Private Message to Professor Siz

[alt_cedric]

Have you reset the wards to the workroom in the tower? I might need to talk the twins in private in the near future and wanted to know if they could still get in. I know that Ms Calderwood's return is a big concern so wanted to check.

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[alt_sinistra]

Cedric -

Sorry, had three different things hit my desk this morning I wasn't expecting, and it's taken me a little while to dig out.

I did reset the wards, but I reset them after lunch so that you, Fred, and George Weasley can all get in again. It's possible I may want some work space for Linus Moon (he's doing some work relating to his detentions for me) - I can set that up elsewhere, if necessary, but it'd be easier to keep it to the one room. (And thank you for your concern, there.)

You settling into term again all right?

[alt_cedric]

Thank you.

So far yes. Yesterday was interesting, I'm not quite sure of the purpose of having the kids perform those task when the elves are perfectly capable of taking care of the castle. Menial, repetitive tasks are one thing if assigned as a part of detention, but as a 'character-building exercise' it seems, I'm not sure, a bit shallow I guess.

I could not believe the words coming out of some of their mouths when we were doing the chants. They clearly had no idea what they were saying. You know how groups get when one person is leading a big group cheer, everyone just sort of follows along which means I'm still not entirely clear on who it was who started it. It was a particularly unpleasant set of verses to the Harpies post goal cheer. I've heard it in the stands when the Harpies are playing a side with chunks of fans who are less pleasant, but they tend to get hushed up pretty quickly by the ref.

[alt_sinistra]

Mmm. I didn't see most of it. (Don't know if you saw - I couldn't tell if that was your group down the end of the first floor hallway or not - but my brother came visiting.)

I do think there's something in the practice of service to the community. (Well, as you do as a prefect, and any number of people do in other ways. The YPL counsellors, the Revue planning, people organising study groups.) But I think you're right that it works best if it's something where someone can learn while doing, not just do.

As to the language, well. Want me to bring it up at staff meeting? Or do you want to keep an eye out for a week or two and see if there's more information about who. (I've not heard the one you mean directly, but I've heard Raz on the general topic of that kind of language in cheers more than once.)

While I'm writing: you free at midnight on Friday? I could use an extra set of hands with the third years, just to make sure they're getting what I want in the more in-depth observation notes I'm asking for this term. If not, no worries, but I thought I'd ask you first.

[alt_cedric]

Oh service to the community I understand, what the groups out in the village school were doing sounds great, but dusting and moping hallways doesn't seem as meaty.

No I don't think it needs to be taken up at the staff meeting, if I thought they really knew what they were saying about professional women it would be a different story or if I had reason to think someone taught it to them deliberately. Don't tell Professor Raz, but I suspect a family of Falcon fans with a particularly salty father.

Sure I'll make my way up the astronomy tower early on Friday. I'd love to help out.

[alt_sinistra]

It doesn't, no. The argument I heard for that was that well, the first and second years don't really know as many charms and such, and couldn't be nearly as much help.

As far as the language, he's well aware of the reputation the Falcons had. (Well, heard more than a few stories from him about contributing to that reputation in one way and another.) Do let me know if it keeps up, though? That kind of language about women, well. Repeating things carelessly is one thing, but I'd hate to see it be a larger problem, you know?

Excellent, on Friday. I'll do my best to make sure you're more help than dusting and mopping. (Though explaining the same thing six times over has its own challenges, I suppose.)