The evening did have its high points. Among them the switch back in the maze. Yes. For that alone I would have to concede that Travers concocted a worthy surprise. That doesn't mean he should expect no reprisal. The best gifts are those well-revenged.
Maebh's fine. She was sorry to have missed it all.
I should rather have liked to see her measure herself against you: she has rather a different training regimen, of course, and I wonder what she'd have made of that particular course. It was certainly well-suited to your strengths.
Were you as aware as I was of the appreciative assessment you were drawing? Not that any of them had grounds for surprise, but I suppose you've firmed up several technical points that you once handled by natural instinct rather than with trained precision.
I was impressed.
Forney said she was going to ask you who your trainer is.
We'll have to make more of an effort to include her in future, if her tastes lie in that direction. Oh - that reminds me. I sent her an owl earlier this week. I know it's frightfully late in contacting her, but after last night I'm more convinced than ever it's the perfect plan. Could you be a dear and remember (at some point) to ask if she's had a chance to review her registrations for that weekend? The 25th to the 27th, it would be. Only if it's not too much trouble for her, of course.
I admit that I was far too focused on not embarrassing myself against so many professional trackers to pay much attention to anything but the challenges ahead of me - and the hexes flying all round! But Lucius certainly noticed. He said he even had to jinx Yaxley for making an 'ill-timed' attempt to execute a switching spell between my robes and the costume of one of Mordant's hires, to make me more of a target. I'm not sure I could have fought them all off had he succeeded.
But if you were impressed, then it was worth it. I feel less a slouch for not getting you a better present, in that case.
Forney. She could do with a personal trainer's attention, I think. Whatever shall I tell her?
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Re: Private Message to Barty Crouch, Jr.
Date: 2011-01-22 11:00 pm (UTC)Maebh's fine. She was sorry to have missed it all.
I should rather have liked to see her measure herself against you: she has rather a different training regimen, of course, and I wonder what she'd have made of that particular course. It was certainly well-suited to your strengths.
Were you as aware as I was of the appreciative assessment you were drawing? Not that any of them had grounds for surprise, but I suppose you've firmed up several technical points that you once handled by natural instinct rather than with trained precision.
I was impressed.
Forney said she was going to ask you who your trainer is.
Re: Private Message to Barty Crouch, Jr.
Date: 2011-01-23 05:35 am (UTC)I admit that I was far too focused on not embarrassing myself against so many professional trackers to pay much attention to anything but the challenges ahead of me - and the hexes flying all round! But Lucius certainly noticed. He said he even had to jinx Yaxley for making an 'ill-timed' attempt to execute a switching spell between my robes and the costume of one of Mordant's hires, to make me more of a target. I'm not sure I could have fought them all off had he succeeded.
But if you were impressed, then it was worth it. I feel less a slouch for not getting you a better present, in that case.
Forney. She could do with a personal trainer's attention, I think. Whatever shall I tell her?