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So. I didn't talk to Tosha about needing to polish my duelling (though, I guess, I need it, although who has the time? Oh, anyway, I'll figure it out). Did you?

Do you think it was Lestrange? Or Marvolo? I'll bet French-Finnicky's part of the reason we now have a duelling 'salle' (I mean, that's French, isn't it?).

And I'm not sure I like the way Tosha says Council disputes get 'spirited' as if pulling out a wand and hexing someone else is just all part of normal business.

Not that there aren't people I wouldn't hex just on a whim, if I thought I could get away with it. Weasel, for example, the way he tried to make it sound like I failed the whole side for getting hexed in Defence last week.

But whatever. Duelling. Fine.

Lana asked if I'm going to Snowdonia next weekend and I told her I am. Are you?

I've been trying to think about what to pack. It's just a weekend but there will probably be at least one formal meal, right? And there's that reception thing on the invitation.

Mum says in the old days, witches didn't necessarily have to go broom-back and hunt, they could stay in the lodge and just come out for luncheon and such, but I think that would not look well with the Mark and all.

Have you ever been on something like this, with Mr Rosier? What should we expect?

Oh, and she said Weasley was coming and I thought she meant Ron, but she meant Percy. Isn't that funny! I completely forgot that he got Marked when we did. Anyway, he's coming, but she did tell me a thing or two about his brother, as well. (Unfortunately, he's apparently not completely hopeless.)

Effie, that tablespoon error was well-spotted. And Perks, good on you for recognising that there was far too much salt in the recipe compared to the amount of sugar. Donovan, good show with the maths. It's a good job the three of us know our way round a kitchen, though, because that really gave us an advantage. (And yes, 'cinnamon' is spelled like that.)

Pansy, you and your team did really really well. I wasn't sure we were going to break our code before you translated yours! Well done. It was close.

Marvolo and Weasley, I shouldn't feel too bad if I were you. Zach said the bit about blatching was really convincing and clever. I think you both ought to get points just for realising that the passage was incorrect! But that would be Quidditch game theory, wouldn't it, and not codebreaking. Still, it was a noble effort. And besides, finding codes where there aren't codes is actually pretty easy to do.

Still, this was loads of fun, and thanks, Professor Sinistra, for including it in the programme.

I hope everyone's ready for tomorrow's fitness testing!

More challenges? And it'll take until after lunch?

If you ask me, we should be concentrating on the parade routine. Freedom Day is Tuesday and we're not going to be ready at all!

I hope this doesn't end up like the play where certain people don't take it seriously enough and ruin the whole thing.

Well, anyway.

Good luck on the challenge. Though I'm so tired and sore from yesterday I'm sure I won't do as well as I'd like. I hope they take that into consideration!

Just so you know, I really don't have any idea who did it. And I'm sorry that it had to happen at all, but especially this week. Or well, you know what I mean. This time of year.

I saw the drawing, before Anderson got it down off the wall. It was well horrid. (Well, except that whoever drew Ron made his ears look hilarious. Sorry, but it's true. Oh, and Longbottom's buck-teeth were sort of grotesque. But then they are, aren't they? I mean, objectively?)

I think whoever did it might have assumed Seamus or me or Lav would get blamed but we decided last year that you've a right to pick your friends, even if they're nobodies.

I mean, look at Daphs. No one takes the mick out of her because she keeps Milli around and everyone knows it's so Daphne looks even cleverer and prettier by comparison. But Milli's loyal to Daphs and I think they honestly do like each other. And I know it's the same for you and your mates--that you like each other, I mean, not that you picked them because they show you off to good advantage.

Anyway. Just wanted to say. I'm sorry everyone's laughing at you. I hope you find a way to get them back.

I'm sorry you weren't on the list.

Seamus, what did Professor Sinistra say? Lines, has she said anything to you at all?

Did you see the part about the 'anonymous donor' who made it possible to take 11? Who do you think bribed their way on, then? Maybe Parkinson paid so they'd take Perks, or Peakes bribed her to take Thomas. Or someone gave them money for Weasel--only I dunno who'd sponsor him!

Oh, also? Lines, you already know this but Clearwater's probably going to crack before the end of the week. She just grabbed up all her books and shut herself up in her dormitory and told Edgecombe and Anderson to just handle anything that came up and to leave her alone the rest of the night.

And--this is really important--what should we do about Daphne Greengrass? I mean, I know she broke up with Bole but did you notice how the Slytherins are all treating her like a porcelain doll? I don't want them thinking no one but them can keep her safe from him, you know? She should know that everyone thinks he's a lout. But I don't want her to think everyone knows everything, I mean, she was even too embarrassed to say anything to me and tried to make it sound like I couldn't possibly get it.

What gets me is that she thinks Porkinson does get it? Ugh.

So, which of the rumours about Weaslette do you think it really is? Did she really 'work herself to exhaustion' or is she pregnant or what?

If she's pregnant, I bet Thomas is the father.

Just kidding! I don't think she's really up the duff. She's so frigid I don't think she'd know what to do with a boy if one grabbed her by the hair and threw her over his shoulder.

But I think she could be pulling a Frobisher. All that modelling. I bet someone's convinced her to starve herself so she'll look less chubby in her photo shoots.

Anyway. Lav, have you put in your YPL application? And Pav, did you get a letter from Mum? I did if you didn't. She's well cross with Haruman for applying to the Aurors. She thought he was dating someone seriously (finally!) but it turns out that he's been going to a duelling club in New London trying to improve his skills for the tests. (There's more about Dad, too, but it's a lot less interesting.)

Brocklehurst take advantage of Leap Day and pop the question, or not?

I was reading in Dish! that Mr Cooper's putting up a monument for the games, which I think is well respectful.

And at History Club tonight, we talked all about times when people have had to sacrifice for a greater purpose and how duelling has always been a matter of honour and privilege. I hope it helped give some perspective to people, even though of course, it's terrible to lose friends or family.

I keep thinking about my brother and how he died, and how it wasn't the same sort of thing as Mr Warrington or the others at all. Because he didn't have any way to defend himself and even if it wasn't supposed to happen, I think it's important, what Auror Crouch said about being ready anytime, just in case. And culling the weak, I think that's something to think about, too. Wizards being weak is part of why we let the Muggles push us aside in the old days, and it's because of the Lord Protector's strength that we were able to push back.

I guess He thought we needed a reminder.

And I've been thinking about all our CCF training, last year, and how we've sort of fallen off over the winter. So I'm starting again. Daphne, if you or anyone else wants to join, we're starting with conditioning exercises again this Sunday. Parvati and I will also lead yoga if anyone's interested.

Again!

It's always really nift to see all the cards and everyone giving each other presents. Thanks to everyone who sent something to me and I hope you all liked yours, too. I sort of love that in the middle of winter we've got an excuse to exchange tokens again, like Christmas but for everyone and even better because February really is so unending, isn't it?

It's also fun to watch everyone turning into lovebirds. It was impossible not to notice at least one or two deliveries to Slytherin table. Daphne, how did you manage that gigantic bear? I don't know if you had the heart to shrink it down into your bag!

(Summers, I don't think Midgen quite got your message, though. Could you shout at her a little louder for us at tomorrow's breakfast? At least you've saved the rest of us the trouble of thinking you might be worth our consideration.)

And Brocklehurst, word to the wise: Even if he were capable of reciprocating, really, would you want him to do? Honestly. Think about it.

Oh, and this week's Dish! has full coverage of the opening ceremonies at the Frost Faire. The pictures are amazing! Watching that bridge form over the river--I just keep staring at the photo. It must have been breathtaking in real life.

Well, if anyone wants to see, I'll have it in History Club tomorrow, too.

NO GHOSTS is supposed to INCLUDE no poltergeists!!!

And as for the Weasley twins: ha ha. Only you two would do something that daft.

Feeling better?

I suppose that business yesterday must make asking someone to the Ball loads more difficult.

It was utterly impossible no one should have seen it happen. And how that one made such a cake out of 'getting caught with your guard down' - I thought it was well rude. Especially since it was obviously Weasley and Perks. I can't believe no one said anything, especially Clearwater. She's useless.

How are we going to get them back for it?

Someone had a copy of Whirl in the common room this evening and I had a look. It had something about your foster-father in it. And Zabini's mum!

You might want to have a look if you can find it. Imagine if Zabini became your step-brother? Well, step-foster-brother, you know what I mean.

And didn't you love how everyone cast hexes on Weasley at rehearsal? I figured we'd best not do anything to him he can actually blame us for, but still embarrass him. I mean, Parkinson's been practically decent lately and I certainly don't want any of us to wake up finding we've been hexed.

Anyway, I thought you'd want to know about Zabini's mum going after Mr Rosier.

Hey, Marvolo,

Will you be willing to give me and Parvati some Parseltongue lessons?

Actually, everyone's expected us to be really annoyed about being Nagini, but I talked to Karoline and she said there's quite a lot to being the snake. For one thing, she's on stage whenever the Lord Protector is, which is quite a lot, and there's to be very complicated fighting. And there's the whole bit where we get to kill Weasley at the end, which you have to admit is pretty satisfying.

Anyway, she also asked me to understudy Bradley as Mr Thicknesse, so that'll be all right.

But we'd love to make the snake as realistic as we can! Are you up to showing us a few phrases?

This afternoon in Transfiguration we were talking about transfigurations that are considered impossible. I said that we should add "Transfiguring Ron Weasley into a genius" to the list. Professor Carrow gave Ravenclaw five points!

I've told Linus and Belinda and Morag. Su Li will probably notice that it's Parvati but she won't say anything, not to Weasley at any rate.

Parvati told Lav so she'll sit with us tomorrow. And I mentioned it to Malfoy and Smith. Malfoy knows better than to warn Parkinson and Perks, too.

I think we're in good stead to go.

is utterly mad. I thought last year's was bad enough but - well, I suppose with the electives in, we were bound to have less free time.

Finnigan, I'm trying to figure out if Wednesday is still best for History Club. I think probably it's no worse than any other. We've got to be up anyway, right, for Astronomy. So perhaps we ought to go ahead now and say Wednesdays.

But I heard from Electra Bobolis that they're considering moving Young Interrogators to Wednesdays. Have you heard anything about that? Anyway, if it's true we'll have to change up, but I hope not. I'd rather not have to shift everything round.

Oh. And you can tell that Weasel you dorm with that I saw him at breakfast. Parvati and Lav did too, from down the table. It's not funny, and it's in horrid taste. I'd tell him myself but we've no lessons with you lot today. I don't fancy he's clever enough to be taking Arithmancy.

WEASLEY!!!!

THIS IS NOT FUNNY. Not. Funny. At ALL.

On my busiest day of the week, too. No, no no no no no.

You'll pay for this, you loathsome WEASEL.

Be sure you're very, very careful what you touch in the Gryffindor common room. In fact, you might want to use the 'leviosa' spell like Mr Selwyn reccommended, so you can avoid touching anything.

I can't believe Weasley let Loony send an owl to the halfblood's ward at St Mungo's!

(And if you hadn't heard yet, well, remember what happened with Bones last year? Well, it seems like someone else has been trying to pass as a pureblood! Only it's not certain she even knew she wasn't!! Can you imagine? I'm ever so glad we can prove we're purebloods going back generations. It must be devastating to find out that your parents lied to you and now everyone knows the truth!)

Anyway, Belinda and I just finished scourgifying the whole of our dormitory room, and the bathroom nearest our room, to be on the safe side. You should do the same - and stay away from that owl and the rest of the Weasleys!

So. What do you think happened? Why Stebbins but not Weasley?

And who's behind it?

(Fawcett is hiding in our dormitory, by the way, and she says she won't come out. And Li and Brocklehurst have all pledged to go everywhere together from now on, for protection. They're convinced that halfbloods aren't safe. Stebbins even had one of those charm things and it didn't protect him, so you know that's rubbish.)

You are positively the most horrid person to walk the planet! Moon admitted this morning that YOU were the one who put that hicupping stuff in our tent yesterday!!!

At least, since I couldn't sleep at all because NOTHING would get rid of those stupid hiccups (and they hurt too, I can tell you!), I cleaned the mud out of my journal. I can't believe that one spell wouldn't do for the whole thing. I had to cast it on every single page - which was not all that easy as I kept hiccuping in the middle of the incan

Tation. UGH. They're still not gone completely!

It's a good job the rest of this trip is so nift, because the camping part is NOT.

How soon do we go home?