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Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Apr 9, 2007 16:02:13 GMT -5
February 12, 1996
Not much is going on right now, I guess. Our O.W.L.'s are getting closer, but they're still pretty far off. Today I ran into Blaise in the Library and he actually wasn't mean to me. I was fairly surprised, especially since meeting him in the forest. Even though he didn't actually curse me, he didn't look like he wouldn't have. But at least now I know that I'll never go in there again. Hopefully I'll have more to write about next time.
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on May 25, 2007 14:16:40 GMT -5
February 26th, 1997
It looks like it's been a couple of years since I've written in here. I guess quite a bit has happened, as well as not so much. A lot of things have happened in the world, like the death of Sirius Black, who turns out not to be a murderer. Harry told me all about the truth after it was all over.
Right now, I feel a little stuck. I feel like everyone around me is still who they are and that I need to change. The other day, I talked to Blaise and I think he helped me out, but I'm still a little afraid of what everyone will think when I finally make the change.
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Sept 12, 2007 16:46:56 GMT -5
June 5th, 1998
Yet again, I've taken my time to write in here again. And yet again, a lot has happened. I am, or at least was, on the run from the Ministry for being muggleborn. Can you believe it? They think that it's a crime to be muggleborn and that we stole magic from some Squib or something. Of course, the Death Eaters are behind that. There's really no surprise there.
Also, two students from Hogwarts were murdered. Lare Blood was murdered, a clear Death Eater. Actually, he told me himself that he was, and I don't know why he was bragging. May be that was what got him in the end. Who knows? And also, Sophia Knight, a young Hufflepuff. I didn't talk to her too much, but she seemed very nice and it was a shame to hear that it was her who was murdered. No one knows who did either murder, but it seems like something to do with the Death Eaters. Sophia was in Dumbledore's Army, so I wouldn't doubt it if some new recruit was stupid enough to kill her.
On top of everything, I'm about to go to France with Blaise. He was the one who rescued me from the Ministry and I don't think I could be more grateful. Also, he said that he can change my blood status for me so that I won't be a muggleborn anymore. I'm not too good at Transfiguration and it's been a hassel to disguise myself anytime I wanted to go out anywhere. But that's not all with Blaise. He's done so much for me and is so generous. I can't wait 'til we go to France, which will be very soon.
Eliza xx [/i]
((Yes, this is what she did when she went home to pack, lol. ))
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Oct 18, 2007 19:15:41 GMT -5
January 25, 2000
Wow, a lot has happened since I last wrote in here. I guess I'll start off by saying that we finally won the war. You-Know-Who is gone, or may be I should start calling him Voldemort. It's a little hard still, but he's gone, right? There's no more taboo on his name and most of his Death Eaters are being interrogated or have fled from England. So in that sense, my life has calmed down.
Right before the war ended, and when I was still on the run for being a muggleborn, Blaise and I got engaged. I do love him, but at first, it was so I could be a 'pureblood' (by marriage) and so I wouldn't be chased down by the Ministry anymore. Now, though, we have gotten married and it isn't because of that anymore. Even though it may be a bit unheard of (getting married before truely being ready for it), I love him and I wouldn't want it any other way. And he's being such a gentleman about everything. He's so great and right now my life seems to be looking up. Not that my life has ever been depressing, but it had been quite stressful in the past little while with the war going on and everything being so tense. Now, though, I can relax with my new job at the Ministry (I can't believe I'm actually working there after all they did to me) and with my new husband. Husband... I still can't believe that we're married...
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Apr 10, 2008 14:47:22 GMT -5
April 26, 2003
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Wow, it has been a long time, hasn't it? Well, as I'm writing this, I'm in my bed in St. Mungo's. Though I can't move much. At least they don't have muggle restraints on me, but I still can't get out of bed. I do have some mobility to be able to write in my diary and possibly sit up, but I can't actually touch my feet to the ground.
You may be wondering how things got this way, but I'm not even sure where to begin. A little over a year ago, I came home to find Blaise... well... gone. Not that he was physically gone, but that he was... dead. I can't even bear to say it, but I suppose that writing it down isn't the same as saying it.
For the past year, I've been very depressed, just moping around life like a lifeless body. I go to work, come home, go to sleep, and start the cycle again. It's like that for me every day, but finally I decided to make a change. I just couldn't bear to be apart from Blaise anymore and... well... that's why I'm here in St. Mungo's. Oh how I wished it had worked, but someone ruined my plan. I don't intend to stay here long, though. As soon as they let me go, I'll just do it again. There'll be no stopping me from getting reunited with Blaise. Nothing will ever stop me. [/i]
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Aug 7, 2008 1:04:51 GMT -5
October 13, 2005
Well, I'm out, and this diary's with me. I've got my own place because I couldn't stand to be in the Zabini manor anymore. Don't get me wrong, I loved it, but it was too lonely and there were just too many memories to deal with. I already can't get Blaise out of my mind for longer than five seconds and the manor was just making it too hard for me.
I've taken to going to pubs or really any public place after work, just to get out there. I'm not getting 'out there', as in trying to find a date, but I'm getting out there as in actually socializing with the people of the world. I've become... so anti-social lately. Well, could you really blame me, while I was in St. Mungo's? But even before that, I only ever talked to Michael and sometimes with Harry, Hermione and Ginny... But while I was in there, Cho came to visit me, so we're doing better now. And just the other day, I ran into Keith at the Three Broomsticks. It was so great to see him again! I know that I'm not doing completely better yet. I'm still adjusting to life in the 'outside world', but bit by bit, day by day, it's getting better.
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Oct 13, 2008 0:53:50 GMT -5
November 12, 2006
Well, diary, things are getting better. I'm getting more into the 'norm' now -- whatever that's supposed to be -- and work is going more smoothly than ever. After getting paired up with Sire on a project, I thought it would be absolute hell, but now we actually manage to act civil to one another! There was a time when I would never be able to imagine hating Sire, but there was also a bigger time when I couldn't imagine getting along with her. I'm glad that things are okay with her now, though. I just hope that they can stay this way.
In terms of the world, everything is still settled down. I mean, there are always unfortunate incidents, especially with the new laws in place, but on the whole, England is at peace. It's quite relaxing and gives me a lot more time to hang out with my friends. Yes, I'm putting back the pieces again, bit by bit. It's hard, but it's worth it. I'm also making some new friends as well and life is carrying on. I never thought that it could or that I could deal with it carrying on, but somehow I can and I am. I do miss Blaise still, but I know that he wouldn't have wanted me to miss out on life. I know that he would've been enjoying it with me.
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Nov 10, 2009 14:04:52 GMT -5
November 10, 2011
Wow, it really has been a long time, hasn't it? I really do need to write in this thing more often. A lot has happened in the past five years. I switched my job from being an Unspeakable to becoming an Auror a few years ago. It took a couple of years to become a full Auror, but now I am, and I can definitely help people more now. Well, that would be if the current laws were in place. But I should start near the beginning of this whole mess.
A few years ago, Giovanna Nero [even thinking her name makes me cringe] returned to England. She must have somehow grouped her old Death Eaters together again and declared that she was the new leader or something. I don't really know what went on there, but all of a sudden, there were Death Eaters everywhere again, infiltrating the Ministry, Hogwarts... It's a scary thought. Initially, they were attacking the vampires and werewolves and trying to take away their rights again, but once they succeeded in that, they turned their attention towards muggleborns again. Hence, why becoming an Auror was pretty much useless. With the Death Eaters controlling the Ministry, I was forced to leave my job. The job I wanted to use to help people backfired on me. So now, I'm 'on the run', I suppose. But this time, there isn't a Blaise to give me pureblood status by marriage. And I'm not about to find one, either. I can survive on my own and there are others like me as well. But right now, all I can hope for is a new light again. We got through it last time and this time, there isn't even a Voldemort. Our time will come again, I'm sure of it.
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Mar 10, 2010 17:17:36 GMT -5
October 12, 2012
Well, it's been another year. Shortly after I wrote my last entry, Giovanna up and disappeared. She apparently ran off to Italy with the head of The Revolution, which was the opposing group to the Death Eaters. How strange, especially for her. But after that, everything got worse. A plague only affecting wizards [and purebloods more strongly] broke out and eventually, it got very bad. I've never been more thankful that I'm a muggleborn than I am now. Kind of ironic, if you think about it, since a few months ago, the purebloods were the most safe and the muggleborns were being hunted. But now that this has broken out, anyone who was a muggleborn was thankful for it and I bet a few purebloods wished their blood wasn't so pure.
A few months ago, I joined the Ministry of Magic again. I know, I know. I vowed never to go back there. But they needed my help. A few years ago, I did some experiments on time travel when I was working with Sire Blood II. Training her, actually. And now, the Ministry wants us Unspeakables to go back in time and figure out how the plague broke out and to stop it, if we can. It's crazy, really, trying to figure all this out. And time travel is a very sticky thing. What if we erased the human race? Right now, we're just trying to figure out how to go back to a specific date, but it's awfully hard and there are too many variables... Hopefully we'll figure something out soon, though. I can't stand to see any more people die. I wish I had've kept in contact with more people, but I'm almost afraid to find out who has died from even my graduating class at Hogwarts. It's scary and depressing, but I'm just thankful that I'm still standing.
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Mar 10, 2010 17:22:57 GMT -5
September 2, 1991
Dear diary, you're brand new! I've just arrived at Hogwarts and I've just opened you up and I can smell your clean paper so strongly. Parchment? Yes, I need to keep my terminology correct. I'm at a wizarding school! How exciting. I've never learned magic before. I didn't even know that it existed until a few months ago, actually.
I've made a few friends so far, but also some enemies. I don't know why, though. I try to be nice to most people I talk to, but there are some people here who are so mean. It's hard to be nice to people when they throw things at you or insult you. But I've made some friends in the house that I'm in at school and they're quite nice. Hermione's smart like me, except way smarter and Harry's new to this whole wizarding world too. They also have a friend named Ron but we don't get along as well as I get along with Hermione and Harry. I've also met two boys named Neville and Seamus who are in my year as well. They're quite nice too, but then there are other people who are in another house called Slytherin who are quite mean. I try to stay away from Draco, Giovanna and Pansy as much as I can because they make my day not fun at all.
Well, I'd better get going. I have some homework to do already and some reading to do. This is actually a lot more exciting than normal homework. Magical spells are more fun than doing boring arithmatic and spelling quizzes like I always did in muggle school.
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Sept 28, 2010 19:59:24 GMT -5
May 20, 1994
It's been a while, hasn't it? I'm so sorry about that! I really wish I had more time or the thought to fill you up with all the happenings in my life. A lot has happened since I got you when I first started at Hogwarts. It was such an exciting day and I've learned loads! Looking back on my writing, I can see how immature I was back then, too! It's kinda cool to see how I've grown, even through that. But I know that I'm still young.
I've learned so much here at Hogwarts, though! I've made some great friends, like Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville and especially Seamus. We always find ourselves in quite the sticky situations, ever since the first time we got lost in the dungeons in our first year. Boy, that was a scary day. I thought Snape would have killed me if he found us! But I think we were more scared of Mrs. Norris, to think of it.
Anyway, I'm starting to get a little more brave against the Slytherins. Thinking back on how I was as a firstie, I now remember just how scared of them I was. I don't really like to get in arguements with them because some of them are quite scary [like Crabbe and Goyle, yikes!], but I can stand up for myself now... sorta.
This year has been not fun at all, really! Well, it has been in moments, but there are these scary creatures, the Dementors, who guard Hogwarts now against Sirius Black. He's a mass murderer and all the professors think he's trying to get into Hogwarts. I sure hope he doesn't! And the rumours are that he's connected to Harry somehow. I hope that Harry will be okay because he gets in even stickier situations than anything Seamus and I could land ourselves into.
Hopefully next year will be more fun. I've heard Ron talk about the Quidditch World Cup and I wish I could go. I love Quidditch and am a Chaser on the Quidditch team, actually! Sorry, forgot to mention that. I do love it, even if I didn't understand it at first. I know, four years ago, I would laugh and totally be scared of the thought of flying a broomstick, but now I quite love the game! I don't know if I'd ever want to be a professional Quidditch player [like I even could!], but I do like to play the game a lot.
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Jun 6, 2011 17:36:28 GMT -5
September 6, 1996
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Oh, dear. I definitely do need to write in your more. I swear, I'll try to do that more this year. A lot has happened. I ended up going to the Quidditch World Cup and saw a few of my friends from school. That was exciting because I'm always stuck in the muggle world during the summer holidays. Sometimes I visit with friends, but not too often. I love to spend time with my parents, though, because I do miss them, but it's just so different, going back to a world I used to live in when I know so much now and live in the wizarding world for most of the year.
At the end of my fourth year, something terrible happened. Well, the Triwizard Tournament happened at Hogwarts that year and at the end of it, Cedric died and Harry said that Voldemort returned. Later, he told me what happened, or at least a bit of it. That Voldemort had returned and the Triwizard Cup had been a portkey that had brought Harry to him. He didn't tell me anything else, but I knew that he probably didn't really want to talk about what happened there. I couldn't imagine being face to face with Voldemort, or even any Death Eaters, really.
Last year, we had another Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. I swear, that position must be cursed or something. But anyway, she was absolutely evil! She took over the school and got Dumbledore fired. Well, not fired exactly, but he had to flee from them. Fudge is too paranoid about Dumbledore for some reason. But I suppose our little 'Dumbledore's Army' didn't help matters too much. But anyway, Umbridge took over the school and we all had terrible detentions with her... She is absolutely the most terrible person I have ever known. Well, I don't really know Voldemort, but it's just.. a different kind of evil. Last year had to be the worst year at Hogwarts. She wouldn't believe that Voldemort was back and kept calling Harry a liar. She even banned him from Quidditch, which made it very hard for us, but Ginny's actually pretty good.
But anyway, at the end of the year, Harry found out that Voldemort had Sirius Black at the Ministry of Magic and he had to go and find him. He didn't tell me much else, but after Ginny and I got away from the Slytherins that were pretty much Umbridge's pets all year, they all left for the Ministry of Magic. I stayed at Hogwarts to tell everyone what happened. Umbridge was gone and Dumbledore was free to return. Whatever happened at the Ministry, they finally believed that Voldemort had returned. I suppose this changed everything, really... I read the Daily Prophet during the summer, but it didn't say too much. But when I went to visit the Weasleys during the summer, they told me what was going on in the wizarding world. It turns out, even though the Ministry knows that the Death Eaters and Voldemort are back, things aren't any better. The Death Eaters are working in the Ministry and everything is very dangerous, even in the muggle world [but the muggles don't really know it].
And now we're back at Hogwarts and Snape is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. I wonder if he'll leave at the end of the year. Despite not liking him because he definitely doesn't like me [I'm a muggleborn and a Gryffindor - definitely the worst combination in his eyes], I almost wish he taught Potions still. It's so weird going into the dungeons without him there and also seeing him in the same room Lupin and Umbridge were in.
But anyway, I'd better get to bed. I have Charms tomorrow morning and I still have a bit of reading to do before class tomorrow. I promise I'll write soon!
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Aug 14, 2011 15:57:46 GMT -5
December 23, 1996
Well, it sure is shaping up to be an interesting year. At least I didn't wait for a whole year or more to go by before I picked you up again, though.
Snape has turned out to be more of a nightmare than he had been in Potions. It's not that his hatred for me and muggleborns and Gryffindor and friends of Harry has increased (though honestly, I'm not at good odds with all of those things), but he's being super tough.. in a good way. I mean, I'm totally appreciative of it. I think he cares... in his own twisted way. He is actually trying to get us on the right track after all of our numerous professors in Defense Against the Dark Arts. But at the same time, it's a nightmare. I keep telling myself that we'll be better off in the future, going through everything with the finest tooth comb in existance, but being in the moment, it's hard to stay focused on that thought with the numerous books to read and essays to write and.. it's never ends. I even have a lot to do during Christmas break.
I'll still be glad to be going home to my parents, though. I miss them and with everything that's happening at Hogwarts and the wizarding world, it'll be good to just sort of forget about it for a little while. I know, that doesn't sound like something I would say. I don't usually try to forget about situations or reality, but it'll just be good to spend it with my family because I know they don't know everything that's happening, so they won't be as worrisome as Ginny or Meleny's parents probably are.
Our new Potions professor is Slughorn, who I don't really like all too much. I mean, he's more pleasant than Snape, but he picks favourites so easily. He loves Harry, which is a relief to see, but I'm just so average that I swear, he doesn't even know my name. And he has this little 'Slug Club' of all of his favourites, like Harry and Hermione of course.. and Ginny too. Not Ron, though, oddly enough. But I'm happy for Ginny because she didn't get in just because her uncle is famous or something. She got in because of her talent... which I wish I had. But that's fine because not everyone is even in the club. And it's definitely not as bad as Umbridge.
But the worst thing about this year, even worse than Snape, I think, is Lir Fury. He just drives me so crazy. He's so annoying and arrogant and the moment I think I won't have to see him for a while, he just pops up again. I don't even know why he bugs me. I mean, it's not like he taunts and calls me names like Malfoy always did (though he hasn't in a while, oddly enough), or even Pansy or any of the rest of that Slytherin gang. But Lir just comes and prods and bugs just for the heck of it, just to see a reaction or something. And it's so damn annoying. And the way he just struts around, with whatever weekly fling he has... Ugh! It's so annoying!
But erm, I'll try to leave on a positive note: It's Christmas! And I'm currently on the train writing this, actually, almost in London to meet my parents. I'm excited to see them, especially because I'm not sure how much longer I'll be seeing them like this. I mean, when I graduate I'll have to get a job and I won't be in their world at all anymore. What would be the point in getting a muggle job now? After going to Hogwarts for so long, I know that I belong in the wizarding world, which includes doing a magical job. I'm not exactly sure what yet, though. There are so many options and I discovered even more at the end of last year when we had our discussions with McGonagall about our futures. But that's not for a while anyway. Right now, I'm just looking forward to a nice, normal Christmas with my parents. I'll try to write soon!