End of Term
Dec. 20th, 2012 05:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_antoninTo celebrate exams being over (and the successful completion of my first term at Hogwarts), I will be holding an informal get-together in my classroom, tomorrow (Friday) after the final exam slot of the day and until it is time for supper. I will provide light refreshments.
As all exams will have been given by that point, you will likely be able to persuade me into discussing the questions, and the answers I was looking for, should the uncertainty be such that it would spoil your holiday. Priority will be given to the questions of those who bring suitable bribes of chocolates or sweets. (Lest anyone take me seriously and cry foul: yes, that is a joke.)
Though it certainly has been an eventful term, I must say it has also been, on the whole, an enjoyable one. Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all of you, and I shall look forward to returning, refreshed and ready to tackle a new term, in January.
As all exams will have been given by that point, you will likely be able to persuade me into discussing the questions, and the answers I was looking for, should the uncertainty be such that it would spoil your holiday. Priority will be given to the questions of those who bring suitable bribes of chocolates or sweets. (Lest anyone take me seriously and cry foul: yes, that is a joke.)
Though it certainly has been an eventful term, I must say it has also been, on the whole, an enjoyable one. Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all of you, and I shall look forward to returning, refreshed and ready to tackle a new term, in January.
Private Message to Sally-Anne Perks
Date: 2012-12-20 10:53 am (UTC)I will bend my dignity and confess to you that I have been entranced with your gift since receiving it on Monday -- every time I think I have discovered the extent of its diabolical subtleties, I uncover another layer. I am particularly impressed by the work you did to ensure that whenever the bearer compares the time on the watch to another timepiece, the time is correct -- the randomness regarding whether the watch runs early or late is intensely amusing in and of itself, but the comparison clause and the way it keys into the bearer's anxiety about timeliness elevates it from amusing curiosity to delightful evil genius.
Thank you again for the gift; I will certainly put it to suitable purpose at some point in the future. And thank you again as well for your diligence on behalf of my holiday greetings -- I have heard compliments from several people about the loveliness of the cards.
If you've a few moments to stop in before the end of term, I have a small token for you -- if you don't have the chance, I will make sure it is delivered by house-elf before you depart. I hope that your holiday is pleasant and relaxing, and look forward to the pleasure of your intellectual company in the coming year; the desk in my office you have been using is yours for the asking next term as well, should you be in need of a quiet place to work.
Best wishes for the season,
Professor Dolohov