homework and all. Well today when I was walking to Transfiguration, I saw Michelle running down the walkway crying, and Oliver was rushing after. I wonder what happened� I think that everyone is being rude to her, making snotty comments about her and Oliver being together because her parents are Muggles and all, and that is not right. Today in Potions Oliver kept looking at me, and when I would look at him he would turn his head away. He is always doing that� strange. My friend Niva and I were listening to music when I heard a knock on the door. It was Oliver. He wanted know if was in her room. We told him no and he said, �Okay, thanks,� winked at me, then walked away. �I think he likes you,� Niva said to me. I looked at her and rolled my eyes. I love Oliver. I do. Stephanie October 23, 2001 I can�t believe how bad things are going. I thought that after a couple of weeks with people knowing about Oliver and me, things were going to settle down. However I was sadly mistaken. Not only has Snape and the Slytherins taken a very strong dislike to the fact that he�s with a half-blood, but also Professor McGonagall made a comment to Oliver about our engagement affecting his Quidditch playing. He assured her over and over that it wouldn�t have an effect on his studies or his Quidditch skills. She�s been kind of moody about it. She was always the type who felt that romance and relationships caused problems and afflicted homework. I�ve been crying for the past week or so. It�s really starting to aggravate me. It�s impossible to get Oliver to listen to reason when I�m that upset, so it�s best just to be alone. The funny thing is though, is that I�m never alone. Fred is always the first one there, even before Hermione or Ginny. Fred would always be the one knocking on the door first, calling softly, �Shell? Shell Bell you in there? Open up, it�s Gred,� whilst Hermione and Ginny would call behind his shoulder, �Michelle! It�s us!� I would let Fred in and once he had calmed me down, Hermione and Ginny made their way in, and with the three of them, I was usually back to better spirits in no time. It was only the next day when I could face Oliver again. He still didn�t quite understand why I didn�t talk to him and went to Fred first. Like he was jealous of Fred or something� as if! Fred�s a brother to me. I�ve known him all my life! How could I ever� I love Oliver. I love Oliver. Michelle PS Hermione overheard that there�s a plot� a plot for what? She heard it in Potions, and then heard Oliver�s name as well. I�m scared. October 31, 2001 Well, it was Halloween today and we had a delightful feast for supper. I was so full after it felt like I was going to be sick. I met a new girl today, her name was Theo Javier. She arrived to Hogwarts from America because she had gotten kicked out of all other schools for pulling pranks that had to do with magic. After I told her the situation about Oliver and Michelle, she wanted to cast a spell on Michelle that would make her turn from him. During supper, Draco kept looking over at Theo, me, Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Hermione made a comment to Theo that she thinks Draco might like her. She rolled her eyes. The whole table started laughing, Michelle ran out of the hall, Oliver looked at me and smirked. Ha, ha, ha. Well I am getting kind of tired. I love Oliver, I love Oliver. Stephanie October 31, 2001 Today was Halloween and it could not have been worse. Not only was Oliver starting to really get on my nerves about this whole Muggle thing (�It�s nothing, it�ll pass� �McGonagall won�t care� �Snape won�t do anything� �You�re overreacting� �Don�t be stupid�) and I ended up screaming at him in the hallway after Transfiguration. That snotty Stephanie was there with that new American troublemaker Theo. They were sniggering at me and it was getting on my nerves. I pulled out my wand to cast a Silence Charm on the both of them, but Hermione caught me before I could. Good thing. We had it out in the Common Room again today. He was saying that he didn�t need the added pressure from me about the Slytherins when their first Quidditch game was two days away. I said, �Well you should have thought of all that before you went all stupid and asked me to marry you.� Stephanie looked like she might have pounced on Oliver as soon as I left, so again I whipped out my wand and this time, pointed it at Oliver. I cast the Lip Locker Charm on him so that any other girl who touched him would be unable to move for a day. Hermione okayed that one. Later at the feast, I sat as far away from Oliver as I possibly could, unfortunately, that meant I was sitting closer to Stephanie. Ugh. She makes me so sick, she gets all excited when Oliver and I fight and then does whatever she possibly can to make me look bad. Oliver felt really bad so he came over and gave me a hug. Suddenly, a plate of spaghetti blew up in my face and everyone started laughing. I felt my temperature rising and I knew I was about to lose it. If I stayed in there any longer, I would have performed the Ripping Charm on her robes. I had to leave. Oliver didn�t come after me. It was no problem cleaning myself off. I was clean by the time I left the hall. And the crazy thing is, when I was in the Common Room, the portrait hole opened and I expected it to be Oliver. It was Fred. He calmed me down and talked to me. I cried. He held me. Am I falling for Fred? Michelle |
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