HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MO!

Now you have to excuse me while I pout about how unfair it is that you're of age and I have five months and three days to go.

Je me sens:: cheerful

Ha! You know what's awesome? I heard rumour about people with Es on their Potions OWL being eligible to sign up for NEWT Potions so I went to bother Flitwick immediately and managed to get in last minute. Wow, it's a small class, though - only twelve of us. I Owled Maman to tell her to buy and send me a book and she actually did it rather quickly. I guess she must actually be proud or something what with me being the first Fawcett to manage NEWT Potions.

Not so keen on Snape teaching DADA. Man, they just get worse and worse, don't they? I mean, I thought Umbridge was bad. (Though, in Snape's favour, he probably won't make me write lines with my own blood. Did you know I've got a scar now, and you can't even read what it says since I wrote so many different things and I have messy handwriting, so, euh, point completely lost, Umbitch.

Finally, I thought You'd all like to know I don't miss CoMC one tiny bit at all.

Okay, I think I actually need to study. Or 'study'. Whichever opportunity shows up first.

Oh, PS. In case you missed it, Mo has admitted she wants a ménage à trois with me. I always knew I was irresistible. Interested third parties, let us know!

Je me sens:: silly

Hah! My journal. I've barely cast a look at it since we got here, you know. I kind of wish we could stay in Tours forever. Believe me when I say I am not looking forward to heading back to Ottery next weekend. All my delicious freedom will be gone once again.

Although, the bad thing about it is all the random Pureblood crap and politics that go around here. Like Mémère and Pépère's neighbour? Madame de la Roche St André (I kid you not, that is her whole last name), she likes to pretend we don't exist. Ever since Maman was cut out of that Nature's Nobility shite book. She'll come over for café with Mémère and ask about Yves and what's Claire going to do with herself now that she's finished at Beauxbatons and darling Sandrine and Laurent and their children. But if I come in the room she just pretends not to see me at all. I really don't know why Mémère puts up with her. Although I do know she really wasn't happy when Maman told her that she was marrying Dad).

I'm so glad I'm not Pure, really. Way too stuffy for my tastes. Even Claire and Thierry are much more reserved when we go out clubbing.

Je me sens:: busy

I love France. Seriously. It's so much more...free here than it is back home in Ottery. I'm only actually writing quickly before Claire and I go go out dancing (because I'm not under practical house arrest here!).

It's even better because on the whole we're doing pretty well in the Olympics here (yes Fairchild, I'm watching - a bit. Mémère and Pépère don't have a telly). Much better than the UK is. Makes me proud of my French side. Well, more than usual.

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Je me sens:: cheerful

Ooh, so my neighbour across the river? His cousin came to visit and said cousin is positively gorgeous.

I do think I'm going to try to seduce him. It's been too long since I've had any action.

In other news, it's only seven months from today that I become of age!

Je me sens:: flirty

I have brilliant news!

My parents are so pleased with my OWL scores, they decided I could be done being grounded for now! So...it's back to regular prison rather than even more prison.

Jerome totally whacked me upside the head though when I said I think I could have done a little better. Because, euh, my scores were totally better than both his and Claude's. I'm just a Ravenclaw about these things sometimes.

We're leaving for Tours on the first of August and then I'll finally get some real freedom. I'm going to see if Claire will take me out clubbing, or maybe Thierry. Or both. It'll be grand!

In somewhat disappointing news, I've finally heard that eldest Weasley kid is going to shackle himself down in the chains of marriage. Why is it always the cute ones?

Je me sens:: happy

I don't want to belittle anyone who may have had someone they know injured or property damaged or anything like that - I know Jerome's working overtime with his committee to make sure the Muggles don't suspect what's really going on, but I need to absolutely translate this conversation I had with my mother after dinner this evening.

Sylvie: Maman? I was wondering if I could go out with my friend Alicia...

Maman: No

Sylvie: But she's just taken her NEWTS and she's eighteen and really responsible!

Maman: If you think I'm going to let you go out anywhere after what's been happening, you're thinking wrong, Sylvie Renée.

Sylvie: (inward sigh) Well, can at least Mo come over? It's so boring when you and Dad are at work and it's just me and Annette.

Maman: Why are you so desperate to go out? At least I know your sister isn't a Death Eater in disguise. Maybe you should just enjoy time with her.

Okay then, since it is apparently exceedingly obvious that my mère is insane, here's the plan. I'm going to pack an overnight bag and my potions in case she checks my room and head over to the Weasley's tomorrow since if they have our house tapped for magic coming from it during work hours, I'm sure someone would let my parents know the instant I Flooed. And from the Weasleys's house, I am Flooing to yours, Mo, and hopefully we'll get more than a few hours of fun in before my parents figure out where I am and drag me back to lock me in the house.

That is all for now.

Je me sens:: frustrated

Dear Ministry of Magic,

I don't know if your higher ups were so lazy that you decided to ask the translators in the DIMC what their thoughts were about YKW, or if she wasn't involved at all and you're just trying to make Maman more paranoid.

Either way, not on.

No love,

S. Fawcett

You can all imagine a great big sigh here. Pour l'amour de Dieu. Now I'm really not going anywhere until we go to Tours.

Je me sens:: frustrated

Man, I'm home one day so far and already it looks to be a completely rotten summer. I mean, apparently my mère is a complete vampire sucking out fun rather than blood considering it was barely twenty minutes after we got home that she took me aside and told me if I dared to sneak out and not tell them where I was going and ask for their permission beforehand I would be grounded for eternity and she would also make sure I wasn't sitting for at least a week.

Oh Maman.

I mean, I get that the news has her on edge. I can tell that she's threatening me because she wants me to be safe and she doesn't have to worry about Annette like she does me because Annette is a total stick in the mud. So don't go and tell me the 'your maman is only worried' bit. I get that. Doesn't make it less annoying though. I mean, I'm sixteen and we live in a bloody tiny town down here, though if I sneak out it certainly wouldn't be to somewhere in Ottery and I have a feeling I'm going to get permission to go hardly anywhere.

...I think maybe it'll be best to wait a few days before testing out the 'grounded for eternity' waters.

Je me sens:: bored

Mon Dieu.

Does anyone know what that was all about? Did they really hex Hagrid and McGonagall or were my eyes playing tricks on me?

Fuck, I don't think that was an O worthy Astronomy exam after that.

Je me sens:: shocked

One down, nine to go.

I knew Charms was going to be a breeze.

Je me sens:: satisfied

Bouncing contest at the bottom of the main staircase!

Mon Dieu, I feel like a child again.

Je me sens:: excited

Sometimes I can't believe I shagged her brother.

So I've been thinking, with OWLs coming up faster than I excepted, I'm interested in getting some study buddies. And no, I don't mean 'study' buddies this time, I mean actual people to study with because if I don't score better than my brothers did on their OWLs, I will have to die of embarrassment.

My weakest subjects of the moment (much as I hate to admit I have any) are Care of Magical Creatures, Defence and History of Magic. Although I really don't care about history that much. If anyone is good at those subjects and would like to study with me, I'd very much appreciate it, because sometimes studying with someone with a strong grasp of the subject really helps you get it. In that vein, my strongest classes are Charms, Muggle Studies and Ancient Runes if anyone wants to employ the same logic I did, because I'm willing to review anything right now.

Merci!

Je me sens:: determined

Oi! Blokes of Hogwarts.

Seeing as it's a lazy Sunday, anyone want to go defy Umbridge with me?

I can guarantee she won't approve and we'll have a good time doing it.

Je me sens:: horny

True story: I got locked out of my house last night.

Maman said that if I came home after her ridiculously early curfew this time she was going to do it, but I have to admit, I didn't think she actually was going to until I tried to floo home and bounced back. Don't worry, I'm okay. I flooed to Claude's flat (and Maman must've thought that's what I'd do because he sort of expected to see me arrive) and slept on the couch there until Maman floo called this morning and had me come home so she and dad could 'talk' to me.

Stupid Inquisitorial Squad and sadistic pink powderpuff of a teacher, I might be ready to go back to Hogwarts.

( Private and in French )

Je me sens:: contemplative

( Privé à moi! )

Despite my family, I have to say I am loving the Easter hols.

That is all.

Je me sens:: satisfied

Okay. Not funny. Seriously.

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Je me sens:: pissed off

I have just realised that it has been quite a while since I've written here, which is, of course, a tragedy, because what would you all do without me? And since you lot haven't been particularly interesting of late, I thought I would rack up the paranoia. I'm going to tell ten of you what I really think of you. And I'm not going to tell you who I'm talking to. Isn't this grand?

1) You're an idiot and terribly pathetic.
2) You're also an idiot, but at least you make me laugh.
3) You're so much of an idiot I'm not sure how you've managed to survive this long.
4) You are quite possibly the best friend a girl could ask for.
5) I think you're honestly just an attention whore.
6) You need to get more of a sense of humour.
7) Your sense of humour, however, is brilliant, chérie.
8) You're so much fun to hang around, seriously.
9) Boring prude.
10) You make me so very impatient sometimes. Let's get physical.

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Je me sens:: creative

I think this is the first time in...ever, that I wish I took Divination.

Seriously, have you seen those pecs?

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Je me sens:: very, very impressed

Ha!

I do believe today is my lucky day.

I was walking down to breakfast as I normally do and I was passing up that crack in the wall down the hall from Ravenclaw Tower that I keep thinking someone should patch up because there was definitely a draft coming from it this winter and just watch it'll start leaking, but today when I walked by I swear it sparkled and when I went over to investigate I found five galleons stuck in there.

I suppose I should ask if it's anyone's, but I can't think who would have stuck it in there in between last night and early this morning. So I'll probably keep it because Merlin knows I can always use five galleons. It's like a late birthday present or somesuch.

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Je me sens:: dude!