Emerett fought the urge to raise an eyebrow at the next person before him, holding his book. Though he had surveyed the audience closely as he read and through the questions, he had not seen her: either he had missed her, or she had not bothered to attend.
But it was not as if the present head of the Creatures department was not aware of his views, so he was surprised that she would venture over to him now, when as far as he knew, she had never had much to say.
What was this: a pleasant word of advice, or a warning? Emerett did his utmost not to scoff. “I have no doubt of that, Mrs. Skeeter,” Emerett replied, smiling wryly, “but it is a risk some of us must dare take, for education’s sake.” (Indeed, enlightenment would not be too strong a word.)
“Though I daresay it would be within the Ministry’s power to offer some standing protection if they thought me in real danger!” His brief laugh and general lightness of tone might presume he was joking, but as a matter of fact Emerett thought that, until he had some hitwizards tasked with his protection or the last werewolves in Britain had been arrested, the Ministry had been grossly negligent. As if the attack on his own wife had not been proof enough.
But it was not as if the present head of the Creatures department was not aware of his views, so he was surprised that she would venture over to him now, when as far as he knew, she had never had much to say.
What was this: a pleasant word of advice, or a warning? Emerett did his utmost not to scoff. “I have no doubt of that, Mrs. Skeeter,” Emerett replied, smiling wryly, “but it is a risk some of us must dare take, for education’s sake.” (Indeed, enlightenment would not be too strong a word.)
“Though I daresay it would be within the Ministry’s power to offer some standing protection if they thought me in real danger!” His brief laugh and general lightness of tone might presume he was joking, but as a matter of fact Emerett thought that, until he had some hitwizards tasked with his protection or the last werewolves in Britain had been arrested, the Ministry had been grossly negligent. As if the attack on his own wife had not been proof enough.
