A/N Ok then Chapter three, a longer update time at the moment as its been a bit of a mad start to the week.
Harry sat at the kitchen table staring forlornly into his morning tea, wondering what sort of decision he was making. Ginny had been nagging him all night over what was wrong, he had hardly slept at all, tossing and turning and simply wondering what he was going to do. He heard footsteps on the stairs as Ginny came down for breakfast.
"Harry what's wrong?" She asked as greeting.
"Nothing." Mumbled Harry, wanting to be left to think.
"Harry James Potter don't tell me there is nothing wrong! You've kept me up all night! You hardly spoke to me all last night…"
"Oh all-right then." Harry interrupted, catching Ginny very much off guard.
"Im afraid we're beginning to slip into the bad old days."
"What do you mean by that?" Asked Ginny more confused than ever
"I need to interview some people today, at the ministry, With Dudley but they wont allow him in."
"They've let Muggles into the ministry before, but I suppose they didn't go into the Auror department."
"well that's the excuse that they are using as well. But I really need him there and..." Harry faltered wondering if he should tell Ginny this.
"Tell me, you know it wont leave this room."
"Im going to have have to smuggle him in." for a moment Ginny simply stared at Harry.
"Is it that important that he's there?"
"Yes he's the only one who's properly up to speed on the case."
"I don't buy that Harry, what's really happening, there are ways round people not being at interviews why do you really need him there." for a moment Harry paused evidently struggling with what he should say
"Im afraid that someone has Imperiused people at the ministry."
"Why?" Ginny asked the question completely shocked at the revelation
"This case, with all those murders, no one in the department or at least no one on the case can find any evidence, when we get a lead or at least something to go on, it goes missing or someone mucks up. And its not because they are incompetent or anything because someone else will back them up, keep other records but they go missing as well. I don't know who I can trust." for a while Ginny leant back in her chair thinking.
"You need Dudley because he's not an Auror but still on the case, so probably not imperiused."
"No guarantees but that's what I'm thinking, yes." Harry and Ginny sat opposite each other without talking for some time.
"You have to do it Harry." Ginny said eventually "Smuggle him in I mean. Its, its…" ginny struggled for the right words for a moment. "Its for the greater good!"
"Never say that again, that is no reason for doing something." Harry's voice had become cold and hard. Ginny suddenly understood that she had touched on one of those things Harry had never told her from the war. He had told her everything that had happened to him, but refused to tell her anything about Ron, Hermione or Dumbledore, saying that she would have to ask them or in the case of Dumbledore, Arberforth. It was an agreement they had come to soon after the battle, that a families secrets were not for other people to share no matter how close you think you are.
"Sorry." whispered Harry
"Its all right dear I understand." this was not entirely true but she did understand that whatever it was something really big and that Harry was probably right about it.
"Is it the right thing to do?" Harry asked Ginny, this was the real confirmation that he needed.
"I think so, you need to catch them and the only way to do that at present is to smuggle Dudley in to the ministry. Do you trust Kingsley? Because if you do then get his help your going to need it." finished Ginny as she went to make herself a cup of tea.
"We need to get Dudley round here first, get him a disguise. The interviews are to day so I need to go and fetch him now." Harry felt better now a decision had been made and he could focus on getting the case cracked.
"Give me time to get changed, and I'll get breakfast ready for when you arrive." Harry left through the front door to fetch Dudley leaving Ginny to panic about breakfast.
Not long later and certainly less time than Ginny needed to get ready, Harry reappeared with Dudley who promptly collapsed on landing. Harry showed Dudley to a chair and disappeared upstairs to fetch what he needed for a disguise. Dudley found his eyes drawn to everything, nothing was particularly unusual, but it was not quite right. Somethings were blatantly magical like the porridge making its self, the rack of broom sticks and the portrait that very occasionally had a subject but only as they walked passed the frame.
Dudley heard a noise behind him and turned to see if Harry had returned.
"Hello Dudley I'm Ginny."
"Ah nice to meet you at last." An awkward silence fell "You didn't tell him did you?"
"No, he didn't need to know but I felt it needed to be said." a creak on the stair interrupted their conversation and Harry reappeared soon after.
"Ok then Dudley, robes, use my study to change, get some breakfast and then we shall begin your transformation."
After breakfast Harry Spent time transfiguring Dudley, much to his discomfort.
"How will we get there?"
"Floo."
"Can muggles Use the Floo?" Asked Ginny
"Yes its the powder that's magic not the traveller. Now that they've improved the system it will be easier for Dudley as well
"What exactly is Floo?"
"Travel by fire place." Harry explained what Floo was and how to use it and eventually they made their way.
Both men collapsed out of the fire place in to the atrium of the ministry and Harry whispered into Dudleys ear
"Welcome to the Ministry of Magic."
A/N Well hope you liked and that you paid attention because you could work it out from everything you have read. Please review and i hope to get a faster update this time. :)