| seekercho in nocturne_alley @ 2002-09-13 23:24:00 |
| Current mood: | studying |
Duels? Protests? Sit-ins? I've been so busy lately with the Animagus class I haven't been spending as much time with some of you lately as I should have, but I didn't realise so much was going on! I really wish some of Hufflepuff House would calm down a little. I'm a Ravenclaw, and I do understand what it's like to be one of the marginalised Houses in Hogwarts. We don't usually stoop to violent rivalry or dangerous pranks, and so don't receive quite as much attention as Gryffindor or Slytherin. But the way to deal with that is to be the best you can, building on the virtues of your own House.
Anyway, the Animagus class - last night's, in particular - has been fascinating so far! Yesterday, I was transformed for a short while into an albatross. It was so strange! I wasn't able to effect the change myself, nor did I have much control over the form when I was in it... but somehow, it felt right. I think I could grow to be just as comfortable in that form as I am in my human form - more, perhaps.
Not, of course, that I'm holding out much hope that I actually will have the skill for Animagism. I'm thrilled that I've shown enough promise to make it this far in the coursework, and no matter what happens, I've had some wonderful experiences and I've learned a lot.
Still, I've been researching and practising almost all my free time recently. If I don't become an Animagus eventually, it won't be for lack of preparation! I didn't go to Hogsmeade last weekend, and I don't think I'll go this weekend either. (I will not, however, be studying under the stairs with Terry and his little group of 'non-conformists'. I have better things to do with my time, and more sense to think that the world will take notice of any of my adolescent tantrums.) I'm sorry to all of you, and to you in particular. If only we were in the same House, Ginny, or even the same year... sigh.
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