Jennifer Jarreau, known as JJ among friends and colleagues, was having a very stressful day. Having sat in the meeting with her boss Hotch and his boss Erin Strauss, JJ knew that two of the BAU's best profilers were on Holiday time and she had just been sent a case for the team. This wasn't just any case though, this was really bad. The UNSUB in this case was targeting law enforcement officers. She hated to do this, it was the worst part of her job; she had to call Jason Gideon and Spencer Reid back in to work while they were on holiday.
Having started only two weeks after Reid, JJ had built a rather close relationship with the young genius and so knew that he would most likely not take any other holiday days for the rest of the year; it was part of the reason she was so reluctant to call him back in. He deserved this break from the job.
While not as close to Gideon, JJ had seen the concern in his eyes for the girl, Hermione, who had collapsed after bumping into Spence. She felt sure that he wanted to be close to the girl who he had explained he was legal guardian for as they were on the way to the hospital.
It was as JJ was pondering the best way to approach this dilemma that she heard the commotion outside of her office. Deciding that the phone calls could wait a bit longer, JJ stuck her head out of her office door only to be greeted enthusiastically by her cousin Luna Lovegood and a young man who appeared to be a year older than her. Both looked slightly underweight, but not dramatically so.
"JJ," Luna squealed delightedly, "I just knew that working for the FBI would solve the problem with your nargles. Little by little, there are less floating around your head. You must be doing some good."
While JJ was not magical, coming from a squib mother on Luna's father's side of the family; she knew all about the magical world and Luna's special gift, so merely nodded before replying. "Luna it's good to see you although a bit of a surprise. But please tell me that you and your friend came in the muggle way to save me a bunch of paper work. I really don't have the time for extra paperwork at the moment."
Two sets of bright blue eyes made contact, one set dancing with amusement and the other set showing a weariness that emphasized her point. Eventually Luna caved; "Don't worry JJ, we did. Look, visitor badges and everything."
At that point, the young man behind Luna spoke up for the first time, "It's a pleasure to meet you Miss Jarreau, I'm Neville Longbottom. I've heard lots of lovely things about you." This was all said with a polite tone that spoke of years of proper upbringing, and JJ's eyes flickered quickly to Luna sharing a look of amusement as she recognized the name from her cousin's letters.
"Pleasure to meet you too Neville, however I am going to assume that this isn't a social call. Would you both like to come into my office to avoid being overheard?"
The young witch and wizard merely nodded their acquiescence and followed the blonde media liaison back into her office. Neville was the first to speak.
"Miss Jarreau, five days ago, a friend of ours from school left abruptly without saying goodbye to come and visit her Uncle Gid, here at the FBI. We tracked her this far but then lost the connection we were using to find her. Her Uncle Gid works with the BAU, so Luna suggested we ask you for help getting in contact with her to make sure she is okay, since you also work in the same unit."
"Would your friend perhaps be called Hermione?" JJ questioned quietly, dreading the conversation that would follow if they answered in he affirmative. When they nodded, JJ took a fortifying breathe before formulating a response for them.
"Five days ago, just after we got back from a case, we were all making our way back up to the office to drop off our reports when Reid bumped into a petite brunette with curly hair and covered in mud and blood. Gideon identified the girl as Hermione, and she called him Uncle Gid shortly before collapsing. We all took her to the hospital, where Spencer and Gideon stayed with her. Something about Spencer's presence preventing cardiac arrest, and we came back here. The next day, Hotch went to speak to them at the hospital and both requested to take two weeks holiday pay to be close to her. Yesterday, Hermione was discharged from the hospital so they all went to Gideon's cabin. That is all I know and you didn't hear it from me."
"If this Spencer staying in the room with Mi stopped her from dying, that means she has finally found her soulmate. How good for her." Luna nearly whispering in her elated reverence.
"That would mostly explain why we could only track her as far as here," Neville spoke, "if her soul is now complete, I would need to create a friendship of some sort with her bond mate to be able to track her properly because magic won't let me present myself as a potential threat to a new soul bond. But it wouldn't be this effective if they had only bumped into each other."
Luna squealed, "Aww, this means that not only has Mi found her soul mate, they have at the very least kissed. This is great! So JJ where is this cabin that Hermione's Uncle Gid owns."
"Luna, you know I'm not allowed to tell you because it doesn't relate directly to either of us. However I was about to call them in because we have a bad case that we need them for."
At this, Luna and Neville decided to wait with JJ in her office; because if Hermione's bond mate had to come here; Hermione would need to come too. The bond would require close contact for two full weeks or until it was finalized.
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