Prof. Elinor Rabins

01:34 pm: PRIVATE
None of this makes sense.
Honey?
The honey?
I must admit I never saw that in any castings.
It is a mystery, and one I'm not bloody ment to solve I'd wager. If I did not know better I would think there was some dark and powerful magic blocking my attempts to read for the Headmaster and Snape.
Gods, if he ever realized what I had been up too...
But it could not be helped, the Headmaster's path led to him and back again.
Of course without blood to light a fire what I was attempting was akin to hexing an invisible, moving target.

Time to leave well enough alone, Elinor old girl.

So, with a great sigh of relief, I will leave it at the official explanation and thank the Gods the Headmaster is back to himself.
It will be nice for the constant tension to abate, to quit bickering in the staff room about what to do? and all that.

I would like more chocolate frogs, though.
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I have decided to turn down the offer of a villa in Crete this summer and will instead spend what time I can at the cottage.
While there I must face what happened this year and make sure no vestiges of my visitor remain.
Decide on my future.
Do I want to continue at Hogwarts?

06:58 pm: Thank You Headmaster
The socks are wonderful and the chocolate frog very yummy.

PRIVATE

As many of us have discussed among ourselves the headmaster is not himself.
Socks indeed.
It is very tense at Hogwarts, just at a time when we should all be relaxing.
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My goodness!
I had completely forgotten about the owl father sent. He wanted to inform me that Andros Rhodocanakis, a dear family friend, had heard of my sad situation and wondered if a few weeks in Crete would help ease the pain of my most unfortunate marriage?...I'm sure that has put the cow who was once my mother out of sorts.
Now that I think about it, it just might. Warm ocean breezes, soft sand, dark Greek wizards.
I'll have to get back to him soon.
I wonder if I will be able to entice any of The Coven to come with me?

11:35 pm: Locked to the ladies of the Coven

For those that know, and now those who do not, I am as of today a single witch. I'm sure those of you who were present for the howler my dear mother sent were wondering what the fuss was about.
My marriage to Octavius Rabins has been annulled, declared Null and Void, no longer in existence, as if it never happened.
Do not weep for me ladies, it is, in the end a most fortuitous event.
I have been well compensated....so I would ask you to raise a glass to Octavius along with his (and my) benefactor Ricard Ptolemy.
I'm sure this deserves a night out for drinks in the near future.

PRIVATE

On a quite not so sad note the hell-harpy who whelped me has now disowned me.
Good riddance.
A howler, she sent me a howler.
The bitch.
Luckily it came when the great hall was not completely full. Only a few of the staff were present at the time and about half as many students as would normally be present due to OWLS.
She is "appalled that our family's name would be so besmirched! That a pureblood witch of such an ancient linage would allow her name to be..." blah, blah, blah...."I will now ask for the return of our family runes that I so blindly placed in your trust so long...." more blah, blah, blah "your sisters and I will never live down the shame. Do you ever think of anyone but yourself? How will I hold..." bitch, bitch, moan, moan.
It took every ounce of Slytherin pride in my blood to sit there and finish my lunch. It took even more to calmly walk from the hall knowing every fecking eye was on me. I wanted to bolt from there, grab my broom and fly away.
My colleges have been kind.
Father said to pay her no mind, as he is head of our family and has no intention of disowning me. He is a dear.

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11:17 am: It seems I am to be set aside...
Locked to Irma

Well its about bloody time.
I guess I should be mortified, weeping and wailing, Maybe even thinking of offing myself from Sybill's tower...but truly I am happy.
Yes happy.
I have received a letter from the firm of Trabble and Fie, the solicitors of one Ricard Ptolemy, informing me that my marriage as of May 31st is to be declared null and void. That the ties that bind are to be broken magically and legally by the Ministry and as there is no issue or conjugal relations to this marriage we are, in effect being granted a wizarding anullment. I must admit, it is a tad bit embarrassing to have that information as a part of public record.
It is amazing what the right amount of galleons can get done at the Ministry.
And Octavius's lover Ricard Ptolemy has more galleons then even Lucius Malfoy.

I also received this from Octavius.
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10:18 pm: Sex on a Stick, Indeed....
PRIVATE

Tonks was so right. That Caesario is one sexy wizard...the dreams I'll have tonight.
~blush~
Romance novels are normally not my cupa, but I did enjoy this one (A very fast read, espically if one is only looking for the naughty bits).
It may have to do with the resemblance of Caesario to Snape.
So many new scenarios for my dreams.
~sigh~
I need a real wizard: wicked, nice, young, old...just as long as he prefers witches.
I'd even take a werewolf.

Locked to the Ladies of the Coven
What a book, what a wizard. I had a hard time controlling myself in the staff room. I kept staring at Severus...my oh my. Does the poor man have any idea that he seems to be the inspiration of a "bodice ripper"?
Thanks Tonks for dropping it by. Should I return it to you or just pass it on to Sybill?

11:22 pm: Attention all NEWTS and OWLS Runes Students:

Please remember that I will be available in the Runes classroom beginning this Sunday evening to allow for extra instruction in preparation of your upcoming exams. The hours and areas of concentration are posted on my office door. In case anyone has lost the parchment I handed out last week here are the times:

OWLS: Monday/Wed 7-8:30
Newts: Tuesday/Thursday 7-8:30

Let me know if you have areas of concern that I might not have planned to cover.
These exercises are not mandatory, but it would be in your best interest to attend. For some of you, and you know who you are, these maybe the only thing that will help you manage a barely passing grade.

Professor Rabins

11:04 pm: PRIVATE

And to think I was not looking forward to our Mayday picnic. It was a success and the students seemed to have a wonderful time....well except for Malfoy, that is.
I'm sure his father would not have enjoyed the spectacle the Matthews girl made of him or Slytherin. That would not have happened in my day.
Luckily for Draco, Malfoy senior is safely behind bars and Snape in the infirmary.

( Read more... ) I wonder how Snape is doing? I hope he will be up and around soon. Back to his usual routine of sneering and dark looks in the staff room.
It is missed.
Very much.

E.

04:39 pm: PRIVATE

It will be a cold day in HELL before I apologize to that barmy COW in the tower.
She all but accused those of us who attended the film with Mr. Professor Lupin of being a congregation of skanks who did not have the moral discretion to leave what was a film of an "adult" nature.

I do not appreciate being labeled as such....

Bitch

E

08:26 pm: 20/20 vision and all that...
PRIVATE

Well in hindsight I probably should not have gone after that twit Trelawney in such a public way....at least the post is only acessible to the adult residants of Hogwarts.
Sybill and her feckin' inner eye...works really well, that. Not sure whats the use of an inner eye if it never, ever, provides any bloody useful information.

Ahhhh, poor Sybill, its not her fault.
She got me at the end of a few large glasses of firewhisky brought on by a visit with my mum on Sunday. I'm not drunk, but I am feeling slightly indescret....bitch.

My Mum: Gads the feckin woman just won't let up on me, nothing I do is ever enough. You would think that at my age she would give up and consider me hopeless, but oh no, its always something.
What could she possibly complain about?
Oh the list is endless:
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Must be the shudder sex.
Or the fact that divorce is just not done.
pity

I'll be needing a hangover potion tommorrow, I'll wager.
And fuck spellcheck

E.

09:06 pm: What a week...
PRIVATE

Snape is in the infirmary and Raithen is on her way out, how lucky can we get.
Well truly, that is one witch I will not miss in the least....and we'll be spared Snape's gracious and charming presence for a few days.
Sigh....maybe I will miss the bloody bastard, not that he would appreciate that bit of information.
shite
I'm way to old to still be nursing a crush from my teen years.
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PUBLIC: Attention Ancient Runes 5th and 7th Years
NEWTS and OWLS are coming up, children....a number of you need to make sure you are spending your time properly instead of all the gossip I hear going on in the halls. I have a small, personal library of books available for loan to those of you interested. Also, I am available after class hours for additional tutoring.
Professor Rabins