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.

Comments

[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.)