The days leading up to today were horrible. I'm not the best known at school, after all I'm not in any way popular or famous, but even still I was shunned by my fellow Gryffindor peers for losing so many points. Neville's experience was similar to mine, but I felt pretty bad for Harry. His fame precedes him, and with that fame comes the oozing disapproval from every. single. person. in. Gryffindor. House. It, to be frank, sucked.
Detention was to be served in the Forbidden Forest. Now I realize that I deserve punishment. I do. I accept that. But (and I don't think this is just the muggle in me talking here) should detention for FIRST YEARS really be served in the FORBIDDEN FOREST, with no other real supervision but the guy who is kind of the reason I'm here (*ahem* Hagrid, You're the best ever, but really?) and the school caretaker whose best friend is a cat that I swear is a reanimated corpse? I would've voiced my concerns out loud, but Malfoy beat me to it, and I will in no way associate myself with him. He's probably turn around and make fun of me after he'd just said the same exact thing.
Anyway, Harry, Neville, and I went out to meet Mr. Filch in the entrance hall at eleven o'clock on the dot. Filch led the way with a lantern and we all met up with Hagrid and Fang before we grouped into two teams. Harry, Hagrid and I went into the forest on one side while Malfoy, Neville and Fang went the other direction. We were searching for any traces of unicorn's blood, which was apparently roaming around the forest injured, poor thing.
Hagrid went on the alert a few times, and he even said that there was something unnatural in the forest that must be after the unicorn. Either way, it'd be better for us if we'd find the unicorn first.
Harry and I were in for another surprise. It turns out that there are centaurs in the forest, and the ones we met were named Ronan and Bane. They were both very strange creatures, and no matter how many times we asked them if they'd seen anything unusual in the forest, they kept talking about Mars. I admit the night sky is beautiful at Hogwarts, but they were really avoiding the questions.
At this point, we had to switch around our teams simply because Malfoy can't leave well enough alone, so Hagrid, Neville, and I were in one team and Harry, Malfoy, and Fang in the other.
The team didn't find anything at all, except for some more spots of silvery blood here and there, until we heard a loud scream from the direction of the boys.
We all bolted. I ran as hard as I could, I was so worried. After a while we ran into the clearing where Harry stood standing, Malfoy nowhere in sight. Turns out Malfoy let out that scream when he saw the dead unicorn.
When we got back to the Common room, Harry began to tell both Ron and I what actually had happened. Apparently whatever was feeding on the unicorn (with it ending up dead and drained) was none other than He Who Must Not Be Named. Harry used his name quite casually the whole time he was explaining and Ron couldn't stop flinching each time.
A centaur name Firenze had saved him, lucky for Harry because those other centurs weren't exactly running for the rescue.
And so we concluded that Snape must be working for Voldemort. All he would need is the stone and then Voldemort would come for Harry.
Ron and I have to stop this from ever happening.
The only good thing is that Dumbledore is at Hogwarts, and the only wizard that He Who Must Not Be Named has ever feared was Dumbledore himself.
At least we can sleep safe tonight.
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All Information based on the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Rowling, J. K., and Mary GrandPre. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Ch. 15. New York, NY: Scholastic, 1999. Print.
April 25, 1992
April 18, 1992
Charlie to the Rescue?
Charlie came through. A few days after our initial letter, he sent back a message saying that some of his friends were coming to visit him and would pass through Hogwarts on the way. We could hand Norbert off to them when that happens. That is tonight. The only bad thing is, we must meet with them at midnight, and I really didn't want anything bad to happen to me or Harry so close to exams.
We lost Ron. From the mission I mean. He was helping out Hagrid with Norbert and the dragon bit him. Ron's hand swelled to twice it's size and turned green so, turns out Norbert is poisonous as well.😒
There was another hitch as well. Malfoy found out about the meeting place since Ron left the letter from Charlie in a book that Malfoy took from him. And since it was too late to change the plan, we had to continue on.
So that means it was up to Harry and I. At midnight we went up to the tallest tower in Hogwarts Castle with Norbert's crate and Harry's Christmas Cloak around us when we heard McGonagall shouting. Apparently Malfoy had just got caught in the act of trying to catch us in the act. Thank goodness for the Christmas cloak. And he got detention. Ha!
Ten minutes later, Charlie's friends had shown up and attached Norbert's crate to the harness they had made and then left, as fast as they'd come. Harry and I were so proud of ourselves that we FORGOT the Christmas Cloak and ran straight into Filch, who took us straight to McGonagall.
If that wasn't bad enough, it turns out Neville was also walking around trying to find and warn us that Malfoy was trying to catch us with a dragon, and he'd gotten caught too. All of us ended up with detentions, and to be honest, I felt I'd deserved it. So I stood there still as a statue as Professor McGonagall took away fifty points each, making us lose the Gryffindor lead.
Poor Neville thought we had somehow tricked him, even when I tried to explain afterwards, but he wasn't having any of it.
So that's it. My first black mark on my pristine record at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
And to make it even worse, we're serving detention along with Malfoy.
😒
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All Information based on the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Rowling, J. K., and Mary GrandPre. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Ch. 14-15. New York, NY: Scholastic, 1999. Print.
April 9, 1992
Study Schedules and Hatching Eggs
I know that I took a month off to focus only on school, but I have come to conclusion that writing down my thoughts helps me to really think through what I want to do next. And since this blog is not about studying, it helps me concentrate on what to do about Snape, Fluffy, Hagrid and his flame prone house, and of course the "secret" that Fluffy is guarding.
But I can't help but also think about the fact that in about one month, Final Exams will be upon us. Upon me. And I reallllly hope I will be able to handle it.
I've started to make study schedules for Harry and Ron as well, and I'm pretty sure they're going all crazy with how strict I'm being, but I can't help it. I don't want to be the only one to potentially succeed in these exams!
A week ago as Harry, Ron, and I were eating breakfast, Hedwig brought a note to Harry saying that the egg was hatching. Ron wanted to go immediately, but I wouldn't allow it, which of course led to Ron arguing with me like a maniac all through first period. So, we went to Hagrid's during morning break.
Watching that egg hatch was both so terrifying and beautiful. The dragon was already the size of a large puppy, and it had just been born. It was all black with orange eyes and spikes and horns all along its head and back. Hagrid cooed over it like it was his own baby. And I admit, although I don't condone the fact that he was harboring an illegal animal in his very flammable hut, it was quite an adorable sight to see.
Until he looked up. And saw Malfoy's snotty, smirking face staring at the dragon (Norbert as called by Hagrid). For the past week he's been looking particularly haughty, and he always gives Harry, Ron and I the same look. It's been wracking at my nerves all week.
I've been to see Hagrid several times now and each time someone suggests letting Norbert go free, he gets all misty eyed and says that he's too small.
It's already grown three times it's original size.
So, we've hatched a plan. Ron's older brother works with dragons (legally) in Romania, so we sent him an owl to see if he can save Norbert before Malfoy tells someone. Hopefully we'll have his answer soon.
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All Information based on the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Rowling, J. K., and Mary GrandPre. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Ch. 14. New York, NY: Scholastic, 1999. Print.
But I can't help but also think about the fact that in about one month, Final Exams will be upon us. Upon me. And I reallllly hope I will be able to handle it.
I've started to make study schedules for Harry and Ron as well, and I'm pretty sure they're going all crazy with how strict I'm being, but I can't help it. I don't want to be the only one to potentially succeed in these exams!
A week ago as Harry, Ron, and I were eating breakfast, Hedwig brought a note to Harry saying that the egg was hatching. Ron wanted to go immediately, but I wouldn't allow it, which of course led to Ron arguing with me like a maniac all through first period. So, we went to Hagrid's during morning break.
Watching that egg hatch was both so terrifying and beautiful. The dragon was already the size of a large puppy, and it had just been born. It was all black with orange eyes and spikes and horns all along its head and back. Hagrid cooed over it like it was his own baby. And I admit, although I don't condone the fact that he was harboring an illegal animal in his very flammable hut, it was quite an adorable sight to see.
Until he looked up. And saw Malfoy's snotty, smirking face staring at the dragon (Norbert as called by Hagrid). For the past week he's been looking particularly haughty, and he always gives Harry, Ron and I the same look. It's been wracking at my nerves all week.
I've been to see Hagrid several times now and each time someone suggests letting Norbert go free, he gets all misty eyed and says that he's too small.
It's already grown three times it's original size.
So, we've hatched a plan. Ron's older brother works with dragons (legally) in Romania, so we sent him an owl to see if he can save Norbert before Malfoy tells someone. Hopefully we'll have his answer soon.
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All Information based on the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Rowling, J. K., and Mary GrandPre. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Ch. 14. New York, NY: Scholastic, 1999. Print.
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