Hermione, as we discussed at our last meeting, if you could work with the twins and Lee to sort out some potential safety plans for those of you at Hogwarts, Frank can review what you have and add some suggestions. Have you had a chance to talk to the rest of your group yet?
Also, I've been reviewing our minutes and what's happened in the last month, and I'd just like to say
Well, I'd like to apologise for how much we've let you down. I must admit to being part of the problem -- Frank and I have felt rather... muzzled about the whole thing. Because it involves our own children -- we'd suspected Neville was a part of it for ages, at least. And I think sometimes we get so concerned that our own feelings would impede our decisions that we've left it in the hands of other people instead of speaking up, and that's not been working very well. Bill handled things very badly. We've been underestimating you as a group for far too long while at the same time hand-wringing about what you know and leaving you without any support or security.
I think we could stand to acknowledge that Poppy, Pomona, and Minerva are all known by your group as members of our organization, and I think that can certainly work into any security plans. Whereas it might not be wise to completely reveal the identity of Mr Milland, it might also be worthwhile to let your group know that he is also trustworthy.
I think it's very wise of you to want to separate out a bit, and I understand your impulse to have the group at Hogwarts develop ideas and plans on their own. I hope that you'll understand that I want us to provide you any support that we can, and keep the lines of communication open. Right now, I'd just like to talk with you a bit about what you need the most, and how we can help provide it.
Also, I'd like to ask your advice about what you think we could do to approach this better in the future.
I respect your opinion, Hermione, and I respect what you've done at Hogwarts.
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Date: 2013-01-13 02:54 am (UTC)Also, I've been reviewing our minutes and what's happened in the last month, and I'd just like to say
Well, I'd like to apologise for how much we've let you down. I must admit to being part of the problem -- Frank and I have felt rather... muzzled about the whole thing. Because it involves our own children -- we'd suspected Neville was a part of it for ages, at least. And I think sometimes we get so concerned that our own feelings would impede our decisions that we've left it in the hands of other people instead of speaking up, and that's not been working very well. Bill handled things very badly. We've been underestimating you as a group for far too long while at the same time hand-wringing about what you know and leaving you without any support or security.
I think we could stand to acknowledge that Poppy, Pomona, and Minerva are all known by your group as members of our organization, and I think that can certainly work into any security plans. Whereas it might not be wise to completely reveal the identity of Mr Milland, it might also be worthwhile to let your group know that he is also trustworthy.
I think it's very wise of you to want to separate out a bit, and I understand your impulse to have the group at Hogwarts develop ideas and plans on their own. I hope that you'll understand that I want us to provide you any support that we can, and keep the lines of communication open. Right now, I'd just like to talk with you a bit about what you need the most, and how we can help provide it.
Also, I'd like to ask your advice about what you think we could do to approach this better in the future.
I respect your opinion, Hermione, and I respect what you've done at Hogwarts.