I cannot believe I am still here!! This is crazy to have made it to the top eight. Early on in this game my biggest thing was to just be as social as I possibly could be with everyone and to try and get people to like me and find me useable. I have swapped this into now using the people that find me useable to my own gain when needed. Ultimately, I found great allies in Pomfrey, Mira, and Fred. Mira and myself have been through a lot in this game together. Draco and I have also been through a lot in the game together. Not telling him last round about the Angelina vote caused us to have a small blow to a great alliance that we had. I could not risk him spilling the beans to Angelina, and it is a risk I have to take. I think Draco will still want me around because he is going to need me to get to the end of the game. I am working heavily on Cormac right now as well. We had a strong bond at the start of this game and on the team with Rita/Lily/Lockhart. I can channel a bit of that bond that I was hoping to get since the merge started and to get him closer to me. I have shared with him my hopes on entering the merge to have worked with him but felt a disconnect due to not being sure where he stood with Angelina, Lockhart, Amos, and Lily. He will hopefully understand my need to move on when he was quiet. Therefore leading to me not trusting in letting him know about some of these blindsides.

Amos is going to want to find a way to get to the end with Lily/Cormac is my thought. I think Pomfrey has some type of secret deal or bond with Amos as well. Lily is someone who was at Angelina's hip. She really likes me but she cannot have any trust after I voted for her two times in this game and voted out her best friend in a blindside when she tried to get the votes off me and on to Draco. She has to feel slightly betrayed by me. Three strikes and I should be out of Lily's line of friends unless she just likes to get abused.

Cormac told me a bit about Lily's invisibility cloak from the auction. This is something I had no idea about until this round. This shows that I was right about Cormac being close to Lily. My worry of telling him about Angelina leaving was completely valid. With this being in play, she may save herself from the vote and therefore I will push for an Amos vote with Mira/Fred/Pomfrey. Fred also has to use the heir power he has this round so we should have an easy majority at this final 8 as long as nobody is lying to the group. Previously, I really wanted Amos to go this round. However, with Lily no longer having much in terms of a potential ally it ultimately will not matter. This will also clear Cormac away from Lily and perhaps get him to be closer with me?

My biggest worry right now is Pomfrey/Fred. I am trying to think of this game from their prescriptive. Am I being too naive to think they will want to go the the final 3 with me? Should I bank my time on Mira/Draco instead, and go that route. I don't want to do that. I think I found a legit friend in Pomfrey. I want to trust and be with her till the end of this thing. I think I have a running chance to win against Fred/Pomfrey, and it would be a fair fight to the end. However, my paranoia is crazy right now. If Pomfrey or Fred have some type of deal with Cormac and/or Amos. would they try to take me out?

I almost think they would try to take Mira out before me. And I think it would be at the top 7. Would they want Lily 8th, Mira 7th, Ron 6th and then Cormac/Fred/Pomfrey or Fred/Amos/Pomfrey or Draco/Fred/Pomfrey.

I have to keep Mira in this game for my protection. I have to remember everything I have been through with her and the value she has to my game. I cannot be clouded by the Fred/Pomfrey thing. I have to protect myself first.

My goal will be to keep Mira/Draco in the game. Pomfrey/Fred in the game. I need to have that control.

Amos/Lily go this round. Ideally, the other one follow at the Final 7.

This will give me my best Final 6: Cormac, Draco, Mira, Fred, Pomfrey all having a good direct 1:1 relation with me.

Amos is someone I am trying with more and more, but I just don't know if it'll ever get to that point of true trust.


This has helped me figure out my thoughts. If Lily uses this cloak, we fight for Amos to go home. If she doesn't, Lily can leave and it would be fine for my game.

I am getting so paranoid and I have no idea why. I have this feeling that Pomfrey wants Amos to stay for a reason What if I am being targeted this round? I would think not, I mean nobody went for me at all during the challenge. I was by myself in a little corner for like half of the game. In addition, Lily was petrified and her vote doesn't count.

I think I am okay. I think I am just getting paranoid for someone to blindside me due to the amount of blindsides I have been apart of doing. Calm down Ron, calm down.

Fred wants Amos out so much that is becoming the oddest thing ever. Lily has an invisibility cloak..claims it is Amos that now has it(she gave it away because Amos was Angelina's best friend?) It just smells like Lily is trying to buy herself another round to then use it. Amos doesn't truly have it. I think Pomfrey wants Amos to stay which is sketchy. Fred wants Lily to stay, which is sketchy. Maybe I am just so paranoid. Ultimately, either way this goes--they both will provide benefits to being out of here. I think I work out shit either way. I just think the fierce opinion of wanting one over the other is freaking me out to the bones. THE BONES. #paranoia

I am slightly feeling like Kim Spradlin. Am I getting cocky?