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022. 21st may 1980
[Warded Private: Death Eaters and Supporters, not including the Dark Army]
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[Warded Private: Aeneas]
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[Warded Private: Narcissa]
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[Warded Private: Death Eaters and Supporters, not including the Dark Army]
While I have had some very useful suggestions and assistance from Mrs. Burke, I now put the matter of the new wizarding school to you all. As the Head of the Board of Education, I feel it is time to elect a governing body for the replacement to Hogwarts; a board of governors to make important decisions in both the formation and the running of the school. This board would not necessarily be made up of purebloods, but anyone who is loyal to our cause and dedicated to the quality of education received by our youngest generation. I plan to hold a meeting for anyone and everyone interested in being involved with this highly exciting project in the near future, but for now I merely want to gauge interest, along with asking the opinions of everyone in our society when it comes to some important decisions regarding this school. After all, the project will affect all of us in some way, and it is only fair to ensure that the majority are satisfied!
I therefore come to you now with the following issues. Not all of them need to be decided immediately, but they are on the forefront of my mind when making preliminary decisions.
Location
I believe there are three options when deciding on the location of this school. One; we take over the old Hogwarts site, and use the building already in place. I do realise the effort that would be needed for this, and the consequences it may involve, which is why it is the option I am least willing to take. Two; a new building in Hogsmeade, perhaps directly attached to the new museum, perhaps just affiliated. Three; a new building in a new plot of land altogether, remote from settlements and naturally highly warded against muggles. The final option would probably take the most time to complete, but given the right planners and architects would yield excellent results.
Muggle-born students
A problem that was brought up the first time I talked about this project is the issue of muggle-born students. Our options seem to be to leave them within their own population, yet this might yield dangerous results as they will not be able to control their magic, another option is to exterminate them as soon as they come to our attention, yet this would not go down well at all with the general public if they were to find out about it in any way, and a third option would be to educate them as usual. One option initially suggested by Astra (I believe) that I have recently been heavily considering is to remove them from the muggle population completely and educate them separately. This would mean that our own children and the children of other respectable witches and wizards will not have the chance to have their minds poisoned by them, and we will be able to transform them into contributing members of the wizarding population. This matter in particular is one I would be eager to hear your views on.
Teachers
Obviously we will not be employing the same staff as was previously employed at Hogwarts. With some exceptions the teaching staff will be new and will be subjected to frequent surveillance to ensure the educational quality does not lessen in any way, and our children are not being taught unnecessary subjects. Such as muggle studies. Salaries will obviously be decided by the Governors at a point closer to the opening date. Naturally, if anybody reading this has a burning desire to teach a certain subject, please do speak up.
Houses
I am unwilling to revert to the old House system as I’m sure we can all recognise the gaping holes in the previous one, and although I recognise that not all of us were Slytherins and can appreciate that each of the Hogwarts houses had their merits, I sincerely believe that a new system is in order. Sorting will also have to undergo changes, but that is not a point for immediate discussion. Establishing four new founders looking for different qualities in students would not be productive, as I would assume we all have a very good idea of what we hope our students would be, and I would assume that simply organising via blood status would not be fondly looked upon by the general population. I confess that this is not something I have looked into as much as some of the other aspects, and would be delighted to hear all ideas.
Funding and Ministry endorsement
Donations will be gratefully received when plans are more final. I aim to work with the Ministry every step of the way to achieve a school we are all happy with and proud to send our children to. Nothing will be finalised or built without Ministry consent, and as my position as Head of the Board of Governors is a Ministry position in itself, I myself am happy to co-ordinate the Governors and Ministry so decisions can be reached with a few discrepancies as possible.
Again, I urge anyone who is interested in being on the Board to speak to me. The points above are only the very basics of what must be discussed, and there are many more details included in the everyday running of a functional school that must be decided upon. Governor positions are unpaid with a lot of responsibility, and must not be approached lightly. However, I will be delighted to hear everyone’s thoughts and opinions.
I therefore come to you now with the following issues. Not all of them need to be decided immediately, but they are on the forefront of my mind when making preliminary decisions.
Location
I believe there are three options when deciding on the location of this school. One; we take over the old Hogwarts site, and use the building already in place. I do realise the effort that would be needed for this, and the consequences it may involve, which is why it is the option I am least willing to take. Two; a new building in Hogsmeade, perhaps directly attached to the new museum, perhaps just affiliated. Three; a new building in a new plot of land altogether, remote from settlements and naturally highly warded against muggles. The final option would probably take the most time to complete, but given the right planners and architects would yield excellent results.
Muggle-born students
A problem that was brought up the first time I talked about this project is the issue of muggle-born students. Our options seem to be to leave them within their own population, yet this might yield dangerous results as they will not be able to control their magic, another option is to exterminate them as soon as they come to our attention, yet this would not go down well at all with the general public if they were to find out about it in any way, and a third option would be to educate them as usual. One option initially suggested by Astra (I believe) that I have recently been heavily considering is to remove them from the muggle population completely and educate them separately. This would mean that our own children and the children of other respectable witches and wizards will not have the chance to have their minds poisoned by them, and we will be able to transform them into contributing members of the wizarding population. This matter in particular is one I would be eager to hear your views on.
Teachers
Obviously we will not be employing the same staff as was previously employed at Hogwarts. With some exceptions the teaching staff will be new and will be subjected to frequent surveillance to ensure the educational quality does not lessen in any way, and our children are not being taught unnecessary subjects. Such as muggle studies. Salaries will obviously be decided by the Governors at a point closer to the opening date. Naturally, if anybody reading this has a burning desire to teach a certain subject, please do speak up.
Houses
I am unwilling to revert to the old House system as I’m sure we can all recognise the gaping holes in the previous one, and although I recognise that not all of us were Slytherins and can appreciate that each of the Hogwarts houses had their merits, I sincerely believe that a new system is in order. Sorting will also have to undergo changes, but that is not a point for immediate discussion. Establishing four new founders looking for different qualities in students would not be productive, as I would assume we all have a very good idea of what we hope our students would be, and I would assume that simply organising via blood status would not be fondly looked upon by the general population. I confess that this is not something I have looked into as much as some of the other aspects, and would be delighted to hear all ideas.
Funding and Ministry endorsement
Donations will be gratefully received when plans are more final. I aim to work with the Ministry every step of the way to achieve a school we are all happy with and proud to send our children to. Nothing will be finalised or built without Ministry consent, and as my position as Head of the Board of Governors is a Ministry position in itself, I myself am happy to co-ordinate the Governors and Ministry so decisions can be reached with a few discrepancies as possible.
Again, I urge anyone who is interested in being on the Board to speak to me. The points above are only the very basics of what must be discussed, and there are many more details included in the everyday running of a functional school that must be decided upon. Governor positions are unpaid with a lot of responsibility, and must not be approached lightly. However, I will be delighted to hear everyone’s thoughts and opinions.
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[Warded Private: Aeneas]
As mentioned above, I want the Ministry to be fully supportive of every decision I make. Nothing will be carried out without your full consent, and I have the best intentions of keeping links between the school and the Ministry strong, as I believe that is one of the areas where Dumbledore failed. I fully understand that you are a very busy man and will not have time to be on the Board yourself, but it has struck me that your wife may be an ideal candidate. She is intelligent, a mother, and has the benefit of having been through a separate school system to our own, and will be able to help us bring the best aspects of Beauxbatons to our new school. Would you be amenable to me approaching her about this?
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[Warded Private: Narcissa]
I didn’t mention anything regarding this above, but I assume the Foundation will be heavily affiliated?
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