 Assuming this is *before* he got his owl about the workshop ^_^ ¼ of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pls
He proceded to open the frog as she spoke, and had a big smile on his face once she was done. "So you want to be one?" he asked as he bit the head of the frog, and was thoroughly happy. She could probably tell.
Once he was done chewing, he said "There are generally three groups of potioneers, one: the kind who are the brain, the inventors and the planners. Two: the assistants of those, who conduct the, shall we say, 'boring' work - setting up the experiment but not doing anything important. The third group is obvious: they are commercial potioneers and brew the potions people can't, y'know, like they have a shop somewhere and such, or work at the St. Mungo's." He took another bite and chewed to allow that to sink in.
"Personally, I think you are in the first group," he said with a small smile once he was done chewing, "or the third at worst. You'll be in the second group during your university years, of course, but don't stay there permanently." He bet she wouldn't forgive herself, then, but he wouldn't forgive her too. "With that in mind, the minimum you'll need is: 'O's in potions, care of magical creatures and herbology in OWLs, and 'E's in transfiguration and charms. 'E' in defense against dark arts is also good. Normally, 'A' suffices too, but I don't think your professors will accept you to the classes with only an 'A'." Would they? He doubted.
"Now, did I get all of these marks?" He laughed. "No. I failed in charms and D-A-D-A, yet here I am. I had to take those classes in university too, definitely not recommended," he said with a soft chuckle, hoping she understood that he was only talking of his own failure to show her he truly, truly didn't recommend that way.
"As for the NEWTS, all 'O's are always a plus. But my professor at the university told me that it had been my luck that I'd had the time to experiment so much here instead of studying for charms or D-A-D-A. So," he opened his arms to both sides and smiled a little to say 'It's up to you,' "definitely 'O's in potions, herbology and C-O-M-C, 'E's in transfiguration, charms and D-A-D-A. Then you apply to the universities. Don't limit yourself with only UK and USA - but we'll talk about that when the time comes. For now, focus on these six courses. You have already got a MESOP recommendation. Come to this workshop I've just put up the notice of even though you don't have any idea, and next year, you and I can have more advanced, private lessons."
How did it sound?
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