When you have a moment, I'd be most interested to hear how this particular fiasco came about. Mr. Hopkins is a young man of very few words (I got nothing at all out of him, except that it was all his fault), and I fear that Miss Patil is intent on avoiding me.
Am I really that off-puttingly stern, Horace? I'd hate to think that students are so frightened of me that they won't seek treatment when they need it!
Ah, Poppy, these things happen. I didn't see the exchange, but I believe Mr Hopkins dropped a rather large amount of lionfish into the cauldron all at once. Not the first incident we've ever had, nor the last, and certainly not the worst!
You're not off-putting at all, my dear. Miss Patil was quite unwilling to leave the classroom to seek assistance after the incident, but I choose to believe it's because she enjoys my lessons so and didn't want to miss a moment of joyous education.
Rather as I suspected. Well, I think that the burn paste and complexion coolant I've given him should set him right in short order. I worried that I might have been able to offer better aid if I'd been more certain what caused the damage. I suppose experience is a near substitute for knowledge in a pinch.
I certain you are right, Horace. Still, I would feel better if Miss Patil would stop in to see me. I gather that it may have splotched her face, poor girl.
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Date: 2009-01-30 10:24 pm (UTC)Am I really that off-puttingly stern, Horace? I'd hate to think that students are so frightened of me that they won't seek treatment when they need it!
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Date: 2009-01-30 10:56 pm (UTC)You're not off-putting at all, my dear. Miss Patil was quite unwilling to leave the classroom to seek assistance after the incident, but I choose to believe it's because she enjoys my lessons so and didn't want to miss a moment of joyous education.
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Date: 2009-01-30 11:06 pm (UTC)I certain you are right, Horace. Still, I would feel better if Miss Patil would stop in to see me. I gather that it may have splotched her face, poor girl.
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