It was only noon, and Hermione was tired already, all she wanted was to go home have a soothing bath, and read a book. But she had a meeting coming up in an hour and it was already infuriating the officials won't tell her what the meeting is about, all they said was it is a new project, classified.

Beck, her assistant knocked on the door. "Hermione, this memo arrived for you"

Hermione Jean Granger, Head of Potions Regulation Department, presence is required at the Meeting hall 5 at 4'oclock sharp.

Required to bring along a short report on the following projects:

Draught of living death

Amocernia

Moon seria

- Houston Greyson, Senior Undersecretary

Great now she needs to prepare a short report on these projects, and besides these are old projects with a dead-end why does the undersecretary need them.

"Beck, I need you to fetch some files for me from the repository, here's the list"

Hermione spent the next few hours picking out important details and putting together the "short reports" required. The time showed 3.45 pm, she gathered up all the materials and headed off.

Hall 5 was meant usually for meetings concerning an international affair, it was the most well-maintained meeting hall, huge white marble tables, windows with silk drapes, and a small espresso machine installed at the corner, probably for the muggle-born partners.

As she reached for the door, someone simultaneously opened the door from inside, and that made her trip and fall on the person.

"Great, could this day be any worse" She groaned and managed to pull herself up and mumbled a sorry.

"Well, well granger we got to stop meeting this way"

"Malfoy? what are you doing here?"

"I work here granger, did you hit your head too hard and lost memories"

"I know you work here at the ministry you prat, I meant here at hall 5, there's supposed to be a meeting here"

"I am aware granger, I was called here" Malfoy looked at her with an amused look and a slight smirk on his face.

"Wonder what the meeting is about, seems like they called the heads of the departments"

Hermione looked around the hall, there were some new faces, based on their dressing it seemed they were not from England. Harry, head of Auror department chatting with Jeanine Aons, head of Muggle association On the far corner, Antoine was going through some papers, standing beside him, Clay Golber his assistance. It still made Hermione a bit uncomfortable being in the same room as him, the memory of his betrayal was still freshly etched on her mind.

Malfoy looked in the direction she was staring at, Antoine White, the cheater ex discussing some reports with his sidekick.

"Missing your sorry ass of a boyfriend Granger?"

Hermione looked at him pointedly "Stay out of it Malfoy, it's none of your business"

"Fiesty, keep it up Granger, guys will have a hard time betraying you next time"

Hermione was about to snap back at him while the door opened and Greyson walked in.

A tall man, in his early 40's, the determined look on his face meant strict business conduct. He walked up to the table and spoke. "Settle in people, this is gonna take a while"

Everyone had a confused and curious look on their face. Hermione went and sat beside Harry.

"Any idea harry? seems like all the heads are here"

"No idea, I received a memo an hour ago to bring along report history of my top 5 Aurors. Seems like some mission"

After everyone settled in Greyson began his announcements.

"Good evening people, last year our Russian Embassy had been established as a permanent member of the Russian wizarding council. It has come to our knowledge that a group of dark magic practitioners, calling themselves the Heretics has been wreaking havoc in the neighboring countries, Russia has been greatly affected by it, their minister was assassinated last week, and most of the high officer's families were abducted. These Heretics seem to have weaved their way in England. Cascovia, a small village on the border side reported five murders in the past two days. Mr. White will update you on the exact details now"

Antoine stood up

"These Heretics breached the border security line, presumably three nights ago, the night before these killings but there was no breach detected. Whoever they are, they are very strong and cunning. We have some Aurors from Russia here, they have first-hand experience dealing with Heretics, we want our top Aurors to work with them and get more information, Potter, we need your reports given to our friends from Russia here."

Everyone seemed to be still adjusting to this whirl wheel of news. Greyson started speaking again

"We have decided to put together a team, to bring down the Heretics, but this is not like the last war, we cant go for battle here with swords and spells, we need a calculated plan, the heretics are not any ordinary witches, given the state of the havoc they caused in Russia, it seems like another uprising of the evil."

Hermione raised her hand,

"Mr. Secretary, if I may, what strategy do you have in mind for this mission, if we don't go for a head-on battle, what exactly are you suggesting"

"Miss Granger, am I correct? Head of Potion Regulation?"

"Yes Officer"

"Miss Granger you are not new to the horrors that come along with war, be it the wining or the losing party both suffer loses and after the blow that the entire population took when the battle of Hogwarts happened, we do not wish to put upon another war on our people. We propose an infiltration, Intelligent war. Gather as much information on them as possible and prepare all the weapons and resources we require, in the meantime, we have issued an order to vacate all the border villages and town, the people will be shipped to the muggle world, given alibies and temporary jobs to keep them hidden while we take care of the problem, we do not want any collateral damage done"

It was Draco who stood up n spoke this time.

"What about this team that you want to put together, you mostly require Spys and Aurors, why were we called upon?"

"Mr. Malfoy, the team is an elaborate plan, we are to put together people of exempt talent, which will be useful in strategic warfare. You for example have an exempt talent at dark arts, creating dark objects, and occlumency too I presume? Harry Potter here, is the best auror the ministry has seen in decades. Miss Granger, had been working on some potions that would be very deadly if combined with your talents Mr. Malfoy. We need strategic minds, not just muscular strengths"

"The team put together will be shifted to a safe house, its location will remain a secret even to your family members, you all will have all the resources that you require, we do need the best of you all, but we cannot put you through it without your consent. I will issue the list of the people to be issued in the team shortly, but first I need to see the reports I asked all of you to bring. You all may take a break for about half an hour, and meet us back here."

everyone submitted their reports to Mr. Greyson and went out.

Harry came straight to Hermione, the look on his face, Hermione has not seen since the war.

"Mione, I can't wrap my head around it, terrorists in England, murders, this secret mission, what am I gonna tell ginny, how am I gonna tell her that I will be going away for god knows how long to god knows where."

"Harry, calm down, they cant enlist us without our consent, he said so himself, plus we don't know the full list of people yet, and I have a strong feeling Harry, Ginny will be pulled into it, one of your top five auror in the report is ginny too right?"

"I wouldn't have put her name in there if I knew this was a war in preparation"

Draco Malfoy was watching the duo from another corner of the hall.

"Miss Granger had been working on some potions that would be very deadly if combined with your talents Mr. Malfoy" He couldn't help but wonder what dark magic potion Granger would be working on, he thought it best to find out right now and headed straight for the duo.

"Granger, a word?"

"Yes, Malfoy?"

"what was he talking about, your potions combined with dark arts. what were you exactly making Granger? and since when did the ministry grant funding for such potions"

"It was all dead-end projects Malfoy, there were some ideas I pitched to the minister to ensure the safety of the Aurors, some of these potions I had been working on since the war. We don't have the proper ingredients or the information required to complete them. I don't see how it would be useful now, none of them have been in working condition"

Hermione looked around the hall, searching for Harry who seems to be sending a Patronus, she guessed to ginny.

"Malfoy lets speak somewhere else"

Draco was confused at her request, but his confusion was clear when he saw Antoine walking up towards them.

"Hold on Granger, why are you hiding from him, he is the one who did wrong not you"

"I'm not hiding Malfoy, I just don't wish to speak to him"

But it was too late, Antoine was already beside Hermione by now. Draco felt leaving Hermione alone would not be a wise choice so he stuck around and braced himself for the uncomfortable conversation to come.

"Mione, we need to talk"

"We have nothing to talk about Antoine"

"Hermione, its important, you are enlisted for the team, I don't want you going there, its too risky"

"And since when do you care, and why do you even think you can tell me what I can or cannot do"

"Hermione please, I care for you"

Draco snorted hearing the line, Antoine seemingly ignored him.

" This thing is too dangerous, another war will not be good for you, you already have trauma from the previous, you would go crazy"

"What do you mean I will go crazy! I am perfectly capable of handling myself, and stop spouting lies about you caring for me. You wouldn't be fucking another woman the first chance you got if you "cared" for me" Hermione started yelling in the last part.

Antoine's face seemed to go red and he looked furious, he grabbed Hermione's arm and dragged her closer to him. Draco who was watching the whole thing unfold didnt quite like the way he was manhandling her, no gentleman should ever shove and drag a woman in that manner. so, he decided to step in.

"Mr. white that is no way to speak to a woman, and she did speak the truth. cheating on your girlfriend isn't exactly caring for her."

"Stay out of this Malfoy, this is between me and my girlfriend"

"Gods sake Antoine! I am not your girlfriend, we broke up, get than in the thick head of yours"

Hermione was struggling to spare free her arm from his grasp, but Antoine was a tall and strong guy. she tried a non-verbal spell but she was far too angry to be able to concentrate. In a flash, Draco had his wand pointed at Antoine's throat.

"Let her go White, or I will make you regret it, and trust me when I say this, I did not become the master in dark arts without learning some hefty curses."

Antoine seemed to be in a debate with himself but he thought better not to take chances with a former death eater, and let her arm go. He looked at Draco pointedly and walked off.

So guys it's my first fanfiction, wrote it based on a sudden idea that came to mind, I just love the Dramione pairing. Feedbacks are appreciated and please let me know what you think of it 3

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