Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Originally Posted by Tiro MacMhuirich

Hazel was still smiling as they took yet another few steps up the queue towards the wand weighers. They were getting there though. Glancing at Mammy, she rolled her eyes at the woman. ”Come on Mammy, wake up. You know Boo would be rolling her eyes at you and telling you how she’s been up for hours already.” The comment wasn’t said loudly, more a passing comment to the brunette at her side. Hehe.

”You aren’t getting rid of me.” Y’know, ever. Small smile to the woman and a quick squeeze of her hand.

Hazel couldn’t hold the roll of her eyes in as Mammy shouted on Logan and insulted his medallions. Sort of. Family insults were never really insults - or at least, they weren’t with them. Heh. Part of having such a big family, really. Especially a crazy one like hers.

With a grin, she shook her head at Lo. ”No, net yet.” Obviously. Duh, why did she say that? Oh well, it was said now. ”Of course. We’re taking over.” Well, obviously not really they were only three workers but still - it felt amazing to be working together with Lo and Mammy - especially since she was getting to join Jazz in Mysteries again. Hehehe. She was work!hooome.

”Actually, she’s got a good point. What are they?” She asked after he had finished talking to the other woman (LYNLEY), letting go of Mammy’s hand to go to her brother, waiting with a hand out until he gave her own. Hehe, thanks bro. She turned it over in her hand, grinning at him. ”Can I have this one?” She asked.



Standing next to the pair, Hazel grinned as someone came to talk to Mammy. Ooohhh. He got off with calling her Margaret? Interesting. The Scottish woman couldn’t help the giggle that escaped her lips at that. ”Margaret.” She whispered, eyes glinting with teasing. There was no way she would get off with that - in fact, Leza couldn’t even remember the last time she had called her partner that - first year at Hogwarts? Before promptly being told that her name wasn’t Margaret, it was Mary. Or, at least she prefered Mary. Hehe.

The smile never left Hazel’s face as he teased her for being here at a decent time. ”Probably because I dragged her.” She said to the man. ”Hazel Ward,” She said, holding her hand out in welcome. ”I’m just returning today after a two and a half years away.” She looked at Mammy slightly, wondering if she should be making a better impression… Who was this man? Hmm… She guessed she would soon find out. ”This is my younger brother, Logan Entienne.” She told Aron, wondering silently if having a name he would realise there was nothing to be suspicious about. He was just excited to ber here.

Hazel looked up as she noticed one of the younger men approached them, probably about Logan’s age actually, asking him to see one of the medallions. She raised a single eyebrow, but said nothing as she stood with her brother and her partner. Wife? Heh. Whatever, Mammy. Smile. She had just heard a few people questioning him about the medallions, so perhaps it was about that. But still, didn’t they realise they were innocent.

Right? She eyed Logan. They were safe right, Lo? Hmmm.

Ha, before Logan could hand over another medallion, the man who knew Mammy gave him his one. Perfect. Thank you Mister - though, that meant that he didn’t get to keep his. Weird. Oh well.

Smiling, Hazel gave the name man a smile. ”Hi. I’m Hazel, and this is Logan - and you probably know Mammy already.” She said, motioning to the brunette once again. Okay, so it was her job - as always - to smooth over new situations. Yup, just as well she liked social situations. And she eyed the clearing queue’s wistfully, before she resolved herself to waiting for Logan. No way she was letting her baby brother get into trouble before he had even STARTED his job. She looked at Mammy, and gave her a small nod, and a slight motion to her brother. She would understand. Smile.

Originally Posted by Roselyn

"Boo is not human," her (almost noticeable) smile fell as she grumbled, squeezing Leza's hand softly in return. Might as well not even try to pretend she was awake now though. Took less energy. Energy she needed for all the smiles and polite talking that she had to do today.

Although, she gave in after a second and lightly rested her head upon Leza's shoulder for the time being.



Protection from...what?

"Pfft, in your dreams," she said, lifting her head from Leza's shoulder as she inspected the medallion from the foot or so they were away from it. 'Course she wanted one, but not in front of her boss and especially not when it was attracting unwanted attention. As Leza let go of her hand, she took the short moment to nonchalantly move to Logan's side.

Ahem, "You have more of those, right?"



A shudder ran down her spine from hearing her full name. Oh god. "Please, Boss, just...just Mary is fine, please," she glanced towards the woman next to her with a glare in her eyes. Don't even.

No hand-holding for you, Hazel Ward - light of her life honey muffin angel face.

Huffing quietly, she resisted crossing her arms and pouting, instead taking the moment to glance around to see who else was there... completely forgetting to introduce Leza to her Boss but the redhead had that covered. It wasn't until her proper name was called that she turned back to the conversations in front of her.

Ah, the MLE dude.

"Perhaps," Mammy tilted her head to the side slightly, staring at the man. Have they met? Her brain was too fuzzy from sleep still to remember. She needed COFFEE. "Though you'll have to excuse this one here," she gestured to Logan over her shoulder with her thumb, "Never did have a good grasp on the proper way to make friends. Honestly can't hurt even a fly. I'm sure you'll have tons of fun inspecting that medallion...or, you know, not."

Since there was probably nothing wrong with it and all.

Originally Posted by Charely Potter

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?"