Filius and Pomona arrived at a surprisingly quiet infirmary, Poppy asking them what the problem was saw Filius hand over his copy of today's Quibbler. A smiling healer shook her head in refusal.
"You keep that, Filius, I have my own copy. I was actually expecting Albus and Minerva, not you two."
"Albus certainly stormed out the great hall, while Minerva refused to offer any aid or protection to your two patients. We thought you might need a hand, hence why Filius and I are here. Albus obviously has other plans on how to deal with this. How are your patients?"
"Oh, they are doing well, though getting rather bored. Would you like to visit? I assume Albus meant it was only their friends that were bared from seeing them, not two Heads of House."
Both Filius and Pomona suspected Poppy was protecting the two third years from Albus, hence why they were here to offer her support. Poppy took them behind the screens where they found both students deep in study, there were books open all over the table they were working at.
"Nice to see you looking a bit better, Mr Potter." Filius really didn't try to hide that he found this situation rather funny.
Harry returned the humour. "Great to see you too, Sir. I thought we were going to have to use other methods to contact you. Madam Sprout, while this offer will most certainly be open to you too, I would ask that if you are not interested you will at least not mention this to a certain meddling old Headmaster we all know."
That Pomona was smiling as she nodded her agreement gave the couple some hope that perhaps they could poach Sprout away from Hogwarts too. That would certainly make Neville happy.
"We're trying to set up some tutoring for this summer, but that really is only phase one. We're seriously looking into setting up our own school, and would value your opinions on our building - and anything else you could help us with."
As both Heads of House looked like they needed to sit down after hearing that, Hermione dropped another bombshell. "Should either or both of you consider leaving Hogwarts, there would of course be jobs waiting on you."
This time they did need a seat, which Poppy duly provided. Pomona then wanted to know if they actually were serious, or if this was nothing more than a pipe dream.
"I promise you my silence on this matter but I want to know how far you've gotten with these plans, and if you have any idea of the costs involved. I also can't see Dumbledore or the Ministry of Magic letting you away with this.'
This was the kind of opening Hermione thrived on, and Harry nodded for her to talk about their plans. "First, we agree totally about Dumbledore and the Ministry. That's why the school won't be in Britain. Gold will not be a problem, funds will be available for setting it up and keeping it running. Originally Harry and I were only intending tutoring for us and a few friends, but that doesn't help the hundreds of people who's only choice is Hogwarts."
Harry seamlessly took over what was effectively a sales pitch, one that would hopefully see them gain two professors out of this. "We have experienced people on the ground already looking at this, though your thoughts or ideas would certainly be valued. I'm sure part of this new attitude the Headmaster is having so much trouble with is that I'm now determined to make my parents proud of the son they gave their lives saving. Arranging tutoring for a few people would no longer cut it for me."
It was then Hermione's turn to run with the baton. "We intend for the school to carry the Potter name, so only the best will do. Our research is leading us to think it would be madness to try and open a brand new school, teaching all seven years from the first day."
"We're considering our year group being the oldest, giving staff and students time to grow into the school. It would be two years before we had to sit OWL's, and a further two before NEWT's. By that time everything should be in place to make us competitive with any school in Europe."
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