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alt_aliceI tried following up with Sally-Anne Perks today after seeing how distressed she got at the meeting the other day, and I have a feeling I made things worse, only I've no idea what I said wrong.
I told her that we've got a history of keeping things secret, and that old habits are hard to break, but that we were trying to change for the better. By way of example I told her how we'd kept everything hidden from Neville and Evelyn, and they've only recently started to find out about what we actually do. And then I said whereas we used to keep their group at arm's length and worry about security breaches, that we were trying to be better about sharing information and resources and teach them ways that they could be secure. And while I was talking, she got very quiet, and gave me an angry look, and when I asked her about it, she wouldn't say what was wrong.
I've got some feedback from Hermione which suggests that we've not come off as well as we could when it comes to sharing information, and that on the whole they think we don't respect or trust them. Which is what I was trying to talk to Miss Perks about, but I suppose I wasn't very successful.
Tonks, love, maybe you'll have better luck? I'm not sure if I just rubbed her the wrong way, or if she's feeling particularly hostile towards parents in general, or... well... I'm not sure of anything, really. So whatever you could find out would be most useful.
I told her that we've got a history of keeping things secret, and that old habits are hard to break, but that we were trying to change for the better. By way of example I told her how we'd kept everything hidden from Neville and Evelyn, and they've only recently started to find out about what we actually do. And then I said whereas we used to keep their group at arm's length and worry about security breaches, that we were trying to be better about sharing information and resources and teach them ways that they could be secure. And while I was talking, she got very quiet, and gave me an angry look, and when I asked her about it, she wouldn't say what was wrong.
I've got some feedback from Hermione which suggests that we've not come off as well as we could when it comes to sharing information, and that on the whole they think we don't respect or trust them. Which is what I was trying to talk to Miss Perks about, but I suppose I wasn't very successful.
Tonks, love, maybe you'll have better luck? I'm not sure if I just rubbed her the wrong way, or if she's feeling particularly hostile towards parents in general, or... well... I'm not sure of anything, really. So whatever you could find out would be most useful.
