Private Message to Percy Weasley
May. 21st, 2012 08:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_penelopeOh, Perce.
The charm arrived today. It's just perfect.
I managed to get through it and now it's the 5th-years' turn. I remember two years ago going out of my mind for OWLs and now compared to NEWTs I feel like I had nothing to worry about at all.
Too bad Capper didn't take them seriously enough. Can you believe he had the gall to complain last night that if he fails his Astronomy OWL it's Professor Siz's fault? Because she 'wasn't available' when he tried to see her on Tuesday. Everyone knew she wasn't going to be around on Tuesday! She'd made sure everyone knew it. Capper's a brilliant Arithmantist but he's dead oblivious about anything else. It's sad, really. I don't think he'll have a good week.
Oh, and Avery finally did something he can be proud of as a Head Boy. Unfortunately it's one of those things we all wish we didn't have to do. Still, he made a decent enough guard, escorting Barney Bole back and forth to his exams and to the room where Professor Slughorn was making him stay in solitary confinement. I'm sure you've probably heard through Mr Malfoy that Bole was told to pack himself off as soon as NEWTs were over? He thought his father was going to make a big stink on his behalf. No fear of that: His father (Avery says, anyway) wrote him back and said that if he wanted a hope of making the Quidditch sides as a professional, he'd do what the Headmistress and Sluggy told him, keep his mouth shut and slip off quietly on the Saturday train to London. It's appalling that no one realised how brutish he is, honestly. But Gamp and Greengrass are both so visibly relieved he's gone it's hard to believe no one saw it before.
It's so odd to think that in just a few weeks I'll never be back here. If I didn't have Head Girl duties I think I'd be perfectly happy to follow Barney on that train and find a flat right away. Oh, did I tell you in my last letter that Professor Siz got me an interview with two of her contacts? The first is someone who needs a research assistant or something and who'd be willing to spend most of the time in New London looking through records. And the second one's her aunt, who isn't really her aunt but well, anyway, she's a family historian for hire. They both sound like they could be dead boring or they could be brilliant--I guess it'll depend a lot on what they're like to work for.
Things are really coming together.
How's work?
The charm arrived today. It's just perfect.
I managed to get through it and now it's the 5th-years' turn. I remember two years ago going out of my mind for OWLs and now compared to NEWTs I feel like I had nothing to worry about at all.
Too bad Capper didn't take them seriously enough. Can you believe he had the gall to complain last night that if he fails his Astronomy OWL it's Professor Siz's fault? Because she 'wasn't available' when he tried to see her on Tuesday. Everyone knew she wasn't going to be around on Tuesday! She'd made sure everyone knew it. Capper's a brilliant Arithmantist but he's dead oblivious about anything else. It's sad, really. I don't think he'll have a good week.
Oh, and Avery finally did something he can be proud of as a Head Boy. Unfortunately it's one of those things we all wish we didn't have to do. Still, he made a decent enough guard, escorting Barney Bole back and forth to his exams and to the room where Professor Slughorn was making him stay in solitary confinement. I'm sure you've probably heard through Mr Malfoy that Bole was told to pack himself off as soon as NEWTs were over? He thought his father was going to make a big stink on his behalf. No fear of that: His father (Avery says, anyway) wrote him back and said that if he wanted a hope of making the Quidditch sides as a professional, he'd do what the Headmistress and Sluggy told him, keep his mouth shut and slip off quietly on the Saturday train to London. It's appalling that no one realised how brutish he is, honestly. But Gamp and Greengrass are both so visibly relieved he's gone it's hard to believe no one saw it before.
It's so odd to think that in just a few weeks I'll never be back here. If I didn't have Head Girl duties I think I'd be perfectly happy to follow Barney on that train and find a flat right away. Oh, did I tell you in my last letter that Professor Siz got me an interview with two of her contacts? The first is someone who needs a research assistant or something and who'd be willing to spend most of the time in New London looking through records. And the second one's her aunt, who isn't really her aunt but well, anyway, she's a family historian for hire. They both sound like they could be dead boring or they could be brilliant--I guess it'll depend a lot on what they're like to work for.
Things are really coming together.
How's work?
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Date: 2012-05-22 03:07 pm (UTC)Capper's a fool, even if he IS brilliant at Arithmancy. (What do you expect of a halfblood though, really?) He'll win no sympathy for trying to shift the blame to a professor, and if he fails all the rest of his OWLs, they may not show him much mercy.
I did hear about Bole, yes. Shocking. I despise sadism like that. He should limit his aggression to bludgers rather than people.
I have been continuing to try to find flats, honest. I have enough saved for a security deposit and several months rent, so I could jump on something right away if I found the perfect place. But no luck so far. I haven't had much time to look as Mr Malfoy's been keeping me so busy; I've had a number of late nights. I don't mind that actually: sometimes he'll order food in, and then I don't have to go home to the Burrow and eat rather plain food off Mum's chipped plates set on a wobbly table.
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Date: 2012-05-22 03:25 pm (UTC)Ordinarily, I'd agree with you that part of Capper's problem is blood. But in his case, I do think it's more about single-mindedness. Maybe it's something about which halfbloods are fostered and which aren't, I'm not sure. It just seems to me (and this is purely anecdotal, of course) that the ones who don't live with their families have better incentive to do well in school. Perhaps it's their foster families' expectations or just wanting to get out on their own. (That might just be me assigning motive, though!)
We'll find something, don't worry. Of course I'd love it if you found something before I'm finished here but really, I can stand being back at home for a while if necessary. And besides, if it gets too horrible I can stay with Fae, or Karo, for a little while. (Though I think Karo and Ptolemy plan something similar to us as soon as she's finished. She got an owl from him that he's been 'softening up' his father, which I think means he plans to propose again. Don't worry: No pressure here! I'm quite pleased with our plans as they are.)
Except. I hope you don't expect amazing cooking once we do move in together. You ought to know better by now--the kitchen is not my natural habitat, ha! Perhaps it's just as well Mr Malfoy lets you order in, if you're developing a really rich palate.
What's been happening to make you work so late? Or can you not say?
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Date: 2012-05-22 04:13 pm (UTC)As for working late, it's mostly because I've been pressed into taking Mr Malfoy's place at a number of public appearances lately. There have been more and more of them now that the weather's warming up and of course, he's so much in demand! Ribbon-cutting ceremonies, that sort of thing. Of course, that cuts into my workday, and so I sometimes have to stay late to make up the time to finish up various tasks.
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Date: 2012-05-22 04:31 pm (UTC)That's really great, if Mr Malfoy's trusting you to go to important events and represent him. I suppose that leaves him more time for his meetings and so on. Have you met anyone really impressive that way? I bet he's trying to help you meet people on your own, too, so you can build up a rapport with the people he interacts with. I knew it'd only be a matter of time before you started really making the most of the opportunities you can get in his office.
You're on your way, Perce: I'm so proud of you.