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Originally Posted by Tegz  So she'd gone and looked around to get a better handle on the state of things. The turnstiles were an interesting touch. Althea wasn't late however, and she had brought snacks from home.
"Hello, everyone." Thea greeted, and placed a tray down on the table. Club sandwiches, cheese and crackers, fresh fruit, and jam and miniature scones. "I brought some food from home..." And wasn't that lucky given there apparently wasn't anything? She'd brought more sandwiches but ended up giving them to some of the kids she'd run into while looking around. One tray was enough though.
She sat down on Ivy's other side and smiled at her, making a mental note to enquire how things were going. Perhaps they could meet in Hogsmeade later or something.
Business for now though. Did she have questions? You bet she did, but they would come.
"I'm curious about the practicality of the turnstiles." She said pleasantly enough, looking at Cassandra, who surely knew more. The food was a thoughtful touch, although Cassandra preferred just taking a cup of tea from the kettle Carter had prepared. Still, she gave Althea a solemn nod of the head before turning her attention specifically to the woman's question.
"Not very practical, I imagine. Feel free to take up that question with the Headmistress and report back to us. I should think that in particular, we don't want to limit access to areas that the students must enter and exit. They must eat and sleep, so those turnstiles obviously must go. In general, I don't like them, but Headmistress Truebridge must have some feeling of autonomy for this working relationship to last," Cassandra responded thoughtfully. She figured Althea was perfectly capable of speaking with Annie on behalf of the governors.
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Originally Posted by Steelsheen Questions? Corin only had one question.
And it’s THE question.
As he settled in his seat, his gaze flickered to Hops. No he wasn’t blaming the man for the loss of the funds--the man runs The Three Broomsticks, not Gringotts. What he’d like to know was...
“Are there any other details we should know about regarding the school funds?” Other than hastily whispered rumors in the middle of a celebratory party? Now would be a good time to formally communicate to the Board about certain things they should know about yes? Corin got a brief blink. What was that referring to? Details other than which, exactly. She sipped her tea and considered the broader question before finally responding, "I'm not sure what details are already known. Perhaps a recap is in order, and then you can clarify. I think the main fact I'd like to impart is that none of the actions done thus far have been Board sanctioned or planned, but we want to appear unified with the Headmistress. You all must absolutely NOT speak to the media about this without vetting it through the Board first."
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Originally Posted by Hera "Greetings all!" Cooper announced as he SLIPPPED into the rooom as quickly and as smooooothly as possible. He wasn't LATE was he? Nooooo. Surely.
Taking a seat at the fancy-pants table and the SUPER comfy chairs. Could he... stay here forever?
He'd only just come in to the tail end of whatever conversation was flowing, but he already found himself nodding in agreement. Particularly with regard to the turnstiles. It seemed over the top and DISRESPECTFUL to insist student pay a fee for their bed. Because that's what it was. A fee to access their sleeping quarters.
Corin's question was also a cracker. "Yessss...is there anything in particular we ought to be concerned about?" or doing? Anything in particular? What wasn't of concern at this point? Cassandra sniffed a bit, but it wasn't mean-spirited. Mostly. Just impatient. "I think we should be concerned about a great many things, but let us take this one step at a time."
As if laying out a battle plan, Cassandra ticked out the main points. Her tea was forgotten as she counted points on her fingers. "Point one, we're flat broke. Not through any fault of our own, but we've been robbed. It's a fund that is generally very flush, and we were foolish enough to be keeping it all in one vault... well. Lessons learned. We don't have liquid assets at this time. Points two, in order to simply fund the castle staying open at this time, they've had to set up several means of cutting expenses and raising funds. In cutting expenses, I believe they've sold off the china and cutlery, among other things." Which made Cassandra a bit livid.
"If we could have someone volunteer to scour the shops for it, let's see if we can't buy it back and hold it until the school can reimburse us. I'll pay for it, but I need someone to do the foot work. In terms of raising funds, they've put in turnstiles in the common areas and Great Hall, and students must pay each time they access those areas." She'd already made her opinion on that known.
"Point three... the house elves have all resigned, aside from one small elf that cannot hope to keep up. The students are cooking and cleaning for themselves, which is not an appropriate use of their time. They are here to learn, not to do elf work. If anyone is able to donate the services of a personal house elf, that might help alleviate the workload. I have one I can offer immediately."
Now then... those were the salient points? "Any questions so far? I know we want to brainstorm, but let's stick to understanding the facts as they stand now."
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