Hermione agreed to an interview anyway. She insisted that they do it that afternoon so that Teddy and Hasan wouldn't have to wait on her anymore.
So that was how he ended up walking into the Ministry with the famous Hermione Granger trailing behind him. Needless to say, they made quite a stir. As they passed, most of the people did double or triple takes as they recognized her. When they stared, Hermione would do an awkward little wave. Sometimes those people would take it as an invitation. Then they would stop her in the hall. They exclaimed on her being alive, welcomed her back, and asked what she was doing at the Ministry. This would, in turn, draw even more people who had to say the same thing. Nobody, Teddy noticed, mentioned her being a werewolf.
Eventually, after it taking twice as long (maybe even three times as long) as usual, they made it to Teddy's desk.
Hasan stood as they approached and looked between them. "Are we doing a follow-up interview?" he asked.
"We are doing the full interview," Teddy responded, trying not to sound nervous.
Hasan raised an eyebrow. "And Harry approved that?"
"I approved it," Hermione said with a sniff. "I have no interest in being interviewed by Harry. Besides, maybe you two will be able to find something we missed the first time around."
Teddy shared an uneasy look with Hasan.
"Alright," Hasan sighed. "I'm game as long as Teddy takes the heat for this."
"Hey!" Teddy yelped.
"I'll take the heat," Hermione said. "I know how to handle Harry."
Hasan raised his hands in a sign of defeat and then gestured to the door. "Interrogation rooms are this way. Or, er, interview rooms."
Hermione gave a soft huff of a laugh. "Lead the way."
When they entered the interrogation room, Hasan introduced himself formally. He followed the usual protocols when they questioned a witness. He informed her that their conversation might be presented in a pensieve or written by a self-writing quill.
Hermione agreed and nervously fingered the tea they had given her. "I already told Teddy this but I don't actually remember the attack."
Hasan looked startled but Teddy, who had been thinking about this, nodded. He asked, "Then what was your last memory before you woke up in the hospital?"
Hermione shrugged helplessly. "I think I was walking into Muggle London. I had agreed to meet up with Harry and Ron at Prezzo."
"Why were you meeting at a Muggle location?" Hasan asked.
"We get too much attention at Wizarding establishments... or got attention, I suppose," she said and listlessly stirred her tea.
"Erm... were you aware of attention from any one particular?" Teddy asked.
Hermione shook her head miserably.
"Did anyone else knew you were going to Prezzo?" Hasan asked.
"I don't think so. I don't know if Ron or Harry had told anyone but I think it would be unlikely."
Teddy tried not to let his frustration show.
Hasan soldiered on. "Give us a walk through of the last couple of days leading to the attack." At Hermione's worried glance, he added, "Or what you can remember."
She nodded and glumly took a sip of her tea again before launching into a recount of the last few days before her coma.
