Private Message to Pansy Parkinson

[alt_lavender]

Dear Ms Parkinson:

I know you don't like me a great deal; the feeling has generally been mutual.

However...

I greatly respect your skills in your chosen field. And I am in a position where I am in need of business advice and possibly capital; my goal is to purchase (or rent) and restore The Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade and return it to a working state as soon as possible provided any heirs of Madame Rosmerta's agree.

What would you consider a fair trade for the same? I am willing to offer anything reasonable.

Sincerely--

Lavender Brown

Comments

[alt_pansy]

Hello, Lavender.

That sounds like it'd be something I could help with.

I'm on a committee of economic development, and one of the things we're tasked with is offering loans to small businesses starting up. We've come up with an application -- it isn't terribly hard, and it does have certain stipulations, like for you, it'd involve providing employment opportunity and the possibility for advancement for Muggle and Muggleborn employees, with bonuses if they're in position of management, and making sure wages are set at a certain level, and so on.

There will be some licensing involved too, to handle and distribute food and spirits, but I also happen to be on a committee that's handling that as well (they've got me on quite a few), so I can show you how to go through that process.

And beyond that, if you want to talk about all the ins and outs of starting a business, I'd be willing to sit with you and answer questions, and give you a word or two of advice.

I think re-starting the Three Broomsticks sounds like a good idea. It's just the sort of thing we're hoping to help get off the ground.

And this is government money, not my own, so it'd be Albion terms, not mine. So all you'd owe me would be the occasional butterbeer when I'm in town to thank me for helping you through the process.

[alt_lavender]

I'm really not to the point of thinking about hiring but I suppose I can agree to that.

I'll have to get used to mingling some time after all.

Do you even like butterbeer?

And thank you; I know you weren't obliged.