Private message to Lucius Malfoy and Barty Crouch, Jr.

[alt_selwyn]

I've had three owls today from parents concerned about whether in fact Auror Crouch is trolling Hogwarts with the intent of seducing impressionable young girls.

From what I understand, of those three, one is the parent of a girl who is anything but innocent and impressionable and another is the parent of a son. I do believe they wrote to all the governors -- Lucius? Did you get your own set of messages?

Barty, kindly tell me that there is NO fire behind the vast cloud of smoke here. Is ANY of it true? I've no concerns about the alleged engagement (!) but DID you in fact send the lass flowers? To what earthly end?

I'm inclined to let Minerva handle the responses but surely these parents don't expect her to personally censor all incoming students' owl post.

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[alt_lucius]

...And Snape has already posted a rebuttal to your man's efforts, Dominic.

At this rate I shall not escape the camps tonight. When is the next posting due?

[alt_selwyn]

The intent is to have it out early next week but given the number of wands in the cauldron here it's hard to say.

After this one I suggested an entry offering up a stew of oleander, castor beans,and rhubarb leaves as a foolproof potion of invincibility when consumed by any muggle or muggleborn, but I'm told it might 'hurt credibility' and that I need to think in the long term.