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Silence.
Absolute silence.
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?"
"You mean like, today or in general?"
"Merlin, help," Hermione groaned.
"Bit rude asking a dead guy for favours, innit?"
"You literally interrogated Moaning Myrtle about her death scene," Harry pointed out.
"That's called journalism, Harold. Look it up."
"You're fourteen."
"Exactly. Gifted and traumatised."
Vanessa Black is allegedly back for a normal second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But plot twist: Hogwarts is still a menace, students are still dropping like mandrakes without earmuffs, and someone really said, "You know what this school needs? A cursed diary."
There are voices in the walls, suspiciously sassy snakes, teachers with less job security than a damp tissue, and a very charming diary that's definitely not trying to murder her.
As if surviving her first year wasn't enough, Vanessa now faces...
Ancient evil!
Overachieving ghosts!
A boy named Tom who may or may not be a Victorian gaslight gatekeep girlboss!
All while trying to pass Potions, navigate Slytherin drama, and keep her sanity somewhat intact.
Vanessa Black is fourteen.
She's tired.
And she'd very much like to speak to Hogwarts' manager.