First week!

[alt_pansy]

Our first week back at Hogwarts is nearly done! I think the reality of OWLs has definitely set in, and it's certainly going to be a busy few months leading up to it. I know everyone in our class will work hard, and will make Hogwarts proud. I've been thinking about what Madame Umbridge and Professor Raz have been talking about lately with the journals. They make an excellent point. These journals are certainly a wonderful gift, and when we got the chance to write to some of our close friends, well, I can see how it just got to be almost something that we depended on with the consequences of excluding others and isolating ourselves-- I know that I, for one, have been using the Private Messages quite a bit lately. I looked, and the last time I wrote something that everyone could read was back in December, nearly a month ago. It's been good to see what my classmates have been up to, and to be able to talk to them over their public posts, and I'm glad we've had the chance to learn a valuable lesson about the importance of transparency and communication from Madame Umbridge.

Anyways, it's been wonderful seeing everyone back at Hogwarts again, and I for one am looking forward to a busy term.