You are quite welcome, and I'm glad the package found its way to you.
That particular style of duellist's rings are quite easy to reset, once one has been shown the knack, though there are a few caveats -- most notably, that the spells one can trigger from the rings must be cast at the time of charging them, and are discharged with the strength one casts them to 'store' them in the ring. In essence, they are single-use items to pay the effort required to cast the spell in advance of a duel, rather than in the midst of one. They also take a negligible but noticeable effort to trigger -- so they cannot be set off accidentally, of course. As with all things, it is a tradeoff; I never bothered to adapt my fighting style to their use, but you are young enough that you may still be able to make the shift without disrupting your somatic memory. May you wear them in health and use them in service.
Convention has it, by the way, that the rings containing healing spells be worn on the thumbs, to distinguish them from the offensive spells. I would also recommend consistency in which spells you load into them, and which fingers they are worn upon.
Your gift, meanwhile, was much appreciated -- thank you. I did indeed laugh, but the uniform is very fine, and beautifully made. Perhaps I will arrange a supper at Hogwarts for everyone to wear the clothing of their heritage, to give me an excuse to wear it.
As for your offer -- yes, you're correct that I'm very concerned about the events that have taken place at Hogwarts recently, and about making certain any clerk I hire will be sufficiently loyal not to add to the chaos. (I am also reluctant to engage a permanent replacement; I still have not lost hope that Mr Diggory is alive and well and will be able to return to us, though the length of time since his abduction and the lack of any demands from his kidnappers have been steadily eating away at that most fervent wish.)
Your first priority must be your NEWTs, and I hesitate to involve you further for that very reason; I felt incredibly guilty, last week, distracting you from your exams. If you feel you can handle it, however, I would be most grateful for even a few hours a week. (And of course, if the burden should be too much for you at any point, you have only to say the word.) I am certainly also willing to make allowances for you in class, as well; I am more than aware that half of the assignments I give are little more than busy-work for you.
As for sparring -- if Mr Pontner is willing to let you free, a standing appointment next week for the afternoons would certainly be welcome. Around four each day? (Barring frost, fire, and flood, of course.) Bring Weasley along if you'd like, and if he's free. I promise that I will mind where I am and who I am fighting better than I did last week. (For which I must apologise again -- although your ability to hold your own is something of which you ought be extremely proud.)
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Date: 2014-12-27 05:16 pm (UTC)That particular style of duellist's rings are quite easy to reset, once one has been shown the knack, though there are a few caveats -- most notably, that the spells one can trigger from the rings must be cast at the time of charging them, and are discharged with the strength one casts them to 'store' them in the ring. In essence, they are single-use items to pay the effort required to cast the spell in advance of a duel, rather than in the midst of one. They also take a negligible but noticeable effort to trigger -- so they cannot be set off accidentally, of course. As with all things, it is a tradeoff; I never bothered to adapt my fighting style to their use, but you are young enough that you may still be able to make the shift without disrupting your somatic memory. May you wear them in health and use them in service.
Convention has it, by the way, that the rings containing healing spells be worn on the thumbs, to distinguish them from the offensive spells. I would also recommend consistency in which spells you load into them, and which fingers they are worn upon.
Your gift, meanwhile, was much appreciated -- thank you. I did indeed laugh, but the uniform is very fine, and beautifully made. Perhaps I will arrange a supper at Hogwarts for everyone to wear the clothing of their heritage, to give me an excuse to wear it.
As for your offer -- yes, you're correct that I'm very concerned about the events that have taken place at Hogwarts recently, and about making certain any clerk I hire will be sufficiently loyal not to add to the chaos. (I am also reluctant to engage a permanent replacement; I still have not lost hope that Mr Diggory is alive and well and will be able to return to us, though the length of time since his abduction and the lack of any demands from his kidnappers have been steadily eating away at that most fervent wish.)
Your first priority must be your NEWTs, and I hesitate to involve you further for that very reason; I felt incredibly guilty, last week, distracting you from your exams. If you feel you can handle it, however, I would be most grateful for even a few hours a week. (And of course, if the burden should be too much for you at any point, you have only to say the word.) I am certainly also willing to make allowances for you in class, as well; I am more than aware that half of the assignments I give are little more than busy-work for you.
As for sparring -- if Mr Pontner is willing to let you free, a standing appointment next week for the afternoons would certainly be welcome. Around four each day? (Barring frost, fire, and flood, of course.) Bring Weasley along if you'd like, and if he's free. I promise that I will mind where I am and who I am fighting better than I did last week. (For which I must apologise again -- although your ability to hold your own is something of which you ought be extremely proud.)