Private message to Sally Anne and Ron

[alt_daphne]

I'm sorry I've taken a bit to get back to you. I don't what you to think I've forgotten, or that I'd lost interest - quite the opposite, in fact - I just wanted to think things over very carefully before I made up my mind.

Oh. Actually, before I go further... do you know if the private messages still absolutely private?

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[alt_daphne]

You go to Professors' houses during hols? Whatever for?

But yes I can come over tomorrow evening. Do I need to bring anything special, or dress up, or..?

[alt_sally_anne]

No, you don't need to bring anything special or dress up or anything.

I'm going over to Professor Sinistra's -- well, so, I keep in touch with Professor Dolohov because he got me this internship and he lends me books. And he wanted me to visit her because he thought it would cheer her up, so he suggested I ask her for help with German. (Healer Korotkova, who I have my internship with, wants me to read things in German. Also Russian and today there was something I'm not even sure what language it was because I didn't recognise the alphabet, I think I may ask Professor Dolohov in case it's Arabic? but anyway.) And then he sent her a message to let her know about the German and she sent me a message and that's why I'm going over there (and I realised I said tea but I meant lunch, I'm going over at noon).

And she asked me to bring Pansy so why not.

[alt_daphne]

Being deliberately tasked to "cheer up" someone who's husband just died would be a bit much for me, I think. But maybe it's meant to take her mind off things, working on German and such. I know that she and Professor Dolohov are close, so it makes sense that he'd look out for her. And if you learn German thanks to the arrangement, why not?

I'd just rather not think about school while I'm not in it! This is why your marks are better than mine are, no doubt.

Do you know who else will be there tomorrow night?

[alt_sally_anne]

Yeah, I think he's hoping it'll take her mind off things. I don't know if I'll actually learn German. It takes years to learn a foreign language properly, doesn't it? But if I'm at least TRYING to learn German that'll please Healer Korotkova.

Anyway, tomorrow night, Ron and Pansy for sure, I expect, and possibly Justin, and I'm thinking about who else should be there, I can let you know once I know for sure.

[alt_ron]

Too right. No need to fuss with school while we're out. I mean, what I'm doing now is enough like school. I don't need any more!

[alt_daphne]

I'm not doing anything like school. Though I probably ought to. Without CCF or anything, I'll show up back at Hogwarts all rusty.

So.. does that mean I should expect to perhaps see Professor Dolohov and Professor Sinistra tomorrow night?

[alt_sally_anne]

No. Neither of them.

[alt_ron]

Oh.

No.

Not either of them.

You're teaching, though. That totally counts.

[alt_daphne]

Oh. But I see.

I guess I'll just brace myself to be surprised and expect anything, then!

[alt_ron]

Yeah. That's a good idea.