He failed almost all his O.W.L.s. Except for Arithmancy and something else--Creatures, I think, maybe. I'm not sure.
Corner knows more about it, he's somewhat chummy with Steve Capper, Thom's brother. You know there are two girls, too, but one's already left school and the sister is fostered somewhere else, I dunno who her foster-parents are. Michael says that Steve says she's been trying to get custody of him and his sister but so far she's not had any luck.
Anyway. Thom got his letter today telling him he only has the two O.W.L.s and that as a result he won't be allowed to return to school in the autumn term. Steve wasn't sure if their foster-parents would be willing to try to keep him on, or even if Education or Purity Control or whichever one it is will let him stay with his foster family, even if they want him to stay.
But they'll never do that to a pureblood, certainly not one from a really respectable family, right?
I mean, you're right, of course, marks do matter in the long run, but not the same way for you as for other people. You don't have to go out and look for a job, for instance.
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Date: 2012-07-27 02:34 am (UTC)Corner knows more about it, he's somewhat chummy with Steve Capper, Thom's brother. You know there are two girls, too, but one's already left school and the sister is fostered somewhere else, I dunno who her foster-parents are. Michael says that Steve says she's been trying to get custody of him and his sister but so far she's not had any luck.
Anyway. Thom got his letter today telling him he only has the two O.W.L.s and that as a result he won't be allowed to return to school in the autumn term. Steve wasn't sure if their foster-parents would be willing to try to keep him on, or even if Education or Purity Control or whichever one it is will let him stay with his foster family, even if they want him to stay.
But they'll never do that to a pureblood, certainly not one from a really respectable family, right?
I mean, you're right, of course, marks do matter in the long run, but not the same way for you as for other people. You don't have to go out and look for a job, for instance.