All in a day's work – Chapter 1
"C'mon! Hurry up, we're going to be late!" shouted Hermione, as she, Harry and Ron exited the telephone box and went into the hallway that Harry was so used to by now.
"I don't know why we have to use the telephone box," said Ron, who was getting annoyed with Hermione's anxiety, "I have passed my Apparation you know."
"I know you have," said Hermione, "but it is safer going on the telephone box and we live one street from the telephone box. Plus, you need some exercise anyway," Hermione sniggered, while making an imitation of someone jogging.
"Well I'm not the one who scans through 'Witch Weekly' for tips on losing a stone in a day!"
"It's not for me, it's for you!
"Guys will you shut up!" Harry bellowed, "You two never stop bickering."
A very plump guard had saw the three of them arguing and kept his eye on them until they reached the Golden gate at the end of the hall. Another guard was standing beside the gate, checking the I.D. of an employee. When Harry, Ron and Hermione were next, Harry showed his I.D. card to the guard which read:
Name: Harry James Potter
Career: Auror/ Auror Trainee
Date of I.D.: 20th April 2000
Date of expiration: 20th April 2010
The guard had cleared him and gestured him through the gates. Harry waited for Ron and Hermione to be cleared and they all went into the elevator to reach the Auror Department. A very smart voice came out of a speaker on the ceiling and said, "You are now entering the Auror and Auror Trainee department. Please have a good and pleasant day."
Harry, Ron and Hermione left the elevator and wandered around the office department, looking for their cubicle. They all happened to be in the cubicles next to each other. They all had very smart desk and bendable chairs. On their desks they found an assignment list, which told them their days jobs and tasks.
Some of the tasks on the list were things like 'Study spells on page 456 for an examination' and 'Post out flyers in the wizarding world advertising defensive spells against criminals'. They all thought these kind of tasks were easy and manageable without any problems, however, they were wrong.
They decided to start with the studying on page 456, however, the book was a meter by a meter long and wide and the writing was absolutely minute. There was no images on the page showing demonstrations of certain spells which made the page even more harder. They all glanced at each other with surprised and puzzled looks and stuck their heads back into their book. When they were finished that, they decided to get fresh air and go stick up the flyers in the wizarding world. Compared to what they had to do then, studying that page was just a walk in the park.
They had to stick up posters of coarse, but having to do one million each is just verging on crazy.
"Are you crazy!" Ron roared as he saw the stack of posters, "There must be like a billion posters there each!"
"Now don't be silly, there is precisely one million posters," said the head of the Auror Department, "Now get to it."
"What is his name anyway?" said Harry, while pointing at the Head of the Department.
"His name is Bruce Witherton," said Hermione
"I'm beginning to dislike him already," said Ron, "it'll take me a whole day to stick these stupid posters up."
"Oh really," said Harry, "it'll take me all year to stick mine up."
They all chuckled at once. They all picked up their posters and left the department to go outside.
Six hours later when Harry finally returned to the department, Ron and Hermione were already sitting at their cubicles, chatting.
"Blimey, that was really long," said Harry, "I've got paper cuts all over my fingers."
"Yeah, I know. Those posters were heavy too," said Hermione, who had her hands spread over a hand massager.
"Well that shows that you have failed your task then, doesn't it?" said a voice behind Ron. It was Witherton.
"How have we failed? We stuck all the posters up," said Ron
"Yes, I have realised that, but if you used common knowledge, you would of used the Levitating Charm," said Witherton, "Consequently that means you have failed it. Better luck next time." Witherton walked away while sniggering at his remark.
"Better luck next time," Ron said, mockingly. "Let's go home."
"Yeah I'm tired and famished," said Harry.
They all got up and walked to the elevator. When they got there, the Minister of Magic, Arthur Weasley, stepped up beside them.
"Hello everyone, how was your first day at work?" said Mr. Weasley, with a big grin on his face. Mr. Weasley lost every hair on his head now, so he always just wore a bowler hat.
"Terrible," said Ron, " We had the hardest tasks ever, and we only got two completed."
The elevator door slid open and the four of them stepped into the elevator. The elevator was empty which meant that they could talk openly without offending anybody.
"Like, who really wants to hang -" Ron began , but didn't finish because a wizard with a trolley full of plugs entered the elevator.
The wizard picked up a plug and started dismantling it. He examined the three wires in it and muttered three words, "Live, Mars and Neutral."
Mr. Weasley, Hermione and Harry exchanged puzzled looks, however, Ron walked up to the wizard with a grin on his face. Ron asked the wizard if he could look at the plug and then said, "Sorry but, I think you made a slight mistake there. The three wires are Live, Earth and Neutral."
"Thanks," said the wizard, "you helped me pass my test for tomorrow. If it wasn't for you, I'd be probably saying Mars."
The elevator doors opened and the wizard started to leave, but he tripped and fell and a book fell out of his pocket and landed beside Ron. Ron picked it up, looked at a page with an image and said, "This isn't a film, it's a photograph." Ron chuckled.
"Ok, I'll take note of that. Thanks, bye," said the wizard. He left the elevator.
"Wow Ron, I didn't know you had an interest in Muggle items," said Mr. Weasley, "I think you should be transferred to the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts department. That's if you're up to it, mind you."
"Yeah, sure," said Ron, "It beats having to work in the Auror department."
The four of them left the elevator and went through the Golden Gates. Mr. Weasley offered a lift home to them but they refused it for they lived pretty close.
When they got to the telephone box, Ron said, "You don't mind me having that job do you?"
"No," Harry and Hermione said simultaneously.
"Yeah at least you two will be together at the office for company."
Hermione put her head down as if embarrassed or ashamed of something, but neither Harry or Ron noticed.
When they left the telephone box and steeped back into the Muggle streets they made there way back to their apartment. Ron went to the chip shop to get their dinner and Harry and Hermione went on to the apartment. When they got there Harry breathed deeply and sat down on the sofa with a sigh of relief.
"Home at last, eh?" said Harry
"Yeah I-" Hermione was interrupted by the telephone ringing. She answered it.
"Hello, Hermione Granger speaking, may I help you?" she said.
Hermione seemed really excited on the phone. Just like when she got her exam results at the end of every school year. After a few moments, Hermione put down the receiver and went over to Harry, blushing a little.
"Er, Harry, I have something to tell you. I won't be working at the Ministry Of Magic anymore. I will be starting a dentist career, beginning tomorrow. I'm so sorry. My mum just called and told me dad was quitting, so I could take his place……Oh please don't be mad."
Harry was furious. His friends were now just going to leave him for another career.
"I thought we were going to be a team! I am so angry!" Harry shouted.
"You didn't mind when Ron said it. Why are you mad with-"
"I did mind, but I had some company, it would have been fine! It won't be now. I'm wasting my breath"
Harry got up, grabbed his wand and stowed it in his pocket and left the apartment, with Hermione standing there, and into the streets.
