And Ice

[codythorne]

When Miranda pointed a finger in his chest and started to chastise him, he grew very annoyed. How dare she? He was helping her. It was a matter of the Law and very well his business.

"Excuse me, Miss Walmsley, this is no more your business than it is mine. These Aurors are in my department and I hold authority over them. While I am not their Head, I hold seniority. This is an interperatation of the Law, Miranda. That is my business.

And YOU, Madam, have no authority to tell an Auror to get back to work. He is not even in your department. Please cease and assist. Glenn, come along, we are not wanted here. Leave it to the Educators to get snooty."

The old man turned on his heel and walked away. He had been insulted by a young woman. Youth these days were getting sassier and sassier every minute.

[jaspersimon]

Glenn was even angry now that the woman told him what to do. She had no rights to tell Glenn what to do. If she we're the head of this Department, that would be a different story but however she is not.

Once Cody told to come along, Glenn looked one more at Miss Walmsey. He glared at her for a minute.

"Leave it to the Educators to get snooty"

He hoped that he wasn't talking about both of them. Seeming Armando wasn't doing anything mean or demanding people. But he had no choice but listen to Cody. Glenn walked away from the scene.

[malinda]

((Malanda, my dear, not Miranda )

"Much more mine. Good day, Mr. Thorne, and yes, please take your henchman with you. The Law Enforcement seems to be full of meddling high-horses," Walmsley called after them calmly, her gaze never leaving Reynolds.

A Department Head carried much more authority than a man that was called into session for trial about once every decade. He was the head of a council of jury-like judges. More like a chief chair among equals. That did not give him an inkling of authority but in his own mind.

However, she took Dabbage's small tidbit to heart. Deep breaths and count to ten. Her anger had gotten her into more than a little trouble along the way. Never enough to where she couldn't wiggle back out again. But trouble.

"We are waiting for you to explain your insolence, Auror," Malanda said. Brisk but with dignity.

[kev]

Kevin was standing near a solid wooden desk in the atrium when Malanda yelled again he was only a few steps away.

" why don't you just SHUT UP!?!" Kevin yelled as his fist came crashing down onto the wooden desk creating a sound like a cannon. Kevin's hand broke in the impact but he only winced he was to angry to feel this kind of pain.

"You claming authority over aurors and Cody is just to much, you get it!?! my reasoning for bringing in this young girl is according to law seven ammendment three, and I beleive this is a quote. " 'an auror has the ability to arrest on suspicion that the individual may escape or be a danger to the immediate public.'
are you farmiliiar with that? I felt if she were a part of the Eleven she was an IMMEDIATE threat to the public because she may be trying for another murder, I did not notify hogwarts or her parents becasue she implied her right to silence about her name and once I had it I was going to notify her parents and the school there was no other way to procede that was logical, if i took her in later how do i KNOW for a fact she is the same person and hasn't had her memories meddled with because someone knows that she was with an auror. perhaps it wasn't the best path t take but look at history i happen to beileive falsely arresting someone can still help because I couldn't get your sinature to enter hogwarts and take a look around and ask some students questions." kevin finished sharply. his broken hand hanging at his side.

[malinda]

If the woman even fluttered an eyelash, it was indiscreet and invisible to the human eye. Why don't you just SHUT UP. Well, that was a mature and engaging argument. What was he going to tell her next? To leave him alone? She was talking to a four year old.

"Restrain yourself, Auror. Or I will have you arrested for personal threat against myself. I am not trying to order your department around. As if I want anything to do with the loathsome thing," she stated calmly. "I do not claim authority over you. I do however, claim authority over this young lady. Whom you arrest off a whim."

Malanda took a step toward him, waggling a finger. "You say commit another murder. Sounds like you already have her booked as guilty because she made some comment about a Murder Game and implied a right she most certainly has. You cannot arrest her without proper evidence. A rule that went into play after the First War because of how badly your department screwed up during that time. You arrest her off of what you believe, not what is law. That makes you a breaker of the law, not this young lady. And for an infraction against her, and arresting a minor without my signature, I can indeed have you suspended."

Very calmly said. Walsmley prided herself on being able to keep her cool. She retracted the finger and crossed her arms.

"You have created a huge problem for the Ministry, Auror. I suggest you stop angering me, or I will make you the blame of the actions -- as you rightfully are I might add -- when the press comes for me. I am a politician. I don't play nice."

[armando]

Armando was fighting to cover a smirk of bemusement by this time. Oh it was indeed most amusing to watch two Ministry officials go at it, however, this bantering and angered rage needed to be brought to a halt here and now. Perhaps this was the reason he was stationed at Hogwarts: To keep Ticloon in a cage.

"Madam Walmsley, if I may?" Armando questioned respectfully. "Mr., Reynolds, was it not? While you may have had clearance under that amendment, you should also know that a minor may not be detained or questioned in any form without a parent or guardian present. The fact that you violated this statute, this basic code, leaves me to question whether you are fitted to remain in the Hogsmeade detachment." Armando paused a moment to organize his thoughts.

"How am I, how is Hogwarts, supposed to know you won't pull one of their pupil's off of a trip? You can't notify a parent or guardian, how can we trust you to notify the school. The simple answer is, Mr. Reynolds, is that we can't, and I believe your superiors will agree with me." Armando concluded respectfully, calmly. Anger wouldn't solve this problem it would only dig the hole deeper, and he didn't want to attract more attention tot he school than what was already present. Though, people already hated the Ministry, this would just be fuel to the fire.

[Jade Estaci]

Jade had nodded at the woman in response to her question abpout her being a Slytherin, but no one seemed to be paying attention to her. Sighing, she remembered that she wanted to explore this building. She slowly turned around and took a few steps away from the group, trying to look casual. They had said she wasn't under arrest, after all.

[kev]

( Kevin knows jade is leaving and wants to use it against Malanda so He is going to wait untill jade is out of site and malanda brings something up about her, with Malanda's focus on Kevin I doubt she or Dabbage would notice her leaving. Kevin only noticed becasue he was trained to focus on one thing and still be aware of his surroundings)

Kevin's face went from anger to a slight cocky smirk as he watched the young lady out of the corner of his eye. this smirk also happened as Malanda said " I am a politician. I don't play nice."

"Mr. Darbage, this is between the lady and myself kindly stay out." Kevin said purposely mispronounsing the name on the card hoping to draw malanda's complete attention along with Dabbage's. Kevin thought he saw Glenn out watching in the shadows but he wasn't quite surehopefully it was him if it was malanda would fall into his little trap.

" Honestly don't give a rat's a** if you were the minister of magic Ms. Walmsley, Politician or not you are another person if you call my hitting the desk a threat what exactly do you call, and i beleive this is a quote,' Oh, you will stop right now, young scoundrel, or you will loose your job!' I can play you little games I played the other idiots' games and I beat them at it so have fun." Kevin said almost happily as he continued to nurse his broken hand. "Ferula" he muttered under his breath tapping his wand to his hand, which was bound in a crude splint.

[armando]

Armando ignored the insult and allowed the man to tirade on like a toddler who lost his sweets privileges. It was grown men like him, who in lacking rational logic tried to get their way that made him take the side of the people. That the Ministry was an office full of has-bins.

"Mr. Reynolds, before you continue to degrade both your integrity and dignity, I sincerely suggest you gain control of your anger. I'm sure we can sort this all out if we calmly talk this over like civilized people." Armando spoke, glancing over atone of the many unassigned paper-pushers that shared this floor.

"Mr. Steffans, if you would please get in touch with the Floo Network and have them notify the Estaci residence of their daughter's current whereabouts on my behalf." The man nodded and left his chair. "Thank you." As in most situations like these everyone knew Department memos were unreliable. Armando's wand was still in his left hand, which still resided int he same pocket it had from his arrival.

Reynolds, was a time bomb of attitude and anger...with a broken clock.

[Jade Estaci]

Jade smiled as she realized no one had noticed that she was no longer a part of their group, per say. She took a few more steps, then walked in a circle around the atrium, stopping to look at different places along the way. The fireplaces with hundreds of witches and wizards flying through them interested her the most.

[malinda]

The woman was seething by now. She could make this little fly of an auror disappear without a trace. However disliked the woman was she had her contacts. Oh yes, she had her contacts. He could disappear, and by what she could read from the man, he wouldn't be missed.

So she let Dabbage take it from there. Let him argue with the imbecile. The man had proven on many different occasions to be more rational in speech in moments like these. He had saved her rear end and her job countless enough times for her to trust to man, at least a bit more than most people. But even that was saying something.

While the Governor... liaison, whatever he liked to call himself attempted to reason with the auror... oh that was priceless, reason with an auror. Quite the joke. But while he tried to reason with the man, Malanda's gaze wandered to find the source of all this trouble.

The girl was gone. Where did she go? There! Moving toward the apparition points.

"Oh no you don't!," she shouted, jabbing a finger in the girl's direction and then bent its upper half back towards herself; beckoning the girl back. "One more step girly and you'll be expelled from Hogwarts. Back here, come now. This man has caused us both enough trouble, don't add on to it."

[kev]

armando said:

"Mr. Reynolds, before you continue to degrade both your integrity and dignity, I sincerely suggest you gain control of your anger. I'm sure we can sort this all out if we calmly talk this over like civilized people.

"Mr. Darbage, this is not your fight my reccomendation is for you to let Ms. Walmsley sort this out, this isn't your fight and there may be problesm if you make it such, Comprende?." Kevin said slightly angered at the man's comment.

Kevin laughed as Malanda yelled at the girl, and he added adressing malanda whom he would love to have the Deva pay a visit to. " but according to you she is a free person so she can wander where-ever she chooses, there are procedures to that as well, Ms. Walmsley. she is not in hogwarts therefore you cannot claim authority over her, and by leaving this area, she didn't break any rules or laws so she can't be expelled." kevin sneered, it was true a hair streached but true. Kevin was at the point of doing what ever it took to get her angry again.

[Jade Estaci]

Oh well. Jade thought, shrugging and coming back to where the rest of the people were. She looked up at Malanda, not feeling she needed to give an explination. "Do you have any idea of how long this is gonna take? 'Cuz I hav a train to catch in" She glanced up at the clock. "an hour and fifteen minutes and I still hafta get to the station."

[armando]

Armando's patience was slow thinning, diplomats while they did have a large amount of patience, such patience tended to disipate in varying intervals in the middle of rather pressured talks. "Mr. Reynolds, I believe I made it quite clear when I arrived this is a matter of my business. And seeing as you cannot keep civil with Madam Walmsley, perhaps you can keep civil with me and we can make this headache disappear." Armando paused, waiting only a mere moment before continueing again.

"Now, why don't you have a seat, and tell us in detail, what happened." Armando finished. If the man was any good at his job he'd be able to give a decent detailed description of what had occured to cause this madness and maybe, just maybe they could have this all settled by supper and be home before tomorrow.

[kev]

" ok ready I'll tell you, I was walking down an alleyway and this girl bumped into me and i told her to be more careful and Then I asked about thorne and she acted VERY suspicious, dodgy if you ask me." Kevin said in an angered tone, he had told them once he hated to have to repeat himself again and again.