Ask me anything!

[alt_rachel]

I am Rachel Brodie, former head of Albion MLE, Order of the Phoenix member, Dogstar member, and general troublemaker. Ask me anything!

Several of my old Aurors promised to come by and answer questions as well -- Ron Weasley, Hydra Finch-Fletchley, Draco Malfoy, Jason Montague -- and they can answer questions, too. And hey, some of our old friends promised to read along so WHO KNOWS what sorts of questions you might be able to get answered (ALICE) (#nopromises)

(If you have questions about the Battle of Penzance, which ended the Albion wizarding war 17 years ago this week, you'll want to ask someone other than me -- I was badly injured the night before it happened, and sat that battle out. But Lee Jordan talked me into this, he seemed to think people would have some questions.)

I actually have to step out for a bit but I promise I'll come back and answer questions later.

Comments

[elisem]

What skills and experiences did Dogstar and the Order, respectively, give you personally? Any comments on the strengths and weaknesses of both organizational models?

[ursamajor]

I have a question for Jason, actually: what did you know about the McLaggens and their involvement with seditious organizations to make you steer Seamus away from trying to recruit Cormac for DEMLE? Were you, in fact, also Dogstar? Was Bronwyn actually your cat, or another one of your contacts?

[jenett]

What do you think makes for a really excellent Auror?

And how do you think the Aurors you're training today are different than those who grew up during the war?

[stormyhearted]

Which has been the bigger challenge: being married to a monogamous man, or being a single mother?

Does Emma have a relationship with her father?

[kiya]

What made you suspect Jason would be amenable to being recruited?

[atheilen.livejournal.com]

What are some challenges you faced in rebuilding the new MLE and making it into a law enforcement department people could trust again? How did you deal with them?

[synecdochic]

For all of you, really: What's your greatest regret about how things went during the War?

[worthywords]

You've said that if your parents had survived, they might have gone on the run, like Frank and Alice did. Maybe your aunt would have raised you, then, like Neville and Evelyn's Gran raised them.

Have you ever thought about how you would have been different had your parents lived, or what different choices you would have made?

For Ron, Draco, or Hydra if they wish...

[queenbookwench.livejournal.com]

What was it like mentoring your first class of ducklings?

How did you help them make a clear distinction between working for the Protectorate and working for Albion?

Hydra, now that you're practically an empty-nester, do your friends/relatives who are just starting out come to you for parenting advice?

For Hydra Finch-Fletchley

[atheilen.livejournal.com]

I'm actually interested in something that was only mentioned in the last couple of posts: legilimency as a therapeutic tool. Can you share with us a bit about how you developed this? As a survivor of abuse yourself, has it been healing for you to help others with something that was used against you to cause you pain?