Once your acquaintance discovered it was a good-natured hexing, it was rather amusing. Narcissa and I had a good chuckle over his predicament at supper. I rather think you should have listened to Madam Pomfrey's advice and simply let the hex run its course; it likely would have saved you a good deal of trouble and your friend some considerable pain. (Was that blood in a few of those entries?)
I must say that while Mr Weasley's verbal diarrhoea towards Bellatrix was the highlight of the escapade, the most valuable information that the affair disclosed was his insight as to how you are all managing with the quarantine. There is a good reason most of you return home on your holidays, to escape the pressure of communal living. However, there is cause for hope: Mr Rookwood's proposed cure seems to be efficacious in the camps. With luck, expanding the programme will have the worst of the epidemic over by Easter. We may at the least be able to bring pureblood students home, which ought to alleviate some measure of your collective dystopia.
At any rate, he's quite lucky the culprit had no truly malicious intent. Everyone understands the unfortunate effects of an occasional ambush, and birthdays make one an easy target. (You'd asked about presents before; I didn't mention that I received a few items myself one might classify as 'gag gifts.' It's an occupational hazard of getting older.)
I think we were more worried that he'd get hacked off and start yelling at people he oughtn't if he got frustrated or something, and some of the people he was talking to don't have your sense of humour. But yeah, no harm done.
Going home for Easter would be brill. I'd really like to see mum again, and you of course. And I could sort out some things that need sorting.
I think Ancient Runes would be interesting. I want to learn more about it, and see if it'd be something I'd like to keep learning. Because it's about patterns and solving puzzles and languages and things. Well it's a bit more than that of course, but all those bits sound like something I'd enjoy. And I think Professor Brutka is really interesting and a really good teacher, so Care of Magical Creatures might be fun, at least just for the year.
Other than that, I'm not sure. Do you think I ought to go for Dark Arts?
Sadly, Dark Arts was not available when I was at school, or we should all have taken it, certainly.
I rather liked Runes, actually. Your father and I both took that and Care of Magical Creatures. I also took Arithmancy, along with Ari, but I admit I did not continue with them after OWL level, by choice. By that time I needed to streamline my academic curriculum as much as possible owing to my father's health, and thus I elected to drop back to only core classes. So if you detest Runes, you could simply push through your OWL and then let it go.
The reverse could not be said for Dark Arts, but there are certainly other sources besides school to learn the most useful and common of these techniques. You might consult Miss Professor Carrow as to whether she believes you possess the temperament for their study.
I'm sure she'd tell me one way or the other. And you're right, there are some things I don't necessarily have to take entire courses in to learn what I need.
What was Arithmancy like? I've heard it has maths. I'd be up for three electives, for sure, but I don't care to take Divination, so it'd be between Arithmancy and Dark Arts, I guess.
Everyone always groans over Arithmancy because of the maths. It's not too arduous - and the maths may be the basis for the form, but it's more than just that. Theory, for one thing. And a good deal of comparative study. Challenging, but interesting. I was disappointed to give it up, in fact.
I think Ptolemy is in the NEWT-level course. You could ask him to show you his textbooks. I'd send you one of my old ones but of course, that's impossible at present.
Of course, the inclusion of Dark Arts is definitely an advantage for your generation, one the Lord Protector was eager to see given to you. If Professor Carrow believes you would do well at it, it would be foolish not to pursue them.
I'll ask her and see, then. And talk to Ptolemy too. I just don't know enough about what it's like in Arithmancy to make a good decision yet, so once I do, I'll be in a better place to figure out what is best.
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Date: 2010-03-02 03:00 pm (UTC)Oh, and thanks. For the card and the chocs, too.
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Date: 2010-03-02 03:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-02 03:41 pm (UTC)I must say that while Mr Weasley's verbal diarrhoea towards Bellatrix was the highlight of the escapade, the most valuable information that the affair disclosed was his insight as to how you are all managing with the quarantine. There is a good reason most of you return home on your holidays, to escape the pressure of communal living. However, there is cause for hope: Mr Rookwood's proposed cure seems to be efficacious in the camps. With luck, expanding the programme will have the worst of the epidemic over by Easter. We may at the least be able to bring pureblood students home, which ought to alleviate some measure of your collective dystopia.
At any rate, he's quite lucky the culprit had no truly malicious intent. Everyone understands the unfortunate effects of an occasional ambush, and birthdays make one an easy target. (You'd asked about presents before; I didn't mention that I received a few items myself one might classify as 'gag gifts.' It's an occupational hazard of getting older.)
Have you thought about your electives?
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Date: 2010-03-02 04:21 pm (UTC)Going home for Easter would be brill. I'd really like to see mum again, and you of course. And I could sort out some things that need sorting.
I think Ancient Runes would be interesting. I want to learn more about it, and see if it'd be something I'd like to keep learning. Because it's about patterns and solving puzzles and languages and things. Well it's a bit more than that of course, but all those bits sound like something I'd enjoy. And I think Professor Brutka is really interesting and a really good teacher, so Care of Magical Creatures might be fun, at least just for the year.
Other than that, I'm not sure. Do you think I ought to go for Dark Arts?
And who knows? I may detest Runes.
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Date: 2010-03-02 06:55 pm (UTC)I rather liked Runes, actually. Your father and I both took that and Care of Magical Creatures. I also took Arithmancy, along with Ari, but I admit I did not continue with them after OWL level, by choice. By that time I needed to streamline my academic curriculum as much as possible owing to my father's health, and thus I elected to drop back to only core classes. So if you detest Runes, you could simply push through your OWL and then let it go.
The reverse could not be said for Dark Arts, but there are certainly other sources besides school to learn the most useful and common of these techniques. You might consult Miss Professor Carrow as to whether she believes you possess the temperament for their study.
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Date: 2010-03-02 08:01 pm (UTC)What was Arithmancy like? I've heard it has maths. I'd be up for three electives, for sure, but I don't care to take Divination, so it'd be between Arithmancy and Dark Arts, I guess.
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Date: 2010-03-02 08:42 pm (UTC)I think Ptolemy is in the NEWT-level course. You could ask him to show you his textbooks. I'd send you one of my old ones but of course, that's impossible at present.
Of course, the inclusion of Dark Arts is definitely an advantage for your generation, one the Lord Protector was eager to see given to you. If Professor Carrow believes you would do well at it, it would be foolish not to pursue them.
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Date: 2010-03-02 10:27 pm (UTC)