Comments | stoatshead_hill: MEETING: Town Hall, 08 December 2004

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MEETING: Town Hall, 08 December 2004

Dec 08, 2006 16:29

Date: 08 December 2004
Characters: any
Location: Town Hall
Status: Very public
Summary: After the business is dispatched, everyone gets a chance to speak about issues they think are important.
Completion: incomplete

( Give people a minute to speak, and some of them will have plenty to say. )

place: town hall, fleur delacour, ludo bagman, town hall, alicia spinnet, morag macdougal, angelina johnson, padma patil, wilhelmina grubbly-plank, remus lupin, minerva mcgonagall

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shh_ludo December 8 2006, 22:25:44 UTC

A thickset blond man with a jovial face sprung from his seat and approached the mike, grinning nervously ( ... )

shh_angelina December 9 2006, 00:55:02 UTC

Angelina listened to Ludo Bagman speak. He was a fixture in her mind from younger years. She'd always loved Quidditch and had been thinking how great it would be to have a league in Stoatshead Hill. She made a mental note of Bagman's field and decided to stop by at some point to chat about Quidditch.

Angelina nodded in agreement, but decided to wait until the next meeting, when it was an official agenda item, to say anything.

shh_alicia December 9 2006, 15:31:02 UTC

Alicia had smiled as she recognised Ludo and found herself nodding as he mentioned his plans for Quidditch. She knew her, Angelina and Oliver were keen on starting something similar up and she was glad to see that others were thinking along the same line.

Making a note of where he lived, she decided that she'd go and visit him at some point in the future. Yes, she definitely had things to talk about with Mr. Bagman.

shh_remus December 9 2006, 03:10:59 UTC

Remus had sworn that he wasn't going to say anything; wasn't going to speak up at the meeting. However, there were some things that needed to be addressed and soon. And the main thing was that which was closest to his heart: education ( ... )

shh_minerva December 9 2006, 03:38:52 UTC

Minerva nodded as Remus spoke. She had not spoken to Remus about his own thoughts and goals for the future of education, and she knew the topic could not be ignored for long.

They had until March until the new school would no longer be of use. She had to think about Remus' idea of a magical and a muggle school. She thought a school for the wee lads and lassies would also be viable.

"Hear, hear," she said loudly and clearly as Remus stepped down. "I would like to second that for everyone's consideration," giving Remus a smile as he walked past her.

shh_fleur December 9 2006, 04:35:27 UTC

A frown furrowed Fleur's brow as Remus returned to his seat. She had understood most of what the wizard had said, though she did not comprehend what had been meant by having a Muggle school.

Perhaps I misunderstand Remus, it will be good to speak with him after this is over.

Fleur stood to add her comment to what Remus had said and quiet fell almost immediately as she looked over the crowd.

"Now when things are beginning is the perfect time for change. In the past before your children would go to Hogwarts their education was left to parents. I believe now it would be best to have a school for the younger children so that they are taught to read and write as well as things that are also of importance. The schools Mister Lupin have discussed are in need of attention but I hope you all consider the younger children. I do not wish for them to have a disadvantage before they go into the school Minerva has prepared."

shh_wilhelmina December 9 2006, 11:46:33 UTC

Wilhelmina would have been happier to let someone else speak. But what she thought needed to be said, and she doubted anyone else was going to think of it. Clearing her throat lightly, she rose.

It will be easy, she thought. You're just teaching. Teaching people about animals, and not-quite animals"Wizardkind destroyed a lot during the war," she began. "Cities, habitats. We disturbed the natural balance of magic. Most of the destruction was at the hand of dark wizards now defeated, but that is neither here nor there, in the scheme of things. If we are to rebuild our Ministry, our schools and our economy, we need to also think of rebuilding our relationships with intelligent magical creatures ( ... )

shh_padma December 9 2006, 14:01:08 UTC

Padma steeled herself and stood when there was pause and it seemed no one was ready to speak ( ... )

shh_morag December 9 2006, 20:54:28 UTC

Morag stood when it was her turn in the queue. "It also seems that, at this time, we need to find better ways to communicate. I know there is one shop in town with owls for sale, and there are some families with house elves, but as of right now, communication in town seems to rely on fliers. This could certainly pose a problem, not just in simple communication, but in emergency situations as well."

Taking a breath, she continued. "Although it may not seem to be a high priority, reestablishing the Floo network should be added to the agenda. With a Floo network, we, as a community, can communicate better and establish more reliable transportation."