Very official announcement

[alt_rabastan]

Hallo, hallo boys and girls. And by boys and girls I mean of course the young men and women who will be attending Hogwarts this autumn.

Of late you may have caught a rumour on the wind and I'm here to tell you that it is absolutely true: I'm to be your new Professor of Defence for the coming school year, replacing the tragically absent-minded Mr Gilderoy Lockheart.

I hope no one expects me to regale them with stories of how I tracked down a vicious clan of Gipsy Vampires into deepest Romania and transfigured their eye-teeth into buttons for a waistcoat, because I really don't have those sort of fairy tales to share. I have, however, been Harry Marvolo's private defence instructor for these past few summer months, as well as having other experiences that I believe will make me reasonably suited to the task. So whatever you may have heard about the Razzer, I'm Professor Lestrange to you now, and I look forward to teaching you a thing or three. Hopefully even more than that.

Comments

[alt_rabastan]

A simple catalogue of what has been left behind in the classroom (and the living quarters, if you're able to get access to them) would be most helpful indeed. I should be able to manage the rest myself. But yes, if I think of something else, I shall send off an owl. Really though, my needs are few...I would simply like to know what I'm walking into, beyond the expected desks and suchlike.

[alt_sinistra]

I can most certainly manage that - most likely next week. I'll let you know as I make progress.