Colin sat on the swings in the park, his camera cradled in his hands. Surprisingly, it hadn't taken him that long to get it fixed after it's little trip to the roof, and Colin had made a solemn vow to never let the thing out of his sight again. He'd already taken a few pictures of the sun reflecting off of the lake, and some kids playing by the trees to his left.

He swung back and forth a few times, then set his camera on the ground and looked at the sky, waiting for Elley.

WHOA.

Seven days until school starts.

I'm really excited? I put a question mark there because I'm not sure if I'm really excited or not.

Okay, well, this year I want to turn over a new leaf! I need to stop hanging out with my brother so much so this means that I need more friends! Any takers? Eh? Eh? I'll take really stunning pictures of you...tempting, yeah?

Elley - Okay, we have to hang out again before school starts! Tomorrow?

AGH!

Okay, so, Long Story Made Short, my brother stole my camera and chucked it up on the roof! THE ROOF. Can you believe that? The bloody ROOF! And it was up there for who knows how long! And now it's probably ruined forever and I'm going to have to beg mum to get me a new one but AGH. My camera on the ROOF!

Mum then gave me this Big Talk about how Dennis was just acting out because he feels left out or something because I've been hanging out with the really cool Muggle boy across the street. Well, come on! I'm fourteen now, I don't have to hang out with Dennis all of the time!

He is really cool, though. For a little brother.

AGH! I LOST IT! MY CAMERA! IT'S GONE FOREVER!

AGH!!!

AGH!!!!

(but in other, really really really exciting news, I don't have to help my dad out on his milkman job anymore! It was so boring, I nearly died!)

BUT FOR THE LOVE OF MERLIN, MY CAMERA! WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITHOUT IT?!

If Dennis took it, I'll hex him! I swear!