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Tweak says, "Leslie, no. We don't negotiate"

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Lucy raised an eyebrow, impressed. "Afraid I've just got the one," she said. "But mum was a childminder, so I grew up with at least as much of the child-friendly faux-swearing as I did the real kind. It's about 50/50 which I'll go with on any given day, assuming no children or customers are present." At Hogwarts she'd always felt that her muggle swearing marked her out as not fitting in - something she was less worried about now, and in retail she'd had to hold her tongue and smile politely no matter what.

She nodded seriously as he expanded on the hiring practices. For now, any job would do, but maybe down the line something specifically in accounting or some other maths-based department... She didn't even know if there were wizarding equivalents to the various certificates she'd wished she could try for in the muggle world, or if there was any way to fudge her missing GCSEs to let her take the muggle ones. She filed those away as questions for later. "It's good to know I've got options," she said. "Wouldn't want to get bored once I've set up a system for the paperwork so you don't actually need me anymore." That might not be strictly possible, but at least she had confidence she could set up a system that could be maintained by anyone coming in at entry-level.

Lucy was pleased that Richard kept reinforcing the possibilities for growth and progress. It might be all talk, she couldn't tell yet, but it was better than being hired as some typist or secretary who'd be expected to stay in that role and not bother her head about anything more complicated. "Someone to man the fort here while you and your agents are out finding new business," she ventured. That was what it sounded like anyway. "Pretty sure I can do that, though it could take some time to get up to speed." Judging by the state of the office, anyway. "When would you want me to start?"

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