Date: 11 July 2005
Characters: Marietta Edgecombe, anyone else
Location: Around Stoatshead Hill
Status: Public
Summary: Marietta works on hiring new employees for the Department of Floo & Transportation
Completion: Complete
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She hoped to find at least a few qualified applicants in town )
Realizing that he had missed the bit about the application, Stan looked off into space for a moment and then shook his head. "Sorry. I dunno where them offices are, miss. Jus' got inta town, y'see? Din't even know there was a Ministry left."
There was something a little exciting about this new prospect. It wasn't as if he could just waltz in and get his old job back, but then again, there really wasn't anyone quite so experienced as he when it came to conducting the Knight Bus.
All of a sudden, he thought of the man he'd met in the pub the other week. Argus was a good sort of bloke, and with all they shared in common what with living in the Muggle world for a time, he felt an urge to help him out, as well. "An' by the way, you'll be in need of someone to fix 'er when she's down. Mistah Filch'd be good fer that. Man's in town now, and lookin' for work. Same as me."
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Her eyes widened slightly at the mention of "Mistah Filch". "If you're referring to Argus Filch, I know the man from Hogwarts," she said evenly. "He's not personable, like you, but he knows how to clean and fix things, and I don't suppose we need too much more skill for fixing the bus. Feel free to let him know that we could use a mechanic as well. I'd not thought of that when I made up these signs, but obviously it's best for the Ministry to engage someone at least part-time to handle that."
She looked at her watch quickly. "I'm very sorry, Mr Shunpike, but I do need to hurry along. I'll see you some time at the Ministry?" With that she Disapparated with a pop.
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