"Good," Severus said with a curt nod, trying not to think of the reaction when this inevitably became public. Dumbledore hadn't even been able to pass off a reasonably tame werewolf when that piece of information had been leaked; the complaints that would come if he hired a recently released convict and former Death Eater might prove even more strident. But this place was his now, and surely he was entitled to some deference. "Our Care of Magical Creatures professor will be up to keeping the animals, I should hope. You can start when you like - it's rather more pleasant without the students running around, really - and it may be better to begin earlier. You may find you're not precisely popular." He felt compelled to warn him, although it was obvious and there was nothing to be done about it. If Goyle came on reasonably soon, perhaps the objections would blow over by the start of term.