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alt_poppyThis business with Miss Greengrass and Mr Bole is an ugly thing, and I'm afraid I have not managed my part at all well.
Minerva, I'm terribly sorry if you end up being pulled in. I feel dreadful. And remiss. And culpable for failing to have intervened more directly when I first heard the girl had suffered injury at his hands.
Because she did not come to me and had not authorised the one who did come to make report on the matter, I did not insist that Horace send her to me for an examination.
I don't know why I thought that passing the matter on to her Head of House should be sufficient. Clearly, clearly I should have insisted on seeing her for myself.
Naturally, my fault has been identified by my superiors. I heard from the supercilious Healer Stint this evening that there is considerable concern about my failure to adequately protect our students, particularly our young witches, whose dawning sexuality leaves them vulnerable to exploitation, etc., etc.
I could scarcely submit to such a lecture from a man who loses no opportunity to use his authority as a tool for pressing unwelcome advances on witches unlucky enough to be his subordinates. Not me, of course, but others aplenty. His hypocrisy was unbearable. And yet, of course, I had earned the lecture and dared not object.
Pomona, I've included you here so you'll know what I've done without my repeating the whole miserable tale.
The worst of it is, that I do sincerely wish I had done more in a more timely way to help Miss Greengrass. I'm quite beside myself over it.
Minerva, I'm terribly sorry if you end up being pulled in. I feel dreadful. And remiss. And culpable for failing to have intervened more directly when I first heard the girl had suffered injury at his hands.
Because she did not come to me and had not authorised the one who did come to make report on the matter, I did not insist that Horace send her to me for an examination.
I don't know why I thought that passing the matter on to her Head of House should be sufficient. Clearly, clearly I should have insisted on seeing her for myself.
Naturally, my fault has been identified by my superiors. I heard from the supercilious Healer Stint this evening that there is considerable concern about my failure to adequately protect our students, particularly our young witches, whose dawning sexuality leaves them vulnerable to exploitation, etc., etc.
I could scarcely submit to such a lecture from a man who loses no opportunity to use his authority as a tool for pressing unwelcome advances on witches unlucky enough to be his subordinates. Not me, of course, but others aplenty. His hypocrisy was unbearable. And yet, of course, I had earned the lecture and dared not object.
Pomona, I've included you here so you'll know what I've done without my repeating the whole miserable tale.
The worst of it is, that I do sincerely wish I had done more in a more timely way to help Miss Greengrass. I'm quite beside myself over it.
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Date: 2012-05-16 03:42 pm (UTC)The truth is, this has been building since the summer. They've taken every opportunity to turn their screws tighter.
I suppose they must be hoping I'll find it all too much and simply resign. (No, I've no intention of making their work so easy. Never fear.)
But it's been a relentless progression of additional demands and ever more invasive scrutiny. I'm certain there will be another inspection very soon. I can only hope they wait until the term ends, but it could be that they'll arrive today. I've no way of knowing, and they will not feel any need to provide notice.
Unless they've sent word to Minerva and required her to keep quiet. (I do understand the position you're in, M.)
What would help? Gracious, I've no idea. Aside from what I've been doing. I've taken a page from Aurora's book and have been meeting their requests for documentation with triple the detail they've demanded. I am documenting absolutely everything that occurs in this w-
Must run. There's been another incident in the examination hall.