Dear Professor Dumbledore.
Thank you for allowing the Inspection Club to search for signs of werewolf activity on the grounds.
Unfortunately, Professor Lupin was feeling under the weather so I asked Professor Snape if he would accompany us instead. It was quite odd actually, when I told the Club that Professor Lupin could not attend and that Professor Snape was coming in his stead, they seemed almost put out. Almost as though they did not enjoy the company of Professor Snape.
I do not know why that would be. He is a competent teacher and has a lovely sense of humor in my opinion. Do you have any idea what may have caused a rift like this between the students and Professor Snape? I am concerned of course because if I find in my inspection that the students dislike Professor Snape, then no matter how qualified he is for his post then I would have to make a note of it in my report, which then may prove detrimental should he look to acquire another teaching position. Not that he would ever leave the school, it is really a 'just in case' sort of thing. But, aside from the Club's wary stance on Professor Snape accompanying us it was a great learning experience. We even found tracks in the mud near the Quidditch pitch. Although the size and shape was all wrong for it to be a werewolf, the Club was so exited to have found something we spent the rest of the evening cataloging the precise length, width and radius of the print, taking pictures, and each member wrote their very own report on the find.
Next meeting we are going to be reading aloud our finished reports. I do hope I can convince Professor Snape to attend another meeting, he was incredibly enthusiastic in our search for proof of a werewolf, and was very let down when we found none.
However the Inspection Club does not give up! There's always the next inspection! (That is the motto that the Club came up with, I think it showcases our determination quite accurately.)
Cygnus Stixrood, Chief Centennial Inspector, Department For Permits And Filing