brief one-shot, followed by: an owl to Snape!
Ari was learning. Mostly about the structure of Hogwarts-now and Hogwarts-as-it-used-to-be. She'd quickly come to the conclusion that to learn anything academic, she'd really need to talk to Hogwarts natives. She wasn't discounting the knowledge or talents of other transplants and latecomers, by any means. For actual Hogwarts-based skills,
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I indeed recall you from your sorting. I did not hear the results, by the way. You are not in Slytherin, which is my own House, for I have not seen you here. If you want advice I am not sure I can assist you in this current climate, however if you do not ask I surely will not be able to do so. Those I can recommend are Mr. Dumbledore, Mr. Malfoy, Mrs. Malfoy, and Mr. Grindlewald, established wizards and witches all. If you are indeed a witch and wish to learn magic, as is the intent of this school, I expect, though I surely would not speak for them, that any of these would help you as well as I would myself. I trust this is no flippant whim?
S. Snape.
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There are four Houses. Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Gryfindor. If you are in a house called 'Sparklypoo' you have not been sorted at all. So I shall not judge you for that. It is the decision of the hat.
Innatte talent developed with diligence, concentration and persistence is teh only way to excel in magic. An untrained mind may produce flashes of magic, but it has no consistency, no substance, no control. Thus I would recommend rigourous discipline and and study, a unity of theory and praxis.
A wand is not so simple a matter as it would appear. A free wand could be powerful and perfect, and a brand new purchased wand may be a dud, or worse, an instrument of chaos. There is no way to tell without wielding a wand whether it will be one or another. 'The Wand Chooses the Wizard' (or witch, in your case.)
Any of those mentioned would recognise and honour my introduction. They are wizards.
S. Snape.
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Your advice sounds to me very sensible, and I intend to follow it. I am accustomed to studying very deeply and to working very hard. I will make the acquisition of a wand my first priority. If wands readily available on campus aren't suitable for me, I'll go to the nearby town.
Thank you, again, for your generosity in orienting a new student to the practice of magic.
In gratitude,
Ariane Emory
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