Private Message to Dominic Selwyn and Stephen Rosier

[alt_lucius]

To answer both your owls: Yes, much better, thank you.

Heard from Minerva this afternoon. She met with Our Lord and although He was somewhat becalmed by then, He still wishes to see Alecto and Amycus Himself before delivering a ruling. She seemed confident that He would find them just as unbalanced in His presence as they have been lately at school.

He indicated to her that He would, if so, entertain the notion that they would not return next term. Believe His strategy is to ... remind them both whom they truly serve.

Cannot say I would repeat the last three days, had I the chance to do them over, but if that is what it has taken to reassign them both to something more suitable .... Well.

Comments

[alt_selwyn]

Hmm. You're likely correct about Our Lord's intentions. Do you think He'll actually reassign them or merely reinforce that they need to exert more self-control?

[alt_lucius]

I think that is up to their sensibilities, Dominic. I do expect He plans to push them to greater self-discipline - if they comply and present no further incident, then He may well feel that His influence over them warrants no further action.

And He may be right. We have spoken before of Minerva's limitations in her control over the staff. Perhaps what has been needed all along is a strong dose of Our Lord's inimitable authority.

[alt_selwyn]

Well, I will trust the matter to His hands, then, and hope for the best.