Chapter 1
The letter
-Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you…
Hermione Granger was awakened by the sound of the song. Oh yes, of course! It was her twenty-first birthday today. As she sat on her bed in the Burrow with a stack of twenty or so books on her bedside table, she saw the most amazing and most beautiful owl she had ever seen flutter by outside the window. It reminded her of Hedwig, Harry Potter's owl. The last time she'd seen Harry was at his a Ginny's wedding. Harry now lived somewhere in Australia with his godfather, Sirius Black, as a neighbor.
But our story is about Hermione and not Harry. So Hermione jumped out of bed and ran to the window hoping to get a better look at the bird. She had just missed it. Oh well, she thought, it was only a regular owl. She then turned around and saw all the books she had received. Werewolf Secrets, Vampires in the Night, and How to get your Husband to Cook your Meals were only a few of the books she had acquired. She thanked all of her friends, who were standing around her bed, and set off for work.
Hermione worked at the Ministry of Magic in London. She had taken the empty spot as an Auror so she had been on one, single, successful quest. She was assigned to capture Draco Malfoy, the new Dark Lord, and take him to Azkaban. She completed this enormous task without failure and gained her new status, Officer Granger. Now she was captain of the Aurors and was heading for Minister.
Hermione arrived at the front desk at eight twenty-five where she had to have her wand weighed and her identity checked to be able to enter the high-speed elevator. Once she had stepped into the elevator, she saw that the inside had been painted neon green and her eyes hurt. When the elevator reached the seventh floor, a voice in the lift said, "Misuse of Muggle Artifact workers please step out."
Hermione recognized her friend from Hogwarts, Angelina Johnson, get off. The elevator continued four stops before it was Hermione's turn to get off. Down the long corridor she walked. When she opened the door she saw the weirdest and funniest creature you would have believed existed. A small man, only about three feet tall, wearing a dirty, smelly rag covering all of his body. The creature hopped off the bed and bowed such a low bow that his long nose hit the floor. Us wizards know that these creatures are House Elves.
-Dobby, what are you doing here!?, exclaimed Hermione.
-MMasster HHarrry PPotterr sentt you a letter, replied Dobby.
Dobby then gave Hermione the letter whisch read:
Dear Hermione,
How is work going? I am sending this with Dobby because Hedwig
has gone missing. I was wondering if you could come and help me
find her. Could you please meet me on the beach of Perth on August
21, at 4 pm.
Harry
-Four o' clock, thought Hermione
-The date says today so I'd better go after work.
She then continued her work until four o' clock and the apparated to Perth.