Originally Posted by Roselyn

Mammy Ward was a just tad less excited than the woman next to her. Granted, she was thrilled that Hazel had joined the ministry, and come to find out her step-brother also, but that didn't excuse the fact that she had to wake up for this event. On the last of her days off. Did anyone even realize how warm and soft her bed was that morning??

Like a cloud on a perfect summer day...

"Feels nice to have you here," she smiled in return, traces of sleep still present in her voice. Give her five hours, she'd eventually wake up. Speaking of brothers however, she glanced over to where Hazel had waved, not missing the look the woman had given her.





Oh, Logan. What a lovely surprise.

Smirkity smirk smirk.

"Hey LOGAN!" she called, "You tryin' to sell those fuzz monkey medallions again?"

For real though, what was it? It was shiny and cool and she wanted one.

Originally Posted by Nordic Witch

He felt eyes on him. His junior years working at the French ministry had taught him to keep a vigilant eye on those around him, even if Logan also did that out of genuine interest in people and their difference in appearance. It was fascinating that not one person in this room looked totally alike the person next to them. Letting his gaze wander over in the direction of the table near the big and ugly machine he saw a woman but if she had been the one giving him looks remained to be seen. Logan shot her a smile nonetheless.



"Lo!" He knew that voice anywhere. Turning around slightly from the brunette he was talking to Logan’s face cracked up into an excited beam at the sight of his sister and Mammy which he waved to with a free hand. "Haze, Mammy! I thought you had already gone past the security check point?" But he knew how much time especially his big sis wasted on making sure that she looked absolutely stunning so it was entirely possible that they had just arrived for the event. "Isn't it exciting that we are going to be working in the same building?" And not be divided by an ocean and country borders. It was good to be home again.



'Goosegrass??' What did that mean? Logan wondered confused. Resolving that the man probably had directed the question at him rather than the brunette, he held up the medallion in the light as he spoke. "I'm just offering out some free medallions to ensure better self-protection in these unrestful times. Is it not our duties as employees of the Ministry to make sure that everyone can go about their day feeling protected and safe even if we are all skilled wizards and witches?"

He read the Prophet and even if Logan didn't believe everything he read he didn’t think it was bad if he handed these lovely looking things to his new colleagues. They were after all tried and tested with good results.



Spotting a woman that looked over at was he misinterpreted as his direction Logan impulsively waved to her calling out "Hello, would you like a free medallion for self-protection? It doubles as a lovely necklace that will heighten any dress or outfit you might want to wear." Hopefully if this woman came over and accepted a medallion he wouldn’t need to win everyone over.



While his attention had been momentarily diverted by other people Mammy and Hazel had come closer to where he was standing. A hurt feeling crossed and left his face just as quickly as he called over to Mammy to correct her since he knew she was just teasing him as usual. "I'm not selling medallions I'm giving them away for free and they are cool and useful for protection."

"You know you want one!" Logan said. He had a special one with a skull that he knew that Mammy would love but he kept it in his pocket for now.

Originally Posted by kayquilz

Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

She wasn't taking her eyes off this one for a second. He was either confused or terrible at deception, neither of which worked well for him right about now when Law Enforcement had some strict orders to follow. Lex didn't know much about the Department Heads unless they were hers, the quackjob creature lady or Aron so the Emmalee was only a toss up on the fact it was a woman's name. Olly was a bit arbitrary...until there was an actual Olly Clarke in the line.

Alexa waved her up to the front of the line, gave her a once over then nodded. "Yup. Me too. That's Olly." Unless there was some polyjuice in play but how random would that be when Olly'd never been in the Ministry records before that she knew of.

She looked to Penelope then the guy then Penelope again. "What'd you reckon we should do with him?" Did Rainey mention protocol for imposters?

Oh! Also. "While you're up here, can I have your wand?" She didn't even KNOW Olly applied. How neat was that?



The machine was moving too fast. If it kept this up he would have to step out of the line then she would lose him to all the orienation festivities. How was that even fair? Here's to hoping Rainey slated her for Level 3 patrols again...if not she'd still be going there anyway. Ahem.

See that? Already had to be giving it back. With a reluctant sigh, Lex fished the wand from the machine and placed it back in his hand.

"Here you go!--" And there was the grin again. Did everyone else hear that? He pitied anyone that tried getting to him while she was there and rightly so. She wasn't just a first year Auror anymore, she had EXPERIENCE. "Trust me, that makes the two of us! Been hard at training if you'll believe it."

Also, did that rude lady NOT see her talking to the gorgeous man? How. Very. Rude. Alexa made a point of leaning over the desk, firmly inserting herself a little more. "So, Mr. Ashburry-Hawthorne, did'ja have a good winter? How's Bentley?" Excuse you lady, she was here first.



Alexa took the wand when it was offered and fed it to the machine eagerly. First time machine use tended to fall into the eager category, didn't it? How was one NOT enchanted with this thing?

While she waited, Lex levitated an orientation package over to her and slid it across to the woman. "You'll find the basic starter stuff in there, including a badge." Ones they'd had to make earlier before the guests started arriving. It had all been lovely in truth, finally fully being back at work, only thing now was wondering where her partner was. He did know he was meant to show up, yeah?

With the machine done, she checked the name that came up, verifying it matched the one provided and had nothing additionally floating around. "Right then...I think that's it." She handed her her wand again with a smile. "Enjoy the afternoon and welcome again!"



Now THAT was hardly fair--not that Lex would have opted to switch departments EVER but at the same time, the people who got Level 3 were a bunch of lucky sods, even when most didn't know it. Well, she knew and was like to do as she wanted on the matter. "Reckon we might get along real great. The name's Lex by the way. Magical Law Enforcement 2nd Year YATI." If she even knew what that meant. Didn't matter, this wasn't about her right now. It was about befriending people from Level 3 so she could have more reasons to stop by that level.

Brilliant plan if you asked her. Alexa took the wand when it was offered and fed it to the machine. While she waited, her focus shifted once again to this one. "I'll be needing your name too, for verification and all." With a nod toward the machine by way of explanation.

"So what division'd you get inside A&C?" Asking all the questions. See how much she CAREDnot??



Linda Elizabeth Manning. Right. That's the name she'd be expecting from the machine. "It's always sorta a little overwhelming when you just start out, especially in such a huge place like this one. You might like it, depending on the department and all." No one said she had to leave her personal biases at home...so she didn't.

A moment later the beep of the machine caught her attention and drew her back to the machine. Lex leaned over, reading the name and the description before plucking the wand and handing it back to her. "Everything seems normal. You're all cleared. Enjoy the orientation."



In all the crowding that was starting to happen at the desk it was safe to say that if he hadn't raised his hand at all, Lex might not have seen him. As it was, she DID see him and recognized him immediately too--mostly because one did not forget someone that gave you a bunch of chocolate frogs in one go.

Good times.

"Hey! I didn't know you'd be coming to the Ministry. What department?" Last she'd seem him he was preparing for exams and now here he was. Shame Simon got to him first but it was all the same, her plate was rather full at the moment, as proven by the person whose wand she was currently weighing.

When would this end?



It was for real though, she was trying to put her finger on it because this guy DID seem real familiar and it would bother her if she never figured out why. By now she was sure it was Hogwarts...Slytherin, which narrowed it down quite a bit. In her earlier years it was either she liked that sort or she did NOT. No in between. Anger wasn't the first thing she felt, looking at his face which automatically meant he wasn't one of those she avoided desperately.

It was when one SOPHIE MORDAUNT showed up that she realized.

OOOHHHHHHHHH!!!

Yes yes, of course, it was all making sense now. Mhm. "O'course I do." She replied to his question with a grin as she accepted his wand. "You'd never believe it but the dessert bar in the food court actually sells them. I'll never have to go without." WHICH WAS THE ABSOLUTE BEST.

Her grin remained as she looked next to Sophie. "I'm great! Training to be an Auror--gonna be Head Auror one day but you know, baby steps while while I get certified." Gave Legend way enough time to retire...just saying since death was now partially off the table.

"Oh! Before I forget." She levitated two packages from the pile and slid them across the desk to the two. "These are for you, you'll find your badges and some starter stuff in there." The big question was, "What departments?"