In the fight against the Dark Arts the Wizarding community is represented by two separate by equally important groups. The Department of Magical Law Enforcement who investigate crimes and the wizengamont who prosecute the offenders. The worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Auror Department: Major Case Squad, headed up by Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger. These are their stories
CASE #1
Head Auror Office, LONDON
27th February 2006
9:23am
Harry motioned for the pair to sit down, pushing the file in front of him towards Draco who opened it, scanning the initial report.
"Looks like the wizard was taken by a dark wizard. No ransom note has been sent thusfar" he told them.
Hermione took the file from Draco to read the report.
"We should check out Knockturn Alley, have a chat with a few people, see if anyone knows anything" he told her.
Knockturn Alley
27th February 2006
10: 06am
The man shuffled on his feet, looking up and down the alley, avoiding Draco's icy stare.
"All I know is that Borgin has been smuggling dark artefacts" he quietly told him.
"Like what?" Hermione asked, eyes narrow.
"Rings, books, diadems" the man replied, his eyes continuing to dart about
"What for?" she pressed.
"To make horcruxes"
Borgin and Burkes
27th February 2006
10:20am
Draco closed the door, locked it and pulled the blind down as Hermione made her way over to the counter. He picked up a book and started reading it. Borgin came scuttling out of the back room, nose in a book. Seeing Hermione he sneered "What can I do for you missy?"
Hermione placed her MLE Badge on the counter casually "I just have a few questions Mr Borgin"
"I don't have to answer your questions without my solicitor"
Draco stepped forward. Borgin looked up and wiped the sneer from his face
"Mr Malfoy!" he cried, looking a little perturbed.
"Why do you need a solicitor to answer the lady's questions, Borgin?" he casually asked, still reading the book.
Borgin cowered a little where he stood.
Draco slammed the book down on the counter.
Borgin flinched.
"Tell us about the dark artefacts" Hermione said casually.
Head Auror Office
27th February 2006
11:37am
"Borgin's was a no go. Whatever he knows, he isn't telling" Hermione sighed as she sat in the chair opposite Harry.
Draco leaned against the wall casually, reading the file.
"Says here that the victim had been seen in the apocothary at 2:15 every day" he said looking at Hermione.
"Maybe the vic' was involved" she wondered.
"Maybe he was supposed to meet someone there today" Draco responded.
Knockturn Alley
27th February 2006
2:16pm
"Look!" Hermione whispered, pointing to the man checking his watch outside the apocathery.
They followed the man down the alley and into a derelict warehouse.
Draco motioned to the crates in the corner as they slipped into the building, keeping to the shadows. Quietly he prized off one of the lids.
"Dark artefacts" he confirmed.
They followed the man back out into the alleyway. Draco gave his partner a knowing look as the man ducked down the side of Borgin and Burkes.
Hermione cast a patronus to signal for backup
Rear of Borgin and Burkes
27th February 2006
2:43pm
Wands drawn and badges raised they entered the rear of the shop while their backup prevented anyone from leaving the front entrance.
"MLE NOBODY MOVE" Hermione yelled
Interview Room C, MLE Dept. Offices.
27th February 2006
6:15pm
Draco placed the photo of the missing man on the table and sat back, silent.
Borgin stared defiantly.
Neither said a word.
Hermione came in and whispered something in Draco's ear.
He stood up, gathered up the case file and photo and the two of them left the room.
Interview Room C, MLE Dept. Offices.
27th February 2006
8:30pm
Draco placed the photo of the missing man on the table and sat back, silent.
Borgin stared defiantly.
Draco continued to sit in silence.
Finally Borgin broke "His name's James Maddox"
Draco didn't respond.
Borgin continued "works with me as an importer"
"Smuggler you mean"
"Importer. We import our goods. All legal." he insisted.
"Except for the dark artefacts" Draco told him.
Borgin's eyes widened
Draco slammed his open palm down on the desk causing the old man to flinch
"Tell me where he is"
Cellar of Borgin and Burkes
27th February 2006
9pm
Hermione cast the counter spells for the incarcerous and silencio that had been placed on the wizard. Mediwitches took him to check him over at St Mungos.
Court room 10, Ministry of Magic
28th February 2006
9.20am
The Chief Warlock banged his gavel
"Arraignment hearing of Elsworth Borgin. In the matter of the kidnap of one James Andreas Maddox, how do you plead?"
"Guilty" Borgin muttered.
Head Auror Office
28th February 2006
11.37am
Harry chucked the case file at Draco. "Your next case is back in Venice. Get packed. Borgin was smuggling those items from Venice. This is why we needed you two"
A/N: This idea is mine but its based on the Law and Order Series so you could view this as a parody or as a crossover, but the opening credits are stylised from the Law and Order, Major Case Squad opening... This fic is intended to be a parallel fic to The Venetian Affaire so you will find the mystery part of the fic here if you don't want the SMUT that is in The Venetian Affaire ;) Ive been sitting on this over a week now, unsure about how well it would come over so Im looking forward to reading your reviews :)