Chapter 1: The Note
Hermione Granger was sitting at her desk reviewing a case of a young wizard who had broken a law which the Ministry of Magic had put in place a few years before, when a small owl landed beside her. The owls didn't normally fly in the building unless their messages were important. Recognizing the little bird as Pigwidgeon, her boyfriend's owl, Hermione knew the message was important, at least to her anyways.
As Hermione gently untied the card from Pigwidgeon's leg, she stroked the owl on its head and praised it. Because Pigwidgeon was so small, he was always very proud of himself whenever he made a delivery, even if it was something as small as a note for his owner's girlfriend.
Meet me outside of the Auror headquarters after work. – Ron.The card read in Ron's messy handwriting. Hermione smiled as she grabbed a sticky note – she always had sticky notes nearby. They were a very useful muggle invention – from her desk and stuck it on the card. She taped down the other end of the sticky note just to make sure it wouldn't fall off during Pigwidgeon's flight and wrote, in her much neater print, Don't I always?. Hermione tied the card to Pigwidgeon's leg, and stroked him on the head again before sending him on his way. "Bring this to Ron, Pigwidgeon. "She said, and the owl flew out of her office, happy to have another message to deliver.
About fifteen minutes later, Pigwidgeon returned. This time, Ron's note said, I knowyou do. I just want to make sure you were still planning on meeting me. There's something I want to ask you. Hermione's heart skipped a beat. Perhaps this would be the day Ron would finally…. No, it couldn't be. The Ministry of Magic just wouldn't be the right place for it. Still, Hermione couldn't help hoping. Sighing, she stared at the unfinished paperwork on her desk. She had to finish the paperwork tonight because it was Friday, and the wizard's hearing was next Wednesday. Her boss, Mr. Newton, wanted the papers by Monday so he could take a look at them before the hearing. "Well, the sooner I get this done, the sooner I can meet Ron." Hermione said to herself as she got back to work.
Disclaimer: You already know this, but I'll tell you anyway. I do not own anyone in this chapter, except for Mr. Newton, who I made up in about 3 seconds. Everyone else belongs to the wonderful J.K. Rowling. This is my first fan fic, so I hope you enjoy it. Please R & R. Thanks!
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