The Transfiguration Mud and Fire Incident

[alt_mcgonagall]

I am uninterested in further discussing the Mud and Fire Incident. Despite whatever rumours you may have heard, no child has died; no person has been seriously injured. However, it seems wise to announce that Professor Lockhart shall be teaching both his own classes and Professor Amycus Carrow's for the time being.

All the second-year Gryffindors present in the class are hereby assigned to write a twelve-inch parchment about 'Why I Ought Not Damage School Property.'

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Re: ORDER ONLY: The real story

[alt_poppy]

Carrow broke the boy's arm. Judging by the bruising, I'd say he smashed it across the edge of his desk. It's healing now, of course, and was whole enough that the boy insisted on carrying out his regular tasks for me this morning.

I despair of it, Minerva. Carrow knows he can batter the boy with impunity--in fact, I'd wager he allows himself grosser violence--because he knows that I will heal the boy again, so he needn't even factor in the inconvenience of losing the boy's service to his injuries. I am simply a wheel in Carrow's machinery of torture. And yet, I can hardly refuse my role: to leave the boy suffering when I have the opportunity and means to heal him is not an option. Imagine if I were to send him away as broken as he arrived? Carrow would likely kill him for having become useless--to punish me for abdicating from his scheme.

Re: ORDER ONLY: The real story

[alt_mcgonagall]

In my reading of the situation, the Lord Protector is quite upset with Carrow. I believe that with enough massaging, and some careful trickery in the Board meeting, I can manage to have Carrow's Mudblood privileges taken away - particularly if Hermione seeds the idea in Harry's head. Hermione, do you think you could do that? In that case, I could at least temporarily ensure that Terry is kept safe - and allow Carrow's temper to cool.

Re: ORDER ONLY: The real story

[alt_poppy]

I will pin my hopes on that. I can't think when I've been so eager for the day of a Governor's meeting to arrive!

Re: ORDER ONLY: The real story

[alt_molly]

It would be an wonderful thing if it could be arranged.

One thing I'd advise you, Minerva: don't give Carrow the slightest hint before the meeting that you're contemplating this. The last thing you'd want would be for him to argue that custody of the boy should be transferred to his sister. I'm sure she would be just as bad, and Amycus Carrow would have as much access to the boy as ever. You should probably give some thought to how to argue that option away, if anyone raises it as a possibility. Unless--you might be able to head it off entirely if there is any indication that she was involved in this scheme of Carrow's?