I do appreciate your consideration, and will look forward to conversation with you later tonight.
And yes, it is becoming extremely clear to me that the picture I had built from the information I have heard thus far is wholly inaccurate -- I have avoided pressing any of my colleagues too closely for detail other than barest fact. The more I hear tales of my predecessor from multiple voices, the more I realise I have unconsciously been applying an investigator's correction for the unreliability of witness reports, and the more I realise I should, in fact, be correcting in the other direction to accomodate the tendency of those who have been traumatised to downplay their trauma in the face of a stranger.
Your words of caution are appreciated, and I will heed them as much as I may, and any others you might be willing to share. If it would not cause Septima enough trouble to make her want to curse me into next year, I would actually seek her out to discuss uncoupling the Hufflepuff doubles class from the Slytherin, as armed with more information I can certainly see ways in which it may prove challenging for us all throughout the year; the Slytherin virtues and the Hufflepuff are not as incompatable as snake and lion, but even barring past traumas I would have preferred to pair my snakes with my ravens, as they tend to bring out the better in each other.
I am not wholly unfamiliar with Hufflepuff virtues -- I've long since thought the tendency of outsiders to dismiss your house is nothing more than a lack of imagination and an inability to see the world from multiple perspectives, and of course there's you and Aurora to stand as both excellent example and resource as necessary -- but I will not pretend to a full understanding. I would be most grateful for any insight you can provide, and if you see further instance where my ignorance has the potential to harm your kits, I beg of you, tell me. I am glad Mr Hopkins and Mr Stebbins are as well as they could be, and I promise you, I will have the utmost care with them and with the rest of your charges, this week and beyond.
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Date: 2012-09-18 06:50 pm (UTC)I do appreciate your consideration, and will look forward to conversation with you later tonight.
And yes, it is becoming extremely clear to me that the picture I had built from the information I have heard thus far is wholly inaccurate -- I have avoided pressing any of my colleagues too closely for detail other than barest fact. The more I hear tales of my predecessor from multiple voices, the more I realise I have unconsciously been applying an investigator's correction for the unreliability of witness reports, and the more I realise I should, in fact, be correcting in the other direction to accomodate the tendency of those who have been traumatised to downplay their trauma in the face of a stranger.
Your words of caution are appreciated, and I will heed them as much as I may, and any others you might be willing to share. If it would not cause Septima enough trouble to make her want to curse me into next year, I would actually seek her out to discuss uncoupling the Hufflepuff doubles class from the Slytherin, as armed with more information I can certainly see ways in which it may prove challenging for us all throughout the year; the Slytherin virtues and the Hufflepuff are not as incompatable as snake and lion, but even barring past traumas I would have preferred to pair my snakes with my ravens, as they tend to bring out the better in each other.
I am not wholly unfamiliar with Hufflepuff virtues -- I've long since thought the tendency of outsiders to dismiss your house is nothing more than a lack of imagination and an inability to see the world from multiple perspectives, and of course there's you and Aurora to stand as both excellent example and resource as necessary -- but I will not pretend to a full understanding. I would be most grateful for any insight you can provide, and if you see further instance where my ignorance has the potential to harm your kits, I beg of you, tell me. I am glad Mr Hopkins and Mr Stebbins are as well as they could be, and I promise you, I will have the utmost care with them and with the rest of your charges, this week and beyond.
At your service,
Antonin