Dan Hubbles Diary

[Professor Daniel Hubbles]

Dan Hubbles Diary

To follow will be the account of Daniel Alexander Hubbles, Professor of Charms and Head of Hufflepuff House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is key days of his life over the year of 2102 and the school terms of IV and V.

Key players:-(In order of appearance)

Girty Hubbles Sister and closest friend	Simon Ellison Girty’s ex-boyfriend	Mr and Mrs Hubbles Mum and Dad	Dia Owen The love of his life
Sebastian Hubbles

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The renegade cousin

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Bree O’Donnell

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Fellow Professor

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Carrieanne Darke

The schools Healer

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Alex Doyle

Girty’s current boyfriend

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[Professor Daniel Hubbles]

1st January, 2102

This has to be the first time in many years that I have not woken up on New Years day with a hangover, in my own bed and before midday. But then when have I ever made a new years resolution?? Yes for once I have decided to do something about my life, but sadly I have not come up with anything all too original…I am giving up the booze and the one night stands.

When I told the family about this over dinner Girty seemed to find the whole thing slight amusing and started to choke on her spuds and it took Simon to give her a few slaps on the back to dislodge the culprit. Mum gave me the whole ‘Good for you Daniel’ with the sickly tone she has been giving me all holiday; Dad however merely looked over his glass of brandy and chuckled at me. I think he believes that I will not be able to pull it off but I have the drive too, I am doing it for her.

I think I will get on with the assignments I brought home to mark, see if doing some work will actually help me forget the memories and replaying the scene in the entrance hall over and over again…I am starting to dread saying ‘It was fun’ maybe I should have stood my ground a little longer but I have a feeling even if I was on my knees begging Dia would not have forgiven me so easily…what I did to her was lower then low or as Girty would say ‘A flobberworm would have more sense.’

[Professor Daniel Hubbles]

18th January, 2102

We have been back in the castle now for over a week and as soon as I waked in through into the entrance hall it felt like someone had cast the Sectumsempra spell on me once again. My office did not make me feel any better either, it was full of memories and reminders of Dia. I was slightly surprised to see that the picture of us from Egypt smashed, clearly in a slight drunken rage I broke it, not that I remember that all but judging by the amount of empty bottles of fire whisky and cans of beer that littered to floor I am surprised I remember anything of the last few weeks before Christmas.

Lessons seem to be going well, class attendance is up but people seem to be whispering more in the back rows and I can not help but feel the only reason they are coming is because of the public display of the two head of houses we seem to become the highest talking point of the school. Yet although everyone is talking about us I have not seen Dia, I have not made much of an effort myself, I have been skipping staff meals in fear of seeing her and we live at opposite ends of the castle so our paths very rarely cross.

On a happier not Hufflepuff are doing well in the house cup although we are only in second as Gryffindor seem to be finding it funny to have more points then us. I have been trying to get Girty to work harder on her Charms as well, but she seems to be enjoying spending time with Simon too much and spends most nights down at the pub with him…I will have a talk to her soon.

[Professor Daniel Hubbles]

27th January 2102

I went to the pub today and paid off my tab. Paul was surprisingly chipper about it all but I imagine after he added everything up he would be quite happy for the money…although a few of my old drinking buddies gave me the evils and some shouted some abuse at me so I do not think they will be willing to sit down with a glass of pumpkin juice with me later on.
However when I was down there is did find out that Girty was becoming a common customer with Simon…I guess the pubs income will just switch from one Hubbles to another.

[Professor Daniel Hubbles]

10th February, 2102

Happy Birthday to me,
Happy Birthday to me,
Happy Birthday dear Daniel,
Happy Birthday to me!

It is official; this has been the worst birthday I have ever had. I spent most of the day in lesson teaching second years how to make writing flash different colours, fifth years the advantages of the more advanced summoning charms and a group of moody seventh years the basics of wordless magic. To top it off I then had to be on duty in the library where a group of 4th year Ravenclaw’s were clearly practising there journalism skills as they tried to get as much information out of me as possible about the break up with Dia.

Girty came to visit me for a while, we had a few games of chess and exploding snap and gorged ourselves on Honeyducks finest chocolates which Mum and Dad had sent. However she could not stay long as she had an Astronomy paper to do for the next night. To be honest I find it rather ironic that the one person I wanted to spent my 27th birthday with was stopping my own sister from spending much time with me….

I am starting to think it would be extremely tempting to go down to the Three Broomsticks and drink myself stupid and maybe chat up a few of the local witches…but I need to be strong, I would regret it in the morning if I did.

[Professor Daniel Hubbles]

14th February, 2102

I got 27 Valentines Day cards today, 5 chocolate hearts, 2 red roses and someone’s rather raunchy underwear. A few not so bright Slytherin’s thought it would be funny to write a card pretending it was from Dia…the only problem was one wrote the card from ‘Professor Owen’ then another spelt her name ‘Dee’…I think a bit of hand writing compressions will be needed to be done so I can find the culprits.

I was tempted to go and make it up to Dia today, try and be all romantic and use the feeling of valentines Day to help sway her…but I caught a glimpse of her today and she did not look all too impressed so I thought that not even the magic of Valentines Day would be enough to summon courage for me and forgiveness from her.

On a bright side a Hufflepuff 3rd year said she would marry me today…so if in 10 years if nothing has improved between me and Dia I might take her up on that offer.

[Professor Daniel Hubbles]

28th February, 2012

Oh look there is one less day for me to suffer not being with Dia…aren’t I a lucky guy! And it was on this last day of the shortest month I came to a conclusion….I can not live in the same castle and Dia, it will help her move on if I go away…so I shall hand in my resignation soon. Leave at the end of the year when Hufflepuff have won the house cup again and Girty has left school…seems perfect.

[Professor Daniel Hubbles]

7th March, 2012

Sebastian is back in town! He sent me a letter asking if I would like to go out for a drink (non alcoholic of course) and a good old catch up! I would never turn down a chance to leave the castle and see family but the night did not go as I planned…we were attacked and I have no recollection of the attack but two of my teeth were knocked out and my jaw was broken.

I hope the git who did that to me gets what he deserves!

[Professor Daniel Hubbles]

15th March, 2102

So Headmaster Darrow thinks it will be fun for us to have a Staff meal! So naturally with all the staff being there I will be seeing Dia…being in the same room as her…looking at her. I really am not sure I can do this, I might decline…say I am ill…anything…

Ok Girty had ordered me to go so I guess I shall be…I just hope that I can see Dia’s smile at least once tonight.

I really do not know what to say apart from a long list of expletives that I am sure could fill pages and pages and pages. I arrived early…talked to Darrow, Mr Nish and Offley. I looked at Dia, tried to hand in my resignation which both Darrow and Everritt bluntly refused and I then managed to find the courage to go and talk to Dia…only I did not get very far seeing as Bree got in my way. She made it clear that I should not talk to Dia and I had no heart to argue and make a scene in front of all out colleagues so I walked away a little more shaken then when I entered.

I thought that after I got back to my office I would have some peace to do some marking, but with a knock on my door Bree entered. I really do not think she likes me but then after what I did to her friend she has a reason not to. She told me that Dia needed to move on and if I left it would not only be running away from the problems it would not solve any problems as being out of sight sadly does not mean you are out of mind…so we arranged for me to hook her up with my cousin to…and I quote ‘to wean her off me’. Looking back on it now I am regretting doing this, but if it would make Dia happy then that is all that matters, I would do anything to get that smile upon her face once again.

[Professor Daniel Hubbles]

26th March, 2102

I could not sleep tonight (3 guess why) and as I was wondering around the corridors, lost in the darkness as I forgot my wand I wondered into the room of requirements and met Carrieanna. She is one of the new healers in the school and is rather nice to look at if I do say so myself. We got along like a house on fire, showing each other out war wounds, I felt comfortable around her and then…I kissed her.

I had managed to go for almost 3 months without giving in…but she was just so…tempting. I reframed from the drink but she…she caught me. I am not ashamed for what I did it was a natural instinct for me. The only problem is now I feel so guilty for it all….I am not sure what I am going to do.