Partners
Chapter One: You Need a Partner
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.
"Sir, you can't be serious!" Harry complained.
"I'm as serious as Avada Kedavra, Potter, I don't care how many Dark Lords you've defeated, this is my department and you need a partner," Auror Bluestone snapped as he scribbled something down.
"I have a partner -"
Bluestone cut him off.
"C'mon Potter, you're 27 years old and you have two and a half kids, you don't need to cling to Ron Weasley's robes,"
"Ron is only going to be off duty for a year," Harry continued.
"A year is a year too long, I'm sorry Potter, you and Weasley are one of the best teams I've got and I hate to break you up, but the idiot went and had another kid with a woman who needs to be at work more than he does,"
"This has got to be some kind of discrimination," Harry sighed dropping into the chair on the other side of Bluestone's desk.
Bluestone snorted.
"Since you're so concerned with equal opportunity, I've got the perfect match for you too,"
"Sir..."
"Don't you 'sir' me, Potter; this is the way things go, deal with it,"
Harry sighed.
"When?"
"I'll bring her around your office at 10 you can break her in with a nice easy patrol down Knockturn, poke around asking for licenses,"
"Do I get to know who she is at least?"
"No," grinned Bluestone evilly, "Let's call it punishment for whining when I've got more important things to worry about,"
AN: This was supposed to be a longish one-shot but it turned into this instead...probably because it's like three in the morning. I might fill it out later if I have the time and inclination. Please review!