Book list!
Aug. 27th, 2012 09:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_sally_anneThe book list for Dark Arts came by owl this morning. Whew!
I'll be on my way to Diagon Alley in a bit, with Philip (who doesn't need any books for Dark Arts yet but is very, very excited to be going to Hogwarts this fall). See some of you later...
I'll be on my way to Diagon Alley in a bit, with Philip (who doesn't need any books for Dark Arts yet but is very, very excited to be going to Hogwarts this fall). See some of you later...
I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good
Date: 2012-08-27 02:57 pm (UTC)EVERYONE is going to have to take Dark Arts.
I'm really glad I'm going to the bookstore early.
Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good
Date: 2012-08-27 03:30 pm (UTC)Yes, I did see it. That's...unexpected.
Are you already in the queue for the shop? We've arrived but I don't see you.
-Justin
Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good
Date: 2012-08-28 12:07 am (UTC)I didn't buy the books, because the word came out after we had already left for London, and Gran had only enough for my books that we knew about, no more.
She sure isn't pleased about it. She was even talking about sending a letter to Hogwarts to see if Evelyn and me can get out of it, but I don't think that'd be a good idea. Given, you know, who my parents are. I can't be seen as shirking, exactly.
But I really don't want to take it. Neither Evelyn or I do.
Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good
Date: 2012-08-28 01:44 am (UTC)Yeah. Well, all I can say is it better be dead interesting.
I'm thinking I'll ditch Divination, y'know? Only, I'm taking three electives and you don't have to, and it turns out there's a book that the sixth years have to have that's shared with Runes, so I guess I won't drop that. Otherwise, I totally would, because Divination doesn't take any work, really. It's all creative writing, innit? And I actually like Creatures, even with Professor G-P, so I'm not dropping that.
I don't know.
No, actually, I do. I can't believe we have to take Dark Arts. I was just asking Dad about whether it would be all right to drop out of CCF, and we'd decided it really isn't safe to. And for sure not, now, if they're making all of us do Dark Arts.
Dad said about CCF that I should figure out if the benefits are worth more than the compromises you have to make, or, y'know, than the things you have to do that are just dead wrong. He asked what I think the benefits of staying in are, and I told him all the stuff we're actually learning--the orienteering and defence stuff and tactics. I mean, mostly, we're learning what tactics the Protectorate will use if we ever have to fight them. That's why we applied, right? You, too.
We've got loads to tell you about, if you want, because this summer was way more serious than last year. I mean the marching and the uniforms, that was dead ridiculous compared to the rest, but I'm dead glad to know what the rest of them are learning--and to be learning it, too.
Actually, that's what we should be doing if we get up this club we're talking about. We should teach you the stuff we learned in CCF, and practice it ourselves, and we should totally be figuring out other tactics to use against anyone using those strategies. Am I right?
Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good
Date: 2012-08-28 03:18 am (UTC)Makes sense, what you talked about with your Dad, I mean.
Now you're making me think about dropping Divination. A lot of people might, now that we have another core course.
Ugh. I can't believe we have to take Dark Arts, either.
Private message to Sally-Anne Perks
Date: 2012-08-27 11:14 pm (UTC)I took a chance to ask a question of interest to you, and I suspect others who may bring it up with you where they wouldn't with me. My apologies for not managing it a bit earlier in the day, but we were a bit delayed in our plans this morning.
I've just introduced myself to the new Dark Arts professor via journal, in part to inquire whether he'd a plan in place to handle students whose budgets might not stretch to the rather extensive list. (I had a look at Mr Marvolo's) and doing my best to note that the resources of some students do not stretch as far or as readily as others.
He assures me that he understands the difficulty, and that any student who can't lay hands on a copy due to finances should simply let him know. (He suggests he will not ask why, beyond inquiring whether he should agitate the staff at Flourish and Blotts further over the matter or no.)
If that is of reassurance to you, or to others, please do pass it along as widely as you like. I do get the strong suspicion that he means what he says about translations, and that sharing may be preferable to the wrong one, but I'll see if I can clarify that later this week.
I do hope you're enjoying your last week of holidays, though I admit I'm now very much looking forward to settling into the year.
Re: Private message to Sally-Anne Perks
Date: 2012-08-28 03:43 am (UTC)I used some of the money I'd saved to buy the books. So that was okay. I was able to find used copies of some of it.
I'll let others know. I think the biggest shock is to the people who didn't sign up for Dark Arts in the first place? because they REALLY weren't expecting to need to buy any more books.
Re: Private message to Sally-Anne Perks
Date: 2012-08-28 02:58 pm (UTC)While I'm half-reminded of it: I know we'd talked about you spending the time you've been working with me with Madame Pomfrey this year, to gain experience. I'm still just fine with that (not that I won't miss that quiet time), but if you do find yourself in need of pocket money, do let me know, and I'm sure I'll have some handy tasks.
I'm rather assuming that the time I was spending on YPL matters is going to get wholly subsumed by navigating wedding planning, and will be pleasantly surprised if it turns out to be less all-consuming to handle.