That said, I'm glad to go in forwarned: I had a suspicion some sort of politics was involved, and it's so much easier to deal with it when I know it's coming. (We had one of those last year: did I ever tell you about that?)
In terms of the committee - other than me (and I had to go through that massive vetting process with all sorts of people), and other than the clerk from the Wizarding Examinations Authority who assists with the paperwork, basically, the departments appoint whoever they see fit.
When we started, it was, I think, not seen as a particularly interesting or prestigious post (and it can be quite a lot of work, though Ministry members get a stipend for time outside their normal work hours, and so forth).
But I've been wondering - after last year, and particularly now - if it isn't starting to attract the interest of those who are seeking status, rather than those who at least somewhat want to be of service. I had a couple of other owl inquiries over the summer about how to become a member, though they thankfully disappeared when I mentioned that it was done by department.
We've a core group, you know, and then usually one or two consulting people year to year - it was the theatre group last year, the artist this year, and we've also got someone from International Magical Cooperation, I believe.
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That said, I'm glad to go in forwarned: I had a suspicion some sort of politics was involved, and it's so much easier to deal with it when I know it's coming. (We had one of those last year: did I ever tell you about that?)
In terms of the committee - other than me (and I had to go through that massive vetting process with all sorts of people), and other than the clerk from the Wizarding Examinations Authority who assists with the paperwork, basically, the departments appoint whoever they see fit.
When we started, it was, I think, not seen as a particularly interesting or prestigious post (and it can be quite a lot of work, though Ministry members get a stipend for time outside their normal work hours, and so forth).
But I've been wondering - after last year, and particularly now - if it isn't starting to attract the interest of those who are seeking status, rather than those who at least somewhat want to be of service. I had a couple of other owl inquiries over the summer about how to become a member, though they thankfully disappeared when I mentioned that it was done by department.
We've a core group, you know, and then usually one or two consulting people year to year - it was the theatre group last year, the artist this year, and we've also got someone from International Magical Cooperation, I believe.