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[alt_crouch_jr]

Narcissa.

Thank you for lunch. I haven't been to the Berkeley in ages. I meant to ask if they've hired a new chef: the food was excellent. Surpassed only by the company.

I'm sorry I had to run off and desert you at the Elysian afterwards. If it's any consolation, the meeting I was called away to was genuinely productive: it seems we have some real intelligence to follow for once.

But what about you? Did you find them in the end?

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[alt_crouch_jr]

I don't see why I should share the windfall if he's as good a catch as you're suggesting!

[alt_narcissa]

I beg your pardon, Barty, dear. I remember Bella complaining some time ago that your jobs would be easier if you could each have a dedicated assistant, instead of having to share.

Perhaps Rufus has seen her point and you're now each allowed your own - I quite agree it's much more agreeable if that's the case.

[alt_crouch_jr]

It's all a matter of justifying one's expenses. And catching the right people at the right moments to gain approval.

Certainly galleons do not fall from the sky in any department, but there's no doubt that we could work more productively if we had sufficient administrative support.