SPOILER!!: Gavin
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DaniDiNardo 
At first he was content to sit there and watch others filing into the room and as the numbers steadily rose to somewhere around ridiculous too many people a good amount he raised an eyebrow. Just how many people had his Department Head recruited for this train wreck? And he thought this wouldn't go well before.
Gavin looked from person to person, not very impressed, but then, he was hardly ever impressed, that wasn't anything new.
At the moment he wasn't sure whether he was happy he didn't know anyone present or if that would only make it more annoying. Before he could ponder this a familiar face entered. "Hello Victoria." There was a polite nod that went with the greeting. She was here as a volunteer too? Interesting.
Then someone he knew from his Department. Two actually, Sherman got a nod then there was Alex. Pity she hadn't volunteered to take the potion. "Come to get a closer look at the train wreck in progress?" He knew she didn't agree with this experiment anymore than he did, actually, he was sure she was more opposed than he was. Good on her for being Professional enough to drag herself here anyway.
Then he heard it, that. The reason why he didn't trust just anyone near the new batch. People like that one guy over there. Gavin fought to keep his eyes from rolling. Front row seat, he had one but now he was questioning how much of a good thing that was.
At hearing her name she smiled. He did remember her, well that was a plus, right?
"So if I remember correctly potions is your profession. I'm going to assume you had part in this today." Which made her for some reason a bit calmer. From what she remembered he seemed to enjoy his job which meant to her he wouldn't just do a half skilled potion. Why was she doing this again.. Oh that's right she really knew no one and if nothing else it at least got her to meet people out of her department even if the potion was scarring the hell out of her at the moment.
Looking back at Gavin,
"Do you do this often. These lets test out our potions on coworkers and hope things go well events." Giving him a grin she hoped he knew she was sort of joking on that. Looking around she couldn't believe how many people were in the room already and she chuckled,
"You know Gavin if you want wanted to find someone I think just asking them out instead of forming a potion would be easier, don't you?" Smiling towards him she wondered why she was giving off such dumb little jokes, was her nerves from the realization of this potion getting to her? Maybe she needed to stick with conversations with a ten year old, because that's what she was use to.
SPOILER!!: Alex
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PhoenixRising Popping another piece of jelly bean muffin into her mouth, Alex took note of those present, noting familiar faces for the first time. Dorian. She met him once or twice, didn't she? Yes, she was pretty sure he looked familiar.
Oh, it was Victoria! She knew her too! And it seemed Tori recognized her right back. Giving her a small wave with her fingers, she grinned slightly and shook her head. "Hello Victoria! No, no... I mean ... sort of." She wasn't going to be testing the potion - MERLIN NO! "Well I work down here, so I'm just gonna be helping with the administering of the potion really. And whatever else really." Mhm. Astronomy may have been her first love, but potioneering was a good pasttime. "So you're gonna test it out for us?"
Merlin no?? Was it that bad.. Vic's stomach flipped a bit. She had never volunteered for anything before, so why did she have to pick this specific one to be her first. She continued to fidget with the uneaten muffin as she looked around. Eyes darting around the room again. She loved to people watch, but today it was just making her nerves worse. Giving a nervous chuckle she nodded,
"Yes I guess I am... I'm not sure what got into me to do this, but I'm here if nothing else." Taking a sip of her coffee she turned
"So before all this starts.. Tell me did you help make it then? I guess I asked Gavin the same question, but you two are the only two I know in the department." Actually they were on a small list of the people she knew in the entire ministry. Glancing towards were Gavin was standing she couldn't help but wonder what the deal was with him. He always seemed sweet and nice, but had the opinion that others did not feel that way towards him or maybe he didn't think he felt that way she wasn't sure.
SPOILER!!: Azazel
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Cadaverous Jukebox
That was a very good question actually... what was he doing here? It had all seemed like nice adventure but he hadn't really thought about it that much, or at all really. Having only briefly skimmed the memo he didn't even remember what they were supposed to be testing. Wasn't it a lust potion? Er, wait no it was a new love potion or something. Lust potion would've been a lot more fun though. If there isn't a lust potion out there that should be the Departments first priority. "It looked exciting. How often are we going to be let into the Department of Mysteries anyway, and then to get to try out some mad potion experiment, who wouldn't sign up?" He said with a smirk. Even though his job technically let him survey most of the Ministry for security threats Azazel was pretty certain that he wouldn't be allowed to go poking too deeply into what all was going on down here. "What's your excuse to want to do this?"
Speaking of love potion, what did a new love potion mean anyway? The old one was stupid enough on it's own, why on Earth would they need another? Ugh, he really hoped things wouldn't get too emotional in here. Glancing around the room Azazel realized that there were a lot of people who signed up. He hoped that didn't mean that things were going to get chaotic in here.
Victoria listened and couldn't help but chuckle a bit. Azazel had always been an interesting one to her. As always it seemed he was here for other reasons than he was saying. So he was actually liking the idea of being here. She was at first, but now that she was here looking at all these people her nerves were getting the best of her.
"You aren't afraid of acting like an idiot in front of people with this spell?" because she sure was at the moment. Always professional and keeping to herself mostly and now.. Who knows what she would do or who it would be towards. Who would it be towards.. this made her heart race even more. What if it was someone that turned out to be horrible, or what if it was something she did like and that would ruin things. Her mind went to two different people and she took a nervous breath.
"Why am I here.. good question.." She chuckled nervously.
"Well I just wanted to get involved more and volunteered. I guess I should have thought more into it." Because falling in love she did that once and it failed, why would she ever think doing it with a potion wasn't gong to end in a disaster if she couldn't even do it well normally.