Application for a Post at Hogwarts

[Wendy St John]

I was very surprised to see my name in this letter from the Ministry
(forwarded by David):

> Dear Wendy,
>
> Your Owl was most gratefully received a few minutes ago.  I am 
> delighted to tell you that we do in fact have a vacant teaching post 
> at Hogwarts, for a Professor in Defence Against the Dark Arts.

<snip the rest>

Then, I realised that it was not actually meant for me, and I remembered
that there is now another Wendy posting to this list. For the longest time,
I've been the only Wendy (spelled this way) posting to this list and the
big list, as well (I even asked once, and was told I had claim to the name
<g>). Now that there are two of us, perhaps we can figure out a way to
differentiate, so people know which of us is doing the posting? Of course,
I haven't posted much here on OT in several months, so many of you may be
wondering who they heck I am anyway! <G> But if you read the big list, as
well, I've been posting rather a lot since the release of OoP. 

So, to the "new" Wendy (I put new in quotes, as for all I know she's been
on the list longer than I have, and only just recently started posting. I
joined in about February of 2002, IIRC), how about this - I'll start
signing my posts Wendy S. (I also usually put my e-mail address below, but
not always). If you'll start signing your posts with your surname's initial
as well, that will help people tell us apart. Unless your surname also
begins with an "S." In which case we'll need to come up with something
else. <g> I'm just suggesting this to avoid confusion - a while back,
another Cindy turned up and it took me a few weeks before I learned to
differentiate between Captain Cindy and the "new" one - Cindy who is
Snape's patronus. (my e-mail server is sort of stupid with the way it
identifies the person who originated the post, so I can't always go by
e-mail address). 

Also - were you at Nimbus? I met another Wendy there, and I'm wondering if
that was you. We only met very briefly, but I do remember you (if it was,
indeed you).

Let me know what you think, will you? :-)

Cheers!

Wendy S.
(Who has also applied for a position at Hogwarts, but not in DADA. I'll be
taking Care of Magical Creatures once Dumbledore wises up and finally sacks
Hagrid. <veg>)

Wendy St John
hebrideanblack at earthlink.net