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alt_sinistraI am overwhelmed by all those who were able to join us and celebrate on Saturday, and by everyone who’s offered good wishes for our marriage. More personal notes will be going out shortly, around our commitments at school.
For those curious about the details of the wedding, Tallie Powell (our planner) plans a series of entries in her journal highlighting many of the contributions to the day. There are a few questions nearly everyone seemed to have, so I hope answering them here will help.
My name: For a variety of reasons, I intend to remain Professor Sinistra in professional settings. I am delighted to now be Mrs Lestrange in social settings.
Raz and I currently expect to be in New London over the summer, but our precise plans and obligations are still a work in progress, and will be for a few weeks, at least.
Finally, I understand some were curious about the stars projected in the reception rooms. This is a varation of a method I developed for teaching over the last few years. Once term is over, I’d be glad to discuss further with anyone interested.
Students, we especially appreciate all your good wishes and congratulations, and we wish you could all have joined us. There will be a special treat tomorrow night at supper, as our last bit of formal celebration, and to ease into end of term exams. For those with questions, I will be in my office until half nine tonight, but no later, and hours are posted for the rest of the week.
For those curious about the details of the wedding, Tallie Powell (our planner) plans a series of entries in her journal highlighting many of the contributions to the day. There are a few questions nearly everyone seemed to have, so I hope answering them here will help.
My name: For a variety of reasons, I intend to remain Professor Sinistra in professional settings. I am delighted to now be Mrs Lestrange in social settings.
Raz and I currently expect to be in New London over the summer, but our precise plans and obligations are still a work in progress, and will be for a few weeks, at least.
Finally, I understand some were curious about the stars projected in the reception rooms. This is a varation of a method I developed for teaching over the last few years. Once term is over, I’d be glad to discuss further with anyone interested.
Students, we especially appreciate all your good wishes and congratulations, and we wish you could all have joined us. There will be a special treat tomorrow night at supper, as our last bit of formal celebration, and to ease into end of term exams. For those with questions, I will be in my office until half nine tonight, but no later, and hours are posted for the rest of the week.
Private Message to Auri
Date: 2013-06-03 07:04 am (UTC)This week has been exceptionally trying, but one part of it I cannot regret is that now I might call you sister as well, my dear little star. I hope that you are able to spend some time rejoicing in each other, and in your union.
Re: Private Message to Auri
Date: 2013-06-03 02:12 pm (UTC)Your promise did help and will forever help.
I am so very glad, yes, to be your sister, and you my brother. Of all the changes Saturday brought, that is the one (save being Raz's wife) that brings me the most joy.
As to the time, well. Raz and I have not yet managed more than two days in each other's company without the obligations of the world intruding. We are at least practised in making the most of the hours and the minutes.
Right. I must now wander out of his rooms (at least today - and all our tomorrows - I need not hide where I've been for the night) and to my office. And then make some attempt to answer all the people whose world this weekend held the wedding, and nothing else. (And, I suppose, see how the papers wrote it up: I could not bear to look yesterday.)
Oh. Friday. Might we? If nothing else calls more loudly? I do have notes for you on the binding charms in practise, and thus far, I can only report that the castle does not seem to be taking offense on that account.
Re: Private Message to Auri
Date: 2013-06-03 04:10 pm (UTC)It's not that I like Marston Strangeweale. But watching his
torturepunishment. Sorry. Fumbling. Is 'correction' the word one should use?Much harder than Cassie, when AlectoAnd Our Lord's anger.
Anyway. Maybe we could, should, talk a little. So I can do better next time everyone's presence is required.
Re: Private Message to Auri
Date: 2013-06-04 12:13 am (UTC)We are not at our best, of late. And yes. You ought know
how to survive thisthe proper protocols and behaviours.Re: Private Message to Auri
Date: 2013-06-04 01:17 am (UTC)(I am not fussing, Toshenka, except that I have eyes and ears and a heart that loves you. And I know there was more to this week than I will ever be told, but as I've said to you, whatever help I can be, I am as glad to give to you as you are to me.)
Friday. With marzipan and coffee and excellent pastries, and all the fortitude we both can find, then. I just keep thinking about patterns. And supernovae. And many other things.
There - oh, I will say it here, I think. I keep thinking back to Chloe, this spring. The obituary brought it back. Her life in so few lines.
Back in school, she took Divination. And she shrugged it off and laughed it away, but in all the forms, she never saw a long and happy life. Just - nothing. It wasn't her warning me off, that last time. (Not like December.) It was her trying to find her way through what that meant. Might mean.
All I can come to, all I come back to is this: knowing - your teaching - will give me more choices. But also that all my choices are to make the most of today, because tomorrow may change everything. It is a poor philosophy, in some ways. And very selfish, maybe. But it may just serve.
(On that note, my choice of the moment is to go downstairs for an hour or two with my husband before climbing up again to teach.)