Wednesday, September 7, 2011

AND HE SPEAKS A SECOND LANGUAGE:  Harry Potter, recent Hogwarts graduate, is looking for work as an Auror. Here's his CV. (Via Buzzfeed.)

Edited by Isaac to add:

Dear Mr. Potter:

We sincerely appreciate your interest in an Auror position with the Ministry of Magic. While we are impressed with your credentials, we regret that we cannot offer you a position at this time.

As you are aware, magic is a detail-dependent field. The Auror position in particular requires an exacting command of nuances of language. Even minor grammatical or usage errors in powerful defensive incantations may have catastrophic consequences, often at the least opportune times. Your resume betrays an inattention to such matters that renders you unsuitable for Auror work.

The Ministry, as a matter of policy, ordinarily does not comment on the reasons for its personnel decisions. We have seen fit to depart from that policy in this instance to emphasize the grave danger that resides at the intersection of your linguistic predilections and the discipline of defense against the dark arts. We urge you, for your safety and that of those around you, either to devote yourself to an intensive course of study in magical proofreading or to refrain from the practice of any defensive spells.

We wish you success in your endeavors.

Warmest regards,
Gawain Robards
Supervising Deputy Minister, Office of Aurochs
Department of Magic Enforcement
Ministry of Magic

3 comments:

  1. bella wilfer1:12 PM

    Potentially the dumbest question ever, but is Harry's full first name actually just "Harry"?  It never occurred to me to wonder about it before, but it just looked so casual on the resume...

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  2. Genevieve1:56 PM

    Yes, it is -- they never call him Henry at any point, and I'm sure that in formal use (like in Dumbledore's will) it was also Harry.

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  3. Jessica9:31 PM

    But didn't he lose the ability to speak Parseltongue?

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