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[alt_daphne]

Good news!

I've been named as Head Girl for the next school year. The titles have not, as we feared, gone to Seamus and Padma. Linus Moon is Head Boy, and he ought to be easy enough to work with. He's very much all bluster and Byron, but is decidedly not someone who will go around Cruciating firsties. The worst I anticipate from him is getting in the way. Oh, and the fact that Padma has a history of manipulating him for her own agenda is something else to watch out for, to say nothing of his boot-licking worship of Headmaster Dolohov. If I can stay on good terms with Padma, then hopefully Moon's friendship with her won't be a problem.

One thing I am uncertain about is what role Head Boy and Girl will fill now that three (student) council members will be at school? Surely they must outrank the Head Boy and Head Girl, but to what extent are they expected to enforce school rules and policy? Hydra, do you know? If not, I suppose this is probably a good question to bring to the Headmaster.

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[alt_harry]

I think the sooner we sort that out, the better. And I think Dolohov would support you, to a point. Not sure what he'd do if council business overlapped, like it did with Sophie, though.

[alt_harry]

And I can do some things on my end, too.

[alt_daphne]

I shall write to him later today with my questions and concerns, and let you all know what his response is.

[alt_harry]

And really, that is very good news. Well done.

[alt_alice]

Well done indeed!

[alt_hydra]

I really don't like how poetic and over-wrought Moon is, so I was kind of mean to him.

It's just irritating to see someone so far removed from reality.

I'm glad that the Head Girl is one of us. Congratulations, Daphne.

[alt_sinistra]

Congratulations, indeed.

As to Linus Moon - oh. Well. After the fiasco with the entirely unauthorised duelling, he was serving detentions with me and with Tosha, and I spent mine attempting to introduce him to common sense in between having him help with some detailed analysis.

It is a rather large task in his case, but he does generally listen to me if I can get hold of him before he does something idiotic. It's the 'before' that's the tricky part. And the part where he is easily lead by the things he thinks praiseworthy.

He is excellent at - and easily absorbed by - detailed analysis, so if you wish him to not interfere in something, coming up with a project that requires focused attention to minute details would do nicely.

[alt_daphne]

I'm sorry to insult a student you think highly of, Professor Sinistra. But the way he presents himself is truly difficult to take seriously, at times; it's one thing to adopt a certain persona for the stage or for subterfuge, and quite another to adopt it for the sake of self-delusion. If he can be distracted from acting out in ways that contribute to his delusions of grandeur, all the better. I shall keep your advice readily in mind!

[alt_sinistra]

One of the things I've learned over the years is that people are complicated. I can admire (and make use of) Linus's analytical skills while entirely agreeing that how he comes across is rather difficult at times. And likely to cause him trouble. And on the whole, I prefer a world where we as staff don't get to make students into our image of the perfect person, even if it would solve certain problems.

Linus does have a good heart under there, even if it's rather buried by flowery language and a lack of understanding of the world much of the time. That's more than you can say of rather a number of our recent Head Boys and Girls.

While I'm reminded of it, though - there are some plans for the coming year I was meaning to ask if you'd be interested in helping with. A series of lectures from artists, writers, people in theatre and the other performing arts. We've put out some initial invitations, but there'll be more to come. If you think it's too much, perhaps you might suggest someone suitable to help? (It'd likely mean a few meetings, and then helping out when the actual events take place, nothing too tedious.)

I'll say here that I have a rather freer hand with deciding who to invite than I did with the YPL, so I have reason to hope it will be along the line of the better of those kinds of things, rather than the horrible ones.

[alt_daphne]

Of course people are complicated. And it's assuring to hear that you believe Moon to be inherently good of heart. I commiserate with Hydra's perception of him as untroubled by the larger miseries of this world, but indeed, one of the reasons Mrs Longbottom felt that I would be of use to the Order was my potential to reach out to people in such 'untroubled' positions. By working closely with Moon, perhaps I'll have better opportunity to make him more aware of the Protectorate's more diabolical features.

I would be delighted to assist you in your Lecture Series! While it's true that I will be busy this year, in the past I've never let that stop me from taking on more than I can handle.

[alt_justin]

Daphne,

Congratulations and, may I say, it's by far the right choice to name you. Here's hoping you can keep Moon's effusive obliviousness at bay and that Patil's self-centred absorption remains entirely ineffectual.

-Justin

[alt_daphne]

Thank you, Justin.

Oh, I think we can do more than just hope. Let us count the number of people I have on my/our side: the Lord Protector's son; a councilwitch who is also a legilimens; the students with whom the Headmaster works most closely; prefects who are also in the Order.. oh, and so many others. And, most importantly, people generally LIKE me. Most people don't actually like Padma, they just don't want her to dislike them.

[alt_justin]

Ha, well, I don't think anyone much enjoys being disliked--I say, apart from perhaps Auror Crouch and his ilk, what--but yes, I take your meaning!

Let us say, then, that one hopes you will draw on your considerable resources, including any or all of us, if ever they begin to present problems.

-J

[alt_evelyn]

Hear hear!

[alt_ron]

Good show, you!

That's really the best news all summer. Maybe this year won't be a dead loss after all. Anywiz, you'll be brilliant.

[alt_daphne]

Cheers, Ron.

[alt_sally_anne]

Congratulations, Daphne!

Private message to Daphne

[alt_sally_anne]

MOON. Really? WHY ON EARTH?

If he decided Finnigan couldn't be Head Boy because of Council obligations or the fact that he's a half-blood....I'd think it was that he loathed Hufflepuffs but he hired Cedric as his assistant! Siz seems to think Moon's quietly brilliant and good-hearted but SURELY if asked her opinion she'd have put in a good word for the prefects from HER OWN HOUSE?

Re: Private message to Daphne

[alt_daphne]

The minds of our Headmaster and the Governors work in mysterious ways?

Though that notion makes me feel less pleased about my own appointment.

[alt_draco]

Good.

You heartily deserve it.