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Students: My apologies for the short notice, but afternoon classes will be cancelled today, as well as our luncheon salon.

Fourth-year theoretical students, please read the next chapter in De signatura rerum and take notes; fourth-year practical students, please read sections 8-10 of the Brandt and take notes; third-year practical students, please read the remainder of Omnium mortalium and write 3-5 inches each for the remaining questions in your readers' guide. Unless I say otherwise, I will be available in my office before supper tomorrow for anyone who is having difficulty with the reading.

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From:

alt_antonin

Summoned to Our Lord's presence, for one PM.

I will let you know what happened, afterwards. ~~Let us hope it is not~~

(Also, the cat has been most piteously complaining that his favourite toy has gone missing. Berry checked the townhouse and it is not there; if you've a moment, would you peek in your trunk and see if the little monster managed to stow it while neither of us were looking?)

Your,
T

From:

alt_crouch_jr

Batya.
Trying your Floo.
Where are you?
You say afternoon.
Morning lessons already?

Dammit.

From:

alt_crouch_jr

One o'clock.

From:

alt_antonin

Yes, dearheart, I was occupied. ~~If I am to be next, I will not change my habits and I will go to Him with my head held high~~

He did indicate it was not a formal reception. I will let you know what happened as soon as I might.

From:

alt_antonin

Dear heart, when I say I am being summoned, you do not need to come running. (I am sorry for the panic; I did not think of how else my giving of the time could have been interpreted. I will be more careful next time!)

It is delightful, of course, that Our Lord wished to provide me with a chance to discuss research matters and receive the benefit of His wisdom.

~~Not quite so delightful it could not have been scheduled for when~~

~~I would not have thought the subject of discussion was urgent enough to cancel my classes, but~~

Our Lord's ways are mysterious and wise, and I can only trust He was in urgent need of some information I could provide Him.

I am back at the castle now. I will let you know if there is any followup from this afternoon's ~~farce~~ discussion.

From:

alt_crouch_jr

Expect that He missed your companionship. Can sympathise.

It was good to see you. Whatever the reason.

From:

alt_antonin

Yes, quite. You know that you're welcome to drop in up here of an evening as well; draughty pile of old stones or no, my quarters are quite comfortable.

I am thinking back over the conversation and trying to decide whether He had ulterior motive -- well, I am His to command, so He need not have reason to summon me, but He does like to challenge us, and I would not put it past Him to expect me to piece together what He wanted of me from the byways the conversation wandered down. I cannot find a common thread, however. It really did seem as though He just wanted to talk.

~~Almost like the way it used to be~~

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alt_crouch_jr

Suppose the weather there is twice as annoying as it's been here. That notwithstanding, might come for supper next Tuesday or Wednesday, whichever's better for you.

Supper and conversation.

Assuming you aren't summoned to NL again, instead.

From:

alt_antonin

~~I do hope He at least varies the days upon which He summons me so I do not have to impose upon Septima to reschedule my entire Wednesday afternoons permanently~~

Tuesday or Wednesday would both work -- I have class until 5 both days, but if you arrive early you are welcome to linger in my office or in my quarters. Or come join us for lecture, of course. They are the theoretical classes, so you will undoubtedly find them beneath your level, but it is up to you.

The weather is rather colder and wetter than one might like, yes. (My ancestry is at war: my steppe blood laughs at this being considered cold, while my desert blood would rather retire to a heated bath until spring.) Still, I've managed by now to turn my quarters cosy enough. The Cottesmore floo is connected to the floo in my office, if you'd like to bypass the weather entirely.

Your,
T

From:

alt_antonin

Reschedule the afternoon call with Brüggen, ideally for Friday and not tomorrow (ugh, Thursdays). If he is exceptionally short with you, or seems offended at the short notice, let him know I am summoned to a meeting with Our Lord this afternoon; do hold off on mentioning that unless he is difficult, however. (I will trust your discretion.)

As I won't have the time to do so, floo Poundtree & Associates and let them know I will stop in this weekend to pick up my reserves, rather than today. My compliments to Amaryllis for the diligence of her clerks, &c.

If anything comes in under Ourobouros after I leave, lock it in the cabinet in the office. Oh, and I will be leaving a list of names on your escritoire, along with an invitation that needs to be copied and sent to each of them. Identical copies, please, and with the silver ink and the good parchment. They, and the usual stack of correspondence, should go out by owl before the end of the day.

Once you have finished all of the above: the stacks of books to be re-shelved has nearly reached head-height (last night's reading time was engaged in following up on several of the ideas mentioned in the Astronomy Guild lecture the other day; as usual I am afraid I went a little overboard) -- I know it is your habit to save the re-shelving for the end of the week, but if you complete your other tasks, twenty minutes or so to prevent us from being muscled out of the office by books would not go amiss.

--A.

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alt_cedric

It took two conversions with Brüggen's clerk before I got her convinced that just keeping the appointment today was impossible as you had been detained on important business. I was able to avoid explicitly stating you had been summoned, but I did imply it was important business of the Realm. I didn't recognise her. Brüggen seems to pick them for their looks. I believe this is the third since I've started. Friday at noon, just as office hours are ending.

Amaryllis said 'Of course' they'll hold your reserves. She got that twinkle in her eye and said she'd found 'an interesting translation' but didn't say of what.

No packages arrived. The invitations have been been owled. I trust your normal competence and that your list was entirely complete, but if you change your mind there are two additional invitations with names left off under the list on your desk.

From:

alt_antonin

Thank you, my dear boy; I am sorry to inflict the hassle of dealing with Brüggen's clerk upon you. Friday will be fine.

Your initiative is commendable, but the list was complete. The individuals you may be thinking of are no longer to be assumed present on my guest list.

--A.