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Eighteen had brought on a lot of changes for Logan Devereaux. His seventh and final year had certainly been an interesting one, spent entirely in the UK at Hogwarts to observe SPELLCRAFT. It was unfortunate that Beauxbatons hadn't brought home a win, but both Chi Liao and Daisi Prewitt had performed exceptionally - enough so, that Logan's pining to have been selected as the Beauxbatons champion himself had long since faded.<p>

The more he thought about it, the more he was glad that he actually hadn't been selected. Sure - the glory would have been great and all, but he wasn't exactly a <i>nobody</i> in the wizarding community. His lineage alone had him already halfway up the proverbial ladder. SPELLCRAFT would have just been a distraction to him, perhaps even derailing his NEWTS and therefore, his future plans. Of course, he'd heard a rumor that the champions were basically offered any job that they wanted, regardless of how dim-witted they might be.<p>

At the end of the day, Logan knew that he'd worked hard to achieve where he was headed and didn't need to participate in a tournament for all the wizarding world to see to get it. Nothing was lost here - perhaps the only thing that he could have gained would be the social favor of those he might not otherwise get, but it was neither here nor there for him. Logan was perfectly content with finishing school in the fashion that he had, and furthermore, with the multiple job offers that came in with his NEWTS results.<p>

Despite having the opportunity to take a position at the UK Ministry of Magic - something that would have afforded him and Adélaïde Le Tellier the chance to get out of France (and subsequently, away from their families - something he knew that she wanted) following their wedding, Logan felt that his greatest prospects lie within the French Ministry of Magic. Considering how bad he knew Addy wanted to get out of her father's reach - and the fact that he still chose to take up the job that left them remaining in France...well, they were at an impasse.<p>

It was just too tempting of an offer to potentially work closely with Pierre Gardinier, the new French Minister of Magic. He had ascended quickly - young - something that Logan hoped to someday mimic. Working under him...well, maybe he'd learn a thing or two, and be able to follow in his footsteps. His father certainly encouraged it, singing little else than praise for Minister Gardinier.<p>

Of course, Logan wasn't just waltzing straight into the French Ministry and securing himself a job with the Minister. <i>Soon</i>, hopefully, if everything panned out and he got noticed - which, he had a way about doing so (in a good way, of course)...leaving him with the hope that it would happen sooner rather than later. For now, though, he had assumed a position within the Department of Magical Education. What all it would entail for him, he wasn't entirely sure - but he already had a few ideas floating about in his head as to how the school system could be shaped up and improved upon.<p>

Such ideas were what he currently scribbled down, sitting at the bar-style seat of the cafe that he was spending his lunch break in. Occasionally, he'd glance up from his notepad - or sandwich and chips - to look directly out in front of him, through the glass windows and out into the busy Parisian street. He'd only been working at the Ministry for about a week now, but figured it was never too soon to start brainstorming things, or to really show off his ambitions and just how serious he was about the job...
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Logan's Challenges

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