Juliana Harkiss

[Private to Phil]

Happy Birthday!

If you've a bit of free time today I have a gift for you.

I'd like to thank everybody for all the birthday wishes last week. I do realise my thanks are a bit belated and I apologise. Unfortunately, I was very much caught up in OWLs.

I must add that I'm very disappointed with my fellow student who thought cheating was an acceptable OWL taking technique.

I'm rather glad they didn't schedule the Arithmancy OWL today.

Happy Birthday, Eimear!

[Private to Madison]

I just wanted to wish you the best of luck on your NEWTs this week. I'm sure you'll pass them with flying colours - after all, Justin and Nick managed it!

I must say, I'm quite looking forward to seeing the play tonight now that Candice has explained the Muggle fairy tales the characters are from.

I also hope the Minister learns from his mistakes of last time and tries to gauge what the citizens think of his ideas before implanting them.

I hope that everyone at Hogwarts who is old enough goes to vote tomorrow. Whatever your view is, it's important to let your voice be heard. I only wish I were old enough.

It was very inspiring to see Minister Shacklebolt at the service on Sunday, and I hope that he can continue to recover.

And it really needn't be said, but the Slambook is a menace and anything written about me in there is, of course, a lie.

I'm pleased to hear about the new security measures they're putting into place at Azkaban. It is a step in the right direction for the government; after all, the safety of all its citizens should be top priority.

( Private to Melodie )

It's so nice to be home for Justin's birthday this year! I can hardly believe he's already twenty.

And apparently I have grown an inch, which explains why I thought my skirts were a bit short.

I've really missed being home.

What in Salazar's name is going on?!

I thought the monster was supposed to be taken away from the school for the full moon!!!

( Private to Slytherins )

Professor Warrington is not a Neo-Purist.

I know there are students who may not care for his manner and/or teaching style, but there is no need for anyone to make such baseless, damaging allegations.

I would like to remind everyone that bullying, harassment, and unfounded accusations against members of Slytherin house (or others, but it mainly seems centred on Slytherin right now) will not be tolerated.

Recent circumstances don't change the school rules.

My friends are returned, my ink has been replaced and classes are full again. And I must say it's exceedingly nice to have things return to a sense of normalcy Although the Muggles could ha

Best of luck to Slytherin this weekend, of course. The younger years seem to be very excited about the game and confident a win is on our shoulders this time.

Although we are mainly reviewing in class, I've been making sure to take extra good notes and am duplicating them for those in my classes that are missing. I am hoping that this will ease any class related stresses they may have when they return. Are there any fifth years in Divination, Care of Magical Creatures and Muggle Studies (and who have a better grasp of Arithmancy than I do) who would be willing to pick up those classes?

And if it's not too presumptuous, I'd ask if those in other years might be willing to take and duplicate notes for those missing from their years? It's only a little thing, but I know if I were in their place, as an OWL student I would worry about the class I'd missed once I was back.

( Private )

I knew something would go wr

If anyone has need of me today, your best bet would be to contact me here through journal, because I plan on spending the entire time between class and rounds in my bed with a silencing charm up.

Stupid tellyf

[Private to friends]

I don't want a tellyfone in my common room.

What's happening to our school? We're not Muggles and if the school wants to cater to them can't they just put one in the Muggles' common room?

This is a disaster waiting to happen.

( Warded to Eimear )

( Warded to Madison )

( Warded to Phil )

[Warded to roommates]

I was talking to Freddie about throwing a bit of a small party for her sweet sixteen since we missed it over hols and decided it would be easier to do something at school.

Shall we have a girls' night with presents and sweets this weekend, do you think? Unless you'd like something a bit larger, Freddie.

[Private to Freddie]

I haven't looked at my journal these past few days, but Happy Belated Sixteenth! Did my gifts make it to your house all right? Are you planning a party of any sort or should we wait until we're back at school to do something? We can't let it go uncelebrated!

How was your Christmas?

[Warded to Bryony]

You did not tell me the whole story.