My dear, Our Lord has ever been an adept assessor of talent. If He has decided you are to serve Him, it is not for us to disagree. You are not the first to have been brought to service so young; Our Lord has found over the years that a mix of youthful vigour and mature wisdom prevents His council from growing too imbalanced in one direction or the other.
That having been said, approaching your new stature with a certain level of ... humility ... may prevent you from finding too late that you have made some irrevocable enemies among our company. Our brotherhood is, alas, occasionally beset by the politics one inevitably finds when one lets Slytherins gather, no matter what our ideals might be.
My advice to you would be to step lightly, behave impeccably, make neither irrevocable commitments nor alliances among those who will no doubt attempt to woo you to their ways of thinking, observe everything around you carefully, and turn your talents towards serving Our Lord's will and wisdom. Having had the pleasure of working with you last year, I am confident you will mature into one of His great lights, and though I have not had the pleasure of meeting Ned, I am certain he is the same. Though the transition may be rocky in places, I am confident you will weather the shoals with grace.
I would be most pleased to join you for supper once term has ended. And, as I believe I recall you are a Ravenclaw, and thus likely to be tempted, I will return the courtsey with an offer for you to make arrangements to come and tour my library with me.
Re: Private Message to Lana and Ned Pennifold
My dear, Our Lord has ever been an adept assessor of talent. If He has decided you are to serve Him, it is not for us to disagree. You are not the first to have been brought to service so young; Our Lord has found over the years that a mix of youthful vigour and mature wisdom prevents His council from growing too imbalanced in one direction or the other.
That having been said, approaching your new stature with a certain level of ... humility ... may prevent you from finding too late that you have made some irrevocable enemies among our company. Our brotherhood is, alas, occasionally beset by the politics one inevitably finds when one lets Slytherins gather, no matter what our ideals might be.
My advice to you would be to step lightly, behave impeccably, make neither irrevocable commitments nor alliances among those who will no doubt attempt to woo you to their ways of thinking, observe everything around you carefully, and turn your talents towards serving Our Lord's will and wisdom. Having had the pleasure of working with you last year, I am confident you will mature into one of His great lights, and though I have not had the pleasure of meeting Ned, I am certain he is the same. Though the transition may be rocky in places, I am confident you will weather the shoals with grace.
I would be most pleased to join you for supper once term has ended. And, as I believe I recall you are a Ravenclaw, and thus likely to be tempted, I will return the courtsey with an offer for you to make arrangements to come and tour my library with me.
Yours, in service,
Antosha