alt_draco | Nuisances

Lovegood, do us Prefects a favour: the next time you end up with a completely inappropriate book in lieu of the proper text, discuss the unfortunate mishap in private with the Professor. I've just had to confiscate a copy of Intra Profundis (the wrong one) from a Firstie. He (and you're lucky I'm not naming names, you-know-who) had the bright idea to tuck the book into his Charms text as a disguise, but it actually ended up being a dead giveaway. When one is reading Charms in the common room, they don't usually have three or four of their mates crowded around, trying to elbow their way in for a closer look. Meanwhile, I've handed the book over to Pennifold; she'll see that it ends up where it ought.

While I'm at it, a few of you need to embrace a little thing called the double entendre. And I don't just mean Firsties.

All that said, Dark Arts is going to be brilliant this year. Loads more work all around for most of us, but work of a welcome sort. Thank you for meeting with us individually to consider the various curriculum options, Professor Dolohov.

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Did your meeting with Professor Dolohov go well? I have to say that I enjoyed it - we even talked a bit about the time we met briefly while my family was on holiday in France. I also told him about how I accidentally got Brutka his job when I got lost wandering around muggle Paris, hah. He knows loads about international relations so I'll definitely be talking to him more about that to see if it's something I'm really well-suited for.

He said there was no doubt that the Practical track would be the best fit for me, which is what I was hoping for. Even so, I fully plan to look into the theoretical side of things when the opportunity comes up.

~~And speaking of~~ Oh, and by the way, Lucius Lonsdale actually had two copies of Intra Profundis out in the common room. I find it utterly disastrous that someone so unsubtle was named after my Father, and I told him as much. Anyway, I gave one copy to Melinda and kept the other. I didn't know if you and Sally Anne had seen it yet, so if you want to take a look, it's all yours.

It did! We were discussing books, and got to talking so long we went past curfew, which is why he had to walk me back. He really listens, doesn't he? I found it quite a bit more like a conversation than an interview. And a very pleasant conversation at that.

I told him about Regulus, and Mrs Professor Carrow, and he seems to think that the practical course isn't necessarily out of my reach -- that I could give it a try and see if it'd work. And I'm certainly willing to give it a chance. And I'm not surprised at all that he thought so highly of you.

Sally-Anne and I have thoroughly devoured the book already, and found it all sorts of amusing. We read the best parts out loud, or at least we tried. It's so very over the top, isn't it? And besides, I can think of far less complicated ways to have a bit of fun.

Definitely easy to talk to, and helpful, too - he even said I'm free to ask him about International Relations and that he'd share his first-hand knowledge with me. And you know, If he's going to make Dark Arts required for everyone then I'm glad he's making it clear that different people are suited to different tracks. We both agreed I'm for Practical. I'm glad that you'll be trying for it, too.

Was Regulus another of his former protégés, then? I gather from the multitude of Private Messages between them that Dolohov's all matey with Barty Grouch, too. That's unfortunate. I fail to see why people I otherwise respect seem not only able to tolerate him, but actually admire him. He's such a rat-faced bastard.

Blaise and I decided that she makes passion sound like a mental condition. Anyway, if you've already read it I'll find someone else who wants it - someone who's not eleven.

I'm honestly not sure what anyone sees in Grouch.

...And thinking about Grouch while also thinking about Profundis is just making me giggly all over again. Ew. Ew ew ew.

But yes, he said he did mentor Regulus back in the day, and that he also had some stories to tell about my father if I ever wanted to stop by to chat. And I know he must be terribly busy with all his classes and things, and he is important and has many connections, but I really did get the impression that if we were to take him up on his offer of tea in his office once or twice, he wouldn't see it as a bother at all. Maybe we ought to together? I think his perspective on Europe would be just fascinating.

I think that having you and Sally-Anne and Harry around to help will make it easier to take up Practical. Like I said, I'm all for trying, and if it doesn't turn out to fit, I don't think he'd take offence.

And talking about Regulus went far better than I thought.

It was just... well, it was like I was describing something sad that happened to someone I cared about a few years ago, which is certainly true. But I didn't get wobbly after.

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