Chapter 2: The Mission
Albus POV…
I walked into the Auror department with a smile on my face. It was a beautiful day today. I pass the cubicles of the other aurors. I made it to my messy cubicle, I see there is note on my table telling me I was needed in my head's office. I take the note and make my way to my dad's office. I pass my Uncle Ron's office; I looked and saw he was talking to someone on the floo. It didn't look like it was going very well. I make my way further down the hall. To the last door on my right. On the plank on the door read, 'Harry Potter, Head Auror.' I make my way in. I see my dad talking to his secretary. I cough to make my present known.
Dad looked up and smiled at me. "Thank you, Mrs. Tumble." Mrs. Tumble smiled and nodded and left me with my dad. I see pictures of my family around. There is a picture of my siblings and me when we were little. Next to that picture was a picture of Mum when she was still on the Holyheads Harpies. Then there was one of my favorite pictures; it was the picture of Mum and Dad on their wedding day. They looked so happy and young.
I look at the man in front of me and saw gray in his hair. Think this is what I'm going to look like when I'm older. I smile at my dad and take seat across from him. "What did you need, Mr. Potter?" I like calling my dad that when we are in the office. We joke about it when I come over for one of my mum's dinner.
"Mr. Potter," Dad took a folder off his tallest pile and opens it. "I need you for this case. There are only a few people who know about this case." By that he means right now only him and Uncle Ron know. "This has to do with someone high up in the ministry. We need to keep this quiet. I need you to agree to this before I tell you more about this."
I had to ask. "Why me?" Dad frowns and questioned me with his eyes. "I mean there are better aurors then me. What about Jackson or Chase? Why me?"
"Al, you are one of the best aurors we have in this department." He was speaking to me as his son not as he is the boss. He took another folder off a smaller file. He opened it and put it in front of me. Then he reached behind and brought another folder into view. He put it in front of me with the other. "Look at the reports and tell me the different." He got up. "I'll be right back." Dad left me to the reports.
I look at the first and found it was mine and the other had no name. I looked back at mine and read the report. I remember the job; there was wizard going around and torturing young childern with magical abilities. I and three other arrested him. I looked over at the other folder to find it was the same arrest, but it was done like a kid wrote it. I could look at mine and remember what happen that day. My folder was bigger with all the details. There was only one piece of paper in it. I close both folders and wait for my dad to come back from what he was doing.
I didn't have to wait long because he enters the room with Uncle Ron behind him. They took their seats, Dad behind his desk and Uncle Ron next to me. Uncle Ron and I greet each other. "Mr. Potter, did you look at the folders?" I nodded. "As you can see that your report was detailed, while the other was not. My boss does not like this and she sends them back and I get yelled at." I knew who Dad's boss was and it was a Mrs. Hermione Weasley. And if anyone knew Aunt Hermione was would want to know everything. "You care about your job were they don't know. You are moving in the right direction. Your missions are always to the book. You always get your guy. You are my best auror." It made me smile I felt the tears prickle my eyes. "Will you do this? After you are done with this mission you will get a promotion and a raise."
"I'll do it." I felt great that I'm the best out there. I had to prove to the department that I wasn't Harry Potter's son and I had it easy. While proving to them I became one of the best. Trust me Dad was treating me just like the others.
"Okay." Dad said with pride. He smiled before he turned serious. "Okay, Mr. Potter you know this man is high in power." I nodded. "This man is John Brooks. We believe he is up to something. We need to find out what, because it is hurting the Ministry. What you are going to do is be undercover. He needs an assistant and you are going to apply and get it.
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"Are you sure I'm going to get it?" I asked. Before Dad could answer, there was a knock at the door and they walked in.
"Good morning." The voice said. I knew that voice, I turn to see the Minster of Magic standing there.
"Kingsley." Dad turned to me and with his eyes told me to get up so Kingsley could sit down.
"Minster, you can have my seat." I got up and stood by Uncle Ron.
"Thank you, Albus." The minister took his seat. "This is who you choose." Dad nodded. "Good choice."
"We were telling him about the mission now." Dad took out his wand and with a wave there was a chair for me to sit. "Al, this is why you are getting the job." I nodded. "So you are going to quit. Everyone is going to think that something happen between you and me. The only people who will know are in this room." This was my first big mission. "Any questions?" Dad asked the room.
"Mr. Potter…" Before I could answer the question I heard.
"Call me Dad. I think that if we are going to do this, you can call me dad."
"Dad if this the same John Brooks who is Head of Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures?" I asked.
"Yes." Kingsley said.
I smiled. "If this is going to work, I can't come home to see you or Mum. We will have to make the family believe we are fighting." It dawns on. "Dad you are going to fire me, We'll argue, I'll walk out. I know Brooks doesn't like you, Dad. So, he will pick me up as his assistant or better."
"Now I see why he is one of your best aurors. How are we going to know if everything is going as plan?"
I answer him. "We will have to meet in a muggle place. Because I know he has spies all over the wizarding world."
"How do you know all this?" Kingsley asked.
"Dad, can you hand me the file you told me to look at." Dad looked at me questionably, but he hands me the folder. I went through the file until I found what I was looking for. I handed the piece of paper to Kingsley. "Thomas Signs was arrested, was working for Brooks. As you read, he tried to tell us about Brooks, Thomas said he could give names of all that are under Brooks' thumb. He told me he could tell what Brooks is doing." I look at my father. "That how I knew that he didn't like you, Thomas told me. Brooks hasn't like you since you started working for the Aurors."
"So, you are telling us, Brooks has bigger plans then we think." Uncle Ron said.
"Yes." I took the paper from him and put it away.
"What we need to do is not send that file off. Burn any other file on this arrest. Let me know what is going on later." Kingsley got up and left.
Uncle Ron looked between Dad and me. "I'll leave you two." Uncle Ron left.
I turned to my dad. "We should have multiple meeting place just in case he follows me."
"Al," Dad reaches in his drawer and pulled out some coins. "I'm going to give you one of these coins and I will have the other." He gave me the coin. "If you need help or when we pick a place to meet the coin will feel warm."
I nodded. I didn't know what to say. I smiled. "Thank you, Dad." Dad and I got up; we walked to the door.
"It will come soon." I knew what he was talking about. I did something I haven't done since I left Hogwarts, I hugged my dad.
"I'll see you later, Dad." I left him at the door and walked back to my desk. I found a letter from my sister. It said that she wanted Allison and I to look at this band. I smiled this was going to be good today.
