Post by uozumi on May 6, 2005 21:53:18 GMT -5
<b>Title</b> <i>Of Dances, Quidditch, Tasks, and Dark Lords</i>
<b>Author</b> Uozumi
<b>Genre</b> Drama/Humor/Romance
<b>Disclaimer</b> This is an act of fandom. I do not claim ownership over these characters. I am not making any profit from this endeavour.
<b>Rating</b> PG
<b>Summary</b> Hermione’s fourth-year journal. Sequel to Of Witchcraft, Wizardry, Dementors, and Magical Creatures.
<b>Previous Chapters</b> None thus far.
Monday 18 August 1994 19:24
You won’t believe what just happened, you won’t! Ginny just rang me and asked me if I wanted to go to the World Cup with the Weasleys! I’m just glad she called and not Ron. He rang me up last year and it was horrible. He shouted into the telephone – or fellytone as he calls it – and I just hoped that he hadn’t called. Mum thought it was interesting, I thought it was embarrassing, especially after Dad teased me about it. I honestly don’t know what they’re thinking at times.
Mum asked me if I fought with Ron again this year. I just groaned. I asked Ginny if she was going to ring Harry too, but she said that her mum decided to write to Harry’s aunt and uncle, hoping that muggle mail might sway them to allow Harry to come to the World Cup. I have a bad feeling about it I must admit. I heard Ron shouting at her though about who she was talking to. She told him that it was some girl named Luna. Ron made some rather snippy remarks and stalked off. I could hear him stomping up the stairs.
Anyway, I have to pack up and get ready to go to The Burrow on Friday. Ginny wants some help with something. I don’t know yet, she wouldn’t say over the telephone. Mum had a big smile when I asked. Of course I was excited like I was still in primary school. Dad told me to tell Harry and Ron “hi” and he winked. Honestly, they think I’m dating one of the two. I mean sure Mum and Dad met when they were in secondary school, but they didn’t date each other until they re-met at their university in a dental class!
Maybe they’re trying to marry me off. One of the Ravenclaws was talking about how she was going to meet some son of her father’s business colleague over the summer. Their parents want them to marry each other once they’re both out of college, or at least when he is. Hopefully my parents won’t do that. No, they wouldn’t do that.
Would they?
Friday 21 August 1994 23:42
Harry is going to come on Sunday. I miss him. Ginny and I have been doing lots of things together since I arrived. Actually, Mr. Weasley, Ginny, Ron, and the twins came to get me. For one day our fireplace was part of the Floo Network and I did the most unusual thing ever. I got up and looked at my closet and almost screamed.
I had nothing to wear. Now mind you, I just make sure my clothes match or wear my favourites, but I just stared at my closet and couldn’t figure out what to wear. Mum knocked on my door and asked if I was awake and I told her so. She went away and came back later and asked me if everything was okay. I had been standing there staring at my closet for an hour. An hour! Well, at least that was from when Mum knocked on it, I probably had been staring at it longer.
So I reached in and grabbed the first thing I could find. It was a dress from a few years ago, shorter than I remembered and a bit tighter too, but I just stopped caring and I was hungry. So I went down and had breakfast. Mum glanced at me and had that weird smile again. When I first told her about Harry and Ron, she had a smile. It wasn’t this smile.
I can’t believe they think I’m dating one of them. I could never do that to either of them. I mean Ron would get all huffy and Harry would probably get depressed or something. I couldn’t do that to either of them.
I don’t know. I never worried about these things before. I want to ask Ginny about it but she’s a year younger than me. I mean how could she know more than me? Well, she can admit that she likes Harry. I remember when she told me. I will admit that I wasn’t sure what to say but I did smile and give her encouragement. Now I still don’t know what to think. It’s so weird. I mean Harry’s my best friend so why would I care? I should feel happy that he’s got an admirer.
Oh! Ginny’s coming!
Sunday August 23 1994 2:15
I’m writing this downstairs by moonlight. It’s not full but it has enough light to see. Today was an odd day. First off, Ginny told me about this creek that runs behind their house. I was concerned at first because I didn’t bring a bathing suit – not that I have one that fits anymore – but she said that just so long I wore some old clothes, I would be okay. I couldn’t borrow any of hers so she “borrowed” one of Charlie’s old shirts and old shorts. It was so weird wearing his clothes.
So we went off to the creek and the bank was pretty steep. I went to ask Ginny how we were supposed to get in but she simply jumped before I could ask and made a whooping noise when she did that. She surfaced shooting water out of her mouth in an arc and grinned the Weasley grin at me.
I didn’t know what to say. The water was so far down and I’m not much of a jumper. Although I didn’t mind diving at the local pool when I was younger, but that’s a board and not a bank. Ginny told me to just jump in, maybe at a running start. She assured me it was deep enough that I wouldn’t hurt myself “too bad.” I nodded and stepped back a bit and ran and jumped and it was so cold! So cold!
Ginny and I had a great time though. Percy came out to tell us to come in as the sun was going down. Neither of us had noticed that it was that late. We’d missed lunch but it wasn’t too bad because all the Weasleys were there so that meant plenty of food enough that skipping lunch wasn’t too bad.
I must admit that Percy isn’t too bad. He’s smart and bookish and he’s nice although sometimes he makes me think of cardboard. He also reminds me of Ron in some weird way, which makes no sense. Ginny told me that she caught him snogging Penelope Clearwater once and she’s scarred for life. I must admit when she told me I thought about it. It was probably the stupid and most embarrassing moment since I started Hogwarts. I thought about kissing Percy and what that would be like.
That was last year though and I won’t think of it again.
Well, after this moment.
Ewwwww…<br>
I think I’m going to get sleep before I think of anything else that’s weird and something I normally don’t think of.
Who needs a boyfriend anyway?
Wednesday 27 August 1994 19:32
I’m sitting out on the swing in the Weasley’s backyard. I needed to be along and just think. We went to the Quidditch World Cup and the worst thing happened, almost as scary as the possibility of dying in the Shack last year. Death Eaters came to the World Cup too. They tortured a muggle family that was hosting the campsite…it was horrible!
I don’t know if I can go into the details. I was half-asleep and I don’t know if I even want to. We’re going to Diagon Alley tomorrow. Oh here comes Harry and Ron. I wonder what they’re about.
Thursday 28 August 1994 22:43
We had to get dress robes some sort of special event this year. It’s so curious and Percy was very mysterious when Ron brought it up. It’s like he knows something – Actually all of Ron’s family except for the twins and Ginny were very mysterious about it too. Mrs. Weasley helped me find my dress robe. She saw me stare blankly at all of them and she helped. I’m so grateful to her, but I felt very bad because she had to buy three dress robes. Ginny is secretly making one. She’s hoping that Harry will ask her to whatever it is that we’re going to wear them to. Third-years and bellow can’t go to it, but Ginny’s hoping that Harry will ask her. I don’t think I’m going to get asked. It would be fun for the four of us to go. Actually, I’m really hoping that we’ll all go together. That would be so fun!
Ron and me going to a ball together. That’s a laugh. Maybe I’ll go with Harry. He’ll probably be able to dance, he’s more coordinated with Ron. Yet, Harry is Ginny’s. So I’ll go with Ron. I’m sure that he’ll ask me if Harry asks Ginny. Ginny’s sewing her dress. I helped her with the measurements and patterns. She makes a lot of her clothes actually and some of her clothes are hand-me-downs even though they’re pretty big on her, but she’s tall even though she’s very skinny. Her hair is thin like she is too and very straight.
This is of course providing that it’s a party we’re going to where we must have dates.
Oh dear. I can’t worry about this, I don’t worry about things like this!
I shall not think of it again.
At least, for the rest of the night.
I hope.
<b>Author</b> Uozumi
<b>Genre</b> Drama/Humor/Romance
<b>Disclaimer</b> This is an act of fandom. I do not claim ownership over these characters. I am not making any profit from this endeavour.
<b>Rating</b> PG
<b>Summary</b> Hermione’s fourth-year journal. Sequel to Of Witchcraft, Wizardry, Dementors, and Magical Creatures.
<b>Previous Chapters</b> None thus far.
<b><i>Of Dances, Quidditch, Tasks, and Dark Lords</i></b>
Monday 18 August 1994 19:24
You won’t believe what just happened, you won’t! Ginny just rang me and asked me if I wanted to go to the World Cup with the Weasleys! I’m just glad she called and not Ron. He rang me up last year and it was horrible. He shouted into the telephone – or fellytone as he calls it – and I just hoped that he hadn’t called. Mum thought it was interesting, I thought it was embarrassing, especially after Dad teased me about it. I honestly don’t know what they’re thinking at times.
Mum asked me if I fought with Ron again this year. I just groaned. I asked Ginny if she was going to ring Harry too, but she said that her mum decided to write to Harry’s aunt and uncle, hoping that muggle mail might sway them to allow Harry to come to the World Cup. I have a bad feeling about it I must admit. I heard Ron shouting at her though about who she was talking to. She told him that it was some girl named Luna. Ron made some rather snippy remarks and stalked off. I could hear him stomping up the stairs.
Anyway, I have to pack up and get ready to go to The Burrow on Friday. Ginny wants some help with something. I don’t know yet, she wouldn’t say over the telephone. Mum had a big smile when I asked. Of course I was excited like I was still in primary school. Dad told me to tell Harry and Ron “hi” and he winked. Honestly, they think I’m dating one of the two. I mean sure Mum and Dad met when they were in secondary school, but they didn’t date each other until they re-met at their university in a dental class!
Maybe they’re trying to marry me off. One of the Ravenclaws was talking about how she was going to meet some son of her father’s business colleague over the summer. Their parents want them to marry each other once they’re both out of college, or at least when he is. Hopefully my parents won’t do that. No, they wouldn’t do that.
Would they?
Friday 21 August 1994 23:42
Harry is going to come on Sunday. I miss him. Ginny and I have been doing lots of things together since I arrived. Actually, Mr. Weasley, Ginny, Ron, and the twins came to get me. For one day our fireplace was part of the Floo Network and I did the most unusual thing ever. I got up and looked at my closet and almost screamed.
I had nothing to wear. Now mind you, I just make sure my clothes match or wear my favourites, but I just stared at my closet and couldn’t figure out what to wear. Mum knocked on my door and asked if I was awake and I told her so. She went away and came back later and asked me if everything was okay. I had been standing there staring at my closet for an hour. An hour! Well, at least that was from when Mum knocked on it, I probably had been staring at it longer.
So I reached in and grabbed the first thing I could find. It was a dress from a few years ago, shorter than I remembered and a bit tighter too, but I just stopped caring and I was hungry. So I went down and had breakfast. Mum glanced at me and had that weird smile again. When I first told her about Harry and Ron, she had a smile. It wasn’t this smile.
I can’t believe they think I’m dating one of them. I could never do that to either of them. I mean Ron would get all huffy and Harry would probably get depressed or something. I couldn’t do that to either of them.
I don’t know. I never worried about these things before. I want to ask Ginny about it but she’s a year younger than me. I mean how could she know more than me? Well, she can admit that she likes Harry. I remember when she told me. I will admit that I wasn’t sure what to say but I did smile and give her encouragement. Now I still don’t know what to think. It’s so weird. I mean Harry’s my best friend so why would I care? I should feel happy that he’s got an admirer.
Oh! Ginny’s coming!
Sunday August 23 1994 2:15
I’m writing this downstairs by moonlight. It’s not full but it has enough light to see. Today was an odd day. First off, Ginny told me about this creek that runs behind their house. I was concerned at first because I didn’t bring a bathing suit – not that I have one that fits anymore – but she said that just so long I wore some old clothes, I would be okay. I couldn’t borrow any of hers so she “borrowed” one of Charlie’s old shirts and old shorts. It was so weird wearing his clothes.
So we went off to the creek and the bank was pretty steep. I went to ask Ginny how we were supposed to get in but she simply jumped before I could ask and made a whooping noise when she did that. She surfaced shooting water out of her mouth in an arc and grinned the Weasley grin at me.
I didn’t know what to say. The water was so far down and I’m not much of a jumper. Although I didn’t mind diving at the local pool when I was younger, but that’s a board and not a bank. Ginny told me to just jump in, maybe at a running start. She assured me it was deep enough that I wouldn’t hurt myself “too bad.” I nodded and stepped back a bit and ran and jumped and it was so cold! So cold!
Ginny and I had a great time though. Percy came out to tell us to come in as the sun was going down. Neither of us had noticed that it was that late. We’d missed lunch but it wasn’t too bad because all the Weasleys were there so that meant plenty of food enough that skipping lunch wasn’t too bad.
I must admit that Percy isn’t too bad. He’s smart and bookish and he’s nice although sometimes he makes me think of cardboard. He also reminds me of Ron in some weird way, which makes no sense. Ginny told me that she caught him snogging Penelope Clearwater once and she’s scarred for life. I must admit when she told me I thought about it. It was probably the stupid and most embarrassing moment since I started Hogwarts. I thought about kissing Percy and what that would be like.
That was last year though and I won’t think of it again.
Well, after this moment.
Ewwwww…<br>
I think I’m going to get sleep before I think of anything else that’s weird and something I normally don’t think of.
Who needs a boyfriend anyway?
Wednesday 27 August 1994 19:32
I’m sitting out on the swing in the Weasley’s backyard. I needed to be along and just think. We went to the Quidditch World Cup and the worst thing happened, almost as scary as the possibility of dying in the Shack last year. Death Eaters came to the World Cup too. They tortured a muggle family that was hosting the campsite…it was horrible!
I don’t know if I can go into the details. I was half-asleep and I don’t know if I even want to. We’re going to Diagon Alley tomorrow. Oh here comes Harry and Ron. I wonder what they’re about.
Thursday 28 August 1994 22:43
We had to get dress robes some sort of special event this year. It’s so curious and Percy was very mysterious when Ron brought it up. It’s like he knows something – Actually all of Ron’s family except for the twins and Ginny were very mysterious about it too. Mrs. Weasley helped me find my dress robe. She saw me stare blankly at all of them and she helped. I’m so grateful to her, but I felt very bad because she had to buy three dress robes. Ginny is secretly making one. She’s hoping that Harry will ask her to whatever it is that we’re going to wear them to. Third-years and bellow can’t go to it, but Ginny’s hoping that Harry will ask her. I don’t think I’m going to get asked. It would be fun for the four of us to go. Actually, I’m really hoping that we’ll all go together. That would be so fun!
Ron and me going to a ball together. That’s a laugh. Maybe I’ll go with Harry. He’ll probably be able to dance, he’s more coordinated with Ron. Yet, Harry is Ginny’s. So I’ll go with Ron. I’m sure that he’ll ask me if Harry asks Ginny. Ginny’s sewing her dress. I helped her with the measurements and patterns. She makes a lot of her clothes actually and some of her clothes are hand-me-downs even though they’re pretty big on her, but she’s tall even though she’s very skinny. Her hair is thin like she is too and very straight.
This is of course providing that it’s a party we’re going to where we must have dates.
Oh dear. I can’t worry about this, I don’t worry about things like this!
I shall not think of it again.
At least, for the rest of the night.
I hope.
<b>To be continued…</b>[/center\