For those of you who don't know, I've started an awesome new job. I'm a writer-editor with the government's Office of Inspector General. We do audits and investigations, making sure that all runs smoothly in our government and that we're meeting not only our program objectives but also the needs of the nation through our programs. I love it. Nearly as much as I love Harry Potter. Which made me think: what if I combined them? What if I audited Harry Potter? Or J.K. Rowling?
It might look something like this:
In another instance, we discovered that a member of the Wizarding community has published seven extensive books on life and events in the Magical world with a Muggle publisher, which are sold in Muggle bookstores. While publishing it under the guise of fiction -- and thereby circumventing Statute of Secrecy disclosure clauses -- the books have become vastly popular, selling over 400 million copies and being translated into 67 languages. The author receives frequent correspondence with Muggle children, requesting admittance to Hogwarts. While the books have been banned in some Muggle schools, the household nature of these books has become too significant to overlook. As it stands, the author has not violated any direct requirements or laws of imposed by the Statute of Secrecy. However, the Wizarding world, most particularly the Ministry of Magic, must deal with the consequences of even "fictional" disclosure, including a higher traffic of sight-seers hoping to enter Platform 9 3/4 and attempting to enter Ministry premises through toilets and telephone booths. Ministerial departments and divisions are ill-equipped to deal with this rising situation. . .Ministry of Magic, if you are reading this, I have some sexy and new innovations for your organization. But, until the Ministry of Magic starts hiring, I guess I'm okay being incredibly (and probably inexplicably) nerdy in Washington, D.C.
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