Ministry of Magic ELECTIONS

He is also considerably too young. :lol:

Well in seven years he'd be eligible, except for that natural born citizen thing.

For sheer cheek, tenacity and cleverness, the Voldy team deserve a lifetime of applause, IMO. :rotfl:



Absolutely true. Let me second that.

The Voldemort team was amazing. Putting together reasonable arguments while staying in character is something that I didn't think possible before I saw it..... and that they also managed to be the most humorous team in the competition is quite a feat. :tu: :tu: :tu:

*Looks at current poll results*


*Panics*

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! We're even further behind!! Come on Snape/Molly supporters!! Vote!!

Please don't. :p

If you do feel the need to vote, vote for Hermione/Neville.

Wait, wait, I thought this was the Ministry of Magic Elections thread? Can we please leave the US elections out of this? Last time I checked none of these candidates were running for President of the USA (although I wouldn't mind Harry being President--too bad he's not a natural born citizen).

leah49- I don't think it really lapsed into a talk about the US Elections. It was more.. crafty inferences for the Cedric team! :lol:! And good crafty too! ;)
Leah, VampDucky has it right. I was making a parallel between Obama's program and Cedric, but I was asking for votes for Cedric, not Obama, who had already won! (I'm glad he won, but that's beside the point.)

Thanks for the label of "good crafty", VampDucky. Do you think I'm a bit Slytherin-ish for a Hufflepuff? :lol:

All right, here goes again - The US have voted for Obama. Obama and Cedric have the same planetary platform. Won't some of you please give Cedric and George your votes if you haven't cast them yet? :D

Voldemort has reached 20 votes. Congrats!

Maybe we really better leave out the references to the US Elections completely. We actually did quite good without them the last weeks. Thanks! :)

Hi guys, I've been asked to confirm poll closing time. It will close on Friday at midnight GMT unless it's tied at that point.

Thank you, Jessica, for letting us know! :)

Thanks, Jessica! :)

Vote for Harry Potter, you know he's the goods! He and Ron will make an awesome duo in the office of Ministry! :D

awww, only two more days and voldy/luci only have 20 :(. But we're in the 20's, which is good :D

Oh my goodness! How did this happen? Hermione/Neville are 9 votes ahead of Snape/Weasley. Please people, vote for Snape/Weasley.

... or, alternatively, vote for Hermione/Neville.... :) ;)

... or any of the other teams, who did such hard work and produced simply amazing stuff, too. :)

*cough*voldemort*cough*:angel:

*cough*voldemort*cough*:angel:

You wanted to break 20...now you want more. Next thing we know, you'll be wanting to win. Greedy! ;) :p

I would never preseume to tell anyone who they should vote for, but don't I have a beautiful signature? :angel: ;)

well, you'd feel bad too if the other teams are over or near 30 and you're stuck at 20 and nothing :p

I would never presume to tell anyone who they should vote for, but don't I have a beautiful signature? :angel: ;)


Subtle. Really subtle. :D

The question is just whether my signature is even, erm, ;) beautifuller ;) :angel:

Definitely beautifuller! Much, more beautifuller than mine. :D

i personally think mine is the pinnacle of beautifullness :p

Den, I can't believe how quickly you disown our official campaign logo ;) :D


V8... well, your sig is in a league all of its own.... SPARKLY!!!!!! :D

I think that I have a beautiful signature as well!

Den, I can't believe how quickly you disown our official campaign logo ;) :D


V8... well, your sig is in a league all of its own.... SPARKLY!!!!!! :D
thanks, yours is my fav Hermione/Neville siggy by the way

I think that I have a beautiful signature as well!

Definitely! I think yours is the best in the entire campaigns actually, but I like Arthur and Flitwick's image the most in the second task, except ours of course :p

i personally think mine is the pinnacle of beautifullness :p
The pinnacle of sparlkiness at least. :D

I think that I have a beautiful signature as well!
I wouldn't disagree with that at all.

Den, I can't believe how quickly you disown our official campaign logo ;) :D

Mine's the most beautifullest official, but yours is the most beautifullestest non-official. :lol:

awww.... a bit of hyperbole is good for the soul... ;) (well, let's hope so anyway ;))



'pinnacle of sparkliness'... now there is something worth aiming for :D

Rell - Definitely agree. it's a wonderful sig - well made, memorable and lovely to look at.

Yes...nice sigs all. Meanwhile, don't leave Harry behind! They tried that once before, remember? Harry Potter for Minister of Magic! :D

I voted for Molly and Severus :) Good luck everyone!

Hey V8, you got your wish, you're over 20 now! Congrats! :tu:

Now in the one and a half days that are left, if we could only find 3 more votes and reach 30. :sigh:

Where are all the Cedric fan girls, where are all the Twins fans, where are the Hufflepuffs? :hmm:

If we're going on about looks, you can't deny Pretty Boy Diggory is the best-looking of them all. Please go see our final thread and our campaign thread again. Three more little votes, please? :D

I voted for Molly and Severus :) Good luck everyone!

Thank you very kindly for your vote.

:) It's much appreciated.

I voted for Molly and Severus :) Good luck everyone!

Thank you so much! Thank You!

Little under 24 hours to go. If you haven't voted yet you're getting close to the wire! VOTE NOW!!!!!!!

what Jessica means to say is that if you haven't voted yet, vote Voldy/Luci now!

No honey you mean, vote Sirius/Bill!

Regardless of who we want to vote for, I thought the thread was closing over a half hour ago... That would make it 12am Friday GMT.

Wouldn't it? Or are we a day behind?! Or in front?!

*so confused* :lol:!

It was always going to close at midnight on Friday which is tomorrow midnight. But yeah midnight is confusing to explain. :lol:

Ah right. See, being silly and all, my midnight on Friday is like... now. :lol:!

Thanks Jessica for answering my silliness so fast. :p

(We're all used to the silly duck anyway!)

Little under 24 hours to go. If you haven't voted yet you're getting close to the wire! VOTE NOW!!!!!!!Hermione and Neville is a great choice if you're still undecided. :)

Ah right. See, being silly and all, my midnight on Friday is like... now. :lol:!

Thanks Jessica for answering my silliness so fast. :p

(We're all used to the silly duck anyway!)

The midnight thing is always confusing to people. My take is that midnight is the start of a new day so technically the thread closes at midnight Saturday morning, but I think we all get the gist of when the thread is closing!

Or you could vote Snape/Molly! :D

On Mugglenet it apparently already has the result up that Hermy/Neville wins. Are they jumping the gun or are the results already final?

On Mugglenet it apparently already has the result up that Hermy/Neville wins. Are they jumping the gun or are the results already final?
Mugglenet was hosting a seperate election from the one here. :)

I believe it was Hermione winning over Kingsley.

That was their own election thing so there is still time to...

Vote Severus/Molly! :tu:

(Apologies to the song "You Say Tomato")

Some say that midnight is just the middle of the night.
Some say that midnight is morning leading to the light.
Midnight,
Morning,
Midnight,
Morning
It's good to have an extra 24.

So thanks, Jessica. :)

(Apologies to the song "You Say Tomato")

Some say that midnight is just the middle of the night.
Some say that midnight is morning leading to the light.
Midnight,
Morning,
Midnight,
Morning
It's good to have an extra 24.

So thanks, Jessica. :)
In most international agreements, they say 12:01 am on such or such a date or, European way, 00:01 on 8 November 2008 in the present case.

So this would be 12:01 am on Saturday morning. One minute doesn't make a lot of difference, and it wouldn't be so confusing. :D

OK, people, vote whoever you want, but vote!

Vote Harry Potter for Minister -

Just to leave a link to the Mugglenet elections 08 (http://www.mugglenet.com/app/category/show/89).

I am pleased to see that mugglenet voters gave Hermione 64% of the vote (over Kingsley Shacklebolt). I have to say I'd be curious about the turnout.....




Anyway - if you haven't voted in this election yet, please do consider Hermione and Neville!

Or Sirius Black :D

(who by the way, is in a league of his own when it comes to prettiness!)

I can't believe I read through a large amount of the campeign stuff and then almost forgot to vote :whistle:

Unconvinced no longer? ;)

Thanks for making the effort to look at all the work that the campaign teams have presented! :)

22 yay

The polls do close today correct?

Well. Err. Depends on how you interpret it. Midnight tonight.

Just to leave a link to the Mugglenet elections 08 (http://www.mugglenet.com/app/category/show/89).

I am pleased to see that mugglenet voters gave Hermione 64% of the vote (over Kingsley Shacklebolt). I have to say I'd be curious about the turnout.....


Snape wasn't even a Candidate on Mugglenet, or the whole outcome might be different. :)

Vote Today for Severus and Molly!!!

Snape wasn't even a Candidate on Mugglenet, or the whole outcome might be different. :)

Vote Today for Severus and Molly!!!



I agree. Their initial choice of candidates was odd - or (to be perfectly honest even from where I am sitting) they lost out on some interesting candidates by excluding dead characters.

Molly was in the race, though....

Yeah, I voted for Molly. :)

Me too. :) And Minerva.

But neither won. :(

Me too. :) And Minerva.

But neither won. :(

But that's not the important thing.

But that's not the important thing.

That's the spirit, Ducky! :) It's voting for the candidate you believe in that counts!

:agree:.

Thanks for the game, everybody!

And :huggles: for all of my wonderful team!

I can't believe it's almost over!!! :upset: Before this thread closes, I just want to say that yes, I know i complained a lot about being in last place, i definitely had a lot of fun with the elections and still don't regret voting and supporting Voldemort and Lucius and I hope everyone else feels the same way about the candidates they chose and had tons of fun doing the campaigns and challenges. Everyone should feel immensly proud about what they have done for their campaign and all of all the work and effort they put in. Hermione and Neville may seem to be the winners but i definitely loved seeing everyone's stuff. :)

And we have a winner. On behalf of the entire staff I'd like to congratulate the Granger/Longbottom team on a well deserved victory after a tremendous campaign.

I'd also like to take a moment to thank the other teams, all of whom ran excellent campaigns, some with very few supporters.

The Snape/Weasley team did an exceptional job and was within a hair of winning outright. I will confess that while I'll never be a Snape fan, they managed to convince me that he would be an excellent Minister and, of course, Molly would be an asset to any administration.

The Harry/Ron team did a wonderful job and I remain convinced that Harry would be an wonderful Minister. The Arthur/Filius team also did a superb job with a pair of very strong candidates. Team Voldemort kept us all laughing with a campaign that was exceptional in every task even though I'm still just as glad the Voldemort will not be Minister (sorry guys!)

Team Cedric is the Moral Fiber winner, they really pulled together some extremely good work with very few members. Sirius and Bill definitely had the best looking pair, and their work was amazing, especially the Wolfsbane Charity which was one of my favorites. Finally Luna and Dobby were in character throughout and really would have done a great job had they won.

So an amazing job by all of you. I'm glad you had so much fun. As a It's Not Completely Over treat, we're going to ask each of you to contribute something to the Holiday Calender in December (which Hes will tell you more about as it approaches).

Thank you again for some incredible entries and for a really fun two months.

:sigh: It appears that Severus and Molly will have to take second place.

And we are so very proud of that.

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:gryff::gryff::gryff::gryff:

Congratulations Neville and Hermione!
The New Ministers of Magic

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Congratulations Neville and Hermione!
The New Ministers of Magic


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Hmm... do I want to go down the Elvis path or the Bioshock path...? Oh well, cheers anyway!

Congrats Hermione and Neville! I'm sure you guys will do a wonderful job leading the wizarding world and the ministry of magic! :clap:

Congratulations, Hermione and Neville. I thought everyone did an excelant job with the campaigns. Even though we are not all winners we should be very proud about all the hard work and amazing things we all contributed to our teams.

Congrats Hermione/Neville!!

Ear Ear

Everyone has done an amazing job. You've all shown a lot of dedication and you are all very talented. Well done!

Well done to Hermione and Neville!!! :D:D

woo-hoo!

Congratulations to our candidates - joint ministers elect, hermione granger and Neville Longbottom!


And congratulations to all the other teams, for all their amazing work, and for making the last two months so much fun!



Expect our candidates to deliver their acceptance speech soon. :)

Congratulations, Hermione and Neville!

And Congrats to all the teams for working so hard on every challenge.

Finally, thanks to the Mods for setting up such a fun game. It has really been a pleasure right down the line. :)

Congratulations, Hermione and Neville!

Congratulations to Hermione, Neville and to their dedicated campaign team! :)

To all of the teams, thank you for making the last few months a whole lot of fun! :) I loved seeing what everyone came up with for the challenges, and I loved that we got to see so many of the characters around all the time. It was a real kick. Great work everyone! :clap:

To all of the moderators involved, thanks so much for a very well run game. We appreciate all the hard work you guys put in too!

And thank you so very much for our new titles. :) We love them. :love:

The Snape/Weasley team has prepared a speech that will be posted shortly. :)

Elvis? Bioshock? :rotfl:. Ok we'll try another color:




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:gryff::gryff::gryff::gryff:

Congratulations Neville and Hermione!
The New Ministers of Magic

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you know...this kind of reminds me of the two party system in the US. two candidates with a really really great chance of making it and the rest get few votes....

Elvis? Bioshock? :rotfl:. Ok we'll try another color:

Yeah, there's the [dodgy Elvis voice]Thank you very mcuh[/dodgy Elvis voice], or there's the Thank you kindly eay.

So, it's officially over? I had so much fun. I want to thank everyone involved on every team. Every team provided something to the mix. We all showed our creativity throughtout the campaign. I don't want it to be over! I don't know what I'll do with my time now. ;)

Congratulations to Hermione and Neville.

Why don't I get a special user title? Is coming in third place not special enough? :upset: ;)

Oh come on leah, isn't being dead last special enough?!?! :rotfl:

My congrats to ALL the teams, for an outstanding job and making this election worth it.
:clap::huggles::tu:

Congrats to Minister Elect Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom, for a hard-fought win!:)

Just wanted to be the first ordinary voter (as opposed to campaign team member) to say Congratulations to the Granger/Longbottom team (whom I did finally vote for about 24 hours ago, though I was an Undecided till the last moment) and to all the other teams as well. I'm sure I speak for many in thanking you all for the level of entertainment you've given us, and the hard work and creativity that you've all shown. it was really difficult to choose between your candidates on the basis of their teams' work, when it was all so good.

I'm probably almost the only non campaign team member still up, or there'd be more congratulations being posted. (And in my case it was accidental. I was busily posting on another thread and suddenly realised what the time was and that the poll would have closed.) Now I think I'd better retire to bed myself. I've already lost a lot of sleep waiting up for the results in another election earlier this week. ;)

Wow! I'm impressed. 457 users voted in the elections. That must have been almost all of CoS forums. Thank you all for voting in the elections. Your votes were very much appreciated.

no way, we have 82,175 members, but few active members.

Congratulations, Neville and Hermione! :D

Good luck for the future, new Minsters of Magic! :clap:

Congratulations, Neville and Hermione! :D

Good luck for the future, new Minsters of Magic! :clap:
I second that! Bravo to the new Co-Ministers! :clap:

Congrats to all the teams, who ran a hard-fought but clean campaign (well, most of the time ;) ) - It was a pleasure competing with you all. :huggles:

P.S. What do we do now with all the time on our hands? :hmm:

I know what I'm gonna do. Sleep! http://www.avenueviet.com/forums/images/smiles/sleep.gif What bliss!

I want to congratulate the Hermione/Neville team for the win and the Severus/Molly Team for the very close second place. :clap:

All the teams have done a fantastic job. I have been very impressed with your talents, your hard work and your ability to work as a team. There have been a lot of new friendships formed, too. It has been a very friendly contest. And the Halloween Party capped it all off with a chance for everyone to have a great time.

I had a lot of fun with this, too. It has been a great experience. You guys are amazing. :clap:

Congrats Hermione/Neville. :)

Congrats to your Team too who worked hard to ensure your victory! :)

Congrats to all the teams for a fantastic competion and a huge Thank you to the wonderful MOds who organised this for all of us. Thank you. :clap: :)

Forgot to ask - What happens to the teams now, are they dissolved? What about our Social Groups? There are lots of good material posted there, will they all be pruned away? :hmm:

The main threads themselves, I hope, will be kept for posterity, the way the tasks in the Triwizard Tournament were. :agree:

Forgot to ask - What happens to the teams now, are they dissolved? What about our Social Groups? There are lots of good material posted there, will they all be pruned away? :hmm:

The main threads themselves, I hope, will be kept for posterity, the way the tasks in the Triwizard Tournament were. :agree:

If they're not to be kept, please tell us in advance so I can print screen it all!!! :lol:! Some of my best work is in this forum! ;)

And the Snape team were thinking that the Social Groups should be kept- for us to stop by from time to time and say hello. I would hate for us to fall out of contact.

But I know that there's likely a perfect solution to the question and some brainbox in the higher quarters will tell us it soon enough MM! :D

Oooh! I have a new UT! I loved my old one very much and I love this new one too! Thank you so much!

And I thank the most dedicated and hardworking members of our Team who made it possible for me and others in my team (who like me did not contribute except to vote) to get this UT (despite having 60 members, the Snape team also worked with very few active members). They were a very small bunch of people who came in everyday and worked very hard and made all this possible. They presented a character most people love to hate in a new light and it is entirely due to those small number of people, (ones who mostly posted in the first Spotlight thread plus a couple of others) that we stand in second place and came close to winning and making Snape and Molly Ministers for Magic. it was their enthusiasm, their hardwork, their dedication and above all their love for Snape that made them get together day after day and present a view of Snape that not many thought was possible!

Thank you Team! You guys are the best! :love: :love: :clap: :clap:

Congratulations to all the teams and team members who participated in this fun and intense event! So much great work has been done on all the teams and I'm glad I had a chance to participate.

Congratulations to Hermione and Neville first ever co-ministers!

A hearty congratulations from me to the Potter/Weasley, Black/Weasley, Weasley/Flitwick, Diggory/Weasley, Voldemort/Malfoy and Lovegood/Dobby campaign teams for the endurance and good sportsmanship you all have shown. The Loyalty and dedication to your teams, displayed to the end of the race when it became a long shot, was very admirable, and there is no higher praise I can give. :tu:

Oooh! I have a new UT! Thank you so much!

I second that! :D

And I thank the most dedicated and hardworking members of our Team who made it possible for me and others in my team (who like me did not contribute except to vote) to get this UT (despite having 60 members, the Snape team also worked with very few active members).

But I do not second this. Once again, TGW has completely went on the modest side and refuses to admit how she helped us with tactics, with thoughts, with ideas and beliefs, with policy and with being (arguably) the most encouraging member of our team. At 5am, TGW was there to tell us how great we were doing- and regardless of what we were doing, she would always stop by to say hello, to pass around hugs and to lighten the mood.

TGW- Do you think you would have that UT if your contribution was so tiny as you make it out to be? You got the UT because you deserved it. :huggles:

Without you, we would have been lost. Fact.

I would like to give my congrats to all the teams that took part in this great game . I hope that the friendships this game created can continue far into all our futures.
Thank you to All the mods for making this the best run game ever !! Thank you to Morgoth for keeping things real and never letting petty bickering take over the game.

Finally Thank you to All my great Teammates who worked so hard and carried all of us on to Victory !! To Klio & Den_muggle the backbones of our team . Thank you Ladies! :clap:

twins:p

Isn't it funny that, with all the Weasleys who ran, it ended up being a Weasley by marriage who won? :lol:

Congrats to the winning team and the runner-up. You guys left us all far, far behind. You were awesome. :tu:

Ahem *cough, cough* you'll be working on setting up a cabinet now, won't you? You know, you could use a Beyond the Veil knowledgeable guy and a proven successful businessman to help you run the Wizarding Community and helping with relations with other races. You know where to find us if you need us. :whistle:

Seriously: Congrats to everyone who participated in the contest, hung on come heck or high water, and did such a wonderful job for the enjoyment of us all. :clap:

ETA: Darn, I miss my campaign signature. :(

Congratulations to the winning team! :clap: You did awesome and the victory is well-deserved.

And a big WELL DONE to the other teams. :)


I'm also glad that my minion NadineTink made it through this election without permanent brain damage. :yuhup:

Minion? She was promoted to Princess. :tu:

Oooh! I have a new UT! I loved my old one very much and I love this new one too! Thank you so much!

And I thank the most dedicated and hardworking members of our Team who made it possible for me and others in my team (who like me did not contribute except to vote) to get this UT (despite having 60 members, the Snape team also worked with very few active members). They were a very small bunch of people who came in everyday and worked very hard and made all this possible. They presented a character most people love to hate in a new light and it is entirely due to those small number of people, (ones who mostly posted in the first Spotlight thread plus a couple of others) that we stand in second place and came close to winning and making Snape and Molly Ministers for Magic. it was their enthusiasm, their hardwork, their dedication and above all their love for Snape that made them get together day after day and present a view of Snape that not many thought was possible!

Thank you Team! You guys are the best! :love: :love: :clap: :clap:

TGW: How many times were we the only two people awake and in the social group after everyone else was gone, and eventually I would have to go to sleep and leave you there by yourself! How many times were you the only one there to make decisions for the group? Nearly every day and night!

How many times did you cheer people on when they were exhausted from writing speeches and interviews?

So: :love: We all love you!

Congratulations, Hermione and Neville! :tu::tu:

Congratulations to Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom!

And congratulations to all the teams for their hard work. You all made this very fun to follow.

Now, remember Voldemort's campaign of "Vote Voldemort or Die" with the quote "A vote for Voldemort is a vote to save a life... yours?" Well, for all of you who didn't vote for Voldemort - watch out!

Congratulations to Hermione and Neville!!! :clap:

May I also add that I think the Snape team were awesome! I was only a supporter but I was totally blown away by all their hard work which resulted in the team giving the winners a really good run for their money. At the start I honestly didn't think that Snape had a serious chance but you did an amazing job. (The Republicans could learn a thing or two from you guys!)

Congratulations, Hermione and Neville! :clap:

I also want to congratulate all the teams, who have all done a great job! :)
Then I want to thank the Snape/Molly team, you have made the start of my time here on CoS a really good time, even though I did not contribute with much. And for being a bunch of beautiful people.

And a thank you to all those who have voted and followed the election.

And thanks to everyone who have been here to make this game really fun!
Thank you all! :)

My turn, my turn!! :lol:!

Obviously this is a message mostly for the Snape/Molly team, something from me because you all made my "comeback" to CoS the best ever, I think. I loved working with anyone who dropped by the social group, and out of this election, I built up the confidence to make 55 or so new friends, not all of them within the Snape/Molly group, but nonetheless I put all of that down to the election, so thanks.

You were all so welcoming and so willing to hear my ideas and thoughts and you were all wonderful to allow me to help out with writing and graphics and so forth- it was an absolute honour to work with you lot (you know who you are obviously)- and I wouldn't change it for the world. I made honest friends on here, people that I know I would love to meet in RL, and you've all been such a support system for me when I'm tired and grumpy and I still have half a speech to write before we can post it, etc etc.. :) So thanks for that too.

And finally, thanks for being the best team ever. I know that other teams did great work- and another team won, and that was well deserved, but I think it can be widely agreed that the Snape fandom has always been particular vehement in our support. I'm delighted to be a part of that fandom. The Professor would be mighty proud guys. Thank for welcoming me, for helping me out, for letting me help and for being my friends. I couldn't ask for a more successful end to the game, because for me, this ending is perfect.

As for the other teams, there are some people in particular I do wish to thank- notably lilyrose, Fleur du Jardin, Muggle Magic and gottriplets for all the fun I had with you lot in the run of the campaign.

And of course for the moderators. I managed to make friends with a few of you in the course of all of this, so thanks for that too- and the game was brilliant, we do appreciate it so much, so thanks to you too.

And for those of us who were so very involved in all of this, even when we fought at times, I want you all to know that this was part of the game and I appreciate it. So for Klio, Den Muggle, wickedwickedboy, GodricHollow and Voldemorts8thHorcrux - your contribution has been huge. Thank you so much for being so active during the game- it definitely made it all worthwhile, and I hope the bitterness we might have held in the last few weeks can wear off and we can all be friends- even better ones than before. It would be silly for us to not talk when, after all, we all came here to do the same thing. I want you to know that I am so glad I met all of you- even when we disagreed, it's somehow still fun. So thanks to you guys and all of the teams for doing such a wonderful job. I had never thought there could be so many talented people on this forum, but there are!! :D

And for Sev. My dancing partner, love of my life, the man I drool for and adore, thanks for letting us manipulate you, put words in your mouth and have you dance with a gal in a duck costume. We appreciate it- it definitely brought your fans together, so cheers. :love:.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo158/vampiricduck/Ivoted.jpg?t=1226155127

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo158/vampiricduck/Ivoted2.jpg?t=1226155433

Thanks everybody. :tu:. I've had a blast.

ETA: Neither of the images are big enough to be used in sigs, as people have asked me can they. The resized and/or changed versions are a few posts below this one. Anyone who wants to use them can feel free to.

Congratulations to the Hermione/Neville team!! :clap:

Well done to all the other teams as well, it's been an amazing experience taking part in these Minister Electons. The ideas, slogans, speechs and policies that people worked so hard and a huge amount of time on developing, were always very impressive to read. :tu::D

Thank you ever so much to the Mods for creating this Minister Electon game for us, and for putting so much time and effort into last couple of months towards this. :D

Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote!

Congratulations to Hermione and Neville and their team, for all the hard work they did, and winning! You guys deserved it!
Congratulations to all the other teams for their hard work! And thanks to everyone who voted!

We won? *faints*

*catches Lumos*

Wahey there!!! Have some time for non fainting and go celebrate with your group!! :D

Recount!!!

lol

Congrats to Hermione and Neville for a job well done. I'm sure they will serve the wizarding community admirably.

Also a huge congrats to the Snape/Molly team. When I joined up with you guys, I seriously intended to be active in the campaign, but things came up as they sometimes do, and my time on the forums was pretty limited. But you did a great job without me and the campaign's success exceeded my wildest expectations. The "Life of Severus Snape" video that you put together was simply amazing.

Good job to everyone else too, particularly the Voldemort/Lucius team. You somehow managed to get 22 votes, and your contributions to the election were always good for a laugh.

*catches Lumos*

Wahey there!!! Have some time for non fainting and go celebrate with your group!! :D can I put that first banner from your post in my sig ?

Yay, Hermione/Neville won ! eh, maybe Harry and Ron can have some kind of assisting role

Of course you can- that's what it's there for. :)

can I put that first banner from your post in my sig ?

Yay, Hermione/Neville won ! eh, maybe Harry and Ron can have some kind of assisting role



Sure - they definitely would be asked. And I think the other teams would probably be consulted, too, and quite probably asked whether they'd want to take some role. That's how I see Hermione and Neville anyway.... :)


But after eight weeks of hard work I sincerely hope that no-one expects us to keep up the game! You know what - after our campaign here I seriously thought how on earth Obama will now go on and do even HARDER work than he did so far for the campaign! ARGH!

But then, I guess we have lives apart from politics ;)




Vampiricduck - I'd like to thank you personally. You are right, things did get a bit tense sometimes - but you always managed to cross lines and never begrudged any team, even ours, praise for particular pieces of work.

You have no idea how much that meant to me at least. This campaign really wasn't always easy - but someone from another team coming along and actually just commenting in some way - that could make a few hours' work more worthwhile. I mention you particularly, because I think (from what it looked like on the surface, and from our end) that crossing the line between our teams in particular may have become difficult at times. So I really thank you for keeping your perspective. It really meant a lot.

I am sure I am forgetting someone if I try to list everyone else - but I'd also like to mention in particular lilyrose, wickedwickedboy and leah49 who were also regular visitors to our thread and sometimes made our day just be acknowledging that they had actually had a look. :tu:

Thanks so much.... :)

can I put that first banner from your post in my sig ?

It is lovely, but not of legal format for this forum. :sad: It's too wide - sigs cannot be more than 300 width (or 300 height).

Which is why I snagged the other one to use. :D

Which also violates the forum rules. I suggest you resize it before a member of staff sends you an owl.

I just resized mine so you can grab that one... It's in the sig now. :)

Which also violates the forum rules. I suggest you resize it before a member of staff sends you an owl.

Ooops! :rotfl: For some reason I saw that as less than 300 high when I checked. Off to change...

Vampiricduck - I'd like to thank you personally. You are right, things did get a bit tense sometimes - but you always managed to cross lines and never begrudged any team, even ours, praise for particular pieces of work.

You have no idea how much that meant to me at least. This campaign really wasn't always easy - but someone from another team coming along and actually just commenting in some way - that could make a few hours' work more worthwhile. I mention you particularly, because I think (from what it looked like on the surface, and from our end) that crossing the line between our teams in particular may have become difficult at times. So I really thank you for keeping your perspective. It really meant a lot.

It was absolutely my pleasure. :huggles:!

It is lovely, but not of legal format for this forum. :sad: It's too wide - sigs cannot be more than 300 width (or 300 height).

Which is why I snagged the other one to use. :D

As for that, I do apologise. I thought harryfan meant the first one (that being the problem with me not reading the post properly.. :whistle:)- anyone can feel free to resize them or anything, and I'll try to make another one like that long one, only smaller. Sorry about that!

ETA:

Resized! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/fwm/HP/ivotedsmall.jpg

that one can be used in a sig now. :)

And the other one... Though personally, I gotta say that I don't like it as much as the long one.. But I did try...

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo158/vampiricduck/VOTED.jpg?t=1226187144

And to add one more, which is also (I think) legal...

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo158/vampiricduck/IVOTED-1.jpg?t=1226189062

Sorry for all the confusion- I'm really not good with graphics, but I hope it's all cleared up now! :D
And you can also edit them to take out the white background. I can't do that with the programmes I have. All my graphics are made with Word and Paint, cos I'm too cheap and uselss for anything else.. ;)

Ooops! :rotfl: For some reason I saw that as less than 300 high when I checked. Off to change...

I did the same thing. :)

It's Hermione Granger Weasley! I'm not a member of her campaign staff, but seeing as she's 1/3 of the trio and married to Ron Weasley, I don't see her not at the very least asking Harry and Ron to part of her staff.

I did the same thing. :) Well thanks for the resized version of the second one then :)

Congrats to the Hermione/Neville team! The elections were really fun!!!

Oh, and if anybody wants to use this they can-
http://www.cosforums.com/images/img/152398491645e2e428c.jpg

It's not as fancy as vampiricduck's awesome ones, but still pretty cool. :p

^^ I think it's great! :)

Ehm.. So do I!!!! It's way better than anything I can do!!! :lol:! It looks wonderful!! :D I would actually use it, but I was having Peanuts withdrawal, so I have to have some Snoopy for a while! :lol:! I'm going to nab it though, to keep on my laptop, is that okay?

:D Great job!!! Truly!

My wonky internet connection has kept me off for the last couple of days (:argh: :argh: :argh:), so this is the first chance for me to say congrats to our candidates and our team. :clap: :clap:

And thank you to everyone who participated. Some of you really kept us on our toes. We had fun and worked hard...which is the very best combination possible. Especially when you throw in made new friends.

Thanks to the mods, the voters and our adversaries. I'm sure we'll find room for you in our administration. Voldy can be court jester; Luna and Dobby can work in HR in charge of morale; Ron and Harry can...can...can...I'm sure we'll come up with something for everyone. :D Seriously, you all did a fabulous job and I have enjoyed matching wits with you. (Better post this while I can. Not sure when my connection will go again.)

Congratulations to the Hermione/Neville team! :clap:

And a huge thank you hug for those of the Snape/Molly team who worked so hard. You guys are awesome! :huggles:

As for the other teams, there are some people in particular I do wish to thank- notably lilyrose, Fleur du Jardin, Muggle Magic and gottriplets for all the fun I had with you lot in the run of the campaign.

Thank you v-duck! It was my pleasure:huggles: Great job as usual:tu:

I am sure I am forgetting someone if I try to list everyone else - but I'd also like to mention in particular lilyrose, wickedwickedboy and leah49 who were also regular visitors to our thread and sometimes made our day just be acknowledging that they had actually had a look. :tu:

Thanks so much.... :)

Thank you Klio..it was wonderful reading your thread and so, leaving feedback seemed quite natural to me:) Great job again:tu:

I'd like to thank all the members of the Sirius/Bill team and those who supported and voted for us. Your feedback has been so heartening and wonderful, personally:) Thank you very much

I went to the Quibbler to congratulate the candidates and was able to post on Hermione's thread, but Neville's was locked. It was the only one locked, despite the fact that all the others were running for MoM as well. :hmm:

I went to the Quibbler to congratulate the candidates and was able to post on Hermione's thread, but Neville's was locked. It was the only one locked, despite the fact that all the others were running for MoM as well. :hmm:
Fixed. Neville's thread is open now.

Thanks for all the resizing, guys. :lol:

Ehm.. So do I!!!! It's way better than anything I can do!!! :lol:! It looks wonderful!! :D I would actually use it, but I was having Peanuts withdrawal, so I have to have some Snoopy for a while! :lol:! I'm going to nab it though, to keep on my laptop, is that okay?

:D Great job!!! Truly!


Sure! :D

I like your sig pic, pigwijon, and am tempted to use it, but I need to get my gator on. :lol: I was missing my custom-made Cybobbie Gator Fanclub picture. It really looks official, though. I like it.

As for the other teams, there are some people in particular I do wish to thank- notably lilyrose, Fleur du Jardin, Muggle Magic and gottriplets for all the fun I had with you lot in the run of the campaign.

Thank you V-duck! It was wonderful to work with you and very sweet of you to "reach across the aisle" to assist the Cedric/Gorge team when we needed it so badly (that goes for Boushh too). I think "muggle" politics should take a page from your book! Wouldn't the world be a much nicer place?

Congratulations to the Hermione/Longbottom for their success and well run campaign!

I would like to congratulate all teams, especially the Hermione/Neville teams, for there hard work and dedication. It was great to see so many people working together to achieve one goal.

Fantastic job everyone!

Congratulations Hermione and Neville!!!

And congratulations to your team. You did an awesome job (I'm still in love with your tour bus :lol:)

Anyway, all teams did great. :tu:

One question, are you guys going to make a forum-wide announcement soon ?

Congrats to Hermione and Neville! :clap: If I wasn't supporting Harry, I would have voted for them.

All the teams did a wonderful job. :D It's amazing how much work was put into these elections and I think every team should be proud of themselves.

Congrats to Hermione and Neville! Maybe Snape/Weasley will win next MoM election.:)

Congrats to Hermione and Neville! Maybe Snape/Weasley will win next MoM election.:)
Thanks! :) Our team will certainly be ready for the challenge since we learned so much during this election.

Congrats to Ministers Granger and Longbottom!! Well done! :clap:

And well done to the other teams, too, especially Molly/Severus. :)

Congrats to Ministers Granger and Longbottom!! Well done! :clap:

And well done to the other teams, too, especially Molly/Severus. :)

Thank you very kindly for mentioning the Severus/Molly team. We're delighted with how things panned out. :tu:

And of course, the Hermione/Neville team are more than worthy of your compliments. It's fair to say they kept us all entertained, even on the really quiet days when there was no one around! :)

Thanks for all the congratulations and compliments.... :)

It's very humbling and satisfying at the same time to see so many responding so positively ....

Looking back, now that i am gaining some distance and can think about the process, I am still amazed! In the beginning we really had no idea how this would pan out: to a few people Hermione seemed an obvious person to nominate, but it took days before she even had a nomination thread. After all, lots of HP characters have fan threads in COS, but (AFAIK) Hermione doesn't - or if she does, the admiration is pretty quiet. Hermione doesn't even feature very much in the character discussions. Neville gets a little more attention (though not much, either), and otherwise seemed like an outsider, in spite of his obvious qualities.

Initially, I at least really had no great hopes for their chances, to be perfectly honest - although the first exit poll was of course promising. Nevertheless, the final win is still a little difficult to believe. We weren't taking anything for granted till the very last moment. In fact, we did at least have an outline for a concession speech, drafted just a day before the polls closed....


So yes..... thanks for all the lovely comments... and for the votes. :)

Yes... There were a fair few "I hope this doesn't turn out to be one of those "This is going to be the best Christmas Walford's ever had"" posts...

Mostly on my part actually. In fact, I seem to recall saying that if it did go a little bit pear-shaped, to blame it on me.

Ive had a ton of fun in this and would like to apologize to my team if you read this,
My teamates so kindly made me campain manager, i tried my best to help but did nothing compared to mugglemagic, fleurdujardin, and gottriplets. they did amazing. And then my computer crashed, and i couldnt help with anything. Im sorry. I so hope they do another one of these and i have the chance to work with such amazing teamates.

Congrats to the Hermione, Neville team! great work! And thank you to some members of other teams that helped my struggling teamates whilst i was nowhere to be seen. You guys are great! I wish things were more like that in real politics. I strongly suggest to any admins reading this we do this again. I have made some great friends on the site through this and it was a great experenince for me. I think i have rambled on enough, i guess im just trying to say, it was fun while it lasted, and im sorry i wasnt here for the end of it.

In fact, we did at least have an outline for a concession speech, drafted just a day before the polls closed....

It might be a reassurance to you that we wrote the speech I posted for the two days prior to the final count. So we all knew you lot had done good, even if you didn't yourselves! :)

It might be a reassurance to you that we wrote the speech I posted for the two days prior to the final count. So we all knew you lot had done good, even if you didn't yourselves! :)

LOL, in a way it is :) ... we knew we were doing OK - but we really didn't know whether your team (in true form) would be able to pull a rabbit out of the hat (or, more appropriately, brew up the right potion) just at the last moment! :D Obviously you had a better way of knowing whether you could get another ten votes from somewhere at short notice or not... ;)

Those were nervous days and hours! :D


In any case, you can rest assured that your efforts and merits were never underestimated! :)

*Cheers* I forgot to congratulate the winners!! I voted for them. I'd expect good things from those two. ^_^

Thank you for the vote and the confidence in our candidates. I'm sure they'll live up to your expectations. :D

On behalf of my running mate Dobby and our wonderful campaign team, I would like to officially congratulate Hermione and Neville on becoming the new Co-Ministers of Magic. We have been friends for a long time, and I do not doubt that all of your excellent qualities will be put to fine use in the office of Minister of Magic. We would also like to extend our congratulations on behalf of ourselves and our entire team to all of the candidates and their campaign teams for a job well done.

I would also like to announce that I will be founding a new department within the Ministry, to be called the Department of Environmentalism. I plan on dedicating this department to educating the public about important matters such as saving endangered Wrackspurts and Freshwater Plimpies. I also hope to continue my parchment recycling campaign and I hope to host retreats in which witches and wizards will have the opportunity to experience nature first hand. We will of course be very careful to avoid Nargle attacks while retreating.

Dobby would also like me to announce that he has accepted a position in the Department of Control and Regulation of Magical Creatures, where he hopes to work on reforming the department into one that views all magical beings as equals.

I would also like to announce that I will be founding a new department within the Ministry, to be called the Department of Environmentalism. I plan on dedicating this department to educating the public about important matters such as saving endangered Wrackspurts and Freshwater Plimpies. I also hope to continue my parchment recycling campaign and I hope to host retreats in which witches and wizards will have the opportunity to experience nature first hand. We will of course be very careful to avoid Nargle attacks while retreating.

Dobby would also like me to announce that he has accepted a position in the Department of Control and Regulation of Magical Creatures, where he hopes to work on reforming the department into one that views all magical beings as equals.
Congratulations on the new department, and to Dobby for his new position.

Excuse my question, but did I miss something? Have Co-Ministers Hermione and Neville been creating new departments and appointing people to new posts? Do we have a list of new cabinet members and administrative departments somewhere that I didn't see? :hmm:

'Coz I'm sure Cedric and George would be perfect, one for Liaison with Other Races and the other for Keeping Up Morale and Light Atmosphere at the Ministry - that is, if the Co-Ministers endorse the appointments of course. :)

Congratulations on the new department, and to Dobby for his new position.

Excuse my question, but did I miss something? Have Co-Ministers Hermione and Neville been creating new departments and appointing people to new posts? Do we have a list of new cabinet members and administrative departments somewhere that I didn't see? :hmm:

'Coz I'm sure Cedric and George would be perfect, one for Liaison with Other Races and the other for Keeping Up Morale and Light Atmosphere at the Ministry - that is, if the Co-Ministers endorse the appointments of course. :)

Um this is news to me :hmm: I'd better check in with the Bosses and get back to you .

twins:hmm:

Um this is news to me :hmm: I'd better check in with the Bosses and get back to you .

twins:hmm:
You mean Luna created a new Ministry Department headed by herself, and nominated Dobby to a new post without referring to the Co-Ministers first? Hem, hem. Highly irregular, but so typically Luna! :lol:

When did Luna do anything the way everyone else does it? She's in her own world, that's part of her charm. But methinks this borders on the illegal, no? Or, at least, unauthorized? :hmm:

ETA - Another explanation occurs to me. Luna hasn't realized the election is over, that she's not campaigning and doesn't have to state her platform and plans any more. :rotfl:

You mean Luna created a new Ministry Department headed by herself, and nominated Dobby to a new post without referring to the Co-Ministers first? Hem, hem. Highly irregular, but so typically Luna! :lol:

When did Luna do anything the way everyone else does it? She's in her own world, that's part of her charm. But methinks this borders on the illegal, no? Or, at least, unauthorized? :hmm:

ETA - Another explanation occurs to me. Luna hasn't realized the election is over, that she's not campaigning and doesn't have to state her platform and plans any more. :rotfl:

Perhaps this is the answer! Or perhaps she merely means that she has put together this proposal to bring to the new co-ministers and merely worded it to make it appear that it was accomplished. Of course, Luna does have a lot of self-confidence, so perhaps she just assumed Hermione and Neville would agree that it was a great idea. And of course, I'm sure they will find her Environmental department to be a great idea (although I haven't spoken with them about it), but the Dept. for the Care and Regulation of Magical Creatures has already been revamped under Hermione's watch, so we'll have to speak with Dobby and see what he can add to this new dept. But I'm sure we'll find him a place.

When did Luna do anything the way everyone else does it? She's in her own world, that's part of her charm. But methinks this borders on the illegal, no? Or, at least, unauthorized? :hmm:


Or, it could be a Department that has sprung up, because Luna may have talked to Kingsley about it. Before he retired I mean. :D

And now she's founding a new Department, because she is sure Hermione and Neville will not refute it. :D

I plan on dedicating this department to educating the public about important matters such as saving endangered Wrackspurts and Freshwater Plimpies. I also hope to continue my parchment recycling campaign and I hope to host retreats in which witches and wizards will have the opportunity to experience nature first hand. We will of course be very careful to avoid Nargle attacks while retreating.

That sounds like a fabulous idea for perserving the environment! I hope you will get lots of support for your ideas for this department!


Dobby would also like me to announce that he has accepted a position in the Department of Control and Regulation of Magical Creatures, where he hopes to work on reforming the department into one that views all magical beings as equals.

but the Dept. for the Care and Regulation of Magical Creatures has already been revamped under Hermione's watch, so we'll have to speak with Dobby and see what he can add to this new dept. But I'm sure we'll find him a place.

Hermione has indeed done a huge amount of work in the Department of Care and Regulation of Magical Creatures. Perhaps Dobby may feel it would be beneficial to have magical beings within the Department, as they may be able to add new perspectives and a unique insight. :)

Excuse my question, but did I miss something? Have Co-Ministers Hermione and Neville been creating new departments and appointing people to new posts? Do we have a list of new cabinet members and administrative departments somewhere that I didn't see?

My perception was that Luna was being gracious and graceful in defeat, and that she and Dobby had accepted other positions in the Ministry where they could be useful and make a difference to society. :)

You mean Luna created a new Ministry Department headed by herself, and nominated Dobby to a new post without referring to the Co-Ministers first? Hem, hem. Highly irregular, but so typically Luna! :lol:Highly irregular indeed. All I learned in Political Studies is going out the window. If the team that came in third to last can take upon itself the power to create departments and appoint posts without referring to the Ministers-Elect, what was the point of holding elections at all? All teams could create any departments and appoint any heads they want. Tsk, tsk.

My perception was that Luna was being gracious and graceful in defeat, and that she and Dobby had accepted other positions in the Ministry where they could be useful and make a difference to society. :)
That was my perception as well. :)

SIP has hit the nail on the head. If neither Neville nor Hermione were aware of this, it is because the people below them made the decisions. Sometimes these little things do slip beneath the cracks, and it's no use getting sour about not knowing. Especially since no harm was done. :)

They are just incoming Ministers. I am sure Luna and Dobby cleared everything with Kingsley, who remains Minister until Hermione and Neville actually take over. :lol:.

It's all in fun isn't it? Luna and Dobby team are just showing us more of the immense creativity they showed throughout the contest. :tu:

SIP has hit the nail on the head. If neither Neville nor Hermione were aware of this, it is because the people below them made the decisions. Sometimes these little things do slip beneath the cracks, and it's no use getting sour about not knowing. Especially since no harm was done. :)
I'm glad I understood where Luna was coming from. :)

This sort of reminds me of John McCain during the U.S. election. He said the first thing he would do to fix the Financial crisis was to fire one of the top Financial guys. But it turned out he didn't have the power to hire or dismiss just anyone as President.

Not everyone in government is a political appointee.

Edited to Add: All governments are bureacracies for a reason. The Minister of Magic doesn't have time to sit around reading job applications for Under-Minister of Pumpkin Measurements. :lol:

... the Dept. for the Care and Regulation of Magical Creatures has already been revamped under Hermione's watch, so we'll have to speak with Dobby and see what he can add to this new dept. But I'm sure we'll find him a place.
And I'm sure he'll do a wonderful job. This would be perfect because it's following procedure.

I have no objection whatsoever with the new department or the new post, it was simply that the way Luna just seemed to do things herself seemed a bit odd, that's all.

Or, it could be a Department that has sprung up, because Luna may have talked to Kingsley about it. Before he retired I mean. :D

And now she's founding a new Department, because she is sure Hermione and Neville will not refute it. :D
Both propositions are assuming a lot, I feel. Don't mistake me, I'm all for the end result. But there are some form to follow and it just looked like they were disregarded, which creates a dangerous precedent. What's to keep the other candidates from coming out with statements appointing themselves to high posts in the new administration without even consulting the Co-Ministers Elect?

My perception was that Luna was being gracious and graceful in defeat, and that she and Dobby had accepted other positions in the Ministry where they could be useful and make a difference to society. :)
That's all to the good, but we have no indication that an offer was made for a new department and a new position. Members of the Hermione/Neville team seemed to know nothing about it, which is kind of worrisome.

Not everyone in government is a political appointee.
True, but the establishment of a new department, and the appointment of a high official in a dept or service are political decisions.

Edited to Add: All governments are bureacracies for a reason. The Minister of Magic doesn't have time to sit around reading job applications for Under-Minister of Pumpkin Measurements. :lol:
No offense, but it seems to me a Department on the Environment and a post - certainly a high-ranking one - in the Department of Control and Regulation of Magical Creatures is hardly on a par with "pumpkin measurements". :no:

OK, enough of this I guess. Please forgive me, I'm just a stickler for following certain rules, especiallly in something as important as a post or dept at the Ministry. I realize this is just a game, and the elections were, thankfully, nothing like the ones in real life. But that confident statement of Luna's took me aback, coming out of the blue as it did, and I thought MagicMuggle's question was justified.

Let's just drop it.

Though it would be good if Hermione and Neville gave us a list of their top-ranking staff - the way Obama already let us know who would be White House Chief of Staff and Security Advisor. :)

It's not a matter of "getting sour", which nobody is, it's a matter of following the rules and procedures. Creating a department or appointing someone to a high post is a decision taken at the highest executive level, not like some little decision about rubber bands or paper clips. If every candidate did the same thing, we'd have a score of new departments with the top executives would know nothing about. I understand it's all in fun, but certain rules still have to be followed, every new big department or leadership post approved by the Co-Ministers. The announcement should come from them or their spokespersons. Sorry, I guess this is my political and administrative studies speaking here. This is just my opinion but the way Luna did it is the way to chaos. Next we'll have Voldemort appointing himself Head of the Auror Dept with Lucius in charge of law enforcement. :rolleyes: Mind you, the Voldemort shown during the campaign, along with Lucius, would be a hoot! :lol: Have your Protego spells ready and be prepared to duck Cruciatus curses flying around! :whistle: If we want to transpose it to Real Life elections, it would be like if McCain decided, all on his own, to create a new Department and give a post in the new administration to Sarah Palin. How would the Democrats, and the country, react? :hmm:

so what can voldy and luci do? :eyebrows:

If we want to transpose it to Real Life elections, it would be like if McCain decided, all on his own, to create a new Department and give a post in the new administration to Sarah Palin. How would the Democrats, and the country, react?
Well, Sarah Palin was already in the administration as VP! :) And I reacted by voting for Obama, but that's just me.

I think the election is over, and Luna was just politely excusing herself to go off and do other things.

Both propositions are assuming a lot, I feel. Don't mistake me, I'm all for the end result. But there are some form to follow and it just looked like they were disregarded, which creates a dangerous precedent
Maybe the Hermione Administration should have Luna and Dobby arrested?

*just kidding* :) It's just an imaginary game, and Luna imagined a new job for herself. I'm sure she can find something else worthwhile to do as a government "outsider." Look at Al Gore - he won the Nobel Prize!

In fact, I will gladly nominate her (and Dobby) for the Nobel Peace Prize for their work in Universal Multi-Creature Understanding. :tu: :agree:

Let's just drop it.What they said.

We really don't need to take a game played too serious, for particular when member groups just play along in character. Also it's the last time we ask you to leave the real life politics out of this thread. Thanks.

In fact, I will gladly nominate her (and Dobby) for the Nobel Peace Prize for their work in Universal Multi-Creature Understanding. Don't forget multi-planet understanding! They will not tolerate discrimination of planets of short stature!

In all honesty, this is a game about a fake government, and the game also happens to be over. The Luna team envisioned that Luna and Dobby would not wallow in misery after losing elections, but would instead move on to other meaningful assignments. The logistics don't really matter.

This was supposed to be a cute last post of Luna's in regard to the elections. I'm shocked that people would get so offended about it, as it doesn't break any rules, and is just meant to be part of the fun of the game we've been playing.

In all honesty, this is a game about a fake government, and the game also happens to be over.

This was supposed to be a cute last post of Luna's in regard to the elections. I'm shocked that people would get so offended about it, as it doesn't break any rules, and is just meant to be part of the fun of the game we've been playing.

Hear! Hear! :D

We seem to attract controversy no matter what we do. :) In an effort to end this controversy, we'd like to make a couple of announcements:

First, I'd like to announce that Mr. Shacklebolt is still the Minister or Magic. He will remain in his current position until the end of the year. Neville and I will take up our newly elected office with the beginning of the new year. Appropriate, don't you think?

We'd also like to announce that we have decided to run our new administration according to multi-partisan principles. All candidates have shown themselves as extremely worthy of sharing a role in government. Therefore, we have decided to offer posts to all candidates who stood for office and truly hope they will agree to help us. I'll let Neville give the details.

As Hermione said, we have decided to offer the following posts to those who campaigned for the position of Minister or Deputy. Positions are, of course, open to negotiation (within reasonable limits ;) ). I want to emphasize that Hermione and I worked together to come up with this list and feel it is very appropriate for the individual candidates' unique talents, skills and abilities:

Snape - (w/Molly) Work on Community-based initiatives
Molly - (w/Snape) Work on Community-bases initiatives
Luna - Environmental Dept. (with special emphasis on interplanetary cooperation)
Cedric - (w/ Luna) Environmental Dept
Dobby - Magical Creature Dept (Emancipated elf division)
Harry - Head of Aurors Dept
George - Auror supply (providing top quality WWW protection products)
Bill - Magical Creature Dept (Liaison w/ werewolves, vampires, etc.)
Sirius - Health Dept
Arthur - Head of Muggle Relations
Flitwick - Education Dept
Voldemort - MoM Entertainment Officer http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/images/smilies/jester.gif
Lucius - Stopping Head Entertainment Officer from using unforgivables

And last but certainly not least:
Ron - Either: Interior Environmentals (office weather division ;))
--- OR: Aurors Department (keeping tabs on Entertainment officer div.)

We hope you will all be pleased with these offers and agree that we tried to tap into your unique abilities, interests and skills.

Thank you.

Voldemort - MoM Entertainment Officer http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/images/smilies/jester.gif
Lucius - Stopping Head Entertainment Officer from using unforgivables

And last but certainly not least:
Ron - Either: Interior Environmentals (office weather division ;))
--- OR: Aurors Department (keeping tabs on Entertainment officer div.)
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: !!!!!!!

Outstanding, Hermione and Neville! Very clever!! :)

(Particularly love Voldy's position... ;))

I haven't asked Voldemort, but I have a feeling he won't like his new job so how about: Office of Detection and Confiscation of Dangerous Articles of Dark Magic ;), I feel he is well qualified for the job, Lucius can be Stopping Head Confiscator/Detector from using unforgivables ;)

I'm sorry, Ron. I think she loves you. ;)

I haven't asked Voldemort, but I have a feeling he won't like his new job so how about: Office of Detection and Confiscation of Dangerous Articles of Dark Magic ;), I feel he is well qualified for the job, Lucius can be Stopping Head Confiscator/Detector from using unforgivables ;)

Sorry, but I don't think that will do. We did say negotiations had to be reasonable. :) I think Voldy should stay where he fits. :tu:

I'm sorry, Ron. I think she loves you. ;)
Hey, after Ron going around promising everyone positions in his and Harry's administration, what did you expect? I'm sure Hermione will help him learn how to stop the rain in an office. :lol: :rotfl:

that was a reasonable negotiation, he read nearly the entire hogwarts library, including the restricted section, he knows about all the dark magical objects out there and how to stop them. we are reasonable as well, Voldemort is willing to work with others. Well, I'm not sure, but i could always threaten him with fangirling anyways :p

The one thing voldy fears is no longer death...:evil:

We might be able to offer him the position of Bestoer of Sparkles and Light (aka Morale Officer for MoM :lol:), but I don't think he needs to be anywhere near dark magical items. :no:

that is like so ironic :rotfl:, but either way, i like that name better :lol:

As Hermione said, we have decided to offer the following posts to those who campaigned for the position of Minister or Deputy. Positions are, of course, open to negotiation (within reasonable limits ;) ). I want to emphasize that Hermione and I worked together to come up with this list and feel it is very appropriate for the individual candidates' unique talents, skills and abilities:

Snape - (w/Molly) Work on Community-based initiatives
Molly - (w/Snape) Work on Community-bases initiatives
Luna - Environmental Dept. (with special emphasis on interplanetary cooperation)
Cedric - (w/ Luna) Environmental Dept
Dobby - Magical Creature Dept (Emancipated elf division)
Harry - Head of Aurors Dept
George - Auror supply (providing top quality WWW protection products)
Bill - Magical Creature Dept (Liaison w/ werewolves, vampires, etc.)
Sirius - Health Dept
Arthur - Head of Muggle Relations
Flitwick - Education Dept
Voldemort - MoM Entertainment Officer http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/images/smilies/jester.gif
Lucius - Stopping Head Entertainment Officer from using unforgivables

And last but certainly not least:
Ron - Either: Interior Environmentals (office weather division ;))
--- OR: Aurors Department (keeping tabs on Entertainment officer div.)

We hope you will all be pleased with these offers and agree that we tried to tap into your unique abilities, interests and skills.

Thank you.

Wow..these are great!:tu::rotfl:- I LOVE Voldy and Lucius' posts:p

Bill's post is awesome..Dept of Health for Sirius..:hmm:

Thank you, Co-Ministers Elect. :)

George is thrilled with his new post and will fulfill his functions to the best of his considerable abilities.

On the other hand, Cedric feels that Luna will do a superb job on the Environment without his help. She certainly doesn't need his assistance. Would you consider Cedric for Head of Liaison with Other Sentient Races? Or Department of Planetary Unity? Something along those lines anyway. Or something about sports in general and Quidditch in particular? Thanks.

If the latter, then one of us could get this cool picture as avatar or siggie:

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg211/Bilybear/Harry%20Potter/CedricQuidditch.jpg

Muggle_Magic..I LOVE that pic:love:

Den is firmly in charge of negotiations for this - but I think Cedric's suggestions are quite good - I like the idea of a sports department in any case (although we were hoping to talk to Ginny Potter about that post, as well).

I wonder - would Cedric be happy to keep the fort at the sports department and let Ginny do the 'out of office' work for that post? That might work best logistically. :D




Sirius for health - well, we were really impressed with his campaign's points on health care, especially the wolfsbane foundation.... :)

Sirius for health - well, we were really impressed with his campaign's points on health care, especially the wolfsbane foundation.... :)

Well, yeah I guess.:tu: That man can do any task, any job brilliantly :D :p

Hey, after Ron going around promising everyone positions in his and Harry's administration, what did you expect? I'm sure Hermione will help him learn how to stop the rain in an office. :lol: :rotfl:

Is Hermione attempting to fanagle herself a stay at home husband? :lol:. Something tells me Harry would find Hermione and Neville's recommendation for Ron hilarious. Poor Ron, he'll never hear the end of it. But in the end, I'd imagine he'd just stay on in the Auror Department and continue to help George out at WWW part time.

Cedric for International Sports would be fantastic!

And Hermione might be willing to do some negotiation with Ron. ;) I think she was just trying to remind him not to count his chickens before they hatch, as he did when he went around before the final vote promising everyone in his family a spot in his administration. :D I believe that one was a joke, as did only pencil that one in. :lol:

So the final appointments:

As Hermione said, we have decided to offer the following posts to those who campaigned for the position of Minister or Deputy. Positions are, of course, open to negotiation (within reasonable limits ;) ). I want to emphasize that Hermione and I worked together to come up with this list and feel it is very appropriate for the individual candidates' unique talents, skills and abilities:

Snape - (w/Molly) Work on Community-based initiatives
Molly - (w/Snape) Work on Community-bases initiatives
Luna - Environmental Dept. (with special emphasis on interplanetary cooperation)
Cedric - International Sports Dept
Dobby - Magical Creature Dept (Emancipated elf division)
Harry - Head of Aurors Dept
George - Auror supply (providing top quality WWW protection products)
Bill - Magical Creature Dept (Liaison w/ werewolves, vampires, etc.)
Sirius - Health Dept
Arthur - Head of Muggle Relations
Flitwick - Education Dept
Voldemort - MoM Morale Officer http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/images/smilies/jester.gif
Lucius - Stopping Head Morale Officer from using unforgivables

And last but certainly not least:
Ron - Either: Interior Environmentals (office weather division ;))
--- OR: Aurors Department (keeping tabs on Entertainment officer div.)
----------OR: Auror Dept with Harry. (Why do I think this will be his choice? ;))

Voldemort - MoM Entertainment Officer http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/images/smilies/jester.gif
Lucius - Stopping Head Entertainment Officer from using unforgivables

Oh! Nice one, guys! For any Brit's..... Hi Di Hi, Campers!! :lol:


And last but certainly not least:
Ron - Either: Interior Environmentals (office weather division ;))
--- OR: Aurors Department (keeping tabs on Entertainment officer div.) .

Ron, the Weather man! I feel a cold front coming on, Hermione. :lol:

Voldemort - MoM Entertainment Officer http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/images/smilies/jester.gif
Lucius - Stopping Head Entertainment Officer from using unforgivables



Brilliant!


Oh! Nice one, guys! For any Brit's..... Hi Di Hi, Campers!! :lol:



Ho De Ho, Treacle! :lol:

Dear Ms Lovegood,

Molly, my campaign team and I, are very pleased to hear you now have a position within the Environmental Department. We are both impressed with your plans to preserve the environment and educate people about the natural world that surrounds us.

Molly and myself have recently been granted a Department concerning Community-based initiatives. We would very much like to work alongside you in developing community activities, to encourage learning and understanding in both children and adults to ensure the protection of the environment for themselves and future generations.

During our campaigning, we talked extensively with knowledgeable conservationists who spent time explaining about the magical creatures and plant species that they care for. These specialists if contacted, may agree to give talks and attend nature trips.

We look forward to hearing back from you, with any ideas you may have.

Yours sincerely,

Severus Snape

Sorry, but I don't think that will do. We did say negotiations had to be reasonable. :) I think Voldy should stay where he fits. :tu:


Hey, after Ron going around promising everyone positions in his and Harry's administration, what did you expect? I'm sure Hermione will help him learn how to stop the rain in an office. :lol: :rotfl:

:lol: Oh, Ron...

You know, Ron does have to fulfill the position of being the First Husband (or whatever they would call it) to one of the Co-Ministers of Magic.

To the Hermione/Neville campaign team,

Although you have shunted me to the MoM Morale Officer role, me and Lucius will make sure we fulfill the role. Also, if Mr. Potter or any of the other heads and officers would like advice on dark magic and wizards, the Magical Morale Officer is the one to see.

They will regret shunting me to the side like this :grumble: Oh, I mean that I am delighted to have such an important role. Good luck in the candidacy, you'll need it.

Sincerely,

Lord Voldemort

I wonder - would Cedric be happy to keep the fort at the sports department and let Ginny do the 'out of office' work for that post? That might work best logistically. :D

Cedric for International Sports would be fantastic!

So the final appointments:

Cedric - International Sports Dept

Thank you, Assistants to the Co-Ministers. Does that mean that Cedric will be Head of Int'l Sports Dpt? We need to know to work on a siggie. :D

You know, Ron does have to fulfill the position of being the First Husband (or whatever they would call it)
I've heard the title First Dude bandied about. :whistle:

But it's not very British, is it? On the other hand "First Mate" is reserved to the post of executive officer aboard a ship. :cool:

But the TV series "Commander in Chief", the husband of the Prez was referred to as "the First Gentleman". :)

Thank you, Assistants to the Co-Ministers. Does that mean that Cedric will be Head of Int'l Sports Dpt? We need to know to work on a siggie. :D


Of course!

Thank you, Assistants to the Co-Ministers. Does that mean that Cedric will be Head of Int'l Sports Dpt? We need to know to work on a siggie. :D


I've heard the title First Dude bandied about. :whistle:

But it's not very British, is it? On the other hand "First Mate" is reserved to the post of executive officer aboard a ship. :cool:

But the TV series "Commander in Chief", the husband of the Prez was referred to as "the First Gentleman". :)


How about First Bloke? That strikes me as a suitably British translation of First Dude. ;) :D





Excellent to see that the other campaigners are reasonably satisfied woith our suggestions. It's just my personal opioion, but I am particularly pleased to see Prof Snape's suggestion of community activities which link in with other areas. I definitely think that this is the way to go. :) There is a reason why we made this brief deliberately vague - we know that the Snape/Molly team was going to fill the slot creatively. :tu:

Ooh, I like First Bloke. What say you, Ron and Hermione?

LOL... I can already see it.... Ron would totally embrace the position of 'First Bloke'. finding it cool. Hermione would look a bit taken aback for a bit and then acquiesce because of Ron's enthusiasm. What do you think? :D

I support the First Bloke! :D

I support the First Bloke! :D
So do I! :rockon:

Cool, for Cedric and George. Thanks, Co-Ministers! This is a perfect example of a "coalition governement" :lol:

First Bloke....I LOVE it!!!! :rotfl:

Thanks for Cedric's and George's appointments...They will do a great job!

I support the First Bloke too- its fitting for Ron;)

Thanks for Bill and Sirius' posts- rest assured, they'll do a great job:tu:

Excellent to see that the other campaigners are reasonably satisfied woith our suggestions. It's just my personal opioion, but I am particularly pleased to see Prof Snape's suggestion of community activities which link in with other areas. I definitely think that this is the way to go. :) There is a reason why we made this brief deliberately vague - we know that the Snape/Molly team was going to fill the slot creatively. :tu:

Thank you, Klio, we appreciate your kind words. Severus Snape and Molly Weasley are very pleased with the Department for Community-based initiatives. It gives a great opportunity to work with others to help develop the community in a positive way. We're glad you approve of Professor Snape's first steps to do this, since being given his position within the Department. We, of course, look forward to working alongside Luna, with her wonderful insight of the world. :)

Thank you, Assistants to the Co-Ministers. Does that mean that Cedric will be Head of Int'l Sports Dpt? We need to know to work on a siggie. :D

Of course!
Thank you, Den_muggle. Here's the new siggie then. Ta Da!

Now *nudge, nudge*, *makes puppy dog eyes at Jessica* if only I could be Assistant to Cedric Diggory in my UT. :sigh: