I can hardly believe that another year is coming to an end! This one was been quite interesting (to say the least) though I am happy to report that my studies haven't suffered! Only a few more months and I'll officially be beginning my final year at Hogwarts. Isn't that incredible? Honestly, sometimes it feels like it was only yesterday, to be completely cliched, that it all began.

I admit to being rather pre-occupied with Macbeth, as well as my school-work, at the moment. Though I only have the one scene, I want to make absolutely certain I get it perfect. Shakespeare was so deliberate in his word choice, it's hardly like the everyday vernacular we're used to. I suppose that goes without saying, but what I mean is that one simply mis-step or slip of the tongue and you've completely obliterated the entire meaning! I really can't imagine how much pressure you must be under, Cho! I would probably be going a little batty if the outcome of the entire play's success was on my shoulders! Of course, I'm sure Cho and Matty will both do a wonderful job.

Still. I can't help but feel like these last few weeks have been something of a waiting game. It just feels too quiet, do you know? I'm sure it's only that I've been spending most of my time in the library which, afterall, has stringent policies regarding noise levels.

Oh, and while I'm here: dodgeball can be extremely dangerous. So many chipped teeth have occured on account of it's being played, and I'd really highly reccomend that those of you considering it, consider something else. Frisbee is a perfectly decent alternative! It's much less likely you'll recieve a fatal head injury, I believe.