Hermione Granger

( Private to Harry )

I don't know what's gotten into me lately. It's almost as if I just went into some kind of trance for four weeks and completely lost the month of May. I had things I was supposed to do that I didn't and I'm just not that irresponsible. I'm doing my best to fix things. I would be surprised that I wasn't thrown in jail because of my time at work, but I've always been able to just show up and get away with it. For awhile I had been writing current events like I'm supposed to be doing, but the paper doesn't even run anymore. And for you newcomers, you should be very glad for it.

I have work to do.

The weather has been exceptionally pleasant. It's such a nice change from the months of endless snow we had during the winter. It's nice to just sit outside and enjoy it but no, work comes first. Besides, the town's list of people to avoid running into in a dark street seems to be getting longer.

( Private )

I've managed to keep myself busy and avoided illness. Life is as it ever was for this place.

Colin, would you like to get tea sometime?

I've quarantined myself and have been using cleaning spells and keeping myself as healthy as possible. Daphne said she was a bit off-colour and I don't want to take any chances. I'm generally miserable when I'm not feeling well and would like to spare everyone - and myself - the misery. But in other news, I don't think this house has ever been cleaner.

( Private to Harry, Ginny, Luna, and Scorpius )

It was Ron's birthday two days ago. I didn't forget, of course, I just didn't write about it here. It would have been nice if he was here, but I'm sure he had a nice birthday where- or when- ever he is.

( Private )

I hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day, if you bothered celebrating it. I haven't seen any of those hearts around. I almost miss them. It seems too quiet now.

One of those little hearts followed me home from work. They're quite sweet if they're one that someone sent to you. If you just pick them up on the street, well, it's sort of different then, isn't it? And their relentlessness is a little daunting. If you can catch them offguard, an impediment jinx works well enough to give you a chance to get away.

Is freaking out really getting you people anywhere?

Although I am really hungry.

It seems Rita is having her fun again. It also seems Ronald has left again and I'm pretty sure that there's maybe a week of food in the house? I'm not sure, I'd have to check with my housemate. With everyone in town, I wonder how long it'll take for us to run out of food. I'm sure she'll probably take this as far as she can, but I doubt anybody would actually die from starvation. Rita Skeeter is a twisted hag, but I don't think she's homicidal.

Happy Christmas, everybody!

( Anonymous Owl to Pansy Parkinson )

( Owl to Ron Weasley )

( Owl to Rose Weasley )

( Owl to Hugo Weasley )

( Owl to Neville Longbottom )

( Owl to Luna Lovegood )

Rose, would you like to have lunch Sunday? I know we said we'd do something soon, and there's no point in holding it off. And I'd really like to meet you before Christmas. Hugo, you can come too, if you'd like.

Neville, how are you doing? Are we still up for those drinks? I hear Luna is here too now. Maybe we could all get together. That would be fun, wouldn't it? I need something to do.

I have a new roommate. I'm just glad it isn't Bellatrix Lestrange anymore. I moved out of Ron's old place since I didn't think Scorpius liked me there much in the first place. And, well, I just didn't have any reason to be there anymore.

Ronald's gone. I suppose I should have expected it. Rita's never had a fondness for me. It would make sense for her to take him away after I'd been here so long without him before. Everybody else is gone too... Harry and Ginny. I think Neville might still be here somewhere though. So maybe not everyone is gone. But I guess my ring doesn't mean much now.

I got Ron to dance with me on Halloween and he didn't even crush my feet that many times. I think that is a major improvement! I suppose I could comment on everyone's silence lately, but maybe there just hasn't been much to talk about. Christmas is coming soon, maybe we should decorate the town! We can celebrate Christmas and that there haven't been any newspapers released lately.

Ron proposed, on my birthday! I know it might seem a little silly to some of you, since for some we've already been married for quite some time. And even Ron, we were about to be married when he's from. But I haven't had this moment before, so I'm quite happy about it.

[Order & DA]
Bellatrix Lestrange is in my house.

I'm getting more and more fed up with this place by the day. There's no privacy whatsoever, people are forced into menial jobs that they hate, and people are being mortified by that ridiculous excuse for a newspaper. With some people, this place seems to bring out the worst.

[Private to Ron]
We need to talk.

My birthday is coming up. It was almost my birthday in the real world before I came here, but that was months ago. I'm going to be twenty-one. It's the nineteenth, Ron. You have no excuse for forgetting now.

I moved in with Ron during the short period he didn't have a housemate. When somebody new moves into a house there really should be a note or something left somewhere so the other people in the house have some idea and embarrassing situations don't arise. I think maybe I should move back into my own house with Marlene. I haven't talked to Ronald about it or that sneaky housemate of his so I suppose it's up in the air at the moment.

Any events currently taking place? I should at least pretend to do my job.

Honestly, the best she could come up with is that I was talking to Professor Snape in the bookstore? How scandalous.

Ron and I have been getting along exceptionally well, I think. There's been a bit of bickering here and there, but I've been trying to avoid arguing as much as possible. It's just a matter of patience, isn't it? And I'm sure he gets frustrated with me too. Visiting Harry and Ginny didn't go as well as I would have liked, if only because I was in a bit of a mood.

I miss my parents. I know they'll never end up here, of course. At least I would hope that Rita wouldn't bring in a pair of Muggles amongst a group of wizards and witches, especially considering some of the crowd.

Are there any current events I should know about for that ridiculous paper?

( Private to Harry )

Things are slow and another copy of that paper was released. Again I feel there should be apologies, but the employees of the paper would be apologizing endlessly.

Ron, Harry, we still need to get together. I haven't seen the two of you at the same time yet. And Harry, you ought to bring that puppy of yours.

( Private to Hugo Weasley )

What is going on? Is there something in the water?