"I am actually glad we are not busy right now. That just means no poor souls who have had their lives changed by this affliction. As the Muggles like to say, 'No news is good news.'"

Star goes back to her desk and turns around in her chair, "Since we are not busy and we will spend most of our time in this office, do you think they would give us an enchanted window" she asks to liz.

That would be really nice, something to break the monotony. I wonder who we would ask...

"Hey Ryan, Joeseph, how's life been for you two? I haven't seen the likes of you two for what...about 4-5 years, holy!" I say as I see my two previous house members enter the department room. "I knew we were all at the top of our class in CoMC but all ending up in the same department, that's awesome."

"Ms. Silverstone, is most likely to be asked first about the window. Hopefully, we would be allowed one, because it's not likely for us to spend any time 'in the field' as they say."

Star turns and picks up a basket full of chocolate Hersey Kisses and hands it to Liz. "Care for a sweet dear?"

Oh, why thank you!

I just heard horrible news. My brothers wife just died. It is so sad, I never even got to Hogsmeade to talk to my niece, before this happened...

"Ohhh, I'm sorry to hear that dear. Just make yourself available to your niece. Let her know you are there, but do not push her to talk. Right now she just needs hugs and a good listening ear. And if you need a ear, mine is always available. I have good hugs too, My granddaughter says mine are the best."

Thank you, you're very sweet! Liz reaches over and gives Star a hug. She's absolutely right, Liz says as she gives Star a wobbly smile. It'll be a long few weeks for the family I'm sure. I just look forward to work picking up a bit, to take my mind off it...

Ryan looked over the cubical wall when he heard some one call his name, seeing it was Xire also from his divison "Hey Xire, lifes been good for me, what about you?" he said smiling slightly before frowning slightly "I was never top of Care of magical creatures classes, I was good at charms i think you may have confused me with some one else" he said his smile returning "So did you do anything when you left hogwarts or did you come straight to work here?" he said sitting back down on his chair as he placed he feet upon his desk.

"Xire! How are you doing." Joseph said with enthusiasm, remembering his old classmate. "Life's been doing fine for me, I'm just excited to be back in wizardry. I've learned that fencing really isn't my thing." He smiled and clapped the man on the back. Towering over the young man.

"Remember dear, any time you need a shoulder, ear or a pair of arms, just come visit me. I am always available. Now about getting that window......"

"You always did fancy that other stick. At least you came to your senses." I say laughing,
"And look at you, you're huge, are you sure there's no giant in your ancestry?" I say, smiling, as I look up at my old classmate.
"Well it seems as if I'm related to the Lupin family, and another person on this level, her name's Corvus. My cousin Onikami, you remember him right? Yeah, well he figured it out."

"Yeah, well you're still huge. Probably one of the reasons you were put in this division." I say smiling as I now pull out my sketchbook to show him it.
"Oh, and I've gotten better at using my photographic memory, this picture is a great example."

I look at the sketch book, and say,
"Joeseph, you were holding the book upside down, that's a griffyn."
I smile at my tall friend and say,
"Your hieght'll help because it'll make you look slightly more intimidating, thus making a werewolf think twice before lunging. Plus your strength'll help."

Allison smiled at the class reunion in front of her. She went back to arranging some stuff on her desk. She slipped a notebook out of her desk and scribbled in it for a while.

Star was glad to get a chance to go back to her office. The meeting her and Liz had been to seemed to go on forever. She sat down at her desk and started going through the memos that had piled up on her desk.

Her laptop beeped and said, "You have mail. "

'Oh, My granddaughter has e-mailed me!"

Hi, Gramma, Will you be coming to dinner this Sunday? Mom wants to know. E-mail me when you know, you know how Mom is about all the owls. :) Love Jenesis Black

"Problem is, I don't think a dragon would paticularily care how large someone is, unless its hungry. Size wouldn't truly matter in that division as much as magical experience. Werewolves could be restrained by a large and strong person, not dragons."
I say, smiling and beging to continue the sketch on the griffyn.
"So...how've you been doing since school?"

"Well, it bloody well worked out, right? If you've been wondering, I was retrieving creatures for people, but didn't complete my lst one due to my concious."
I smile as I once again raise the book.
"And this is him."

Liz walks in, and sees Star at her desk. She sits down and opens on her laptop. Tapping her pen on her desk, while she waits for it to boot up. She suddenly realizes that she forgot to send that email out, and it was due last Friday!

Oops, now where was that email she had typed up...

She reaches into her bowl and takes out a peppermint, and sits sucking on it, lost in thought.

Star looks up after replying to her granddaughter. 'I need a cup of tea' she thinks to herself.

She notices that Liz has returned to her desk.

"I'm going to the breakroom to make a cup of tea, dear" she says to Liz. "Would you like any thing while I out?"

"No, I think I'm good right now", Liz says as she looks up. "Thank you though Star!"