Class followup

[alt_antonin]

I have seen several of our Gryffindor and Hufflepuff fifth-year students discussing the locking spell we covered in lecture on Wednesday, and several of our Slytherin and Ravenclaw students looking forward to the lesson on Friday (at which, yes, we will cover the same spell). I have not wished to intrude in your discussions: however, if you have any questions that were not covered in class, feel free to ask them. I will happily answer, though my schedule today is such that I may not be able to answer questions in advance of tomorrow's Slytherin/Ravenclaw lecture.

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Private Message to Aurora Sinistra

[alt_antonin]

My dearest Aurora,

My apologies again for dropping our previous line of discussion (and for absence at supper since Monday -- I have not been avoiding you, I swear, simply exhausted). Are we still on for tomorrow night? (Please, tell me yes; I could desperately use a few hours of discussion without having to explain every. last. little. detail of things I thought were self-evident. Ah, well, if nothing else they force me to examine my own premises more fiercely before I speak!)

Fondly, and off now to poke holes in Ravenclaw logic,
Tosha

Private Message to Rabastan Lestrange

[alt_antonin]

Razzer my dear,

Quickly, over lunch: thank you again for the loan of the box; the little darlings were rapt yesterday at my demonstration. Will you be joining Aurora for drinks and discussion tomorrow night? Would love to pick your brain on what other demonstrations you think would catch their attention. (And not, ideally, result in a visit to the hospital wing; I have promised Madam Pomfrey to minimise mayhem, for first term at least.)

Eternally yours,
T

Private Message to Barty Crouch, Jr

[alt_antonin]

Dearest --

Have only a moment, but thought this would amuse: am teaching the little darlings Balliol's Blood-Lock this week, and you will be pleased to know that though some have shown a certain interest in the details, your record of being the only student who has ever demanded to unravel the mechanism down to smallest component pieces thus far remains unbroken.

Nostalgic for the "but why does it work that way?",
T

[alt_luna]

Professor Dolohov?

I don't know if you've marked my essay yet, but I'm starting to wonder a bit about my textbook. Intra Profundis, I mean.

I know that you said that we should come to the work without too many expectations, but I'm not quite sure how to glean a working definition from the sorts of arts it's talking about.

I was also wondering: are we really supposed to demonstrate this stuff, if we stay in the Practical class?

And do you provide all the tools? Because none of them were on our shopping lists that were sent out at the beginning of the year. I wonder if mine was left out of my envelope or something by mistake.

Private Message to Narcissa Malfoy

[alt_antonin]

Milaya -- by any chance, do you happen to be reading at the moment?

I seem to find myself in a bit of farce with one of my students above; I'm not certain what but it does appear to be. Well.

Do you recognize the publisher or author at all? (Or should I ask Lyoushka?)

Puzzled,
T

ORDER ONLY

[alt_molly]

WHAT SORT OF BOOKS IS THAT PERVERT HAVING OUR CHILDREN READ???!!