Disclaimer: Don't own. Don't sue. I don't deserve it. For the whole story.
A/N: Well, I began this during the last few months of Senior year in a composition notebook. I have finally typed what I have and I want some feedback to keep me going. I have a feeling about this one. I also know how it's going to end. But, it's all in the getting there, right? So, give this one a try and let me know what you think. By the way, I probably spelled some things wrong in this, but that's gonna happen with me. I can't help it. smiles
Prologue
She was simply the best at what she did.
In the world of high-stress magical careers she was the one everyone wanted. High-ranking officials knew her by name and reputation
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"She'd no-nonsense...she's better than anyone else...she never makes mistakes...Her mind is like a steel trap...she always gets her man."
Universal Arithmancy was her specialty. A product of the two best wizarding schools in the world. Trigmaul School of Secondary Wizardry and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. When she began at Trigmaul she wanted to teach Arithmancy but, then the Shee, a race of magic-wielding aliens, invaded Sidney, Australia and killed nearly 900,000 people, wizard and muggle alike in a matter of a few hours and then retreated back before an attack could be organized. During the attack, she was in her last year at Trigmaul, nearly ready to teach. That's when the call came. Public officials were frantic in their attempt to provide protection for the people of earth. A sense of panic was beginning to set in all over the world. Something needed to be done quickly. The UMC (United Magical Council) put out an owl to all the major secondary schools for the top students of her year in Arithmancy, Law, Law Enforcement, and Quiddach. Those who were sent, were thrust into a whirlwind training program that built them into an army of the most talented witches and wizards all over the world.
Muggle engineers united with wizard ward-builders and curse breakers and built a fleet of complicated magical space vessels.
The leading amateur Quiddach players around the globe were drafted and taught to fly these massive iron beasts.
Arithmantists, like our heroine, were trained to configure and chart courses according to mathematical prediction. They would run the ship's main navigational functions to ensure the safety of the crew.
Aurors and students of magical law were transformed into military leaders, soldiers, strategists, and captains. They went from studying cases and legislation to barking orders and formulating intricate plans of attack.
Thus, the war between earth and the Shee had begun. It was fast and tragic at first. The inexperience of the young witches and wizards made their attacks clumsy and they won very little ground. But she managed to survive the first years. She returned from all of her missions with little more than a scratch.
So, when Hermione Granger was wretched from a sound sleep by an official UMC owl carrying a call to duty...she wasn't worried. She wasn't worried in the least.
And, now, on we go.