In the fight against the Dark Arts the Wizarding community is represented by two separate by equally important groups. The Department of Magical Law Enforcement who investigate crimes and the wizgamont who prosecute the offenders. The worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Auror Department: Major Case Squad, headed up by Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger. These are their stories

CASE #2

Major Case Squad Office

Italian Ministry, Venice

5th March 2006

8.15am

"What have we got?" Hermione asked as Draco came into the office, holding a case file in one hand, coffee and pastries in the other.

Draco set her coffee and pastry down on the desk before handing her the file.

"Smuggling operation. Intelligence suggests a high profile target may be coming in tomorrow evening"

Sistema Bibliotecario Urbano

Biblioteca Pedagogica Lorenzo Bettini

5th March 2006

2:16pm

"Ciao signore" Hermione greeted the old man, discreetly showing her MLE badge. "May we ask you a few questions?"

The old man glanced around nervously.

Calle Michelangelo

5th March 2006

2:32pm

Spotting Draco slouched casually against the wall, she rushed to him, her step light. Reaching her hands around his neck, they played the tourist couple well.

"Nuova Tentazione, 9pm tonight" she whispered.

Nuova Tentazione

5th March 2006

8.59pm

Hermione stood at the bar, scanning the crowd, watching for anything suspicious. Draco sat in a booth his back to the wall, giving him a view of the room, it's exits and Hermione.

Noticing the odd looking pair wearing cloaks come through the door, he raised an eyebrow and nodded at Hermione. She turned and distracted the bar man with her charms as Draco stood and followed the pair to the door next to the bar. Standing in the shadows he caught the murmuring of voices in the back room of the bar.

Via Pietro Lando

5th March 2006

9.14pm

Draco pressed her up against the wall, kissing her neck below her earlobe as the crowd of revelers passed by raucously, heading for the bar.

Holding her in places as the last one ducked in, he murmured "Bakhtak. Does that mean anything to you?"

Her eyes widened as he stepped back, his grip on her waist loosening.

"Yes!" she whispered. "It means 'Nightmare' A ghost or an evil creature that cause Sleep paralysis. It's a Persian folklore.

"It's also the alias of our target. He's coming into the Lido tomorrow at 10pm.

Ca' Del Borgo

6th March 2006

10.02pm

The little boat came up alongside the bridge and two hooded figures dropped a rope down the side. The tall hooded figure in the boat scrambled up the rope and rolled over the bridge.

"Move in now" Draco quietly ordered, his voice carried to his team by their discreet communication devices created by George Weasley's Classified Research dept for black ops operations.

Wands drawn, his 4 man team closed in on their target.

"Stupefy"

"Protego"

"Petrificus Totalus!" Draco cried, sneering.

Interview Room A, Major Case Squad Offices

7th March 2006

9.22am

Draco entered the interview room placing his intelligence file on the table. "So they call you Bakhtak, The Ghost" he stated, flipping through the pages of the file casually.

"Yes" the man drawled. "Because of the fact that I am an Iranian with albinism" he sneered, his voice laced with disdain.

Draco looked up, his features stoic.

"File says you are Wanted: Presumed Dead or Evading Capture" he flipped over the page and whistled "Quite the bounty on your head it seems. We aren't the only people looking for you"

"No" replied the Middle Eastern man quietly, his hands folding on the table in front of him "So it seems we are in position to help each other."

Major Case Squad Office

Italian Ministry

7th March 2006

11.16am

"So what are you going to do?" Hermione asked him, leaning forward in her chair. Draco perched on the edge of his desk regarding her.

"I don't think we have much choice but to accept his terms. He has intelligence we need Hermione" he sighed.

"So do we incarcerate him or use him as bait?" she asked, her eyebrow raised.

"Bait…?" he frowned at her.

"We could set him up in a safe house, let him maintain his contacts, see what leads it brings us? With the right wards we would know all the comings and goings"

Bozzato Ubytování Safe House

Via Amalfi

7th March 2006

3.46pm

"We have set up the wards, Bakhtak. We will know every movement you make, every visitor you have and every word you utter. Don't forget that"