Fauna Blake
Hufflepuff Common Room
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Sasha Schlagenweit
London, England

Sasha,

I just got back from having an interesting conversation with Baxter Fox. You know what he said? He accused me of being a werewolf! He kept bringing up your name, saying you were the one to give him all the "proof". I can't remember everything he said because he talks so damn much, but the jist of it was just

I don't understand why you'd do this to me. You know I'm not a werewolf. You saw me in October. I didn't get bitten, Greyfriar did. I went to St. Mungoes because he asked me to be there! Don't you think they would have noticed if I'd been bitten and bloody or whatver? Do you really think Snark would allow me to come back to school without checking stuff out first?

It doesn't make any damn sense! So the reason I can only think of that you'd use to do this is because you are still upset at me, mad at me, I don't even know. What did I do to you? If it's about October I apologised for dragging you out! I don't know, what else have I done here?

Now I'm remembering some of what Baxter said (he is the MOST obnoxious third year by the way, thanks for siccing him on me). He was saying oh, your habits changed, your getting up early now. Is this because of our stupid fight in Novemeber? What the hell, Sasha! There's a good reason for those visits but I can't explain it in a letter.

What really pisses me off is that you brought Ollie into this. You of all people! I'm not going to say anything to Akiva about you and Fergie if that's what you guys want. I'm not a total jackass, unlike. But Ollie has been through ENOUGH with being out of school and dealing with that. I don't care, you know, it really surprises me that you don't THINK about these things, considering YOU'RE out of school and you're in your own little relationship thing. It's not like I'm ashamed of anything, I just  She's my friend and she doesn't deserve people thinking she turned me into a werewolf. I don't need that either. It really, really bothers me that now the whole damn school is going to connect the werewolf thing with the dating thing and you did not care enough (or you did it on purpose which is worse) before blabbing off to Baxter about it. I just broke up with Devlin. I do not need more people talking about who I'm dating, not dating, kissing, whatever!

So thanks. Maybe your bad luck has caused you to be bitter or something but that's no reason to start making rumours about me. There are so many other people you could have lashed out at. Callum, for one! I know we're not friends anymore, I don't even know if we ever were, but this is not what i need right now for the school to be talking about me. You're lucky Baxter isn't going to get anywhere with this. Pick a better rumour next time, will you? Better yet leave me the hell alone.

-Fauna

S. R. W. Schlagenweit
22 Grafstraße
Schönau am Konigsee, Bayern
Deutschland

Ms. Blake
Hufflepuff Common Room
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry

Ms Blake:

It is with great regret that I hear you've been troubled by this recent conversation.  In reading your letter, it has come to my attention that you are mistaken in the actual course of events that led to Baxter's suspicions as well as my own.  When one is so heated, it is easy to overlook reason in favor of primal emotional response.

We did not enter the conversation with a baseless theory that you were a werewolf and then go searching for the proof.  In light of the recent, unfortunate article published in Daily Prophet about his father, we were discussing the role of such organizations as your own SAWS club at school.  This club and its significance to you isn't the only change you've exhibited this past year.  When I described this and the other changes I'd seen, at Baxter's request, the pattern seemed obvious.  We came to the conclusion from the evidence at hand, Baxter didn't come fishing for 'proof,' as you put it

I actually could not deny or verify your status as a werewolf.  I did not see you immediately after the attack in the woods.  When I left, in fact, you were in the midst of fighting the beast.  It seemed to me a possibility that you were, in fact, already cursed before that day and, therefore were neither concerned about getting injured in the fight nor had any fresh injuries when you were medically evaluated at St. Mungos.  Or, perhaps, you suffered only a minor injury - small enough to be easily overlooked but significant enough to leave you infected. 

I did not recall seeing you during previous full moons.  As Hufflepuff seems to be a rather werewolf-accepting house, it seemed plausible they were helping hide you along with the other Hufflepuff wolves.  I did not have a definitive answer either way for Baxter so we pursued the only option that seemed reasonable: contact the appropriate authorities about our suspicions. 

It is my duty to regard those concerns as serious.  If they are for naught than you have nothing to worry about and no harm will be done.  And, if werewolves are such 'non issues' as you'd have us all believe, than I don't see why you'd be offended by a few questions on the matter.  Or, do you admit that those procedures are good enough for werewolves but not for yourself? 

That you accuse me of 'doing this to you' indicates you misunderstand my motivations and believe this is a personal attack.  This was not personal.  I identified a potential risk to my classmates and I reported it to the proper authorities.  I do understand the sting of accusations and rumors.  But, I've also come to understand that safety and security of the community as a whole outweighs that of the personal feelings of the individual. 

I was not motivated by any personal concerns in this circumstance and I'd appreciate you show me the same respect and leave my own personal matters out of this conversation.

Best Regards,


Sasha Rudolf Waldgraf Schlagenweit

Fauna Blake
Hufflepuff Common Room
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Sasha Schlagenweit
London, England

Sasha,

Why are you talking to me like I'm fifty years old? "It is with great regret"? Really? Did you use a form rejection letter or something?

I am just so frustrated and mad at you! How can you say this isn't personal? You could have simple TALKED to me before sending off your letters to the RCMC, before telling your "observations" to Baxter! It would have been better if you two had snuck up on me and waved silver in my face, you know, but no, you just had to turn this into a big deal and say "oh it's your duty" to report me to the Ministry. Bollocks, Sasha!

You say that I shouldn't be offended by a few questions? Well, you never asked ME any questions. Like I said, you and Baxter just send off your letters, and THEN Baxter confronted me in the corridor, while everyone else could hear, saying he would be sutble about his mini investigation. His mini investigation!

You say it's not personal but then you list changes I've been through as some kind of proof of lycanthropy. I'm sorry, but it's ridiculous. There's no proof, or even reason for suspicion. There's just me getting up earlier in the morning. And me doing things you don't approve of. That doesn't make me a werewolf!

You say it's not personal but you talk about the attack like I did something wrong! I was trying to help Greyfriar. I was trying to help you and Beatrix get away safely. I was scared out of my mind and you think I might have stayed because I was already "infected"? Do you not understand how hurtful that is? I already feel bad about us being out there. I was just trying to help.

And that still doesn't answer why you had to include Ollie in this mess! Baxter called me insane for getting "romantically involved" with a werewolf. Do you two really think we run around biting each other? It's ridiculous and it's not fair that this is how most of the school knows that I liked her for a little while. It's not as bad as charming copies of diary entries but it's still SHITTY, Sasha.


~Fauna

S. R. W. Schlagenweit
London, England

Ms. Blake
Hufflepuff Common Room
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry

Ms Blake:

I apologize ahead of time for the absence of vulgarities in my response to your letter.  Please, rest assured that my avoidance of such language is purely a stylistic choice on my part.  I prefer to utilize the vast array of vocabulary in the English language rather than limit myself to cliche and overused idioms.  It most certainly shouldn't be misinterpreted as my assuming you're older than your true age.

Was I to assume that speaking to you on this matter would have been more successful and enlightening than on the two previous occasions we discussed your changes in behavior?  I'm afraid neither mornings I met you on the way to the Hospital Hut left me feeling confident in my chances of receiving truthful and straightforward answers from you.  Those conversations and our meeting at Professor Greyfriar's residence made it very clear what to expect from any further discussion.  I decided it'd be more effective to allow the authorities to handle the issue. 

It is not may place nor do I have the qualifications to determine whether or not my observations are proof of lycanthropy.  Nor would I have pursued any personal investigation on the matter.  That, I believe, isn't my place and wouldn't have been inappropriate.  Baxter asked what changes in your behavior I'd observed, I told him about a few of our interactions and he recommended we notify the Ministry.  It seemed to me better to have the professionals look into the matter than it would have been for me to go snooping further into your personal life.  I apologize if I'd come to the wrong conclusion. 

When you break the rules, sometimes bad things happen.  In the past, you seem to have gotten away with quite a lot of inappropriate conduct so I'm not surprised you're taken aback when it finally does catch up to you.  If you sneak out, hold secret meetings and hang out with the wrong sort, sometimes regrettable things happen as a consequence.  While I may have approached this issue in a manner that you don't approve of, I am not responsible for the behavior you demonstrated that led to these consequences.  I don't appreciate you displacing your embarrassment and frustration on me.  You share some responsibility in this manner. 

I have no control over how Baxter responded to your relationship with Olivia and I, for the record, have not commented to you or anyone else on the matter.  Clearly, your relationship with her has influenced your view on the matter of werewolves in general and seemed relevant to the issue at hand.  I passed on the information but have, if I must point out, passed no personal judgment on matter. 

Again, I fully trust that the Ministry will approach your matter with the same thoroughness and sensitivity that they've treated me.  If they determine you are not cursed and clear you, then I will accept their findings at face value. 

Best Regards,

Sasha Rudolf Waldgraf Schlagenweit

Fauna Blake
Hogwarts

S.R.W. Schlagenweit
London, England

Sasha,

It sucks that you felt like you couldn't approach me or talk to me. Is saying 'suck' too vulgar for you? Cos that's what it is.  I know we've had arguments and issues in the past. Obviously. We dont see eye to eye about my decisions on things.

I had thought, honestly, that things were getting just a slight bit better. Like when we saw each other at Akiva's. Or even that time Callum put up those posters. I felt like we were on the same side. It hurt to find out from Baxter instead of you that you think I'm a werewolf. I've you know, broken rules before but    a werewolf? Even if I was one I wouldnt be staying at Hogwarts in secret! Ollie had the support of the Headmaster and the professors. She had arrangments to go home each month. I'd have none of that. It would be too dangerous for me to stay. That would be one thing I wouldn't try to hide.

So you really think I'm a werewolf? I'm being serious. I thought this was a revenge thing for you. You really think I'm a werewolf?

And now I'm hurt again, I'm still frustrated, that you think I'm just this horrible person. That I would stay at Hogwarts in secret and without support, and be a danger to people around me. It's like you don't know me or understand me at all! I'm not saying oh  just let all the werewolves run around Hogwarts without any plan or system or lets just sneak them in, I'm saying werewolves NEED a support system at school and   ugh. I don't know how to explain this to you. But I wouldn't be that irresponsible. And before you say  oh how am I supposed to know based off your past decisions, well, just trust me.

You say stuff like because I sneak out, have secret meetings and hang out with bad people (or people you don't like) that I... what? Do I deserve bad things to happen to me? Because that also really sucks, Saha, if that's what you mean. What have I gotten away with? We both faced consiquences for sneaking out in October, we both got detentions for that. I have not snuck out since November when we visited Greyfriar. I told you there are reasons for the meetings on Sunday. What else are you talking about?   

~Fauna

S. R. W. Schlagenweit
London, England

Ms. Blake
Hufflepuff Common Room
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry

Fauna,

You are correct.  I no longer understand nor know you.  This fact has become progressively more apparent as this year has progressed.  I used to look up to you.  My first few years at Hogwarts, when I was still figuring all this witch and wizard stuff out, you were one of the few students I looked to more than the others.  But, this year I don't understand you anymore and when Baxter asked me to verbalize the changes I'd seen, there'd finally been a recognizable pattern.  I don't know anymore whether you'd keep something like that secret.  Olivia had been kept secret from most of us though, I'm sure, you knew when you were dating and simply helped us keep her in the dark; I had no way of knowing if your situation was the same. 

Whether or not I think you deserve for bad things to happen is irrelevant and I certainly am not wishing them upon you.  It's just a fact of life.  My opinions on the matter are, I know I sound redundant but, irrelevant.  It's just the way the world works.  Bad things happen to me but I recognize and acknowledge that I, in some way, brought them upon myself. 

I'm sorry that, despite my insistence to the contrary, you still think this was a personal attack or 'revenge' on my part.  I assure you it was and still is not.  The facts were laid before me and I felt there was enough evidence to be suspicious.  I had neither the information nor the qualifications to prove or disprove them.  I was not qualified and I did not feel comfortable approaching you about the subject so I passed it on to the professionals who handle these situations.  I didn't know one way or another.  I just knew there was enough evidence for me to not feel comfortable ignoring the situation.  They will decide, I'm sure, whether it's a matter that needs to be investigated further. 

With the information I had, I knew there was a risk I'd be wrong no matter which course of action I took.  If my theory was, indeed, false and you were not cursed, the worst that would happen is you'd be asked a few questions and, as a result, be angry and hate me - as has happened.  The alternative, though, was to do nothing and, if I was wrong, someone might get hurt or even killed.  When I looked at similar past situations and wonder whether things would be different if I'd acted sooner and more decisively, the best action seemed very obvious.  I'm sorry that you took this as a personal attack but I couldn't risk the guilt of knowing someone else got killed and I didn't do enough to try and prevent it.  I couldn't risk that, again.  If you knew what that guilt felt like, I suspect you'd better understand why I chose the course of action I did. 

I know you probably won't believe me but, for the record, I hope the Ministry proves I'm wrong. 

- S. R. W. Schlagenweit

Fauna Blake
Hufflepuff Common Room
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Sasha Schlagenweit
London, England

Sasha,

I don't know what else to say except that I don't hate you. Sure I'm angry. Especially after they sent Kurby freaking Bagnold to the school to talk to me, and after that disaster there's a new bloody song making a round in the halls. Just what I need.

Im trying to understand where your coming from. I'm still baffled that you think I changed so much that I'd keep something like that a secret but if that's how you feel, I cant do much to change your mind now. I'm still hurt and I reckon there's not much you can say to change that either. But I guess it makes sense what you did, if you were trying to avoid the most a large amount of people getting hurt. I don't agree with how you went about it and I'm still mad at you and will probably be mad for a while. But I guess I understand now, your reason at least, even if.

~Fauna