Private to Staff
Joseph Castro has gone over the edge. As you know, I am extremely busy because of the full moon. I do not have the time to dedicate to this debacle of what has been a problematic student's prolific file of misdemeanors and disrespectful conduct, as well as an apex to his blind hatred, anti-Slytherin sentiments and general rudeness.
Would someone deal this young man a good, hard slap in the face, or possibly attaching him to one of those old torture devices with all the blades to remove sensative organs around the waist, as I am currently locked down in the dungeons? I would suggest removing him from the quidditch game at least, as he has made his insubordinance public and quite pronounced. I would also like to reeinstate for the records that no one is too good or too bad to be expelled; after all, Sirius Black graduated from Hogwarts, but groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid did not. Clearly the standard is below what it should be, if we allow murderers to graduate, and yet some teachers of our classes did not. Let us set a new precident in expelling dangerous, malicious students so that others may learn in as safe an environment as possible.
- Severus Snape