Dear Mr Rider, (the letter read, its tone colder than the depths of space)

When I was at a student's age, I had the opportunity to experience, for one term, the magical education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. To its credit, this institution, considered proudly to be one of the best in the world, managed to teach me a lot in the ten months I spent inside its walls, even if those walls were rather shabby and dirty. I am aware of the school's long and noble history and the many excellent witches and wizards it has produced in its millennium-long existence.

Imagine my surprise, then, when my niece, regrettably the only child in the family at this point, returned after the end of last term to tell me a preposterous story. I would not have believed it if I didn't know that she is, while rather sweet and not unintelligent, a person in need of constant guidance and regrettably lacking in imagination. What I mean to say is, she could not have made it up.

You are, of course, aware of what I am referring to. I do not think for a moment that this is the first letter you have received about this matter, nor shall it be the last. While the poor girl's parents, which is to say my brother and his wife, may agree with her that this is not a matter requiring further consideration, I feel obliged to speak out for the girl's own good - she will be at Hogwarts for another four years.
And so I ask you... a werewolf? It has always been clear to me that Hogwarts was rather accepting and open-minded about everything that is being taught there, and since my niece is not short of praise of the school, I have to acknowledge this. But to let a dangerous creature, a vicious beast even, teach young children? Such decisions are in my mind nothing short of utter foolishness. The results speak for themselves. Two distinguished professors, the werewolf among them, are now hospitalised.

Perhaps it is not entirely fair that this letter is addressed to you, Mr Rider, as you have, my brother tells me, only recently been promoted to lead the Department of Education. I certainly hope that your predecessor was shown the door unceremoniously.
However, it is now up to you. What do you intend to do about this situation? Will the werewolf continue to teach at Hogwarts, as many people seem to think? How can you guarantee the students' safety? How can you guarantee my niece's safety? At the very least, I am convinced I will not hear of any additional "assemblies". To consider a repeat of this... event is unsafe and unwise.

In addition, I am sure that all criticism you receive will be noted with professionalism and not affect my niece's - or any other student's - standing or grades negatively in any way, as can be expected by the officials of the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts School.

I hope this letter finds you in good health.

Yours faithfully,
Ecclestia Starstalker

OOC: No offence intended, of course. I love Lupa. And all RPers concerned, too. <33333

To whom this may concern:

A few weeks ago, my husband Luis and I, along with our two children LouAnn and Lucas, moved halfway across the world to an area near Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. To my children, this area was unfamiliar territory, but my husband and I feel as if we've come to an area we've always considered to be home. Luis and I both attended Hogwarts in our younger years. He was a proud Ravenclaw and I a very proud Slytherin. We were raised to think highly of Hogwarts and highly we surely thought. Both Luis and I attended the school from our first year all the way through our seventh year, and we graduated with a feeling of pride, knowing we'd received the best possible education we could. It is with my head held high that I now send my fifteen-year-old daughter to Hogwarts to receive the same excellent instruction both my husband and I once received.

We've heard the story of Headmaster Bontecou and Professor Lupa, and we've considered the situation and the manner in which it could possibly affect LouAnn. After much discussion, we've decided to stand behind the school and show our support and our sympathy for both the headmaster and the Ancient Runes professor. We do wish for them a full recovery just in time for the upcoming school year to begin. Hogwarts is a school that has well-deserved the excellent reputation it has always had. My husband and I have experienced its wonders firsthand, and we believe that only the best of the best are employed there. Bontecou and Lupa, therefore, must be two well-respected, well-educated, and well-informed people. Luis and I would be honored to have both instruct our daughter (and in the future, our son) in the magic they must know and understand in order to survive in our world.

My hope is that the Department of Education, as well as the Ministry of Magic as a whole, will stand behind these two people and the respected institution they are employed in. Our magical world and all that exists within it is surely not without fault, and no two people or one particular place should be frowned upon for a circumstance that was clearly outside of their control. All magical children are bound to have some sort of werewolf encounter in their lives, whether it be at Hogwarts School or elsewhere in the world. Having a werewolf (and now possibly two) present with them at school will, in my opinion, better prepare them for the future they will face as soon as they are one day graduated from school. Perhaps with a bit more support and assistance, we can help these two people back on their feet and back in the classrooms and offices they belong in.

Sincerely,

Lavender Purple

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am sure you have been receiving quite an abundance of letters regarding the matter I am writing to you about today. As you should be aware, Hogwarts was host to a certain 'special' assembly near the end of term. In this assembly, students were to experience a talk with a werewolf. Whilst I can understand such a seminar would have been awfully interesting for those a bit more older and with more life experience, I can't say that I am at all pleased to hear that said event was authorised to the entire student body, including my twelve year old son!

Let me start off by saying that I am incredibly concerned and disgusted that I received no letter from the school nor yourselves to explain what had happened during this assembly and what was being done as consequence of what occurred. Instead, I had to hear from my previously mentioned son, the events that unfolded and experience the trauma that such a sighting has caused him. Not only is it dangerous to have a werewolf in a school full of children, but without expertly trained wizards in such creatures and to have the beast in question be their Ancient Runes Professor must have been completely unsettling. I can foresee Ancient Runes being rather vacant in the upcoming term.

However, hopefully this will NOT be the case because the people at the Ministry do have some brains in their heads - unlike the very slow and delayed actions of the Hogwarts staff. Whilst I am sure Alessia Lupa and Reynard Bontecou most definitely did not ask to have been burdened with such a disease, it doesn't mean that they are NOT dangerous. I urge of you to see reason and ensure that the two do NOT return to Hogwarts to resume their positions on staff. It would be incredibly irresponsible on the Ministry's part and not to mention rotten to the students. I don't much suppose the Headmaster or Lupa will appreciate being gawked at next term either. It concerns me thatI have not yet heard of any action being carried out and I do hope that this is due to paper work and protocol and not the Ministry actually considering allowing these people back at the school!

I do fear I am repeating myself, but I am scared for my son. I am scared for the other staff. I am concerned next time there won't be a Headmaster Bontecou willing to step in front of the wolf (or is it wolves, now?) path and take the full hit. I fear that it will be our children next. Whilst I am sure Reynard and Alessia are lovely people, they are dangerous - their double life is dangerous. They should not be near children! Please see sense.

Yours,

Serena Vlax Tipps
Wizarding Author of Psychology.

To whom it may concern:

By now the rumors have reached my ears about a werewolf assembly gone wrong, with the Headmaster's life in the hands of the Healers at St. Mungo's. Though most people seem to be in a uproar, I, on the other hand are in full support of the Headmaster and this Professor in returning to Hogwarts.

As a matter of fact, I think it is important for them to return. When children are taught under those with a different way of life, it stops the prejudice early and opens their minds to better understanding. My only son will be attending Hogwarts for the first time this year and I feel completely confident that he will give them respect as any teacher deserves, even given that he is half-werewolf himself. Though, I am going to have to reconsider how to tell him not to boast about his heritage and to conceal it from his fellow classmates for I feel he may suffer the same jabs of prejudice that I am, almost certain these two are or will be going through. I have always taught my son that he should not be afraid of who he is, but I'm afraid that with this recent event the pitchforks and fires will start brewing once more!

What people should really be in an uproar about is the sabotage that lead to these events! How could this possibly happen? Faulty Wolfsbane potion? A cage thoroughly checked, being a complete failure? Of all the concerns, I think this should be the main focus of the Ministry, not the question of these perfectly capable professionals returning to work.

With that, I truly hope they do return and I hope my son can look to them for guidance for when he goes through a difficult time.

Sincerely A Concerned Parent,
Rachel Lycaon

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to you regarding an article I have seen in The Daily Prophet. My family and I are currently on holiday in Croatia, and it is only from this publication that I am to learn about the fate of the Headmaster. I am shocked and appaled regarding this recent turn of events.

My daughter is about to enter her first year of magical education, being one of the many witches in our family to go to Hogwarts. Her father is of French heritage, and encouraged me to send her to BeuxBatons, yet my mind was set on Hogwarts. Imagine my shock and humiliation when I discovered the situation taking place in my former alumni.

Hiring a werewolf, however excellent their resume might be, is a disguisting action. I speak for many parents when I say that I am now anxious about my daughter's safety. I am sure enqueries are being made about the Headmaster's judgement, and about the recieved permission from the Department of Magical Education. Rest assured, I am now deeply suspicious of any Ministry announcements, and it is with great pain that I am allowing my daughter to board the Hogwarts Express on the first of September.

Hoping the Headmaster (and you) are well,
Gavota Montgomery-Lapin

To whom it may concern:

I was extremely shocked to learn, from my son Fyodor, the events that took place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, at the end of the last term there. I have, since then, toyed with the idea of writing in my views for quite a while now, but had decided against it. However, my son starts a fresh year at Hogwarts the following week, and worry has driven me to quill and parchment.

To begin with, I can not believe the Minsitry has so slackened it hold on Hogwarts, that members of the school's staff actually agreed to hold a special "assembly" where students could see the transformation of a real werewolf. Hogwarts was, in my time, an amazing institution, but I wonder now what kind of learning the school is trying to impart to its students - what benefit could they have gained from seeing a human transform into a beast? The decision to show them such a transformation was, in itself, disgusting - far more disgusting, actually, than the events that unfolded. If the decision had not been taken, in the first place, none of what ensued, end of last term, would have taken place.

I am concerned for my son's safety and, while I do not believe that werewolves should be refused jobs and exiled because of their unfortunate problem, I do not really want my son to return to Hogwarts, now that I know what incidents can happen there. This seemed, indeed, like a carefully planned attack on the students! Previously, I would never have asked you to fire a woman like Alessia Lupa, who must be very qualified to have earned a job at Hogwarts, but you seem bent upon changing my views - which sane parents would want their child in a school that deliberately puts the life of its entire student population in such great danger?

Yes, to top the folly, comes the fact that the entire student body was allowed at this event - even pre-teenagers, some of who must have been horrified to hysterics by such an incident, and many who will develop a feeling of horror, in association with werewolves. I ask you this - what if there is not a person like the current Headmaster, next time a "mistake" like this occurs? Would it be my son, then, who becomes the victim? Indeed, I fully believe that this occurrence at Hogwarts must have alienated many parents, like me, who once placed all their trust in the able leadership that Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has!

I do not ask you to remove Alessia Lupa, and neither do I ask you to remove Headmaster Bontecou, a man whom I place good faith in. But I do ask - no, order - you to make sure such an "assembly" is never even thought of again. The Ministry must make sure additional security measures are taken at Hogwarts, to ensure the safety of the students, and the peace of mind of those students' parents and guardians. In the meanwhile, I wish Alessia Lupa and Headmaster Bontecou the best of health, and hope they have recovered fully from both the ordeal, and its trauma.

Yours sincerely,
Xyntheshia Khan-Balouch.