'If Kingsley came all the way down to the Auror office just to get me, this has got to be big' Ron thought as the Minister led him to his office. It had been a long time since Ron had done anything exciting at work, nothing had happened since five years before when there was a wizard trying to convince people to become a new league of Death Eaters, that didn't last long. The ministry found out straight away and it turned out that the 'mastermind' behind it all was nothing but an average wizard who had decided to get some power for himself.
So Ron was very excited to be being led to Kingsley's office and his mind couldn't help but wander. Perhaps he would be hunting down a dark wizard to match Lord Voldemort. He could make history! But maybe it would be something dull, maybe he would be disappointed. He thought it best not to get his hopes up. But that was easier said than done.
They walked down the marble hallway to the magnificent golden elevators. Kingsley slid the doors open and they both walked in. Going left, right, up and down, and even some directions that Ron could never figure out, the elevators finally reached their destination. The pair walked quickly to the Ministers office. Kingsley opened the large black door and Ron slowly wandered in, ogling his surroundings, taking a thousand mental pictures.
Nobody ever visited the Ministers office unless it was for very important business or an extremely important person. Not many people got to see the inside of this wonderful room and it looked absolutely nothing like the rumours had said.
There was a magical light around the room, which Ron found was due to the fairies which floated all around the room, all emitting their own bright orange glow. The Ministers desk was in the shape of a giant brown 'M' and his chair was 10 foot tall and the cushions looked more comfortable than anything that Ron had seen before. There was a large fireplace one the left and right walls, each with strange flames that switched from purple to pink to yellow to orange.
'Sit down, Ronald' Kingsley said, happily, and Ron did as he was asked and sunk deep into a large oak chair with magically comfortable cushions
'Ronald, I have a very important mission for you. We have recently discovered a Wizard that has been travelling the world, killing innocent muggles. We can only assume his intentions, but we are quite sure that he is doing it for sport. This Wizard is dangerous, Ron, you must hunt him down. If word gets out that someone has gotten away with this for a year, right under the Ministry's nose, they will think that the Ministry is weak. Other people might start to get ideas'
Kingsley handed Ron a file and nodded, Ron nodded back. It was time to finally prove himself as an Auror, to prove that he was more than a mere side-kick.
'You will be working with another Auror, of course. Daniel Williamson, do you know him? His father was an Auror back when I was one'
A smile grew across Ron's face. Daniel was his best work friend; it would be great to go on a real mission with him. Also, he wasn't the brightest wand in the barrel, so Ron would be the more experienced on the mission.
'Yeh, I know Daniel quite well' Ron said, trying to hide the childish smile. He felt like he had been paired with his best friend for a school project.
'Well then, Ronald. I think that you can take it from here. Everything you need to know is in that file, Williamson knows that he is going on a mission with you. It's up to you to explain it to him, Daniel is much less experienced than you. You are responsible for this mission, take care of Williamson'
