Harry and Julia pull away from each other slowly and turn their heads towards the door, there in the door way are Ron and Hermione, both with arms crossed across their chests and mad looks on their faces. Julia blushes lowering her eyes to the floor her hair falling into her face, but Harry continues to hold her hand, that he had grabbed during the kiss.
Having expected Harry or Julia to make up some excuse right now about this whole thing Ron and Hermione had stayed quite, but now Ron decided to speak.
"What going on in here?" He said.
Julia bit her lip slightly eyes still lowered watching her hand that Harry was rubbing the knuckles of as Harry spoke, "nothing that really concurrence the two of you?"
Hermione moved forward now pushing Julia away from Harry, though she just staggered a few feet having expected that, and was now in front of Harry, "this is not nothing Harry, you were…kissing her?"
Julia had to bit back a giggle at this, though her face still unseen, she didn't want the famous trio to brake up, no way, but they needed to know that everyone knew the two of them, Ron and Hermione, would get together, but where did that leave Harry.
"So, you two have been asking why we seem to be spending so much time together, and I guess you just found out, one of the reasons, Harry said thinking the last part as he seals a look at Julia who looks up at him through her hair and smiles.
"So you two have been dating,' Hermione states swinging her arms around, 'and you just tell us now I thought we were your…..?"
"Best friends,' Harry finished for her now rolling he's eyes, 'you guys are and will always be, and I never told you because we were either working or you two were off somewhere."
"We were not always off some were Harry we were on…!" Ron started
"Dates right,' Julia spoke up now shaking the hair out of her face, 'making up for all the times you two were fighting at Hogwarts when you could have been kissing!"
Harry shot Julia a warning glance and she smiled back apologetically, "not that you would be kissing would you, then I mean, I just," she tried so hard not to laugh, she know she shouldn't have said that and Harry was mad at her a bit but it just kind of came out.
"you don't know what you are talking about girl," Hermione shot back at her glaring looking like she could punch Julia.
Julia was walking to the door backwards, her eyes not leaving Hermione's, "right, right I was just trying to clear up a rumor I heard at school, and now I see it was not true and I'm sorry. I've got a client waiting in my office now." She says leaving the room and hurrying down the hall, upset with herself.
"I cant' believe she just said that,' Ron says after she's gone, 'who would spread rumors about me and Hermione, we told everyone we were just friends."
"Could we just get back to work now,' Harry said trying to calm everyone down, 'what's done is done."
"Are you really dating her Harry, I mean you have only known her for a little while, you know nothing about her." Hermione said.
Harry had already sitting down at his desk and was shuffling papers, "yes I am, and that's that." He said.
Harry shot down Ron and Hermione's attempts to reopen the conversation for the rest of the afternoon, he wanted them to think he was really working and not thinking about her.
"Why the long face,' a voices called out from outside Julia's office later that afternoon, 'that can't be the girl we have come to see."
"no way,' another voice called out, 'not the one who's been spotted with her crush for the last few weeks around London?"
Julia couldn't hide the blush on her cheeks this time, though she knew it wouldn't have worked anyway as she said without looking up, "that can't be the only reason you came to see me can it."
She heard the sound of two people walking into her office at this point and sitting down in the chairs across from her, "no of course not, just the main reason!" George Wesley said.
Julia pretended to groin at the response at this point putting her pencil down and looking up at the twins before her, "I don't know if its going to work out I'm still a little harsh talking about those three."
"Never thought Harry would be one to run away from a challenge, did you George?" Fred asked his brother.
"No,' Fred answered as Julia rolled her eyes, 'its go to be more then that?"
"its your stupid brother and his girlfriend,' Julia stated throwing her arms up in the air, 'they've been telling me to stay way from him, he doesn't need anymore stress."
"your stressing him out,' George says with wide eyes, 'and who was it that had to keep people from asking Ron and Hermione when the wedding was during the school year, now that is stress full!"
Julia giggled at this a smile now on her face, "and to think they are still oblivious about that whole thing, still think they started to like each other that last year of school, right before… the you know what!" Julia finished the sentence quietly.
The twins nodded slowly but then seemed to remember why they really had come for the visit, "Oh yea, moms been trying to get a hold of you, your apposes to come over on Christmas eve, no exceptions." Fred said.
"I haven't been answering any calls besides…. And I don't know about the offer, this case me and…. I'm working on is going no where and its really first priority right now." She dragged her words on at the end of that sentence.
"I'm sure you and Harry can set aside a couple days to be with family, it is Christmas after all, and mom will be upset if you don't come and you know it!" George said.
"Tell your mom I'll see, ok, I'll try but I really don't know guys!" Julies says.
"ok, ok, we give up, come if you can, it would be great to see you. We have to go, we have lift the shop for too long already, people might be waiting." Fred said as the twins get up.
Julia giggles getting up herself streaching, "ok, ill see you later, I promise, though it might be after Christmas." She says walking them to the door and closing it after them after saying goodbye.
A little while later there was a knock on her office door, and then it opens slightly after there was no answer and a quiet voice called out, 'hello?"
After seeing that Julia was asleep on her desk Harry quietly walked inside and over to her. He didn't want to wake her for it had been quite a day so he just rested a hand on her arm and snapped his fingers and left her on her bed asleep.
Julia woke up late the next morning to the sound of her cell phone ringing. She sleepily answered it and listened to the voice on the other end. Her eyes widened as she listened and after hanging up she quickly got out of bed and to her closet to get some clothes. She paused for a moment not remembering snapping home the night before but shake her head and got dressed. Looking at the time she figured Harry would be at work and quickly snapped there. Arriving outside the door she listened for voices to see if Harry was alone but didn't hear his voice at all. She slowly knocked.
"come in!" Ron called out from inside and she slowly opened the door to find Ron with Hermione on his lap sitting by Ron's desk.
"hey, I'm looking for Harry, could you tell me where to find him?" Julia asked quickly.
"he's out on a job, not that its really any of your business," Hermione snaped.
"thanks, I think, I know you probably will not but if by chance you will tell Harry I stopped by that would be great' Julia says, 'tell him it's the kids case, he will know what its about?" She leaves quickly leaving the ministry.
"what do u think that was about?" Ron asks.
Hermione shrugs, "who knows?"
Julia stood over a big pile of kids toys, stuff that the kids had, had when they had been taken. She wear gloves, as did everyone that was there, but she was confused about this whole thing. She sat at her desk later waiting for results on the toys, seeing if any prints were left, she was fettling ending up dropping the pencil in her hand. This is to easy, why would the toys be found now. She growls frustrated.
A knock on the door broke Ron and Hermione out of a kiss. "come in!" Ron called out.
The door opens and a young woman enters carrying a file. "I got the information that you wanted?" she spoke
Hermione and Ron looked at each other quickly before returning the glance at the young woman, "what information is that? Ron asked.
"the missing kids case, the thirty or so missing kids from around the world? Only the kids prints are on the toys that were found today." She says.
"oh right that case, 'Hermione replies 'just leave the file we will look at it."
The young woman nods and places the file on Ron's desk before heading out of the office. Ron and Hermione stare at the file for a few moments.
"How come we didn't know about this case until now,' Ron finally asks 'it sounds like its been open for a while?"
"that would be the question,' Hermione says, 'but who would have been working on it?"
They sit in silence for a moment before looking at each other, "Julia!" they say at the same time.
"why would she get this case and not us?" Ron askes.
"I don't know but I'm going to find out?" she says getting up.
They both storm out of the office and down the hall folder in hand. With out knocking they go into Julia's office.
Julia looks up as they enter a confused look on her face, "can I help the two of you?" she asks.
"yes you can tell us why we never knew about this case, why you are keeping it to yourself. "Hermione says waving the folder around.
Julia sits there with a no emotion on her face, "and what case would that be guys, I do have quite a few going at the same time." She says.
"So maybe we could take this case off you hands it seems to be high priority,' Ron says, 'though we haven't seen any news of it on the news."
Julia senses she knows what case they are talking about and speaks up, "no one around here wants that case to go public, it would cause to much of a riot, so please just give me the folder." She says trying to be calm.
"I don't think so,' Hermione says, 'this case is ours now, me, ron and Harry will handle it from here." She says heading to the door.
Julia gets up quickly and blocks the door so they can't leave, "sorry can't do that, that is my case and it belongs to me."
They both laugh and snap out of the room. Julia sighs deeply and bangs her head on the wall. i got to talk to Harry "she thinks to herself.