Attention Hogwarts Governors - A Formal Complaint

[alt_mcgonagall]

This letter regards the CCF activities that students undertook today, under the direction of Dolores Umbridge.

Students were asked to perform dangerous tasks with little or no security and safety precautions. More than this, the tasks were clearly chosen to create psychological distress for particular students. While I believe, as everyone does, that "stretching" is important in developing students' mental and physical abilities, this afternoon's requirements were utterly unreasonable. What is more, the students were required to be actively cruel to Muggles placed as obstacles in their path. An upright wizard would not beat a horse, a Krup, or any other semi-intelligent animal; Muggles are no different. We degrade our children by asking them to torment uncomprehending living beings, even potentially dangerous beings such as Muggles.

Madam Umbridge refused to explain her plans to any staff members, and her mandate is such that it would have been difficult to moderate her actions in any case.

As Headmistress of this school, I am lodging a formal complaint against Madam Umbridge. I request that her assignment to Hogwarts be reconsidered.

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[alt_molly]

Oh, Minerva. That children at Hogwarts should be required to do such things. As part of their education! It would break Arthur's Were any of the Muggles badly hurt?

I hope the Board of Governors will listen, for goodness sakes.

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[alt_alice]

Minerva, I suppose we ought to be prepared in case your attempt doesn't go in your favour -- I'm positive that we'll be able to get to the children in our most recent list, so in case you must exit in a hurry, please prepare the book accordingly.

And do be careful, please.

I must admit, I'm very glad that Neville was not part of this exercise today.

Private Message to Minerva McGonagall and Dominic Selwyn

[alt_lucius]

If your purpose was to set a kneazle among the snidgets, you have certainly succeeded.

Believe the infernal woman has been practising her own form of control over the other members of the Governors - and given the conversations I have had since last week, grow more convinced she went after young Fleet with the specific hope that she might uncover an embarrassment sufficient to depose Maribel from our ranks. (Though as it turns out, that was much more successful than any of us expected, for it seems Maribel had established a private vault with the express purpose of supporting the Crimson Company. Most infuriating!) And as you are well aware, with Maribel gone and no time to plant a replacement, the Governors stand evenly divided with Peakes as the deciding vote.

Rest assured I am doing what I can to swing the balance in opposition to Dolores and her self-serving agenda. Dominic and I have nominated a replacement who is beyond reproach - however am not confident we can force the Board to induct him with due haste.