Year's end

[alt_sinistra]

7th years - and especially my NEWT students - I wish you all the very best as you go off into new and wonderful things. You have all grown so much, and changed, and I’m sure you will go on to learn more and do more than we can dream of right now.

And for everyone, while this year has had a great many changes and challenges, I know I’m not alone in being impressed at how so many of you have learned and grown. I hope you all have a truly excellent summer, and I look forward to hearing all about it in the fall.

Speaking of - I’ve had a few questions about how I expect to spend my own holidays. Of course, part of my time will be spent settling into a new home (and all that involves), and I very much hope to relax and enjoy the summer a bit. But of course, I’ve got other projects as time allows: some ongoing work for the Astronomy Guild, revising my NEWT curriculum for next year, and my own research.

Those of you leaving school or simply looking for summer opportunities, I did hear of a few more this week - varying skill sets. If you’re interested, do let me know.

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Private message to Cedric Diggory

[alt_sinistra]

Cedric -

What I said above goes triple for you: you should be so very proud of all you’ve done and learned and made yourself into.

I hope your recovery is continuing to move along. I certainly don’t want to intrude, but if a visit would help break up the monotony of your recovery, do let me know? (Or if - now you’ve been home for a bit - you find you need a bit of help distracting your mother from fussing.)

Also, I suspect it’ll be some time yet before you’ve the energy to spare, but I wanted to make very clear that the offer my brother made - to talk business plans and what’s useful - is still very much open, should you wish, whenever you like. Or anything else along that line.

I am very much going to miss having you in class next year: I could always rely on you to be thoughtful and ask wonderful questions, and improve the class in all the small ways. Never mind all the help outside of class.

Re: Private message to Cedric Diggory

[alt_cedric]

You are welcome to stop by whenever, just let me know so we can avoid my many and varied appointments and checkups.

I'm used to a rigorous exercise routine. Even if the routine is now very different, and I tire more easily, I think it has made attempting to keep up easier.

Does the Guild have any public events over the summer? As odd as it may be to hear someone who has just escaped schooling, I think lectures may be about my speed for entertainment for a while yet.

Serious future planning is stalled for the moment. When I start working on future stuff again I will keep your brother in mind. The twins also said they had some nev5 news to share bg by way of their mum, but we haven't had the chance to really talk get yet.

Re: Private message to Cedric Diggory

[alt_sinistra]

Right. Let me sort out my own plans - might be a few days - but I will certainly look forward to that. And of course work around your various appointments.

As to lectures, I think that's a fine idea. The Guild has a couple scheduled, and there's at least two more planned - there's always something at the country guild hall to mark the end of the research projects there. (And there's a few that are invite only, but I'd be glad to arrange that for you.)

Let me think on it, and owl you a list of some other possibilities when I get a chance to track them down? I know there's a series of Charms lectures where at least a couple of them looked intriguing, and I think I saw something about a series of lectures on pieces in the Protector's Collection over the summer, if I can remember where, that was going into their construction and how you determine provenance and things. And several other things that didn't much interest me, but might you.

As to the future, of course. Just wanted to make it clear that it's there if or when you want it.