Private message to Raz and Tosha

[alt_sinistra]

I don’t know. About tonight, I mean.

I am telling myself it was forward progress, of a sort. (And it was lovely to see Poppy and Minerva, and to be able to talk properly to Pomona without Madam Pinkness looming down our necks.)

I’m sorry I was so quiet. I just...

I didn’t want to say the wrong thing. And I’m still so very raw about some of it, it seemed rather too likely. On the one hand, it’s good that Septima and Horace are both ready to help do something. But did it have to take them so long? (Or require that it affect their pet students before they bothered? And now I'm being unfair, only I'm not.)

And I - did I miss some undercurrent, or did we really not get anywhere terribly new? Beyond maybe a few more ways to petition the Board to take some action, and a little more solidarity on whatever the next horrible thing she proposes is?

Ugh. Sorry. I needn’t rehash.

(Raz, love, will be down to bed shortly, which will help immensely. But I’m thinking I should plan yet another long walk tomorrow and see if I can get some of my irritation at the rest of the world to smooth out more.)

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[alt_antonin]

Think like an old snake, dear heart: Horace has been taking the conciliatory approach in hopes the pink taffy would be willing to listen to his moderating influence. (An approach I would have taken myself if it would not have been blatantly obvious manipulation; I am afraid I made my opinion clear to her entirely too soon.) That he is washing his hands of that approach now is both good sign and bad: a faculty united (or as united as we might hope, given that certain of our colleagues will no doubt support the pink pustule to the end) will be useful, but we may yet wish for the return of that moderating influence.

Still, while it may seem as though we did not accomplish much, I was quite satisfied with the outcome: we are at least now all in agreement that the situation is intolerable, and it is my hope we will see lines in the sand drawn by those who have less to lose in the fight. We will, at least, not be fighting a war on two fronts.

(Too much a Slytherin strategy-meeting to provide much comfort for your Hufflepuff soul, I know, but I am cautiously optimistic.)

I hope you and Raz are enjoying your time together. I will confess I do not entirely know where the bulk of the week has gone so far! I will be dropping in on Poundtree & Assoc tomorrow afternoon -- they've owled me to let me know one of the titles I've been looking for is in -- if you are looking for an outing. (If it would take you away from time spent together, of course, do not feel guilty in the least.)

Your,
T

[alt_sinistra]

Toshenka, really.

Raz and you - and Alcor and Alde, for that matter - may have taught me some things, but I admit, the subtleties still escape me far too often. (At least I've the wit to know it, I suppose.) But I am reassured that you are cautiously optimistic, at least. And I'm well aware I'm letting my own issues with both Horace and Septima colour my view of the world at the moment. Among other things.

This would be one of the weeks - months, seasons - where I believe that when they talk about Hufflepuffs and fairness and hard work, that it's not about native virtues, as it were, but the fact that it is bloody hard work being fair sometimes, and only the most stubborn even begin to bother some days.

On tomorrow - Raz has been in and out with Harry all week, and I believe I can pass up an afternoon nap for the pleasure of a bookstore, especially Poundtree. (And actually, I have some astronomy I think I'd like to see if they can track down, for a change, though it's certainly nothing like urgent.) Name your time?

(Before you worry about the nap, well, I did have rather a lot of sleep to catch up on. And given that Georg's cleverness has largely kept my calendar free in general, I'm doing my best to make good on it while I can.)