A Day of Remembrance

[alt_daphne]

Students:

Please join the Head Boy and me at the lake shore this Saturday at sundown, following the Hogsmeade outing. Having attained the Headmaster's permission, we will be holding a student-only Day of Remembrance ceremony, to honour and preserve the memory of those who are no longer with us. December 13th is also St. Lucia's Day, the festival of light, and we will be floating lanterns across the lake's surface in a gesture of hope intended to see us through the long and dark winter.

See you there.

Comments

[alt_harry]

I'll be there. I hope others will come, too.

Order Only - Private message to Harry and Justin

[alt_daphne]

I plan on waiting until the very last minute to tell Padma and Seamus that as council members, their attendance will not be required (I'll tell them that Hydra's isn't, either, though we of course know that's not true). I was thinking just after the Prefect's meeting before everyone leaves for Hogsmeade.

I was thinking it may be a good idea to have you and Justin there when I tell them, just to be on the safe side.

Re: Order Only - Private message to Harry and Justin

[alt_harry]

Good idea. Do you want me to say anything, or just stand there and try to look a little menacing?

Re: Order Only - Private message to Harry and Justin

[alt_daphne]

Oh - no, nothing like that. Neither respond well to intimidation! Be casual. I plan to tell them that the Day of Remembrance is a tonne of trifling work that would be a waste of their valuable time, and make it seem I'm doing a favour to them. Oh, and I'll say that I've got you and Justin minding some of the lesser details - they should like that, especially if you seem a little unenthusiastic about it.