Hunt in Vegas
Hermione stepped out of the lift to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and walked down the hall, she was there to see Ron and Harry but was again distracted by the investigations, she peered into the door of the Mitzi Kolinsky investigation but walked on into the room of the Katrina and Hodge investigation.
"How's it going?" she asked a random wizard,
"Excellent!" he cried,
"What do you mean?" she asked,
"An American Ministry agent thought he spotted them, we've located where they are, we can send in some aurors as soon as possible,
"How many aurors will you need for this?" asked Hermione,
"Well, we want it to be a small, unsuspecting operation, so, maybe two, perhaps three." he said,
"Would I be able to volunteer for this job?" she asked,
"That depends," he said,
"On what?" she asked,
"Are you an auror?" he asked,
"Well, no…" she tried,
"Then probably not." he said,
"Come on, can't you just make an acceptation for me?" she asked politely,
"I don't think so, I don't even know you Miss." he said,
"True. True, but look at this face, doesn't it just scream 'auror material'." she tried again,
"Not really, no." he said,
"Well, I'm going anyway." she said, "I am going to make sure that that slimy little git doesn't slip through my fingers." Hermione stormed off, but not to Harry and Ron, to Kingsley's office.
She knocked and heard a voice,
"Come in." it said, the voice belonged to Kingsley, Hermione entered the office, "What can I do for you Miss Granger?" he asked,
"Kingsley, I would like to volunteer myself for the arrest of Katrina Walker and Clement Hodge." she said,
"And why is that?" he asked,
"It's personal, she assaulted me, sued and many other things and that man put shock collars around stolen house elves necks, I want to be there when they get arrested." she said,
"You understand that you would not be alone, you would be with a couple of other aurors, if I accept." he said,
"Come on," she pleaded, "You saw what I could do at the Battle of Hogwarts, I'm more than capable."
"True," he said, "Miss Granger, you have just made yourself into a temporary auror."
"Thank you, you won't regret this." she left the office hoping that the words that had just come out of her mouth were true.
The mission was all ready to take place the following day, and she was shocked and pleased to find out that the two aurors to be accompanying her would be Harry and Ron,
"Why are you here?" asked Ron,
"What, so now a girl from a completely different department can't volunteer herself to be a temporary auror?" she said, Harry and Ron both laughed. They would be taking the floo network to America and they would be taking a team of aurors that would be apparating to their aid should they need it once they find Katrina and Hodge,
"By the way, what part of America are we searching?" asked Hermione,
"Las Vegas." said Harry. The three of them and the team, all crammed into a fire place, were engulfed by green flames.
They appeared in another fireplace and they all came out and were just barely able as there were eight people in one fireplace. Hermione realised that she was in an small hut with only a fireplace in it she stepped out of the door and saw that she was on top of a hill and below was Vegas, there were so many signs, glowing, casinos, gambling and more, the music coming from the city was intoxicating. She turned around and saw that the hut had vanished, she put her hand out and could feel it and then she could sort of make out an outline, she let go and stepped back, Ron and Harry stepped out of a gap in the air,
"Why is it invisible?" asked Hermione,
"Oh, it's under a disillusionment charm." said Harry,
"Will they be alright in there?" asked Hermione,
"Yes, we'll just send them a patronus should we need to and they'll apparate to us in a flash." said Ron,
"Okay." said Hermione, the three of them walked down the hill, it was evening time and the city was amazing to experience, Hermione walked past many casinos and chapels and hotels.
"Now," said Harry, "The American agent said that he saw them in…here." he said, passing a pamphlet to Hermione and Ron,
"Well, lets go there then." said Hermione, it was a pamphlet for a hotel: The Serpentine, on the pamphlet it had a picture of it, it had a sign on the top and balconies all along the front that had lines of doors that Hermione supposed led into rooms,
"What room did he say they were in?" asked Ron,
"Thirty four.' said Harry,
"Well, let's go then." she said, she looked at the picture and pictured it clearly in her mind, she took the arms of Harry and Ron and they dissapparated.
They appeared outside of the exact same hotel as on the pamphlet, of course, it was a bit rundown by now. Hermione found some stairs and began to walk up them, she was followed by Harry and Ron, she went to the first balcony, she looked at the doors,
"They're the teens!" she cried, she ran back up the stairs to the next balcony, she looked at the doors, "Twenties!" she cried, she ran up to the next balcony, this contained the thirties, Hermione went past thirty one, thirty two, thirty three and then thirty four. She stood outside of the door and waited for Harry and Ron, they came up to her,
"So how should we do this?" asked Ron,
"I don't know, you're the one with experience." said Hermione,
"How about like this?" said Harry, "One, two, three," he whispered, "Reducto!" he cried and the door flew off of its hinges, the three of them went marching in,
"Come out, come out wherever you are!" yelled Hermione,
"This isn't a game of hide and seek." said Ron. Hermione, Harry and Ron opened all of the doors that the room contained and checked each room, wardrobe and cupboard.
"They aren't here are they?" asked Hermione disappointedly,
"Doesn't look like it, no." said Harry,
"Sorry," said Ron, he put an arm around her shoulder to console her, Hermione saw something on the bed,
"Well what's that?" she asked,
"What's what?" asked Harry,
"That, there." she pointed at the thing on the bed, Harry picked it up,
"Looks like a leaflet." he said,
"A leaflet for what?" asked Ron,
"A Vegas chapel." he said,
"They're getting married?" asked Hermione, Hermione snatched it from Harry and looked through it, things had been circled and picked out, "They've used this." said Hermione,
"Well, here we go." said Ron,
"Reparo." said Hermione, the door repaired, Ron stared at the picture this time and apparated them both to the outside of the chapel.
Hermione walked through the doors to a reception area, there was a desk with a woman behind it,
"Um, excuse me, does that door there lead to the chapel?" asked Hermione, pointing at the large door,
"Yes, why, do you want to get married?" asked the woman behind the desk,
"Well, yes, but not here," she said, "Did a young, black haired woman go in there with and middle aged man?" asked Hermione,
"I'm afraid that I can't divulge that information." said the woman,
"We're police." said Hermione,
"I'm sorry-"
"We really have to know!" said Ron in a raised voice,
"Look, sir, if you want to get married then,
"Do we look like we're kidding around, you are going to tell us if the people my colleague just described are in that room or not!" yelled Harry, the woman nodded out of fear of Harry,
"Right then." said Hermione, she walked up to the door and pushed it open, Katrina stood up there in a short white dress that barely covered her thighs and started part way down her chest, Hodge was in a suit and the minister who was dressed as Cupid said,
"If anyone knows any reason why these two people should not be joined together in holy matrimony, speak now, or forever hold your peace,
"I have a reason." said Hermione, the three turned to look at her at the end of the isle, backed up by Harry and Ron, "How about the fact that their honeymoon suite will be a cell in Azkaban." said Hermione,
"Petrificus Totalus!" she cried and the minister fell to the floor rigid, Ron and Harry went to duel with Hodge and Hermione was left to duel with Katrina.
"Why did you have to burst in here mudblood, he was about to make me his bride." said Katrina longingly,
"Well, you don't look much like one, you look more like you should be dancing around a pole." said Hermione,
"Crucio." said Katrina and the red light headed for Hermione,
"Protego." she said quickly and the light went back for Katrina, she screamed in pain but it soon washed over her,
"Avada Kedavra." she said, Hermione came back with,
"Stupefy." the spells hooked onto each other and Katrina had gotten stronger since the last time they had dueled. Hermione's spell still ate through Katrina's and she went flying backwards. Hermione walked over to her, pointed out her wand and thought 'Levicorpus' clearly, and Katrina was lifted up by her ankles, Hermione threw her across the room where she fell into Hodge who also fell over on impact, Katrina and Hodge both pointed their wands at Harry, Ron and Hermione,
"Expelliarmus." said Harry and Ron in unison and their wands popped out of there hands,
"Petrificus Totalus." said Hermione and Ron in unison and the two went stiff and rigid and went to the floor, Hermione walked over to Katrina's head and kicked her nose, breaking it, she did the same to Hodge, she couldn't contain her anger at the two of them so she gave out a small scream.
She pulled two pairs of hand cuffs from her beaded bag and slammed them around their wrists, Ron collected their wands and the five of them apparated to the small hut that they had arrived in,
"Take these two back to the Ministry." Harry instructed, the five aurors went through the fireplace via the floo network with Katrina and Hodge's rigid, cuffed bodies.
"I think that went well." said Hermione,
"Good job for your first mission." said Ron,
"Yeah, but, I don't think that I'll be becoming an auror anytime soon." said Hermione, "I'll stick to S.P.E.W."
"Good for you." said Harry, and the three of them walked into the fireplace, dropped the floo powder and were swallowed by the bright, green flames.