"Why was he in line anyway?" Theo wondered. "It's not like he actually eats the crap we do."
"Probably was stealing half the desserts again for his private stash in his office," Hermione answered, sitting down in the corner farthest from the extravagant table where the Death Eaters from the war ate.
"No kidding, he has a secret sugar stash?" Theo sat across from her and leaned across the table as they spoke.
"Don't all ruthless dictators?"
They were silent for a few minutes.
"We need better pizza," Theo announced suddenly.
"Now, that's an idea," Hermione said, thinking furiously. Voldemort hadn't specifically ordered her not to- Now, there was another idea. A good one. "Huh."
"Huh?" Theo echoed curiously.
"We need a pizza parlor here. Here in the ministry. Do you know how much business that would bring in? How many people do you think would switch from unnameable substances and bag lunches to fresh oven-baked pizza?" Hermione said excitedly, and she clasped her hands together in excitement.
"Well... That'd be pretty bloody good. But how are you going to do that?"
"Watch me," Hermione replied cryptically. Then she glanced at her watch. "Oh, I'll have to run it by him later. I've got to go work on that river now."
"I'll take you there."
...
"Bloody hell," Theo muttered as they got into the lift from the cafeteria on the fifth floor. "It must be the water from floor two!" It was getting into the lifts now.
They were alone. "Voldemort can't keep a handle on his own building without me. He's already out of horcruxes but for the snake, he'll have to have allies. And when they turn... that's when I'll come in," Hermione muttered to herself.
"Um, what?" Theo said, surprised.
"Nothing. That's a nice tie you're wearing," Hermione commented.
"Really? Thank you!" he replied, and smiled, in spite of himself. The girl was a genius, he thought. Who ever needed Harry when there was Hermione Granger to save the world?
Or take it over...?
A/N: So, really, what do you think of this? On a scale of one to ten, how fun is this to read? Or interesting? Or whatever you'd like?