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AmbiguouslyMe · 03-02-2015, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Lislchen

Passion OR talent? Was that a trick question?

Olly took her time to set down her tea and thank the waiter, thinking over her answer. Somehow she couldn't choose just one of those two things though. So eventually she said, "Both. The two go hand in hand for me." Yes. She tilted her head to the side slightly, considering the other woman. "It's always been my passion. And I've just gotten really good at it."

Despite the fact that she didn't particularly like their Herbology professor at Hogwarts.

Seeing as they'd received their tea, Olly had moved on to fidgeting around with the spoon that had come with it instead of the napkin. Though she stopped to raise her eyebrows at Emmalee Quinn when she said that it wasn't necessarily a dealbreaker. "Yeah?" Seriously?? "Whatever you need me to do." She really wanted this job and now that it seemed like it wasn't completely impossible she wanted it even more.

Emmalee's lips drew into a smile and she nodded a little. "Good. Good. That is exactly what I wanted to hear." She sipped her coffee before she continued. "Some people have a talent for herbology without the passion and that makes for dull work. And others a passion but no talent, which makes for sloppy work." She hadn't come across any of that in her workers at the Ministry... but Merlin, had it been an issue in some of the private greenhouses.

Emmalee tapped her finger against the rim of her mug as she watched the woman. She cast her eyes around the cafe quickly, to make sure that no one was around to hear this that shouldn't. It was really only something that previous supervisors were aware of and while Emmalee certainly wasn't embarrassed by it, she did worry that it would undermine her authority just a bit. "I got my first job in this department when I was 20, without any NEWTs and no university degree. Now, I was doing mostly paperwork, and I eventually left to go to school, but the Head then took a risk and I'm not so unreasonable that I wouldn't consider doing the same."

Emmalee turned to take out a small notepad and pen, setting them down and scratching out some information for the woman. "If you wished to actually work in the greenhouses, you would, at minimum, need to demonstrate competency in the areas where your NEWTs are lacking. The first item on this list," and she slid the paper over to the woman, "is essentially a sort of credit recovery program. It is mostly for students who don't quite meet University admissions requirements, but it would work for my purposes as well." She paused to look over the woman, trying to get a read of her willingness for more education.

"Beyond that, at minimum, an apprenticeship of some sort to demonstrate your ability to work in a greenhouse environment. The next few items are greenhouses I know of that take apprentices, though you are certainly free to find your own."

There was more to be said, for sure, but Emmalee sipped her coffee to allow the woman some time to process and respond.

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AmbiguouslyMe SA & DMLE Mooncalf Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 6,676 Hogwarts RPG Name: Hazel Martin-Pryce First Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Scout MacIntyre Daily Prophet Reporter x4	Granddaddy Ravenclaw \| \| Jermione Granger Quote: Originally Posted by Lislchen Passion OR talent? Was that a trick question? Olly took her time to set down her tea and thank the waiter, thinking over her answer. Somehow she couldn't choose just one of those two things though. So eventually she said, "Both. The two go hand in hand for me." Yes. She tilted her head to the side slightly, considering the other woman. "It's always been my passion. And I've just gotten really good at it." Despite the fact that she didn't particularly like their Herbology professor at Hogwarts. Seeing as they'd received their tea, Olly had moved on to fidgeting around with the spoon that had come with it instead of the napkin. Though she stopped to raise her eyebrows at Emmalee Quinn when she said that it wasn't necessarily a dealbreaker. "Yeah?" Seriously?? "Whatever you need me to do." She really wanted this job and now that it seemed like it wasn't completely impossible she wanted it even more. Emmalee's lips drew into a smile and she nodded a little. "Good. Good. That is exactly what I wanted to hear." She sipped her coffee before she continued. "Some people have a talent for herbology without the passion and that makes for dull work. And others a passion but no talent, which makes for sloppy work." She hadn't come across any of that in her workers at the Ministry... but Merlin, had it been an issue in some of the private greenhouses. Emmalee tapped her finger against the rim of her mug as she watched the woman. She cast her eyes around the cafe quickly, to make sure that no one was around to hear this that shouldn't. It was really only something that previous supervisors were aware of and while Emmalee certainly wasn't embarrassed by it, she did worry that it would undermine her authority just a bit. "I got my first job in this department when I was 20, without any NEWTs and no university degree. Now, I was doing mostly paperwork, and I eventually left to go to school, but the Head then took a risk and I'm not so unreasonable that I wouldn't consider doing the same." Emmalee turned to take out a small notepad and pen, setting them down and scratching out some information for the woman. "If you wished to actually work in the greenhouses, you would, at minimum, need to demonstrate competency in the areas where your NEWTs are lacking. The first item on this list," and she slid the paper over to the woman, "is essentially a sort of credit recovery program. It is mostly for students who don't quite meet University admissions requirements, but it would work for my purposes as well." She paused to look over the woman, trying to get a read of her willingness for more education. "Beyond that, at minimum, an apprenticeship of some sort to demonstrate your ability to work in a greenhouse environment. The next few items are greenhouses I know of that take apprentices, though you are certainly free to find your own." There was more to be said, for sure, but Emmalee sipped her coffee to allow the woman some time to process and respond. __________________ Has anyone ever sung you a lullaby? You can fly above the rain clouds Close your eyes Let the melody carry you Leave all your fears behind You can float across a rainbow sky to once upon a time