Private message to Bill Weasley

[alt_rachel]

Many happy returns -- er, assuming the rumours I heard were correct? (I'm going to feel like a plonker if it turns out your birthday was actually a month ago.)

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[alt_rachel]

Oh, and I've been meaning to tell you, I met your brother. (The youngest one, Ron.) While at Hogwarts last weekend. Nice kid.

[alt_bill]

Oh, did you? I suppose the ginger hair makes him stand out. But you must've caught his name, too, then. Did he ask interesting questions?

I'm quite proud of him. We're all rather close, my family, for the most part.

[alt_rachel]

Oh, I'd have known he was your brother even without the ginger hair. Lana Sandoval and I were there to speak to YPL about Auror work (you can imagine how EXCITING everyone found the idea of chasing criminals through paperwork in MEU...) but also to interview a couple of candidates for a short internship over winter hols. Ron was one of them, Justin Finch-Fletchley was the other. Nominated due to their fine performance in CCF this summer.

I think I was impressed with both of them more than Lana was. Sandoval-PENNIFOLD, sigh, I always forget to add Ned's name. Anyway. He probably didn't mention it to you; I wouldn't, in his shoes, until I knew for certain.

[alt_bill]

Really? That's brilliant. No, I understand why he wouldn't mention it, until he was sure. I'm glad you were able to meet him, and I'll keep my fingers crossed for him, too.

I vaguely remember Lana Sandoval-Pennifold from school. She was a firstie when I was about a fifth year or so. She seemed quite serious even back then.

[alt_rachel]

I knew her in school, of course, since we were both in Ravenclaw. She's driven, serious, studious, and intense -- I'd say she was born to be an Auror and a Councilwitch. (I was a little surprised when she received Our Lord's mark before she'd even quite finished her traineeship. Not half as surprised as I was by some of the other new Councilwizards, though, as with Lana I'd always assumed it was just a matter of time.)

Your brother's not in the same category as Lana -- his marks are a bit undistinguished. Not atypical for Gryffindors who aspire to work for MLE, mind you -- Gyffindors tend to distinguish themselves in other ways, as I'm sure you can imagine.

[alt_bill]

Think of us as diamonds in the rough.

Very rough, sometimes, in the case of us Weasleys--particularly if you watch us playing a game of pick up Quidditch.

I'll see you tomorrow.