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The Origami Room, aka the Office of Ben Cobblesten

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The office once occupied by Madeline Grau is now being used by the current Department Head, Ben Cobblesten. As you walk inside, you see a modestly decorated area, with a light wood desk taking up most of the space. There are two navy blue armchairs in front of the desk, in case you wanted to have a seat!

The bookcases are filled to the ceiling with interesting reads, and every once in a while there is a picture frame, filled with a number of blonde people--quite obviously his family. The most interesting decoration, of course, are the paper origami swans hovering near the ceiling. At first you think they're memos, but no, they're just there for decoration.

On the desk is a giant nameplate, gleaming brightly in the afternoon sun streaming through the window:

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Well, come on in! Don't be shy! Have a nice cup of tea with Mr. Cobblesten!

A Ministry Interdepartmental memo soared into Madeline's office and landed lightly on her desk, bearing this message:

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Madeline,

Three questions regarding our current assignment:

1- Where were the Muggles when they came to?

2- How large were the Mandrakes in question?

3- Were the Muggles attempting to re-pot the Mandrakes?

Regards,
MQ

Leila had taken the elevator from the first floor down to the third to speak with the Head of the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes. She needed to check in and make sure that everything was alright. Any happenings had to be reported to the Minister Tout de Suite. THAT part, she wasn't looking particularly forward to. Alas, she did have a job to do.
Walking up to Madeline's office though, she realized that the woman was out.
She quickly jotted a note, asking Madeline to contact her, either in person or through the inter-office mail, about anything going on with the department. And to most certainly keep Leila up to date on any future events. But also to have a fabulous week.
Her note finished, Leila made her way back to her desk on the first floor.

Madeline arrived back at her office, and immediately found a note in her mailbox from Leila. Smiling, she poked her head in her office just to see if anyone else was waiting. It was all clear. My employees can behave themselves for a bit while I pop out for a visit, she thought to herself. With that, she headed towards the elevator to head down to the first floor.

Brianna walked down to the office and put the folder with their completed assignment on her desk, laying the letter on top of the others in the folder.

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"Mock" Mission:
Look at the scenario below and come up with a detailed plan of action to get the job done. Assign things to members such as researchers (are the witnesses realible? If so, are they telling the truth) testers, and of course what your final verdict on the spell is! When you're finished, just send someone down to Madeline's office to drop off your finished scenario.

A young wizard, Benji Newman, has been looking for a way to put his mark on the Wizarding world, and as soon as possible. He's come up with a fantastic spell that makes all blemishes disappear instantly from one's body--without any potions at all! However, in his rush to make history, he may have skipped a few steps. He insists the spell is fool-proof, but two people have said that:

-Delilah Hucklebee, 26, used to date Newman while they were in school. She claims that he was a slacker and never did his homework, so he most likely has come up with a spell that only works once in a while. However, she also stated that she and Benji ended their relationship after he caught her kissing another boy in the detention hall.

-Gladys Victorla, 67, taught Benji at Hogwarts and said he was gifted in charms, but not much else. However, she has also said he always completed homework for her class.

So, what do you think? Are Gladys and Delilah credible sources? Who will be researching the witnesses backgrounds? Who will test the spell? What will be the final outcome?

If you have any questions please contact Madeline ASAP. This is general practice for how most missions should be planned, although this setup is subject to change. Remember to just have fun with it and get the job done! Also keep in mind that when you're on the field, it could be very different...Wizards don't always act the way you want them to

Under this paper was their results and the mock letters.

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We have determined that Gladys might be a credible witness, but since she did not provide any additional information concerning Mr. Newman's schooling, we cannot decide based on her opinion alone. Delilah, on the other hand, was found to not be a credible witness. The fact that she may have some residual animosity between herself and the charm creator, and the fact that she frequents detention enough to become familiar with the boys in there, is enough to discredit her.

I've assigned Shai Levy as the Point of Contact to gather more information from his other teachers with regards to personal studies and other information they may have, and she would disperse letters like the one below to each teacher.

I've assigned Piper Underwood as the Point of Contact for Mr. Newman. She will request for him to come in and perform the charm on himself since we are unable to determine if the charm is passive enough in nature to be used on our staff or by our staff. The close proximity to the Magical Accident Reversal Squad should alleviate any problems that might arise there. If he is willing to do this charm on himself, then we shall see what the effects are, if he is not, then we can be fairly certain that his motives were not with the best of intentions. The letter she would send to him is also included below.

I would reserve final judgement until after we see the charm performed by him, or his refusal to do so, and I would add that to the information gathered from his teachers before making a final decision to approve or disprove this charm.

Sincerely,

Brianna Fraser
Division Head, Committee of Experimental Charms

The example letters are here:

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Dear Mrs. Forde,

I am contacting you in regards to a former Potions student of yours, Benji Newman. He has created a charm for removing blemishes that he would like to get approved, however the two witnesses provided two very different opinions of him. I would like to know the answers to the following questions:
1. What kind of a student was Mr. Newman?
2. How did he perform in your class?
3. Do you know of his performance in other classes (other than charms)?
4. Did he always complete his assignments on time and in full?
5. Did he ever show a propensity for creating charms and spells?

Thank you for your cooperation.

Best regards,

Shai Yona Levy
Committee on Experimental Charms, Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes

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Dear Mr. Newman,

You are asked to come before the Committee on Experimental Charms. The reason of this call is because of your blemish curing charm. We regret to inform you that your charm hasn't been approved because of the insufficient resources provided to us, although your charm could be a great advantage in curing blemishes faster than any potion does and shows a great deal in advancing medicine.

Your evaluation meeting will take place on the 4th of March. We will hold off approval or disproval until that time.

Sincerely,

Piper Underwood
Committee on Experimental Charms

She closed the folder neatly and turned it so the label on the front was up. Smiling, she left the office, knowing that she would hear back about the mock scenario soon.

Mona stepped quickly into Madeline's office, leaving her division's folder with their current excuse:

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Upon pulling the plant out of the soil, the four gardeners in question witnessed a common brown rat being discovered; it had been burrowing in the greenhouse soil. The loud screech was made by the rat; the four individuals fainted due to excessive heat and a buildup of nitrous oxide in the greenhouse. One person claimed to have seen a humanoid creature attached to the plant; it in fact saw the rat clawing the roots of the plant. This hallucination was also caused by the nitrous oxide.

Cackle. Cackle. Cackle.

Oh, get a grip on yourself, Corranda darling, darling, darling.

Corranda Melvicks sauntered into the Department Head's officer, her pointed, witch's hat tilted a little to the right, her dark, deep grey robes in a state of perfection. Puffs and bangs of white hair emerged from beneath the sides of her tall hat, and her toothy smile was wide.

Very wide.

The place was empty. Groan. Corranda helped herself to a chair, hoping it was used to carrying as much weight as she possessed - Oh, how flimsy and thin and weedy all of those employees were, these days! - and looked around. Then she took out a pipe of sorts from one of her many dangling, robe pockets, and popped it into her mouth.

Where is that accursed head?

Madeline walked up to her office and found herself--predictably--with an overflowing mailbox. My goodness, her employees worked fast! She had only popped down to level one for fifteen minutes and some were finished with their assignments. She picked up the folders and entered her office to find another surpirse; Corranda Melvicks, who she knew only by face, sitting in one of the chairs with a pipe in her mouth. Or, at least, what looked like a pipe.

"Oh, hello," she said happily, walking over to her desk and dropping the folders haphazardly on the mound of papers she had yet to look over, "How can I help you today?" she asked.

She was so - maddening, Madeline. her voice was sweet and her figure was thin and her eyes were pretty and her job was big - big, big, big. How awful!

Corranda just hated her, now.

She tipped her hat towards the left, because it was leaning too far to the right, and then took the pipe out of her mouth. "Hullo. How may you help me?" Her voice was half wheezy, half soft. Sickly sweet, in a way. "Yes, help."

She shifted in her seat, making herself more comfortable. "Now, then, Head, I have a very useful charm to present to your Committee on Experimental Charms. Very useful indeed."

For Corranda, not for Madeline. But she wasn't going to tell the Head that, of course.

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Originally Posted by SenoritaMaxie (Post 6279745)

"Really?" Madeline said, more like a statement than a question, sitting down behind her desk and folding her hands across the pine finish. "Well, that is certainly a surprise. Let me just check to make sure that they don't have any appointments lined up for today..." she added, her voice trailing off as she consulted the desktop calender beneath her hands, "No, everything seems open for today. You can head over there right away, if you wish," she said happily. "You'll have to fill out some paperwork when you get there, of course, but that shouldn't take more than a few minutes." she informed her.

"A surprise?" Corranda repeated, her beetle, black eyes narrowing silkily. These thin, new employees knew nothing! Nothing at all. It did not even occur to Corranda for a moment that, being the Head of a Department, the woman must have quite a lot of knowledge to be on the post.

"It shouldn't be a surprise," she said, overly sweet. "I'm a very good witch. Maybe I should show you one of my charms. How about your desk for an object? Or maybe that's not such a good idea-?"

Paperwork? Paperwork for Corranda? To put it mildly, Corranda Melvicks was not at all pleased. Quite the contrary, actually; indeed, this was most disgruntling. So now they required her, Corranda Melvicks, to fill out papers.

How maddening!

Corranda stood up, deciding she had better go along with the paperwork, if it was such a huge necessity. "I think I'll head over to your Experimental Charms division, after all," she said, not very cheerfully. "Paperwork, and all."

Leila walked down the hall from the office for the Muggle Worth Excuse Committee, and made her way to Madeline's Office.

"Hi, Madeline. I'm so sorry to bother you again. Do you have a moment?"

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Originally Posted by IrishArtist (Post 6289061)

Leila walked down the hall from the office for the Muggle Worth Excuse Committee, and made her way to Madeline's Office.

"Hi, Madeline. I'm so sorry to bother you again. Do you have a moment?"

"Of course," Madeline said as Corranda left the office. She had a strange feeling about that woman, but couldn't quite figure out just what it was. "Take a seat," she said happily to Leila.

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom (Post 6289543)

"Of course," Madeline said as Corranda left the office. She had a strange feeling about that woman, but couldn't quite figure out just what it was. "Take a seat," she said happily to Leila.

Sitting in the proffered chair in front of Madeline's desk, Leila sighed, "I was just wondering if you would know the head of the Invisibility Task Force? I was down the hall at that office earlier, but no one would direct me to the head of the committee. It was as if they either couldn't hear, or were completely ignoring me. I need to speak with this person about the Minister's upcoming wedding. And actually, as head of this department, I should probably include you in the meeting. Can you help me?"

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Originally Posted by IrishArtist (Post 6290251)

Madeline smiled. Weddings, I love weddings! she thought to herself, "Actually, the head hasn't shown up since last week. We're in the process of promoting someone from within the Department to Head," she explained, rubbing her temples as she spoke. There was just SO much that had to get done. She sighed, "If you'd like, we can hold a meeting in the conference room. I'll send a memo to my Invisibilty Task Force straight away." she offered.

Dan walked into the office and saw Madiline and walked over "Hello Madem how are you today"

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Originally Posted by n1fanharry (Post 6292352)

Dan walked into the office and saw Madiline and walked over "Hello Madem how are you today"

"Hello Dan," Madeline said with a smile, "I'm just fine, thank you, how about yourself?" she asked. "Have you met Leila from the first floor?" she asked, introducing the two.

"No its nice to meet her whats been going on with Doyle from hogwarts?" asked Dan

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom (Post 6290581)

"That would be lovely. I'm waiting to hear back from the Muggle Worthy Excuse Committee as well. I've been to speak with their head, and she said that she would get back to me when they were able to meet. Just between us, I don't think she's too thrilled about this little venture. But it is what I've been assigned to do, and it is one of the top priorities at the ministry at the moment. Especially since there is to be a press conference very soon. This all has to be worked out by that time."

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Originally Posted by n1fanharry (Post 6292393)

"No its nice to meet her whats been going on with Doyle from hogwarts?" asked Dan

"It is nice to meet you as well."

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Originally Posted by n1fanharry (Post 6292393)

"No its nice to meet her whats been going on with Doyle from hogwarts?" asked Dan

"I don't know, to be honest," Madeline sighed, "It looks as though he got in the way of a memory charm, probably performed by that student. I'm waiting for them to come in here, maybe I should go get them..." she said, her thoughts trailing off.

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"I'm sure it will be," Madeline assured her. "Could you be a doll and do a favor for me? The Minister is requesting a meeting with Doyle...and unfortunately that is not an option. Could you please let him know that Doyle is not well, and we're trying to restore his memory. Once we do that he can meet with him immediately," she assured her.

With that, Madeline flipped her hair over her shoulder and scurried out of the office.

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom (Post 6293516)

"Certainly. I'll go let Regan know, so she can relay the message to the Minister." Leila smiled at Madeline, and left her to her work.

With what was happening outside the department, Jason was fed up. He didn't want to stay there and watch those people argue about not letting the man in. Sighing, he did what the head had told him and entered her office. He was an obliviator and he could help with what had happened. Hopefully, Ivan won't get too mad at him for disappearing. Jason surely wouldn't want his boss to be upset with him.

"Yes bring them in here and talk to them here who knows what could happen out there" said Dan

Madeline walked back into the office with a sigh and saw that Dan and Jason were already there, much to her relief. That saved her a trip to their offices. "Good, both of you are here," she said happily. She sat behind her desk and waited for Doyle and the young Slytherin girl to enter, "When they get in here, I'm going to ask them a few questions, and once we figure out what is wrong with him you two can perform whatever spell you need to to fix him," she told them.

Jason gave a weak smile the moment she entered into her office. She seemed relieved about something, but he had no business to know what made her happy. He watched her as she sat down behind her desk and clearly spoke to them about Doyle. "Ye--Yes," he stuttered pushing his glasses up. Looking sideways at Dan with a frown, he wondered what he was doing here. The man worked for the Accidental Reversal Squad. Madeline wanted Obliviators. Not that he didn't like the other department, but... Dae and Katya don't like them.

Get them out of your head, Killin.