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dulcinea doge is in ur wizengamot makin ur lawz (dulcete) wrote in refreshrpg,
@ 2015-01-16 13:31:00

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! ic-ooc, 1998-january, character: narcissa malfoy, x-character: dulcinea doge, x-character: penelope clearwater

Who: Members of WICCA
What: January meeting!
When: Evening of 15 January 1998 (backdated oops, thanks Nessa!)
Where: Doge home in Batheaston (near Bath)
Warnings: None expected.

This is the IC/OOC thread for the January WICCA meeting.

Agenda items are as follows:

Results of the annual auction (as mentioned here) and allotment of grants.
- St Mungo's (may wait until we hear results from their event on the 13th).
- Hogwarts.
- Scholarship or other project to promote tolerance and Muggleborn equality (as suggested by Lily Potter in a journal exchange).
Upcoming WICCA recruitment visit to Hogwarts on 26 January.
Other business.

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	ARRIVALS dulcete 2015-01-16 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: ARRIVALS palepanache 2015-01-16 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	Narcissa arrives precisely on time, bearing a bottle of Taittinger Nocturne Sec and bacon wrapped scallops in a Dijon cream sauce. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: ARRIVALS hocusfocus 2015-01-16 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	Amelia arrives on time, though somewhat harried, as she's just come from the DMLE. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: ARRIVALS fateless 2015-01-16 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	Lily arrives on time. She may have brought a few tipples from the old Potter cellar. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: ARRIVALS openeyed 2015-01-17 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	Alice arrives on time! She's very glad she managed to have the time off to make it to the meeting. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: ARRIVALS fortheguy 2015-01-18 07:05 pm UTC (link)
	Penelope arrived on time, as others were trickling in. She brought a plate of home-baked cinnamon rolls--they are still warm. Enjoy! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ANNUAL AUCTION RESULTS dulcete 2015-01-16 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	The sum brought in was: 2397 galleons, 13 sickles, and 23 knuts. Also any improvements to suggest for next year! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	GRANTS TO ST MUNGO'S dulcete 2015-01-16 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	May be delayed until they announce their results but ideas are solicited. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: GRANTS TO ST MUNGO'S hocusfocus 2015-01-16 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	To one of the less visible wards, perhaps? (Janus Thickey Ward for permanent residents comes to mind, but others could work!) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	GRANTS TO ST MUNGO'S dulcete 2015-01-17 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	That's an excellent idea, as it's not a glamour ward. Also there might be a grant for a Healer or trainee committing to work there for a time. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	GRANTS TO HOGWARTS dulcete 2015-01-16 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	Ideas go here! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	GRANTS TO HOGWARTS dulcete 2015-01-17 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	Dulci is interested in following up on Narcissa's discussion of the Malfoy grants so WICCA can assist in making sure students have books and needed supplies. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: GRANTS TO HOGWARTS

palepanache
2015-01-18 06:46 am UTC (link)

Narcissa has been thinking about a casino night to help raise funds to purchase school supplies, books, even tutors for students who can't afford them without putting undue strain on their families. It would be a change from the balls we've been having.

Perhaps every invite could come with a few Galleons worth of chips. They're welcome to buy more with real money. Chips can be used to gamble with or to purchase entries into a raffle with several prizes. Any chips left over at the end of the night can be kept as souvenirs, but hold no actual monetary value. All money collected remains with WICCA to fund scholarships.

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	Re: GRANTS TO HOGWARTS dulcete 2015-01-18 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	This is certainly a good idea and Dulci is in favour of it, though she thinks there may need to be a delay to allow coffers and vaults to refill. By then the current grants should also be allotted. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: GRANTS TO HOGWARTS palepanache 2015-01-18 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	Narcissa was thinking of having it in early April, so that there is time for coffers and vaults to refill. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: GRANTS TO HOGWARTS palepanache 2015-01-20 04:01 am UTC (link)
	Narcissa is, of course, happy to organize the event, though assistance would be appreciated if anyone is interested. (Reply to this) (Parent)

Re: GRANTS TO HOGWARTS

fortheguy
2015-01-18 07:10 pm UTC (link)

This may not be possible, but it does overlap somewhat with talk of Muggleborn tolerance projects: perhaps a grant to provide small expansion of the Hogwarts library collection to include a selection of significant Muggle works? Not classics, necessarily, though they certainly have merit. But for a school that boasts a Muggle Studies course, its library is lacking in primary sources, so to speak. It may benefit students to have access to selected reading material to speaks to authentic Muggle experience, in addition to what they already have of Wizard perspectives on Muggle life.

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	Re: GRANTS TO HOGWARTS fateless 2015-01-18 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	Lily also thinks this is a marvelous idea. Literature has a way of penetrating hearts and minds of young ones in a more poignant and compelling way than simple straight lecture. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: GRANTS TO HOGWARTS openeyed 2015-01-18 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	Alice could definitely get behind adding muggle books to the hogwarts library, yes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: GRANTS TO HOGWARTS dulcete 2015-01-19 07:51 pm UTC (link)
	This is going to involve list-making. Dulci looks very happy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: GRANTS TO HOGWARTS fortheguy 2015-01-19 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	Penelope is so pleased! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	MUGGLEBORN/TOLERANCE PROJECT. dulcete 2015-01-16 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	As suggested by Lily Potter. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: MUGGLEBORN/TOLERANCE PROJECT. fateless 2015-01-17 04:06 am UTC (link)
	Lily speaks up about this, adding that it would demonstrate how WICCA is supportive of muggleborns -- it sends a good message. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: MUGGLEBORN/TOLERANCE PROJECT. dulcete 2015-01-17 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	Possibly a scholarship project? With an essay or service project and a financial prize? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: MUGGLEBORN/TOLERANCE PROJECT. openeyed 2015-01-17 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	Alice thinks WICCA should look into this more -- service project or something. Perhaps with Muggleborn student parents? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: MUGGLEBORN/TOLERANCE PROJECT. fateless 2015-01-18 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	Lily likes this idea. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: MUGGLEBORN/TOLERANCE PROJECT. dulcete 2015-01-18 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	Would Lily be willing to assist in recruiting student parents, or at least referring them, if we go with Alice's suggestion of working with and through them? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: MUGGLEBORN/TOLERANCE PROJECT. fateless 2015-01-18 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	Yes -- she would be happy to be a coordinator in this project. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: MUGGLEBORN/TOLERANCE PROJECT. dulcete 2015-01-19 07:43 pm UTC (link)
	Excellent, thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: MUGGLEBORN/TOLERANCE PROJECT. fortheguy 2015-01-18 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	Penelope agrees that the service project may stand to have the most benefit from a participation standpoint. Essays are good, but detached from action--she thinks actually drawing people together for a common, concrete cause seems more productive if the goal is to foster tolerance and understanding. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: MUGGLEBORN/TOLERANCE PROJECT. dulcete 2015-01-19 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	This is a very good point. Would Penelope also like to be involved in coordination with Mrs Potter? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: MUGGLEBORN/TOLERANCE PROJECT. fortheguy 2015-01-19 08:24 pm UTC (link)
	She certainly would. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	OTHER BUSINESS dulcete 2015-01-16 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	If any. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Hogwarts Recruitment hocusfocus 2015-01-16 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	Is there a list of potential members already created? (From those who attended the ball in December?) Are they seeking out others who don't already have a family connection? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Hogwarts Recruitment dulcete 2015-01-17 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	(Whoops meant to give that its own separate category) The girls who attended appear to be Davis, Jones, MacDougal, and Parkinson (NB others who were dropped came but they may not count); Dulci is definitely looking to add more girls, including Muggleborns without family connections. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: OTHER BUSINESS palepanache 2015-01-20 04:03 am UTC (link)
	Are WICCA meetings held at Dulci's house regularly? Or does hosting rotate? Narcissa would like to offer to host the next gathering, though she doesn't want to step on anyone's toes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: OTHER BUSINESS dulcete 2015-01-20 04:04 am UTC (link)
	Just popping in briefly to say rotating is awesome and Narcissa is welcome to host! Please! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: OTHER BUSINESS palepanache 2015-01-20 04:07 am UTC (link)
	Wonderful. Narcissa offers to host the next gathering at Malfoy Manor, then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: OTHER BUSINESS dulcete 2015-01-21 12:47 am UTC (link)
	Dulci thinks that's a capital idea and unless there's another offer, Narcissa should host next month. (Reply to this) (Parent)