"You're saying that I don't have enough information to work with?" Aisha asked.
"Not at all, I'm saying the information you collected can't help us find the anyone. Its mostly personal journals and Auror files. They all point towards the Hunters, but there is nothing there there that can give clues on finding and stopping them." Aisha bit her tongue and set back, crossing her arms. She wasn't upset with the brunette witch, but she was upset that all the work she thought she had been doing was just a large waste of time. Those aren't tears I feel burning behind my eyes… Harry pulled her hand into his, entwining their fingers.
"Don't be upset." He whispered.
"Harry's right. I said before that you used the information here in order to keep your pack safe. And you have seemed to do an amazing job at that. I simply saying that we have to; and I can't believe I'm saying this, but we have to stop just gathering information, and do something."
"I've originally was trying to think of a way to gather more information. But I believe the best thing to do is to ask the ministry for help, maybe even the public." Aisha caught her breath, and ended up having a coughing fit while Harry asked Hermione just how muddled her brain had become from the pregnancy.
"Now calm down, and listen to what I have to say before you decide I've gone mad." Hermione demanded. Both Aisha and Harry listened, settling back down to listen. Though Aisha would have considered leaving, she decided to give Hermione a chance for Harry's sake.
"Now, bear with me, I may indeed sound mad. But if you listen to everything you will understand where I am going with it. You don't have to go with this plan, however I believe that at this point in time it would be beneficial to everyone." Hermione set back and rubbed a hand over her stomach.
"Right now, the press is still scrambling for the story of Harry being pulled from work. With his return soon, I suggest that we have a press conference. He can make up some excuse, no one really needs to know about the truth. Now, no offence Harry, but everyone still dotes on you terribly so if you say you have a new cause during your press conference, everyone will back you up. Then, with the power of the full ministry behind the cause, we will have better resources, and we can stop the Hunters; sending them to prison where they belong. And the best part is that no one needs to know anything about Harry's new condition or about Aisha's pack."
"Wow," Harry said, thinking it over. "It certainly is an interesting plan. But there is no guarantee that the Ministry would put their full support behind me on an issue like this." Both Aisha and Hermione looked at each other and then at Harry. He became aware of their combined stares and shrugged.
"Harry, the ministry practically begged for you to keep your job after the accident." Hermione stated.
"Yes, the ministry, which is not exactly known for their werewolf friendly tendencies. No one else could have gotten away with that. As Hermione said before, anyone would do anything if it was for you." Harry ran a hand through his shaggy hair and refused to look at either of the women.
"I can let you and Harry go over what he will say to the press, that way all wording can steer clear of any secrets best kept, well… secret. I can get in touch with the press and Harry's superiors, informing them of the upcoming press conference. We can always decide on a date later. But it's best to be done right when he returns from work." Aisha squeezed Harry's hand.
"That gives us a month then. Harry is supposed to return to work after the next moon phase." Aisha swallowed thickly.
"Are you okay doing this?" Harry asked. " You know it was just a suggestion, we can come up with something else if this makes you uncomfortable." Hermione nodded in agreement.
"Honestly, it scares me. I'm so used to keeping everything a secret. The thought of having everything go public, even if it's not really everything makes me incredibly nervous. But it is a brilliant plan, Hermione. If we can get everything said correctly, we can end up saving countless amounts of people. I would still keep the Glade secreted away, but at least I can finally put an end to the constant fear of being hunted."
You're sure?" Harry asked. Aisha nodded.
"I can finally see an end to everything." She gave a small smile.
"Thank you Hermione."
"No problem at all. But We really must get together for things other than business. I would love another woman to talk to. And I am awfully curious about you. Harry only tells me so much." Aisha laughed.
"I'm afraid to know." She glanced over at Harry. "What sort of things are you telling her about me?" Harry just shook ducked his head and gave it a shake.
"Harry, can you be a dear and fetch me a glass of water?" Hermione asked, an obvious attempt to get him to leave the room. Harry stood and left the room.
"He seems very happy." Hermione commented as soon as he was from sight.
"He is doing better then when I first contacted him." Aisha agreed.
"Well, I meant more along the lines of your relationship."
"Oh," Aisha felt her cheeks heat, "I guess we do have a relationship now, but it's complicated. I don't know what we would call our relationship, but there is one."
"It's good for him, whatever it is." Hermione smiled.
"He should invite you over for dinner sometime." Hermione said as Harry came back into the room with a glass of water.
"I've already asked her actually, but she never really gave me an answer."
"After this is all over, you can take me to dinner wherever you want." Aisha told him.
"Harry James Potter, you better bring her to dinner here or I will be forced to do something unpleasant." Hermione warned. Aisha let out a small laugh and Harry grinned at her with a lopsided smile.
"Do you have anything else planned for the day, or can you stay for some lunch?" Hermione asked the two. Harry looked over at Aisha.
"We would love to stay for some lunch."