This week has really

[alt_padma]

flown--I mean, it could have been on a Firebolt, it feels like it's gone by so fast!

We're all so relieved that Diggory's eventually going to recover, for one thing. And now, all the clubs are being reinstated (we've completely lost track of History Club; I think we might just want to chuck it altogether until next year), and Professor Vector's trying to make sure that we all get our Careers Advice before the end of the year. I guess Madam Umbridge didn't realise we were supposed to have the sessions and people weren't sure if that counted as Professors teaching things that weren't strictly related to their subjects, so we didn't have them back in the winter when we were supposed to get them.

I hope that doesn't mean that people have been revising for the wrong O.W.L.s, though.

Oh, but lessons have been brill this week. Well, Monday was a little strange, but by Tuesday things felt normal again, didn't they? And we've got Defence sorted out again and everything. And everyone's been getting together to revise like mad, now that we can do. Ravenclaw Corner was bursting at the seams tonight--Madam Pince had to tell us that if she had to come over one more time she would eject us all from the library! And we all just smiled and didn't even mind being told off.

Our dormitory has an adorable kitten now, too, which we've all agreed we're going to let stay and consider to be everyone's. She's a little white and black number, with black ears and a sort of splotchy pattern on her back and legs and tail. It's almost like someone dipped her in ink. She's ever so dainty, too. Su Li said we should call her 'shaw moon yu' which is 'little cow' in Chinese, but none of us could say it right (that there doesn't even really do the pronunciation justice), so we've just decided to call her Moonpie instead.

I'm not sure what we'll do come summer, though. Mum certainly wouldn't want her at our house and I don't think Morag could stand having a cat to herself (she's a bit allergic, and she's been complaining that her nose is going to run straight through exams, now). Maybe Belinda will take her home. I don't think we could leave her in the castle all summer.

Lav, I think we should get something going this weekend, don't you think? I think we all need a little something to celebrate because it's May and April was just so awful and you can just tell that waiting for Hogsmeade isn't going to do anyone any good. I'll ask Professor Vector if we can get up a dance in the Great Hall or something on Saturday, shall I?

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[alt_ginny]

My dormitory has one of those, too. A kitten that just sort of moved in. Honoria wants to take her home but doesn't think her parents would be happy, so I'm probably going to take her this summer.

Maybe I should have asked my mum before I wrote that here.

[alt_zacharias]

Yeah, it's great he's going to be all right. Eventually.

Only, did you see the paper this morning? Well, not the Prophet, actually, it's the Sporting Wizard's Digest. Had an article all about how this might ruin what could have been a record-breaking career on the pitch. And he'd just been offered a posting, too, on the reserves. He'd just told us at practice that morning. Nothing was for certain yet, though. I hope that doesn't mean they'll reconsider.

I mean, I suppose at least he'd played his last match with us already, so there's not that to ruin the year. I just hope this article's more on the order of sensationalism and nothing remotely accurate, you know?

Anyways, a party this Saturday would be good, I guess. It's weird how you can feel bad for a mate who's in hospital like that but still be in a good mood overall, innit?

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_pansy]

That's right, throw a party, you arse kissing cow.

And just hope that everyone forgets that you stole their food and made them strip-search.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

A party's an excellent idea! Just not with her.

[alt_linus]

Perhaps we ought to have a History Club meeting this coming Monday to talk about what we might like to study over summer hols, so as to be ready for next year. Our traditional end-of-the-year meeting in costume ought not be scrapped either; everyone enjoys coming as their favorite historical figure so much, and it would be a shame to miss that.

Did you get all of your books transfigured back, after that incident in Potions? One of mine stayed a fish for a distressingly long time, and the less said about the interior of my satchel, the better. I used Scourgify twice, but there are still kittens following me.

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[alt_padma]

I gave up on Scourgify after three tries and used a perfume charm. That seems to have disinterested Moonpie. You and Bones and Smith had Creatures this afternoon, too, I hope nothing decided to be overly interested in your bag there?

I can't believe Professor Slughorn took points, either. Well, I can, I mean, he's well strict enough but 40 in one go! Do you suppose he didn't know it was obviously a prank played on us, or that he just didn't care?

Is Lav still upset with me? Because it wasn't--I mean, she knows why I had to leave her on her own for a while, doesn't she? After all, she'd have done the same if our positions were reversed.

I think it's really important we all stick together now, though, to show that we're still all Prefects and all interested in the good of the school, even if that means certain individuals got the spell-end of the wand for a bit.

Anyway, tell her it's all right to be cross with me in private, if she wants we can go out to the greenhouses tomorrow and she can shout at me all she likes, but she really ought to just get over it and help put this school back in order.

[alt_padma]

Oh, and you might want to check round. By the time I got all the fish reverted, I wound up with two Defence textbooks and no Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5.