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Chapter 39: The Valentine's Day Chronicles

A/N: Again, these are just like the Halloween Chronicles, since those went over really well with you guys – hopefully you will enjoy this one too, since I decided to add more dialogue this time around. It's a great way of letting you guys know what else is going on in the castle – plus, I get to show you the popular view of the LJ action, which we've only gotten one account of thus far. Exciting, exciting.

Another filler, I know, but it's necessary. You guys can understand that, right?

Enjoy, then, and the next chapter will be the actual day itself – where there are things going on, definitely.

Cheers!

I would like to take this moment to interrupt my regularly-scheduled diary ranting in order to bring you...

THE VALENTINE'S DAY CHRONICLES

...because this is all anybody cares about at Hogwarts right now, in light of our upcoming Valentine's Day.

Thanks to the rampaging hormones so prevalent in our school – I swear, it has to be just Hogwarts, I refuse to believe teenagers are really this horny – I've decided to reflect the public mood in this diary, since it's all anyone cares about these days.

Like the last time I did this – around Halloween – most of my information will be second-hand from Alice. She's the only one who always has to share what her other acquaintances informed her of – and of course me and Livvy are her only willing audience.

So...without further ado...here we go. The Valentine's Day Chronicles. Hooray.

February 6

Whispers are going around that Sean has decided to ask Adrianna out on Valentine's Day, but Robert doesn't know about it. Apparently, Sean confronted Adrianna about the crush everyone knows about a couple of weeks ago, and she was mighty uncomfortable about the whole thing. But according to Alice, who heard it from Mary, she couldn't "fight the feeling" and she will probably accept, if Sean gets to the asking stage. Whether he will stay alive long enough to attend the date once Robert finds out remains to be seen.

Meanwhile, Sirius has decided he'd like a sweetheart this year. He put up a sign on the Gryffindor notice-board, informing us of his decision. I don't know what he wanted to get himself into, but I hear there's a mass of girls attempting to get his attention. I think that's hilarious. Sirius is always good at cooking up drama when no one really wants any more.

Livvy and Russell have saved the date for Puddifoot's. Livvy's rationale is, there will be so many couples over there, no one will pay them any attention. Alice was dying to say something, I could tell, when the news came out, but she didn't and Livvy was glad. She can be so fragile sometimes.

February 7

Emma Bell and George Westrom – the surprise, social-class-transcending couple of Halloween fame – are still going strong. Alice reported that a reliable source told her they'd already had sex and everything. They're going out to Puddifoot's on Saturday as well.

Vickie Frasier, a Gryffindor sixth year, currently seems to be the current favorite for Sirius's Valentine's Day sweetheart. Sirius was spotted in the library with her during his lunch hour. He appeared quite keen on her, playing with her hair and smelling her neck. Apparently, she giggled a lot and can now be seen sporting a banana-split smile so huge I wonder if her cheek muscles hurt. Oh, to be Sirius...

Peter, whose Halloween relationship didn't really work out, has decided to ask "Ginger" Maverish to be his date. Her real name is Lauren, but she's one of the few red-heads in our school – like me – and everyone calls her Ginger. She's a lot more romantically-sociable than I am – my reputation is generally popular/well-liked but a workaholic – so Peter isn't the only one eyeing her ginger locks. We'll see how this goes.