Private message to Rabastan Lestrange

[alt_sinistra]

Raz -

I gather through the grapevine that you might have reasons for wanting to be in New London to visit a friend at St Mungo's.

Can I give you a hand with your duties here? I've some observing planned tonight and tomorrow, but Mr Marvolo would be quite welcome to join me, or to spend time in the room at the top of the tower (much warmer!) and catch up on any reading or assignments he needs. (And I'd be glad to give him an appropriate hand with content as needed.) And the rest of my time's my own, except for checking some lists about the upcoming play and what we still need to finish.

Of course, if you're planning to stay here at Hogwarts, and want some distraction instead, I'll be around: the best time for my observing is dusk to 11 pm or so this week, and I'd be free for a drink and a chat (or whatever) before or after.

Rory

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[alt_sinistra]

Well, it does seem more and more that it'd be good to be less rusty than I am. And I trust you not to be needlessly nasty in the teaching. (Besides, it might also be an additional amusement for Mr Marvolo if you need one later in the week.)

On your visit - I'd heard something of the engagement falling through, but nothing detailed, just what one picks up. (One odd side effect of the YPL business is people tend to keep dropping tidbits of information in conversation and assume I know what they're talking about, so I've started reading more of the gossip rags than I used to, just so I don't put my foot wrong in a meeting. You know, asking after the wife when there's been a big row or something.)

He's probably not up for it now, but perhaps sending along something amusing later this week might do it? There's a couple of new books about the Protectorate and a few older histories out this spring, actually, that he might find amusing or at least less tedious than a crossword. After we had that historian here last fall, publishers keep sending me things to suggest to Madame Pince, or to encourage students to read. (The History Club does sometimes, actually.)

There's a particularly good one about the Wars of the Roses - the author looks at what Muggles thought they knew about it, and how confusing and mismatched it was, and then slots in all the proper wizarding history bits to demonstrate how it was actually fairly straightforward if you know all the pieces. Rather nicely done, and a lot better than Binns' explanation was.

Anyway, it strikes me as more the sort of thing than a book of crosswords or a chess set or anything like that, but I'm sure you know him best.

[alt_rabastan]

I'd only be just nasty enough, of course!

Well, you know you can always ask me if you're ever so so in the dark that you don't know which way to look. I don't read the gossip rags too often, but somehow end up in the know, anyway.

I appreciate the reading suggestions. And say, I might like that War of the Roses book myself. I'd better wait and see how laid up he is before I make a final decision.

Speaking of, I'd best be off. Cheers again, love.