Madam V. Islington
Runwitch Magazine
Diagon Alley
London

C.A.Gamp
Being Division
Department for Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
Ministry of Magic
London

Dear Madam Islington,

My congratulations on a highly successful talk at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this week. I understand your audience received you well.

I am heartened to hear that Hogwarts sought to invite you to speak. It is a valuable lesson for all young witches and wizards to understand fellow beings and their contributions to our rich magical culture. I have not hesitated to explain this to several families who wrote me this week in protest of your appearance and felt compelled to write in your support on receipt.

Being Division are presently reviewing the blood supplies with St Mungo's Hospital. The Ministry as a whole is tasked with reducing costs, and I am keen to see this is done without detriment to this vital service. If you have the time, would you consider meeting me with regards to this matter?

Kind regards,



Head of Being Division

Violet Islington
Runwitch Magazine
Diagon Alley
London

Mr. Cepheus Gamp
Being Division
Department for Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
Ministry of Magic
London

Mr. Gamp,

Many thanks for your warm words of support. I am encouraged by the rather positive reception my lecture received, and hope that I might be invited again to speak to our community’s youth and their mentors. I hope you will send formal thanks to the Hogwarts Deputy professor for opening his classroom to me.

I am both sorry and unsurprised to hear that some of the parents were not as receptive, and I hope I have not caused too much headache in your department. Though, surely, you are used to such fuss by now. I know the vampire community would thank you for wasting your time on such narrow-mindedness. Do feel free to forward Howlers my way, should that not break too many Ministry regulations. My assistants are quite used to such hazardous owl post and have a savvy system for its handling.

Even if our younger generations’ elders are not so accepting as their children, it is their children who will inherit their positions of power one day. Evolution can be grueling, but I have optimism, Mr. Gamp (having survived over a century of it so far).

I would be happy to schedule a visit to discuss my concerns with the current blood allocation. It will have to be after 5 in the evening. I’m sure you understand. That hurtle aside, I can rearrange obligations at the magazine quite easily for such an important cause. Please let me know when you are available for a dinner meeting.

Violet Islington

Madam V. Islington
Runwitch Magazine
Diagon Alley
London

C.A.Gamp
Being Division
Department for Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
Ministry of Magic
London

Dear Madam Islington,

No headache at all. We are rather accustomed to receiving volatile post given the underappreciation of the diversity of magical kind. I looked upon it as an opportunity to educate the ill-informed and ignorant. It is a key responsibility of Being Division. Should I receive any particularly amusing sorts to share, I shall save and forward them to you, otherwise one would not wish to waste more time than necessary!

I have indeed sent word to Hogwarts in support of your visit. The Deputy Headmaster has acknowledged, for want of a better description.

If it were not too forward, might you be available to meet ahead of the 28th? I next meet with representatives of the St Mungo's board morning of the 28th. I am informed by key reports, but I am sceptical on the validity of Division sources. I shall make myself available a night between now and then at your choosing if you are available. 

Look forward to your return owl.

Many thanks,



Head of Being Division