The Hogwarts Diaries - Marauder's Era

The Proposition - Leonie

What's up?

I know it's really late but I just can't sleep, I'm way too excited for tomorrow. We're meeting the kids from the other schools, well you know, properly. They're holding some kind of gathering. It's not compulsory but I think I might go with Lily and Kris.

Also Alexis' diary got confiscated, can you believe that? I know, but she was doodling on it in class so I guess she won't be able to write again until she gets it back, and with it being Professor Ambleton , it might be a while.

Well, I'm going to attempt sleep. Ciao,

Leonie x o x o

***

The last of the rain slowly crawls down my window, the sun is just beginning to shine, and I smile stretching.

"Morning Lee," yawns Beatrice - a sweet girl I share my room with - in the bed across from me, her sheet tangled around her legs.

"Morning," I say in a sleepy voice, making a noise like a strangled cat as I stretch.

I slowly make my way into my favourite, well, cleanest pair of robes and slip my feet into my plain black shoes, I wish I had something more stylish really I've heard these Beauxbaton girls are gorgeous, I mean do I really need more competition?

Well, that's a joke I mean, I'm not even in the competition. But it's not against the law to wish/hope/pray, is it?

I look over to my other roommate’s bed to see she's still asleep, I guess I should probably wake her up.

Alice, She's super sweet but really the only thing she talks about when she's awake is Frank Longbottom, her boyfriend and it really gets on my nerves. Actually I think I'm just jealous, they're together as much as possible and it's just like, Get a dorm

I look down to see Rosa, my kitten, throwing herself on the ground in front of me, I laugh.

"Sorry Rosey but I can't get these robes dirty; Dumbledore insisted we have immaculate clothing for the guests." I whisper tickling her stomach.

I place some food and water on my chest, which she had taken over as her domain; Merlin only knows how she gets up there, she's so tiny.

"So Lee-Lee," says Beatrice, using the nickname I hated, a lot. I turn around and she's sitting on her bed trying to stop Neveah from scratching her sheets.

"I told you two to get owls," laughs Alice, appearing next to me. I jump, Placing a hand over my heart and willing it to slow down.

"I didn't know you we're up," I exclaim, taking a deep breath. She laughs again, putting on her shoes and waltzing out the door. I laugh lightly, still in shook and look over at Beatrice my eyes wide.

"Well come on then," she chuckles, putting Neveah on the ground, "Let’s go get some food!"

I nod and we walk out.

***

"I can't believe they're cutting our breakfast time in half for this," I whisper while we walk through the Common Room, our large Hufflepuff flag hanging proudly above the mantel piece of our cosy fire, out of all the dorms, I reckon we have the best.

We quickly exit through the barrel, crouching and rush down the hall

"This is so exciting!" squeals Beatrice, clapping her hands together.

As we enter the great hall, I realise something is different, as well as the Gryffindor red there's also a darker flag hanging next to it, I figure it must be the Durmstrang boys.