Defence classes cancelled tomorrow

[alt_savitha]

My dear students, I regret to tell you that I will be cancelling my Defence classes tomorrow. I expect to be well enough to teach by Tuesday. Please use the time wisely by reading about a defence topic of your choice using texts either from the library, or borrowed from one of your Housemates.

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Private message to Antosha

[alt_savitha]

Your students acquitted themselves well today. You should be proud of them.

I begin to see the advantages of having a skilled Healer who's one of ours. I rather think that idiot Pettworth would have let me bleed out waiting for his pleasure. Or possibly to chastise me for my imprudence at not coming to him more quickly. Either one is not acceptable.

Re: Private message to Antosha

[alt_antonin]

I've rarely found it a bad idea to secure the services of skilled specialists in advance, particularly when it is something so critical as healing. Have I told you the story of the farce that played out with St M's my first year back? It left me convinced that we needed a Healer of our own, particularly with Fletcher so close to retirement. And with Miss Perks interested in the profession, yet lacking the status to embark upon training without a patron's assistance -- well. One does like to carpe occasionem, as it were.

I'm glad you're feeling better. I'd thought we'd destroyed all of those damn things.

Re: Private message to Antosha

[alt_savitha]

Yes, it was Miss Perks who noticed I was in distress and shouldn't be left to wait, in fact. Apparently she took a course in Emergency Healing techniques over the holidays? That was well-timed.

As for the guns, well. Alas. Vermin can be quite resourceful. Perhaps they built new ones? They were lurking in Sherwood for long enough.

Re: Private message to Antosha

[alt_antonin]

From what I remember, they aren't the sort of thing that's easy to piece together from scrounged supplies. I wonder if they'd managed to improvise some sort of manufacturing capability? Something for the cleanup team to look out for, at least.

And in that case I am particularly glad I thought to ask Miss Perks to accompany us. Yes, I arranged for St M's to do the emergency responder certification course over the Hogwarts hols so she would have a chance to attend -- given the recent landscape, I felt it might be of use. (And then, of course, we lost Pomfrey and have been saddled with a stream of semi-useless replacements; having another qualified responder on site may yet prove useful in the future.) If she was the one to notice you needed attention more quickly than the others would have provided it to you, then the effort I have expended on arranging her training so far has already been paid back, with interest. Let us most fervently hope it will not be required again.

Is there anything you need, in your recuperation? I have a collection of useful potions. And a collection of rather nice brandies, if that would be more useful.

Re: Private message to Antosha

[alt_savitha]

Pettworth seemed to be under the impression that experimenting with additional potions on my own might lead to trouble with the blood-replenishing potions he gave me yesterday. I'm not sure how seriously I ought to take that warning. At the very least, I can't imagine some nice brandy would be a problem.

Anything of interest from Barty since last night?

Private message to Ron Weasley

[alt_savitha]

You acquitted yourself admirably today.

I hope you're recovering from the strain on your physical and magical resources. Do use the potion Antosha sent you (he told me he was sending you Dreamless Sleep) -- a good night's sleep is an essential remedy for most ills.

You'll be entering the Auror programme with a great deal more experience than most of the other trainees. I expect you to shine, Mr Weasley. I expect you to do me credit. And I have no fear that I will be disappointed.

Re: Private message to Ron Weasley

[alt_ron]

Thank you, Professor.

I want to make you proud.

Private message to Padma Patil

[alt_savitha]

My dear, I hope you're starting to feel recovered in body and spirit. I imagine today was different from what you expected. For tonight, use the Dreamless Sleep potion and rest easily. If you wish to talk, please come see me tomorrow. I've been released from the Hospital Wing, and you may come visit me in my personal quarters.

Re: Private message to Padma Patil

[alt_padma]

Thank you. It wasn't entirely different...I mean, just the end parts of it were more difficult than I expected.

I did take the Dreamless Sleep, almost as soon as I got back from the Headmaster's office last night. I...I only just woke up, so I suppose it's a good thing Professor Dolohov excused us from lessons.

If you're awake, I would very much like to come and see you.

Re: Private message to Padma Patil

[alt_savitha]

I also just woke up a little while ago, my dear. Please feel free to come straight over.

[alt_crouch_jr]

Glad to see you're well enough to write. If not yet fit for the classroom.

Wish you a quick and thorough return to health.

[alt_savitha]

Thank you, my dear. I am already much recovered.