Thomas shook his head sadly " all bones, gone ..." he rubbed his face and looked at Andi's face " I had all the bones in my left leg re-grown in one night once... it felt awful.." he pushed her hair back to her ear and smiled a weak smile "I'm sorry. I am not taking the rest of the day off, let me take you home, I did this to you and you are in no condition to go by yourself" He got up and stretched his arm in her direction.

Andrina sighed a bit, " Thomas..I have my bones, it just feels like they are gone." She said as she tried to cheer him up. It wasn't his fault..She had volunteered for a charm that she didn't know.. "You may take me home, I would like that actually.."She said softly as she held out her hand to him, and slowly stood up, albeit a bit shakily. "And you didn't do this too me, I asked for it...don't feel bad, neither one of us knew how it would affect me, or anyone else." She said smiling weakly up at him.

"Why, Yes Andrina," Margot smiled.

She got back to her table, sifting through the other requests while reading the Anti Avada Kedavra charm, thinking to herself, Good Golly, if this works...She doubt that the Charm worked, but she thought on more.

If they have an Anti- Avada Kedavra, what's next? A new Killing Curse??

She was looking at the wand flicks of the said Anti-Avada Kedavra. It looked MAD!! Cross with left loop, cross with right loop,down , up, circle, down, left, right.


Oh, wow!!

Margot tried the wand movements out, memorizing it while looking at a concealment Charm by Liam Ousgart.

Shea walked to Margot while she looked at some papers in her hand. Hallie had passed on more tiring paperwork that had to be finished. She had no idea if she'd get it done before the deadline. She ran her hand through her soft black hair and sighed quietly to herself. She looked up as she came over to her.

"Is that the Anti- Avada Kedavra?" She asked watching Margot try the wand movements. "I was looking it over earlier. Do you really think it'd work?"

Hallie walked into the Charms office and looked around. She smiled slightly when she saw Andrina and Thomas over in one corner. She walked over and smiled at them.
"Well, look at you. The color came back into your face, no problem." she said with a smile.
Before she got the feeling that she might be unwanted here, she handed some papers to Thomas.
"You left these in our office. Thought you might want them back."

Thomas embraced Andi's waist with the excuse of being helping her and cuddled her discreetly in his arms. There was a new face in the office. " You're Shea aren't you?" he asked " I'm Thomas, I'm new here, hi!" he said nodding a little.

Thomas that was still watching Andrina carefully as he supported almost her entire body, afraid she could collapse again moved his eyes to the girl that had helped him. " Oh, thank you " he said smiling at her for the first time, giving her the big handsome grin "and I don't know If I thanked you enough back there.. Thank you!" he repeated " I was panicking a little, never seen something like that.." he looked down at Andi, she's so small, with a adorable look in his eyes "no more spell try-outs for you" he said playing. He looked again to the girl " I don't think I introduced myself, my name is Thomas" he stretched a hand towards her direction ready to shake hers.

Hallie nodded and extended her own hand to meet his.
"I'm Hallie, and honestly, it was nothing. That's my job." she joked.
She watched as Thomas looked at Andi and smiled to herself. She knew exactly what was going on, she could sense it in his eyes. Andi's were still off from the spell, but she figured that once they cleared, it would be in hers as well.

Andrina looked at her two employees. " I uh.. thought I told you all to take the rest of the day off. So we can all come back here and start fresh, and just forget what happened today." She said eyeing the two of them. "So, no more work for today alright? But I expect you here early tomorrow." She said as she shifted a bit in Thomas's arms.

She looked toward the newcomer in her office and sighed a bit. "Thank you so much for restoring me. I appreciate it more than you know. That spell took alot out of me." She said smiling.

Andrina watched as Thomas unleashed his full force smile on the girl. Really? Was that necessary? she thought. Dazzling the poor girl like that,giving them hope..Andrina frowned slightly as she looked up at Thomas, nothing short of adoration in her eyes. "No, no more spell try outs for me." She said softly. "Perhaps we should leave?" She said looking up hopefully at Thomas. Before I go out of my mind with jealously....She thought as she attempted to detach herself from Thomas's close embrace. If he wanted to flirt, he could do it without her in his arms. "Or, I could just go home by myself, I'm feeling a bit better." Which was a complete and total lie..it was taking all of her strength to stand there.

Thomas had such a strong embrace he could barely notice Andi trying to get rid of his arms. He felt a nudger in his chest and looked down at Andi " I'm not letting you go" he said simply, looking up at Hallie " well, once again, thank you!" he said smiling again in what he thought that was a nice pleasant smile. Then he lifted Andrina slightly in the air and started taking her out of the door. " See you guys tomorrow!" he said over his shoulder to Margot and Shea and vanished with Andi ....

ooc: I used your phrase, "working will never be the same" and made myself a Thomina siggy as well

"Byeee Andrina!!Bye Thomthom!!" Margot waved goodbye to the two and turned to Shea.

"Hiii!!!I'm Margot. I dont think this will work, I mean the man must be trying this on a plastic tree or something cause I did it with a fly earlier on...the fly was toast!!"she said beaming because she had a new friend at work.

"Let's go hang out!!Our boss is shooing us home!!"Margot giggled.

Hallie smiled. "Not a problem."


Feeling slightly uncomfortable under Andrina's stare, she smiled politely and nodded to the two.
"Right. Well, I must be going. Take care, Andrina."
Then she walked to the door and out into the hallway.

Shea smiled. "Yes, I'm Shea. Hello Thomas." She raised her eyebrow slighty and glanced at Andrina. She nodded. "Right. I'll see you both tomorrow then."

She watched Thomas walk off before gathering a few of her things. She turned to Margot. She laughed lightly at her excitement and nodded.
"We probably should get going." She and Margot headed to the door. "I didn't think it would work very well. I mean, it is the killing curse. I wouldn't think that anyone could create a strong enough protection spell to protect themselves from it."

As the friendly chatter went on inside the office, there was a small rustling outside the door. Department Head Ben Cobblesten stood outside, waving his wand and magically sticking a notice to the door of the office.

Quote:

ATTENTION ALL LEVEL 3 EMPLOYEES!

Are you passionate about politics? Are you interested in helping to make the future of our Ministry brighter?

If the answer is yes, then get involved in the upcoming election! Reagan Taylor challenges the reigned Minister Cooper, and they need YOUR help!

Three campaigns (Cooper, Reagan and an Independant Campaign) are looking for employees to help organize and run the campaigns for the respective candidates. There are numerous positions avaliable in all the parties, and any employee can sign up to help!

Simply sign up here stating your candidate of choice and what you are able to do for the campaign. No one is turned away!

Spread the word! Tell your friends!

Sincerely,
Ben Cobblesten, Department Head and Campaign Manager of Reagan Taylor's Campaign

After he posted the sign to the door, he stood back to admire his handwork. Once he was satisifed, he grinned and then pulled another flyer from the stack tucked neatly under his arm and headed to the next office door to spread the word.

Andrina walked slowly back into her office early that morning. Wayy early, in fact it was still dark out when she walked into her office. She made note of the notice on the door, and made a note to sign up to help. Maybe it might help get her mind off of Thomas, and how much she wanted to be with him.

She down at her desk and started to look through the paper there, maybe she could send her employees on a mission, and actually be a good employer. She sighed and put her head down on her desk, she was still tired and weak from yesterday's event..She raised her head, and separated out the missions and charms for each person, hopefully.. They would actually get something accomplished today.

Margot hopped into the office almost spilling the two cups of tea everywhere. She was slightly spooked to see Andrina at her desk, looking so serious. Margot stopped the hopping for awhile and walked quietly to her desk and left one cup of chamomile tea on Andrina's desk.

"For you, maam. It usually gets rid of the stress for me,"Margot smiled and took a seat. She put the Anti Avada-Kedavra sheet in the 'NAH' bin.

She looked up again and spoke to Andrina from her desk.

"Andrina? Who is Reagan Taylor?"she looked like she was truly lost.

Thomas entered the office quietly after reading the announcement. Andrina and Margot were already there. He gave both of them a short nod and sat on his desk. Do not get so involved, do not get so involved, he had been repeating mentally to himself all night those words and he was going to do it all day. He took his cloak out and was wearing a strong green shirt with a pair of jeans. He took several minutes to get the cloak to hang from the back of his chair the way he wanted it to, in fact he was just trying to gain time to prepare himself mentally for what he was about to do. He had decided that this relationship he was entering, could get serious problems for both of them, the situation the day before left him wondering if it wasn't the right thing to do to just end it. He sat on his desk and glanced quickly to Andi, she looked ok. He looked down and sighed to his papers, beginning to read them. Today I am going to be a good co-worker, just, a co-worker.

Andrina looked up as Margot bounced in, looking positively lively. She envied the girl, she wished she had her energy..She smiled and nodded her head as She set down a cup of tea in front of her. " Thank you Margot.." She said softly as she took a sip of the tea. It helped calm her down a bit. "Reagan Taylor is a running for ministry of magic. I personally have yet to meet her.. But I am helping with her campaign." She said with a smile. " I think a change would be good around here.. Don't you?" She asked.

Andrina jumped a bit in her chair as Thomas entered the room, and she couldn't help the way her heart jolted in her chest when she saw him. A radiant smile came to her face, only to fade away at his short nod. Now her heart was pounding but in a different way. Cold and panic gripped her as she watched him hang his cloak on the back of the chair. The green of his shirt, really set off his eyes.. and she found herself melting despite the panic. The look on his face scared her, no.. it terrified her. Oh please, don't let it be over before it has begun.. She thought as she glanced down as Thomas looked over at her. She started to tremble slightly, and she spilled a little of the tea on her desk because of it. She used a quick spell to clean it.. but..

She tried to concentrate on her work, but the panic was taking hold of her. Please don't break my heart, please....don't be like Taren... She thought over and over..I'll do anything.. please..

Thomas listened to Andi's answer to a question he had not heard and shook his head in agreement. "Change is always good" he said softly in a croaked voice.

It was hard not to be pleasant, funny, to send her notes like he desperately wanted to, but he had to stay calm, take it really slow, maybe leave all those stuff for after work. He could still remember the pain of getting too involved and he was not looking for it again, neither was Andi. He knew she had been hurt and she was trusting him, what if I'm not what she wants? And she's my boss... he had all this thoughts going on, so loud and confuse he stood up quickly and stormed out of the room murmuring something like "head ache" on his way out. I look like a girl... he thought as he leaned against the wall outside the office.

Andrina panicked momentarily, as she heard Thomas mutter those words. Change is always good? What did that mean? She wondered to herself as she looked over at Thomas, he looked strained, and he looked in pain. Am I causing all this pain? She wondered silently, as she looked down at her desk. Next thing she knew, Thomas had stormed out of the room, and her face fell even more. Setting her face into a grim mask, she stood up and walked after him. " I'll be right back Margot.." She murmured as she went out the door.

Margot was about to reply, she stuck her index finger up but Andrina left. She lowered it down and sipped her cup of tea with her pinky sticking out like a true Brit.

Reagan's a lady? Good golly!Sounds like a man to me. And what change was Andrina talking about...all this roundaboutssss...is making me...hmm..Where's Shea.

Clearly, Margot was lost again. She checked her smile in the little mirror on her desktop and sorted out more paperwork.

Butterfinger hex: NAH (people HAVE butterfingers without hexes)
Snowman hex: PLAUSIBLE (she would love to have a snowman all year round..and that snowman could just be her little stepbrother who is oh, so annoying)
Flubber hex: NAH
Hollow charm: PLAUSIBLE (this sounds be interesting...being invisible without an invisibility cloak)
Herpes jinx: HEAVENS! Noo!!
Flamingo legs hex: NAH
Bubblewrap charm: Sounds like a cushioning charm to me. NAH
Anti Cruciatus: PLAUSIBLE
Drowning curse: (causes victims to mentally DROWN themselves even on land) PLAUSIBLE form of torture.

Margot was beginning to like this job.

Andrina walked back into the office after Thomas still a little shaken by their encounterin the hallway. She made sure her hair was straight, and she patted down the few strands that had escaped from the pony tail she was wearing. She smiled happily, and only felt like her legs were going to give out once.. I can do this! I can walk while being flustered! She thought to herself as she stopped by Margot's desk for a second, pretending to look at the work she had done, but really just hanging onto the desk for support. "Good job.." She said with a smile before heading back to her own desk.. One day my legs will work..She thought as she settled down into her chair.. She then looked over at Thomas and she felt like she had melted inside.. Guhhh.. what was I doing? She asked looking around in a dazed manner.

Thomas was already sitting in his chair, mumbling to himself a muggle song "womanizer... boy don't try to front me ,I-I know just what you are-are-are" He was happy, there was no other word to say it. He was just HAPPEH!. He looked at Andrina with a big grin on his face.

Andrina smiled at Thomas as he grinned back at her. She had never seen him so happy, and she herself had never felt this happy, or this alive. She started to hum her favorite muggle tune under her breath as well..Cause this is the best thing, the best thing that could be happening..and I think you would agree, the best thing is that it's happening to you and me..She smiled as she looked down at her papers.

Good heavens! Is she going to faint?

"Maam, are you alright? You're sooo... fainty lately. Did you see a healer?"Margot was quite worried about her boss. She wasn't that Andrina on her first day of the job after Thomthom came in. She shot a sideway glance at Thomas.

What was he playing at?

Thomas read the first line of the same parchment about 5 times before quitting. He just couldn't get his mind on working, he tapped his hand on the table rhythmically, over and over again. He got up to sit down with a loud noise and yawn without covering his mouth smiling from ear to ear to Andi. He then had an idea and wrote in a piece of parchment that he then sent to Andi.

' We need to spice things up here I work, let's promote some kind of activity! Ideas?'