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Patrice will make a Man out of You! (patrice_) wrote,
@ 2009-10-15 00:45:00

Current mood:	determined
Entry tags:	horcruxes: death eaters: training, horcruxes: family: laelia's possibilitie, horcruxes: wards: inner circle, horcruxes: wards: lucia, horcruxes: wards: mina, horcruxes: wards: private, horcruxes: women: mina

012; 15 October 1979.
[Warded to Inner Circle]

I have been working on a project with the permission of our Lord and believe it is time for us to all begin to discuss it in more detail.

In short, I have felt that the Outer Circle needs more direct guidance. While most whom have been in His service for longer are well prepared, there are still many who have been within his ranks only a year at most. My proposal to the Dark Lord was that those of us whom are among his inner circle would undertake the training and responsibility of those in the Outer Circle.

It would be our responsibility to keep our eyes on those whom are our Mentees. We would train specifically with them, look for weaknesses, and work to encourage more appropriate behaviour publicly when necessary. Although they would continue to answer to all of us, they would have the direct guidance of one of us in order to settle them and help them best learn to serve His will.

In preparation for this, I have begun working with names and considering how rightly to place these individuals in order to best facilitate their learning. For the moment, I have come up with some initial placements. I am of course, open to your suggestions or improvements. Naturally, all final decisions will be made by our Lord.

[Warded to Lucia]

Will you ensure that Laelia has an appropriate costume regardless of what Mother may or may not have ordered? I am afraid Mother's expectations may be somewhat unlikely.

Also I have business Friday evening; you need not plan dinner for me.

[Warded to Mina]

For Friday:

The Lainsborough off Diagon Alley. 7pm. Give your name to the maitre'd. He will be expecting you.

[Warded Private]

Rabastan Lestrange.

It would actually be a marriage up, he has more maturity on him than Regulus and is a stronger servant to our Lord. I do not know why this is only now occurring to me.

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sethlans
2009-10-15 10:27 am UTC (link)

An intriguing idea and a good one, I believe. Now that our numbers are increasing, we are only as strong as our weakest link as the debacle with young Gavin Avery has proven. A promising young man lost in the worst possible circumstances. We must all take the blame for that and seek to prevent it happening again in the future. Strengthen the links in the chain, so to speak.

We would perhaps need to set in place a protocol regarding priorities. For example, if I were to set one of my mentees a task and you were to then give another task to the same mentee that clashed with their first, not knowing of my task, there must be a set rule for what they are to do even if it is as simple as telling you that they have been set a prior task. Eager young men trying too hard to prove themselves may well cause disaster by trying to achieve aims that are far beyond them at this point in time. Or they may simply feel hesitant in contradicting one senior to them. Simple rules that they (and we) can adhere to when they are not entirely sure what to do should be established from the outset.

What were you thinking in terms of these placements?

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pendulate
2009-10-15 04:39 pm UTC (link)

Standard operating protocol should always be to defer to any employees direct supervisor, for the exact reason Isidore mentioned. Everything we do or need should be kept between us. If we need something from another member's mentees it should go through their mentor. If their mentor deems it appropriate and manageable and passes it down, then so be it but it is their team, so to speak, and ultimately their responsibility, regardless of who proposes the task.

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patrice_
2009-10-15 04:57 pm UTC (link)

I think that generally I agree completely with that. Some additional thoughts:

I believe that in every situation a Mentor's task would be considered first and foremost. In theory we all communicate well enough and frequently enough that we would have no such clashes, but should such a circumstance arise it would be the Mentee's responsibility to tell their non-mentor that they have a task from their mentor and it would be that individual's responsibility then to bring that to their colleague and determine the best course of action.

Additionally, we could make it a standard to ward any task giving assignments to those we are giving it to, as well as to our colleagues within his Inner Circle. Very rarely would their be a situation where we are not all aware of His plans in a matter -- And in those few circumstances where such might occur, I believe we will all be understanding of the need for such discretion -- but this would assist in eliminating any such confusion and present a unified front to the Outer Circle, something I believe is very important.

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	Inner Circle sethlans 2009-10-15 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	Those suggestions sound perfectly reasonable. The chances of such discretion being asked of one of us is not great but we must plan for such circumstances just in case He should ask such a thing of one of us. Better to deal with it now than risk confusion or failure in the future. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Inner Circle patrice_ 2009-10-15 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	Much is accomplished merely by a united front to those who are less experienced. If we appear to be at odds, they may begin to doubt in his overall plan which is an unacceptable outcome. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Inner Circle sethlans 2009-10-15 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	Precisely. They look to us for guidance and leadership and we must not be seen to falter publicly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Inner Circle patrice_ 2009-10-15 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	That was my thought as well. I believe if we are in agreement on the distribution, that we should unveil this plan to the Outer Circle this weekend. This will give us all time to enforce new training before the end of the month and thus hopefully ensure our success at that time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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sethlans
2009-10-16 03:21 am UTC (link)

That timing is more than acceptable to me. I intend to summon my mentees as a group, observe their behaviour together for a time then interview each separately to determine their strengths and weaknesses. I believe that I shall gain as much out of that observation as I shall from the interviews. I feel it is important that they should be able to work together amicably as a group.

Which brings a thought to mind. There may be more than one occasion in the future where group work is a requirement, either of a single group of mentees or a larger group. I believe it is important to establish from the outset that when we set a group to work together, we expect them to work together. No backstabbing or undermining each other or letting one's ambitions get the better of them. That if one fails, all will have failed.

I will not tolerate petty point-scoring getting in the way of the Dark Lord's plans.

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patrice_
2009-10-16 04:24 am UTC (link)

That sounds like a good plan. In truth we all must work individually but also together as teams, and they do need to understand that what one does, reflects on all. Which, hopefully they now understand more clearly than they might have, but it is worth reinforcing in our training. This is, after all, why we are making this more specific.

I think if there is backstabbing or undermining of each other, that is potential cause to drop within the ranks as much as a failed assignment might be. Even if it does not undermine the Dark Lord's work at that moment and they succeed, the behaviour may do so in the future and so can not be encouraged.

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patrice_
2009-10-15 05:08 pm UTC (link)

Currently I have attempted to look at those who I believe brought the young people into the fold. In general, unless there is a very good reason why you would not wish to be their mentor, I feel that is a beginning position that makes sense.

We, of course, are aware of our own weaknesses, and so may enlist our colleagues assistance if we need help teaching specific skills.

For the moment you have your son, young Snape, Alecto Carrow, and young Crouch Jr.

Xavier has Selwyn, Yaxley, Wilkes, and Gibbon.

In some discussion with Caracatus, it was determined that it might be prudent to split Rodolphus and Rabastan and so I was willing to take the younger son, as well as Lucius, Jugson, and young Black - whom to be perfectly honest I have already had to speak with and I certainly have no problem speaking with again, if necessary. He is a good boy - but I suspect he needs some guidance.

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	Inner Circle sethlans 2009-10-15 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, that logic makes sense and I have no objection to any of those selections. I have in truth been keeping an eye on young Severus for some time, initially because I was concerned about my son's friendship with a halfblood but more recently because Severus shows great promise and dedication to the Cause. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Inner Circle patrice_ 2009-10-15 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	It is always a good thing when a young man attempts to redress his parents wrongs. I believe despite his blood he is an asset to the cause. Caracatus and I spoke some over lunch, and came to the conclusion that perhaps each of the Lestrange family ought to have differing mentors. Would you have any objection to taking Bellatrix in place of Alecto? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Inner Circle sethlans 2009-10-15 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	It certainly seems so. His apprenticeship is progressing well and I believe it may be valuable for us. No, I have no objection other than my usual one that I believe she should be concentrating on producing an heir to the Lestrange bloodline before devoting herself to the Cause. We cannot afford to lose that bloodline. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Inner Circle patrice_ 2009-10-15 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	I hear your objection and second it, but I will take His judgment on this matter. The younger son ought to marry someone unlikely to take up arms. And Isidore, if you can impress upon her that history should not be destroyed needlessly, I will buy you a rare scotch of your choice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Inner Circle sethlans 2009-10-15 10:48 pm UTC (link)
	True. He has His reasons for accepting her and it is not our place to question them. As well the family has the two sons though. It does allow for a certain amount of leniency. I shall do my best. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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