I'm torn between asking you now, so I'm prepared, and waiting, so I can give my own unvarnished opinions after the meeting, and compare notes. But I am forewarned to be careful, which is a great plus.
(And warn my clerk, which has come in handy, as you'll see. Do you remember Felix Green? Younger Hufflepuff, was a firstie in my last year, and a seventh year the first year I taught? Halfblood, so as thorough as he is, he doesn't have much hope for advancement, but I couldn't make everything work without him.)
Last year's challenge - and probably this year's, too - is a rather persistent fellow named Edgar Gimlet. He took over Magical Transportation from the previous woman (who I'd liked), and I think for similar political reasons. He's asked me out after meetings several times, but there's something about him that's entirely distasteful. Perhaps the fact he's so clearly disinterested in me, and very interested in who I know, and could introduce him to.
Felix has been quite creative in inventing interruptions, for which I'm very grateful, but it's made meetings more tedious than I would like.
Gimlet's also one of those people who thinks he knows everything about everyone else's job, and is often dead wrong - but convincing him of that takes an age. Which of course, doesn't endear him to me either.
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(And warn my clerk, which has come in handy, as you'll see. Do you remember Felix Green? Younger Hufflepuff, was a firstie in my last year, and a seventh year the first year I taught? Halfblood, so as thorough as he is, he doesn't have much hope for advancement, but I couldn't make everything work without him.)
Last year's challenge - and probably this year's, too - is a rather persistent fellow named Edgar Gimlet. He took over Magical Transportation from the previous woman (who I'd liked), and I think for similar political reasons. He's asked me out after meetings several times, but there's something about him that's entirely distasteful. Perhaps the fact he's so clearly disinterested in me, and very interested in who I know, and could introduce him to.
Felix has been quite creative in inventing interruptions, for which I'm very grateful, but it's made meetings more tedious than I would like.
Gimlet's also one of those people who thinks he knows everything about everyone else's job, and is often dead wrong - but convincing him of that takes an age. Which of course, doesn't endear him to me either.