Perhaps it is always the outsider who pays closest attention to the niceties of tact and hierarchy, even while he himself cannot navigate them successfully. Albus at once recognizes Severus' attempt at tact in phrasing the question — not who replaced you, but who holds your position — and appreciates the thought. Yet it is unnecessary. "Hogwarts' commitment to diversity has deepened, I am proud to say. The current Headmistress of the school is a Furby female by the name of Kahnooloo. Your own position as instructor of Defense Against the Dark Arts is presently occupied by one Captain Jack Harkness, and the professorship in Potions is occupied by one Lord Valentine Wolfe."
Albus allowed those names to sink in, the unfamiliarity of them. Had Harkness or Wolfe been from a wizarding family, their names would have been familiar.
"Harkness and Wolfe are not Furbies," he added. "They are human, at least to surface appearance. We have a wonderful new Transfiguration professor with great experience in alchemy, a blue lizard woman by the name of Ssillissa. Yes, Hogwarts has become fantastically diverse beyond my most daring hopes!"
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Date: 2008-04-03 07:42 pm (UTC)Albus allowed those names to sink in, the unfamiliarity of them. Had Harkness or Wolfe been from a wizarding family, their names would have been familiar.
"Harkness and Wolfe are not Furbies," he added. "They are human, at least to surface appearance. We have a wonderful new Transfiguration professor with great experience in alchemy, a blue lizard woman by the name of Ssillissa. Yes, Hogwarts has become fantastically diverse beyond my most daring hopes!"