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Daemon · 08-22-2009, 01:51 PM

Department of Magical Education
Ronald Jacob Rider

The first thing people notice as they come in to this office is that, from top to bottom, it is a neat mess of relics and souvenirs from all over the world yet it does not resemble an antique store or a storage hourse. The neutral green wallpaper (which, on closer inspection, is actually not solidly green but rather many different shades thrown in together in very small flakes) and dark parquet floor give the room a slightly tropical feeling and that is the most dominant feature of the room.

In the middle of the room is situated a big mahogany desk; the surface of which is covered in dark green felt and usually many papers. Two comfortable looking brown chairs are placed before it for visitors and behind it is another armchair, dark green in colour, on which the Department Head is usually sitting.

The room is very brightly lit due to the window on the right wall which takes up about half of the wall. Opposite it there is a huge bookcase, rows upon rows of books, neatly labeled and organised. The section closer to the table is dedicated to all the books on Education while the one towards the back of the room, behind the desk, is filled with muggle books of all kinds.

On the desk are multiple photographs of a teenage girl as well as a dog, a cat and an owl, all framed with gold coloured wood. Just an arm's reach away from the table there is situated one big, wooden filing cabinet, where information about all the workers is placed.

Please remember to knock before entering as Jake might be holding a ~~super secret~~ meeting. But, even so, he tries to maintain the open door policy the ex-Head had enforced so do not worry about disturbing him - he is always at your service!

~~Just... Knock. Please. The 'open door' policy isn't literal.~~

After much debate, Jake has decided to keep the door open at all times. The change has been brought about so that he could ~~make sure his employees are working~~ seem more approachable to everyone.

Daemon · 09-28-2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Jason Potter Weasley

Jake, you know I am getting married to Katalin Trigwell from the Magical Creatures Depasrtment" J. j. Starr told him. " I would like you to be one of my ushers at are wedding" Joe Jon Montcenaggio said to Jake.

Er... Wow. Jake blinked in surprise as J.J asked his rather - er - peculiar question. "J.J, while I appreciate the fact that you think of me so highly, I'm afraid I'm going to have to decline your request since I feel I won't be much fun," he explained, wishing he COULD go. A wedding would be just the thing to set him straight again - plus, any excuse to get him to stop going over to muggle London pubs is a good thing - yet he knew himself and he knew that he would probably ruin the whole thing by spilling Firewhisky over the bride's dress or something.

Or maybe something less drastic.

Anyhow - he wouldn't fit in with the laughing and smiling people. "Congratulations, though, on the marriage. I hope that you two have a long, happy life together," he added as an afterthought, smiling towards J.J with genuine happiness. Just because it never seemed to work out for him didn't mean it never did for others.

Jason Potter Weasley · 09-28-2009, 03:10 PM

" Thanks, sorry you can't make it to the wedding" J.J. Starr told Jake. "Well enjoy yourself" Joe Jon Montcenaggio said to Jake. Oh well, who else does J.J. Starr know who could help him.

momentai · 11-11-2009, 06:56 PM

A paper airplane flies into the room and comes to a rest on your desk, unfolding and smoothing out to reveal...

Daemon · 11-13-2009, 11:14 PM

Jake was bored.

One would think that being Department Head would require more work but with everything going relatively smoothly at Hogwarts, and his employees doing a good job at handling the smaller tasks, he was finding himself with nothing big to do. Of course, there were always little things - but they were extremely long winded, and could wait until he was in the mood.

Man, his new paycheck was ruining his work ethic. Ah well.

Just as he was about to start on another game of 'what should I wave my wand at next' a paper plane came flew into his room and unfolded itself to reveal something that looked fairly important. Putting down his wand, Jake fully turned to face his desk and began reading.

o_O Whoa. This was big.

Jake suddenly felt a great distaste for those people on the fourth floor. Where they serious? This was just wrong!! People who had been werewolves or vampires for a while know how to behave themselves - the Ministry had no right in banning them, no matter how close the full moon was. Plus, if someone had really cared - they could have moved the date so that it wasn't that close to the full moon.

Bleh - he was in a working mood again. Glaring at the piece of paper that had caused his anger, Jake put it aside for now and grabbed his first batch of parchments and took the quill out of the inkwell. Here we go...

Ellieeenator · 11-16-2009, 11:16 AM

Briony stood outside the Department of Magical Education Head's office. She silently cursed herself for pacing. All she had to do was knock and hope that he was not busy. No big deal. Something simple like that. But she was almost a newly graduated Hogwarts student. Never mind that no matter. Briony took a deep breath and knocked on his door. She waited anxiously for the reply. She had an important announcement to tell him.

Daemon · 11-20-2009, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DracikinsLuver4321

Briony stood outside the Department of Magical Education Head's office. She silently cursed herself for pacing. All she had to do was knock and hope that he was not busy. No big deal. Something simple like that. But she was almost a newly graduated Hogwarts student. Never mind that no matter. Briony took a deep breath and knocked on his door. She waited anxiously for the reply. She had an important announcement to tell him.

Knock.

Jake's eyes flew over to the door as his mouth spread into a wide smile. YAAY visitors!! Good. He liked them ~~they kept him from falling asleep on the job~~ they were always so nice. Ahem. Looking around to make sure that his slightly odd but beloved office was not messier than usual, he cleared his throat and called out to whoever it was.

"Come on in!"

Ellieeenator · 11-20-2009, 08:39 PM

Briony heard her new boss call for her in. She slowly opened the door and looked around. Whoa, the Head's offices were always so interesting. She wondered what the Minister's office would look like if she ever entered hers. She directed her attention back to her boss. Her eyes suddenly widened when she looked at the man sitting feet away from where she stood. Somehow she remembered her first year and how he had helped shown her to her house when she got lost on the first day. He had been a fourth year she recalled, a Ravenclaw, if she was correct. Wow, he had changed a lot. But in a good way. Shaking off her expression, she smiled at him.

"Hello Mr. Rider. I am Briony Whitehall your new Liason," she stated in her most relaxed tone. She looked around his office once more as a red blush started to creep up her neck.

Daemon · 11-20-2009, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DracikinsLuver4321

Briony heard her new boss call for her in. She slowly opened the door and looked around. Whoa, the Head's offices were always so interesting. She wondered what the Minister's office would look like if she ever entered hers. She directed her attention back to her boss. Her eyes suddenly widened when she looked at the man sitting feet away from where she stood. Somehow she remembered her first year and how he had helped shown her to her house when she got lost on the first day. He had been a fourth year she recalled, a Ravenclaw, if she was correct. Wow, he had changed a lot. But in a good way. Shaking off her expression, she smiled at him.

"Hello Mr. Rider. I am Briony Whitehall your new Liason," she stated in her most relaxed tone. She looked around his office once more as a red blush started to creep up her neck.

Jake watched as a young woman came in and smiled politely. He had been half hoping it would be his Division Head since he kind of missed their bantering - when they were both in their respective offices the time they spent in each others' company was a lot less and usually he was more than happy with that particular arrangement but when he was bored. . .

Eh. Never mind.

Standing up, Jake extended his hand to - Briony was it? - with a warmer smile than before and a slight twinkle in his eyes; his usual look. "It's nice to meet you, Ms. Whitehall. Please, call me Jake," he said, as usual insisting on his ~~middle~~ name to be used. He didn't like all that Mr. Rider business - sometimes it was appropriate, but it just reminded him of his father too much. And Jake did NOT like his father. Not one bit - and the feeling was mutual.

"Have a seat," he suddenly added, gesturing to one of the two chairs in front of the mahogany desk. "Welcome aboard the Magical Education department." All this about his father had reminded him of his manners.

How sad.

Ellieeenator · 11-20-2009, 10:43 PM

"Oh, thank you," Briony replied looking back at Jake. She walked forward and sat down on the chair in front of his desk. "Believe me, I'm not that formal. Only in first introductions. That's about it. I may have read so many books as well that it comes naturally." She looked at him. "My father and mother were the ones who improved the Wolfsbane potion. You might recognize my last name from that discovery. Never mind that though," she said, brushing her curly hair out of her face. "I'm here to discuss the Quidditch World Cup Jake."

Daemon · 11-20-2009, 11:00 PM

This one. . . Talked a lot. Jake grinned lop-lopsidedly as he regarded the younger woman. "Yes, I did recognise the name although you never know whether the last name is the real thing or not," he agreed with her, referring to the hundreds of common surnames that had no connection to each other.

Smith, anyone?

"All right then; let's get down to business. Coffee?" he offered, pointing with his wand at the small table with all the necessities to make his favourite drink. "I've found that the walk to the breakroom is too long so I bought my own coffee appliances here. It tastes better than the Ministry coffee," he explained cheerfully, giving the wand a little flick and watched as the apparatus began making his coffee.

Grinning back at her, he was about to wink when he suddenly had a strong sense of deja vu. "Do I know you?" he asked, blinking and staring at her as he tried to work out where he had seen her before. . . He wasn't one to remember random people - especially in his teens.

'Cool' people had to keep up an indifferent appearance after all.

Ellieeenator · 11-20-2009, 11:13 PM

Briony smiled and looked down at her hands. "It is real," she commented. "My parents," she muttered shaking her head. She looked back up at him. "Coffee would be nice." She hadn't exactly drank anything since early this morning. Before she started on her duty of explaining the Quidditch World Cup he had interrupted with, "Do I know you?" Her face had flushed red. She closed her open mouth and thought about how she was going to reply to this.

"You might," she said with a grin. "I--um....," this was hard to put into words. "First year, after the feast that night, I had gotten extremely lost. I believe it was you who helped me back to my common room. Hufflepuff," she added. "In fact, we ran into each other a lot. I remember seeing you in the library during OWLs and NEWTs. I was a fourth year when you graduated. I don't know if you remember me that well." She glanced up at him. "You tutored me in some subject too I think."

This was so difficult to remember. For some reason she thought she had ran into him somewhere else. Or seen him after she graduated.

Daemon · 11-20-2009, 11:35 PM

Nodding, Jake summoned the coffee ~~vat~~ pot and poured it into a cup he had conjured up opposite her on the table. "Milk, sugar, cream - it's all here," he nodded towards the extras that had been transferred from the small table to the desk a few seconds earlier. He usually drank his coffee without anything so he wasn't almost ever in need of those himself.

Jake listened, mug in hand, as Briony Whitehall told her short story. "Well, the tutoring was definitely not me - I wasn't much of a studies person. . . But now that you mention it, I do remember a cute little first year asking for directions to the Hufflepuff common room," he nodded, seeing the incident behind his eyes as it had happened all those years ago.

Merlin; the things he still had stored in his brain. . .
Oh - she was embarrassed. Jake couldn't help but smile at that revelation - girls could be so cute sometimes.

"Right - Quidditch Cup..." he tried to get back on to topic, figuring that if they chatted too much the Minister would send both him and Whitehall home before this month's paycheck. And that would not be good AT all.

Ellieeenator · 11-20-2009, 11:56 PM

Briony was so lost. Her whole life of no communicating with people left her to remember that it was some Gryffindor that looked similar to Jake. "Yes," she nodded, "I suppose we should get back to business." Briony quickly added the condiments to her coffee. There was no way she could drink it black. It was way too strong.

"Ms. Rose told us to report to our head and ask them if they would help us, well me," she corrected, "Help, sell tickets for the Quidditch World cup. They're five galleons a piece and I've sold a lot to fellow co-workers already. You aren't suppose to sell to students of Hogwarts. Only adults. Um...," she said with a stutter. "Are you suppose to tell me if you sold any or will you tell Ms. Rose herself if any were sold and mention I'm the Liason? I was confused a little about that. It would work either way. Here are some you could sell." She took out a handful of tickets and laid them on his desk. "I've sold a lot to the people in our Department."

Daemon · 11-21-2009, 04:33 PM

Well, he wasn't really familiar with many liaisons but he liked the one they had received. She was nice.

He sipped his coffee silently as he listened to her talk about selling tickets. Jake had been meaning to ask about that, in fact. "You say five galleons per ticket? But say someone wants top box tickets - how much would they have to pay and where would they get them?" he asked, more for himself than for others. They would cost quite a bit more than five galleons. . .

"And while I appreciate the thought, I don't think I'll be able to sell very many tickets - my world currently consists of this office, home, the Leaky Cauldron occasionally, and muggle London," he said, nodding towards the tickets she had put on the table top. "While I'm sure muggles would really like to come to a Quidditch match, I think it'll be illegal to sell them tickets - and I quite like my job, thank you," he finished up with a boyish grin, winking mischievously at Briony.

"You could leave some here if you want, and I promise to sell as many as possible to my visitors - you might want to ask my Division Head, Gretta Amerie; I highly doubt she wanders amongst muggles in her spare time," he suggested, putting his dislike for the woman aside for now.

Ellieeenator · 11-21-2009, 06:34 PM

"I wasn't exactly informed about top box seat tickets," Briony replied truthfully. "I'll make sure to ask Ms. Amerie," she added. "An leave some here for you." She just left the one she had laid out to him.

"Well, I better be going now. I don't want to take up all your time. I have to speak to Gretta Amerie anyway." Briony stood up. She had done her job and she thought it had gone well for the first time. "I suppose I'll see you later then. I had a nice time meeting you again Jake," Briony said. She didn't know if she should dread or look forward to her meeting with the Division Head.

Hermione J. Granger · 11-21-2009, 06:57 PM

Oliver had not been so lucky with the division head, but he was hoping the department head would be different. After all he felt he needed to introduce himself to the top boss. He waited patiently outside the door, and waited to come in.

Daemon · 11-21-2009, 06:59 PM

"All right - it was nice meet you too, Ms. Whitehall," Jake replied, unable to say 'again' since he couldn't remember her all that well. Putting down his coffee, he stood up and walked over to her, extending out his hand. "Good luck with Amerie and I would appreciate it if you could ask about those top box seats," he said with a smile, figuring that asking her to do it would be a lot smarter than just hoping the answer would come along one day.

"Come back soon," he added as an afterthought, remembering his boredom before she had arrived. If people weren't going to visit him he was going to end up worse than those horrid people who ONLY cared about their work and nothing else. Yuck.

Hermione J. Granger · 11-21-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by fire_faerie

"All right - it was nice meet you too, Ms. Whitehall," Jake replied, unable to say 'again' since he couldn't remember her all that well. Putting down his coffee, he stood up and walked over to her, extending out his hand. "Good luck with Amerie and I would appreciate it if you could ask about those top box seats," he said with a smile, figuring that asking her to do it would be a lot smarter than just hoping the answer would come along one day.

"Come back soon," he added as an afterthought, remembering his boredom before she had arrived. If people weren't going to visit him he was going to end up worse than those horrid people who ONLY cared about their work and nothing else. Yuck.

Oliver noticed the woman Briony he met earlier come out of the office, and gave her a friendly wave. He took this as a sign to go in, he walked in to the office, and tried to stay calm.

Ellieeenator · 11-21-2009, 07:16 PM

It had been not even a half an hour later since she had spoken with Jake when Briony came walking down the hall to his office, furious. She didn't even care to knock. She flung his office door open, her face burning. "Excuse me Oliver, but I have an important matter to discuss with the Head."

"Mr. Rider," Briony said in a dangerously low tone. "I spoke to the Divsion Head, Gretta Amerie and I am---," she paused trying to regain her cool, which wasn't really working. Jake was probably confused out of his wits right now. "---Furious!" she cried. "Does that women have absolutely not an ounce respect in her? Believe me, I tried to stay calm but it didn't really work." She walked forward, her face burning. "She didn't listen or give a darn to any word I said!" Briony yelled. "I am right below her in rank too. Everyone else in this Department seems wonderful, except for her," she added, her hand in fists at her sides. "I tried to be civil, I really tried," she sunk down in the chair she once sat in, and her head met her hands. She looked back up. "Believe me when I say she does not like Hufflepuffs."

Hermione J. Granger · 11-21-2009, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DracikinsLuver4321

It had been not even a half an hour later since she had spoken with Jake when Briony came walking down the hall to his office, furious. She didn't even care to knock. She flung his office door open, her face burning. "Excuse me Oliver, but I have an important matter to discuss with the Head."

"Mr. Rider," Briony said in a dangerously low tone. "I spoke to the Divsion Head, Gretta Amerie and I am---," she paused trying to regain her cool, which wasn't really working. Jake was probably confused out of his wits right now. "---Furious!" she cried. "Does that women have absolutely not an ounce respect in her? Believe me, I tried to stay calm but it didn't really work." She walked forward, her face burning. "She didn't listen or give a darn to any word I said!" Briony yelled. "I am right below her in rank too. Everyone else in this Department seems wonderful, except for her," she added, her hand in fists at her sides. "I tried to be civil, I really tried," she sunk down in the chair she once sat in, and her head met her hands. She looked back up. "Believe me when I say she does not like Hufflepuffs."

"Oh not at all Briony" said Oliver quickly stepping back outside the door. "Wow something set her off" he thought.

Daemon · 11-21-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Hermione J. Granger

Oliver noticed the woman Briony he met earlier come out of the office, and gave her a friendly wave. He took this as a sign to go in, he walked in to the office, and tried to stay calm.

More visitors! Wooo! "Hello - come in," Jake said to the newcomer and walked back towards his chair. He was just about to sit down when heard a very familiar voice address someone called 'Oliver' - wait, maybe that was the new employee he hired? - when Briony Whitehall came into view once again.

She couldn't stay away, huh?

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Originally Posted by DracikinsLuver4321

It had been not even a half an hour later since she had spoken with Jake when Briony came walking down the hall to his office, furious. She didn't even care to knock. She flung his office door open, her face burning. "Excuse me Oliver, but I have an important matter to discuss with the Head."

"Mr. Rider," Briony said in a dangerously low tone. "I spoke to the Divsion Head, Gretta Amerie and I am---," she paused trying to regain her cool, which wasn't really working. Jake was probably confused out of his wits right now. "---Furious!" she cried. "Does that women have absolutely not an ounce respect in her? Believe me, I tried to stay calm but it didn't really work." She walked forward, her face burning. "She didn't listen or give a darn to any word I said!" Briony yelled. "I am right below her in rank too. Everyone else in this Department seems wonderful, except for her," she added, her hand in fists at her sides. "I tried to be civil, I really tried," she sunk down in the chair she once sat in, and her head met her hands. She looked back up. "Believe me when I say she does not like Hufflepuffs."

Oh.

"Your reaction is similar to my initial one," he replied, chuckling slightly. Sitting down, he thought of how to reply to her for a few seconds before shrugging and deciding to go with whatever came up. "Ms. Amerie is a great asset to this department in her work side - but other than that, you can be sure that I care for her even less than you do," he began, remembering just how condescending she had been the first time they had met.

And then how charming she had tried to be after she had learned that he was, in actual fact, her boss. Hehe. "I don't know her very well - and I don't really care for that to change - but I have deducted that for her to respect you, you need to impress her. I just generally avoid her to the best of my abilities and you could do the same," he said, leaning back into his chair and looking out of the fake window they had onto the bright April day outside.

"But, er, if you don't mind - could you lower your voice just a tad? I don't appreciate being yelled at and while I fully understand your frustration... Please?" he requested with a small smile, not wanting to upset her even more. He had to insist upon that for several reasons, the first being that he really didn't like being yelled at - reminded him of home - and the second being that he had to show that shouting was not allowed in this department.

They were all ~~relatively~~ civilised people - they could handle themselves without shouting. ~~Mostly.~~

Ellieeenator · 11-21-2009, 08:21 PM

She took a deep breath. "Of course," she said. Briony hated yelling to begin with. People said it was never really yelling though. More of her raising her voice and her face red. She didn't believe them. She was sure she yelled and not just raised her voice. But was there really a difference?

"I'll try what you suggest," she muttered begrudgingly. Why couldn't people just put on a smile and pretend to like you even if they do hate you? She did that on countless occasions. Especially to the teachers she hated. "But believe me, I don't plan on getting to know her anymore than you do. In my best," she rolled her eyes. "I'll try to avoid her." She would have an easier time doing that since she didn't have to hang around in this Department all the time.

Briony wasn't planning on asking this but it came out without her thinking. "Do you know Lucy Stedman?" she suddenly asked. Her conversation with Lucy had been strange enough. But in a good way. She liked her a lot. They both seemed to be on somewhat of the same page.

Daemon · 11-21-2009, 08:37 PM

Jake nodded, glad that she had taken it the way he had hoped she would. Some people simply weren't good with receiving comments like that and his new liaison seemed pretty fine with it.

Good.

"Now there's a smart thought - we should totally start a club," he said, laughing. Of course, he would never do such a thing but it was still nice to think of it... It would annoy her to no end if she found out that they were talking like this behind her unbearable self's back. Oh yes.

...
Say what? Did HE know Lucy?! She was obviously VERY new, this Briony Whitehall. "Why?" he simply asked, his whole mood suddenly shifting from extreme amusement to... something different.

Ellieeenator · 11-21-2009, 08:52 PM

Briony's mood shifted back to it's old self as he joked around. "We should," she laughed. Who knows how much it might annoy her division head? Briony didn't know her that well, but it still would be fun.

It was sort of surprising to see Jake's expression change that quickly. "Well, we were chatting yesterday and I think she may have said something about you, though I can't remember that clearly." They had discussed so many things that had happened to one another that she may of heard Luce say something about him. She was quite curious why he was so....shocked? She didn't know if she should press her boss any further with this. "Is there something that happened? Lucy sort of looked the way you do. You know what? Never mind. I won't press any further if you would rather not say."

Daemon · 11-21-2009, 09:29 PM

This was... Not how he had anticipated this conversation to turn out. "Things happened - but they're in the past. We're good friends now," Jake replied, thinking that stretching the truth just a bit wouldn't hurt anyone. The last thing he wanted was to get sucked back into THOSE feelings - back to her.

Lucy would always hold a spot in his heart but it would be better for everyone if she didn't know about that spot. And as for the 'good friends' - well, they WERE friends, kinda, and 'good' is a very relative term... "I'm glad that you're meeting more people from the department though," he added with a smile, thinking of the likes of the previous liaison - he hadn't ever even SEEN the guy.

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