Diaries of a Social Misfit

1997: March

1. March-

Bobbie:

This has been a HUGELY eventful day! Firstly, we had our fifth Apparation lesson and I managed to travel all the way across the Great Hall. I'm feeling great about this!

Secondly, Ron nearly DIED and it's his birthday! I have no idea how it happened, but the rumours are flying that one of the Slytherins left something poisoned with Slughorn and, when Harry went to get an antidote for some love potion that Ron accidentally took, he drank the poison and he nearly died! He was only saved because Harry remembered that a bezoar can counter most poisons. Ron sure is lucky that Harry paid attention in Potions!

Because of all this, our Hogsmeade trip was cancelled- so that was a complete downer. I suppose, though, when one of the students nearly dies, keeping everyone else contained is a good idea, especially what with what happened to poor Katie at the start of the year.

Is Hogwarts really not safe anymore?

The Weasleys are visiting Ron in the hospital wing right now. I'll try to catch Molly on her way out. I really need to hear that things are going to be alright, even if no one really knows for sure.

~L'elly.

4. March-

Bobbie:

I talked to McGonagall today about setting up lessons with her to become an Animagus. I've talked to her before and she knows I've been reading a lot about it. She warned me about how dangerous and how difficult it is to become one and how I would have to dedicate a lot of time to this. I am up for it. I told her so. I think that it helps that she knows how much it helped Daddy when Papa could be there for him during the full moon, when it was necessary to fight to keep Daddy from being dangerous to others, as well as when it was just so he'd have someone to keep watch over him when he was under the influence of the wolfsbane potion and vulnerable.

We start lessons on Friday.

~L'elly.

7. March-

Bobbie:

I had my first Animagus lesson today. We went over quite a lot of book stuff and general information. We also talked about what animal it was that I would be best suited to turning into. Right now, I'm thinking big...and cat. I'm really liking the idea of a panther, or a lion, but we'll see. She says that it isn't entirely up to us, that our magic and our spirits will guide us during the process.