Dear Professor Dumbledore.
This is the second of the five (5) quarterly reports.
Firstly, congratulations on the start of term! And of course thank you so much for my very own table in the great hall. Of course it is in the corner in the back of the hall, which is a bit drafty, and it's a bit dimly lit, and the resident poltergeist was rhyming some very rude things about and to me for the majority of the welcoming feast, but it is in a excellent spot for observation on the hall, and the secluded corner allows me some privacy with which to take my notes on the inspection which is always ongoing.
Although I admit I had been hoping I would be invited to sit at the head table with you and your most respected staff, I see now that my table is much more fitting for me and my purposes. Though perhaps next year I could perform an inspection on how the hall looks from the head table? You know, to make sure I did not miss anything, and to see things from a new perspective and all that, it is all very Official I assure you.
I was so glad to see all of the smiling faces of the young students ready to learn, bursting with the desire to attend their individual classes and get high marks on all of their homework. I remember the days when I was young, and just couldn't wait for the weekend to be over so I could turn in my history of magic homework. Good old Professor Bins, I see that he still works here after all these years? Very efficient business practice, keeping the ghost on after the man passed away, no costs for food or sick leave, training a replacement, medical insurance or retirement funds. Come to think of it costs could be cut quite a bit if the ministry kept their ghost on instead of sending them to the Department of Mysteries. As long as the ghost is willing of course.
Happily sitting at my very own table.
Cygnus Stixrood, Chief Centennial Inspector, Department For Permits And Filing.