A quidditch related dilemma, a note about Defence lessons, and a caution on chocolates
The 'friendly-feud' between Daphne Greengrass and Tracey Davis progressed from minor annoyance, surpassing headache-inducing irritation and evnetually culminated in the other players threatening to go on strike unless something is done. I was grappling with the horns of this dilemma when a windfall came along and solved the problem for me. During practise this weekend both Tracey and Daphne--seeming to have forgotten that they are actually chasers--lobbed the quaffle at the other's head and ended up tangling their broomsticks together in mid-air while engaged in vicious hair-pulling. Both of them crashed into the stands and Tracey's broom was broken into four large pieces. When she Owled her parents for a new broomstick they were quite furious, as this is the third broom Tracey has managed to ruin. This incident, paired with Tracey's dropping marks, has prompted the Davis family to order her off the team. Normally I would probably send the Davis family a very harshly-worded letter for interfering with my captaining duties, but in this case I find that their decision takes care of the Daphne-Tracey situation quite nicely.
This incident has left me short a chaser, however. Blaise, I know you are not overly fond of commitment in its many forms, but I am requesting that you fulfill your own duty as reserve chaser and step into Tracey's former position. This will require you to be at every practise from now until we win the cup, which means that I expect you to be prompt and ready to play. You should also book some additional time on the pitch with Johnson so that you can get yourself into competitive shape as quickly as possible. Judging by those most-recently taken photographs of you, your upper body is looking a little squashy
On the subject of Defence lessons, I find that our new Professor is impressively qualified and apt at the subject. And anyone who thinks I am speaking from a position of bias ought to have been in Santorini this summer when one of the shoppe proprietors used questionable magic in luring Professor Sinistra toward a falsely labeled bottle of Retsina. The label claimed that the Retsina contained in the bottle was of finest quality, but Professor Malfoy easily detected the false claim and stopped Professor Sinistra from making the potentially-devastating purchase. She also saw to it that the shoppe proprietor will never sell his wares anywhere in Greece again.
As a final note, I would like to put forth that I have no intention whatsoever of indulging in any chocolates or sweets tomorrow, no matter who might send them to me.
This incident has left me short a chaser, however. Blaise, I know you are not overly fond of commitment in its many forms, but I am requesting that you fulfill your own duty as reserve chaser and step into Tracey's former position. This will require you to be at every practise from now until we win the cup, which means that I expect you to be prompt and ready to play. You should also book some additional time on the pitch with Johnson so that you can get yourself into competitive shape as quickly as possible. Judging by those most-recently taken photographs of you, your upper body is looking a little squashy
On the subject of Defence lessons, I find that our new Professor is impressively qualified and apt at the subject. And anyone who thinks I am speaking from a position of bias ought to have been in Santorini this summer when one of the shoppe proprietors used questionable magic in luring Professor Sinistra toward a falsely labeled bottle of Retsina. The label claimed that the Retsina contained in the bottle was of finest quality, but Professor Malfoy easily detected the false claim and stopped Professor Sinistra from making the potentially-devastating purchase. She also saw to it that the shoppe proprietor will never sell his wares anywhere in Greece again.
As a final note, I would like to put forth that I have no intention whatsoever of indulging in any chocolates or sweets tomorrow, no matter who might send them to me.