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Owen nodded at the Minister. He knew that the man had literally been on the same position once. It made him all the more exhilarated with what new doors this new job could open up for him. "I am thrilled to somehow be following in your footsteps, sir." He commented ardently before letting the man go about greeting everyone else in a very enthusiastic manner. The Minister was, of course, a busy man. Owen deemed it enough that he was able to introduce himself.
Speaking of which, the girl next to him was introducing, or more like reintroducing herself to him. And that's when it registered. She did look familiar. Owen felt bad for not immediately noticing. "Ursula? Ah, now I remember. Yes, we were schoolmates at one point. I apologize for not realizing earlier!" He chuckled, offering his plate of tarts to make up for his not so keen memory.
Next, he offered said plate to a woman (Cassie), probably near his age, who was not doing so much socializing. "Tart, miss? I'm Owen. Foreign Relations." GRIN. Did he like his new title? Yes, he did. Very much so.
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Beatrice was HERE. After being reassigned abroad for Merlin knows how many years, she was finally back home and apparently a million things happened while she was gone.
There was a new Minister. Kurumi's father at that! She so needed to introduce herself. But later when he was less engaged.
They also had a new Department Head! She still had to do her official courtesy call but for now she could totally say hi in more informal way, right? Sauntering over to their group, the brunette tapped the woman and offered a sweet smile. "Miss Emmons-Clarke? Beatrice Castell, I'm on your Research & Development team." But of course she knew that. The man (Cole) next to her received the same greeting as well.
Canting her head to the side, she also spied a familiar person. "Lexa Cambridge? Head Auror now, I believe? I hope you still remember me." This time she grinned. If you asked her, she could still remember how the girl became a mainstay in detention back at their time in Hogwarts but look at her now.
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