I sat at my desk behind a pile of papers and files. I've been working since 6:30 in the morning, it's now 11 and I am more than ready for my lunch break. It's not that I don't like my job, I just wish there was a faster way to get ahead. Right now all I do is take the files of clients and what the company did for them, enter them into a computer system, use the system to create a compact print out which I then put into the file which is then sent to another paper jockey who files the files away. I'm dying to get out in the field, to talk with the clients and pitch my ideas, hell I'd settle for working in the art department drawing up other people's ideas.

I put another folder in the out box and lean back in my chair. Only a half hour more. I have three folders left, but I know when I get back from lunch there will be a whole new pile. "Please don't let the pile be huge." Draco muttered to himself."

"Sorry Malfoy, but it's a big one." A blonde woman a few years older than Draco said before placing an enormous stack of files on Draco's desk.

Draco looked at the enormous stack and stood up his mouth open in shock. "He expects me to have all this done by lunch?" he said, scandalized.

"Luckily, no. Mesley has to go for the rest of the day, so he wanted to make sure you got all your work. You have the rest of the day to get through these." The woman said planting herself delicately on an empty space of Draco's desk.

Draco sighed with relief and sat down. "So why is Mesley leaving?" Draco asked, all paper work temporarily forgotten.

"He's getting his house painted and doesn't trust his wife alone with the painters, apparently the guy he hired is quiet a looker."

"Hmmm…. A hot painter, sounds like someone I know," Draco said smiling at the memory of last night with Harry in his garden.

"Doubt it." the girl said.

"Lori, what do you know?" Draco asked.

"I know that Mesley has another reason for hiring this guy." Lori said.

"Let me guess, Mesley is secretly gay and I can sleep with him to get my dream job?" Draco asked jokingly.

"Close but no, word is he's gonna fire Ben, he's looking for his replacement, so he hired this guy to paint his house, and a mural. If he's any good he's gonna offer him the job." Lori was always good for office gossip.

"Wow, well since we now have something to celebrate want to get a bite at Huston's?" Draco asked.

"Sure." Lori said getting up off of Draco's desk. "Just let me get my purse."

"Okay I've gotta call Dame and tell him I'm not gonna be home for lunch."

"Kay, meet you in the lobby in 20?"

"Sounds good." With that Lori left to get her stuff and Draco picked up the phone to call home.

While Draco and Lori went out to lunch Mr. Erik Mesley had gone home to meet the painters and possibly his new head of the art department. He had been referred to Potter's Painters by a friend whose daughter had wanted a mural painted on her wall. Mesley had seen the mural, it was magical. The man who had painted it was wasting his talent on painting houses, so in order to meet the man face to face Erik had convinced his wife that the house needed painting, it hadn't taken much for her to agree.

Mr. Mesley had gotten home 20 minuets before the painters were supposed to show up, and exactly 20 minuets later they showed up. Mr. Mesley met the man behind the work and immediately took a liking to him. He was young, full of talent and a handsome man, which would go over very well with the younger clients. When the work was done a few hours later Mr. Mesley approached the head painter and owner of Potter's Painters, Mr. Harry Potter himself.

"Mr. Potter, your work is amazing." He said.

"Thank you sir. I try." Harry said.

"You must do some art on the side too right?" Mr. Mesley said.

"Yes, I do. It's mostly for fun though; this is the job that pays the bills." Harry said wondering what the man before him was getting at. Harry was a little wary of this family, after having had the man's wife hit on him a number of times in front of her husband.

"Well what if I told you I had a job where you could both pay the bills and have fun with your art." Mr. Mesley said.

"What do you mean?" Harry asked.

"Harry, may I call you Harry?" he received a nod, "I work for an ad agency down town and I would love for you to come work for me as the head of my art department."

Harry was shocked that was a high paying job he knew, and he certainly hadn't expected to be offered a job. The man must have been kidding surely he knew that Harry owned the company; there was no way he was going to leave it. "I'm sorry sir but I can't do that. This is my company," Harry said gesturing toward the truck where the rest of his employees were waiting for him. "I love my job and I'm not going to be quitting anytime soon. Thank you for the offer but I'm going to have to stay where I am." Harry finished and walked to his van and left.

Mr. Mesley glared at the truck as it left, no one said no, to him. That was the first lesson all his employees learned and it was time Harry would too. The wheels in Erik Mesley's head started to turn and he began plotting. He went inside and sat down; he was watching his wife in the kitchen when suddenly it came to him. Saying good bye to his wife Mr. Mesley grabbed his coat and left for work.

I was almost finished with the stack of work I had been given for the day and was planning on skiving off early when I saw the doors of the elevator open and my boss who was supposed to be home with his wife and some painters come bursting through making a bee-line for his office. On his way he stopped at my desk. "Malfoy, my office now!" with that he began his trek again. I quickly followed after him, the first thing yo9u learned in this office was you don't say no to Mr. Mesley, the last man who did that was now working at a 7/11 somewhere. As I passed by Lori she mouthed to me "What did you do?" I shrugged and made my way into Mr. Mesley's office.

"Mr. Mesley, sir?" I asked nervously.

"Shut the door." He said. I hurriedly shut it. "Mr. Malfoy. You're gay aren't you?" he asked bluntly.

My mouth went dry. Sure it wasn't hard to figure out that I was but I didn't think he knew or cared, it seemed that I was wrong. "Well, sir … I…ummm… I..."

"Come now man! Spit it out, are you or aren't you?" I took a deep breath and answered.

"Yes, sir, I am." I said bracing myself for being fired.

I was knocked off my feet when the reply that came was a muttered, "Good." My eyes widened. "And you are not seeing anyone are you?" he asked.

My eyes widened even more, 'Oh my God I was just joking about him being gay, I can't believe he really is' I thought while answering with a cautious, "No sir I'm not."

"Good" he said again. "Now that that's settled I have a job for you." At that I don't think my eyes could have gotten any larger. "As Lori has no doubt told everyone, Ben Ferns is no longer a part of our establishment. Now I have my eye on someone for the job and I'll be damned if they don't take it." He said pausing.

"Sir I don't see what this has to do with me." I said.

"I'm getting to that. I offered the man the job and he turned it down." He gave me a look that told me just how angry about that he was. "Now I refuse to hire anyone but this man. However he is adamant about not taking it, this is where you come in, as we all know the most powerful weapon in persuasion is a woman, unfortunately this man is not interested in women, and there fore you will have to do. What I want you to do is seduce the man, make him fall in love with you, so deeply in love that he would do anything for you, even change his job. It may take a while but it will be worth it." The last part was said more to himself than me.

I didn't mind being sneaky but this just didn't sit right with me. "Are you sure it's necessary sir." I asked.

"Unfortunately yes." No matter how necessary it was I wanted to say no, however I wanted to keep my job too. "Now I know it will be hard for you Mr. Malfoy, but I think you're capable of it, and of coarse I will make it worth your while."

"My While sir?" now he had my attention.

"How would you like to go out in the field pitch ideas, work with the clients?" I didn't have to say anything for hi to know how much I wanted it. "I think the temporary title of Junior Agent would be nice, until I get what I want, at that point perhaps…Senior, Agent."

I couldn't refuse that offer. It would take me years to reach that status. With the kind of money that brought in I could afford a better place to live in, a nicer car, all of it, besides this was probably a good opportunity for this guy as well plus it's not as if I knew him.

"I'll do it." I said firmly.

"Perfect, I'll get all his details to you in a few days. It's been a pleasure doing business with you, Junior Agent Malfoy." Mr. Mesley said leading me out of his office. "Why don't you skive off early" he told me as I left the room. I smiled and thanked him before making my way to pick up my jacket and head to the elevator ignoring everyone's looks.

"Lori. Would you have someone from the 30th floor come bring Mr. Malfoy's things to his new office?" was the last thing I heard before the elevator doors closed. I was happy that I was getting my dreams but there was still a nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach that I couldn't get rid of.