Musings of an Angsty Blonde Anastasia's Diary

It is highly unlikely that anyone would happen upon this, considering that Ana keeps it hidden at all times, but not impossible. If your character did, they would be wise not to examine the contents. However, Hogwarts students are hardly known for their wisdom. This is what they might find PS - if you want to do a plot where your character finds/steals Ana's diary, owl me!

1 July 2021
I've heard it said that keeping a journal helps people to organize their thoughts, so I thought I might give it a try. The entire idea seems silly to be perfectly honest - writing down your innermost thoughts for anyone to find. Still, I have far too many thoughts to make sense of so hopefully this will help.

I'm writing from Father's study, well, my study now, I suppose. Fuck, that's odd to think, odder to write. I wasn't allowed in here for the longest time, it used to drive me crazy. And now it's mine.

I'd hoped to go sailing today, but it turns out there's a great deal of family business that I must deal with. I'll be lucky if it doesn't take up my entire summer.
- Anastasia

2 July 2021
Second day of this somewhat questionable endeavor. I had a rather dramatic argument with Lydia over breakfast that's resulted in my uncle employing a governess since I "lack adequate supervision and discipline". Well, that's not accurate. He'd apparently already hired one but this was the first he thought to tell me about it. She arrives tomorrow, according to him, not that I trust a word that comes out of his mouth. It's ridiculous, truly, seeing as I haven't had a governess since I started at Hogwarts. Still, seeing as this pile of things for me to deal with grows by the minute and everything is a battle with my family, I simply lack the energy or fucks to fight this one.

Who knows, perhaps she won't be entirely terrible...
- Anastasia

3 July
She is entirely and utterly loathsome.

4 July
I meant to write more yesterday but my day got eaten up by correspondence I neglected on Friday as well as my new stalker's insistence upon "having tea and getting to know one another". I shan't call her a governess, as that implies a level of sanity and respect for basic privacy that she utterly lacks. Her name is Victoria Quimby and wishes for me to address her as "Madame Quimby". Naturally, I've taken to calling her Vic. Madame is entirely stupid, seeing as she isn't remotely French, as evidenced by her very English pronunciation of croissant, and in any event, I don't think she's married. She allegedly was my mother's governess at one point, although I'm unclear as to why she believes that will endear her to me.

Her assessment of me was that I "appear well mannered upon first glance" but that I am "spectacularly obstinate and quite the contrarian for no discernable reason". She also told me that it's shameful that I clearly know perfectly well how to conduct myself and still choose to act in the unpleasant manner I do. I offered several helpful suggestions of where she could place her assessments, not all of them entirely pleasant sounding or anatomically possible, and made a rather spectacular exit to bed.

Today, I've smuggled my coffee and breakfast in here and hidden before she awoke. I've also locked and barricaded the door. Obviously, as she can use magic legally and I cannot, that isn't going to be much of a burden, but that's entirely not the point. I ran off plenty of nannies when I was younger, so getting rid of her shouldn't be too difficult.

I miss school and Quidditch and my friends terribly. Can it be August already? I think I may discover a way to become an animagus and live out the rest of my life as a bird if I'm forced to endure my family much longer.

I hear Vic getting started on the door, so I'd best wrap things up for the time being.
- Anastasia