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Dear boys and girls,

Now, I’m sure you are all just ever so excited for our formal dinner tomorrow night. I am delighted to announce that we’ll have another exciting speaker, just waiting for your questions, Ms Prunella Post. Those of you who have questions for her are encouraged to submit them in writing, to the HJC members who will be circulating during the meal, and we will pick the most appropriate and useful ones to share with the assembled school.

The procedure for tomorrow evening will be the same as before, though halfblood students may assemble at 4:30, since I trust you will require less energetic instruction on your duties. Purebloods, please be entering the Great Hall at 5 promptly, and staff, please be assembled at that time as well. I trust you will all set a proper example through clothing and deportment this week.

Mr Longbottom: I have reviewed your latest comments on the Memorial Garden, and conveyed to Professor Sprout a list of questions, concerns, and instructions regarding preparing for the dedication. Please confirm promptly that you will be able to make the necessary arrangements in a timely fashion.

Members of the HJC: I will be having a teensy little meeting with you tomorrow morning in order to discuss the proper way to handle the parchment-work, so that all of it can be properly recorded, catalogued, and filed. A misplaced form is a lost form, you know.

Mr Ross, Miss Harkiss, Miss Iskanderian, Mr Scroops, Miss Bode, Mr Whitacre, Mr Vaisey, Mr McLaggen, Miss Gray, and Mr Kirke, kindly report to my office this evening as soon as you read this. You may wait on the bench outside until I am ready to see you.

All students should disperse to their common rooms or (if studying) study spots. Anyone who has not done so in the next ten minutes will have a great deal to answer for.

Mr Milland, report to my office immediately. Professor Vector, I expect to see you promptly as well.

Miss (Padma) Patil, Miss Brocklehurst, Miss Dunstan, Miss Li: hold yourselves ready to speak to me, but it may be half an hour or so before I have time for you.

Mr Malfoy, I found your comment interesting. Kindly hold yourself ready as well, and keep your journal handy for when I wish to speak to you.

Dear children,

As you move forward into adulthood and the larger world, it is just so very important that you be aware of social graces and proper etiquette. To that end, supper tomorrow (Saturday) will be a time for us to practice these skills and behaviours, in the proudest traditions of wizarding society.

Halfblood students should present themselves at 4pm to the Great Hall, wearing school robes from which all house insignia have been removed. You will be instructed on proper service technique by myself and Madam Hooch. You will be allowed to eat at the conclusion of the evening.

Pureblood students, you will receive a printed invitation (placed on each of your beds this afternoon). Kindly present your invitation on arrival at the Great Hall at 5pm and you will be shown to your assigned place. You are to wear formal robes, and otherwise be appropriate in demeanor and action. (I hope I need not make it clear that anyone failing at these things will receive prompt correction and be required to behave appropriately thenceforth.)

Staff, kindly present yourselves in the anteroom off the entrance hall promptly at 5pm, in dress robes. We will review a few teensy points, and then process in once all students are seated.

During the meal, members of the HJC and other chosen students will encourage socially appropriate conversation. Following the meal, we will have a brief presentation and reading from Mr Xavier Marchbanks, who has written the forthcoming Of Greatness Woven: Pivotal Moments in Wizarding History. Your diligent attention is naturally required.

At that point, pureblood students will be dismissed, while halfblood students will remain, tend to some last details, and then have the opportunity to eat.

Dear children -

I know you are all apparently quite excited to depart on your little holidays, but there are a few teensy considerations before you go.

You are, of course, expected to behave at home with the same sense of discipline, self-control, and maturity that I expect of you here at school. Don't think I won't learn of it should you misbehave or fail your obligations as proper young witches and wizards in our larger community.

Hogwarts Junior Council members, please pick up your membership and service badges so you may proudly wear them at home and tell your parents about how you are helping make your dear school the very best and most perfected it can possibly be. And of course, I'm sure you'll alert me should there be any little things that come up while you're gone, that I should be aware of. You are models for your classmates.

Mr Fred and George Weasley: kindly report to my office at 7:30 tomorrow morning: I have a little request of you while you are home over the holidays. I need to know why you persist in sharing a journal.

Miss Hydra Lestrange, kindly report to my office at your convenience before you return home for the holidays. You are not in any trouble at all, dear, but I have a few teensy things I'd like to learn more about.

Mr Neville Longbottom, I remain displeased with the delay in the full planting of the Memorial Garden. I am certain that you can find some way to plant fall plants in April if you only apply yourself the teensiest bit. Honestly. I expect a revised Memorial Garden schedule upon your return from hols, for dedication this school year.

Miss Megan Jones, my dear, I do hope everything is in order. Do let me know if I need to assist with any additional little arrangements.

Finally, parents, should you wish some ideas and plans to keep your children focused, disciplined, and aligned with the larger goals of the school and our glorious Protectorate, materials are available from the Education office on request. (They have graciously agreed to handle the matter, since I will be back and forth at various appointments through the next two weeks.)

I am well aware that many of you are looking forward to Hogsmeade tomorrow. However, I must underscore that your best behaviour and compliance with our teensy rules and requirements is essential. (On that note, I remind Mr Belisarius Burbage, Miss Paula Ross, Mr Minh Nguyen, Miss Ginevra Weasley, and Mr Edward Carmichael that their punishments include being barred from tomorrow's little outing.)

I have had a word with the house-elves and clarified once again what may be given out as treats for familiars, and what may not. Those attempting to cajole the house-elves into some other set of options will find themselves facing strong correction.

I have been informed of our current Minister of Magic's agreement to allow private tutors to assist select students here at school. Tutors, kindly make myself and Septima Vector (who will be coordinating details and schedules) aware of your planned schedule of visits. I am sure you understand that for reasons of both supervision and security, we must be entirely aware of when there are strangers in the castle.

I trust that this is sufficient detail for the most ~~annoyingly~~ persistent of you

I do wish to commend those students who have given generously of their time and energy - particularly those on the Hogwarts Junior Council. I wish more of you might emulate the example of Miss Megan Jones, who found me today to volunteer to stay behind from Hogsmeade and assist in the supervision of younger students.

I trust that the Revue tonight will be informative, pleasant, and entirely appropriate, and that all of you will behave with due attention to the diligent efforts of the cast and crew. Again, I hope I need not spell out the consequences if anyone does otherwise.

First, would the following students in the Hogwarts Junior Council please plan to meet with me at 1pm on Saturday: I assure you (and your parents and guardians) that you are not in any trouble, but rather have the opportunity to help with a teensy little project of mine. Mr Milland, I'll expect you as well - it's the matter we discussed briefly after supper tonight.

Mr Bobolis, Miss Calderwood, Miss Edgecomb, Mr Finnigan, Miss Jones, Miss Montgomery, Miss Padma Patil, Miss Robins, Miss Rohani, and Miss Stevens.

Second, I would like to meet with those asked to assist with the Memorial Garden project or those who are interested in assisting on Sunday afternoon at 2pm. Please meet in the classroom near my office with ideas, sketches, and any other necessary materials you have arranged so far.

I've a few little messages below, as well.

I want to thank all the boys and girls who helped out so willingly on Sunday. Our first and second years put in a great deal of work sprucing up Hogwarts itself, and our older YPL students offered their wands in service of ten different village schools.

You will be glad, most of you, that I have heard back sufficiently complimentary things, though of course I have a few teensy additions to the comments made on Sunday for a few of you. Let us ever strive for improvement, children.

Parents, our little newsletters home will be resuming next week, and I think you will be so very excited about the questions and conversation starters we’re providing this issue. I also draw your attention to the short articles on our upcoming class topics, and on a forthcoming survey on the skills, topics, and values you wish to see our programme focus on.

Finally, would the following students please come to the civics classroom (two doors down from my office) at 7pm on Thursday.

Aurelia Archer, Jane Bradley, Vince Crabbe, Loki Dames, Cedric Diggory, Geoff Hooper, Tyche Jenkins, Lee Jordan, Melinda Pennifold, and Nadine Rohani.

Ogden Begy, Katie Bell, Hephestus Bobolis, Cassandra Calderwood, Cho Chang, Marietta Edgcomb, Niobe Jones, Samantha Montgomery, Demelza Robins and Elizabeth Stevens.

Susan Bones, Lavender Brown, Gregory Goyle, Daphne Greengrass, Megan Jones, Ernie MacMillan, Morag McDougal, Eloise Midgen, Linus Moon, Teddy Nott Jr., Padma Patil, Parvati Patil, Zachary Smith, Dean Thomas, and Blaise Zabini.