A/N: Hey guys, I know it's been a while but I have had some hectic weeks and couldn't find time to write. Anyways here is the next chapter. This one is more of a filler chapter so it gets a little confusing. Once again, it does get a little dark but I feel it is necessary to be able to finish the story how I want to. Just bare with it for a while please. Thank you so much for supporting this story and me because I write for you guys, if you didn't read it, I probably would have given up on it by now.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, I merely own the story line, which would not have been able to bepossible if ithadn't been for the amazing J.K Rowling.

Trouble in the Sweet Shop

Chapter 27

"Why don't we know about this?" Harry slammed the file down on his department heads desk. To say he was fuming was an under statement, he wanted answers. Harry and Ron had just spent three hours questioning Zabini, getting his side of the story and re-grouping everything together. He was tired, hungry and over-worked. Dawlish looked up at one of his best Aurors, Harry was reliable and completely dedicated to the case. This was why he had sent him abroad for so long, he knew he could count on him.

"You know that cases are confidential Potter" He spoke calmly, he casually went back to looking over files, yes Harry was reliable and dedicated but he was also quick to jump to conclusions and easily annoyed.

"Yes but don't you think I should have known about this. This has everything to do with me," Seeing that Harry was not about to calm down any time soon, Dawlish placed his current work onto the desk and looked at Harry, he motioned for him to sit but Harry stood his ground.

"It's too personal for you Potter. You know we can't give you personal cases, you're lucky you got this Malfoy one. Anyway the case was open before your training and there were already Aurors on the case. Why would I put you on an open case?"

"but..."

"No buts Potter, this case was of no concern to you until now and I will not just give you the case, you can work with the Aurors on this case but only to help with your own. Nothing more. Is that understood?"

"Yes sir" Harry reluctantly nodded and watched as his head went back to going over case files. He huffed before walking out of the room and back into his and Ron's office. Files were flying all around the room checking themselves into different piles, Ron was going through one stack.

"So Zabini has seen Malfoy twice within the last month, well we can gather anyway. That's when he's been out, presumingly to bargain a deal. But surely an Auror or enforcement officer was with him which would mean he has escaped from them, surely this would be in the files though?"

"Can we check who was assigned to him on both occasions?" Ron nodded and got back to work, Harry stood there, deep in thought. He had to tell Hermione but he didn't want to worry her. Sitting down, he owled his assistant to send some food for the two of them, they would be working through lunch today.

"Shouldn't I have been notified on this?" Harry had called Hermione and Draco in, Draco was sitting talking to Harry, whilst Ron spoke to Hermione in a separate office.

"Well we've checked the files and apparently your mother was notified. However we have spoken to her and she has no recollection of such owl."

"So what does that mean?"

"Well it could mean she is lying and did receive the owl and didn't tell you, that's not our fault or it could be that there was some sort of mix up and the letter didn't reach her, highly unlikely with ministry owls as they are tracked but not impossible." The hours ticked on and Harry was so tired he wasn't thinking straight any more. He needed something, he needed a breakthrough, they were getting nowhere. From these interviews, both Hermione and Draco seemed genuine but something was amiss, something was off. After an hour of talking with Draco, he allowed him to go home and rest before finally re-grouping with Ron before the day ended.

"So we can presume Draco has nothing to do with this?"

"How can we say he has? He was the one attacked. I don't know, I mean we could Veritaserum him but that's a little risky." Ron had finally settled on the case, after sulking for some time he came to realise that although he doesn't agree with Hermione and Malfoy being in a relationship, this was his job, his life. One day he hoped to be department head, of course hopes were looking slim because Harry was always the favourite. However the only way he could try was to be professional and get on with the case, follow any leads and push for the best outcome. Once this is over, then he would get Hermione back on side.

"Did you find out who the officer was?"

Ron flicked through his files and presented Harry with a piece of parchment.

"Yeah it was the same officer both times, although he wasn't supposed to be on the second visit, he was called in at last minute. But I checked over his files, the strange thing was, he was only appointed to the case a few months ago."

"Yeah and Dawlish doesn't appoint new officers to old cases." They both sat there in thought for a moment, it was getting extremely late and neither would be able to carry on for much longer.

"Right, I'll see Dawlish first thing in the morning and ask about the case then I'll call him in and see what's going on. We need to rest right now and start a fresh tomorrow."

Draco was pacing, the young Malfoy couple were in the kitchen of their home, their son tucked up warm in bed without a care in the world. They hadn't had chance to talk about this properly, until now.

"Draco will you come and sit down please, you need to stop worrying."

"How can I not worry Hermione, my father is a dangerous man, you saw what happened to me and he wasn't even here. What I don't understand is why wasn't I told, I know my mother was told but why wouldn't she tell me. Why wouldn't she warn me?" He stopped and sat down, putting his head in his hands he began to breath heavily. Earlier in the day Harry had broken the news to him that his father was working with the ministry to find any active death eaters, although he was in Azkaban for so long, he was still aware of the dangerous death eaters, he was still frequently visited by some, hoping somehow to bust him out and continue what the Dark Lord had started. He had been allowed two visits out of Azkaban, this was his bargain; he couldn't bargain his full freedom so day passes were allowed, so long as an enforcement officer is present at all times. This wasn't the first time this had happened to inmates with life sentences. However it was normally kept quiet, the newspaper would have a field day if they found out.

It was usually done so they could spend time with family members, under strict supervision of course. Zabini had confessed that day that he was working under the influence and blackmail of one Mr Lucius Malfoy, who was supposedly out to get his son for being a traitor and marrying a mudblood, creating a filthy half-breed in the process. He had contaminated the family name and although Lucius hadn't got much, he still had the family name and honours that came with it. The name Malfoy was still feared and worshipped amongst the death eaters and he couldn't have something like this ruin him. He had been planing this for years; he needed to be "on his best behaviour" to even be considered for this help. Usually the criminals bargained for day visits home, then it might be a weekend. They often hoped then that they may be released. Although it had never happened yet, there was always that hope.

"Harry said it will be fine, they will handle this. we'll be fine Draco just relax. I'm not worried"

"Why not?"

"Because we are stronger than this, we need to show him that he can't affect us."

Draco nodded his head and smiled at his wife, yes inside she was petrified, she had always been petrified of her father-in-law but she needed to stay strong. She needed to trust Harry and Ron and she needed to show that her family was united and that nothing could break them apart. Draco would have a hard time with this; as a child he always tried to please his father and make him proud and now, to know his father hated him and his family without ever even meeting them was awful. His father was powerful, he managed to get Draco's best friend to turn on him and attack him, knowing he could do this to someone who was always so loyal to Draco, without even being their himself was frightening. What if he got to Hermione or Scorpious? He couldn't think of that right now, he just needed to hope that all would turn out well.

A/N: I know it's a little short and quite complicated but I needed to explain it somehow without introducing the characters too much. I feel there would be too many new characters and nobody needs that :D So thank you once again for being the best readers ever.

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