New Year, New Term

[alt_susan]

It's funny. We've only been back at school a few days and already the hols seem so far away, like a different life. Starting a new term and a new year always makes me feel a little hopeful--there's another chance for new and different and better things to happen.

Of course, worse things could happen too, but I try not to think about that too much except sometimes I can't help it and maybe they already have.

Speaking of new beginnings, I didn't really have a lot to say here last term besides being terribly busy with lessons, but Professor Sprout just read all of the first and second year Hufflepuffs a terrific lecture about how we haven't been keeping up on the journals and we were letting the side down (except Ernie of course!). I'm awfully fond of Professor Sprout and she's an absolutely wizard Head of House. I'd hate to think I was disappointing her in any way, so I shall be sure to write more here in the new year. I think I shall even make a resolution of it, to post up by my bed so I won't forget.

Comments

[alt_hannah]

I felt just awful when I looked back at my own journal and saw all the empty pages. I've barely written anything in mine. No wonder Professor Sprout got cross. Maybe Hufflepuffs just aren't the type.

I'll try to do better, too.

[alt_susan]

Well, at least we're only second years! We've got plenty of time to get better. And it will help knowing you are trying to write more too. We can remind each other!

The only bad thing is that we have more revising this year than when we were firsties.

[alt_ernie]

Good show, Suse!