—Dame Alina

 

VIOLATION

SERIOUSNESS

SENTENCE

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS

 

DISRUPTING DETENTION

According to a report from Elwin, today’s punishment resulted in what Keefe has termed, “The Great Pus-plosion!” It’s unclear how the vat of pooka pus erupted, but Keefe was definitely involved.

8 out of 10

Three additional detentions

assigned.

Note sent home.

In hindsight, giving Keefe access to an abundant supply of pooka pus was a terrible idea! The cleanup took hours! (And my gown is ruined!) I spoke with Elwin, since three additional detentions doesn’t seem like enough—and I disagree with his assessment that I should “find my sense of humor.” I sent a strongly worded letter to Keefe’s parents. And I’m making sure the next three detention Mentors choose punishments that don’t involve odorous substances!

—Dame Alina

 

VIOLATION

SERIOUSNESS

SENTENCE

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS

 

DISRUPTING DETENTION

According to a report from Sir Bubu, Keefe interrupted the day’s punishment (which involved a recitation of one of the more tedious Dwarven poems) by improvising a recitation of his own: a poem he called “The Saga of Sir Bubu.”

4 out of 10

A week of additional detentions assigned.

Note sent home.

I fear these antics are making detention seem “fun”—both to Keefe and to other prodigies. All afternoon, I’ve been hearing “The Saga of Sir Bubu” repeated through the halls—and while certain lines were admittedly amusing, this needs to stop! I let Keefe know I’m contemplating expulsion. And I’m meeting with a group of Mentors later to discuss new punishment strategies. Also sent an incredibly stern warning to Keefe’s parents, reminding them that having their son attend Foxfire is a privilege!

—Dame Alina

 

VIOLATION

SERIOUSNESS

SENTENCE

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS

 

DITCHING THE UNIVERSE

According to a report from the gnomes, Keefe was found tucked into a nook behind the gremlin statue in the Level One Atrium during his session.

3 out of 10

A week of detention assigned.

Note sent home.

There haven’t been any incidents for several weeks, so I’d thought my efforts had finally succeeded. But judging by the amount of Prattles littering the floor of Keefe’s hiding place, I suspect he goes there often. (Likely taking advantage of the fact that Sir Jarvin rarely pays attention to anything except the stars. I really should replace him as a Mentor. But he gives the loveliest compliments on my hair.…) Clearly I need to send a stronger message. So Keefe gets to sit through another week of detention—and I made much clearer threats to him, as well as in the letter I sent home to his parents.

—Dame Alina

 

VIOLATION

SERIOUSNESS

SENTENCE

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS

 

THE GREAT GULON INCIDENT

Dozens of reports have been gathered on this incident. But it’s still unclear exactly what happened.…

11 out of 10

NONE.

(For now!)

I know Keefe was behind this, no matter how many times he claims he had nothing to do with it! There has to be evidence somewhere (something like this would’ve taken weeks of planning!), and when I find it, he’s off to Exillium! But first… I need to get this smell out of my hair.…

—Dame Alina

 

VIOLATION

SERIOUSNESS

SENTENCE

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS

 

DITCHING PHYSICAL EDUCATION

According to a report from Sir Bubu, Keefe was found hiding in one of the detention rooms during session.

6 out of 10

One month of detention assigned.

Note sent home.

I still haven’t connected Keefe to the gulon incident (I refuse to call it “great”)—but if he likes the detention room so much, he can spend an entire month there! I also informed him and his parents that unless they can outline specific steps to correct this situation, I’m starting expulsion proceedings!

—Dame Alina

 

 

Update: Lady Gisela had quite a few unpleasant things to say about my note (and my leadership skills in general). It also appears that Lord Cassius could cause me a tremendous amount of headaches if I proceed with the expulsion. In light of that, I’ve decided to see if the problem can be remedied a different way. I’ll now be personally overseeing Keefe’s detentions, which will be held one-on-one in my office, and I have a strategy to hopefully get through to him. (Though I’ve also reduced the punishment to only two weeks—I have my limits!)

—Dame Alina

 

VIOLATION

SERIOUSNESS

SENTENCE

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS

 

STORMING OUT OF DETENTION

For the official report: Keefe threw down his polishing cloth halfway through his punishment and stomped out of the room.

5 out of 10

One additional detention assigned.

I’m not sure what brought on today’s tantrum. I was explaining to Keefe why he should thank his parents for the fact that he’s still at Foxfire and he turned and stalked away. I followed him—and stayed by his side for his afternoon session and Study Hall (which he didn’t appreciate). I also let him know that he now had an additional detention to serve—and I actually saw his smirk fade! Hopefully he’s realizing that he’s only hurting himself with all of this misbehavior.

—Dame Alina

 

VIOLATION

SERIOUSNESS

SENTENCE

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS

 

DISRESPECT FOR ACADEMY PROPERTY. BREAKING AND ENTERING.

For the official report: Somehow Keefe got into the principal’s office and ruined all of the polishing he did during detention.

8 out of 10

One detention assigned.

Keefe has been so cooperative lately that I foolishly let down my guard. I have no idea how he got into my office (the locks are being changed as I write this!)—and I don’t want to know what he smeared on my mirrors. But the gnomes were kind enough to handle the cleanup—and I would’ve given Keefe a harsher punishment if the school year wasn’t over. (FINALLY!) Hopefully he will return to Foxfire ready to take his education seriously.

—Dame Alina

 

LEVEL THREE VIOLATION

SERIOUSNESS

SENTENCE

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS

 

DITCHING ELVIN HISTORY

According to a report from the gnomes, Keefe was found hiding in the Level Four wing during afternoon session.

3 out of 10

Warning issued.

It’s the first day of sessions and Keefe is already causing trouble—and he can argue that his photographic memory should exempt him from “boring lectures that repeat what’s in the textbook” all he wants! Elvin History is a vital session, and I would’ve given him a week of detention if I could, but none of the Mentors are prepared to be supervising punishments yet. So, I let Keefe off with a warning (reminding him about expulsion!). I’m sure he’ll give everyone plenty of reasons to assign detention soon. This is going to be a very long year.…