Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

It was a well known admission. The fact Evie showed up to request the position was a small surprise in itself. Aurors were busy people. They were always on the go and always on edge with that constant vigilance. Most wouldn't have the patience to deal with essentially children; overgrown children who were just tall enough to graduate Hogwarts. It was like she'd said. they were cocky. More than that, they were reckless, loose at times. Tried to do more than they were trained or qualified for. Much like Shacklebolt, she'd also been guilty of that--dangerously so. Her higher ups had knocked her down several pegs and she was grateful for it, even if back then it made her blood boil in all the worst ways.

"I like that answer." It gave her less worries about the hands the future of the department might be left in. "There's been a lack of some of that in recent years." And it was noticeable.

"Here's the thing. They need the guidance, the firm discipline, someone to remind them what they are until they become something else. You won't disagree a few have either forgotten or never knew." And it was the reason most currently in the department didn't want the position.

Before she'd become Head Auror, she'd considered YATIL, just to puff up her qualifications....but even if Vivi didn't hold the position, looking back, she wasn't sure she'd have had the patience. Shacklebolt admitting she wasn't sure she did wasn't a deterrent, it was an honest assessment rather than a lie to gain position, which she appreciated. "You'll need to be tough when it's called for. Revoke privileges, set desk assignments, suspensions. You'll also need to be fair. Like them or not, reward when they're exceptional--not to spoil but to encourage." So not EVERY TIME but enough to keep morale. "Is this something you think you'd be able to do?"