Open RP: Great Hall, making amends
((Backdated to November 2nd. I know, I know, I suck. *hides* Anyway, if you want to have had something stolen/been turned evil, or if you didn't get to participate in the Halloween plot and want to, or if you just feel like throwing tomatoes, feel free to post here!))
Turning evil, hypnotizing half the school, and stealing thousands of Galleons worth of merchandise? That was pretty bad. When you were a police officer, it was worse. And when you were so morally upstanding that you made Dudley Do-Right look like Al Capone, well, it didn't get much worse than that.
So needless to say, when Fraser woke up the day after Halloween and realized he'd done just that, 'embarrassed; did not really cover what he felt. 'So mortally humiliated and ashamed that he never wanted to show his face again in public' was closer to accurate. And, actually, he fully intended to follow through on that -- nothing sounded better than a nice long eternity spent moping in his room right now -- but first, he had responsibilities to attend to. Before he could actually die of embarrassment, amends had to be made.
He sat down and penned several extremely earnest apology notes, and then set out to return everything. Unfortunately, this wasn't as easy as he'd hoped: he hadn't been paying much attention to what he'd taken from where, and he honestly couldn't remember where most of the stuff had come from.
He could only think of one thing to do... It would be painful, awkward, and absolutely humiliating, but he didn't see any other choice. Besides, at this point, he had developed a total martyr complex deserved whatever he got.
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Soon after, a notice went up around the school, reading:
Dear Citizens of Hogwarts,
Several of you may have noticed some strange goings-on and/or missing items over the past few days. I am stepping forward to take full responsibility for this, and to express my very deepest regret and most sincere apologies for any grief, harm or trouble I may have caused to any of you by my actions.
If you are still missing things, chances are I have them. I will be stationed in the Great Hall until everything has been returned; please come see me or owl me for any and all reparations.
I realize the idea of a rogue law enforcement officer is worrying at best. In the absence of a superior officer I have taken the liberty of placing myself on immediate suspension with the RCMP until I feel I have learned my lesson. I will also be requesting detention until further notice. If this is not sufficient to ease your mind, please let me know what else I can do; a safe Hogwarts is a happy Hogwarts.
Constable Benton Fraser, RCMP, Gryffindor
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True to his word, Fraser took the entire pile of loot down to the Great Hall and set it, and himself, right by the door, where people would be sure to see it. He braced himself, stood at attention, and waited to see if anyone would come to claim anything.
The "standing to attention" part wasn't strictly necessary, especially since he was out of uniform, but it made the whole thing a little easier to deal with. If he pretended he was doing guard duty, he might even be able to look people in the eye!
Turning evil, hypnotizing half the school, and stealing thousands of Galleons worth of merchandise? That was pretty bad. When you were a police officer, it was worse. And when you were so morally upstanding that you made Dudley Do-Right look like Al Capone, well, it didn't get much worse than that.
So needless to say, when Fraser woke up the day after Halloween and realized he'd done just that, 'embarrassed; did not really cover what he felt. 'So mortally humiliated and ashamed that he never wanted to show his face again in public' was closer to accurate. And, actually, he fully intended to follow through on that -- nothing sounded better than a nice long eternity spent moping in his room right now -- but first, he had responsibilities to attend to. Before he could actually die of embarrassment, amends had to be made.
He sat down and penned several extremely earnest apology notes, and then set out to return everything. Unfortunately, this wasn't as easy as he'd hoped: he hadn't been paying much attention to what he'd taken from where, and he honestly couldn't remember where most of the stuff had come from.
He could only think of one thing to do... It would be painful, awkward, and absolutely humiliating, but he didn't see any other choice. Besides, at this point, he had developed a total martyr complex deserved whatever he got.
---
Soon after, a notice went up around the school, reading:
Dear Citizens of Hogwarts,
Several of you may have noticed some strange goings-on and/or missing items over the past few days. I am stepping forward to take full responsibility for this, and to express my very deepest regret and most sincere apologies for any grief, harm or trouble I may have caused to any of you by my actions.
If you are still missing things, chances are I have them. I will be stationed in the Great Hall until everything has been returned; please come see me or owl me for any and all reparations.
I realize the idea of a rogue law enforcement officer is worrying at best. In the absence of a superior officer I have taken the liberty of placing myself on immediate suspension with the RCMP until I feel I have learned my lesson. I will also be requesting detention until further notice. If this is not sufficient to ease your mind, please let me know what else I can do; a safe Hogwarts is a happy Hogwarts.
Constable Benton Fraser, RCMP, Gryffindor
---
True to his word, Fraser took the entire pile of loot down to the Great Hall and set it, and himself, right by the door, where people would be sure to see it. He braced himself, stood at attention, and waited to see if anyone would come to claim anything.
The "standing to attention" part wasn't strictly necessary, especially since he was out of uniform, but it made the whole thing a little easier to deal with. If he pretended he was doing guard duty, he might even be able to look people in the eye!