Leo's Book Of Observations

entry 1733

Date: 26th december 1997

Age: 16

Year: 6 

Christmas day was yesterday. Surprisingly it was nice. Me and Nevile spent the day together in my dorm room. John and Luna had gone home for christmas. I said it was a dangerous idea but they didn’t listen to me and went home anyway.

The day was amazing. Neville turned up outside the common room at 7 am and had brought a present with him. I let him in and led him into the dorm room. First we exchanged gifts. We both knew gifts weren’t going to be much because we couldn’t leave Hogwarts and because we are in a war but we tried. Neville got me this book. I could clearly tell it’s one of the books from hogwart library but I thought the death eaters burnt down the library. Somehow Neville managed to save a book before the library was destroyed. I was so happy that he saved this book for me that I jumped over and hugged him tightly. Afterwards, I apologised profusely and explained that I should have asked but he said it’s ok. Neville said it was ok. My gift to him was nothing special. I made him a letter collar and tracker for his toad, Trever. I thought if he had a tracker on him, Neville would stop losing him. Neville loved the gift. 

After giving gifts, we had breakfast. Neville had apparently snuck some food up into the dorm with him which was nice. It meant we didn’t have to leave the dorm all day and we didn’t have to deal with death eaters. The breakfast was small but nice. 

After breakfast, we cuddled up on my bed and read some books in each other’s company. We spent most of the day like this. Cuddled up under a blanket, enjoying the silence of each other's company while also reading books together. It was a very nice peaceful day.

But in the afternoon I gave Neville the best gift ever, well he said it was. In the afternoon, I finally talked to Neville. Not through writing. Not through acting or pointing. But with my actual voice. I actually talked to him. And guess what it was that I said to him. I said “You should really be more careful with where your toad is. He could create a basilisk". Neville said I had an amazing beautiful handsome voice that was music to his ears. That made me blush heavily. But I’m sure he only mentioned it as a friend. Cause we a re just friends right?  Right? 

After tea, we reserved some horrible news. Me and Neville were just about to head to the room of requirements when I received a letter for Luna’s father. 

“Leo,

Luna talks a good deal about you being a good friend. So I thought you’d need to know. Luna will not be coming back to Hogwarts as she has been locked away in your father’s dungeon.

Xenophilius Lovegood”

My father is holding Lun captive. I told her it was not safe to go home and now she is being held captive. What if father hurts her? I don’t want my father to hurt her. I don’t want to lose her. I don’t want to lose anyone. 

List of dead: 

~ Sirius Black 

~ Star Walburga Black 

~ Cedric diggory. 

~ Comet Black

~ Lotty Midnight