[The DMLE sent a list of requested security measures to the Hogwarts Headmaster’s Office on 7.8.91. In conjunction with the DoM, the Hogwarts administration filed a joint reply to the DMLE, published below, denying all seven requests. The initial request and the DoM response were made available to the public in 2021.]
Request for placement of undercover auror at Hogwarts Castle for duration of 1991-92 school year.
Denied. Hogwarts matriculation committee refusal to comply.
Request for placement of DMLE security at Hogsmeade Station and Hogwarts front gate.
Denied. Hogwarts administration invocation of 17.B.
Request for placement of clandestine DMLE hit squad to protect ‘Article’.
Denied. Invocation of 17.B; Hogwarts security team cites ‘adequate protections’.
Request for DMLE access to Hogwarts security maps.
Denied. Hogwarts administration notes annual nature of this request, ponders ritualistic and game-like nature of the cyclical pursuit of refusal.
Request for DMLE access to security plans re: protection of Article.
Denied. Invocation of 17.B; security team cites top-secret nature of plans, potential complications resulting from multiple agency intervention, and potential security breach.
Request for timeline shift from 1.9.91 – 4.6.91 to 1.9.91 – 1.12.91.
Denied. Hogwarts administration cites academic needs of students, necessity of preserving sanctity of academic space, staffing needs.
Request for advanced security detail re: H.J.P.
Denied by DoM, re: [REDACTED].
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