Oh, Poppy, goodness. Truly, that worries me. More than a little.
Can I do anything to help? The one good part of the whole mess with the YPL is that I've only the last few final reports, and it's only my own sense of work ethic that's making me finish them. It's not like Dolores wasn't there for all of the relevant discussions.
So if either rousting out someone trustworthy - Delilah, say - or coming to do side-along for you would help, you have simply to ask.
There's been other matters with Stint, too. I'm hesitant even to spell them out in the journals (and frankly, this is a separate message because I worried they might check into any replies on the formal announcement more than they normally do.)
But you did see that rather odd post from Draco Malfoy last week? His parents are well aware of the situation, and so are other people who might be able to be of assistance, but ... no one's quite sure what to make of it, apparently. What Stint's up to. I'd be glad to tell you more in person, or by owl, where I can charm properly for privacy.
And then having to be obedient to their whims and biases. Ugh. I wish you far more success than I had, though that's not hard to manage, really.
(As to the referenced pub, incidentally: I was there, it had decent ale, but it also had some less than courteous locals who do not think highly of outsiders swanning in. You'd likely be quite all right as they're notably kinder to older women than most others, and a little appreciation of the local brews, music, or the publican's wife's good taste all go a long way. But I mentioned it rather hoping Stint would have to inspect it and then put a foot wrong.)
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Date: 2012-08-19 09:08 pm (UTC)Can I do anything to help? The one good part of the whole mess with the YPL is that I've only the last few final reports, and it's only my own sense of work ethic that's making me finish them. It's not like Dolores wasn't there for all of the relevant discussions.
So if either rousting out someone trustworthy - Delilah, say - or coming to do side-along for you would help, you have simply to ask.
There's been other matters with Stint, too. I'm hesitant even to spell them out in the journals (and frankly, this is a separate message because I worried they might check into any replies on the formal announcement more than they normally do.)
But you did see that rather odd post from Draco Malfoy last week? His parents are well aware of the situation, and so are other people who might be able to be of assistance, but ... no one's quite sure what to make of it, apparently. What Stint's up to. I'd be glad to tell you more in person, or by owl, where I can charm properly for privacy.
And then having to be obedient to their whims and biases. Ugh. I wish you far more success than I had, though that's not hard to manage, really.
(As to the referenced pub, incidentally: I was there, it had decent ale, but it also had some less than courteous locals who do not think highly of outsiders swanning in. You'd likely be quite all right as they're notably kinder to older women than most others, and a little appreciation of the local brews, music, or the publican's wife's good taste all go a long way. But I mentioned it rather hoping Stint would have to inspect it and then put a foot wrong.)