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[alt_antonin]

Students: if you have discovered an unexpected addition to your belongings after your trip to Hogsmeade yesterday, please bring it to me, Professor Lestrange, or Headmistress McGonagall as soon as possible. I will be in my office after lunch for that purpose. Alternately, you can give it to any Hogwarts house-elf with instructions to set it into my hands only.

You will not be in any trouble for having it, so long as you turn it in to me as quickly as possible. Please do not discuss the matter with anyone until we are able to determine what has happened and how the false materials were distributed.

Comments

[alt_padma]

Professor,

Just to be clear to everyone, you're talking about a specific something, not any old Valentine given by a secret admirer or a boyfriend or anything like that, is that correct?

[alt_antonin]

Yes, Miss Patil; my apologies, I did forget that yesterday was Valentine's Day. Some people have reported that seditious material was placed in their bags by someone at some point yesterday afternoon. I am simply attempting to re-collect it before it can trouble people.

Chocolates, sweets, cards, or similar Valentine's gifts are perfectly fine, although of course if anyone is troubled by something given to them by a secret admirer, I am happy to check it over for them.