Private Message to Professors Dolohov and Siz

[alt_cedric]

Professors,
Linus has finished his analysis last night. I have copies for each of you, several copies for professors you think would be interested and a number of others that you might wish to pass on to interested parties outside the school. When it's all laid out on parchment, it's very telling just how targeted this has all been.

Professor Siz I'll stop by tonight to discuss this and another matter related to our last conversation. I can come by as soon as you are back or wait until the end of observation. I have a few more readings I could take tonight if the weather remains clear.

Professor Dolohov, I'll drop your copies off during your office hours. If you have any questions please ask and I'll be happy to try to answer, though if they have to do with the arithmatical analysis Linus would of course be a better resource.

Comments

[alt_sinistra]

I gather Madam Headmistress wishes to see me when I come back, and I don't know how long that will take. Make free use of the workroom or the top of the tower, and I'll find you when she's done with me? It'll be sometime between maybe half-nine and half-ten, I hope.

Thank you - and I'll thank Linus too - for the work and the copies: I am sure between us we can get them in the right hands.

Private message to Cedric Diggory

[alt_sinistra]

Cedric -

Last night.
Thank you for trusting
I'm glad we talked
I'm angry too
I couldn't sleep for thinking

I'm glad you're thinking hard about what you want the future to look like. And I'm glad you're making me think, too. And I am indeed very impressed by the work that you and Linus put in.

I may not be down at meals today - don't worry if I'm not, please. I'm fine

Re: Private message to Cedric Diggory

[alt_cedric]

Ugh. It's another "reading" Defence class and I'm "taking notes".

Thank you. Many other people contributed data, even with my position and Linus's former position we didn't have it all. I knew what to expect going in, but it was so much worse than I had realized.

I hope last night's conversation isn't too heavy a burden. I can't talk about that stuff with anyone. Well any adults. I touched on why not with my father last night and I suspect I've complained about my mother's issues enough for you to guess why that wouldn't be the best choice either. I need to sit down and have a one-on-one chat with Harry then a few of the others about the future, after school, after the current unpleasantness. I wish Heph and Tyche hadn't shown such horribly poor judgement so recently in just the sort of way that makes me think they would be bad choices to discuss this with.

Thank you again for listening. As we've been so often told, we are the future of England the Protectorate. How we comport ourselves now will effect all of our future prospects!

Re: Private message to Cedric Diggory

[alt_sinistra]

My sympathies, really, on class. The full list is - there are no words. Appalling doesn't go far enough.

As to last night, heavy, yes, but you are sent to school to learn how to live in the world, and we as staff are supposed to be here to help you with that. So the idea goes, anyway.

But at the same time, knowing when to have a given conversation is not something anyone's ever taught me. Anyway, one of the things I do truly love about teaching is when you all force compel get me to think about something in a new way. I've had several of those, the last few weeks, and while they leave me thinking, I'd rather that than not.

I'm glad if anything I said is a help, and you do know where to find me. (Though, ideally, not this afternoon. I want to try for a nap.)