I've been so busy in the start-of-school festivities that I haven't taken the opportunity to welcome the students back officially. So welcome! The castle has been very quiet and empty while you all were away ( Read more... )

Got the notification about the teachers' seminar. I've never been to Monaco. I'm excited, but I have to admit that it's more about the locale than the actual seminar. Though the lemon drop workshop does seem to have caused a stir. I'm looking forward to hearing what that's all about, as well as getting out and exploring Monaco a bit ( Read more... )

My old boss owled me a couple weeks ago and asked if I could come back to finish out some cleared cases, so I've requested some time to go back over there and finish up. It's been cleared by the Ministry. I'll be back in a week or so.

Kallen, mind if we postpone our dinner until I get back? I'll explain later.

[very obviously not filtered, for Spencer's benefit]

Recap of the interview the other night.

- Interview with Mrs. Black the witness. She's really creepy. Spencer Dr. Reid and I worked well together, picking up on each other's cues and overall, I think the interview was a success. Which isn't necessarily a good thing, since it means we're no ( Read more... )

It's been an odd couple of days. I met the professor I'll be working with, a Yank auror named Dr. Spencer Reid. I was kind of excited to meet him, because he wrote this paper that I've read over and over about the use of Potions in auror interrogations that's completely innovative and exciting ( Read more... )