the product of your fears

Blocked from teachers;

Since I was not in attendance, does anyone care to inform me of who won the Quidditch match?

I have good reason to believe that if you ask in a certain way, the house elves will share with you their secret stash of Firewhisky. I had heard that they had one but I confirmed it the other night. Not that I am in any way enabling anyone's drinking habit or giving anyone another, closer outlet through which they can procure their alcohol. I'm simply making an observation.

In the meantime, I may have unnerved quite a few of my classmates with the frequency with which I have been smiling as of late. I have not been quite so happy in months. It is truly a wonderful feeling, one I have missed. But I shall not bore you with my musings.

The Garden Social is in seven days. I'm not quite sure yet how I feel about the whole thing, though I do have a particular fondness for the gardens. Either way, I will most certainly be there so I hope it is of some entertainment. School-orchestrated affairs aren't usually widely considered an acceptable form of partying, usually because of the lack of a keg. Having fun while sober is an odd concept to some people.

On my way to Herbology this morning, I got the feeling that I was either being stared at or talked about and the hunch turned out to be correct. There was a Second Year boy who glimpsed me on the lawn and walked straight into a tree. I am unsure whether he found me strikingly attractive, strikingly unattractive, or just plain scary, but I did escort him to the Hospital Wing just in case.

Thinking back on it, I hope it was the first one. I'd hate to think of myself as being so ugly or intimidating as to make others walk into trees. The first one is at least flattering.

I feel as though one of these days I should fulfill my duties as Head Boy and actually take house points from someone.

Announcement.

I will be having N.E.W.T. study sessions for Seventh Years in the library starting next week, so anyone who would like to get a jump start on their outline for N.E.W.T.s should meet Thierry, Laurent, and I there. Those who feel it's too early to be thinking about N.E.W.T.s can fail them feel free to do something else with your time. There's no point in forcing the disinterested to study.

I did not actually have any classes today. What I had instead was Quidditch practice. I missed being up in the air and I certainly cannot wait for the first match. It will be fun to see who wins the Cup this year.

Additionally, I heard there was a party the other night. I'm sorry I missed it. When is the next one?

So I get to return to school wielding a mighty power few can brag and that is the mighty power of the Head Boy. I could command armies with my intense ability to... take away house points. I could unite nations with my frequent... meetings with the teachers. I could bring dictators to their knees with my... good grades.

Nothing ever sounds impressive when compared to world domination.

Just watch what you're doing and where you're doing it because I will sniff you out and slap you with a detention faster than you can say any four-letter word of your choice.

Private from Staff;

Or, you know, do whatever you want just as long as the teachers don't catch you because I really, truly don't care. Happy move-in day.

End Private;

You swore you'd never let yourself believe there was anything out there you couldn't reach
And like a skyscraper you stood tall while the rest of the world was waiting for you to slip under
Well, hey, Houdini is that you I see? Carpet pulled from beneath you
Another house of cards caves in again and again and again

( does it make your heart grow fonder watching all your glory fade? )