Level Wide Conference Room
 

Antigone strolled into the conference room, arms laden with files. Dropping them down in front of HER chair, teehee, she plopped down and let out a huff, blowing hair out of her face. Headmaster Tate should be along any moment and she was ready to get down to brass tacks.

Hearing a rather lovely voice Antigone sat up a bit straighter in her chair and turned to see... oh my... he was yummy wasn't he. Seems it wasn't just the Ministry that was growing hot guys. Teehee.

Giving him a tight smile she said, "I am McArdle. But I prefer to be called either Miss McArdle or Antigone the choice is yours." She put on her game face then and rose from her chair, extending a hand to the man. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you, do come in and have a seat we have a lot to talk about," she told him in a level tone.

Okay if he wanted to be rude and ignore her offered hand that was fine by her, she would get down to business. Sitting her little behind right back into her chair she furrowed her brow and began to thumb through a file. "Well, Mr. Tate I wish to speak with you about the current state of Hogwarts. I was just confronted by a frantic employee who has recently received a letter saying that children have been wandering up seriously wounded. Do you care to explain that?" she said as she turned her eyes back to the man and stared a hole in him.



Clearing her throat and easing her gaze up a bit she leaned forward, placing her elbows on the table. "Look, we have the same concerns here, the safety of those children. There is no reason we can't work together here. I think it was a great choice, hiring you as Headmaster, you seem to be a no nonsense kind of man and I admire that. YOu understand that I need to do my job as well. My employees and I have been looking into the staff members, trying to see where there may be some trouble," she told him, again diverting her attention.

Antigone narrowed her eyes at the man and chuckled a bit. "Well, Headmaster, seeing as I head the Ministry's Education Department it is my duty to see to it that Hogwarts is running efficiently and that those children are safe. So, if you please, I will continue to do my job. Either you can cooperate with me, or not. That is of course your choice. Our investigating your staff members is not just about recent incidents. I am simply curious to know who is working there and what they are up to," she said in a level tone, although she felt like shouting at the man.

Noticing his glancing at the door she smirked, "Am I keeping you, sir? Is there something more important you need to be doing other than speaking to a Ministry official about the safety of the children under your care?" She tried with little luck to keep the shock off her face when he announced that six children had been harmed.

Antigone fought the urge to roll her eyes at the man. She instead unholstered Precious and flicked her toward the door, slamming closed and locking it. "There, how is that?" she asked him very insincerely. Tunring her full gaze on the man now she said in a grave voice, "I feel as though you aren't being completely forthcoming with the information you are sharing with me, Headmaster. I can't help but feel as though you are holding back."

She sighed dejectedly... some people just had serious issues with Ministry workers... Trying to lighten up a bit she pulled her feet up into her chair and smiled tightly. "Now, it would be nice to know what you intend to do about the current state of Hogwarts, Headmaster Tate," she told him in a much sweeter voice. Flies and honey and all that.

Now he was a bit touchy! Hehe. Sighing Antigone summoned forward two bottles of water from the mini fridge in the corner. Catching the both of them she slid one across the conference table and said, "Look, Headmaster, I am not trying to tell you how to do your job, or even bashing you on the job you are doing. I commend you for handling things with such a level head. I am simply curious as to whether you have put forth any extra security measures or anything of the like. We would not hesitate to place Aurors around the school and Hogsmeade if that is what you wanted. I am simply trying to get a clear view of things, sir." She unscrewed the cap of her water bottle and drank deeply. He was quite the looker, but that stinky attitude ruined him in her opinion. FOCUS, Antigone!

Shaking away the silly thoughts she smiled and said, "I would personally have no idea what course of action to take, sir. That is why you are head of the school and I a Ministry employee. I was simply asking what plans you had in place. If there is nothing more that you want to share with me then you are free to go." She straightened up in her chair and put her feet back on the floor. "But I do intend to call several of your employees into the Ministry over break. There are some questionable people working in that school and I need to meet with them to decide whether they are serving the best interest of the children's educations, Headmaster," she said with a smirk that clearly stated Try and stop me.. nananananana. Teehee. "Also I expect to see you back in here after the term has ended. We are going to have some more to discuss come that time," she added as she rose from her chair and waited for him to do the same.

Antigone momentarily floundered around in her head... Allow... did he just say he would allow me to do something. Narrowing her eyes a bit she brought herself up to her highest height and said in an icy tone, "Well, thank you so much, Mr. Tate. I would hate to do something without your expressed permission. Now you are dismissed, but know that I will be seeing you again at end of term." With that she turned on her heel and headed toward the door. Stopping with her hand on the knob she looked back over her shoulder and said, "You know Headmaster it is a shame that you have such a bad attitude. We could have worked well together. Now, I am sure you can show yourself out."

With those lovely parting words she opened the door and stormed out, heading back toward her office.

When you enter the Conference Room, you can see that the room has been remodelled by the newest Department Head.

Where the oak table was, is now a large brown round table with comfortable bright orange chairs for the employees to sit in. As you can see, no one can sit at the head of anywhere - everyone is equal when it comes to discussions. Plus, this will make it easier for everyone to see eachother well and not have to move your chair around.

The big window at one wall has been super-duper enchanted to let in even more light than before, to make the room bright and happy.

Please come in, make yourselves comfortable - the conference will start shortly.

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Leo had been arranging the room all morning, getting a new table and chairs and making sure there was enough light in here for what they were going to do.

Infront of every chair was an easel, propped upon that was a blank canvas, ready to be used. There were also empty jam jars which were now used as brush holders. Ofcourse, you can't do any painting done without paint, so many a paint tubes were somewhat dumped onto the table. Have fun searching for the one you want.

In one corner, away from the round table, is a smaller table full with things to eat. Breakfast had been prepared and made appear, for all the employees to enjoy. There's coffee, tea, sandwiches and FRUIT, ofcourse.

Looking around to see that everything was inplace, Leo nodded and waited for his team to come inside.

Leo had opted to stand and stare at the wall, like he usually did, but turned around when he heard someone come in...and he looked a bit tired. But the man, he knew was Ryan, seem to appreciate the things in the room, which was good fun.

Scratching his chin amused, he waited for the Division Head to notice him...and he did. Hehehe. "Good Morning, Mr Chambers. How are you today?" Yeah, he could see the tiredness in his face, and he hoped it might vanish with some coffe. Or waffles. "Would you like some breakfast while we wait for everyone else?" He gestured to the little table in the corner. There was COFFEE. Hint hint. Hehe.

Ronan walked into the conference room after receiving the memo from the Department Head earlier in the day.

He rubbed at his eyes trying to stay awake but realizing that since his sleeping patterns had become a little more interrupted, it was harder to do so.

*BIG YAWN*

"Good Morning Mr Buena, Mr Chambers." Ronan said with a polite nod to both men. He glanced over to the table of breakfast foods, having opted to skip it that morning. "I trust you both are well?"

Seeing someone else walk into the room, Leo grinned and approached Ronan. "Good Morning, Mr. Cavanaugh!" He extended his hand to shake the man's. "I heard you did wonderfully at the Job Fair, congratulations!" What an awesome team he had.

He gestured towards the breakfast table he saw Ronan eyeing. "Please, feel free to get some food into your stomach. We'll being soon, gotta give the other's time to get here." Hard working as these two men were, no wonder they were here first. Hehe.

Ronan shook Leo's hand with a wide grin on his face. "Thank you very much Mr Buena. My life has decided to take me on a journey I could hardly picture myself in a year ago." he said still smiling.

"First the Job Fair, and my wife and I welcomed twins into the world about a week or so back."

When the Department Head mentioned food, the young man's stomach gave a low growl ready for the sustainence it would receive in a matter of minutes.

"Of course, thank you so much. It all looks delicious." Ronan said with a final smile before heading over to pick out some breakfast for himself.

Seraphina glided into the conference room wearing an old black t-shirt dress and her favorite comfy pair of red (faux) dragon hide boots. The dress was a little tight, but it was comfortable and she didn't mind getting it dirty. She smiled around at her co-workers, excited to finally be getting more involved in the program. "Good morning gentlemen, director" she smiled radiantly, brushing her long blonde hair behind her ear.

Ooooh, well wasn't that nice for the man.
It touched Leo, it really did. He smiled at Ronan and was utterly elated to hear he had seen the MIRACLE OF BIRTH. Hehe. "Oh, I'm so happy to hear such wonderful news, Ronan. Congratulations, eh?"

He watched as the man went off to get some breakfast, right as...

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Originally Posted by magnolia (Post 9336974) Seraphina glided into the conference room wearing an old black t-shirt dress and her favorite comfy pair of red (faux) dragon hide boots. The dress was a little tight, but it was comfortable and she didn't mind getting it dirty. She smiled around at her co-workers, excited to finally be getting more involved in the program. "Good morning gentlemen, director" she smiled radiantly, brushing her long blonde hair behind her ear.

...Seraphina entered!

"Good Morning, Mrs Nyx. Lovely to see you here. Ready to get painting?" He asked with a bright smile. "I do encourage you to get something to eat while we wait for the others." Again, he gestured towards the breakfast table at the corner.

Seraphina smiled at the new director, "Yes sir!" she said emphatically. She noticed the table of goodies. "Ooohhh thank you very much" she said, helping herself to an apple from the fruit basket. She sat down in a chair and shined the apple on her thigh.

sorry for the late reply. i cannot be as active as i used to be. my pc broke down :(
 

"Thank you so much sir." Ronan said with another bright grin before he went over to the table to collect a plate of breakfast goodies.

Ronan smiled warmly to the Division Head as he busied himself at the table moving away from the coffee, and looking around for the tea instead. He had never been a fan of coffee, no sir.

"I trust that you are well Mr Chambers?" he asked as he looked to the blonde haired man with the plate in his hand.

Right after visibly yawning Ryan took another sip from the coffee as he looked back at Ronan who looked like he had slept well unlike Ryan himself. Okay now he needed to stop thinking about sleeping as soon as possible otherwise everything he would do like commenting, discussing, thinking or else would be all about sleeping.

So he smiled back at the other man and took another sip of his coffee ''Thank you. I feel...fine. How about you Mr Cavanaugh?''

"I'm doing well considering the lack of sleep that I've been having." Ronan replied as he sipped at his tea contently.

"Twins tend to wake up in pairs so there's double the volume in their cries when someone isn't happy." the young man added before taking a bit of a muffin. "But I've loved every moment of being with them."

Leo nodded in appreciation as he saw the first employee to take advantage of the fruit! Pffft, more people should eat fruit, y'know. Hehe. "We'll start soon, just waiting for more people to arrive..." Mornings...could be tough to get up. Heh.

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Originally Posted by Lara_the_Firelady (Post 9339368) ''I am fine. Thank you'' Ryan replied the Department Head kindly. Maybe he was tired but there was no need to demonstrate it openly for he was in a conference room so he should have looked ready to work. Then when Mr Buena mentioned breakfast his eyed moved to the table with food and coffee. Coffee yay! Actually he would have prefered tea yet coffee was better when one tried to wake himself up from the drowsiness. ''That is a fine idea, i guess'' he replied and smiled making his way towards the table to grap a cup of coffee. And he grabbed a cup the very moment Ronan Cavanaugh walked inside greeting them. ''Good Morning to you too, Mr Cavanaugh'' and following him Seraphina walked inside ''And good morning to you too dear lady'' Ryan greeted her back paying an extra attention to be extra kind. Now...coffee time. The man took a huge sip from his coffee as the others began to exchange words among one another.

But...Ryan looked like he could use more than a fruit. "Glad to hear you are...fine." Fine. There was a fine line between the meaning of that word and how you really felt when you used it. "Yes, good. Good to hear." He nodded with a small smile, "Oh, if you need anything, my door is always open." With a final small nod, Leo turned towards the new arrival.

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Originally Posted by Dances_With_Potter (Post 9342194) Chloe walked into the room looking like she belonged in a clothing magazine as usual. Her business attire impecably clean, wrinkle-free, and up to date in the latest styles. It was something that Chloe found very important. Though now that they had such a free-spirited boss, she had dared to add a bit of color to her usual grays, blacks, and navies. Her heels clicked against the floor as she entered and made her way straight to the department head. "Good morning, Mr. Buena! I hope things are well?" she said, though really it was more of a question. Then, turning to Ryan she smiled. "Good morning, Mr. Chambers!" she said in the same chipper voice. Obviously, Chloe was a morning a person. Looking around the room, she spotted Ronan nearby. She needed to speak with him. Several congratulations were in order for that man.

Hearing the clickity-click on the floor, Leo raised an eyebrow and watched as Miss Everhart, looking as professional as always, arrived. Almost made Leo feel a bit ashamed for his own attire...his worn clothes looked REALLY worn in comparison to the woman. Well...he had decided not to dress in his good clothes, seeing as they were going to pain! Hehe.

"Good morning to you, Miss Everhart!" Leo smiled broadly and bowed his head slightly. "Oh yes, very well. How about you?" Lovely woman she was.


Looking at his watch, Leo was starting to think they should be starting by now.
Hmmm.

Ronan, too!
 

Chloe smiled at him graciously. "Glad to hear you are well! I'm doing very well! Keeping busy. I never realized how much work planning a wedding would be," she said with a polite little laugh. Looking around the room, she now noticed the easel, brushes, and paints, and she looked at it curiously. Obviously they would be painting something? Chloe was an artistic person, but she was a major FAIL at anything having to do with painting or drawing or even coloring. This would be interesting.

She noticed the table of food behind Ronan and Ryan and turned back to Mr. Buena with a polite nod of her head and smile. "Excuse me, Mr. Buena," she said before walking over to stand next to Ronan. Once she reached the table she made herself a cup of tea and then looked back at the young man. "I understand several congratulations are in order. How are the babies doing?" she asked, dying to hear his baby stories. This, to her, was much more interesting than talking about him winning the education fair. Though that was a very important accomplishment, Chloe WAS a woman and babies are adorable. Chloe couldn't wait to have children of her own.

Seraphina smiled and waved at a tired looking young man as he walked into the conference room. She had seen him around the office, but they had never spoken.

'I understand several congratulations are in order. How are the babies doing?'

Ronan looked over to Chloe with a polite smile and replied, "They're growing strong." The young man thought fondly to his children and Pandora, his wife who were all at home resting from being in the hospital for a few weeks.

Ronan turned his attention to Ryan and smiled, hardly able to stop smiling now that everyone knew of his happy news.

"Thank you Mr Chambers, of course, I will give my best to the twins."

Chloe returned his smile and nodded, laughing a little. "Well, getting strong is their job right now! How's your wife doing?" she asked, still smiling at him. As she examined his face, she couldn't help but smile even brighter. It was great to be able to see how much he loved his wife and children by just the look on his face. He was obviously a very happy man.

"Pandora's great. I think she's happy she doesn't have to be on bedrest anymore. She was on the verge of hexing me into next century at one point." the young man replied with a sheepish grin.

"It is different though." he said rubbing his chin, being able to feel my skin again. "I've been so used to facial hair then when I had to shave it off so I don't hurt the twins it makes me look younger again."

Chloe laughed as Ronan explained about Pandora's dislike of bedrest. "Yes, I imagine laying around day after day and not being allowed to do anything would become rather infuriating after a bit," she said, smiling at him. Chloe certainly hoped that that didn't happen to her when she got pregnant. As Ronan mentioned his absence of facial hair, Chloe looked at him, considering him for a moment. Then she laughed and touched his arm lightly. "I do suppose it takes off a few years!" she said, smiling at him.

Oliver was glancing around the room waiting for the meeting to start when he saw a woman waving at him. He didn't know who she was, but obviously she worked here. He gave her a friendly wave so she didn't think he was ignoring her.

Seraphina had a hard time sitting still. She's spent the last 2 years traveling abroad and studying magical creatures and plants, so trying to focus in an office setting was proving to be difficult. She took a deep breath and leaned back in her chair. Staring out of one of the enchanted windows, she sub-consciously began drumming her long fingers on the arm rest.

Lyra waltzed into the conference room in her casual yet comfortable outfit. The note said something that was comfortable and smudged with colour, right? Well, that's the way she read it and that's what she was wearing. "Hello everyone," she greeted as she swayed towards a brightly ORANGE chair, one that clashed with the PINK in her skirt. BLAH! Oh well, the Ministry was not into fashion the way she was...obviously. She placed her purse on the round table and pushed her sunglasses to the top of her head, resting as if it were a headband of some sort.

So very sorry for the delay. RL and all that dullness...
 

Leo turned and smiled at the young man that had entered. Yay, someone else was feeling as happy as himself this morning. "Good morning to you, Mr Granger! Very happy to see you here today!" He watched Oliver get his breakfast and nodded happily how everyone was feeling so at ease.

Ah, Miss Everheart. It was with sadness that he said these next words...BUT he said them with a wide grin, ALSO feeling quite excited and happy for the girl's success. "And Congratulations, Miss Everheart. I will be very sad to see you leave..." he put his hands on his heart, slightly pouting, "But I am VERY pleased that your hard work has gotten you to where you are. Really...great job!" Yes yes. Nod nod.

Leo smiled at Ryan, feeling quite content that he might be able to lend an ear whenever someone needed it. "Good, good..." he mumbled. Looking around, he was just about to call out to everyone that the 'meeting' would be starting when he noticed ANOTHER person walk in!

Hooray!
"Ah, Miss Noir!" They had never met, but ofcourse he knew his employees names. "Welcome, glad you could make it!" Seeing her sit down, Leo decided it was showtime!


"Allright everyone. What do you say to starting this little party, ey?" Hehe. Leo smiled brightly and gestured for everyone to take a seat around the large table. Walking over to a chair of his own, he didn't sit down but stood behind it and leaned against the back support. "Well then. First of, welcome to everyone! I am very happy to see you here. My name is Leo Buena..." the new Head - but they obviously knew that. "Today, I want us to take a breath...and a moment to think about why we are here." He looked around the table. Sound good? "So, does anyone want to share with us...why did you decide to work in Education?" Hm? Any first speakers?

Lyra took her seat, nodding her head towards the new Department Head as he introduced himself to the department. "Thank you," she spoke rather softly, placing her hands into her lap and crossing one leg over the other.

First of all, if this was a party, she...no. This was not a party, not the ones she was used to and second if it was then Christian would be at her side. OH and her dress attire, yeah, wouldn't be this at all. And she had to remember that name, Buena. Different language, very nice but when the question arrived, her eyes widened a bit. There was no way she would be able to get through that question except to lie. OH! But she was not that. Nope! Not anymore. A painful look began to show for her expression as she looked to the others in hope that someone would speak up before her. Please! She just wanted to agree with someone.

Instantly she began inching her way down in her seat in a lady-like matter of course, but just so she wouldn't be picked on. How did one tell exactly the reasoning behind living the life of luxury and leaving that behind to keep in one spot for a while? Hmmm. Interesting.

Oliver waited for Mr. Buena to finish, and since no one else seemed to be talking he might as well go first. Oliver cleared his throat slightly just to get everyones attention. "I choose to work in the Department Of Education because I felt I would be making the most difference working there. By taking young witches and wizards minds and molding them so that they are creative and intelligent and ready to face the real world I believe it make our department one of the most important departments at the Ministry Of Magic because we are getting the next generation ready to take over for us, when we no longer can hold our positions. If we don't set them up to do well, and take control of the wizarding world than our entire world will fall apart and our society will crumble and no longer be the respectable community that it is today. I feel I am doing my part working in this particular department of the Ministry Of Magic by making sure the young witches and wizards of today get a proper education which in theory I feel will keep the magical world running strong." Oliver hoped his explanation would be good enough, he sat and waited to hear peoples responses.

Ronan listened intently as Leo spoke, he was very proud of his new position and wanted to be an excellent example for the rest of the employees in the department. He paused, about to speak as someone else decided to give his answer first.

He raised his hand as a signal of acknowledgement for everyone to know who was talking next and began his answer. "Well I know that I decided to join the Department of Education mainly for the same reason as Mr Granger." Ronan gave the man a polite nod of his head and then continued. "I would like to think that it would be important to know what is going on in the behind the scenes aspects of Hogwarts. And with some of us starting families or planning to do so, later in life, I believe that it would be excellent to have a say in various elements of the education of our children."

Everyoooone! :D
 

Leo looked around the conference room.
Sure, they weren't that many people in here, but it felt like there were alot of individuals who didn't seem to want to start first.

Until...

Oliver was the first one to speak up! Leo smiled and took his usual 'regarding-the-wall' pose as he listened.

Ah... bless. With several nods at the young man's words. And boy did he say some awesome things. "That was wonderful, thankyou Mr. Granger!" He couldn't help but keep nodding. "Next generation. It is true. The young students will, and might, indeed be working here one day - discussing the future of the even younger individuals." More nodding. "Great points, good job." Oliver obviously knew what it was they were going to be doing in this department. Leo could sense he was a dedicated part of the team.


Scanning the little group again, Leo noticed Ronan's raised hand and gave him an encouraging nod. Lots of nodding today, yes. "Mr. Cavanaugh, please." What other awesomeness would be said today?

"So...you are speaking about family. That's another good point." Pushing himself a bit away from the chair, Leo started to slowly pace around. "So basically, what you are saying..." Oh he hoped he was thinking right, "That we are raising the students...as if we were their family. Because we, like a parent, have the responsability and fortune to teach them what we know. Yes?"


And now Ryan was standing up! Interaction! Exellent.

Leo listened intently as the man started to tell his leetle story - and it was very interesting. Physchologist and Auror. It was impressive and sure to come in handy to have someone like him here. "Oh, that's another way to get involved with the youth." Hmmm. "See, there we have a more effective way of 'forming' the young people. Actually interacting with them to see how they are and feel, is most important." How did Ryan experience it? "Would you like to share with us how effective that has been, Mr. Chambers?"


"So, coming back to what Mr. Granger said... What do you think would be the best way to reach out to a young witch or wizard? I mean, what could you do to make him or her realise how important it is to be responsible with his talent?"

Hmmm?
He glanced at Miss Noir. She seemed to have been listening intently until now. Leo would be interested in hearing her thoughts.

Luna walked in to the conference room with her fingers crossed she was quite sure there must be something happening in the conference but wasn't sure what is her part of work so she grabbed a seat and began making some coffee and looked around the room to find someone to tell her what was going on in the room.

i know he talks a lot and he is annoying LOL
 

''Sure'' Ryan nodded when Mr Buena asked his question ''Basically the development of identity has eight stages. If one step is corrupted or if the individual fails to fullfil the needs of that stage, identity disorders and following it mental disorders start to show themselves in the rest of the developmental stages of the person. The first three stages is the parents' job as they include the ages between 0 and 6 and after that there come two stages from the age 6 to 20 which is our job. In those stages the original identiy starts to develop itself and the first stage of that development is the ''Success or Inferiority Complex'' stage which is extremely important for if that stage is corrupted the individual tend to grow up as a potential criminal.''

He stopped looked around and took a deep breath before going on ''In that stage the child shoud be appreciated for the good things he or she did and should be gently warned for the bad things he or she did. If the child is insulted in anyway, he pr she has the risk of developing a inferiority complex and as a result the stage gets corrupted. Therefor the teacher should be patient and should learn to tolerate mistakes in a certain extend''

Ronan watched as Leo began to pace around him. The action was actually making him nervous but he would never say so. Not to the Mister Boss Man. He cleared his throat and replied, nodding, "Yes, I believe that the Wizarding community is a family. We share one sole secret that we keep from most of the rest of the world, given that there are a few Muggleborn witches and wizards in this day in age, as well as other with a Muggle parent."

Himself included.

"It is important for the future generations of our kind to learn as much as they can from previous experiences through their general education at Hogwarts."

The young man thought long and hard at the Department Head's second question. How to reach out the students?

"Well certainly further informing them of the dangers and benefits of being a wizard can be would be helpful." Ronan suggested looking around the room for some sort of reaction from anyone.

Lyra looked down at her nails as there seemed to be one with a rather sharper edge than before. OH SHOOT! Somehow or another that fingernail seemed to have snagged on something between her nice beautiful, PINK feminine desk and...her eyes glanced up as she began tuning into voices that were speaking around her. Oh goodie. Someone was speaking up finally. She listened to the different speeches and hearing the suggestions that were being but it just didn't seem to catch her attention, be the things she wanted to learn when at Hogwarts.

"When I was in school just a couple of years back we had a wonderful Professor that taught us the ways of fashion, the latest trends, you know really girlie things." She sighed with a smile on her face and looked around with nothing more to say at that moment unless someone asked.

And finally the beauty was speaking and... ''Exactly!'' Ryan exclaimed in a sudden pointing at the woman ''Ms Noir has a good point. You know in a huge class not every student is the same. Some are rebellious and while trying to reach those kids to educate them, they can be quite much of a trouble for the teacher. So what is the best way to reach every individual in a class even to the rebellious ones?'' he looked around ''Of course, as Ms Noir pointed out, we can do that by using their personal interests''

Lyra was rather shocked from someone agreeing with her and of all people it was Mr. Chambers. She smiled gracefully, twirling a piece of blonde hair around her finger having a proud moment of herself. Maybe this wasn't going to be as bad as she though? Maybe working in the Ministry would give her new things to accomplish and new goals to reach.

"Well, even though it was the Herbology Professor at the time, she made teaching enjoyable, fashionable...something that made me pay attention as..." she paused dramatically for a slight laugh and a roll of her eyes, "...I mean, paying attention in school was not my forte so to speak." And how she was picked for this department she would never know but the gentlemen were surely nice to look at.

Seeing some movement out of the corner of his eye, Leo turned and saw a young girl arriving. She had missed a bit of their discussion, but there would be more to come, ofcourse.
"Good morning, Miss Riddle." Yes, he knew who she was. Filling cabinets rock. "Please help yourself to some breakfast and join us in the discussion. We are talking about why we are working in this lovely department." He smiled at her.

This was most interesting!
Leo was totally concentrated on what Ryan was saying and nodded to let him know he was listening. "That was really interesting, thankyou Mr. Chambers. It is amazing how delicate and awesome a child's mind is. You can imagine, if we are here, working to make the education of our young ones the best it can be, how crucial is it for a Professor to do the best he or she can to help the students grow..." Musing out loud... hmmm. "It is a heavy responsability." THEY ALL had a massive responsabilty. Almost made Leo gulp just thinking about it. Hehe.

Ah, Miss Sterling! Leo gave her a curteous nod and smile, after hearing what she had to say. "Yes, indeed, good point, Miss Sterling. I agree... We could consider ourselves lucky, that we have an instiution that offers the discipline and education needed for the students. As Mr Chambers pointed out, all those stages are crucial aswell, and I believe we are all here to make sure they all can...'pass' safely through all of them. " Or well, most, since the last part was for the 20 year olds. Hehe. "Let me ask you, how was Your experience in school. Did you feel the Professors did everything they could?" He looked first at Maddie and then at everyone else, inviting them to answer aswell.

Oh! Another person! "Welcome, Miss Waters!" and how wonderful, she jumped right into the conversation! "Ah, exellent point there." Veryyy. "Do you think the students who do not have the experience of responsability at home to get a bit more extra 'attention' in school? Sort of to make it up?"


Ah, BEAAAAUTIFULLY said. "Yes..." Leo carefully clasped his hands together. "The Wizarding community is a family. I LIKE it!" Hehe. "Good good, more information to the students would be very good. But, as I'm sure you might have experienced, some information when you are that young can be VERY boring." He chuckled. "How do you think we could go about in informing them? To get their attention and KEEP it."


Still nodding and smiling big at the things they've come up with, he turned his head towards Lyra when she spoke. And kept looking at her. For about thirty seconds.

That had been pretty random. And Leo loved it!
He laughed. "I bet she was an exellent Professor." She had indeed had a good connection with her pupils. That's a big plus.

Personal interest!
Well that answered his question. "Yes! That is a wonderful idea! Ofcourse everyone has an interest in something, and it would be put into good use to educate them further. Or just, like your fashion Professor, a mentor kind of relationship." Nod nod.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... ideas turning in his miiiiiind!
Hehe.

As she looked around the room she saw many of the present in the room at that time and heard someone talking so she turned and to her "Oh yes, for sure" she said and said with them and took a cookie from the table and joined them in their discussion.

Leo watched her pick out a cookie (Yummeh!) and sit down at the table. He was still smiling warmly at her when he adressed the young woman. "Would you like to share with us why you decided to work in the Department of Education?" He was interested and curious to know. And it would be nice to know a bit more about his colleagues, since he was working with them, afterall.

Lyra's mouth fell open. Never in all of her years had the words 'wonderful idea' been directed towards...herself unless it was something she suggested to Christian. Her attitude changed, suddenly it was as if she was seeing a vibrant bright light at the end of the SMART tunnel. Herself of all people suggesting a good idea? Something was wrong with this picture but if she were dreaming, please no one spoil the fun just yet.

"Well, she was more than just a mentor," Lyra pretended to blush when really she was soaking in the very feeling of being smart for once in her life. "There are only certain things you can do with plants, really," one could not wear them and come up with new fashion ideas of course. "It was good to dwell on other things for a change." She sounded smart. Was this her moment to speak a lot of nothing and pretend to be smart? Why yes it was.

'Hmm bit of a hard question there.' Ronan thought to himself as he looked back to Leo. "Well I suppose we could find an activity that the students of Hogwarts would like collectively."

The real question there was, what could that possibly be? The young man sighed and began to drum his fingernails on the table before him in concentration.

"But is that even possible?" asked Oliver. "I mean is there really going to be single activity that the majority of Hogwarts Students will take an interest in. It would be nice, but it seems highly unlikely" said Oliver.

Luna was busy eating her cookie and heard Leo talking "Oh, sure I would love to tell you why I joined this Department. I joined this Department because I thought this is where I suit the best then any other department. This is the best place for me to help the students of Hogwarts to make their future great. So that's why I joined this Department." she said and took another bit of her cookie and asked "So it would be great to know something about you too, would you like to share something" she said smilingly to him.

"It sounds like a pretty good idea Mr. Chambers" said Oliver. "Bringing a sense of fun into a learning environment will surely spark the creativity of young minds, and also give a feeling of entertainment. But at the same time, shouldn't there be a sense of learning thrown into the game. Although most students like the idea of fun in a classroom, I feel there will be a few that would rather be learning about the subject of the class. So if games become part of a classroom I think there should be certain regulations to how they work, and should have guidelines to teach the students the subject at hand. as well as having fun" said Oliver.

"I too feel that it’s a good idea, it sounds good to me" said Luna as she looked at them and smiled.

"It would be great to start such a thing, the students are going to enjoy it i feel and would definitely have a good time learning as well as having fun with their friends. I surely would love to be a part of this event." she said and took another bite of her cookie in her hand.

Anna took some more bites of her cookie as he spoke to her about him "It's good to know more about the people who work with you, right?" she said smilingly. "So, please do inform me too as you'll bring this amazing idea to act" she said and wondered what would she do next.

Ronan blinked as he thought up what they could possibly do. 'Hmmm a very hard question.' he thought rubbing his hand over his smooth skin. It was still weird not having facial hair, Ronan having to shave it off when the babies were born so he didn't hurt their skin.

'Fun but educational.' he thought wondering if it would be weird if he started to pace. For some reason, whenever the young man walked around it helped him thinking more. But he wasn't going to try and make a spectacle of himself. It wasn't his style.

"Mister Buena, I was wondering if perhaps we could offer a school-wide scavenger hunt? They would have to either complete little tasks or solve riddles and in order to find the prizes to win the game."

Ewww! Tests. Not one of Lyra's favorite topics by any means. "I was never fond of taking tests," it showed from the ONE NEWT she received while in school. Hard stuff those tests were...indeed. She was never fond of anything much more than her own self really, unless it was Christian. "Tests just...scare me. I saw do something more fun like..." hmmm...to her a fashion show would just be awesome but that was not learning. That was just...pure fun.

"But you know, every child is different," Lyra began as she remembered those who were less fortunate than her. Poor things. "Some are super smart, book wise that is while others are smart street wise. It's almost as if you need more than one approach to make things fun." School fun? What was wrong with her? Woww!

Ronan grinned brightly as Leo seemed to attach to the idea with great fervor.

He listened intently as the bearded man pacing began to think of ways to incorporate everyone's ideas into the main one of the Scavenger Hunt.

"A scavenger hunt around Hogwarts sounds like a brilliant idea" said Oliver with enthusiasm. It would be a great way of having students learn about all of the subjects at once, plus it would another great way for students to learn outside the classroom" said Oliver. "The only thing I think we would have to worry about would be establishing how it would be set up, and what areas of Hogwarts the scavenger hunt would take place" said Oliver. "Oh, and shouldn't we get a plan from the professors ahead of time just so we know the magic they are using for the scavenger hunt isn't too advance for the students participating" said Oliver.

Maddie thought about this. "It does sound delightful, but since when do students oblige to rules willingly? If we were to do this, it would call for extensive supervision, and it would only interfere with the curriculum." Maybe this could work. Maybe.

"A scavenger hunt? That would be a lot better than a test." Yup. Lyra was still stuck on tests, something that was quite scary to her and something she hoped to never come across ever again. "And I have to say that it might work a little better if they just work within their House? I mean they could discuss things within their common room and such." But here was a question.

"Ummm...exactly what is the reasoning behind coming up with a scavenger hunt or anything for Hogwarts?" Okay she was a blonde but she wanted to know exactly why they had to come up with such things.

"Yes, I agree with Miss Noir. If they work within their houses it would be much easier for everyone to work together. And they could bounce ideas off of one another." Ronan said with a small grin. He was genuinely excited about this idea and glad to have thought it up.

When the blonde woman asked WHY he had actually thought it up, the young man spoke up again.

"Well I just thought that it was a great way to combine fun with educational. Kind of like the mystery fair we had here at the Ministry."

Lyra turned back towards another gentleman that was agreeing with her. Man! Either she looked really good and they just had to agree with her or she was really making a difference in this meeting. Hmmm...she chose the first as she knew she was beautiful and didn't need anyone telling her any different.

"Fun and education? Never thought I would hear those together," she snorted then quickly pressed her lips together. "And I have no idea what the mystery fair is. Is that something we are supposed to do?" She was new. She had no idea about anything other than this floor.

"Oh come now, fun and education go together like carrots and peas" said Oliver with a laugh. "The mystery fair was something that was held here at the ministry about a month ago" said Oliver. "It was a serious of tasks the majority of the ministry employees did to refresh their memory with spellwork, and problem solving. It also brought the ministry closer together as a whole" said Oliver who was enjoying the meeting.

Lyra turned back to yet another person speaking. Actually this meeting was a good way for all of them to meet at some point or another, maybe that's what happened before she arrived. "Oh! That does sound like fun." She would have completely FAILED, unless it had to do with broom riding and/or apparating from one point to the next. Now THAT she knew she was good at. "Well, I wish I was here for that, but...sadly I wasn't." If only things were as fun to her as it was to the rest of the people here. There were only certain things she found fun such as being beautiful and popular.

"It was quite the exciting way to go to work" said Oliver. "Oh it's alright, I am sure they will do something similar to it, or something that involves the whole ministry sometime in the near future" said Oliver trying to be encouraging.

Ronan smiled fondly to the young man explaining to the blonde female employee about the Mystery Fair. He was being modest by not telling her that he had actually won the entire fair, that was unimportant right now.

He looked over to Leo who announced that the meeting was over for a little bit. Standing up he smiled politely to Mister Bossman and said, "Thank you Leo, this is really turning out to be a very interesting idea to work with. I can't wait to get started."

With that, he nodded to Leo and then to the other employees and made his way out of the conference room, dead set on going home to his wife and children for a bit of lunch.

A break sounded great thought Oliver. He just realized how hungry he had become. "Great meeting Mr.Carwyn, I think these ideas are really going to help the education at Hogwarts on more than one level." said Oliver standing up to stretch his legs.

Oh dear. They were going to reconnect with their inner child? Her eyes shifted to the left...then to the right....then to the left again. Lyra wasn't fond of her childhood, she rather enjoyed her life now. She was away from her teen years and frankly, she was accomplishing more now than she was in Hogwarts. Eeeeek! No inner child...please!

As soon as they were dismissed, she pushed away from the table and stood up, brushing her hair behind her, allowing it to fall down her back. She needed fresh air as the room was terribly too stuffy at the moment. She felt a prickle of stress creeping up to rest on her shoulders and do nothing more than to cause pain and frustration. She needed some water...anything.

Luna got up from her seat after the meeting was over and was very happy to see that the ministry level one was planning on for the new event to be introduced in Hogwarts she was really hoping that everything goes on well as reading with the plan to be put forth before us on the issue.

catching up. sorry i have been away
 

After serious thought (like, thirty seconds of it) Maddie couldn't help but think the whole scavenger hunt thingie was a pretty awesome idea.
"Then on with the hunt!" cried Maddie enthusuastically, now contemplitaing how her sister will react to such an event. She almost didn't notice the end of the conference, and realized she could really go for a bagel....
To the cafeteria!

Jamie Lansa also walked into the sparkling conference room for the first time. She looked around nervously at the slightly odd sights in front of her, then cleared her throat.
"Uh, excuse me? I just arrived, and was wondering what was going on, so if someone wouldn't mind explaining to me what has happened, I would be eternally grateful. Oh, yeah, my name is Jamie. Sorry I'm late!" she said with a slight grin.

ooc: surprise post on holiday.

Ronan was late. There was no way of avoiding that aspect, and he was certainly embarrassed about it as well. He wasn't trying to put blame on anyone but the twins had been a bit obnoxious for him and Pandora that morning and he wasn't just planning on leaving his wife so abruptly.

Carrying his suitcase in his hand, he glanced at the memo as he stepped into the cubicle area and headed towards the conference and took a seat away from Leo and Ryan so that there was space for the other employees to sit down amongst them. Speaking of employees, there seemed to be a new one sitting just a bit away but Ronan was unaware if he was in his division or not.

Sipping at his scalding hot tea, the young man paused to wince and then looked to Ryan as he spoke, glancing around to see who would respond.

Ronan nodded politely to his fellow division head, drumming his fingers on the table as he waited for things to get started.

Ronan looked up to Leo and raised his cup to him. "As good as I can be." he replied and sipped at the drink again. Why did he have to hate the taste of coffee when it offered a lot more caffeine than this tea contained. Course all that was in the house right now was the herbal and fruit stuff that Pandora was addicted to.

Sigh.

"I hope you are well though, sir."

"Yup, that's right! Hello, Leo! Or do you prefer Sir De La Buena? So, what is happening so far in this engaging-looking conference? Or are we just beginning?" Jamie replied cheerfully. She was now very excited about her new job, and couldn't wait to get started. She only wished she had not been late to the conference! What a bad first impression to make...
Oh, well! She would just have to make it up during future events.

Oliver turned around to see Leo finally get off the floor and couldn't help but laughing. "Have a good nap" asked Oliver jokingly. He also noticed two new employees walking into the room. "Hello there, I'm Oliver. It's nice to meet you" he said extending his hand to both of them.

Jamie reached out to grasp and shake Oliver's hand. "Nice to meet you, as well, Oliver," she said politely. "If I may ask, what where you doing on the ground, Sir De La Buena?"