When the students show up for this meeting immediately after dinner, some of them may be forgiven for thinking they’ve walked into a Slug Club meeting. There’s a buffet table with finger food and desserts, along with butterbeer and pumpkin juice on hand to drink. The Carrows were looking moderately happy for once in the past 24 hours, and they chat to the students as they arrive and encourage them to help themselves to the food and drink.

Once everyone has arrived and has had a chance to grab something, Amycus gestured for everyone to sit down.

“Alecto and I wanted to thank you all for your efforts in keeping order in the school, we appreciate everything you’ve been doing. We do have the awards ceremony coming up this weekend, of course, but we thought a special treat was in order after everyone’s hard work yesterday!” Alecto giggled in agreement, both of them smiling broadly to the students.

“We’ve been very pleased with those of you who have started the extra Dark Arts tutoring with Amycus, you’re all showing great promise!”

“I’d also like to invite Miss Capper and Miss Bulstrode to join us, your efforts yesterday to help apprehend the ridiculous pranksters yesterday have not gone unnoticed.” Amycus cast a glance over the rest of the group. “And there is always more room in the class for those who distinguish themselves! Never fear.”

“Now!” Alecto clapped her hands together. “That’s enough serious business for now. Please, eat and enjoy yourselves! And keep up all that hard work.”

She set a very old Weird Sisters album on to play while returning to speak to her brother, keeping an eye on everyone while also being available for the students to talk to while they were there.

Wasn’t this a nice treat everyone?

At dinner, the Carrows have an announcement to make! Amycus stands on the dais, looking out over the students.

“All students are forbidden to access the Owlery until further notice. Any mail to be sent is to be handed to your Head of House, who will pass on your mail to be posted, presuming it does not contain any seditious material or false information. Likewise, all incoming mail will be inspected before distributed by your Head of House at their leisure.

All Hogwarts Enforcement Patrol members are invited to join me in my office after dinner for a very important meeting.” He smiled as he said it, even though his words were intended more as a command than an invitation.

“And the rest of you idiots should start to think long and hard about what you’re doing and the support you’re all showing to that so-called Army that is forcing our hand like this. The longer you continue to hide them from us, the longer we’ll have to punish you.” He turned and took his place at the teacher’s table, where once more he and Alecto were sitting down to a lavish meal, joined by Professors Mulciber and Macnair. The other teachers were treated to the meagre and plain meals previously served to the students.

At breakfast this morning Amycus Carrow has an announcement for you. There is a new professor sitting at the table having breakfast, talking to Alecto and Professor Mulciber and being eyed off by the other teachers. Some of you may recognise him as the Ministry's former Executioner, Walden Macnair.

Amycus introduces him as the new Care of Magical Creatures teacher, and advises students to report to a classroom on the third floor for their Care of Magical Creatures class.

At these classes you will be provided with new textbooks, which are publications from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. They lay out the regulations for the control of magical creatures in Britain, and the offences in which can see magical creatures executed.