Educational Decree Number 24

[alt_umbridge]

Staff are hereby banned from giving students any information that is not strictly related to the subjects they are paid to teach.

In addition to the above decree, I wish to note a staffing change. We are delighted to welcome Healer Luxovius Kerr as our new Healer in Residence. As I noted at supper, he is delighted to join us, bringing his honed and polished skills to the service of the young people of Hogwarts. I'm sure we'll all make him very welcome as he settles into the Infirmary.

Hogwarts Junior Council members: I have a few teensy matters to attend to this evening, but if you have questions about your current duties, you may check at my office.

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Private message to Luxovius Kerr

[alt_umbridge]

Luxovius -

I am just so very delighted to welcome you, and I'm so very glad you're willing to be more accommodating to our shared goals than Poppy Pomfrey was. I particularly appreciate the speed with which you were able to arrange your personal affairs. Now, please don't hesitate to ask the house elves for any little thing you need. One of the little privileges of being staff, of course, is the ability to focus on one's work without the teensy distractions.

Now, I know you're hoping to continue your research while you're here, but before you begin on that again, I really must ask you to provide me with a full and complete inventory of items in the Infirmary. If you see any specific needs, I will do what I can to obtain them (though perhaps you have far better contacts than I, in that little area of the world.)

I am, of course, continuing to insist that students seek you out only when necessary, and not for the teensy punishments I am forced to dole out. Thus, I have every reason to assume that once you've settled in, you should have plenty of time for your own research interests. And of course, if a student or two would be a useful subject, coordination might be possible.

Now, I am of course aware that you hope this will only be a temporary appointment - the end of the year, as we discussed - and that you're hopeful of higher and better things at St Mungo's in future. And of course Healer Acton spoke quite warmly of that to me, if you do what's required here.

Right. I've any number of other matters to attend to this evening, but please do tell me if you find anything the least bit unexpected in the Infirmary or the quarters. I did ensure that the house-elves cleared everything out to storage, but one never knows if something got left behind somehow.

Dolores

Private message to Pomona Sprout

[alt_umbridge]

Really, Pomona, I thought you a witch of far better judgement than you have shown yourself to be this year, being as friendly with both Aurora and Poppy as you have been.

I know that it must be your nature - the flaw of our house, really - to see the best in everyone, but you must harden yourself with the reminder of the equal importance of diligent hard work, self-control, and constant effort toward improving one's teensy flaws and errors.

I do trust you take my meaning.

And more to the point, I trust that you will exert every possible influence on Aurora, and bring home to her the likely consequences of her choices. I know she's young, but really, Cordelia manages so much better to work towards our shared goals as a school, and she's even younger.

Now, I also trust you will inform me immediately if you have any sign at all that there are problems I should be aware of, in any area of the school whatsoever. It is your obligation and duty as a senior member of staff, and as Head of House. If you are no longer willing to serve, of course, we could likely arrange some other solution.

D.

[alt_sirius]

Is that all?

Why not make Decree Number 25 while you're at it: Staff are hereby banned from teaching any information that students might find remotely helpful?

I sincerely hope your Healer Kerr disappoints you thoroughly by following his predecessor's example and putting the students' health and safety above any and all other considerations, including your good opinion. Maybe especially your good opinions, since they seem to be worth less than the textbooks you've provided for your so-called 'Defence' lessons.

[alt_harry]

Madame Umbridge, I had a question about this new decree.

I know that you've only just approved our halfblooded revision group with the four Heads of Houses taking turns supervising. I was hoping we could start meeting again this week.

If they just supervise, or only provide help in their areas of training, do we still have your approval to meet?

Thank you.

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

Madam Pomfrey's gone.

Bloody hell.

Private Message to Dolores Umbridge and Josiah Peakes

[alt_lucius]

Perhaps I missed some important parchment crossing my desk, Dolores, but when did the Board of Governors approve this 'staffing change'?