Author's Note: Apologies if there are any delays in posting new chapters, I'm a bit busy at present but will get them up when I can!
Chapter VIII - Dreaming
Percy Weasley glanced at his assistant Audrey Page. Her brow was furrowed over a piece of paper work he had just handed her. A lock of her light brown hair had fallen from her loose pony tail, hiding her face. She looked up and Percy hurriedly returned his gaze to the document in front of him. He was Senior Under-Secretary to the Minister, a position given to him by Kingsley. At first, he had only returned to the ministry to help get the wizarding world back on its feet, but the offer to be such a high ranking official in the ministry was too good to refuse. It had been, after all, his ambition to be Minister for Magic.
His thoughts wandering, Percy stared once more in Audrey's direction. She was so beautiful... He had not known her at Hogwarts, she had been in Ravenclaw and the year below him, but now he wondered how he never noticed her.
"Percy! Are you quite alright?" a low, powerful voice broke Percy out of his stupor.
"Kingsley! Yes, I am perfectly fine thank you, just thinking about something."
"Right." The minister replied, thinking it very unusual that Percy Weasley, of all people, was daydreaming. Kingsley then proceeded with the business he had come to discuss. As he made to leave, Percy suddenly appeared to have remembered something.
"Oh, Kingsley, before I forget, Bill asked me to pass this on to you; it's a Hallowe'en ball at Fleur's parent's chateau."
"Really? Bill told me their 'chateau' was quite something,'
"So I've heard."
"Who'll you be taking then?" Kingsley smirked thinking he knew very well Percy would not bring anyone.
Percy, on the other hand, had pondered over that thought every day since receiving the invitation. However, he answered vaguely.
"Oh, er, I hadn't thought about that!"
At five o'clock Audrey got up to leave.
"Miss Page?"
"Yes Mr. Weasley?"
"I, I wonder if you might do me a favour, it's this ball, you see..."
