Nothing belongs to me.
LXXXV: Treasure
Ginny never thought she would see the day when there would be a down side to her job as a Curse Breaker.
It came, of course, the day, just a year after she had taken the internship at Gringotts, upon Bill's suggestion.
In that year, Ginny had fallen in love with Egypt, and all its majesty – her sprawling deserts, vast seas of sand as far as the eye could see; her mysterious past, countless secrets yet to be told; and her charming inhabitants, with their fascinating culture. Her favorite thing of all, though, had to be the Egyptian sunset.
Oh, how she loved the way the sun slowly sank, shining like a jewel of some sort, staining the sands in its bloodlike glow! And then, when night fell, the stars would come out by the millions, twinkling merrily together.
Then, of course there was the job. Adventure, treasure, travel – and the thrill of it all! It was no wonder Bill had advised it. He knew her well.
Ginny didn't think there could be anything in the world that could spoil her time her happiness her.
She was horribly wrong.
That very thing she couldn't think of arrived on the before mentioned day, merely a year after she had.
"Didja hear 'bout the new Curse Breaker, Gin?" asked Tobias, her good looking Australian colleague.
"New Curse Breaker?" Ginny asked blankly, holding a hand over her eyes.
"I'm guessing you haven't then."
"No, I haven't."
"They should be arriving any time now."
Ginny scanned the endless ocean of sand, half expecting the man (or woman) to come traipsing up.
To her immense shock, he (or she) was. Ginny and Tobias dropped their work to watch two figures grow larger as they made their way to the canopy.
One figure, Ginny saw, was familiar – her superior Ashtabula. The second figure was also familiar, too familiar.
It wasn't until they were ten feet away when Ginny permitted herself to react; what she was seeing was indeed real, and not a mirage as she'd hoped.
Tobias looked at her curiously when she groaned loudly.
"You know him Ginny?"
"Of course!" interjected the new Curse breaker, before she could answer.
"Tobias, Ginny," smiled Ashtabula, wiping the sweat from his brow, "may I introduce our newest Curse Breaker, Draco Malfoy?"