the gentle people of the village greeted me with garlands of flowers

[alt_ernie]

Wow, I finally have time to write here. I've been revising like mad the last couple of weeks, so I don't fail the exams. Everytime I picked up this journal to write something I thought about how much revision I had to do and how I could be doing some instead of writing and then I had to go and revise! But it's okay now - I've done Charms (ok), History of magic (ok), Herbology (ok), and transfiguration (aagh!! Really hard! But I think I got most of it, with a bit of guessing here and there!).

Defence against the dark Arts was today. That was okay too. I've been reading Professor Lockhart's books over and over - I can almost recite Wanderings with Werewolves by heart!!

Tomorrow is Astronomy. I've got loads more notes to go over tonight for that. I can't wait to go home for Christmas. No more exams!

The chess tourney was wizard too. I came second, because Nott dropped out, and got a cake! We all had some to help us revise the other day. It was really nice. Thanks Sally Anne!

Comments

[alt_draco]

You can recite Wanderings with Werewolves by heart? That's quite precious, Macmillan.

[alt_ernie]

I can almost recite it. And if it means I pass the exam, that's fine with me!

[alt_draco]

But can you recite it while wearing lavender robes?

[alt_ernie]

Do you think I'd get more marks that way??

[alt_draco]

Actually...with Professor Lockhart you just might.

[alt_harry]

How can you stand to read those things so much? They're a little girly arent they?

[alt_pansy]

Not at all. Professor Lockhart is just very much in touch with his feminine side.

[alt_padma]

No theyre not!

Professor Lockhart is not the least bit girly! Besides it takes a real man to express himself and not be afraid of wanting to look good. (That's what Witch Weekly says anyway. I'm not sure what they mean)

[alt_lavender]

I don't think that MacMillan has the Colouring for them though.

[alt_ernie]

Its like reading the Standard book of Spells or the beginners Guide to transfiguration - you have to read it for school, so you just do. Anyway, they're not girly, they're about adventures and fighting werewolves and vampires and stuff! What kind of girls do you know who fight vampires?

[alt_harry]

Right except all the girls fancy him because of it.

[alt_pansy]

Thank you for sharing your cake, Ernie! I hope your holiday is brilliant.

[alt_ernie]

Thanks. I hope yours is not as bad as you okay too!

[alt_padma]

I love the section where he talks about the siggn signifig importance of flower lore!

And the bit in Travels with Trolls where he describes the native costume of the Manchurians is utterly fassinating!

[alt_ernie]

Uh .. yeah. I like the bit where he's fighting the vampires! That was wizard!

[alt_megan]

I didn't think the defence exam was too hard either. I wish exams were over. Now that the bad ones are done, I keep having to remind myself to keep revising.

[alt_ernie]

They were all okay in the end. I did loads of revising, but I think it was worth it. Hope you have a good hol! See you in January!