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]

I'm absolutely offended!

Now, are you all set for tomorrow?

[alt_harry]

Yes sir, and Hermione is too. I told her that we'd get her some black robes like students. Only without house badges and things. Of course. So she is happy. She hates the livery. She promises to be extra good.

[alt_rabastan]

Right then! I'll be waking up early for a bit of a fly (you can join me if you'd like), and then we'll depart...at a time not to be so publicly disclosed. You know where to find me--lurking round the corner, per usual.