HoH - Jury of Peers and Pupils
"HOH: HANDS OFF HEADS-OF-HOUSES"
The movement's moniker and slogan was something of a double-entrende. Posters and word-of-mouth spread like wildfire through the castle on December 15th. The Ravenclaws were launching a soft revolt after the latest Daily Prophet Articles besmirched their Headmaster and former Head of House. Hogwarts residents gather to write the Ministry demanding a release of information, a fair trial, or to give a positive testimony of Professor Iwasaki's character.
While some write in privacy, a letter drafting group is available in the library. An upperclassman roams the rows of tables like a general, answering questions or offering guidance, ensuring ink and paper remain in supply. "Remember: you write as representatives of Hogwarts. Show them your wit. Don't allow your anger to be twisted into fodder for the papers. We won't make our case if we come across as 'violent, illiterate menaces'. Beseech the Department of Magical Law Enforcement for a release of evidence. Explain why this is vital not only to our school, but to the Magical community as we know it. Cite anything of relevance. Only attest to the professor's character if you had a first-hand encounter with him... but be mindful of what you give to the papers. Be courteous, concise, and above all careful with your words."
OOC"HoH" is not an official staff-run event, it's an IC response to recent developments. There will be multiple parts to participate in:
Before joining, please be familiar with the letter board guidelines
- Spreading posters around the school
- Writing a letter to the Ministry [you are here]
- Public protest
- You're welcome to do your own spins on this
Follow Up
It's assumed these would either get no reply, or something to the effect of "You are children and don't know how the law works". This will lead to the protest thread in Diagon Alley.
Context TimelineReducioPoster by Dee PrinceDecember 5 - Marcus accused of attacking three aurors, killing one and critically injuring + infecting the others. Paper summarized:
"It has been reported that the former head of house failed to take his allotted wolfsbane and transformed into a cursed creature known as a werewolf on the night of the full moon. ...Some say the Auror Office demanded changes to Hogwarts’ security policies and the Heads refused, choosing resignation over compliance. Some have gone as far as to claim that this was an act of retaliation on the part of Marcus Iwasaki. Headmaster Solomon Lear has refused to comment on the impending case against Marcus Iwasaki."
December 13 - Marcus undergoes "a rapid trial, lasting scarcely a day"
The Lycanthropic Defense League (LDL) publicly condemned "the Ministry’s obsession with using werewolves as scapegoats," arguing that Marcus Iwasaki was targeted because of his condition, not evidence.
SCARAB... a controversial but increasingly vocal group advocating for the rights of magical "near-beings" and marginalized half-human populations, has issued a forceful public statement condemning the verdict.
"We have seen this pattern for decades: when the public needs a monster, the Ministry conveniently finds a werewolf. Marcus Iwasaki was tried in less than a week, without transparency, without due diligence, and without respect for the complexities of his condition. This was not justice. This was fear dressed up as law."
December 14 - The Ravenclaws receive invitation to a party in their common room, only to find "the walls plastered with The Daily Prophet, like a strange papier-mâché with Professor Iwasaki's face all over it. Former Hogwarts Staff Arrested, preached the headlines that covered the walls. Marcus Iwasaki will be tried the week of December 13th. Hogwarts' Werewolf Dragged to Azkaban." (-Jessamine Lancaster).
Although Marcus has no memory of the incident and the witnesses are incapable of providing testimony, the Ministry concludes from the limited information available that he is guilty. Marcus is sentenced to a lifetime in Azkaban. The Daily Prophet states, "Wizengamot refused to directly comment on these suspicions, but state that "Iwasaki was given a fair trial like any other wizard." The paper mentions all former HoH having stepped down October 19th of this year, and slanders Headmaster Lear's ability to handle crisis, citing his disappearance after the death of his daughter.
During the event in the Ravenclaw Common Room, it's suggested that students "send owls to the Ministry. Advocate for his character, and demand a release of information. If enough of us try, we could convince someone to listen.... If they don't, we ... make posters of our own. Organize. Make clear to the public that the Ministry has bought into this bias, and protest against our professor's unjustified arrest."
December 15 - letter writing the next day
December 23 - Protesting in Diagon Alley
*aka HOHOH, happy holidays
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{ 𝔗𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔴𝔞𝔰 𝔞 𝔟𝔬𝔶: 𝔞 𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔶 𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔤𝔢, 𝔢𝔫𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔟𝔬𝔶. 𝔗𝔥𝔢𝔶 𝔰𝔞𝔶 𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔡 𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔶 𝔣𝔞𝔯 𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔯 𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔰𝔢𝔞. }
(iNPC: Madhup Hexum)
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{ 𝔗𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔴𝔞𝔰 𝔞 𝔟𝔬𝔶: 𝔞 𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔶 𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔤𝔢, 𝔢𝔫𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔟𝔬𝔶. 𝔗𝔥𝔢𝔶 𝔰𝔞𝔶 𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔡 𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔶 𝔣𝔞𝔯 𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔯 𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔰𝔢𝔞. }
(iNPC: Madhup Hexum)
HoH - Jury of Peers and Pupils
He carefully read over the letter again, making sure he was happy with his wording. He was increasingly self-conscious about being misunderstood and was determined to reduce that risk. He was happy that he was presenting the opportunity as a chance for the Wizengamot to prove they are just, rather than challenging their decision.Timothy cautiously sat down in the library with the other students writing letters. He had overheard someone telling another Ravenclaw about this and although he knew the older Ravenclaws didn't like him much, he wanted to do the right thing. He had picked a seat at the end of the table, hoping to be out of the way and avoid causing any other arguments.
Carefully he picked out a parchment and quill and began to write.
23rd December 2025
The Honourable Members of the Wizengamot
Ministry of Magic
London
To the Esteemed Members of the Wizengamot,
My name is Timothy Daniels, and I am a student currently attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am writing to you today not as someone seeking to undermine the work of the Wizengamot, but as a young wizard depply concerned about the principles of justice that should guide our community.
I have read the daily prophet article regarding the events of the fourth of December, and in an attempt to understand more I asked my fellow students about Professor Iwasaki. There are many accounts from multiple students stating that Professor Iwasaki is someone who is dedicated to his students and carried himself with dignity, fairness and constant accountability. It is a common belief among my peers that Professor Iwasaki being responsible for an attack is incredibly unlikely.
The speed of Professor Iwasaki's trial troubles me greatly. According to the Daily prophet, he was arrested, tried and convicted in less than two weeks. I have been taught that justice requires careful consideration, thorough investigation, and the weighing of all evidence. How can such a complex case, involving a fatal attack, questions about missing defensive magic from trained Aurors, and the mysterious circumstances surrounding the October resignations at Hogwarts, be resolved so quickly?
I am not asking you to overturn the verdict. I am asking for something far simpler and more fundamental. Transparency.
If Professor Iwasaki's guilt is as certain as the Wizengamot has determined, then surely releasing the trial records would only strengthen public confidence in your decision. The wizarding community deserves to see:
- What evidence was presented against Professor Iwasaki
- Why no defensive magic was detected from the Auror Victims
- Whether any investigation was conducted into possible motives or provocation
- What Professor Iwasaki's defence argued and why it was rejected.
- How the Wizengamot reached it's decision in such a brief timeframe.
Transparency is the foundation of justice. When trials are held behind closed doors and verdicts delivered with such haste, it breeds suspicion rather that trust. The Lycanthropic Defence League and SCARAB have already raised serious concerns about prejudice and scapegoating. Whether or not their concerns are valid, they cannot be properly addressed without access to the facts.
I want to believe that our institutions are fair, that our laws protect everyone equally, and that when someone is sent to Azkaban, it is because justice truly demanded it, not because it was convenient or politically expedient.
Please consider releasing the full trial transcripts and evidence to the public. Show us that Professor Iwasaki received a fair trial. Show us that your deliberations were thorough and impartial. Show us that justice, not fear, guided your verdict.
I respectfully await your response.
Yours faithfully,
he sealed the letter into an envelope, with a bit of wax, and headed over to the seventh year who had organised this event. Quietly he held out the letter for him to take.
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HoH - Jury of Peers and Pupils
To: Ministry of Magic
Department of Magical Law Enforcement
I am writing this letter to formally protest against the arrest, trial, and conviction of Marcus Iwasaki this past weekend. While this letter should be unnecessary, and I am certain there are dozens of other letters reaching you bearing witness to Mr Iwasaki's personality and history of spotless responsibility, the Ministry's handling of his case has been disgraceful and embarrassing.
Conducting an arrest, trial, and conviction within less than a week after the murder occurred does not meet any reasonable standard of due process. Mr Iwasaki is a registered werewolf who has publicly acknowledged his condition and taken documented steps to manage it responsibly, yet there was no investigation conducted into what exactly distinguished this particular full moon from any of the countless others that he has handled irreproachably. Has the Ministry even asked how or why this failure occurred, let alone investigated the possibility of interference, coercion, or negligence by a third party?
The rushed closing of this process raises the question whether fear and public pressure overrode careful inquiry, when the trial's purpose should have been to establish truth. This undermines confidence in the justice system. Is this how we treat someone who has shown unimpeachable honour in handling a magical condition that he bears no fault in?
I am not writing to insist on Mr Iwasaki's innocence. I am writing because he, like any other witch or wizard, is entitled to a thorough investigation, sufficient time for evidence to be found, examined, and challenged, and a fair trial that is not subject to the prejudice stemming from public sentiment.
This trial sets a precedent that is not just worrying but dangerous, and it needs to be reviewed. We demand a full account of the investigative process, and an explanation of how this conviction was reached so quickly without compromising fairness.
Sincerely
Dealla Prince
"One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar."
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Crystal Theodora hadn’t known Professor Iwasaki well. A few lectures. A few quiet nods in passing. Nothing remarkable in the way that made headlines but nothing monstrous either. And that, more than anything, unsettled her. Monsters were supposed to be obvious. How could the ministry call someone who she has seen be so nice to others a monster?
Crystal was in her dormitory. She was wearing an oversized black ribbed knit sweater with a high neckline and cold-shoulder cutouts. And for some reason, the color of her outfit made her want to stand up for Professor Iwasaki. Was it because she thought how lonely it would be for him to be in a black cell? She herself doesn't know the answer to the question.
Crystal headed to her table and grabbed a parchment. She smoothened it and then dipped her quill in an ink bottle. This wasn’t about defending a man she knew. It was about refusing to believe a story that the ministry had curated to sound perfect.
She had seen how people spoke about werewolves. How quickly fear became certainty. How easily suspicion replaced evidence. If this could happen to a professor, under the Ministry’s eye, then it could happen to anyone marked as dangerous by birth rather than deed.
Being a girl who wanted to take up law after she graduated, she could not stay silent. She had to join the fight. Crystal inhaled and then began to write.
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To the Department of Magical Law Enforcement,
The student body is deeply troubled by recent reports of Professor Marcus Iwasaki's arrest and sentencing, not only because of the verdict but also because there isn't any publicly available evidence to support it. When a trial is finished in a single day and important witnesses are unable to testify, uncertainty rather than resolution is encouraged.
I want to be clear: this letter is neither an emotional plea motivated by rumors nor an act of defiance. It's an information request. The magical public has a right to know how decisions were made in a situation where the accused is unable to remember what happened and where the consequences of lycanthropy could be mistaken for guilt.
Professor Iwasaki's condition should require more attention, not less. A decision that seems to be based more on fear than on verifiable facts creates a precedent that jeopardizes not just werewolves but also the integrity of our legal system in general.
I humbly request that the Department either make the evidence used in this case public or give a detailed explanation of the decision-making process.
Respectfully,
Crystal Theodora
Student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Crystal read the letter. Checking for excess emotion or anything that could be twisted into accusation rather than inquiry. Satisfied, she folded the parchment with care.
This was small. She knew that.
But small things, written carefully enough, had a way of surviving.
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To whomever this may concern,
I am a second year Ravenclaw at Hogwarts School, and I am writing concerning the trial of Marcus Iwasaki.
Although I do not know much about the workings of the Wizengamot, I am aware that it is unfair that a trial for such a serious crime only took one day, following the general procedures of a court-room trial. I am not sure whether I am just being naïve, however it does seem quite an unfair trial. Even though Iwasaki is a werewolf doesn't mean that he doesn't deserve justice.
He has overseen many transformations, both student's and his own, so I am at a loss to see what makes you convict him so quickly.
I urge you to, even if you throw away this exact letter, and don't pay any attention to it, to look at the numbers of letters you get, all from other students of Hogwarts, trying to get you to re-examine this case. I may not have any family high up in the ministry to persuade you, but I know that others here do. So, I am encouraging you to pay attention to the numbers of letters you receive, as I am sure you do not have the time to deal with what seems as though it may turn into a full uprising for the equality in the wizarding communities.
Kindest Regards,
M. Johnson
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To the Head of Department of Magical Law Enforcement
My name is Robin Marie, and I am a Ravenclaw student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and a vocal advocate for other-breed rights. I am writing to you today as your constituent to express my concern about the very public arrest and conviction of former Ravenclaw Head of House, Marcus Iwasaki. I write to highlight the importance of justice in this case, as the lack of information about the investigation and trial may undermine trust in our justice system. I write not to take away from the devastation of the attack - my heart is with the victims and their families, and I hope that the families receive the full justice that they deserve. My condolences do not diminish the fact that Marcus Iwasaki has lived peacefully and safely amongst us students and his peers for years, and there is no evidence to suggest that he has ever had a 'slip up' regarding his lycanthropy. My peers and I call on the department to release all evidence related to the case, including the written transcript of the court proceedings and the witness testimony of the surviving victims. There is an entire house (and school) of students, many of them of age, who are willing and able to provide strong character testimony that counters the claim that Marcus Iwasaki is, or ever has been, dangerous. Without the release of proper documentation, the public is left to believe that any person with lycanthropy can be thrown in Azkaban without due process, especially if someone as upstanding in the community as Iwasaki can be tried and convicted without the proper evidence proving his guilt.
I will continue writing to this department until further evidence is released. We will not rest until we have a sufficient explanation for why this case has been conducted with a lack of transparency and fairness.
The truth will come out.
Thank you for your time,
Robin Marie
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15.12.2025
To the Department of Magical Law Enforcement,
"And poise the cause in justice' equal scales,
Whose beam stands sure, whose rightful cause prevails"
Henry VI, 2.1.199–200
I am writing this letter as an 11-year-old boy who recently found out that magic exists and that I am a wizard myself. My family is not one of the influential names in the Wizarding World. I do not have an impressive career or a list of titles to wave about. Even at Hogwarts, you could count on one hand the number of people who would recognise my face or know my name. However, I have got a few things to say.
In the Muggle world I come from, it is sadly but practically customary for people to suffer injustice. When anyone dares complain about it, the authorities often say that they do not have a magic wand to solve this systemic corruption. You have. That is precisely why I believe that it is the most important duty of the Ministry to make sure a great power like magic does not turn into a hideous tool used by the powerful to crush everyone else.
Since Professor Iwasaki's arrest, I have been following the case with great concern. There is no concrete evidence, no fair trial, just a spectacle similar to a play (which I know well, as my parents are actors). If such a trial were to take place in Muggle England, there would be riots, ministers resigning, governments falling. I would hoped things were done more properly in the Wizarding World, but I fear that Professor Iwasaki's unfortunate trial has rather crushed those hopes in question far too quickly.
My humble request is that Professor Iwasaki be tried by a fair court that does not assume anyone different is potentially a criminal. Justice, as you know better than I, represents our conscience. At present, that conscience has been deeply wounded.
Perhaps while reading these lines, or if anyone bothers to read them, someone might think: "Why should we listen to an 11-year-old, Muggle-born child?" I categorically refuse to answer such a question. The problem lies precisely in the mindset giving rise to this question. When 11-year-old wizards' opinions are taken seriously, and when a lycanthrope isn't treated unfairly just because of what they are, that's when things will start falling into place.
I am asking you to rekindle my hopes for the Wizarding World. You have sufficient means at your disposal to do so.
Yours truly,
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HoH - Jury of Peers and Pupils
Similarly to @Pericles Dralt's mention of his family, Aly chose to write her letter under the moniker Alyssa Livingston as well, hoping that the well-known presence of her maternal line might carry more weight in those who cared about status at the Ministry. Salinger, though her real surname, would not have had nearly as much to throw around. It felt odd writing out words that didn't feel as though they were truly by her, but whatever she could do to better assist Marcus, she would do in a heartbeat.
Ms. Alyssa Livingston
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Scottish Highlands, Scotland, UK
Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Ministry of Magic
London, England, UK
To whom this matter may concern,
I am writing as one of many students and members of Ravenclaw House to express our uproar and disappointment towards the manner in which our former Head of House, Marcus Iwasaki, has been treated in regards to his arrest, trial, and sentencing.
Though I do not know if character witnesses were called during what you have named to be a trial, I assure you that every single member of Ravenclaw House who has interacted with Professor Iwasaki held nothing but the utmost of respect for him. He is a leader beyond compare and carried our House through some of the darkest times seen at Hogwarts in nearly three decades; not only that, he was honest and open about his condition and the care he took while at the school to ensure not only the safety of the students but also of the werewolves teaching and attending here. To have him be cast aside and labelled nothing but a dangerous predator and murderer is an affront not only to the work he did here but also to magical beasts and sufferers of lycanthropy nationwide.
The media coverage of Professor Iwasaki's arrest has led us to believe that he was treated unfairly, sentenced too quickly and too harshly, and not given the proper defence or respect necessary of anyone who is on trial, let alone someone as respected and well-loved as our former Head of House. If you are at all the purveyors of justice which you claim yourselves to be, you will see the reason in granting Professor Iwasaki a retrial that is conducted at the proper time and level of esteem, and with proper publicity to ensure fairness, as deserved by anyone accused of such a horrible crime, but especially our professor.
If he is in fact innocent, as we believe him to be, you are locking away a man who has done no crime except be different. Please ask yourselves if this is the type of justice professional you wish to be, and if the answer is yes, I ask that you take a good, long look in a mirror and reflect upon the decisions in your lives that brought you to this place.
Everyone is worthy of a fair trial, no matter what, and I know that you know this. Please, for the sake of justice, treat Professor Iwasaki not as if he is guilty, but as if he is suffering. Have empathy for your fellow wix, and give our beloved former Head what he deserves: equality.
Regards,
Alyssa Livingston
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Written under the pen-name of the annoyed Ravenclaw. Warning Rude Language in this letter. this letter was written twice one is the one below and the other on was to the Wizengamot
The Department of Magical Law enforcement
Ministry Of Magic
London
England
UK
Europe
The World
To the Idiots at the Department of Magical Law Enforcement
It has come to my knowledge of the unfair trail of former Head of Ravenclaw Marcus Iswaki’s trial and rushed arrest. I would heavily suggest refraining yourselfs from doing to again and release Marcus Iswaki and get proper evidence before I come to send you to Tartarus. I would say you should be careful before you find yourselfs in with a bludger to your fucking brains but you have no brains. Furthermore you are turning into Cornelius Fudge and The Ministry during the second of Voldemort’s uprisings and that you go and sip yourself and resign from your positions promptly before you find yourselves in St Mungo’s with your face looking like it had just been dragged through nettles then but in between swinging blades
Not yours sincerely An Annoyed Ravenclaw
An Annoyed Ravenclaw