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alt_sally_anne) wrote2013-04-13 08:01 pm
alt_sally_anne) wrote2013-04-13 08:01 pm
Private message to Percy Weasley
Dear Mr Weasley,
I just wanted to write and thank you for the help you (unwittingly) gave me over hols. As you may know, your Mum and brother Bill offered some tutoring as they had time to a number of OWL students. I am especially worried about my Potions OWL, as I would very much like to receive an O in that subject and it does not come to me as easily as Charms or Transfiguration, and before the holiday I had never successfully brewed the Draught of Peace, which often is required for the exam.
Well, Fred and George had your old notes, which you had so generously shared with them when they started trying to catch up in Potions, and they passed them along to me. And they were tremendously helpful! Most of my friends make potions intuitively, by feel, knowing when to add ingredients simply because it 'looks right.' This has never been helpful to me. But your notes were extremely precise and meticulous, allowing me to control all the things that could require ingredients to be added earlier or later, and I can now consistently brew the Draught of Peace!
Anyway, I imagine your Potions OWL days are fading from your thoughts, given that I expect Mr Malfoy rarely calls upon you to brew for him, but anyone who takes notes like yours is doubtless rightfully proud of them, and I just wanted to express my appreciation for how helpful I found them.
Sincerely yours,
Sally-Anne Perks
I just wanted to write and thank you for the help you (unwittingly) gave me over hols. As you may know, your Mum and brother Bill offered some tutoring as they had time to a number of OWL students. I am especially worried about my Potions OWL, as I would very much like to receive an O in that subject and it does not come to me as easily as Charms or Transfiguration, and before the holiday I had never successfully brewed the Draught of Peace, which often is required for the exam.
Well, Fred and George had your old notes, which you had so generously shared with them when they started trying to catch up in Potions, and they passed them along to me. And they were tremendously helpful! Most of my friends make potions intuitively, by feel, knowing when to add ingredients simply because it 'looks right.' This has never been helpful to me. But your notes were extremely precise and meticulous, allowing me to control all the things that could require ingredients to be added earlier or later, and I can now consistently brew the Draught of Peace!
Anyway, I imagine your Potions OWL days are fading from your thoughts, given that I expect Mr Malfoy rarely calls upon you to brew for him, but anyone who takes notes like yours is doubtless rightfully proud of them, and I just wanted to express my appreciation for how helpful I found them.
Sincerely yours,
Sally-Anne Perks
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While I was not aware that Fred and George had offered my potions notes to you to look over as well, I am gratified that you have found them to be beneficial. They have said that they have found them useful themselves, remarking that my observations gave them great assistance during Potion exams, and so I trust that will prove true for you as well. At any rate, it was most appropriate of you to extend your appreciation.
If I may venture to say it, I wish you the best when you take your OWL exam, and I hope that your diligent work will be enough to enable you to rise above the (regrettable) handicap of your blood status.
Sincerely,
Percy Weasley