11/12/1988
Sunday, December 11th
Dear diary, today I made the mistake of telling my mum about our plans to travel the world.
It was a mistake because Xavier overheard me and got extremely angry, so much so that he broke his latest broom in half.
Anna had a very different reaction; she just told me to buy souvenirs from the different places we visit, yes, "souvenirs" in plural, she says one is not enough to get to know a place. She also told me to take a picture of the traditional Australian dance. I told her that muggles have a machine that can record moments longer than a magical photo and also has sound, and she almost begged me to bring her a video, she says it's a very cool dance. I don't know anything about Australian culture, so I'll trust her and get her video.
Xavier told James that I was going away for a year and that he didn't want me to because he wouldn't see me every weekend. I liked James' reaction... but not his reasons; he said it was okay if I traveled, he even told me to get to know the world more. Then I heard James say to Xavier that surely it was a trip to learn rituals and dark magic from other parts of the world and that it would even be better if I was no longer allowed to enter his house.
Bolty was with me today, he didn't hear James and I didn't tell him either, I was more worried about my mum, I see her sicker every day, I'm worried about leaving her. Anna told me that if anything happened she would let me know.
I like my sister and I wish I could do more for her, I asked her and she blushed a lot and quietly told me that if I could, in private, call her "he" and "brother", she says she feels more comfortable when referring to herself that way. I don't quite understand it but if that makes her, I mean, him happy I have no problem. I asked him if he would also like me to call him by another name but he said no, he liked his name. (this is pretty difficult)
Anyway, Xavier threw a tantrum and despite my reluctance, his behavior makes me want to travel even more.
See you.