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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sophia Svensson #556B2F
Fourth Year

Hogwarts RPG Name:
Kenneth Mills #666F26
Hufflepuff
Second Year
Games & Sports

Ministry RPG Name:
Gabriel Hawthorne-Melo #47316F
Law Enforcement
Default Alexander Brian, and Joseph/Mariana
Constant Vigilance! O_O AWAKE!

Peggy had not anticipated being this nervous about her first official function as department head. She’d been to several of these all-hands-on-deck parties, and she had butterflies like this before. Not once.

Then again, perhaps she could blame it on all the new...decór...rather than her new position. She gave the Gubraithian fire atop the new fountain a glance out of the corner of her eye. Totally normal.

She gave a brief nod to Aurora as she passed, and additional nods of recognition to anyone else she may have accidentally made eye contact with. You could never be too polite in times like these.

As she reached the table, she quickly secured her name tag--with magic, because she did not particularly want to muss her dress. Plus, she knew she had to play the part of dutiful pureblood tonight. The rest of the party favour went into her little, bigger-on-the-inside clutch. She approached a couple standing nearby, ready to get this small talk started. A brief glance at the man’s nametag told her he (Alexander Brian) was in the Department of Environmental Regulation and Protection. “Good evening,” she greeted the pair with a smile which she hoped didn’t look too forced.




Was Gabriel late? He thought he might be, so he was definitely a bit frazzled when he arrived at the gala. He stopped very short when he saw...what. What had happened to the Fountain of Magical Brethren? What were these banners? Being a YATI, he wasn't at the Ministry every single day, so he wondered how long this had all been here.

Maybe this was why his sister hadn't wanted to come as his plus one.

Taking a deep breath, he sought out his name tag and party favour. He was pureblood, so that meant he got extra goodies?! That was neat. It didn't seem quite fair, given he was ...not very accomplished, himself, but he wasn't going to argue if they wanted to give him gifts just for having the right last name. He pinned the pin on and the name tag, too, then looked around again.

There. The buffet.

Trying not to walk too quickly toward the food, Gabriel meandered his way towards the hors d'oeuvres, stopping to smile and nod at folks occasionally on his way. When he f i n a l l y arrived at the food, however, he wasted no time in helping himself. It wasn't until after he'd stuffed a stuffed mushroom into his mouth that he realized there was a couple of other people (Joseph and Mariana) standing there. "MMHow's'it going?" he asked, slightly muffled by the mushroom he was trying to chew. He did at least have the sense to cover his mouth with his hand when he spoke.

Oh no, was that lady the same lady he'd met by the buffet last year?
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