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Chapter 4It was eleven by the time I collapsed in bed still wearing my orange bikini ensemble. I had put some garments into the machine and they were now hanging over all the radiators in the flat. I was woken by the potent smell of coffee and doughnuts and the sound of myself snoring, which scared the hell out of me. My eyes snapped and I catapulted upright in bed my head whacking against something hard, which I soon realised was someone's head.
"OWW!" The head yelled, I was too dazed to say anything.
I looked up at Harry who standing over me.
"Hi," He said rubbing his head.
"What are you doing in my flat!" I shrieked.
"Oh my head's fine thanks for asking." Harry said. I gave him the PMS look.
"I was on my way to the office, knew you wouldn't be up, thought I'd get coffee and doughnuts and help you get a head start to the day." He explained. I rolled off the bed and made my way into the kitchen.
"Nice pants." He called.
I looked down at my orange bikini bottoms.
"Piss off." I yelled back, my comment was followed by a low chuckle.
On the kitchen side was a white box and a plastic cup, while I was rummaging around for the sugar Harry strolled in. It annoyed me how collected he was at seven in the morning when I looked like Frankenstein.
"Help yourself." Harry said as I realised I had been watching the doughnuts a bit too closely. I flipped the lid open and picked out a white iced jam doughnut with multi coloured sprinkles.
"Well I'm going to leave you now, please try not to get killed." Harry said.
"Roger, that." I said.
"And no shooting, no breaking doors down, no Sweeny imitations."
"You can count on me." And with that he was gone leaving the doughnuts and me alone for some quality time.
Half an hour and five doughnuts later I was out the shower and rummaging around my room for my bag once all was in order I left for the office. The apperation point was heaving as usual; I squeezed my way through the crowd and strolled casually into the office with five minutes to spare.
TJ was waiting for me at her desk.
"Hey girl," she said as she span around on her wheelie chair pointing her wand at random objects and making the fly in the direction of various people, "your early, keen and eager to get your man. Well I'm ready to rock and roll, I'm ready to kick some punk butt. I'm ready to do the job."
"I didn't want to be here this early, Harry woke me up." I said pulling up a chair.
"I bet he did." TJ grinned.
"By head-butting me and then giving me doughnuts." I cringed.
"Kinky." TJ commented.
I wish.
"So, who's our man?" she asked.
I rummaged in my bag and finally pulled out the brown file with CONFIDENTIAL stamped on the cover in red ink.
"Here." I said flipping the file open.
The picture was small, maybe two inches by an inch and a half, in black and white. The man looked to be my age maybe a bit older, with very light hair that only showed as white in the photo, pale skin and light eyes. He looks familiar somehow. I read the name and collapsed back in my chair. TJ peered over my shoulder.
"Man, I'd have a bit of that." She commented, "Whassup? We could take on this dude any day…Draco? Shit, MALFOY! Holy crap?"
"I know him." I said.
"Everyone knows Malfoy." TJ said, "Uh-oh."
"Uh-oh." I sighed flinging the file onto her desk weakly.
"Hey, we can do it. Do ya wanna look through some confidential files it always cheers me up?" she said pulling a pile in front of her.
I laughed, "No I best get going, coming?"
"I need to get down to some serious filing, I'll catch up with you when I'm finished."
"K."
The bench outside the ministry seemed a good place to look at the file. I sat on the end of the bench that wasn't occupied by a floral granny with a tragic blue rinse and flipped it open again at the first page.
"Name, age blah, blah, blah occupation…Auror…AUROR!" the old lady sitting next to me jumped a mile. "OK, no matter, breathe…address, blah, blah, blah, blah conviction… murder…blah-HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD, MURDER!" The old lady with the blue rinse moved, black spots danced in front of my eyes, I stuck my head between my legs. When all shock seem to have disappeared and didn't feel too sick I stood up.
"Ok… I can do this, I CAN DO IT!" I said jumping around like a loon. I had his address; it seemed like the perfect place to start. I look at the picture of the block of flats imagined myself being there and a few seconds later I was.
So chums and chumettes I back again. With a slightly shorter chapter. Things do get more interesting I promise. Will write a.s.a.p. it sure is good to be back and i am lovin' half term. skool is out wooohhhooo.
BONSOIR.