So I signed up for this class called The History of Fantastical Litterature and Film (that's my translation at least) because I thought it would give me a nice break from the dozens of books that I have to read that require me to be way too serious and morose. (I did this all for you so that you don't have to drown in so many posts about Victor Hugo!!!) So I went to my first class today and for 2 glorious hours I was transported to Hogwarts. I am beginning to realize that when I decided to go back to school, I didn't want to just take classes, I wanted to go to Hogwarts. And sitting in class taking notes on Nicolas Flamel and Michel de Notre Dame (or Nostradamus, if you will), learning all of the different trajectories of alchemy and how the philosopher's stone is actually used, getting angry at Descartes for going all Carl Sagan on magic and taking the fun out of it with his crap "reason", noting the qualities that constitute a pact with the devil, etc., I kept looking around to see if Malfoy or Ron was there. Of course, this was more like History of Magic with Professor Binns than Divination with Professor Trelawney or Care of Magical Creatures with Hagrid, but it was cool nonetheless.

My hair was all bushy today like Hermione's and I was being very studious and excited by learning until my next class, when I suddenly transfigured into David Sedaris. I was called on to answer a question that the professor said was really "just too easy" and I had NO IDEA. As the professor lead the class to laugh at me, saying "You are just really amusing me, Amanda," I turned as bright red as Ginny Weasley when Harry Potter walks into the room. Anyway, I don't mind being more Ginny than Hermione. She's cool. I just hope You-Know-Who doesn't start commenting on my blog and eventually kidnapping me and sucking me of my lifeforce. I will be patrolling for any bizarre anonymous posts! And anyone that tries to scare me into thinking He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is posting to my blog me will most certainly be sent a Howler, I assure you!