"No, not illegal, just potentially lethal," she said and with wicked glint in her eyes continued, " Your mission if you should choose to accept it, Professor, would be to help me take down the new uprising of Death Eaters. You would not need to be in direct contact with any of them. On my last mission I found documents and various letters linking certain individuals to the Death Eaters cause. There is even a reference to a new Dark Lord."
"If Miss Granger you have all of this information, then prey tell what it is you need me for," Snape snapped a little more forcefully then intended. "And how Miss Granger did you get this information? Death Eaters don't just leave incriminating evidence lying around."
"What I need you for my dear DADA Professor is to verify the validity of the information I have found so that when why send in the troops to take down the newest forces of evil that we are not stepping into a well planned trap," she snapped herself not really meaning to but he had push a button with his attitude. "And no the documents were not just sitting around somewhere. I had to search for them." She then proceeded to explain her mission in its entirety. "And that is why I have asked for your help, even with everything there is no guarantee that what I found is real."
"Hm, There is no telling until I have thorough look at them," he agreed. "Have you not considered that even with all of your precautions that they will somehow find out about your little visit? Or do you believe them to be so callus about their own security that they would leave themselves vulnerable."
She moved about the room taking in everything as she moved. After the first circuit of the room Hermione began to close in on Snape one step at a time, until she was right behind him. By the time she had reached him she had stripped him of all the potions vials hidden within in his robes and placed a blocking spell over his right arm. "Are you quit sure Professor that I could not make it through even the most harden of defenses? I have spent a few years perfecting my technique and think I have found away to slip through unnoticed by most. If you don't believe me turn around."
With that Snape spun on his heel black robes wiping out behind him in dramatic flourish. There on the ministers desk sat every potion he had stored in his robes before dinner that evening. He narrowed his eyes pissed at himself for once again leaving himself open even around her. Shifting his stance he raised his right arm only to discover that he could not make the proper movements produce a summoning spell. He tested the mobility of his arm and could raise it up and down even side to side but when he tried to perform another spell he was unable to complete the proper movements. He snarled no even more enraged by his lack of vigilance around this woman.
He turned to her in time to see her smirk before she could wipe it off her face. Cheekily she asked "You where saying Professor?"
Snarling again he fought hard to push his emotions down so he could think rationally. "You have proven that you can get to a man unawares, but if he knew it was coming it would not be so easy."
"Think you that I announce my visits so that my intended target is aware. I think not Professor. They are all as unaware as you were. If for any reason I feel that I will not succeed in a mission I fall back and come up with a new strategy. I never go in without a backup plan," she huffed crossing her arms. 'Does he believe me to be some innocent first year? Agh, wizards. Why must they always act as if a witch can't take care of herself?'
Nodding his head he turned from the desk to her, "Is that all that you need from me? To read these documents and verify their validity," he clarified.
"Yes, Professor, that is all I need from you. After that you need not be involved any further. There is a task force being set up to infiltrate the next couple of meetings. We are hoping to hit them just so. I we get to each in quick succession they won't have time to warn the others before we take them down." She uncrossed her arms and leaned back against the desk as she spoke.
"Alright, so where are these papers. Let's get down to business I have class in the morning, as do you." He extended his hand waiting to except the documents.
She smirked at him as she shook her head. His hand lowered as she pushed off the desk at took a step forward. She tilted her head just slightly studying him before speaking. "No evidence left behind, remember, that includes taking items from the scene." She reached up pointing to her head, "It's all up here." She went to a table on the right side of the room and retrieved the waiting pensive. Placing the pensive on the desk she touched the tip of her wand to her head and whispered the spell that would allow her to extract the memories of the night of her mission.
Turning to Snape she motioned him forward. Snape took the few steps to the desk and after a quick glance at Hermione he leant forward and into her memories.