Private Message to Professors Sprout and Siz

[alt_cedric]

Valerie just came to me about Chelsea's behaviour today. She's been busy all day, incapable of sitting down to do anything other than coursework or eating a meal as quickly as possible. She says she 'has to be up and doing something all the time. Like cleaning or straightening or organizing' While we were discussing this she dusted all of the pictures in the common room. Just now she stumbled a bit and sat down down hard into a chair. After a moment she said 'I can sit down now!' with this note of wonder in her voice.

I'm not sure if I should be sending her to the Matron to be checked or just seeing how she feels tomorrow.

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Re: Private message to Pomona

[alt_pomona]

No, you're quite right.

Right. I'll stop down before breakfast, talk to Chelsea. And I'll have a word with Rolanda at breakfast, see what her thoughts are. (Better me than you, even if you'd be there, and I know you won't be.)

The larger matter's worrying, mind you. Did - when she took over, was there any discussion about discipline? Or were you not included in that? What you could do, as one of their teachers, suddenly seems far more clear and well defined to me, in contrast.

Re: Private message to Pomona

[alt_sinistra]

To be honest, that two weeks is more than a little bit of a blur. (Well, both the shock of them replacing me, and the worry about getting permission to marry.)

Let me think. And thumb through my notes. Right. I know she was off for meetings with the oversight board at least twice in there, but of course I've absolutely no idea what they discussed. Or if they've even talked about what discipline she's allowed.

When - actually, now I think about that, it was quite far back, under the previous board. It came up briefly in the investigation, but they dropped it in favour of other lines of questioning fairly quickly. It wouldn't surprise me if they'd implied she could take a fairly free hand in regards to encouraging obedience and discipline but...

They must have discussed it with Minerva, surely?

I did stop down for a quick word with Raz, so please assure Chelsea he'll understand if she's late. And let me know if I can help - don't worry about waking me if you need another warm body. I do have to be in New London tomorrow afternoon - appointments I really can't miss - but I could come back for supper if you need.