Mid-winter moments

[alt_sinistra]

It was quite fun yesterday to see all the different creative ideas for Valentines - such a nice break in the middle of the winter. And hearing the buzz about the Frost Faire - those who’ve seen the latest photos, I can only say they don’t do the streets any justice, from what parts I saw last night.

Seventh years: I’m delighted to say I’m ahead of schedule with comments on your research proposals. They all look quite strong, and there are a couple I’m particularly intrigued by. If you’d like them back sooner than Friday’s class, stop by during office hours.

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Private message to Raz

[alt_sinistra]

Sweetheart -

Thank you again for a truly magical night - and for managing to arrange it all. Portico was outstanding, and I do quite see your point about the earrings. (Besides, who am I to argue with Narcissa’s good suggestions?) They’re ... well, I can’t stop looking at them in the mirror, so you may feel smug.

Looking at it this morning, I'm making better progress on the materials for the investigation than I'd planned - enough that I think, if I push through this week, I'll still be on track if I don't bring work with me this weekend. And as I'm very much looking forward to enjoying the weekend and the Frost Faire with you without other distractions, I'm glad to put off research time for the moment.

Private message to Pomona

[alt_sinistra]

Goodness. I quite missed what exactly happened with Miss Midgen and Mr Summers. Did you get a chance to talk to her, yesterday?

They were both in class last night, of course, but very loudly avoiding anything to do with one another, and making things more than a little awkward. I didn’t want to ask - especially somewhere that public - and Miss Midgen made it quite clear she didn’t want to talk to me, either.

(I... well, it was a very lovely evening for me and I suspect that still showed. I wouldn’t have wanted to talk to me if I’d just had a falling out with someone I liked, either.)

Her chart for the evening was a mess, of course, but I’m happy to give her a pass on it, all things considered. (Actually, a good half the class was in a fuss in some way or another, so I may just do that all round. With the projections, we've more opportunities for chart practice than in the past.)

While I’m thinking of it: does Daphne Greengrass seem more distracted in class with you recently? She’s never been one of my top students, but she’s usually more careful than she has been the past few weeks. Her actual work is still as correct as ever, but I'm seeing lots of small slips - things she'd normally have recopied, or taken more time with.