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Private message to Justin Finch-Fletchley
Feb. 7th, 2014 11:31 pmMr Finch-Fletchley,
I've just settled in to begin looking through the research journals you all turned in today, to get a sense of where each group is in their progress and to see which groups might need a little extra attention and encouragement, and I happened to notice a certain, shall we say, uniformity in your group's notes. While it is entirely possible you all decided to rewrite your observations in a single hand for legibility's sake, and you certainly would be an excellent candidate for penmanship awards if Hogwarts were so inclined, the quality of the work is likewise rather uniform. Uniformly high, as I would expect from any research undertaking in which you participate, but uniform nonetheless.
I am not at all displeased with the quality of that work -- indeed, you are well ahead of where I would expect and some of your progress hints at a level that would not have been out of place at all in the programme from which I earned my mastery -- but given the length of time over which these research journals were compiled, the fact the lion's share of work in the group appears to have fallen entirely upon your shoulders cannot entirely be due to your groupmates being caught up in this competition for Our Lord's favour. (And even if it were, that is information I would like to know, as it will inform my opinions should I be asked to tender them.)
I must ask: are you dissatisfied with the amount your groupmates have been contributing to your work, or do you feel the contributions are evenly divided?
I suspect that you, like many other highly gifted wizards I have known, find being left to your own devices to complete the group's work on your own a better alternative than having to cooperate with others whose sense of diligence and commitment may not match your own. Normally, I would be entirely in sympathy (being of that opinion myself rather more frequently than is good for me), but as the culimination of this project will involve cooperative casting and learning to work in synergistic groups, it is vital that group members be able to rely on each other. If you are having difficulty with your groupmates not achieving at the same standard of excellence you bring to the matter, please let me know. I will find you an alternative.
Regards,
Professor Dolohov
I've just settled in to begin looking through the research journals you all turned in today, to get a sense of where each group is in their progress and to see which groups might need a little extra attention and encouragement, and I happened to notice a certain, shall we say, uniformity in your group's notes. While it is entirely possible you all decided to rewrite your observations in a single hand for legibility's sake, and you certainly would be an excellent candidate for penmanship awards if Hogwarts were so inclined, the quality of the work is likewise rather uniform. Uniformly high, as I would expect from any research undertaking in which you participate, but uniform nonetheless.
I am not at all displeased with the quality of that work -- indeed, you are well ahead of where I would expect and some of your progress hints at a level that would not have been out of place at all in the programme from which I earned my mastery -- but given the length of time over which these research journals were compiled, the fact the lion's share of work in the group appears to have fallen entirely upon your shoulders cannot entirely be due to your groupmates being caught up in this competition for Our Lord's favour. (And even if it were, that is information I would like to know, as it will inform my opinions should I be asked to tender them.)
I must ask: are you dissatisfied with the amount your groupmates have been contributing to your work, or do you feel the contributions are evenly divided?
I suspect that you, like many other highly gifted wizards I have known, find being left to your own devices to complete the group's work on your own a better alternative than having to cooperate with others whose sense of diligence and commitment may not match your own. Normally, I would be entirely in sympathy (being of that opinion myself rather more frequently than is good for me), but as the culimination of this project will involve cooperative casting and learning to work in synergistic groups, it is vital that group members be able to rely on each other. If you are having difficulty with your groupmates not achieving at the same standard of excellence you bring to the matter, please let me know. I will find you an alternative.
Regards,
Professor Dolohov