A glance at the clock signified that Mr. Draco Malfoy had a little more than an hour left of work. Sighing, he once again lowered his eyes to the paperwork piled on his desk. Another missing witch had been found later on with her boyfriend, evidently having run away for love. These cases were redundant- all of them were simply about run aways leaving to be with their so-called soulmates. Though some cases were about abduction, and became heart wrenching stories, many were just a waste of time and resources, creating too much paperwork than the case required. Groaning with frustration, Draco leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. Nothing had been interesting lately at work, and even less so at home. With his last girlfriend having moved out recently, he had been spending much of his free time at the office, reading miniscule cases such as the ones piled on his desk. He had purposefully been avoiding his loft in hopes that he wouldn't have another run in with his ex.
Just as he sat up again to focus on the task at hand, a small paper airplane zoomed ingo his office, settling into a smooth landing on his desk. Frowning at the note, Malfoy slowly picked it up and unfolded it. Scanning it briefly, his features settled into an expression of vast annoyance and he rolled his eyes as he shoved away from his work and stood up. He quickly straightened out his robes, before walking out of his office into the main foyer of the Department of Missing Persons. Moving stealthily around the many desks, he made his way to the back of the room where a short, petite woman sat.
"Miss Shore, may I have a moment of your time?" His voice was low and gravelly, from lack of use throughout the day.
The young woman glanced up from her work, and quickly sat up straighter, her face turning a brilliant shade of red as she noticed her boss. "Of course you can, Mr. Malfoy. What can I help you with? Oooh, did you get my note?" She smiled widely, showing off her front teeth.
Carefully concealing a grimace, Draco nodded, and turned his eyes to the wall behind her. "Indeed, and with all due respect Miss Shore, why did this case come to me instead of an intern or an on duty investigator? It seems to be an incredibly dull case involving another twenty year old woman, therefore it is almost granted to be a simple run away story. Which of course is nothing of importance to me, so I am wondering, why you thought it should be sent to my office. I have stacks of paperwork to leaf through and sign, giving me no time for silly cases such as this." He dropped the note onto her table, and gazed at her icily.
Shores face went white with shock, and she nodded quickly, her hands fluttering over her desk. "Oh dear… I would never waste your time, Mr. Malfoy. Especially considering how much work you put into this department. This case caught my attention and I thought you would be intersted in it due to the fact that the woman actually went to school with you. She was even in the same year…. Where is it….?" Papers were now scatteted over her previously clean desk and her hands shook with embarrassment.
Dravo frowned lightly, and crossed his arms with an air of authority. "What was her name, Miss Shore? And why was this not in the note that you sent to me?"
"I wasn't thinking clearly. Here it is!" The document she pulled out was vastly larger in size than most cases, and she opened it before squinting at the name. "Do you recall a certain 'Hermione Granger' from school? It says here that she is quite famous from the war…. She was in Gryffindor."
Dracos eyebrows lifted a fraction, and it took him a moment to get over the shock. He pursed his lips, and narrowed his eyes as he thought for a moment, debating on whether or not to take the case. "I do believe that I have heard of her at one point or another." He reached for the document and opened it, looking at a picture of her on the front page, before turning; his cloak billowing out behind him.
The brightest witch of her age, Hogwarts herione, the Gryffindor princess was missing?
"And Shore?" He turned briefly, "You were right to send this to me. I will take this case- field duty and all." With that being said, Draco Malfoy stalked back to his office, his mind focused on one person: Hermione Jean Granger.