Private Message to Percival Weasley
Sep. 16th, 2013 05:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Have just come from Magical Commerce. (Kindly see to it that the meeting returns to its normal time next month; cannot re-arrange the rest of the timetable every Monday. Remind Macmillan before it happens again.)
Is it possible - could it be remotely conceivable - that those imbecilic brothers of yours are attempting to obtain premises for the purpose of embarking on some sort of business venture?
No. It could not. Because if it were, surely you would have known about it. And had you known, you would of course have mentioned it to your employer, knowing that he sits on the committee for Magical Commerce. Is that not correct?
And yet. The committee to-day reviewed papers submitted by Messrs Fred and George Weasley in request of a licence for commercial enterprise, to wit: One shopfront with full storage and laboratory, living space included.
Shall be returning after supper and need to know the progress toward the camp inspections.
Meanwhile, you had best think of a reason you were unable to save me the embarrassment of being unprepared for this ... revelation. And you had better hope that their partner's name on some of the parchments was one of your brothers' infamous practical jokes. Miss Parkinson has no intention of backing them. Baddock would have stopped it, if nothing else. Falsifying permit applications is no joke, as they will learn shortly - despite whatever ridiculous products they propose to manufacture. However clever they may think they are, if their inventions are as uproariously un-funny as their fraud, their 'business' is sure to fail within weeks. Possibly days.
Have just come from Magical Commerce. (Kindly see to it that the meeting returns to its normal time next month; cannot re-arrange the rest of the timetable every Monday. Remind Macmillan before it happens again.)
Is it possible - could it be remotely conceivable - that those imbecilic brothers of yours are attempting to obtain premises for the purpose of embarking on some sort of business venture?
No. It could not. Because if it were, surely you would have known about it. And had you known, you would of course have mentioned it to your employer, knowing that he sits on the committee for Magical Commerce. Is that not correct?
And yet. The committee to-day reviewed papers submitted by Messrs Fred and George Weasley in request of a licence for commercial enterprise, to wit: One shopfront with full storage and laboratory, living space included.
Shall be returning after supper and need to know the progress toward the camp inspections.
Meanwhile, you had best think of a reason you were unable to save me the embarrassment of being unprepared for this ... revelation. And you had better hope that their partner's name on some of the parchments was one of your brothers' infamous practical jokes. Miss Parkinson has no intention of backing them. Baddock would have stopped it, if nothing else. Falsifying permit applications is no joke, as they will learn shortly - despite whatever ridiculous products they propose to manufacture. However clever they may think they are, if their inventions are as uproariously un-funny as their fraud, their 'business' is sure to fail within weeks. Possibly days.
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Date: 2013-09-16 11:34 pm (UTC)First of all, duly noted regarding future scheduling of Magical Commerce.
As for my brothers, I'm--I'm stunned. I would never wish you to be taken by surprise and would do my utmost to prevent it. I'm surprised. I have no knowledge of anything about any possible involvement of Miss Parkinson.
As for the idea of them setting up business for themselves, why, I suppose I heard chatter about their opening a joke shop for years. But it was very idle chatter, considered a mere family joke by all of us, I assure you! If they have made more formal plans, it must have only been very recently. But I do not live with them, you'll remember, and to be frank, I've been avoiding the usual Sunday evening family gathering for dinner for the past couple of months. So I've heard no talk of any application to Magical Commerce. I am exceedingly sorry that I did not get wind of this mad scheme in time to give you notice.
Believe me, sir, I will make the magnitude of their--their presumption regarding Miss Parkinson crystal clear to them. Immediately, and as forcefully as I can.
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Date: 2013-09-16 11:37 pm (UTC)