DEPARTMENT HEAD'S OFFICE

Accessible from the reception area and also located near the direct floos and employee work area is the office of Franklin Paton. As the silver placard on the door suggests, this is where the Department Head of Magical Law Enforcement can be found if he is not already somewhere within the department or elsewhere in the Ministry. Should you have a meeting scheduled with him or wish to drop by for a casual conversation, a simple knock on the door is all that is needed. If he does not answer, you may wait in one of the leather chairs placed outside or come back later in the day when he is available.

Once you have been invited inside the office, you will observe the minimalist design featured throughout the department has not evaded the walls of this space; however, wooden accents are present here. The office is graced by large glazed windows that allow abundant 'natural' light to stream in and illuminate the room with an enchanted view of the Hogsmeade valley. A leather sofa and armchairs accompanied by a coffee table provide a comfortable seating area for informal meetings or casual conversations. Several Dark Detectors are scattered about as a precautionary measure.

The focal point of the office is where a stained desk stands with a pair of chairs placed in front of it. Behind the desk tall shelving units, hosting a large collection of books about defensive magic and magical law and policies, bookend a fireplace. On the desk itself are framed photographs of family and close friends, though those will appear empty to those the department head is not well-acquainted with. Completing the relatively sparse desk is a notepad featuring a list of scribbles, a tray containing a growing pile of paperwork, a two-way mirror, and an intriguing reflective but transparent glass orb.