Thanks, Lys.

April 2020

Dear Diary,

I’ve obviously seen the Scamanders around school, and even talked to Lorcan several times since we’re in the same house. But Lysander’s a bit more intimidating, I suppose. For starters, he’s a Slytherin, and I haven’t made many friends in that house yet. Someone tried to tell me that it’s because my dad was in Dumbledore’s Army, but that’s absolutely ridiculous! They’re not their parents, they wouldn’t have a grudge against me for that, would they?

I think it’s much more likely that I’m just quiet and people think I’m a bit odd, so they haven’t seen much reason to reach out. But that so wasn’t the point I was trying to make, I was talking about how Lysander seems to be more of the charmer, who’s interested in impressing girls and being popular and playing Quidditch and pranks and things like that... things I definitely don’t relate to!

Only the other day while I was bored on Easter holiday, I was doing some research on the Goldstein family tree, because we were talking about genealogies in History of Magic and I got curious -- and it turns out we’re related to the Scamanders! Very distantly, of course, but Porpentina Goldstein married Newt Scamander back in the day, which means there’s at least some sort of tie between us now. And Lysander seems so fascinating, and maybe if I tell him that we’re related we’ll have something to talk about and I’ll find out that he’s actually just as sweet as Lorcan is.

I think I’m going to do it. Oh Merlin, I hope I don’t embarrass myself! And that he doesn’t think I have a crush on him, that would be so embarrassing, and people already think I have one on Louis because I think he’s cute, which is so not true, and just -- wish me luck, Diary! I’m going to go before I can keep rambling and write something that might seem incriminating later.

xoxo, 

Becca

I’m supposed to be paying attention to Professor Xavier’s speech but it’s already so boring. Why does he have to ramble about all this boring stuff when all we want to do is eat our dinner and meet our new housemates? How complicated can Hogwarts really be, old man?

Anyway, this is a note to myself to ask Roxy later how the heck a Scamander ended up in Slytherin. She always talks about how they grew up friends with her family, so I just assumed they’d be in good houses. The Ravenclaw one is automatically cuter just because he’s not a snake. 

Although I guess since he comes from a good family, I could try sitting near him when I have to get paired up with Slytherins during double classes. Maybe he’ll suck less than all the rest of them. Or maybe he’ll be a good friend for Ari, since she got put in the wrong house. Who knows. Who cares.

Warmth, when I only feel cold

Lucy: So now that you and Roxy are something, I feel the need to let you know that even though I'm really small I'm also really smart and could hurt you, a lot, if you were to hurt Roxy in any way, shape or form and make it look like an accident. I'm also inclined to remind you that I'm a kickass beater and we've yet to play Slytherin.

Lysander: I’m going to get a message from every Weasley, aren’t I? Fair enough. I hereby give you permission for all of that if I ever hurt Roxanne.