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alt_hannahI swear that my assignment notebook has a hex on it or something. Every time I look in it, the assignments seem to have doubled. I have so much to do before the holidays! Part of the problem is that I got so stuck in my last two or three projects in Arithmancy. I'm sure Professor Vector must have thought I was such a dunce and wondered what I was doing in her class! But after I did so badly on the last quiz, I went to see her to go over where I got my answers wrong. I think I understand polynumeral equations a little better. Thank goodness. I finally finished my potion essay, too. I made the mistake of changing my mind about which topic to write about. At first I was going to do it on alkaline fixatives, but all the books I wanted to use as resources were checked out of the library, and so I ended up tearing up my parchment in frustration and scribbling something in a hurry about the properties of foxglove. I hope Professor Slughorn can read my handwriting.
It's hard to concentrate because everyone's getting rather excited about Christmas. Aren't the decorations beautiful this year? Every time I see the spruce and holly boughs go up on the staircases and the Christmas trees start to go up in the Great Hall, I start to get a little homesick.
The YPL meeting was quite interesting today, wasn't it? And a little creepy, frankly. I learned more about dementors than I expected. Ugh, I know the Ministry of Magic finds them useful, but I hope to never get near one of them again.
I've been working on my Christmas presents, but I've finally decided I just don't have time to make them all this year. I have a bit more pocket money than usual, so I hope to do some shopping in Hogsmeade next weekend.
(Susan, have you mastered those housekeeping charms Professor Acton assigned us to learn? I can't get the dusting charm right. It starts out all right, but no matter what I do, the feather duster keeps flicking all the dust right up my nostrils. I almost sneezed my head off after dinner.)
It's hard to concentrate because everyone's getting rather excited about Christmas. Aren't the decorations beautiful this year? Every time I see the spruce and holly boughs go up on the staircases and the Christmas trees start to go up in the Great Hall, I start to get a little homesick.
The YPL meeting was quite interesting today, wasn't it? And a little creepy, frankly. I learned more about dementors than I expected. Ugh, I know the Ministry of Magic finds them useful, but I hope to never get near one of them again.
I've been working on my Christmas presents, but I've finally decided I just don't have time to make them all this year. I have a bit more pocket money than usual, so I hope to do some shopping in Hogsmeade next weekend.
(Susan, have you mastered those housekeeping charms Professor Acton assigned us to learn? I can't get the dusting charm right. It starts out all right, but no matter what I do, the feather duster keeps flicking all the dust right up my nostrils. I almost sneezed my head off after dinner.)