 Clare seems to be hanging around Mr. Hopwood a lot. The student biology teacher has difficulty controlling the third formers, what with Duane s laughter box and Pogo s bleeping watch. Clare is writing a diary, in which she fantasizes situations with her heartthrob Mr. Hopwood. Her mother finds the hidden diary and reads the romantic entries, and becomes convinced something is going on. Clare, incensed that her mother s read it, runs off without denying anything. Clare s father bursts in on Mr. Hopwood, in a threatening manner, and shows him the diary. Mr. Hopwood proclaims his innocence, saying she s just a spotty schoolgirl, but there still seems some doubt in her parents  mind. Clare has dug herself into a hole, and in Mrs. McClusky s office, she elaborates details of her fantasy. To Mrs. McClusky, the tale does not ring true. Later, Suzanne visits Clare in her bedroom, and persuades her to tell the truth. Finally, she goes to the headmaster, and admits she had made up the story.