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Hermione walked into Professor McGonagall's office. "You wanted to see me Professor?" She asked sitting down in a chair in front of her desk. "Yes, Miss Granger, I do. Now, you and two other Gryffindor girls have been accepted to perform a very interesting operation."

Hermione listened to these words carefully. "What operation, Professor?" She asked. "One that is to be only told to the three young ladies who accept it. You must sign a paper saying that you are up to the challenge. Then and only then, may you be informed." Minerva McGonagall replied.

Hermione though this over. 'It would have to be pretty big if it was to be only told to the people doing it. But what if it is something I can't do? What if it is beyond my magical ability.' "Professor?" She asked, still looking for a loophole for information.

"Yes, Miss Granger?" She asked. "Who are the other two girls?" 'Maybe if I knew what the other two girls talents were.' "They, I believe, are seventh year students. Such as Katie Bell and Lucinda Charles." She informed Hermione.

'Katie is on the Quidditch Team. Lucinda is the girl who won that prize for best artistic ability.' "Who is recruiting us?" Hermione asked. "I do believe it is a mixture of the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix." She replied.

'Why does the Ministry and Order want a group of girls with artistic ability, brains, and brawns?' "Why is it all girls?" She asked. "I do believe, from what I know, that the certain object of the operation…well it has to be a female." She said, trying not to give away to much.

'Three girls, after an object that has to have females to be obtained or controlled.' Then it clicked in Hermione's head. "Who is the boy we are after?" She said. McGonagall smiled. "Too smart for your own health. I believe the boy and/or object, is a Gryffindor, being as it is all Gryffindor girls chosen. But I am not certain, a mere guess, Miss Granger." She replied.

'So it might be a Gryffindor, could it be Harry? Could they want us to get something of Harry's? But the Order could just ask for it. Unless, they don't know what they are after.'

"Could it be Harry?" She asked. McGonagall shook her head. "I have been informed, that it is neither Harry Potter, nor Ronald Weasley." She replied. "Now, we've waited long enough. Do you accept, Miss Granger?"

Hermione was still thinking. It had to be safe. She picked up a quill. "Yes, Professor. I accept, but how long will it take?" She asked thing about homework. "Miss Granger, this assignment is more important then homework and books." She replied as if reading Hermione's mind.

Minerva pushed a piece of parchment in front of Hermione. She tapped her wand on it and writing appeared everywhere. Hermione scanned through it. She picked up on, must get accurate information and be willing to have to threaten the object for assignments own sake and other things.

She signed at the bottom. Katie Bell's and Lucinda Charles's signatures were already on it. "You are to meet with a member of the Order and the two other girls in Hogsmeade, at 2. "Professor, it's nearly two o' clock now." "Floo powder will do." She replied. She turned and picked p a hand full of powder.

She tossed it into the fireplace. Hermione stepped inside and said clearly, "Hogsmeade!" She felt the room spin and then another room come into view. It was the Hogs Head. "Hello Hermione, glad to have you on board with us." Said a familiar voice. She saw Katie, Lucinda, and Remus Lupin sitting at a nearby table. "Let's go up stairs and talk for a bit." He said.

They walked up a flight of stairs. The barman watching them go up. His blue eyes reminded Hermione of someone. They sat at a table that Lupin had just conjured. They all sat around it. "You all know that you are here because each of you has something vital to this mission. Hermione has amazing brain power and memory, Lucinda is one of the best artists in the country and has an astonishing ability to read almost every type of body language there is, and Katie is one of the best Quidditch players at Hogwarts and having fairly good strength." He said.

Hermione noticed that Lucinda had blushed when Lupin talked about her qualities. She had blonde hair and was okay on the eyes from Hermione's point of view. "Questions?" Lupin said. Hermione was ready for this. "Who is he?" She asked. Lupin smiled at her.

"I believe what Hermione is saying, is what is the object of the mission. The objective is to find out as much information as possible about a certain student's history, parents, and attitude. And Hermione has already discovered that it is a boy student." Lupin informed them.

Katie was next to ask a question. "Is he in Gryffindor?" That was Hermione's next question. Lucinda looked as if she was going to ask that, too. "No." Hermione looked at Lupin with shock, fear, and confusion. "Then why get three Gryffindor girls to find out stuff about a non Gryffindor?" Lucinda asked.

Lupin pondered on this. "He doesn't know." Lucinda said analyzing his body language. Katie stared at Lupin. "His he…a Slytherin?" Hermione asked. She already knew who the boy was. Katie and Lucinda looked at her in horror then at Lupin.

"Why don't you tell them who and why Hermione." Lupin said, he clearly wanted to know why himself. Hermione looked at them all, then sighed. "The boy is a Slytherin. None other then Draco Malfoy." Lucinda and Katie gasped then gave each other a glance of which could mean that they had an inside joke on him.

"It has to be three Gryffindors because we are the enemy. We will try hardest to get back at any Slytherin. And we are being asked to spy on Malfoy because his father has been spotted contacting outsiders from Azkaban. Stop me when when you are ready." She said.

Lupin leaned back in his chair. "Yes, we need you three to become closer to Draco Malfoy and find out what his father was contacting him about." "No one knows who Mr. Malfoy was contacting." Hermione said. "Yes, well, we suspect it is his son or wife." Lupin announced. "And by get closer, you mean you want one, if not all, of us to date Malfoy." Hermione glared at him.

Lupin sighed, "To a point, yes. Hermione I realize you will have the hardest time with this project." "Project? You want us to get humiliated when he says no to going out with us! He won't go out with a Gryffindor! Much less a muggleborn like me."

Lucinda and Katie exchanged glances. Lucinda studied Hermione for a moment. She gasped. Lupin, Hermione, and Katie all looked at her. "What is it?" Katie asked. "Nothing, nothing. Just thought I read something off Hermione." Lucinda said smiling at Hermione.

"Like what?" Katie asked. "That she likes, um, cabbage." Lucinda said, Hermione saw that she was lying. She had a feeling she knew exactly what Lucinda saw. "You three start today. No backing out, you signed a contract." Lupin said, standing up. "I didn't read the contract." Lucinda and Katie said at once. Hermione stood up.

"We shrink three feet and have moles appear everywhere on our faces if we tell a soul about this mission." Hermione said. "The terms can be broken if there is four or more lives at stake, or if the person and the object of terms become complicated and cannot succeed in the original plan." Katie, Lucinda, and Lupin all stared at Hermione.

Lupin thought about something for a minute. "That wasn't in the our contract." He said. "You're right. It was in the Ministry's section of the contract. The Order has no control over their partners terms of agreement. Stated in the Law." She said. Lupin and the three girls walked out into Hogsmeade. They walked together up to the castle. Where Lupin said farewell.

Hermione, Katie, and Lucinda stopped in their tracks. Draco Malfoy was walking out of the dungeons and he was alone, actually alone! No Crabbe and no Goyle. Katie and Lucinda looked at Hermione. "What?" She asked.

"You have the brains, what are suppose to do?" Katie said. Lucinda looked at Hermione. "She doesn't have a plan, yet." She told Katie. Draco was now walking up the marble staircase he turned and looked at Hermione, then turned and continued up the stairs.

Lucinda looked from him then at Hermione again. "Katie, can me Hermione have a minute alone?" She asked. "Sure." Katie replied. Lucinda took Hermione's hand she led her to the empty space under the stairs.

"You like Draco Malfoy." She said instantly. Hermione turned red. 'Yes. Yes. Yes. I've always had a secret crush on him. But how'd she find out? The world's freakiest physic more like' "So." She said finally. "So…you should ask him out." "Why? He won't like a muggleborn much less a Gryffindor." Hermione said.

"I saw the way he looked at you. He likes you, too. He may never admit it, but he defiantly thinks you're hot." She said. Hermione smiled. 'Draco Malfoy, with his blond hair, his silvery blue eyes, his picture perfect smile, his hot lips against hers.' "Earth to Hermione." Lucinda said. Hermione blinked. "Hey day dreamer." She said. Hermione looked Lucinda looked her in the eye. "I'll do it"


AN: Hmmmm...What to happen next?