Entry: Thursday, September 24th, 2015

Dear Diary,

Sienna told Mom and me about a girl named Helia yesterday. Apparently, Helia stopped Marietta from blocking her into the wall. It wouldn’t be the first time Marietta has tried something, but I think it was the first time she might have hurt Sienna. In the previous times, she merely slapped things out of Sienna’s hands. Or mine, she has also targeted me on occasion. This time, I think she was trying to make Sienna fall. Sienna said Helia was older than her, so Mom asked me to look for her too. I am in the year above Sienna, after all.

I did not find her at breaks. I did not find her at lunch. Instead, she found me. Marietta was angry about something and tried to shove me into the end of a table. That would have hurt- but Helia was there. I do not know where she came from, but she stopped Marietta like Mom stops Sienna. Then she picked Marietta up and sat her down hard on the floor. Marietta seemed angry but scared. I asked Helia what her name was, and she introduced herself as Helia Jennifer Black.

Then she said she had work to do, and was gone.

I still do not know where she went, nor how she went.

I told Mom about it. Mom said the Blacks are Dukes and also members of the hidden Magical Community. She encouraged me to befriend her, because the Magical Community is so hidden they don’t listen to us.

Miscreants.

Author's Note

Patreon, Discord.

I think I'm going to do away with the journal format for future stories. It works as a novelty, I suppose, but it's a real pain to actually manage, and possibly an even bigger one to read.

Do you think this is something that an British almost-six-year-old in Arienne's position might produce? If not, is it too articulate or not articulate enough?