(I don't own Harry Potter)
Chapter 25
To: persephonegaten .uk
Subject: London
It was nice to hear from you again. I am sorry that you are feeling a little frustrated with your Year 11s, but there is nothing new there. They are teenagers, they will always be frustrating. It sounds like your management isn't being very helpful either. Well, that is also to be expected.
Just think, the year is almost over and then you will be on summer holidays . . . and then you will have to do it all again. Until you are quite old, if the rumblings from government are to be believed. So you'll have a walking frame, or maybe a big stick (good weapon!) and you'll be trying to control a class of screaming Year 10s for whom one's boyfriend has cheated on them with another . . I know you will look forward to that.
I am thinking of coming down to London in the near future, there are a few errands I must run, and so I thought maybe to take you up on that offer for a drink?
Keep your chin up.
Best wishes
Stephen
To: sprince .uk
Subject: Drink
Heya Stephen, cool! It would be lovely to see you again. Just let me know when you're thinking of coming down, I don't really have anything major planned for the next few weekends. Did you want it to be just a drink, or did you want to do lunch or something? Day or Evening?
Sef
To: persephonegaten .uk
Subject: Drink
Regarding what time to meet up, I could not do lunch as it will curtail my activities. However, late afternoon or dinner would be fine, I believe. Do you have a place in mind?
I also propose that maybe the Easter School Holidays would be the best time for this to occur as then there is more of a range of options and the frantic and fruitless attempt to push facts into student's brains will be over.
Stephen
To: sprince .uk
Subject: Drink
Yeah, I know a few nice little places ;-), (what, you would expect me to stay at home and NOT know where the nice bars were?)
How about you come to the Village (Wimbledon Village that is), there's a good pub there and it's quite a nice area. Or would you prefer to stay in the city?
Sef
To: persephonegaten .uk
Subject: Drink
Going out to the 'sticks' is fine. But we haven't arranged a date yet. I'll just look at my diary and the train timetables, etc. and ask you whether it's suitable before I book.
Stephen
To: sprince .uk
Subject: Drink
Cool beans! Talk soon!
(And don't forget to have fun with (that means torture!) Year 11. Especially Daniel Hewitt, even if he's not in your class, hunt him down and do something terrible to him for me!)
Sef
To: persephnegaten .uk
Subject: Torture of Student
Ms Gaten,
The fact that you proposed for me to torture a student on your behalf was terribly unprofessional. Especially as that student can no longer do anything to annoy you. And if I punish him on your behalf, he'll want to know who ordered the hit, and I'll have to tell him it was you. And that, my dear Ms Gaten, would not be acceptable. We can't disabuse the students of the notion that we, as teachers, have no lives outside the school or, heaven forbid, actually communicate with each other. No, it would be too disturbing for him, so I shall not accede to your wishes.
However, I do suggest that you may require seeing a healthcare professional as it would seem that you cannot let go of a grudge against a poor innocent child. This is really not a good state for you to be in, especially considering your career, and I feel that you should seek help as soon as convenient.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Prince
To: sprince .uk
Subject: Student Behaviour
Bight me!
S
To: persephonegaten .uk
Subject: Your state of mind
Dear Ms Gaten, you want me to begin torturing you now? Issues, Ms Gaten, issues . . you appear to have many. May I reiterate my suggestion of you seeing some professional help?
Mr Prince
To: sprince .uk
Subject:
You're a div!
:-p
(Get back to me when you've done something nasty to that foul little demon Mr Hewitt. Or when you've booked your train. Whichever)
Laters!
S