To Headmistress Umbridge

[alt_cedric]

Headmistress,
I have been invited by Minister Selwyn to interview with Mr Cantervale of the International Wizarding Cooperation -- Sport department concerning a summer position for 'promising young wizards'. This would be a wonderful opportunity for me to build my resume and launch my career. Unfortunately as this is a summer position the interviews need to be as soon as possible to allow the selected candidate to begin immediately after we leave school. I therefore need permission leave the grounds by floo next Tuesday morning to arrive for my interview at nine o'clock sharp. I have no obligations until later in the day and no classes scheduled at that time.

May I please have permission to leave the grounds?

Comments

[alt_umbridge]

Honestly, Mr Diggory, I have quite a number of other urgent matters on my plate. And whose floo, pray tell, were you expecting to use for this?

That said, if you can gain permission for use of a floo, and if you complete form F329-Q to explain your reasons for absence, and form V928-A to explain the variance in your schedule, I suppose I might allow it. You will need to have Cantervale (and anyone else you meet with) countersign form V932-B before you return. You can get copies of all three from the HJC lounge: they will be in general use for the rest of the school shortly.

One would think that a Prefect would know to comport himself better than to disrupt, disarrange, or disturb normal school schedule. If this is an example of what is considered proper behaviour among Prefects these days, perhaps I should reconsider the institution entirely.

[alt_cedric]

Thank you, I will go to the HJC lounge shortly and fill out the forms.

Should I just follow this same procedure for the other interviews and tryouts I am trying to arrange? They are most likely to be Saturday mornings.

I carefully scheduled this for a time that it did not disrupt any school functions or any of my classes and I am on top of my revision schedule, as you well know from my detailed daily schedules.

[alt_umbridge]

Exactly how many of these do you expect to need? Surely you understand this places an unconscionable burden on Miss Pennifold, and so on.

Submit form F329-Q to me as soon as possible for each absence you would like to request, and I will review them individually and determine which ones are a suitable use of your time.

Knowledge is efficiency, after all.

Private Message to Headmistress Umbridge

[alt_cedric]

Two more definitely. We just need to finalize which Saturday mornings I will be Flooing to tryout for the Wasps and the Tornadoes. The 11th and 25th of May are the tentative dates for them, respectively. However those dates are not yet confirmed so I won't be filling out the paperwork at this time.

If anyone else expresses an interest I may need to schedule another tryout, but those are the only two left that have already expressed an interest that I couldn't schedule over the holidays.

If teams make offers I might have to leave for contract negotiations.

Re: Private Message to Headmistress Umbridge

[alt_cedric]

I trust you understand the need for discretion in who I am trying out for and if anyone makes an offer that must be kept in the strictest confidence until a public announcement is made.

Re: Private Message to Headmistress Umbridge

[alt_umbridge]

Is this really necessary, Mr Diggory? I suppose you can - well, you will be required to present - your thorough justification when you submit the forms. I will have to review the complete details at that point.

I suppose you are attracted by the apparent glamour and notoriety of Quidditch, but really, dear, I had thought you were destined for much better things. Have you not found role models during your time here who could better direct your energies into something more, well, productive than sport?

I trust you are prepared to uphold the honour and prestige of the Head Boy's position in the matter of your NEWT marks, at the very least.

As to your latter comment, I cannot imagine that you mean to question my discretion and integrity. You may wish to mind your words, as I'm sure many would not be as generous in interpretation as I am being at the moment.