This is a Harry Potter/Lost fic.
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Hermione made her way down the hall of the Ministry's executive level. She had a report for several Wizengamot members as well as the Minister. She walked up to the first door and slipped the folder through the slot. She repeated that action four more times as she walked down the emerald hall. She then turned the corner at the end and strode forward to the Minister's door. It had no mail slot so she knocked three times.
The knocks echoed on the large oak door causing Kingsley Shacklebolt's deep voice to ask her to come in.
Hermione opened the door and stepped in as she closed it.
"Ah Granger, just the person I need to talk to." He gestured for her to have a seat.
"Kingsley, I am just giving you the report you asked for." Hermione said as she held the folder out.
"Thank you, but I need to speak with you." Kingsley grabbed the folder and placed it neatly on his desk. Hermione took her seat and Kingsley looked at her.
"Granger, your work with security enhancement has greatly helped the Wizarding World. Your special wards and concealment spells are keeping us hidden from the muggles."
"Thank you sir." Hermione replied as she pushed a stray hair behind her ear.
"You understand these enchantments far better than any witch or wizard on this planet. I have talked with other ministers and presidents of other countries and they want you to emplace and inspect these wards personally."
Hermione's golden eyes widened at this news. "But sir I would have to visit almost every country in the world. That could take months to do."
"You are only inspecting and enchanting government installments and many countries have enacted these wards." Kingsley then opened up a drawer in his desk and pulled out a list and a large scroll.
"This list contains every magical government that needs inspection and enchantment." Kingsley then rolled out the scroll as Hermione examined the list. The scroll was a large map of the world. It had several red markings.
"This will be your path. As you saw on the list there are few countries that need the enchantments. The path is this: You will take a portkey and travel to Australia and with several standard muggle devices look around for the government buildings in Sydney. You will then take a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles with devices looking down over the ocean to see any installments below the water and on the large islands."
"What devices are you talking about?" Hermione was very doubtful about this whole thing.
"These." He pulled up and bag and gave it to her. "I hope you know their exact function and how to use them."
Hermione opened the bag and pulled out a high quality camera, a cellphone and a pair of night vision, infrared goggles.
"Where did you get these?" She held up the goggles.
"You are borrowing them from the RAF. Please don't damage them."
"That will go over well." Hermione sarcastically remarked.
"Is this all clear with you? If it is then you leave on Saturday."
Hermione thought about it. She and Ron had broken up last year so that wasn't a problem and maybe she could see her parents in Australia.
"Yes."
Kingsley's face broke into relief.
"Thank goodness. Once you arrive in Sydney you will be given a day to look around and try to find the buildings through these means. Then you will leave on the plane for Los Angeles, California for further inspection." He handed her the list, the map and some more instructions.
"Thank you Granger."
Hermione turned and walked out the door with her new assignment.
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Hermione was walking through the Auror department, trying to find Harry. She asked several Aurors because he wasn't in his office. She eventually found him in the potions room.
Harry was looking through the new battle potions and listing them all.
"Hi Harry."
The black haired man turned around and faced her, his emerald eyes slightly enlarged by his glasses.
"Where are you going this time?" He asked as if he did it constantly, which was true since she would always tell him when she left the country.
"You want the list." She said as Harry looked back at the shelf he was examining.
"Is this about your newfangled wards that all of security is talking about?"
"Yes. Kingsley wants me to inspect and place them personally all over the planet. It really seems unnecessary."
"Well you know, pleasure of the employer."
"Well I'm leaving Saturday and I will be gone for maybe a few months."
"Have a good time." Harry went back to his clipboard as Hermione left the room.
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Hermione got home and completed her after work routine. She sat down in her chair and started thinking. Eventually after thinking through the assignment about fifty times her mind drifted off to other things. She thought about the day she applied for magical enhancement and being happily received. Then her break up with Ron and the day she almost blew up the Ministry when a ward went seriously wrong. She found herself laughing at the incident.
Saturday came quick and Hermione found herself in the portkey room. She was given the bag and a briefing by an Auror. She made sure that she had everything. Her list, directions and map as well as several books, her extra clothing and her wand, which was tucked up her sleeve. She had donned a simple deep blue T-shirt along with a gray hoodie as well as some blue jeans and sneakers. She had to fit in after all. She also had an extra bag which house the equipment the Kingsley gave her.
The Auror left the room and Hermione tracked down the Australia portkey. She took a deep breath and then grabbed the stuffed Kangaroo.
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Hermione's vision cleared and she looked out over the metallic walls of the Australian Ministry. A woman was standing in front of the portkey reception.
"Miss Granger?"
"Yes." Hermione stepped down and the woman walked up.
"I was told to simply give you these and you can take that portkey over there." She handed Hermione a roll of money, a hotel card and a flight ticket for Oceanic. She then pointed to a lamp that sat in a row of portkeys.
"Quick, simple and easy." Hermione thought out loud as she placed the objects in her bag.
"The Minister likes it that way. The wards were placed two weeks ago and we have had no reported incidents."
"Good. I guess you will know where to find me." The woman smile and then walked away.
Hermione walked forward and grabbed hold of the lamp. She found herself then in a hotel room. It was a nice hotel and she was on a higher floor. She looked around at the open view of the Sydney Opera House. She turned towards the bed as she placed her bag on the floor. She saw a note on the bed and she picked it up.
To Miss Granger.
The Ministry buildings are housed beneath the Opera House and the surrounding city buildings. Please notify us immediately if there are any problems
Sincerely, the Australian Minister of Magic.
Hermione sighed and placed the note down. She turned and grabbed the bag which contain the phone, camera and goggle and pulled them all out. She turned on the camera and looked out over the area from her view. There would be several odd shapes beneath the building if they were visible. She saw nothing with the camera as with the phone. She placed down the phone and put on the goggles. She felt like a cheesy spy. The area was blindingly bright, she whipped off the goggles and then smacked herself. Night vision amplifies light. She switched it to infrared. She looked around as she noticed many human heat signatures around the area but none where it would count.
Hermione placed the objects back in the bag and then put it on the provided desk.
'Oh boy.' She thought.
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She woke up the next day and proceeded it like normal. She completed her routine which she performed like a machine. She grabbed the bag of provided things and walked out the door. She pocketed her key and strode toward the elevator. It opened up and she noticed it was occupied only by a large man. She walked in and noticed it was already heading for ground floor.
"What did you come here for?" The man asked. He was very large to say the least and had a curly mop of hair.
"Work." Hermione politely replied.
"Dude, I'd love a job where they send you places like this."
"Well it has its ups and downs. Are visiting too?"
The man's face grew slightly grim. "Yeah."
"What for."
"Numbers." He looked as if he expected her to say something mean.
"If it's any consolation I ended up in a hospital based on a hunch." Hermione said, fully understanding the man's worry.
The man cracked a small smile. "That's quite a hunch."
"It wasn't all bad."
The door then opened and revealed the main lobby of the hotel. The man walked out first and headed straight for the dining room. Hermione then turned for the door.
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Hermione felt very silly as she looked around for the buildings. She saw no problems no matter where she looked she felt though as if she needed to find the problem just because she trying to find a flaw in which somebody made in her work.
She was using the camera on the phone and looking around when a man bumped into her.
"Hey watch it love." He had a very welsh accent.
"Sorry." Hermione sheepishly pocketed the phone. The man walked off and shook his head.
She looked around the Marina for several hours but then she made her way to the police station.
She was planning on asking about strange sightings concerning that area. She walked in and was seated by an officer.
"I don't mean to take up time, I just have a few questions." She hoped he wouldn't be mad.
"You a reporter?"
"A little different."
A smack got their attention and they turned to the table next to them.
"You don't understand. He is beating her." The man was young and he had an American accent.
At the same time another man was brought through the door, thrashing. He was yelling at the policemen and kicking out. He surprisingly had a southern American accent.
"He's getting deported." The policeman said.
Hermione asked the questions and received nothing but good news for the wards.
She then proceeded back to the hotel.
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Hermione woke up next morning and quickly got herself ready and out of her hotel room in mere minutes. She then got into the elevator and proceeded down. The elevator was empty but it stopped on the next floor and a man walked in.
"Hey you look familiar." Hermione recognized the accent.
"You bumped into me yesterday."
"Oh yes. Sorry about that."
"Eh no problem mate. I'm Charlie by the way." He held out his hand.
Hermione shook it and answered. "Hermione."
"That's a pretty name." The elevator then stopped and a small family then walked in with a bunch of luggage. The elevator was now crammed. It stopped on the next floor and the same man she talked to in the elevator yesterday appeared. He then realized he couldn't fit so he started running for the stairs.
"Hey some of us have a plane to catch." Charlie yelled after him.
The elevator reached the bottom and she left the hotel for a taxi. She opened the door and got in but then Charlie appeared and got in with her.
"You flyin too?"
"Flight 815." Hermione replied.
Charlie had a bit of a cheesy grin on his face as the taxi drove for the airport.
Minutes later it pulled up to the airport and Hermione got out followed by Charlie.
"I'm actually on 815."
"So you have gone from the man I bumped into to Charlie who is on flight 815 with me."
"Funny how that works."
After Hermione pushed through customs and security, which was slow since a man was fighting with a clerk over the fact that the plane won't take a coffin, she sat down in the waiting area. She then looked at the phones pictures just to make sure that she didn't miss anything. A rustling disturbed her and she noticed an Arabic man sit down next to her. He looked rather frustrated.
"Rough day?" She said as she pocketed the phone.
"Well I asked a girl to watch my luggage and she reports me to security because she thought it was a bomb." He let out in frustration.
"Well at least they let you go."
"Yes but it still annoys me."
A voice over the intercom then sounded. "Flight 815 passengers please report to Terminal C.
The man next to her and a great many others got up and made for the terminal computer desk.
She slipped her card through and entered onto the plane. She made her way to the center and tried to find her seat. She pushed past a man and his son but knocked over the man's bag.
He quickly grabbed it and placed it in his lap without a word or glance. Hermione kept moving and she found her seat. She placed her large bag in the overhead and then sat down by the window with the small bag. She looked back in the plane as a man and woman shuffled into the isle next to her. Although the woman tried to hide it, Hermione notice she was wearing handcuffs.
She said nothing and looked out the window as the planes taxis down towards the runway.
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After hours of looking at the ocean, Hermione saw one tiny island but nothing else. She was wondering what the problem was since they were supposed to be over Hawaii.
She sat back and started holes in the ceiling when Charlie of all people rushes past her with several flight attendants going after him. The plane then shook with turbulence causing the seatbelt light to go on. She fastened the belt as everyone did the same but then the plane jolted so badly that a man who didn't fasten his belt was thrown from his seat. The overhead compartments opened and the luggage flew everywhere. The oxygen masks dropped down and Hermione placed it on her head. The man who was escorting the woman in handcuffs was hit by a metal case and knocked unconscious. The plan shook and jolted repeatedly. Then the plane twirled over and hit the ground with a crash.
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So just tell me. Story or scrap.
