26-Aug
26 Aug
Oh, Diary! I don’t know what to do! Lottie said she won’t be my friend anymore!
Yesterday, Mum and I forgot that we were supposed to go out with Lottie and her Mum to shop for new school supplies and to have lunch out. You see, Professor Cauldwell had contacted us about going to Diagon Alley and with all of the confusion of figuring out all about the Statute of Secrecy, the Ministry of Magic and all of the laws and rules we have to follow, never mind about Hogwarts and everything else, we totally forgot to call!
So today, Lottie pounded on the door and when I answered she started yelling and screaming at me for being mean and not showing up. When I tried to explain, as best as I’m allowed to, that I’d been accepted into a private school on scholarship and that at the last minute, we had been approached by one of the professors for an open house (I know, that wasn’t true, but what else could I say?), she demanded to know what school and more.
Oh, I tried so hard, but I couldn’t tell her the name of the school and I couldn’t think of one to pretend I was going to as she was standing right there, so she decided I was lying and that liars don’t make good friends and then slammed the door in my face!
Mum came in then To see why I had slammed the front door, but I guess she realized that something was wrong because she didn’t finish her question and hugged me instead. I cried, diary. I know, I’m not a little kid anymore, but Lottie and I have been friends since we were babies! I don’t know what I’ll do without her!
Mum assures me that Lottie will come around, but I don’t know. How can I believe that when Lottie is right? I AM lying to her! And I’m not allowed to tell her the truth! Worst of all is that she’d be jealous but oh so excited for me if I could tell her that I get to go to Hogwarts and that it’s real! She likes the Harry Potter books more than me! She would want to know if I would get to meet anyone from the books! But I can’t tell her.
Mum is knocking on the door, Diary. I’ll be right back.