Hogwarts Dawn

- Weather: Another fun week of rain and more rain, but average highs are in the upper 50s and the lows in the upper 40s. At least no more snow!

- Starting today, people can leave the castle. The rules:
1) Sign up. This isn't asking permission, but we need to know who's going out and when. You might be told no IF there are too many people going at the same time.
2) You need to Apparate to Diagon Alley and walk/take a cab/tube from there. There will be no Apparating in the Muggle world
3) Do NOT cast magic. If you need money for purchases, tell us in advance to arrange for exchange from galleons to pounds.

- Mr. Potter has bee on the field looking for clues. His time here at the castle is limited, so if you need him, let me know.

- Also we've found the first clue. It's a table with the inscription "A long time ago, in a far-off land, there lived a foolish king who decided that he alone should have the power of magic". The DoM has received the tablet today and is studying to see what else might show/say

Who: Open to anyone
When: after dinner, 11 May
Where: Styx
What: Scorpius is offering to help with Muggle clothes

- Scorpius told everyone that he's having a session at Styx to help with Muggle clothes
- Everyone can join
- While he will still help on Friday, this is for people who want to spend more time looking good and not jeans and a shirt.
- The club has music and drink.

Hogwarts Filter

What a week right? Anyway thanks to Padma and her team to make sure we don't go on fire, we have our journals back. I didn't think they would come this useful.

Anyway, we've decided that we all need a break and on Friday night, we'll be Apparating to Diagon Alley and then walking into London and finding a restaurant. I can't tell you what's around the Leaky anymore or what kind of cuisine, but we'll try to find something that can accommodate us all. We'll be working with Scorpius and magazines to transfigure clothes into Muggle clothes.

This isn't mandatory, but please let me know how many are interested so we have an idea. Also this is a little experiment to see that nothing bad happens if we leave all together. It's also a little test run for more Muggle excursions.

Starting next Monday at 10 after the Heads meeting, we'll have muggle training, trying to learn as much as we can about Muggles. The hope is that we'll be able to move a little more freely.

Also starting tomorrow, Lucius will have Treasury and Commerce, while Kirley and Myron will work for DAMN (blame Parvati for this.)

Jamie

So want to look with me for clues in Diagon Alley? Unless you're busy.

Things have been unusually quiet. That being said I acknowledge my part in the unprecedented unravelling of the structure we had in place. There is nothing I can do to go back and correct that. That is done and we move forward.

For the sake of clearing the air, we are a collection of 20 plus witches and wizards. All opinions are valid, everyone is connected to the government because we are so very limited in numbers.

Rather than focus on who is Minister, as that has drawn out nothing but silence, perhaps for the sake of necessity we can all discuss what we want, where we want to strive to be and how best to get that done.

Move on and move forward as a collective unit rather than a collection of factions.
Talk to me. Talk to each other. Talk. Argue if you must. The silence is deafening.
Thoughts?

( Warded to Harry Potter )

Who: Theo and Draco
When: Friday afternoon
Where: Draco's room
What: Checking in on his friend.

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I have a question for you. You objected to the nomination and voting last time and had problems with the way things were run. So since no one wants to run the ministry and we sort of need one, why aren't you nominating yourself since you have ideas on how things are done.

Well done, Mister Nott.

Hogwarts Filter

Friday night, we'll be Apparating to Diagon Alley and then walking into London and finding a restaurant. I can't tell you what's around the Leaky anymore or what kind of cuisine, but we'll try to find something that can accommodate us all. We'll be working with Scorpius and magazines to transfigure clothes into Muggle clothes.

This isn't mandatory, but please let me know how many are interested so we have an idea.

Jamie

So want to look with me for clues in Diagon Alley? Unless you're busy.

Parvati

You're good to go. Give me the names and we'll have a new Ministry directory.


Padma

So my house and the floo in the Headmaster's office used to be connected. Do you think they still are? Or can you figure out how to do it without an entire system? If so, could your department be able to make more Floo powder? It would give us a great way to get into the middle of London without any Muggle seeing us Apparate.

Who: Theo and Roxanne
When: April 26, after work
Where: Roxanne's room
What: Beating the boredom

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Good Afternoon!

Just a few housekeeping notes as we get this team up and running.

Peter has been kind enough to set up our office on the Ministry floor and I would like us to use that room for meetings and whatever record storage is necessary. However, I will be looking to secure us some dedicates space on the research floor as well, somewhere we can conduct true research and experimentation without risking the rest of the Ministry offices.

At the moment, this department will function as a general research group. As such, we will be conducting both the sort of research one might traditionally have found in the Department of Mysteries as well as more immediately necessary work.

Peter and Theo - You will both be working with me to tackle the question of the castle's magic
Al - I understand you are working to preserve the buildings in Hogsmeade at the moment
Marlene - Your focus will need to be getting the hospital wing in order and looking into ways we can work around any deficiencies we may have in the supplies stored there.
Lily - We will need you to work closely with Marlene to stock up our medical supplies, potion ingredients and cures, etc. Please also coordinate with Professor Snape on the necessary ingredients he will need for classes and the Wolfsbane potion.

Although my own research focus will be the castle's magic, I will also be available to assist with any other project if you need an extra pair of hands or eyes for any reason.

If you have any questions about your assignments, please feel free to come and talk to me about it.

I would like to have weekly status updates on your progress, as well. For now, we can go with majority preference. Written report or weekly meeting. Nothing expansive. What you're working on, what your progress has been, and what your next steps are as well as if you have anything blocking you. Please let me know if you have a preference by the end of this week.

Please also let me know if there are any supplies you need in order to complete your work and I will see about getting it for you.

Who: Padma Patil and Theo Nott
When: Monday, 25 April, 2038 - Late Morning
Where: Department of Mysteries office
What: Padma briefs Theo on department directives.

( It's the unknown that draws people. -- E.A. Bucchianeri )

How much of an inconvenience will my stepping down from the Wizengamot be for you?
I don't suspect it will be much.
I do appreciate the time there, but other opportunities have come up.

Does anyone have an old pocket watch? Or wristwatch? Or even a old music box?
Something with that little turner on it? You know, sets the time or winds it up.

If so, can I have it?


( Warded to Padma )

( Warded to Draco )

Remember when I said that there might be the possibility of getting into a DoM? I'm about to post new jobs and you will see that we'll have one. The directive is to study non sentient magic aka the castle.

Talk to Padma about it, but I've already mentioned you name and people seem receptive.

Who: Everyone
When: Wednesday 8pm
Where: The Boathouse
What: PARTY

The club looks like this. The bar is serve yourself, and there is cake and music.

Who: Scorpius/Theo
When: Afternoon 12 April
Where: 7th floor
What: Scorpius remembers Theo as an adult

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I have finalized a deal with the Voaralto broom company out of Brazil. They have agreed to a discounted rate for their 2036 Vassoura racing broom. We will be receiving twelve by next week.

Quick announcements:

This coming Tuesday the thirteenth at 10:00am, there will be a memorial for Cassandra at #14 Godric Street in Hogsmeade. It's the address of the former of the Dearly Departed Funeral Home and Cemetery.

On Wednesday the fourteenth at 8:00pm, there is a party to celebrate the birthday of Fenrir and Theo. The party will be held at new still nameless club in the boathouse.

Who: Theodore Nott, Roxanne Weasley
When: 6pm Friday
Where: Seventh Floor, Wand making room
What: Wand testing and pickup

( Time gave new insight and he'd wait until he was more able to process how he felt about that. )

( Roxanne Weasley )