HOGWARTS HEROES JOIN
MINISTRY
POTTER, WEASLEY, GRANGER FILL MINISTRY RANKS

She smiles down at the Daily Prophet she kept inside the drawer. Hermione began her post-Hogwarts career at the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures where she was instrumental in greatly improving life for house-elves and their ilk.

There, she continued her work with S.P.E.W., working for the rights of underprivileged non-humans such as house-elves.

She, Harry and Ron have their own office. It's been months since they worked for the Ministry. Mr. and Mrs Granger babysit baby Henry in their house while she is going for work.

Henry's are the most adorable child she raises. Hermione is the luckiest girl to be his mother. She still hadn't visited Eileen Snape in Spinner's End.

She needs time to face her. She loves Eileen so much. How is she doing by the way?

"Come in". someone knocks at her door. It was Harry. She let him enter. "Harry. What can I do for you this morning".

Harry dragged the chair then sat. He leaned on a chair. "There is a sight of Dark Arts in London. It's crazy that the Auror tried to catch him, he'd gone".

"Like a Dark magic possession?" he nods. "Then?"

"I was wondering if you had seen this kind of enforcement around you. Someone you know who has abilities doing that". he sighs again. "Ginny got her temper today". Harry pointed at his forehead where the bruised show. "She throws George's book on my forehead".

Hermione laughed. "Ginny got her period and you forgot something to cheer her up".

"I know. I bought her chocolate and she ate it like a monster. Does a woman when having their period acting like that". he blink. "I am confused. Like Mrs Weasley she may have her temper but.. Mr. Weasley knows what his wife wants".

Hermione smiled. "But Ginny is not my wife yet".

"And Ron gives you his blessing". she nodded. "Well, sometimes. Not every woman you expect to act like that, not even me".

"Oh really? You've been moody when you find out about your pregnancy. You ate our food straight from our plate, and you bite Ron hand because he is about to eat whole chicken legs that you forbid him too".

She blushed. She didn't notice she would act like that. "So are you saying women are just fine whenever they are on their period".

"What do you suggest, Harry? Ginny loves you and you love her. But I don't suggest you ask her to go out to a restaurant for dinner or whatever. We women don't like to be part of the crowd. We like silent".

Harry frowned. "So what do you suggest?"

"Stay away from her".

"I will try. And she keeps haunting me whenever I walk around the house. As she found me she cried for no reason on my shoulder. Like I've been dead and returned".

Suddenly Harry reminds of Snape. Hermione still doesn't know that Snape is alive. "I'm hopeless!"

"A war hero named Harry Potter defeated by a girl named Ginny Weasley and you are funny". she glanced over her watch. "I tell you what Harry. It's almost lunch".

"Then we go right now. I'm hungry and stressed. I need your advice, your opinion about women, about girls like Ginny". he rose up. "I'll wait for you outside".

Hermione shakes her head with a smile, and sees Harry walk out from her office. There was a picture on her desk, a picture of baby Henry smiling. She never regretted being a mother at such a young age.

Henry is everything for her. All she had left.

"Granger?" her eyes look up back to the door. It was Draco Malfoy. "Can I come in?" she nodded, letting him enter. He dragged the chair then sat in front of her. "So, are you applying as a Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures? That's impressive".

Hermione meets his eyes. "I remember when my father used to beat up Dobby in the Manor". smirking. "It didn't say anything because.."

"I will kill you if you say anything about Dobby, Malfoy! I swear I'll kill you without magic. My bare hand loves to meet you". she grit her teeth. "What do you want, Malfoy? Are your work boring as you are".

Draco Malfoy got a job in the Ministry of Magic. As an Auror like Harry and Ron. She knows what he wants. Mocking.

"Tsk tsk tsk". his eyes drawn to the picture on her desk. Baby Henry is smiling, Malfoy smiles too. "Cute baby. I never thought Snape would have a child with you. Mudblood".

Hermione pushes her chair, she about to pounce on top of him but his word stops her from doing so.

"I am here wasn't to mock or make you angry, Granger. I'm here as a friend".

"You and I will never be friends, Malfoy. Neither Harry or Ron and others. We're not your friends". she snorted. "Don't you ever speak of my son!"

"You change Snape's life by your love, Granger. We all know what kind of person he was. Heartless Snape. With you.. you are his everything".

He rubs under his chin. "I am sorry". he pointed to her left arm. "That she carved on your arm. Who can blame her? I was there Granger, I saw everything".

Malfoy pushes the chair, before he reaches the knob, he looks over his shoulder. "I hope we can talk again".

"I hope we're not".

He chuckled. Reach the knob then out. Hermione's mouth hangs open. What just happened?

"Malfoy! Malfoy inside your office. What does that ferret want from you?" ask Ron. "That bloody git!"

She drank her soda, said. "Malfoy is there because he wants a peaceful friendship".

"We're never friend of him, Mione". said Harry. "His family cause everything. I won't forgive his father. He was there watching Voldemort kill Cedric and do nothing".

"Not to mention I lost my brother, Fred. We're lost, Lupin, Tonks, everyone we know".

Hermione nods in agreement with the boys. She begins to poke her food then scoop into her mouth. Chewing it and swallowing. She poked her food again without a word.

"We lost everyone we know. And Malfoy dare say so. Isn't he ashamed? If I were him I kill myself".

"The Dursleys, Harry? How are they doing?" ask Hermione. "I remember when Ron write to me about not to call you directly by telephone. Uncle Vernon pretty mad about it".

She and Harry laugh. Ron bite his lips. "I was like.. HELLO? HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? I - WANT - TO - TALK - TO - HARRY - POTTER!"

They three laugh so hard. Harry clamps his belly. "I was yelling so loud directly through the telephone. I'm sure Vernon jumped as he heard me. Because that was my first time and the last thing I did using that telephone".

"Oh Uncle Vernon, pretty angry at me".

"So I write to Hermione about that. That's why you hadn't heard from us because I told her so".

Hermione snaughling as she laughed. She reaches Harry's hand. "I was about to. I was lucky Ron wrote me a letter about that incident or else I will have the same faith as Ron".

"Dad say.. are you sure you are doing correctly Ron? Will Harry hear you through that? What was I thinking when I'm doing it? We're walk to the nearest countryside to find that bloody telephone and dialing the number. My hand is sweating as hell".

"Big D is fine. But change with his life, stop bullying and he works at the building as an accountant".

Ron and Hermione choking on water, when Harry told them about Dudley Dursley. They accidentally spit right on Harry's face, his glasses splash with water. He took his glasses down and wiped them with his blazer.

"Oh, I'm sorry". she wiped her mouth. "Account? Are you sure, Harry".

"That what I know, Mione". he wears his glasses back. "Actually not bad".

After lunch. They three back to the Ministry of Magic. Hermione swung the door and found an Elves sitting on the chair. She is shocked back away a bit, the Elves turn to her and cry.

"Does anyone know there are Elves in my office!" she screams at the other workers. "And didn't serve any drink for the Elves!"

There's no response from them. Hermione rolled her eyes. Shut the door behind.

"What's your name?"