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| Sunday, January 8th, 2012 | |
| 5:09 pm | It's odd to think that by the end of this year, I will be the Head of the Auror Department. It still seems like such a daunting thing. My shadowing and learning from the current Head has only proved my suspicions. I expect it's the politics of it all that will be the most challenging. Being diplomatic hasn't always been my strong suit, though I've gotten a lot better at since joining the Department. I just find politicians, for the most part, to be rather untrustworthy and scheming. I hope I never become one of them. The trick, I think, will be to learn their games and how to play them without becoming a player. Or something. I expect I'll find out soon enough. Ginny and I are having fun picking out furniture for the new house. I got a few essentials and staged them for the big surprise, but most of it I left for us to pick out together. It's been nice, putting up pictures and other personal things, making it really feel like a home and not just somewhere that we live. |
| Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 | |
| 9:40 pm | I surprised my wife with our newly finished house for Christmas. I have to say, her reaction was worth the ccountless hours I spent fixing the place up, making sure every little thing was finished, and finally decorating it for Christmas. It's sort of surreal, sitting here in my study, in our house, overlooking our property. Totally and utterly bizarre, but I love it. It's beautiful here, and close enough to Godric's Hollow that I can walk there to visit my parents' graves if I want. I still feel so connected to the town, it feels right that we should live close to it. I hope everyone's Christmas was wonderful and spent with their loved ones. I think a house warming party is in order soon, yeah? |
| Friday, December 2nd, 2011 | |
| 12:12 am | It's December already. This year seems to have flown by, though mostly in a good way. I've been learning a lot by shadowing the current Head of the department, though it's doubled my work load. I'm not complaining, though. I enjoy the challenge and this is the best way possible to prepare myself for taking on the role. Teddy has taken to wearing several of the jumpers that Mrs. Weasley knit for me over the years. They're all too big for him, but he enjoys them and at least I know that he'd love another one knitted just for him. Of course I know he also wants a fast broom, but the protective parental figure in me is worried he'll hurt himself and thinks he's too young. And yes, I do realize how terribly grown-up and responsible that sounds. Shame on me. I'm looking forward to the Hestia Hearth's benefit, among other things this holiday season. Things with the house are still far behind schedule so it looks like we'll be spending Christmas at the Burrow, but there are worse things in life. [Warded Private to Friends and Loved ones, Ginny Can NOT read] I haven't been truthful. Construction on the house is not only on schedule, but ahead. I want to surprise Ginny with it in its completed state on Christmas morning, giant bow and all. I've already been hard at work decorating the inside, but would love some help! If anyone is available for a nice little get together Christmas morning, even just a short breakfast and visit, I know it would make her Christmas that much more special. I understand if you all have plans, but your presence would be much appreciated. Please feel free to bring a guest. [/Ward] |
| Thursday, November 17th, 2011 | |
| 1:12 pm | I'm really looking forward to Christmas. I can't wait to spend our first Christmas together as a married couple. There's been a delay with the house and I forbade my wife to go look, it might be a little disheartening. I was hoping they'd be finished by Christmas, but that's just not going to be an option. So we'll make the best of it in my little flat, drink lots of hot chocolate and spend time with loved ones. I have every intention of going to the holiday party that Hestia's Hearth is holding. I go every year with Ginny and we always have a great time, and it's for such a worthy cause! Time to pull out all of the jumpers and scarves Mrs. Weasley has made for me over the years! |
| Sunday, November 6th, 2011 | |
| 1:10 am | One of the things I love most about being married is that my wife shows me that there are so many simple joys that I wouldn't appreciate otherwise. I loved watching how excited she got for Halloween. She really was the life of the party we had, and although I am completely biased, I doubt I'm the only one who thinks so. I don't remember as much from that night as I'd like to, but what can you do? All Ginny had to do was pout a little and I found myself dressed as Batman. Suffice it to say, I drank a bit more firewhiskey than I probably should have. I just hope there aren't any pictures. I trust everyone who was at the party, so I'm not too worried. I'm sincerely looking forward to the upcoming holiday season. It'll be our first as a married couple. For how much I've lost, for how much all of us have lost and sacrificed, sometimes it amazes me at how much there still is to be thankful for. |
| Saturday, October 29th, 2011 | |
| 5:20 pm | I can't believe how much work was put into the Haunted House. George is a genius, really. I'd probably get frustrated and give up, I wouldn't have the patience to put together something like that. It seems like everyone's really enjoying it so far, I'm sure he's making loads. Things at work have been busy. We always see a rise in prank-gone-wrong types of crime during this time of year. There've been some brutal cases so far. I've gone into official training to take over as Head. I'm sort of glad it's starting this early, it means I'll have around a year to really get my feet wet and get comfortable in the position before the current Head of the department leaves. I think for the first little bit here, I'll sit back and assist, and mainly just watch him do his thing. See how he makes his decisions, ask him questions about why he comes to the decisions he does make, that sort of thing. I have no intention of becoming a clone of him, but I definitely want his insight. Er, so in case anyone didn't know...I'm going to become the new Head of the Auror Department as of next year. Teddy's coming over for dinner tonight, he said he made something for us. Can't wait to see him, Merlin he's getting so big! Ginny, I hope homemade macaroni and cheese with bacon is all right? I'll be home around half past 5. |
| Monday, October 3rd, 2011 | |
| 2:22 am | I'm actually looking forward to this charity ball thing that's being thrown to help out St. Mungo's. It's a cause I strongly believe in. I'll be attending with my wife, and I encourage others to either attend, or donate something to help out. The basic structure for the house is up, I can almost envision where the windows will be, where we'll be able to look out onto the property, watch our future children play, have friends over for a pickup game of Quidditch. I can't wait until it's finished. Work is as challenging and dangerous as it ever has been. I think it's only going to get more intense. |
| Thursday, September 1st, 2011 | |
| 11:23 am | Private to Ginny Love, I'm sorry I'm working such long hours that I need to ask you this here. I'm going to be endorsing an upcoming fundraiser to help out the long term spell damage ward of St. Mungo's. I'm supposed to ask you what item of mine do you think I should Merlin, please don't let me become Lockhart. |
| Sunday, August 28th, 2011 | |
| 4:02 pm | There are moments like these when I'm in complete awe and disbelief that I'm actually able to live the life that I am. There were so many moments during the War that I never thought I would live through, and having a wife and making plans to build our own house just seems so surreal at times. Things are going well at work, team of Aurors I've been overseeing finally wrapped up a case we've been working on for quite some time. I just need to finish the paperwork and then we can officially close the case, at least on our end. I think I'll cook dinner. Ginny, how does lasagna sound? |
| Sunday, August 7th, 2011 | |
| 11:30 pm | [Private to Family, Friends, DA/OOTP Members and Team Mates of Ginny Potter] So, Ginny's birthday is the 11th and I want to throw her a party to remember. Er, I'm not great at planning stuff like this, but she mentioned, before my birthday, something about togas. So, as much as I hate to say it, we're doing a Greek theme. And if I'm the only one in a toga, I will curse every single one of you! It'll be an outside party, bring a change of clothes and a broom if you'd like to play Quidditch. Four O'clock on the 11th, then. Er, there's no address or fireplace so I'll talk to someone at the Ministry about setting up Portkeys. RSVP here please, and please feel free to invite a guest or two. As a hint, house-related type gifts would be awesome. [/Private] [Private to Ginny] I hope you don't have plans for your birthday, I'm sort of attempting to plan you a party. With togas. Try not to laugh too hard.[/Private] |
| Saturday, July 30th, 2011 | |
| 4:50 pm | [Private to Neville]Er, I don't know how to make my ink look fancy, but Happy Birthday, Neville. I hope this past year has been a wonderful one and I hope the following is even better. You're one of the people I trust the most and am the most fond of, and I wish you every happiness. You deserve the very best life has to offer, mate. I hope you're having a fantastic day! ~Harry |
| Friday, July 22nd, 2011 | |
| 3:50 pm | I think there's a mouse in my flat. I haven't seen anything, but I keep hearing a faint rustling sound late at night. Ginny and I have decided to have a house built in the country. Not sure where exactly, we haven't discussed that. She's put herself in charge of looking at house plans, and I'll be in charge of finding the land itself. Teamwork at its finest, I tell you. It'll be amazing to finally have a home that's not mine, not hers, but ours. Maybe we'll even help build parts of it, if we don't do too shoddy a job. We'll be building our own quidditch pitch in the back, for training purposes for Ginny of course.... okay, fine, she didn't need to do much convincing. I haven't had a nice broom since my Firebolt but I think I'll have to look into it. I do miss playing, and it'll be nice to be able to take a break from it all and just...fly. Of course we'll have protection charms and whatnot, wouldn't want a Muggle out on a horse ride or something to stumble upon a Quidditch match, as amusing as their expression might be! Back to full days at work! |
| Sunday, June 26th, 2011 | |
| 4:14 am | I came home tonight to a flat that's cleaner than it's been since before the wedding. It's the first time I haven't stubbed my toe in quite some time. Cheers for that go to my lovely wife. I can do without the closet space, though I had to ask her where all my clothes for work had gone. We need to do some serious house shopping. Maybe something out in the country, some place with lots of room for kids to play and explore. I'm not getting ahead of myself, not at all! |
| Friday, June 17th, 2011 | |
| 2:27 am | Being married has got to be one of the best feelings in the world. We cut our honeymoon short so my wife could go back to training, but I'm okay with it. It was wonderful while it lasted and I'm going to make it a goal for us to spend a week or two on that island once a year. It was gorgeous there, a completely different world where time seems to stand still. I'm working half days until the scheduled end of our honeymoon, which is kind of nice. It's giving me a break from having a full work load, but I'm not going crazy by sitting around the flat doing nothing. It's working well so far, we'll see if I can keep it up. |
| Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 | |
| 12:31 am | Merlin, I can't believe I'm getting married this weekend. I can't wait to be Mr. and Mrs. Potter. |
| Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 | |
| 11:46 am | [Private to Ron, George, Neville] So you lot are my groomsmen, and apparently we need to get fitted for whatever Ginny wants us to wear for the wedding. As a bribe and just an excuse to spend time with you lot, I'm paying for drinks after we do the fitting. Is Saturday good with everyone? [Private to George] I think Ginny's got four bridesmaids and I'm matching her, but let's face it. Fred should have been my fourth, and I could never replace him, and I refuse to, so I'm only having three. Is that all right with you, mate? [/End Wards] My hand is feeling much better, thanks to my wonderful fiance and her brother. Apparently Ron is too busy with his own life to give me a stag party. I'm not throwing one for myself, so I guess I'm just not having one. |
| Friday, May 20th, 2011 | |
| 3:29 am | I really, really hate cursed items. And dark wizards/witches who place them maliciously for some innocent person to find? Not a huge fan. Constantly coming in contact with such items makes one second guess even the most mundane of objects. I visited my parents' graves yesterday. I'm not sure what drove me to do it, I expect I just felt the need to feel close to them, to tell them about Ginny and I's engagement 'in person'. If talking to a head stone and whatnot could be considered...nevermind. The graveyard is beautiful in the spring. It was dead of winter the last, and only other time I was there, and covered in snow. It was beautiful then, too, though in a sad, lonely sort of way. I don't regret going either time. [Private to Ginny] I think we should start discussing what to do about a home once we're married. Do we want a flat? A house? Where should we live? Let's talk over dinner, yeah? I'll cook, or we can go out. Whatever you'd like. |
| Monday, May 2nd, 2011 | |
| 11:39 pm | [Private to friends/former DA Members/Order Members] Sometimes I can't believe it's been 8 years. The dreams are still just as vivid, the memories still etched forever in my mind. Eight years since we all came together to fight Voldemort and his followers, since we lost our loved ones... Not one day has gone by that I haven't thought about them, missed them, wished that they could have been saved. Today, I mourn, and I remember. [/Private] Merlin, eight years. |
| Sunday, April 24th, 2011 | |
| 9:48 pm | I'm still full to the seams from the Easter celebration at the Burrow. I think I had fourth helpings of just about everything! Including jellybeans. Less than a month until Ginny and I get married. Merlin, there's still so much to do! Work has been taking up most of my time lately. Dark wizards and witches abound. Apparently spring is the season for it. I think it's time for the old dorm mates to have a get together. What do you say? Ron? Neville? Seamus? Dean? |
| Friday, April 1st, 2011 | |
| 6:30 am | [Warded to George Weasley] Drinks tonight? On me, of course. And no, I won't make a big deal about your birthday or get on you to 'talk about it'. You know me better than that. [/Ward] 21 May. Ginny and I are getting married on Saturday, 21 May. Merlin, there's so much to do that I don't even know where to start. We're thinking of having the ceremony somewhree on the grounds of Hogwarts, if we're allowed. Beyond that, haven't got the faintest clue. |