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DumbledoRO 
Rico had been pacing around his dinky office when he heard Emma start prattling on about some crumple-corned kornkacks or something. He whirled around and stared at her, his mouth hanging open just a little, as she berated the editor of The Quibbler on one hand and then praised him on the other.
Finally, he came back to his seat as she was explaining about Moldewort. Rico let her finish before he said anything.
"Well then...." he murmured, a faint smile on his lips. "Thank you for explaining the uh, popular history of this magazine to me." He winked at her. "We don't have anything like that - or like Voldewort or whoever - in the States, so I was confused there for a bit."
Rico nodded, then added, "But perhaps this is one of those rare occasions when the editor did get his story straight, hmm? And maybe it's worth investigating....."
Emma stared at him, a bit dumbfounded by his reaction. He didn't know about He-who-must-not-be-named? Who in the wizarding world didn't know about him! Obviously not Rico. She then analyzed the situation in a flash... he was from the States, hence the funny accent he had. And that wink of his; obviously not British at all. She wasn't sure if it was appropriate for a boss to wink at one of his employee's. She blushed slightly, her mouth becoming a bit dry.
Ok, she thought to herself,
get back to business and forget the propriety of the situation. She nodded slowly to him.
"Yes, sir... um, Rico." she quirked a smile to apologize for calling him 'sir' after all the informal talk that had happened till then.
'This might be the situation. I'll get myself over to the Quibbler right away. Maybe I can get the information that is needed. Hopefully, it'll be another wacky tale of their's."
She stood up, taking pen and memo pad, leaving the Quibbler on his desk. She straightened her robe with a few passes of her hand over the front and back, trying to get back on even keel.
"Will there be anything else?", she asked quietly.