How To Survive Your First Year
I wandered around my first year like a complete idiot, this is my recollection of it all and ways to avoid what I did. P.S. This isn't finished
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05/31/21
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My Reluctance For Starting Week Two
Chapter 2
I was quite reluctant to start week two in any of my classes ( I'm pretty sure you knew that from the title ), I was ahead of my only two friends but not by much. Week one was way too difficult considering my laziness and I wanted more points but I was way too lazy to start week two. In my mind it gets harder week after week and that's sort of true. It can't get easier unless it's review.
Of course, I eventually started week two; my first class: Charms. To me that's the easiest class. But I had to retake the class which is a sign that I as well as you readers should take time to study-ish. Of course by now I still though I was way behind on everything but, I had more points than my friends. This is what I said, "WTF I THOUGHT YOU WERE LIKE AT 80 AND I WAS STANDING HERE WITH LIKE 20" Turns out my friends were 30 points or so behind me. Of course pretty soon I realize that in fact: "WHOA. REALIZATION I HAVE A TON OF POINTS AND WROTE A BOOK. Living like Hermione" So I was doing fairly well in terms of these things and I became a little less reluctant to start another class.
Before taking week two of another class, I realized I am not as much of a helpless little baby and that I am actually doing okay ( I think or hope ). Of course I have to give you tips: Read books from the library about your classes and read the textbook. If you don't do that good luck. Also can I just address friends, I have no idea how to make any here because these aren't interactive with other people unless you go out of your way which is very annoying. Honestly, let's just hope you chose the right house for yourself.
For my failures because this helpless baby has way too many: I can't navigate anything, the library, forums, clubs literally anything. It took me at least one hour just looking for a notebook to write my notes in, and this was in my own house ( eventually I gave up ). That's at my house, online I took ( with guidance mind you ) about who knows to take the first quiz.
Now the rest of week two sucked. It was a ton of work and hundreds of words that I had to write for extra credit essays. Half the time I wrote conclusive paragraphs that were at least 50 words of repetition. I barely took notes which is why week two seemingly took forever ( 2 days ). Somehow I managed through it with all O's and E's. Honestly I don't know how at all. Also have the time the points would glitch so I was constantly confused about how many points I had. I literally stated, "I should have 102 but I have 93 instead" I know that's more than anyone would expect from me and I'm proud of it but there were those problems and when my friends tried to help I reacted in not the nicest way, "I DID EVERYTHING"
Also, along this second week of mine I have done some exploration in the library and I came across a certain book. I won't say the name but it brought to my attention that I don't possess the same characteristics of most of the people in my house. In fact, most of my most-like-my-house-actions haven't been genuinely who I am. The book made me realize that I am more Slytherin, but I won't say it's name so that Gryffindors don't find it. If you're having some of these house issues just find some house pride or signature house types of books and look at them.
Mid-week I got in a fight with one of my fellow Hufflepuffs because of the fact I'm probably not a real Hufflepuff. She is also one of my two only friends. I'm sure you also have gone through this with your friends but I'm going to recount my experience for you if you don't understand. So my friend read this and her exact reaction was, "U WNNA B MORE SLYTHERIN!!!!!! HOW COULD U DO THIS TO ME I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!" And I pretty much answered with, "SORRY BUT IT”S TRUE SO FIGURE OUT HOW TO LIVE WITH IT IT’S THE COLD HARD TRUTH SORRY" Then she, Irene Haverford, spammed me and now we're okay-ish. Ish.
At the end of this week everything turned out fine, except for the fact that I am exceedingly lazy and failed to do the extra credit like I normally would for some deranged reason. I hope classes are better for you and good luck! I will be even more reluctant to go to class next week. Just warning you.