“The pleasure is all mine, Mrs. Rookwood,” he said, motioning for her to sit. “It was rather hard to miss when our headmaster found a bride. Clearly, though, the write up didn’t do you justice. Your work record speaks quite well for you, though. You seem to be quite accomplished for a trainee. Seems to perhaps be an oversight that you are still a trainee, does it not?
“Tell me,” he said, sitting down at his desk. “You do appear to me to have more than proven yourself in your work through your training. What do you feel you yet need to learn or gain before you would feel comfortable in advancing to a permanent position?” He cast her a warm smile. “After all, we’d like to catch up with things that have been left undone and put them to rights. Perhaps this is one of those oversights that we need to correct, is it not?”
“On the other hand, you have valid questions, under the circumstances. The Ministry’s interest is, of course, the wellbeing and the health of its staff. You have many of the same benefits as a permanent auror. You are entitled to the standard maternity leave either way, and we certainly would not hinder your professional development because of your pregnancy.
“Any Ministry employee is entitled to continue their current tasks as long as they are medically cleared to do so. When or if it puts you or your child at any risk, we can accommodate your needs or begin your leave, as you and your healer see fit. Legally we cannot allow you to put you to put yourself at any unnecessary risk, but that is the policy for any auror, as you know. However, it is up to your supervisor and the evaluation of your trainer to determine what is or is not going to put you in harm’s way, depending on your skill level. That is a bit nebulous. I don’t foresee that as being a problem, though, do you?”
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