A Personal Request
Mar 7, 2015 16:20:56 GMT
Post by Sophia Black on Mar 7, 2015 16:20:56 GMT
Sophia felt conflicted for a moment. It seemed that if she wanted to win the Headmistress over, Sophia would have to demonstrate just how dedicated she could be, and that she could handle this in addition to her classes. The only way she knew how to do that was by telling the whole truth about herself, which she was very hesitant to do, even to someone like McGonagall. Right now, the only two people who really knew just how much she had accomplished at Hogwarts were her mother and Professor Ferry, her Head of House. Sophia briefly thought it might have been a mistake to hide it from the teachers as well as the students, especially now that she wanted something that required her to be something she already was.
Sophia took a deep breath to calm herself, and gently wiped the tears away before she looked back at the Headmistress. She steeled herself for what she was about to do, how vulnerable she was about to be, then dove into it head first.
"Professor, I can cast any spell in the book I just put on your desk. Not just the ones we've gone over in class, all of them. I know that while you've been teaching me, it looks like I struggle a few times before getting a 'new' spell right. I do that on purpose, even though I could get the spell right in class on the first time, every time. It's exactly the same for me in Charms class, and I do the same thing there that I do in your class. Potions is a little different, as I can't exactly practice making some of the potions on my own, but I assure you, I know the recipes and instructions on how to make every potion we're assigned in class before I set foot in the classroom. I have read cover to cover all my textbooks. I'd done that before I set foot in Hogwarts every year. I can cast a corporeal Patronus, even though in Professor Neville's class I appeared to only manage the silver mist, something that again I did on purpose. I know and can cast every spell in that textbook too. Last year, I took all twelve classes that Hogwarts offers, maintained an E or O while taking every class, and at the end of the year, I received an O on every one of my OWLs. Twelve OWL's, Professor, a feat only two others have accomplished in modern history. The Time Turner the ministry assigned was only used for me to get to all my classes, never to give me extra time on the homework load. Had the classes not been held at the same time, I would not have needed the Time Turner at all. I can finish a three foot O level essay in any of my classes in a little less than 30 minutes. Even with the eight classes I am now taking, I had all of my homework done, for all of them, before I sought you out."
Sophia paused to take a breath, but only for the briefest of moments.
"Professor Ferry wanted me to be prefect, and be on track to be Head Girl Next year. I prevailed on her not to put me forward for either, and to keep my confidence in regards to my accomplishments here. In my experience, Professor, being smart, particularly if others perceive you as smarter than they are, makes you a target for bullying and abuse, and my last name already makes me target enough for that at this school. I have carefully concealed my intelligence and dedication since before I came here, for exactly that reason. If I could have concealed my last name, I would have, but that is quite impossible. It seems it may have been a mistake in hiding this from you, and I am not telling you all this now to brag. I still wish this not to be known by the student body. I'm telling you all this to show you that I have more than just the talent to become an Animagus. I have the time, I have the ability to do this as well as keep up with all my classwork, and I have the drive to do it. I don't want to become an Animagus to show off or impress anybody. I want to do it because it's a challenge."
Sophia took a deep breath to calm herself, and gently wiped the tears away before she looked back at the Headmistress. She steeled herself for what she was about to do, how vulnerable she was about to be, then dove into it head first.
"Professor, I can cast any spell in the book I just put on your desk. Not just the ones we've gone over in class, all of them. I know that while you've been teaching me, it looks like I struggle a few times before getting a 'new' spell right. I do that on purpose, even though I could get the spell right in class on the first time, every time. It's exactly the same for me in Charms class, and I do the same thing there that I do in your class. Potions is a little different, as I can't exactly practice making some of the potions on my own, but I assure you, I know the recipes and instructions on how to make every potion we're assigned in class before I set foot in the classroom. I have read cover to cover all my textbooks. I'd done that before I set foot in Hogwarts every year. I can cast a corporeal Patronus, even though in Professor Neville's class I appeared to only manage the silver mist, something that again I did on purpose. I know and can cast every spell in that textbook too. Last year, I took all twelve classes that Hogwarts offers, maintained an E or O while taking every class, and at the end of the year, I received an O on every one of my OWLs. Twelve OWL's, Professor, a feat only two others have accomplished in modern history. The Time Turner the ministry assigned was only used for me to get to all my classes, never to give me extra time on the homework load. Had the classes not been held at the same time, I would not have needed the Time Turner at all. I can finish a three foot O level essay in any of my classes in a little less than 30 minutes. Even with the eight classes I am now taking, I had all of my homework done, for all of them, before I sought you out."
Sophia paused to take a breath, but only for the briefest of moments.
"Professor Ferry wanted me to be prefect, and be on track to be Head Girl Next year. I prevailed on her not to put me forward for either, and to keep my confidence in regards to my accomplishments here. In my experience, Professor, being smart, particularly if others perceive you as smarter than they are, makes you a target for bullying and abuse, and my last name already makes me target enough for that at this school. I have carefully concealed my intelligence and dedication since before I came here, for exactly that reason. If I could have concealed my last name, I would have, but that is quite impossible. It seems it may have been a mistake in hiding this from you, and I am not telling you all this now to brag. I still wish this not to be known by the student body. I'm telling you all this to show you that I have more than just the talent to become an Animagus. I have the time, I have the ability to do this as well as keep up with all my classwork, and I have the drive to do it. I don't want to become an Animagus to show off or impress anybody. I want to do it because it's a challenge."
