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[ Roger ]

ANSWER MY JOURNAL ENTRIES, YOU IDIOT.

Has anyone heard from Roger?

[ Slytherins ]

We all got out, right?

[ Roger ]

We should play a game to distract each other while this is going on. You're probably freaking the fu

I'll start. I spy with my little eye.... something pink.

[ Roger ]

I'm sorry about today.

[ Ravenclaw and Gryffindor IS Members ]

Apparently, there is a SITUATION going on in Hufflepuff right now and they are revolting. Ha ha, revoltin I've already rounded up the Slytherins, but if you could meet us outside Hufflepuff (it's that painting of a pear near the kitchens), that would be most excellent.

I want all of you there because they'll be more likely to trust you. And I do not want the Carrows involved.

[ Pansy, Tracey, Theodore ]

The trap has been laid, and I've sent dear Vincent off to get Brocklehurst for us. Are we ready?

[ Roger ]

You might want to vacate your common room.

I hope this doesn't really need to be said, but no one should mention Mr Finnigan's conspicuous absence to the staff.

Unless, of course, any of you would like to see yesterday repeated.

[ Theodore ]

Can I tell you something and you promise not to judge me?

[ John Harper ]

So I heard you had a little run-in with Cresswell Jr.

[ Tracey ]

Do you fancy THEODORE???

[ Theodore ]

Did Kevin Entwhistle get interesting at some point and I missed it or is he just the only other bloke who likes dick?

[ Seventh Year Slytherin Girls + Theodore and Draco ]

I cannot deal with this any more. THESE PEOPLE. Why are they so awful.

I hope that when the school year is over, they take ALL OF THEM to Azkaban and give them the Kiss. They deserve it. We've all made it so clear if they just behave things will be fine. But nooooo they have to act like they have rocks between their head.

I still hope Sloper gives Ligeia an STI.

[ Slytherins, minus Ligeia ]

If any of you haven't already been personally insulted and mistreated by Ligeia Fletwock, consider it a matter of House solidarity that none of us speak to her any more. If she wants to throw her lot in with the likes of Sloper by eating his face and treating all of us like garbage, she can deal with the consequences. I want her to have no more friends in Slytherin House. Ignore her, leave her out of wards, and if she tries to apologise, let it fall on deaf ears. If she wants back in our good graces, she'll have to suffer and beg.

Obviously, I can't control any of you, but I think the way she's treated our friends and housemates should be fairly persuasive, I think. And it'll be so much more effective if we all stand together.

[ Inquisitorial Squad, minus Ligeia ]

Ligeia is being dealt with. I'm not going to disclose exactly what I have planned for her, but it'll be happening after the holiday. From now on, she's not to be included in IS wards. If you aren't already angry at her, I suggest avoiding her.

[ Ligeia ]

Hello, Ligeia. I think we need to have a talk.

[ Theodore ]

What were you thinking? After all we've talked about getting people on our side. Oh, right, you probably weren't thinking at all. I expected this from Draco but not from you. I thought you had a better head on your shoulders and wouldn't let your temper get the better of you.

Now everyone's going to think horrible things about you and if you don't get punished there will be accusations of blatant favouritism. I heard two third year girls saying they think you're a Death Eater during lunch. What will even people like Roger think?

[ Draco ]

What the hell are we supposed to do?

[ Private ]

The Shit List (New As of 02/20/1998)

-- NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM. ENOUGH SAID. Was caught out of bounds and somehow STILL managed to evade us.
-- GINNY WEASLEY. See above. Also, blood traitor.
-- Anthony Goldstein. Prefect who disobeys school rules. May be dating BROWN, clearly lacking in taste.
-- The Sixth Year Simpletons (Kirke, Cresswell, Sloper, Boot Jr). Do I even NEED to explain?
-- Hufflepuff Inquisitorial Squad members (Hannah, Roger, Zacharias). Theodore thinks one of them squealed to Susan about Goldstein being caught out of bounds. Clearly do not know the meaning of the word 'discretion.' Will be watching them carefully.

[ Inquisitorial Squad ]

[ The ward is charmed to make the journal ring like a klaxon bell until answered ]

I'm very sorry to wake you all, but I've just been roused out of bed by Professor Alecto Carrow and apparently there's a situation going on in Gryffindor. Neville Longbottom and Ginny Weasley are not present in Gryffindor Tower and have not been for over an hour. Obviously, it is past curfew and this is an egregious violation of school rules. They are very likely members of Dumbledore's Army, so the Carrows have asked that we all comb the castle for them.

Be aware of any graffiti, pamphlets, or other vandalism you may find. Go in pairs of at least two, and keep your wands at the ready. I don't want any of us getting hurt in case they decide to resist being brought to face punishment.

I'll make sure the house elves make us all coffee for the morning before class.

Thank you.

[ Mini Inquisitorial Squad ]

I want to meet again today. We have a lot to discuss.

One has to wonder about the future of a relationship that requires hiding in the shadows. Lavender Brown.

It's come to my attention that many students here at school are having difficulties dealing with anxiety. We are all NEWT students and the school is undergoing a lot of changes, so it's understandable we're all under a lot of pressure. However, there are some techniques for managing your anxiety or worries that may be of assistance to some of you.

• Make sure you are breathing from your diaphragm rather than your chest. To make sure that you are doing this, place one hand on your chest and another on your stomach. When you inhale, the hand on your stomach should move more than the hand on your chest. If you're breathing with your chest, especially if you're breathing quickly, it can cause you to feel light-headed.


• Sit (or stand) up straight with your feet flat on the ground. Don't clench your fists or your jaw. Just try to be loose.


• Close your eyes and breathe in through your nose for four counts. Hold the breath for a moment, then exhale through your mouth for seven counts.


• If you find yourself consistently having problems with feeling overwhelmed and overanxious, this may help you. Each night before you go to bed and your dormitory is quiet, start by laying down and closing your eyes. Think of yourself somewhere peaceful -- the beach, the forest, your home, whatever makes you feel relaxed and safe.
  
  Suddenly, a box appears in front of you. It can look however you want to picture it. Open up the box in your mind, and imagine yourself putting all of your worries into the box. Use whatever spells or Spellotape you need to seal your worries up tightly in the box. Then, get rid of the box however feels right to you. Burn it, throw it over a cliff, chuck it in the ocean. Whatever comes to mind.
  
  Relax and enjoy the feeling of throwing your troubles away. Then, stretch your toes out and hold it for ten seconds, still breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth. Relax for ten seconds. Stretch your calves for ten seconds, then relax for ten seconds. Do this, working your way through your entire body.
  
  When you're finished, hopefully you will feel more relaxed and like some of your worries have been eased.

These, of course, are not fail-safe techniques which will work for everyone, but hopefully they will help some of you.

Neville Longbottom is a hypocrite.

It's nice and easy for him to say that blood purity doesn't matter when he benefits from having pure blood himself. After all, hopes that he will eventually make pureblooded children and continue the Longbottom line is more hope for keeping him alive than any halfblood or Muggleborn in Britain who behaved as he does would have.

How many Muggles do you really know, Neville Longbottom? Could you count a single Muggle as your friend? How many people in this school are really friends with Muggles? Not many, and there's a reason for that. Because blood matters, whether you like it or not. At least we have the gall to admit it. There are enough stories of unhappy marriages between Muggles and wizards to fill up a tome the size of Hogwarts, A History. Regardless of any issue of inferiority, we are simply too different from one another to intermingle as such. Those that do are and always have been on the fringe of both Muggle and wizard society.

Your parents were both pure bloods, Neville. Did they marry for love, or for blood purity? If marrying within your blood status is so undesirable, ought they have chosen someone else because they might have been fourth cousins? And how can you say whether the love your parents may have felt for each other -- and the success of their relationship -- was related to their similar backgrounds?

The impression that he (and some of you) seem to have about how blood purity works is fallacy. My parents love each other and are happily married. As are Draco's, and Daphne's, and nearly every pureblood couple I know. "Love" and "same blood status" are not mutually exclusive. For those of you who are "grossed out" by Draco and me being third or fourth cousins or whatever. If you met a third or fourth cousin on the street, would you know them? Recognise them as a distant relation? I think very few of us could say "yes" to that. Third cousins are hardly related at all.

And lastly, on the topic of Muggleborn talents and Hermione Granger, to argue that she would be besting us all in our classes is a mute point. The issue at hand isn't merely one of who is better or worse, but of culture. Outliers like Granger exist, yes, but they are outliers just like Vincent and Gre.

[ Adele, Alfie, Claudia, Draco, Ligeia, Millicent, Morag, Theodore, Vincent, AKA the Mini IS ]

Hello.

The Head Boy, Theodore, and myself have been discussing the issue of the rampant Dumbledore's Army. Of course, I am not upset about their newest attempt at graffiti, except that it defaces the school. But this is frankly unacceptable. We cannot have them running willy-nilly about the school.

I have no idea how they continue to evade us. But we have a tentative plan to aid in catching them.

HOWEVER. I have included only very select persons in this ward because there will be no point to an alert system if Dumbledore's Army is warned of it. So, inclusion in this ward is limited to only the most trusted of the Inquisitorial Squad's members. I do not think that any of us -- even those not included here -- would knowingly give information about this plan to Dumbledore's Army, but you tell a friend who tells a friend and soon enough one of them finds out.

Therefore, if you should like to help, utmost discretion is absolutely required. Keep that in mind before you decide if you show up this evening at 5 o'clock in the library.

Thank you.

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[ Draco ]

Theodore and I have been talking about certain things.

[ Inquisitorial Squad ]

I've been hearing rumours flying around all evening about the sixth year Dark Arts class. What exactly happened?

[ Inquisitorial Squad ]

Apparently, some of the idiots in other Houses were too dim to return their Muggle Studies books. The Carrows are very intent on getting these books back, so they have instructed us to do a search of the common rooms and dormitories of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw. I know that no one wants to this particularly, but you know how the Carrows are. They've promised us each a homework pass i we find Muggle literature.

I've assigned each of us to a house:

GRYFFINDOR:

Draco
Millicent
Benton
Ligeia
Claudia

HUFFLEPUFF:

Morag
Pansy
Vincent
Adele
Alfie

RAVENCLAW:

Zacharias
Tracey
Theodore
Hye Sung
Amadeus

If you encounter any resistance, I suggest keeping it to Stupefy and Petrificus totalus. Also remind them we can summon the Carrows at any point in time. Those of you in Ravenclaw, I trust all of you, but I anticipate they will cause the least trouble, so you should be fine without me or Draco.

Good luck. Let me and Draco know if you encounter any problems.