Ron Weasley

Um, Nev?

Have you seen The Prophet today?

Mum's all upset about it. Guess it was kind of a rotten article. I haven't really seen it, but they were all talking about it when I came down for breakfast.

Sorry, mate.

I mean, I don't reckon it's going to be much fun. Not being there with Patil and Zabini and Greengrass and Malfoy and all that lot. Not to mention Thomas and Finnicky. I hope we don't have to share rooms with people from our own Houses.

Anywiz, it's a real shame about you crashing your broom that day. You were doing so well until that happened, I really think they'd've taken you.

This parchment for Divination is driving me mad. I mean to say, Palmistry? Complete bollocks.

For the first project after hols, we had to use palmistry to read our own futures in the short term, and she made us come up with three things we were going to follow between then and the end of February. So I decided to look into how much I'd grow, and whether I'd end up in the hospital wing at all, and whether my fantasy Quidditch side would improve its win-loss percentage. And my readings came out that I wouldn't grow at all, that I'd have to see Madam Pomfrey three times, and that my Quidditch side was going to have nothing but wins for the whole two months.

Obviously palmistry's bollocks. I've grown at least four inches, haven't got hurt at all, and my Hogsmeade Harriers lost both matches they've played since Hewett got hexed in that duel. If he's not back on his broom for next week's matches, I'm done for. We'll be bottom of the league for sure.

I don't know what I'm supposed to write about it now. Professor Carpenter'll just say I did the readings wrong in the first place and give me low marks for the whole project.

Potions was rubbish today, too. In case you were wondering. I mixed up when I was supposed to add the newt tails, and I had to throw the whole thing out. Another zero for me. Hoo-bloody-ray.

And I heard somebody say it's supposed to rain tonight--that'll make Astronomy just so much fun.

At least we've got Creatures tomorrow. It was dead hilarious yesterday when the Niffler went for Parvati's necklace. And after all the times he's told us not to wear anything shiny! So what does she say to Brown? 'I thought he just meant rings.' How daft can you be?

How wizard is that?!

Mad Eye's Mad Cat!!

Did you see the lines I get? 'Grrrrrrrrr! Arggggggggghhhhhhh! Awwwwwwkkkkkkkkk!' [Dies.]

I'm going to be the best dying cat you've ever seen!!


(And I don't have to worry about memorising too much, either. That's the best part.)

Whoa! I just missed having my head taken off by Vaisey up the Charms corridor!

Anyone know why he and Capper are getting into it with McLaggen? Capper's got cauliflower ears and McLaggen's nose is bleeding like anything. I don't want to get anyone in trouble, but it looked pretty serious.

Hiya.

I think you maybe know about me getting hexed Tuesday

I'm all right now, though

but I don't know if you've heard what the hex made me say

did Percy tell you? or Ginny? They're not really saying much to me right now. Well, Ginny said I shouldn't go and do anything to get them back, but I mean, she didn't tell me if she wrote you anything about it.

It was

I feel really bad about it, Mum. I mean, I don't exactly like being poor, but I don't anyway want to be like those snooty people--y'know, like Greengrass and Malfoy and Zabini and and Marvolo--who think it's so important how big your house is and how many you have and where you buy your clothes and how much they're worth and all. Or like McMillan and Smith and Brown and the Patils, who want to be just like them. And I know Perc

I just

It was really horrible to have to say that over and over again. I mean, I wouldn't've cared about saying I'm an eeejit, cause that's just mean and y'know, whatever. I mean, I'd've been cheesed off still about them hexing me, but it wouldn't've been But making me say my parents

I guess I just wanted you to know I'm sorry or

I dunno

that I feel bad about it

and

yeah

just that, I guess.


Ron

Well, tea with Professor Brutka was interesting. And his office is totally wizard!


But, yeah. Malfoy. You'd better keep totally out of my road tomorrow. You and your lousy gob. Dean Thomas is loads better than you can ever hope to be.