Private message to Lucius Malfoy

[alt_selwyn]

I'm looking through the lists of students likely coming for the year from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. Are you aware that Beauxbatons is planning to bring a Veela? Or part-Veela, I suppose. No word on whether they have any house-elves in their student body. Or half-trolls. Is this really something we wish to condone?

The student from Britain -- Justin something? -- is rather interesting. Has his mother explained why she relocated to France so abruptly, just as Our Lord was rising to his full power?

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[alt_selwyn]

Mm. Far be it from me to launch a bludger toward that set of goals, though I seem to recall you had ideas about newspaper articles lauding the hometown boy returning, and for the son of a Squib who fled Our Lord that seems like a somewhat risky strategy?

Regarding the Veela -- you realise she's going to be a catastrophic distraction. Which may well be their aim, if the champions from the other school are male.

[alt_lucius]

I had, before the extent of the family history came to light. Pontner's strategy combines techniques - holding the mother for the boy's good behaviour while simultaneously using him as an argument to Rousseau for the greater co-operation and alignment of laws which have been on the table for some time.

[alt_selwyn]

Ah, I see. That makes rather more sense.

[alt_lucius]

Pontner already plans to bring him to the Cup as well - and I think he's talking to your Massopust about a journal for the boy. Publicity campaign, he calls it, so the lad can be coached to write suitably complimentary entries about our methods compared to those of his 'home.'

[alt_selwyn]

Excellent. I can have the journal department send one over as soon as the lad arrives, if that's helpful.

Will Pontner be hosting them personally? Better him than me. I can't imagine how awkward it would be having a Squib as a houseguest.