Hello.  Let me intorduce myself.  I am Marta, sixth year and Keeper for the Gryffindor Quidditch team (we rule!).  But feel free to ignore me if I talk to Benjamin- he's not really here.
 

I’m not a morning person. And I’m not a scholastically driven student. Obviously. So you’ll understand if I’m not thrilled to attend early classes.
 

Most people most likely look forward to seeing their grandparents.  I know I do.  But the anticipation of meeting with my favorite relative somehow never lives up to my expectations.
 

Alone at Hogwarts.  Alone at home.  It doesn't matter where I spend Christmas if Benjamin is always there to harass me.
 

I suppose a good thing about the holidays is that I was able to finish my homework.  But at school, I have a few real people to talk to.  Sure, like that can't go wrong on me.
 

My grandfather paid ten Galleons for these lessons and I feel like he might have wasted his money.  I already know I will fail my Apparition test in April.  It's almost sad, knowing I'm going to fail before my first attempt.  Oh well, at least I can still ride a broom without a license.
 

Okay, Marta, breathe.  Just breathe, and everything will be fine.  So what if my secret is about to be exposed?  If I ignore the problem, it will go away, right?  Wait.  That doesn't work for Benjamin.  Okay, I'm in trouble.
 

I now know what Benjamin is.  Who he is.  Why he's here.  But being rid of him is an entirely different matter.  I doubt I would be able to banish him all by myself, though.
 

I had Benjamin with me for almost seventeen years.  Seventeen years of having a constant companion, sabotaging my life.  But now I must live my life without his help.  Because that part of my existence is finally, at long last, over.
 

It's amazing, how fast one's life can change.  Sometimes, change is for the better.  Other times, one must just accept it.  Because I have no other options.