Chapter 2

Julia had spent the day going over the Walter's Child Case, but was still coming up with nothing. Getting frustrated she throw her pencil against the far wall of her office, nothing was making sense, how could no one have any idea to where the child is. There's got to be a suspect that she missed, but where. Giving a small sigh she leans down to rest her head on her desk.

"I think you can use a vacation,' a voice coming from the office door says 'you look accosted!"

Julia looks up and sees that it is Fred Wesley and gives a smile, "You know what will not happen until this case is solved, or even after that!" she says with a laugh

Rolling his eyes jokingly and walking across the room and sitting down across from her he replies "You work to hard your going to have to retire early. Having problems with this case you're working on?"

Fred and his twin brother George were good friends of Julia's. They still owned there own joke shop that they had started when they were 16. It was going good, business was booming. They kept having new ideas, which always seemed endless, for new jokes to add to their shop.

Nods her head looking back down at the desk shuffling paper before responding "Yea, everyone we were told to talk to checks out! They all have an alibi, none of them saw or have her. I have no were to look, she's no were and no one has her.!"

"Its not like you to give up Julia,' Fred states 'there's got to be something you over looked!"

"I've looked and looked 'Julia says throwing her hands in the air' maybe I should go home and get some rest, clear my head."

Fred nods standing up "I think that is a good idea, you look like you haven't slept in days!"

"Thanks' Julia says with a giggle 'I really appreciate that!" She gets up also and walks with Fred out the office door and down the hall of the Ministry of Magic. "It was nice to see you again; it's been awhile, how are you and George holding out?"

"We're good, the business it good, everything is good' Fred replied 'the real reason, besides coming to see you of course, was to invite you over for dinner tomorrow, if you are not to busy?"

"I have to think about that' Julia replies jokingly 'though it might help clear my head a bit more, the mother is still really upset and I just don't know what to do anymore!"

Gives her a hug before turning to snap out himself "Hang in there girl, you will figure this out, you always do!" he says with a smile and is gone.

She gives a small giggle before snapping herself home and climbs into bed and goes to sleep.

Hermione Granger was slowly walking down the streets of London towards the Ministry of Magic. She really didn't know why she was walking, for she could easily just snap there, but here she was walking, staring at the sidewalk, and thinking. She was thinking about her life so far, the 21 years of it. The adventures that she and her friend Harry and her now boyfriend Ron Wesley had during there time at school, to now working at the Ministry of Magic, and all the dates and little things that Ron has been doing for her lately. She looks up suddenly to find that she had arrived at her destination with out even realizing it. She quickly looked around to see if any muggles were watching her before snapping into the Ministry of Magic.

When she arrived in side she started down a hall, smiling and saying hi to people she knew that she pasted, on her way to find Ron and Harry. She found them in her office, though she just stood at the door leaning on the door frame for a moment listening to them talk back and forth. She loved the way Ron's hair fell on his face was he looked down at something on his desk, and how he would look through it when he looked up again.

"Just ask her out already,' Ron was saying shuffling stuff on his desk, his messy desk 'what could one little date hurt?"

Harry sighed before answering "I know I know,' he finally said 'but what if it turns out to be all she wants to talk about are my "Greatest Adventures" from working here and from during the school year?"

"You will never know until you do it mate!" Ron replied.

"He's right you know! One of the few times Ronald is right about something!" Hermione said from her place at the door to the office.

Both boys look turn and look towards the door, while only Ron gets up and walks over hugging her and giving her a small kiss on the cheek. "How was your meeting hun?"

"It was fine hun!' Hermione replied before turning back towards Harry 'your going to break the young girl's heart for no reason if you don't give it a try Harry!"

Harry sighs slowly giving in and getting up "I know I know, I need a break from all this paper work, I'll go talk to her. He turns and leaves the office, leaving Hermione and Ron alone with a smile on his face that they can't see.

Hermione walks over to the chair that Harry had just left, sitting down and turning to look at Ron, who also had sat down. They just sit there for a moment before either of them speak.

"Do you think he will be alright, on this date I mean?" Ron asked

"If he ends up going though with it, yes he will be fine, you know there's no reason to worry about him Ron!" Hermione replied.

"True, true!" Ron stated.