Many people don’t believe me when I tell them that it was my father that wanted me to be trained as an Auror. Even my sister has been in oar over this. I truly was on both sides and he truly was a loving father.

The first part is difficult in itself. You actually have to get in. I’m not going to lecture you on how other people have done it because you can just ask them. I will tell you simply the way I did it.

You need at least five N.E.W.T.s to become an Auror. Mine are in Transfiguration, Defence against the Dark Arts, Potions, Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures, Alchemy & Charms. It also helps if you can prove that you have been active in school activities such as the Quidditch team, or even clubs. Those that are highly sort after are people that have been made Prefects or Head Girls and Head Boys. I was a Prefect during my fifth year, Head Girl in my seventh and Professor’s assistant in Defence against the Dark Arts. Proving you are trustworthy is a brilliant skill at this stage.

So, what does being an Auror actually involve? Well I’m afraid I can’t give you too much information on that. What I can tell you, is that it takes skill, stamina and determination. The people doing the job are highly trained in law enforcement and are willing to put themselves at risk to keep the wizarding community safe. This may mean risking their own lives and time with family and friends. It is not an easy job.

There are various exams and courses included in training which are things like Concealment and Disguise which is easy for me, and Battle Instincts. I passed some with no problem and others were highly problematic. So, you see it is not a job for everyone.

It takes three years to train to be an Auror but I’m afraid my grade did it in two. This was because we were not just doing it as part of our training we were living it.

In my first year of being in Auror training I was getting friends out of capture from Snatchers and guiding people through law enforcement blood status. These were things that Aurors were doing not trainees. But we had to handle them. Before the first year had been completed you will know that the Battle of Hogwarts had been fought and won.

In my second year part of the work was helping to apprehend the Death Eaters and anyone that had committed a crime. You will be glad to know that Dolores Umbridge who used to be a Professor here at Hogwarts is now serving time behind bars for crimes against Muggleborns.

There is certainly never a dull moment when you are working as an Auror but don’t forget to dot your eyes and cross your tees because you never know when something important will crop up. Remember faces, remember places and stay on the good side of everyone that you meet. You could be working long into the night and into the morning. The paperwork isn’t easy and you don’t want your boss to catch you out.

It’s important to be able to have fun too so when you break from work you can relax.