"It's finding a method of organizing that works for you. It was rather emphasized at home. My mother was very firm." But in a lot of ways, Dora was grateful for it. She'd learned young how to aim for a goal and achieve it, and organization helped a lot with that.
"Professor Snape hated pretty much everyone. He wasn't fond of me, but he tolerated me, if only for my mother's sake and the fact I worked very hard to make up for my problems with his favorite subject." And she really had -- she'd pulled just enough good marks to qualify for the Auror academy, if she'd been allowed a different life. She snorted. "Oh gods, you really did make him despair, didn't you?"