04-09-2009, 12:03 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA
Posts: 22,383
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Sloane W. Fordyce
First Year |  Cheesy Mac
The Senior Undersecretary sat with her hands folded upon the table, her face bearing a confident and friendly smile. Reagan Taylor listened carefully, acutely aware that the Minister could not have managed to write a speech so eloquent on his own. She recalled all to well the debacle at the International Wizarding Conference, which started with the Minister's self-indulgent and offensive speech. No wonder they were in such dire straits when it came to foreign relations. Sigh. One thing was for sure - he definitely had a good campaign staff writing his speeches.
Once the Minister had concluded his speech, Reagan clapped politely. After allowing enough time for the applause and chatter to die down, Reagan stood from her chair and approached the podium. This wasn't the first time she had given a large public speech and while she was slightly nervous because for the first time she represented herself and not Minister Cooper, she felt confident in her abilities not only to deliver her speech, but to lead the wizarding world into a new era.
Softly clearing her throat, Reagan began, "Good afternoon to you all, students and staff alike. It is such an honor for me to be standing before you today and I thank you sincerely for taking time out of your busy academic schedules to meet with me and my fellow candidate, Minister Brennan Cooper.
"As Headmaster Bontecou mentioned, my name is Reagan Taylor and I am the Senior Undersecretary to the Minister. I realize that there may be some of you who do not yet know me, but I sincerely hope that after today, after you have had a chance to ask questions and gotten to know me and what I would like to bring to our community, that you will have a faith in me like I have in you, the future of our society.
"Because I want each of you to get the opportunity to ask the questions that are individually important to you, I am not going to spend a great deal of time up here grandstanding. I would, however, like to give you a glimpse into who I am and what I stand for. I have held the Undersecretary position for several years, working directly with the Minister to ensure the efficiency of our government. I see, on a day-to-day basis, the decisions that must be made for the advancement of our society and the betterment of our people. I have been intimately involved in the implementation of many policies that have allowed our community to thrive and flourish; however, as of late I find that my vision for our magical people has begun to deviate from that of what Minister Cooper continues to see as the ideal, despite the changing international environment in which we find ourselves.
"From my experience working so closely with Minister Cooper, I believe I know what needs to be done to bring about the change we need, to make us once again a country worthy of the respect of the entire wizarding world. And I would like to make that change with all of you, instead of for you. From your youth springs new growth, new ideas. You are assets to the magical community and deserve to have a say in the world in which you currently live, in the world in which you will soon lead. I hope that you will join me and lead our civilization into prosperity and success.
"Please stop by my table and ask me any questions you'd like. I promise to answer them honestly and to the best of my ability. And while you are there, feel free to pick up buttons, stickers, pamphlets, and t-shirts. Thank you for your time."
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