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Hermione Granger had just graduated from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As expected, she got offers from every department in the Ministry of Magic. Everyone wanted the infamous bright witch to be working with them. However . . .
Even though Hermione wanted to apply for everything, she didn't have the money. There was always training involved and that cost a LOT. And she wanted to live a somewhat luxurious life. Her hard work deserved that at the least. No one was even willing to give her free training. Then again, the ministry's budget was quite low due to the war that had just ended.
Voldemort was finally defeated by Harry Potter. The magical world was still rejoicing and Harry didn't have a moment of peace because of all the media attention he was getting. He was training to be an auror along with Ronald Weasley.
Draco Malfoy was now the owner of a very large fortune. He and a few of his next generations could live off of all the money he had inherited. However, that didn't help him . . .
He needed a bit of power over the ministry. They didn't trust him fully, even though he had joined the light side in the war. He had defied Voldemort while risking his life and still they suspected him of being a Death Eater.
What he needed was someone who could open the people's eyes to the fact that he was not associated with any evil. Besides, getting on the good side of the ministry also had its perks, so that wouldn't be bad either.
These two people, Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger, were just what the other needed.