Hi everybody! I have finally acquired my own account (a gazzilion thanks to hjaltalin's owl for sharing hers with me until I could get this one) and I am re-posting all my stories here. Please enjoy!

I don't own anything.

Just a little something I wrote cause it wouldn't get out of my head.

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Audrey, witch, ministry worker, and longtime friend of the Weasley family, looked up from her work as the Weasley's owl, Errol, landed clumsily on her desk and dropped a letter on top of her paperwork. Smiling and feeding Errol an owl-nut, she reached out and opened the letter.

Dear Audrey, I do hope you are well. I am very sorry to bother you at work, but I am afraid I have a question that has been worrying me. We haven't seen or heard from Percy in quite a while now, and I was wondering if you might know where he is? If you do, please let us know and tell him we're worried. Thank you so much.

-Molly

Looking up from the letter, Audrey stroked Errol absently, already thinking of where Percy might be.

After she got off work that evening, Audrey left the ministry building and apparated to Hogsmeade village just outside of Hogwarts school. Why she thought Percy might be here, she had no idea; she hadn't heard from him in a while either; but as she walked down the high street toward the Three Broomsticks, she was sure he was here somewhere. Sure enough, before she had gone four yards, she spotted a fairly tall, red-headed young man walking down the street in her direction wearing second-hand robes and horn-rimmed glasses.

"Percy!" she called, hurrying toward him. He looked up in surprise and stopped short. She continued toward him and wrapped her arms around him in a hug. He still seemed stunned. She looked up at him with a smile, grey eyes twinkling.

"It's okay to hug me back, y'know." she teased. A smile quirked the corner of his mouth and the sun reflected on his glasses as he looked down at her with a bemused expression on his face and hugged her back. He held her tight for a moment before drawing away to get a better look at her.

"What're you doing here, Audrey?" he asked.

She grinned. "I could ask you the same thing. I got a letter from your mum asking if I knew where you were. She's worried 'bout you, Perce."

He looked sheepish, and his cheeks turned slightly pink.

"I'm looking to get a job at the school." he mumbled. "I've spent the last few months looking for a job. I was going to tell mum and dad when I found one."

Audrey grinned again, brushing a strand of her dark hair out of her eyes.

"Well, could you at least write and let them know you're still alive? I really don't need to deal with three letters a day asking if I've heard from you."

The pink in his cheeks darkened. "Sorry. I'll talk to them."

"Thank you." she smiled, looping her arm through his. "Now, how about dinner, my dear Mister Weasley?

"My pleasure." he laughed, and together they made their way toward the Three Broomsticks.

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Please review and let me know what you think! No flames please. ~Seeker