Our planned exercise sessions
Sep. 19th, 2012 08:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_umbridgeDear boys and girls,
After some extensive discussion following Mr Marvolo’s thoughtful question last Sunday, I have re-evaluated our schedule for the YPL exercise sessions. (Thank you, Madame Pomfrey, particularly, for providing supporting studies on the very best practices for our young people's health and well-being.)
YPL participants are all encouraged to attend, and CCF students are expected to attend as many as possible. There will be small rewards for reaching attendance milestones. But more than that you will know you are striving your very best for Our Lord, honing and shaping your body into the best possible tool for his work.
Our new schedule will be 5-6pm on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. I do understand that Thursday overlaps the likely time for Gryffindor Quidditch practices; those affected will be expected at the other two sessions instead.
Thank you to all those who shared your thoughts, in particular Miss Padma Patil, Mr Malfoy, and Mr Marvolo.
After some extensive discussion following Mr Marvolo’s thoughtful question last Sunday, I have re-evaluated our schedule for the YPL exercise sessions. (Thank you, Madame Pomfrey, particularly, for providing supporting studies on the very best practices for our young people's health and well-being.)
YPL participants are all encouraged to attend, and CCF students are expected to attend as many as possible. There will be small rewards for reaching attendance milestones. But more than that you will know you are striving your very best for Our Lord, honing and shaping your body into the best possible tool for his work.
Our new schedule will be 5-6pm on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. I do understand that Thursday overlaps the likely time for Gryffindor Quidditch practices; those affected will be expected at the other two sessions instead.
Thank you to all those who shared your thoughts, in particular Miss Padma Patil, Mr Malfoy, and Mr Marvolo.
Private message to Rolanda Hooch
Date: 2012-09-20 01:13 am (UTC)Thanks for stopping by with the details of the meeting - I’m sorry that firechat came through right then. (Really, that much time on social pleasantries? Aurora seems rather more actively well-liked than I’d have thought - Septima had some comments on that today. Far more inefficient than any meeting I’d choose to run.)
I do wish we could convince Minerva and Septima that I should attend. It really would make things so very much easier. I am sorry that the necessary overlap affects your Quidditch team, but it does reduce the chance of uncomfortable questions about favouritism that might arise.
And just a little note of appreciation. I'm sure I would find it ever so much more difficult to settle into Hogwarts properly without all your help. It's made all the difference to know that someone else feels as strongly as I about supporting Our Lord's work and building the strongest future for our Protectorate.
Chat Monday, again? Or will you be entirely too busy with the first Quidditch practices?
Dolores
Private message to Aurora Sinistra
Date: 2012-09-20 01:47 am (UTC)I suppose that explains why you were busy yesterday, and not as available as your usual today. I do hope dear Rabastan treated you well - some lovely bit of jewelry or a trinket, I’m sure? You must be so delighted with his attentions, and him such a hero and so charming. And really quite good with the children - I keep hearing their praise of his demonstrations and teaching as one of their favourite subjects.
I would appreciate your help with those files. As you say, you left them in quite good order, but there are always teensy personal idiosyncracies. (And of course, not being Ministry trained yourself, you’d not know our little ways and standards.) An hour on Sunday - say right after lunch, if you haven't other plans?
And there is one other teensy thing you could do. You might know I’ve asked Minerva if I might join you all for staff meetings - such a window into the workings of any group, I’ve found. Would you be willing to chime in with a word of support? Only if you feel it’s best, of course. It's clear from several conversations I've had this week that the others do listen to you to a remarkable degree.
I must dash, though. There’s some matters to sort out with our upcoming events, and of course I’ve been ever so busy talking to the dear students this week and last. Naturally, I take most seriously the task entrusted to me of developing the YPL into something truly useful, needed, and most loyal. I'm sure you'll feel the glow of satisfaction of having helped in the early days, once we have moved forward to the next glorious phase.
D.
Re: Private message to Aurora Sinistra
Date: 2012-09-20 02:13 pm (UTC)Sunday would be fine. I did want to stop by the House Quidditch trials (never was a fan in my school days, but it's quite caught my interest). If we do after lunch, I really only could manage an hour or so, but I'm sure that will be plenty to figure out the difficulty.
As to the staff meetings - goodness. I'd not presume on Minerva or Septima on that kind of thing, though of course if they ask my opinion, I'll gladly share it. (As to your observation - well. I still think of myself as very junior faculty, especially compared to Horace or Septima or Bathsheba. They've all vastly more experience for all they're remarkably tolerant of some of my thoughts.)
Right, I should get ready for class. Sunday, just after lunch.
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Date: 2012-09-20 03:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-20 03:57 am (UTC)I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good
Date: 2012-09-20 03:19 am (UTC)Has she been at that book, too?
I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good
Date: 2012-09-20 03:33 am (UTC)I say, not you as well?
As far as I'm concerned we could never mention that particular book again, what?
I well realise everyone's titillated by the depictions in it but I say, the level of mania over it is reaching the ridiculous. (And what little of the story I've seen is rather stomach-churning.)
Do you suppose she means to start the exercises tomorrow? Or Monday?
-Justin
Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good
Date: 2012-09-20 03:50 am (UTC)I haven't read it.
It really is mad, innit? The way everyone's going on about it.
You don't think she does mean tomorrow, do you?
Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good
Date: 2012-09-20 04:00 am (UTC)It seems one can't use any terms that are remotely suggestive without others going straight to the entendre, what? (Even Hydra just yesterday! I say, it was well amusing for a while but now it's growing quite mad, indeed.)
I've no idea if she does, but provided it's not a mandatory pre-dawn ritual, I must say I don't much care when it begins.
-J
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Date: 2012-09-20 03:53 am (UTC)Thanks so much, Madam Umbridge. I mean it's really flattering of you to mention me.
I know everyone's looking forward to establishing a regular exercise regimen here at school, particularly those people who may have let things slide and could use the conditioning. But some of our YPL students here have asked when you'd like it to start? Are you expecting us tomorrow?
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Date: 2012-09-20 03:59 am (UTC)We'll begin Saturday, that way there'll be a little extra time to explain how things will run. Now, I will want to get together with all of our CCF corps to arrange a rota for who is responsible for which day - or perhaps you can work that out among yourselves?
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Date: 2012-09-20 04:07 am (UTC)When you say 'extra time,' do you mean beforehand? Only because we got the notices in Prefects' meeting, to put up in the common rooms: all the Quidditch tryouts will be held this weekend, too. So I hope they've finished by then or we may have a load of latecomers.
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Date: 2012-09-20 04:10 am (UTC)Do tell me I can count on you, dear?
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Date: 2012-09-20 04:15 am (UTC)