Hermione reached the Ministry after lunch, she was a bit nervous. She kind of felt like she was letting her boss down but also that she had to do this, she actually wanted this. Her feet unconsciously got her to Fleur's office, she smiled at the sight of her girlfriend so focused.

"So beautiful." She said, knowing the blonde was aware of her presence. Fleur looked up after writing something on the paper she was working on.

"'ello, ma Belle!" She smiled widely. The blonde got up and walked to Hermione, kissing her softly.

"Uhm, I wanted to say hi… I'm should go talk to Evangeline. I'll come back after?"

"Fais-le s'il te plaît!" (Please do!) Fleur kissed her again. Hermione felt her nervousness decrease. "She'll understand, mon coeur. Eet's in your nature want to 'elp as much as you can. Anyone who knows you ees aware of eet."

"Thanks, love"

Fleur kissed her. "Now go. I'll be 'ere when you come back. Paperwork." She grimaced. Hermione laughed as she made her way to the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures floor, she was being waited.

The lioness took a deep breath and knocked at the head's door.

"Come in! Oh! Hermione, good afternoon! What can I do for you?"

"Well-" The lioness took another deep breath. "I've been thinking, and - well… I feel the need to-"

"I'll make it easier for you, dear. You want to change departments." Hermione looked startled at her boss. "I swear I think this place witnesses more gossip than Witch Weekly Mag." The woman smiled. "Apparently an auror heard Fleur talking to Tonks, and began bragging. Don't worry, Hermione. You have contributed a lot already. I can only hope that, when and if you decide to retire from the field, you'll consider coming back to our department. I'm sure you'll be an asset to any department here."

Hermione released a sigh she wasn't aware she had been holding. "Thank you, Evangeline."

"Sure. And if you think of a proposition don't hesitate to come to me. I'll be happy to hear and discuss it."

"I'll make sure to do so."

"I need you to sign this." The head of the department handed her an official parchment. "It's the transferring requisition I'm sure Tonks is expecting it." Hermione signed and watched Evangeline sign just beneath her signature. "Are you going there now?" The lioness nodded. "If I send it as a memo it will arrive at the same time as you. So I guess you could take it there." Hermione nodded again, watching the older witch slide the document into an envelope and offer it to her. "Don't be a stranger, Hermione."

"I won't." The brunette grinned, hugging her former boss. She liked her, they had similar lines of thought.

She walked back to the Law Enforcement floor trying to ignore the gazes she received. Before going to Fleur's office, she went where she knew was Tonks' office. The door was ajar and she shyly knocked on the door.

"Hey, 'Mione!" The metamorphmagus greeted her, smiling.

"Hello, Tonks!" Before anything else, she lifted her hand that was holding the official envelope. "Evangeline asked me to bring it to you." She smiled as Tonks beamed. "I hope you'll take me?"

"Oh, please! I'm proud to take all the golden trio under my wings!" The older witch joked. "Even it one of them is kind of a slob…" She added in a whisper, making Hermione giggle. "Speaking of him, I'll probably move him to Harry's function after he comes back from his suspension. Mostly because no one currently wants to work with him, thanks to the Malfoy fiasco, but also to keep him away from Delacour..."

"Honestly, Tonks? I doubt even Harry and Ginny are currently willing to stay too long with him in the same space. I know I really have no will to do so."

"Because of the-"

"No, he has been awful ever since the beginning of school. Since before, actually..."

"I see..."

"They are a tad protective of me and Ron said some nasty things to and about me... Even Luna is annoyed with him." Hermione shrugged. If she was being completely honest, the youngest male Weasley had always been a bit awful with her. He wasn't that good friend...

"That is something... 'Mione, I'm sorry for whatever he said... He's awfully prejudiced most of the time, I can't really know how he is that way. Maybe too much time with Percy..." She chuckled, "Anyway, I need to file this awesome request and go after Kingsley. Probably tomorrow we will meet up with Minerva and you four to discuss everything. Now go save your girlfriend from her desk and tell her that is dismissed for the day. If everything with you goes as smoothly as I think it will, she will be working more than ever in no time." The older witch's hair changed from purple to electric green as she directed Hermione to Fleur's office. She walked silently, as the department head had retreated to her own office only after two steps out. Hermione smiled thinking she would be able to spend part of the day with her veela. It was only mid-afternoon and she only had to go back to Hogwarts before dinner (that was something she decided for herself, she already felt bad for having so many privileges). She entered the room quietly.

"It seems that you are my new boss now." Her voice startled Bill, who all but jumped in his chair.

"Merlin, Hermione! A little bit of sound would be good to let us know you are there!" The older Weasley whined clutching his chest.

"Fleur didn't startle."

"She always knows when you are near." The men rolled his eyes. "And you are perfectly aware of it!" His annoyed facade was broken by a wide smile. "Good to see you! Welcome to the muscle division."

"Bill, I was supposed to welcome 'er." Fleur pouted, glaring at him as she walked to greet Hermione properly.

"Well, if she had the consideration of announcing herself, I might have allowed you to do so. She didn't though."

"Tu es une nuisance. (you're an annoyance)"

"Seulement pour toi. (only for you)" He grinned at the couple.

Hermione changed Fleur's focus by kissing her jaw. "You can greet me while we spend some time together. The Boss says you are dismissed for the day."

"Woah, dating someone in the golden trio does give a person regales!" Bill joked.

"Stop complaining, Weasley. Delacour will work far too much after the agreements with Minerva." Tonks interceded as she walked by. "I'm on my way to Kingsley."

"Send 'im our regards."

"Will do. Now get out of here, Delacour!"

"Yes, Ma'am!" Fleur saluted Bill after grabbing her purse and left the room with Hermione right after her (she shouted a 'see you later' before following the blonde). "What do you want to do, chéri?"

"I don't really know. I'm down for some quiet time at your's…" Hermione smiled at how Fleur's face lit. "But if you want to do something else…"

"Non, home ees good for me." Hermione's heart fluttered with the way she said home as if the flat was her's too. They walked to the entry hall of the building holding hands, it was hardly a secret that they were together after all, and flooed home.

As soon as they stepped out of the fireplace Hermione jumped on Fleur. She manoeuvred the blonde until her knees met the sofa and, with one swift motion, the veela was sat with Hermione straddling her. Their lips never parting. The lioness felt strong hands on the small of her back, pulling her closer and then those same hands moved down and grabbed her ass, making her moan into the kiss. She pulled Fleur's hair a bit (only enough to make her gasp and move her head slightly to the side) and drew the line of the blonde's jaw with her lips, they were both panting. The veela moaned loudly when Hermione reached her pulse point, pulling her even closer. Fleur moved to capture her lips again kissing her deeply. The veela's hands slid under her shirt and up her back, making the lioness moan raspy. The need for air came in the right moment and they ended the heated kiss with soft, loving, pecks. Their noses brushing against each other and their foreheads joined. As their opened their eyes they looked deeply into the other's eyes, some would say they were watching the other's soul intently but to them, they were simply admiring something that they came to know as part of their own selves. Hermione grinned as she saw the adoration in Fleur's eyes and she knew hers held the same emotion. After a few moments simply gazing at each other and smiling, Fleur pecked her lips once again.

"What did I do to deserve such a welcome 'ome?" She grinned, nudging her jaw with her nose.

"Can't I kiss my girlfriend whenever I feel like?" The brunette raised a brow at it.

"Of course you can. I just zought zis specifically 'ot kiss would 'ave a motive behind."

"Uhm, you looked amazing all focused on work..." Hermione pecked the veela's lips, "and you said home as 'our home'... I simply wanted to show you how much I love you."

"I love you too, mon Coeur." Fleur kissed her jaw lightly. "Eet ees our 'ome. You are part of my 'ome. You are part of my world, you are my universe, actually."

"So very smooth, Miss Delacour. You are mine." Hermione hugged Fleur and they stayed that way for a bit until the blonde suggested a cup of chocolate to her.

"You are coming back to 'ogwarts to dinner, oui?" She asked as she slid the steamy cup to Hermione over the counter while sipping hers.

"Yes... I'd stay-"

"But you already feel bad for zee rule bending Minerva ees doing for you. I understand, ma Belle."

"You are a fantastic woman, love." Hermione grinned.

"I try."


Fleur quietly walked to her boss' office, she knew why she had been summoned. It was nearly the end of the day and, if she had to be honest, there was nothing she'd like to do more than go home and rest (that itself was a lie, there was something she would be gladder and that was seeing Hermione).

"Minister, sir. Tonks. Good afternoon." Despite the formality of her words, a smile gazed her face in affection for the two in front of her.

"Auror Delacour." Kingsley greeted her seriously, but a smile was present in his eyes. Tonks simply smiled and nodded at her.

"We have to go in five. I doubt it will be hard convincing Minerva we will soon be free to go home." The minister said as they sat together and waited for a bit.

"So, tell me, why did she decide to change departments?" Tonks was obviously curious and the question made amusement sparkle in Kingsley's eyes.

"Zee youngest Weasley." The blonde answered with a smirk.

"What?" The metamorphmagus looked shocked and Fleur chuckled.

"She said she wanted to do eet after zat dumb boy managed to lose Malfoy..." Fleur knew what Tonks expected to be the answer. Fleur laughed at the other witch's shock. "I zink eet's time." She added, looking at the clock over the fireplace. Kingsley was the first to go, then Tonks and then Fleur.

"Good evening, Miss Delacour," Minerva said as she stepped out of the fireplace and into the Headmistress' office.

"Bonjour, 'eadmistress." Fleur smiled.

The professor motioned for them to sit, "So?" she asked with a raised brow. It was obvious to Fleur that the older witch already had an idea of what they were doing there.

"Minerva, we'd like to discuss with you a possibility." Kingsley began, "It came to my knowledge that four of your seventh years are interested in joining the auror program."

"Yes..." Fleur noticed that the teacher's eyebrow was yet to come down and that she was actually giving the minister an amused look. "There are a few more, actually."

"The ones I'm talking about are under special circumstances..."

"Oh, for the love of Merlin, Kingsley! It's Harry, Hermione, Ginny and Luna. Since half of them are already working while in here and the four of them are under special rules-" Tonks rolled her eyes at the way the minister was approaching the subject, Fleur had to hold back a laugh at the exasperation in the head of department's manners.

"And zat all of zem asked for zis," Fleur added. The metamorphmagus nodded.

"We wanted to negotiate a way for them to be trained while they are here." Kingsley leaned forward as he concluded the line of thought.

"Have you rehearsed all this?" The stoic Headmistress smirked. "I was aware that Hermione was asking for a transferring and have been wondering how much longer Harry would be away from any kind of action..."

"They are students, just kids. They-"

"Headmaster Dippet, these - as you call them - kids were almost single-handedly responsible for our victory in this last war. Half of them lost their last year in school because of a quest Dumbledore gave them so we could win the war. The other half were in this very school leading a resistance so that all students could still have some kind of sense of security. These kids are war heroes, former Headmaster. They have come back to this school in order to formally finish their education while they could have simply have gone immediately to living their lives. Honestly, I risk saying that if it wasn't for the four of them we would be living in a much darker era." Minerva huffed, clearly insulted by the portrait.

"I really hate to say this, but I have to agree with Minerva, Professor Dippet," Snape added calmly. "That insufferable trio saved us all and the two girls saved a lot of half-bloods and Muggle-borns from torture."

"Thank you, Severus. Now, I imagine you three have something brewing in your heads as to how to make it work. Should I call them so we can discuss it with them? Thankfully Miss Weasley is already off age, convincing Molly would be a nightmare."

"It might be a good idea to have them here too..." Kingsley agreed.

Minerva called Dobby (who greeted them, especially Fleur, joyfully) and asked him to find them and say they were expected at her office. Looking at her guests, the older witch offered them some tea while they waited for the four students. Half an hour later, a soft knock announced the arrival of the younger group. With a flicker of her wand, the door opened to reveal the four of them. They seemed momentarily shocked. That is, except for Hermione. She simply greeted everyone respectfully before fully entering the room. Fleur immediately stood up and offered her the chair she had been sat.

"Hey, love. Thank you." Hermione kissed her softly and sat. Fleur stood alongside the brunette, who seeing it accioed a chair for her and smiled at the blonde. She then looked at the other three with a raised eyebrow. "Are you going to stand there?"

Luna was the first to recover and entered the room, dragging the other two.

"Did you know why we were summoned?" Ginny asked Hermione as soon as she recovered her voice. The brunette shook her head, "Then how didn't you get surprised?"

"Uhm, well..." The older lioness began to answer but before she could formulate anything, she looked at her girlfriend to know if she could say what she wanted in front of the others. Fleur nodded. "I smelled her scent near the gargoyle... And I guess I kind of sensed her emotions too... Stronger, I mean." Fleur drew some calming circles on the back of Hermione's hand as soon as she sensed her nerves escalating. The brunette's face in deep crimson.

"Oh..." Ginny nodded, apparently impressed.

"You are fully mated, then," Minerva concluded with a raised eyebrow.

"Non." Fleur began to exhale a calming thrall as soon as the Headmistress basically began to discuss their sex life. She felt her girlfriend relax almost immediately and felt a tug on her hand as Hermione tightened her hold on her hand thankfully.

"As far as we understand, our connection is stronger than usual. This is something that rarely happens when both mates are fully or part veela and it's unheard of when one of them is human." Hermione informed seriously. The blonde could still feel the tension in her body but her demeanour was absolutely calm.

"Each connection ees unique and we are still tracking 'ow ees ours," Fleur added as Minerva nodded.

"I personally think that it has to do with how we feel about each other, our trust level, how comfortable we are with each other. The constant development of our connection is making us be more like one."

Minerva smiled. "I should have known you'd to be more than expected…" The animagus seemed proud in Fleur's opinion, and curious. But the witch seemed to come to the conclusion that it wasn't the right time for such a conversation. "Well, we should discuss what your four were brought here to. Minister?"

"Right. I believe it was your idea to join our forces?" The four nodded. "And you are aware you will need to go through a series of tests and a lot of training in order to do so?"

"With all due respect, sir, but we are acquainted with more than half of the department and basically family to at least four of them-" Harry seemed a little exasperated.

"Although one of them we are not proud of even being friends," Ginny mumbled, making them all chuckle. "Or sister." She rolled her eyes.

"Yes, sir. We are aware of all the requirements." Hermione interrupted her friends' rants. She spoke politely but it was obvious to Fleur that the brunette was a bit annoyed by the minister's lack of objectivity.

"Well Kingsley, I told you they knew." Tonks smiled. "We're here to decide how everything is going to work." She beamed. "I do have to add that it's an honour to have you all in the force." The four younger wizards smiled at them.

Fleur stayed silent the whole time they discussed the terms of the training. The first thing Tonks suggested was a test, something for them to know where they were good enough and where they would have to work more. Minerva suggested that they had at least one weekend free for them to rest, something they all promptly agreed. Kingsley made a few observations but he too preferred to stay quiet. At the end of the meeting, it had been decided that the group would go through a few tests in the next Sunday (as Gryffindor had a Quidditch game on Saturday) and that Fleur would be responsible for their training but she would have help when needed. Minerva made sure to tell them to keep their school work up to date or she would call the deal off as the main priority was their school year. All was set and Tonks and Kingsley bid everyone farewell.

"Fleur, you can stay if you want." Minerva smiled at her as she started moving to say goodbye. The blonde nodded and ceased her movement. The Headmistress seemed to want to ask something.

"You can ask, 'eadmistress." Fleur smiled as she remembered how curious she seemed while they were talking about the mating connection.

"I know the Veela are secretive and I don't want to impose myself due to a simple curiosity." Minerva moved so they were all sat on the couches she had in the office and offered some tea and biscuits.

"My Grandmère allowed me to decide with whom I'm allowed to share zese information. I know you will keep zem to yourself, Minerva." Fleur explained what they knew about the usual mating process and what they had figured out about hers with Hermione. "According to zee 'ealers zat came last week, 'ermione ees already developing a third core." She added by the end of her explanation.

"So that might explain your current connection…"

"Yes… But not why it's developing now or ever. As much as I understand, it's not common for the human counterpart to develop a veela core…"

"But eet's not unheard of, in my opinion, eets due to 'ow you accept me and my veela and 'ow you connect with me as a whole."

"It does make sense…"

"It's getting late, I suppose you should get going." The headmistress said as she looked at the clock and then shooed them from the office.


A/N: Hello my dear readers! It's me, your friendly neighbour Celtic!

Changing departments, setting a schedule up...

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