Fiona Kemp is a wee hag, crivens!

( Because maybe, you're gonna be the one who saves me/And after all, you're my wonderwall )

It feels a little strange to be home for break. Everything here is so normal? Which isn't bad! It's just, strange, I guess. Coming back home from school always required a little adjustment it's just feels like more so this time.

My sister wanted one of those colourful new Macs for Christmas. She didn't get it. She got a coat instead. She hasn't stopped whinging and I think my parents are regretting not getting it for her. That or they are regretting having her.

[Warded to Audrey]
I love my sketchbook, thank you. I wish you could have been here though.

[Warded Private]
And another Prophet article comes out. More rubbish. Merlin this is all...I don't even know. I'm not a numpty, I've known just this sort of thing had to happen any day but that doesn't make it any less shocking. The Ministry, Mungo's, the Prophet. At least I know I'm as safe as I could be, here at school for now.

I also can't stop thinking I should tell Mum or Dad. I haven't said anything to them before, I know they would just panic and they don't understand. But it's still so much, I don't even know how they'd start to try an understand.

This is making my head hurt.
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I could really go for a cup of tea right now.

I think I'll go out for the team. I think I've got a good shot. Alright, yes I do fall over if I get three feet off the ground but that just gives me an advantage, right? Element of surprise and all?

Merlin, I'm joking, don't take that seriously. The last thing in the world I want to do is go up on a broom.

If you have waffles for breakfast and all you can see in them are Tetris blocks stacked together...does it mean you are going through Nintendo withdrawal already?

I can't be the only one thinking that school can't possibly start tomorrow. I always get home for summer and July just drags by, all the fun stuff happens in August, but as soon as the first rolls around it's all just gone like that! I've got everything packed already, I think it's the earliest I've ever packed since first year. But that time I was packed almost right after I got all my stuff home from Diagon Alley, rather hard to beat that.

Also, it's been brilliant playing with Aud's puppies all week. Living vicariously isn't too bad!

Merlin! I can't believe it! Mum got me tickets for the V97 festival in Chelmsford! All for making prefect! I mean...I know it's a great thing and all but three tickets!? I mean, I have to go with my sister, Bridget, but Chelmsford is rather far so I can understand that. But they got four totally so with us that still leaves two spots. For whoever I love the most! The rest of summer was looking well boring now Aud's gone back home but this! Brilliant!

Merlin, it's like everyone has one of these journals. I'd ask who doesn't have one but I feel that question, by nature, is a wee bit ridiculous. I ordered mine from Flourish and Blotts, it's still going to be a couple weeks before I can go down to London to get my books. It's well worth it though as I hate feeling out of touch over hols. And waiting, hate that too.

I didn't think I would find any big surprises when I got my book list this year, it's usually the same stuff, the Standard Book of Spells, Intermediate Transfiguration, whatever copy of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi they are up to now, nothing exciting there. I've been made a prefect though. I did not expect that. Alright, I know some say that and still suspected but I didn't! I sort of like the badge though. Feels like I've levelled up.