(P) Witch Weekly Head Office[7]

[Tallia Gauthier]

Welcome to the Head Office of Witch Weekly.

Here is where the magic behind the magazine happens.

I would be thrilled to read any articles that are submitted with the possibility that they will be published.

Each published article will be worth 20 galleons to the author.

Please feel free to send me owls concerning articles, spells and nominees for one of our alternate monthly competitions:

- Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award
- Witch Weekly's Achievement of the Month Award
- Witch Weekly's Bravery Award
- Witch Weekly's Loveliest Hair Award
- Witch Weekly's Shop of the Month Award

Or of course, the annual competitions:

- Most Desirable Couple Award
- Funniest Moment Award
- Best Magical Creature Award
- Most Attractive Female Award
- Calamity Jane Award
- Billy No Mates Award For No Nominations
- Most Missed Member
- Mr Vain Award
- Best Male Newcomer Award
- Moste Beauteous Locks of the Manor Award
- Sneer and Smarm Award
- Forum Charmer Award
- Best Female Newcomer Award
- Most Willing Maiden Award
- Most Attractive Male Award
- Moste Evil Character Award
- Best Malfoy Party Award
- Moste Mildly Mannered Maiden Award
- Best Fight Award
- Innuendo King/Queen Award
- Slytherin Prince Award
- Forum Biatch Award
- Dodgiest Haircut Award
- Pie Lover Award
- Reader of the Year Award

To enter either yourself or a friend please specify your name, the nominee's name (if not the above) and the reasons behind the entry.

[Tallia Gauthier]

*apparates into the center of the office, pulls out her chair and settles herself behind her desk*

*She turns to her owl, Fell*

Any messages for me today?

*The owl lets out a low hoot*

Aw, I am un-loved.

*She pulls a stack of parchment towards her and begins sorting through it, humming tunelessly to herself*

*Deciding there are stories lurking elsewhere, she walks to the fireplace and disappears in a flash of green flame*

[Tallia Gauthier]

*Steps gracefully from the fireplace, brushing ash from her teal robes*

*She settles herself behind her desk and starts planning her interview*

*After completing her drafted questions she climbs the stairs, dragging her feet wearily and collapses onto her bed, putting out the candles with a flick of her wand, and falls into a sound sleep*

[Tallia Gauthier]

*Wakes with a jolt and quickly removes her clothes, has a bath, redresses then hurries downstairs*

*Opens a cupboard on the wall behind her desk, sighs then disapparates*

[Tallia Gauthier]

*apparates behind desk and writes a letter which she then ties to Fell's leg and watches him as he swoops out of the window*

*She settles herself behind her desk and starts looking through a pile of post*

[Silvery Bletchley]

*an enchanted note slowly flies in an open window and hovers in front of Tallia, waiting to be opened*

Dear Miss Gauthier,

I have plenty of Veritaserum in stock. Though it is a "restricted" potion, so you will have to fill out some paperwork before you can purchase it. I'd be more than happy to see you tomorrow in the shop. I'll be in late morning, but Shae or Hazel would be happy to help you as well if I'm not there. Though, I'd love to meet you. I've heard about you and your work. I just love your magazine!

Hope to see you soon.

Silvery Light - Full Moon Potions

[Tallia Gauthier]

*Reads the note, places it in a drawer and picks up a quill. From another drawer she retrieves a thick black diary and begins writing*

May 2nd :

11 o clock - Visit Full Moon Potions, Diagon Alley

5 o clock - Harry Potter Interview, Office

[Witch Weekly Awards]

*A note comes delicately flying in, shaped like a witches hat and unfolds on her desk*
Can I have the June scripts for proofing my dear?
Enclosed are nominations for Shop of the Month (June):
Twillfit and Tattings
Full Moon Potions
Magical Menagerie
Florish and Blotts.

E.K.

[Tallia Gauthier]

*Reads the note and adds another entry to her diary, yawning*

May 2nd :

8 o clock - Send note concerning June scripts

11 o clock - Visit Full Moon Potions, Diagon Alley

5 o clock - Harry Potter Interview, Office

*PLaces the diary back in the drawer*

Colloportus

*The drawer seals itself with a squelching noise*

*She stands up and rubs her eyes. After locking the door to the office she heads upstairs, brushes her teeth, peels off her robes and slips between the bed sheets*

*After a few minutes she drifts off to sleep*

[Tallia Gauthier]

*Opens eyes groggily and rolls out of bed. She undresses the has a bath and dresses herself in satin black robes*

*Hurries downstairs, re-reads the note shaped as a witches hat and writes a letter in teal ink*

*Fell hoots as she ties the letter to his leg and he swoops out of the window*

*She settles herself behind her desk again and begins planning the editors note*

[Tallia Gauthier]

*Stands up, walks to the fire place and throws a handful of green powder into the fire which erupts into green flames*

The Leaky Cauldron

*Vanishes*

[Tallia Gauthier]

*Steps from the fireplace and brushes soot from her hair*

*Walks to the cupboard on the wall behind her desk and places the small green package on the top shelf then closes the cupboard and points her wand at it*

Colloportus

*The cupboard seals itself*

*She sits behind her desk and points her wand at one of the drawers*

Alohomora

*The drawer clicks and she pulls it open, taking out her diary*

May 2nd :

8 o clock - Send note concerning June scripts

11 o clock - Visit Full Moon Potions, Diagon Alley

5 o clock - Harry Potter Interview, Office

*Closes the diary and places it back into the drawer*

Colloportus

*She places her wand in her pocket and trudges upstairs then collapses into a soft leather arm chair, picks up a thick book and begins to read*

[Tallia Gauthier]

*Stops reading and looks at the clock on the wall above the fireplace*

9 past 5. Hmm, I wonder if he got my owl.

*Looks back to the book*

[Tallia Gauthier]

*Looks back at clock and tuts*

5.42! He can't have gotten my owl.

*She puts down the book and walks downstairs to sit behind her desk*

*Picks up a self-inking quill, pulls a sheet of parchment towards her and begins scribbling*

Dear Mr Potter,
I assume you did not recieve my owl last night concerning the time of our meeting. Therefore I would like to re schedual. I will be in Witch Weekly Head Office, Hogsmeade, until about 10 o clock tonight if you want to pop by. If not, could we arrange the interview for maybe tomorrow night. The magazine is published on Saturday 6th May so if we could meet before Friday, it would help me tremendously!
Yours,
Tallia Gauthier

*Stands up whilst placing the letter in an envelope and sealing it with a flick of her wand*

*Attatches the envelope to Fell's leg and watches him swoop out of the window*

*She returns upstairs and takes up her book again*

[Tallia Gauthier]

*Puts down the book and hurries back downstairs*

*She takes a thick purple cloak from a peg beside the door, wraps it around her shoulders and heads out into the street*