Rosalind Rosier

( Lost myself and I am nowhere to be found. )

( Classes. )

HI! HOW IS EVERYONE TODAY?

WARDED PRIVATE TO SELF
Apparently, it is a close tie between Wilfred Bode and Geoffrey Templeton. Fascinating how my parents have come to that conclusion. Even more fascinating since they took an entire evening explaining it to me in great detail. I do not care. It's not as if I have any other plans. I do not even know what I want to d I do not mind. Maybe I will not mind being someone's wife. It must not be so bad if everyone seems to end up taking the plunge. And it is not as if I do not like Wilfred or Geoffrey, I

I can't do this

I only need to get used to the idea, that's all. Or get things out of my system. I'm being silly. I'll be fine.
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WARDED PRIVATE TO ESSIE
How's the land of the free? I hope you haven't gone completely native and started guzzling down pizza for your five serves of vegetables per day.



I need a favour.
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Personally, I cannot wait to be back in school. Only four more days, hurrah &c.

WARDED PRIVATE TO SELF
There are children everywhere, it is impossible trying to find a quiet place to just be if only for a minute. I know I only have four subjects to prepare for exams for, one of which I hardly care about, but everything is moving much too fast. At the start of the year, I could not wait for this whole thing to end and now I am terrified that it will. What am I I don't want to ma I cannot even find distraction from my own family, with the entire uproar with Byron. Now mother Father, at least, will be sensible. He wouldn't

That American is ruining ev That is a bit unfair, she merely catalysed
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Our The child seems to have developed spots. I was not aware it being stung by anything and I am sure it would have screamed its disapproval if that occurred.

This is the opposite of what I wanted.

Kingsley, we need to work out custody.

WARDED TO FRIENDS
[OOC: Intentionally vague! Feel free to jump in, bbs.]
It simply is excruciating to be in this position. To pine for someone who does not seem to know I am alive. Well, perhaps he is aware that I am breathing, yes, but he does not know me. I confess I am in despair. I usually enjoy Valentine's so much and I cannot even take joy in the fact that all these other people's lives are falling apart around them. He eclipses everything. I do not know what to do to make him understand.

Mostly because he'll probably miss things in translation. Do any of you know Russian? Do you think you can help me learn what I want to tell him before the end of the day? I must let him know how I feel.
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The Quidditch tournament aside, there's another spectacle we can all look forward to this week. Mock Wizengamot, dears. Dry as it might sound, watching proceedings really is quite hilarious engaging like trains crashing. A quick run-through, I think, is in order! This might be of interest to our foreign guests whose judiciary runs on the civil law.

We run on what is called the common law, which is heavily reliant on the development of cases. Train wrecks! Our law is based on train wrecks--it is terribly poetic The outcome of these cases then decide what will happen in subsequent cases with similar facts. That doesn't mean bad law is passed on, of course. We have our share of Wizengamot judges who have injected a fair bit of their own activism and setting their own precedent.

And, my darlings, we run on what is called the adversarial system, which makes it sound far sexier than civil law's inquisitorial system already. The Wizengamot act as impartial judges while the two sides tear each other to pieces have at it.

Ah, the things one learns when trying to haggle a higher weekly allowance with one's father

Now, who ever thought that a full Wizengamot bench was the best course of settling a score, I do not know. But I would surmise that 50 judges trying to reach consensus would be an interesting social experiment.

In fact, I'm rather inclined to participate, if only to see how the entire thing unfolds.

WARDED PRIVATE TO SELF
I am being completely irrational about this. Perhaps reading far too much into conversation. Perhaps. What certainty does that give me? Not that I require to be certain since I do not really care. I do not need to care. Essie says that I might like him more than I let on. But I do not. I would know. And I certainly would not allow myself to be dictated by infatuation, of all things. Besides, I do not even know if this is only because I have been spending more than with him this year than normal. This whole Prefect business is shaping up to be more trouble than I thought it would.

And besides, he clearly does not

He obviously thinks about me in a platonic manner what with the whole brooch present as opposed to the ri. Maybe I remind him of his Great Aunty Muriel. I'm sure he has a Great Aunty Muriel somewhere.

Oh god, I'm a Great Aun
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WARDED PRIVATE TO LADY FRIENDS INCLUDING VIOLA AND FIFTH YEAR FRIENDS
Have you ever placed much thought into the meaning behind jewellery given as presents?
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WARDED PRIVATE TO SELF
Oh, silly me. Why did I even bother adding all those other people in the list when there is clearly only one person who needs to die a slow, cruel death when I am in power. It seems like he is deliberately trying to make my life more difficult. He wants students to teach sex education. Students.

As if Jeremiah had not already raised the issue of people imparting knowledge without being qualified to do so. The Headmaster wants students to teach other students sex education. He is a Ravenclaw. I thought they were supposed to be intelligent. Isn't this a classic case of blind leading the blind? What idiocy would have possessed him to think that putting students, even Prefects, in charge of educating students as young as thirteen was a remotely good idea?

Has he not learned that Hogwarts' unorthodox teaching methods have never paid off? That Remus Lupin, the werewolf fellow, that mother disliked so much. Mad-Eye Moody and that whole lesson dedicated to Unforgivable Curses granted, mother seemed to think that. I would really like to see how parents react to receiving those permission slips.

At least Madame Zest is assisting us. I have half a mind to simply let her take over, which really should be the case. Although, it might be a good idea if Professor Cattermole is not in the same room so she will not turn red and squeak through the entire presentation.

And now I have to talk in front of everyone about this and it is bound to get completely crass knowing how some of these male female students are. It is one thing to speak to Essie and the others about this but it is separate matter entirely when it comes to discussing this so openly.

I wonder if I can poison him and be done with it.
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WARDED PRIVATE TO SELF
This needed updating anyway.

PEOPLE I WILL EVISCERATE WHEN I AM IN POWER

1. Professor Flux


2. Alex from Swish and Flick hairdressers - atrocious haircut, winter break, 2nd year


3. Pietr Walnut - veterinarian, did not save Mr Butter Nose cat


4. Septimius Rookwood


5. Annette Tussler - wore same dress, Warbeck's ball, 3rd year Robert Flannigan


6. Robert Flannigan Annette Tussler - wore same dress, Warbeck's ball, 3rd year


7. Mr Smith and Ms Jones - neighbours, rude to father


8. Professor Firenze - bad marks last year


9. Wilfred Salt - uncouth, tried to flirt with me while attending Ministry dinner with mother and father


10. Corbin Finch-Fletchley

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WARDED TO JEREMIAH and LADY FRIENDS
Damned if you do, damned if you don't, I suppose.
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My darlings, in light of the 1st of December approaching, a friendly reminder and warning to both Hogwartians and foreign guests that Christmas decorations will be cropping up very soon. One such traditional Christmas decoration is the mistletoe. It looks like this. It often hangs in doorways and halls.

For those shellshocked who are wary of unexpected public displays of affection, I would advise threading very carefully until you board your respective vehicles back home. In fact, perhaps it will best serve the public if we all discuss mistletoe-avoidance measures. As for those who are seeking to take advantage of the mistletoe, I would strongly suggest asking permission. It is only polite to do so.

With that aside, I wish the best of luck to both the Hogwarts and Durmstrang teams!

WARDED TO VIOLA
I want to consider some strategy on how to tell mother we do not wish to go dress shopping with her these holidays. We will have to be exceedingly careful lest she becomes cross with us until New Year's.
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Hm. Mildly interesting.

WARDED PRIVATE TO SELF
I do not understand why Flux gave me this godforsaken badge this year, after all those other times he could have sprung this on me. No no, he had to do it this year, when I am nearly free of this school and all the idiots that go here. Add to that all these foreigners and their self-important bluster. Look at them all. I cannot even begin to articulate how much I envy their boneheaded herd mentality. Perhaps it is easier if I was not so aware of the absurdity of social interactions, teenaged social interactions to be precise. Everything has such importance attached to them. It is exhausting.

Yet even I can admit that I would much rather be amongst them than policing their every move. I am quite, quite sure that Flux is trying to break me somehow. He knows that I am always up to something so he has trapped me in this stalemate. I cannot be caught. I cannot do something wrong. How preposterous. If he thinks that it is that easy to destroy me, he has absolutely no idea what I am capable of. It is almost the end of this term and I am not even close to throwing a fit and quitting. No. I may have to find a better night cream

And I am bringing him a plate of cookies for the next monthly meeting so I can sufficiently rub it in his face that I am doing fantastically, thank you very much.
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WARDED TO GARRETT
I do not know how you are attempting to handle all your stress but from the looks of things, you are not doing very well. I would very much appreciate if you were less combative to the younger students. They are half your size. It does not make you look at all sympathetic.

And before you scoff at that point, I remind you that you want the entire school behind you, not against you. Your actions are hardly exuding any confidence in yourself or your team. The school will begin questioning your competence, if you are not careful.

Now, please, reign yourself in and do not embarrass Hogwarts.
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WARDED TO ENGLAND COOKING GROUP
Darlings, I am quite of the opinion that we should keep this rather simple. Perhaps a roast? With some Yorkshire pudding?
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WARDED TO HOGWARTS PREFECTURE
I spoke to Septimius Rookwood about his recent outburst. Apparently, someone has sent him something spiked with nettleweed. I have heard a few of the foreign students complain about the discipline at Hogwarts already, I would rather like this issue to be resolved, if possible.

I would start with asking your Houses if they have seen anyone at the Owlery around breakfast-time today. Most likely with a parcel. We will go from there.
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WARDED TO ESSIE, LALA AND PENNY
But matchmaking is so much more amusing if the participants didn't know it was happening. Still, I shan't complain. I was worrying whether the band would provide enough entertainment on the night anyway.
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My congratulations to Durmstrang! Beauxbatons also played exceptionally well. I am happy that this tournament, which was so overhyped I began to worry whether it would live up to its expectations, has finally begun. There will surely be more excitement to come. Although, I expect that celebrations are in order. Do have fun, darlings. I will be watching for developments

As far as current developments go with regards to Halloween, I have decided to go without a date to the masquerade. After receiving a few offers, and after many days of deliberation, I found myself unable to choose. It is incredibly difficult, my dears. You must know, I'm sure, how hard it is to pick one person over say, five others especially when they are all equally meritorious! On the other hand, going, how does one say it colloquially--ah, yes, going solo or stag would mean that I would not need to choose and disappoint. I can simply dance with all of them! An elegant solution, don't you think?

My darlings, this is all becoming rather unseemly. I, for one, do not at all discourage youthful whimsies because they do serve a purpose in shaping us as adults. However, there is a line that we must be aware of: decency. It is all very well to be swept up by all sorts of high emotions but if one could stop for one moment and consider their next actions, then one could consider more graceful and dignified ways of handling such difficult situations. Perhaps there are benefits to introspection prior to reaching an abrupt, yet ultimately incorrect conclusion. A quick tip, my sweet girl: I thought it was quite common knowledge that if a young man was kind to you, it did not constitute a marriage proposal. It would also show our honoured guests that we are not heathens, no?

I now turn to address the allegation that there has been a spike in troublemaking since term started and that Prefects have not been doing their respective duties to curtail the problem. Let us assume that Hogwarts has 800 students, yes? We do have around 800 students, if I remember Headmaster Flux waffling on about statistics for hours correctly. That is 200 students per House. In each House, there are 6 Prefects. So 6 Prefects to 200 students. Think about it.

Oh, but do not let me bore you with all that dry, strict business. I also want you to have fun, sweeties. Of course I do! I only ask that you keep your activities within the rules set out for your own protection. Which is to say, try not to get in trouble, dears. It would be dreadful if you do.

WARDED TO SLYTHERINS.
Obviously, that means to not get caught, darlings. Be reasonable.
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I personally think Multicultural Relations is a very promising class. I do adore learning about different cultures and really, all your accents are so charming that I can possibly listen to you read the Floo Directory and not be bored.