No worries about the time - the lovely thing about these journals is that I can read over my morning tea, and don't have to deal with an owl trying to find its way into my window at dawn.
About your niece ... as I've mentioned, she almost goes out of her way to avoid attracting attention in my class (though she's quite diligent about her homework, and knows the material when I've called on her, as I've told you before.) And of course, I'm rarely near the Slytherin table during meals.
But I did notice something a bit odd this week when her year were up for the evening observing - she was a bit more fumblefingered than usual when handling the instruments. Nothing that really indicated a problem, but not exactly normal for her - usually, she's a bit more deft. (Small fingers do make some of the mechanical adjustments easier.) I kept noticing her attention drifting a bit too, though at this point in the year, that's not unusual at all.
I'm sure your having a word with her - or maybe with Poppy, if you're worried? - would go a long way. Surely, it's much better to be sure it's nothing (or head something off early) rather than have more difficulty later.
I'd ask if you were up for a walk to Hogsmeade on an afternoon this weekend but I'm honestly not sure when I'll be able to get free, between the marking and the YPL details.
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No worries about the time - the lovely thing about these journals is that I can read over my morning tea, and don't have to deal with an owl trying to find its way into my window at dawn.
About your niece ... as I've mentioned, she almost goes out of her way to avoid attracting attention in my class (though she's quite diligent about her homework, and knows the material when I've called on her, as I've told you before.) And of course, I'm rarely near the Slytherin table during meals.
But I did notice something a bit odd this week when her year were up for the evening observing - she was a bit more fumblefingered than usual when handling the instruments. Nothing that really indicated a problem, but not exactly normal for her - usually, she's a bit more deft. (Small fingers do make some of the mechanical adjustments easier.) I kept noticing her attention drifting a bit too, though at this point in the year, that's not unusual at all.
I'm sure your having a word with her - or maybe with Poppy, if you're worried? - would go a long way. Surely, it's much better to be sure it's nothing (or head something off early) rather than have more difficulty later.
I'd ask if you were up for a walk to Hogsmeade on an afternoon this weekend but I'm honestly not sure when I'll be able to get free, between the marking and the YPL details.
- Rory