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[05 Jan 2011|09:55pm] |
[ DMLE minus trainees ]Hitwizards MacDonald and Abercrombie and I have taken the call at Vultus Gamp place. Bad news. They're both dead and it looks like the Killing Curse was involved, so we'll need more Aurors on the scene.
One of the apparent perpetrators was still here when we arrived, as well. One Mycroft Savage, St Mungo's Healer. He'll need to be questioned, obviously, though, I'll be honest, everything about this scene is just bizarre.
Obviously, we're keeping Savage out of this. Who wants the honour of telling him?
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[03 Jan 2011|02:17pm] |
[ DMLE ]Miss MacDonald and I have been working all morning on the new colour-coding system that Mr Crouch wanted. It is not yet perfect. Unfortunately, as the paperwork system is (as we are all aware) complicated, convoluted, and many-layered, the key will be coming up with a system that is efficient and simple. For the time being: - YELLOW PAPER will indicate that the paperwork is Hitwizard jurisdiction. WHITE PAPER will indicate Auror jurisdiction.
- RED FLAGS will indicate an open, pending case. (So all cases right now, more or less.)
- BLUE FLAGS indicate witness and suspect testimonies and the paperwork involving them -- anything regarding the collection of information from outside the DMLE.
- PURPLE FLAGS indicate crime scene reports and analysis, as well as arrest reports.
- BLACK FLAGS indicate that the paperwork itself has been completed and is ready to be processed for filing.
Obviously, this doesn't cover all of the bits and pieces, but I will be attempting to streamline some of the extraneous forms that are quite unnecessary, with the permission of Crouch. If you have any requests as to your most-detested forms, please do let me know.
Additionally, Mary will have all of the paper and flags, and can also instruct you in a very simple charm which will turn the paper yellow for Hitwizard paperwork (much easier than writing it all on actual yellow paper).
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[26 Dec 2010|09:32pm] |
[ Auror Office minus Moody and trainees ]Since Moody is going to be out of commission, apparently, I think that he would prefer a well-oiled office to a bouquet of flowers. That said, who is going to be taking over handling the trainees until he's back? I would offer, but I feel like he would be displeased with that particular choice. I never thought that I would say this, but I can't wait to get back to work tomorrow. My son has finally, it seems, hit "that stage" and has come back from his third year at Hogwarts a little shit. He made my wife cry on Christmas morning by loudly declaring that it was stupid she still signs all his gifts "From Father Christmas." Of course, mothers tend to be very particular about Christmas being perfect, and we've known for years that Spencer doesn't believe in Father Christmas any longer, but my wife likes to keep up the tradition, because it just doesn't feel like Christmas without it. Spencer seems to have not yet realised that sometimes you have to pretend for other people.
Needless to say, she still has not recovered from the ruined Christmas morning, and he is still acting surly, and says he can't wait to go back to Hogwarts. Parents of older children, please tell me when this stage ends.
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[26 Nov 2010|04:21pm] |
November just keeps getting better and better.
Today, my wife and I got an owl from Professor Flitwick, telling us that our son has managed to contract dragon pox. He had it as a child, and even though his mother has tried to impress the importance of hand-washing on him, I know that thirteen year old boys don't wash their hands before every meal. It's just a fact.
To make matters worse, I have been spared the pox but have come down with a terrible cold. And considering that it takes knocking on death's door or potentially-paperwork ruining fire sneezes to call in a sick day at the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, work it is for me. Pepper-Up Potion seems to have had no effect, which means that it's a particularly brutal sort of cold that resists even magic.
My wife blames the owls, which she says are an incredible health hazard. Considering that she's a trained Healer, I'm inclined to believe her. I don't want to tell you the amount of contagions owl faeces apparently contains, because it would just horrify you. Which is why it's a good thing that apparently Minister Flint is getting rid of the owls.
Not such a bad first major move in the Ministry.
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[21 Nov 2010|06:55pm] |
Is all of this nonsense what I have to look forward to in five years?
Good Merlin.
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[11 Nov 2010|02:24pm] |
I think that this owl problem is indicative that the Ministry of Magic needs a more efficient postal delivery system. Owls are the superior method of delivery post when it is only a few owls to a home, but this anonymous owl thing is starting to become a problem Yesterday, one of them flew straight to me, with a letter addressed to "The Ministry" and pecked at my hand until I gave it a reply. Of course, since it's probably some worried, senile old woman or crotchety, senile old man, I sent them an official complaint form and hoped they would have fun with it.
Today, the inbox tray in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement is covered in owl droppings. There is a dead mouse lying on my desk. I think that the time has come for change, though I can't say I have any ideas as to how to deliver messages without owls, besides these journals, which are possibly less efficient than the owls, considering the amount of idle banter that goes on in their pages. Not, of course, that there is anything wrong with idle banter, but idle banter need not take place in messages of top importance!
To make matters all the more joyful, my wife has been fretting up a storm that our son is going to contract dragon pox at Hogwarts. Despite my assurances that even if he does, he'll be in good hands, she's been sending daily owls to him to check up, and won't listen to a word of my caution that a thirteen year old boy doesn't want daily letters from his mother inquiring about his health.
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[01 Nov 2010|07:18pm] |
[ Private ]I have to admit that, after yesterday, I am beginning to feel rather demoralised about the situation. We have all known that we are in over our heads regarding the Death Eaters -- there are so many of them and they are so unpredictable that I'm not sure what we can do to defeat them. It doesn't help that Crouch insists on keeping me in the office, and while I don't mind paperwork duty, it does have a tendency to make me feel even more ineffectual.
Nora has checked that Spencer is unharmed. He is, which I could have predicted, as it seems that the students in St Mungo's are all Muggleborn, but I don't think that assuages her fears at all. We can't know that, if they plan something like this again, they won't go for halfbloods as well, or that some might not be injured in the fray. She's talking of revoking his permission to go to Hogsmeade. I am just saddened that his first visit to the village as a Hogwarts student was so ruined. [ DMLE ]Has anyone gone to St Mungo's to speak to the victims of yesterday's attack yet?
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[08 Oct 2010|10:44pm] |
[ Aurors, Hitwizards, Crouch, Medi-Staff ]Rather than everyone rushing off at once to rescue a damsel in distress, a coordinated effort to assist Miss Catchlove and her friend is more wise. I think that Crouch is too busy to be looking at his journal right now. If volunteers would like to head out immediately, that would be preferable, and I go to Crouch's office. I would suggest at least two Hitwizards and possibly an Auror, plus at least one Medi-person.
I also must insist that civilians be kept away from the scene, even concerned friends. There is procedure to be followed here.
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[24 Sep 2010|05:53pm] |
[ DMLE, Obliviators ]Hello, friends and colleagues.
As you may have noticed, the Minister's stupid statement increase in vigilante activity has also caused an increase in the amount of paperwork to be done. And since Mr Crouch has assignment the duty of overseeing all of this, I also have the unfortunate duty of correcting everything when you do things wrong. I am aware that the Obliviation Office may not be as familiar with our forms so this is just for their future reference. Seasoned Aurors and Hitwizards, you have no excuse. Some things to remember:- Please include the county in the location on all paperwork. This is essential because while there is only one Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch, there are multiple towns called St Albans and St Agnes, and as many as eight Hatfields. You can see why this is of importance.
- 'Fuckin Wales' is not a county.
- There is a large amount of space allowing you to explain the situation for a reason. Do not feel as though you have to abuse the ticky boxes to fully describe a situation like "Imperiused cows" and "exploding sheep."
- Keep in mind that the vast majority of our case summaries, at least, are being forwarded to Level One. Do not write anything you do not want anyone in Level One to see on any of your paperwork.
- Please write legibly.
Thank you.
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[18 Sep 2010|04:23pm] |
[ Aurors and Hitwizards ]Just out of curiosity (and I'm not about to ask Crouch this, because I like my head on my neck and not in his mouth), but Minister Fancourt has been kept abreast of updates regarding all of our investigations, right? Or, at least, that these investigations do exist, and that most of them are on-going, right? Because I can't see why he would say that we have the Death Eater problem under control unless he had absolutely no idea what was going on. I think that someone should probably enlighten him to all of the things we've been dealing with, because if he starts making statements like this all the time, he's going to end up looking really stupid. And really, him looking really stupid is Level One's problem and not ours, but the issue at hand is that if the Death Eaters wish to make him look stupid, it will probably involve quite a lot more work on our end and very little on his, besides a public relations cover-up that Bagnold or somebody will end up handling in the end, leaving us, once again, with the brunt of the consequences of his actions. I do love working here.
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