Order Only: Private Message to Sally-Anne and Ron

[alt_justin]

Hello,

I've been thinking about Stretton and Bill all day, what.

I can't help but feel that I've, well, 'dodged a bullet,' is how Muggles would say it, having done so poorly in my Aurors' interview.

On the other hand, one does want to do the job well, and if any of us are to position ourselves favourably in the Ministry, we shall simply have to compromise ourselves to some extent, what? I mean to say, after all, neither Bill nor Jeremy are working in MLE. It's simply that they're working for a sadist.

(By the way, Ron, did Professor Dolohov ask you how your interview went? That's why he held me back yesterday, to ask. He bally well confirmed that Sandoval thought him a fool for recommending me in the first place. He wasn't half disappointed.)

I keep thinking there has to be something else we can do to help, though, that doesn't necessarily require us to...to subvert ourselves in the process. I'm dashed if I can come up with much, though, apart from all going and joining Terry in Sherwood.

I say, it's jolly frustrating, knowing we've got more than a year before we can finish N.E.W.T.s and start making a difference.

-F-F

Comments

[alt_ron]

Dolohov did, yeah. Before our lesson. He congratulated me for having made a good showing and said he hoped I was pleased about the opportunity. So I guess I did alright in Sandoval and Lamont's opinion.

I've been thinking I should talk to the Longbottoms before anything more comes of it. But I think I should go on with it if I get invited to apply.

[alt_sally_anne]

I think talking to Mr and Mrs Longbottom is a good idea.

But I do think it's worth going on with. I mean even if you just make some new contacts in MLE it could be really useful later.

And surely cruciating people is something you don't have to do until you're in the Auror Training Programme? They wouldn't make you do it in an internship. You might have to watch it happen, though.

[alt_justin]

Ron,

I agree with you and Sally-Anne. Only, I think I should wait and talk to them if you're offered the chance to spend time with the Aurors. If they don't make the offer, the Longbottoms don't need to know, what.

-Justin

[alt_ron]

Well. The thing is that if it does go further, I don't know when I'll hear from them or how.

So talking to the Longbottoms afterwards works if whatever's next comes as an owl in the morning post, but if someone comes and talks to me about it in person, then I probably want to have already had that conversation with Mrs L.

[alt_sally_anne]

You could PM Mrs L and someone a bit younger, like Tonks, and talk it through with them. They'd probably be sensible.

Maybe don't tell your Mum before you have to?

[alt_ron]

Hahaha. Mum.

You don't have to be a Slytherin to know not to tell Mum about this until... well, probably until I've already signed up and been to the first day of training. Maybe longer.

Tonks is a good idea, actually. I'd been thinking about Charlie, though.

[alt_sally_anne]

I didn't want to suggest Charlie in case you were worried he'd tell your mum! But yeah. Charlie would be good.