Allow me to say up front -- my request is by no means urgent and I do not wish to disturb you in your start of term preparation; the children's needs should certainly come first. (I do fondly recall your dedication to the students under your care from my own school days, and suspect your skills both in healing and in bedside manner to have only bloomed over the years.)
That having been said: no doubt your experienced eye has noted signs of my condition; I took damage from an unknown curse at end of June. I am under treatment at St Mungo's (and suspect, given the clear fascination aimed in my direction by the Healers I have seen, and their tendency to multiply in progression as each one calls in a friend to marvel, that my case is more interesting than they're willing to admit in the patient's earshot) and have seen a number of their specialists, following up on my initial care in France. I mention this not to imply I would receive better treatment elsewhere than in your infirmary, but to reassure you I've no intention of burdening you with the overseeing of my convalescence.
With that as a given, it is the sad truth that the teaching of my subject does tend to result in situations in need of healers' ministrations with distressing frequency, no matter how cautious one is about classroom safety and firm about classroom discipline. It would be foolish of me were I to withhold information on the state of my treatment so you were not fully informed in the event immediate intervention is required. To that end -- I am uncertain about the procedure for having records copied from St M's to your attention, but would be happy to follow whatever instructions you may have. I do have the list of potions I am taking, both on a regular and an as-needed basis, and the (exhaustive) list of admonishments on which symptoms should be considered an expected part of recovery and which are cause for concern.
I also wished to assure you that I've no intention of making additional work for you this year in another fashion. While my practical lessons will of course involve spell-work, student safety is one of my utmost priorities -- if you would find it helpful (or reassuring) I am happy to consult with you once a month or so to inform you of my plans, and to adjust those plans if you feel a particular bit of work would be courting disaster beyond my ability to unravel or your infirmary's ability to heal.
Private Message to Poppy Pomfrey
Allow me to say up front -- my request is by no means urgent and I do not wish to disturb you in your start of term preparation; the children's needs should certainly come first. (I do fondly recall your dedication to the students under your care from my own school days, and suspect your skills both in healing and in bedside manner to have only bloomed over the years.)
That having been said: no doubt your experienced eye has noted signs of my condition; I took damage from an unknown curse at end of June. I am under treatment at St Mungo's (and suspect, given the clear fascination aimed in my direction by the Healers I have seen, and their tendency to multiply in progression as each one calls in a friend to marvel, that my case is more interesting than they're willing to admit in the patient's earshot) and have seen a number of their specialists, following up on my initial care in France. I mention this not to imply I would receive better treatment elsewhere than in your infirmary, but to reassure you I've no intention of burdening you with the overseeing of my convalescence.
With that as a given, it is the sad truth that the teaching of my subject does tend to result in situations in need of healers' ministrations with distressing frequency, no matter how cautious one is about classroom safety and firm about classroom discipline. It would be foolish of me were I to withhold information on the state of my treatment so you were not fully informed in the event immediate intervention is required. To that end -- I am uncertain about the procedure for having records copied from St M's to your attention, but would be happy to follow whatever instructions you may have. I do have the list of potions I am taking, both on a regular and an as-needed basis, and the (exhaustive) list of admonishments on which symptoms should be considered an expected part of recovery and which are cause for concern.
I also wished to assure you that I've no intention of making additional work for you this year in another fashion. While my practical lessons will of course involve spell-work, student safety is one of my utmost priorities -- if you would find it helpful (or reassuring) I am happy to consult with you once a month or so to inform you of my plans, and to adjust those plans if you feel a particular bit of work would be courting disaster beyond my ability to unravel or your infirmary's ability to heal.
With warmest regards,
Antonin