I haven't got a telescope, so I make do with the field glasses. They serve double duty with the local bird life (literal 'birds'), so... But you'd be surprised how good they are for observing stuff in the sky if that's all you've got to hand.

I think Severus' version would be interesting (obviously, as I'm trying to write some of that). Minerva's, I suspect would have made me dislike the character, because there's no good explanation for a lot of her inaction, and the bad explanations aren't going to make me like her better. The Poppy version could probably be alright, but I'm not sure it's all that interesting as far as the war goes, because she was kept well clear. (But the trials and tribulations of a Mediwitch has to be somewhat juicy stuff, just that it's primarily other people's stories.) Kingsley and Tonks, on the other hand, should be very intriguing, because there wasn't enough 'played for laughs' crap in canon that you'd have to fight against to present their sides of the war. You have a fairly open and interesting characters to explore.

Yeah, not fond of Albus or Riddle, tbh.

That's especially nice to go as a group. Glad you all had fun. 😊