MoM Special Awards

[Mike Crudele]

No: HPFGUIDX 166286

Thank you Wierd Sisters for that wonderful tune, Swamp Fever Fiesta.

Now, on the Wizarding Wireless we have a special presentation brought 
to you by your Ministry of Magic. Here, on behalf of the Ministry is 
Ms Keptinda Dark. Go ahead Ms Dark.

Ms Dark: Thank you, Miss Teri. The Ministry would like to honor a 
couple of our own today, for their fine contributions to our 
Wizarding Society, and not too shabby detective work, I might add.

First up, in recognition of her adapt puzzle solving skills, the 
award for People Uncovering Plot Points Yesterday; the PUPPY award 
goes to: Catlady, for her discovery of what happened to Sirius 
Black's Flying Motorcycle. You all know that this motorcycle was the 
object of an intense hunt when the criminal Black escaped from 
Azkaban. <huh? he wasn't? but the Daily Proph..., why doesn't anybody 
tell me these things?> Umm, anyway, back to our award. Our presenter 
for this award, which I'm sure Catlady will appreciate, is Mrs 
Arabella Figg. Mrs Figg, if you please. Mrs Figg?! <aww for crying 
out loud, will somebody please wake her>

Mrs Figg: What? Who? Am I on? 

Thank you Ms Dark. Catlady is it? Oh I do love your name. Here dear, 
could you lean forward so I can put this ribbon around your neck,... 
thank you,... there we go. Congratulations! 

Now why do I think that you might have a few Kneazle friends of your 
own, hmmm? I must tell you, taking care of those little rascals can 
be quite a chore. If my good friend, Mr. Borage didn't supply me with 
a most excellent anti-hairball potion,...

Ms Dark: AHEM, Thank you Mrs Figg :D We do have another presentation 
this evening, can't let you take up all our time now can we? 
<somebody get her out of here, pleeease>

Our next award is officially called the Tracing Harmonies, Analogous 
Theme Spotting; -- Identifying Tactics. We at the Ministry just call 
it the THAT'S IT award. In recognition of his outstanding 
contribution in figuring out the very plausible analogy the Ministry 
has been trying to solve these many years, the award goes to: 
Quick_Silver, for his Snape-Sirius parallel plot theory.

To present this award, we have none other than our Minister of Magic 
himself, Rufus Scrimgeour. <what? he isn't? but it's on my schedule! 
Geez, can't you guys tell me these things BEFORE I'm on the air?> 
Ahh, there is a slight change of plans folks, it seems the Minister 
couldn't make it. He has instead sent his lackey, umm, I mean his 
assistant and former Minister, Cornelius Fudge. Mr Fudge, if you 
please.

Fudge: Thank you Ms Dark. Well done, Lad, well done. You certainly 
have an eye for spotting trends, I must say. We,... ah,... could have 
used someone like you in my administration. <that is if you would 
have wanted to join my blithering band of bumblers, which I doubt> At 
any rate, congratulations, fine job, very fine job. Umm, we had a 
plaque to present to you all lined up,.... but unfortunately Rubeus 
Hagrid was suppose to deliver it and he, umm, that is,... well he's 
off trying to recover that ridiculous flying motorcycle now that 
Catlady reminded him where he left it. But please leave your 
particulars with my assistant, Percy Wea..., ah, my former assistant 
Weatherby, ... no,... Weasley, and we'll owl it to you as soon as we 
get it from Hagrid.

Ms Dark: Thank you former Minister Fudge. <HA! at least I'm not the 
only one> We thank the Wireless for granting us time for these 
presentations. I now return you to Miss Teri and your regularly 
scheduled program.

Miss Teri: Thank you Ms Dark. And congratulations to the award 
winners from the Wizarding Wireless Network. <NEVER let those people 
near a microphone again! It's a wonder they have wands>

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Mike:
Special thanks to Catlady and Quick_Silver for their indulgence (not 
that I gave them an option <vbg>). That aside, here are their posts 
which won them awards, and I really do think they spotted some things 
that nobody else spotted.

Catlady's:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/166247

Quick_Silver"s:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/166095

Now this is the way to get in a "me too" post :))

Mike