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Private Message to Rabastan Lestrange
Sep. 26th, 2012 07:10 amRazzer my dear,
First off -- I'm on to the fourth years in my one-on-ones, and spoke with your niece yesterday. I found her charming, but frustratingly difficult to get a read on; I was left with the impression that she wanted to want to practise the Arts, but did not actually want to, if that makes any sense. I did tell her that if she were any other student I might advise her into theoretical study, but that familial expectations of course needed to be taken into consideration as well. I do not know which she will choose, nor whether Bella and Rod would even allow her to make that choice, but if you've some time tonight or tomorrow night after dinner, I would be most appreciative if I could pick your brain about the best way to reach Hydra in future; I felt extremely at sea throughout most of our discussion and suspect there are considerations I am not aware of that you may be able to shed some light upon. (Also, if you have a moment to talk with her, please do reiterate to her that whatever choice she feels is best for her, for whatever reason, I will wholeheartedly support it; I tried to convey that but could not tell how much she was believing me.)
To more widely pedagogical matters: now that the first few weeks of class have shaken out and settled down, I'm on to more of the practicalities with my NEWT-level students. They are quite interested and eager to learn, but I've noticed a certain narrow range of thinking (inspired, no doubt, by Alecto's insistence on raw power and on the Cardinals as the sine qua non of the subject) that I'd like to train out of them as quickly as possible.
It seems to me the best solution would be a demonstration of all that is possible with the Arts, and the first thing to come to mind was a demonstration fight -- I think I remember running the idea by you last Friday, although I may have just thought I should. Of the "few holds barred" sort, of course, not the more formalised duelling you teach in Duelling Club. (Which reminds me: if you need another instructor for that, I would be happy to serve.) In recognition that we are neither of us as young and hale as we used to be, we should likely place limits on certain classes of spells, but would you be willing? And if you are, do you think your Aurora would be willing to serve as crowd control?
Must confess I've lost track of what additional things darling Dolores has been adding to the schedule, but perhaps next Saturday afternoon or thereabouts? We can plan on Friday night if you're amenable.
By the by -- Aurora showed me your gift to her -- it is wholly stunning work.
Affectionately,
T
First off -- I'm on to the fourth years in my one-on-ones, and spoke with your niece yesterday. I found her charming, but frustratingly difficult to get a read on; I was left with the impression that she wanted to want to practise the Arts, but did not actually want to, if that makes any sense. I did tell her that if she were any other student I might advise her into theoretical study, but that familial expectations of course needed to be taken into consideration as well. I do not know which she will choose, nor whether Bella and Rod would even allow her to make that choice, but if you've some time tonight or tomorrow night after dinner, I would be most appreciative if I could pick your brain about the best way to reach Hydra in future; I felt extremely at sea throughout most of our discussion and suspect there are considerations I am not aware of that you may be able to shed some light upon. (Also, if you have a moment to talk with her, please do reiterate to her that whatever choice she feels is best for her, for whatever reason, I will wholeheartedly support it; I tried to convey that but could not tell how much she was believing me.)
To more widely pedagogical matters: now that the first few weeks of class have shaken out and settled down, I'm on to more of the practicalities with my NEWT-level students. They are quite interested and eager to learn, but I've noticed a certain narrow range of thinking (inspired, no doubt, by Alecto's insistence on raw power and on the Cardinals as the sine qua non of the subject) that I'd like to train out of them as quickly as possible.
It seems to me the best solution would be a demonstration of all that is possible with the Arts, and the first thing to come to mind was a demonstration fight -- I think I remember running the idea by you last Friday, although I may have just thought I should. Of the "few holds barred" sort, of course, not the more formalised duelling you teach in Duelling Club. (Which reminds me: if you need another instructor for that, I would be happy to serve.) In recognition that we are neither of us as young and hale as we used to be, we should likely place limits on certain classes of spells, but would you be willing? And if you are, do you think your Aurora would be willing to serve as crowd control?
Must confess I've lost track of what additional things darling Dolores has been adding to the schedule, but perhaps next Saturday afternoon or thereabouts? We can plan on Friday night if you're amenable.
By the by -- Aurora showed me your gift to her -- it is wholly stunning work.
Affectionately,
T