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alt_poppyRolanda, I've two separate things to bother you with today.
First, I should like to follow up with young Mr Longbottom regarding his visit to me Wednesday evening. Could you ask that he come by after his lessons today?
Second, I've received a mountain of parchment regarding the Frobisher girl from that sanatorium. I've also spoken at length with the pair of 'clinicians' who treated her.
I must tell you they are most unhappy with the parents for insisting on her return to school. Undoubtedly, that is why she has been delayed: there was a protracted disagreement between the parents and the institution over the terms of the programme and their rights to remove her 'prematurely'. Eosphorous are clearly hoping that we will fail with her and that they will then be able to persuade the parents to return her. I have a nasty feeling it's more to do with their revenue than with the child's actual wellbeing, but that's strictly between the two of us.
I have consulted with St Mungo's, and it seems there is not a thing we can do to avoid filing every form we've been sent pertaining to this matter. It's all in the terms sealed by the Ministry when they certified Eosphorous for business. In fact, the sanatorium retains control of the patient's treatment, though in this instance with a minor child, they were unable to block the parents' decision to remove her from their premises. (I gather the Frobishers have had to make an appeal to the Wizengamot and that strings were pulled to bring about this resolution. I imagine the sanatorium is even now at work ensuring that this will not happen again.)
In any case, the terms we must accept include my seeing the girl twice daily--at 10:00am and 8:00pm--for a full examination and 'inventory'. I am told that there may be no alteration of this schedule to account for her morning lessons, so you will need to make the necessary arrangements with whichever teacher has the 10:00 slot on Miss Frobisher's timetable. I will require thirty minutes for the morning examination. The evening examination will likely take an hour.
You will also need to arrange for one of your House Prefects to sit beside Miss Frobisher at each meal and monitor what she eats and in what quantities. I have already arranged with the elves that her prescribed diet will be accommodated at the Gryffindor table. Following each meal, the Prefect will need to send me a signed form detailing all particulars of Miss Frobisher's intake.
There are forms, as well, for each hour of the day, and it will be necessary that one of Miss Frobisher's yearmates consent to oversee her behaviour at all hours and complete hourly parchmentwork, noting anything the child eats, drinks, or otherwise takes into her body (Potions accidents would seem to have been anticipated!)--and detailing what, when, and under what circumstances she evacuates.
I'm afraid you will need to be quite stern with whichever pupil consents to play this role: the fine print requires that this individual submit her reports as sworn affidavits under a Seal of Verity and specifies that Eosphorous has the right to question the veracity of these statements by whatever means they may feel necessary. They hold a certificate for administering Veritaserum, Rolanda. This is quite serious business.
I apologise for the burden this places on you and on your House. Trust me, I am no happier with the role I shall be required to play in the matter. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have or to forward any questions that exceed my brief to Eosphorous and St Mungo's for appropriate answers.
Oh, and do remember about Mr Longbottom, please.
First, I should like to follow up with young Mr Longbottom regarding his visit to me Wednesday evening. Could you ask that he come by after his lessons today?
Second, I've received a mountain of parchment regarding the Frobisher girl from that sanatorium. I've also spoken at length with the pair of 'clinicians' who treated her.
I must tell you they are most unhappy with the parents for insisting on her return to school. Undoubtedly, that is why she has been delayed: there was a protracted disagreement between the parents and the institution over the terms of the programme and their rights to remove her 'prematurely'. Eosphorous are clearly hoping that we will fail with her and that they will then be able to persuade the parents to return her. I have a nasty feeling it's more to do with their revenue than with the child's actual wellbeing, but that's strictly between the two of us.
I have consulted with St Mungo's, and it seems there is not a thing we can do to avoid filing every form we've been sent pertaining to this matter. It's all in the terms sealed by the Ministry when they certified Eosphorous for business. In fact, the sanatorium retains control of the patient's treatment, though in this instance with a minor child, they were unable to block the parents' decision to remove her from their premises. (I gather the Frobishers have had to make an appeal to the Wizengamot and that strings were pulled to bring about this resolution. I imagine the sanatorium is even now at work ensuring that this will not happen again.)
In any case, the terms we must accept include my seeing the girl twice daily--at 10:00am and 8:00pm--for a full examination and 'inventory'. I am told that there may be no alteration of this schedule to account for her morning lessons, so you will need to make the necessary arrangements with whichever teacher has the 10:00 slot on Miss Frobisher's timetable. I will require thirty minutes for the morning examination. The evening examination will likely take an hour.
You will also need to arrange for one of your House Prefects to sit beside Miss Frobisher at each meal and monitor what she eats and in what quantities. I have already arranged with the elves that her prescribed diet will be accommodated at the Gryffindor table. Following each meal, the Prefect will need to send me a signed form detailing all particulars of Miss Frobisher's intake.
There are forms, as well, for each hour of the day, and it will be necessary that one of Miss Frobisher's yearmates consent to oversee her behaviour at all hours and complete hourly parchmentwork, noting anything the child eats, drinks, or otherwise takes into her body (Potions accidents would seem to have been anticipated!)--and detailing what, when, and under what circumstances she evacuates.
I'm afraid you will need to be quite stern with whichever pupil consents to play this role: the fine print requires that this individual submit her reports as sworn affidavits under a Seal of Verity and specifies that Eosphorous has the right to question the veracity of these statements by whatever means they may feel necessary. They hold a certificate for administering Veritaserum, Rolanda. This is quite serious business.
I apologise for the burden this places on you and on your House. Trust me, I am no happier with the role I shall be required to play in the matter. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have or to forward any questions that exceed my brief to Eosphorous and St Mungo's for appropriate answers.
Oh, and do remember about Mr Longbottom, please.
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Date: 2011-04-22 05:58 pm (UTC)I hope that you won't need my backing to deal with the students in question, Rolanda, but if you do, I will certainly help. A terrible situation all round.