There was something off about this. Jason knew it, he could feel it. There was something he was missing. Despite being so young, Jason had proven himself a capable Auror and detective, so he was put in charge of the investigation into Sally Tilbert's disappearance. The 18 year old witch was renowned as Mexico City's top duelist, and had even secured a spot on Mexico's national dueling team, when suddenly she seemed to vanish off the face of the Earth.

None of her friends or family knew where she was, or if they did, they were pretending they didn't. There was no evidence of a struggle in her apartment, even if someone had been foolish enough to break into the home of a duelist as skilled as her. She didn't leave notes, messages, or anything that might indicate where she went or why she went there. The only thing that stood out was that her apartment was in a No-Maj complex.

Despite the disappearance happening in Mexico, and despite the fact that Sally had been living in Mexico for the past year, she still wasn't technically a legal resident of Mexico City, and since she was on a visa there from the US, it fell to MACUSA to investigate. The Magical Government in Mexico claimed they were willing to cooperate, but hadn't exactly gone out of their way to help at all. One of Jason's subordinates even had to physically go to their headquarters in Guadalajara to get the information they had.

Jason sighed and looked over the Tilbert family tree again. All wizards and witches, with the exception of one or two squibs, right up to the mid-1800s. Her father's line went even further back, though exactly how far, Jason didn't know; he was still waiting on the British Ministry of Magic to send over his family's records.

After a long day of not much progress, Jason arrived home to the smell of roast duck coming from the kitchen. Despite his weariness, Jason couldn't help but smile. "Home!" he called, hanging up his cloak and putting down his briefcase.

"Welcome!" May called back. "Guess what's for dinner?"

Jason went into the kitchen. He stood there with his arms crossed, an eyebrow raised, and a grin on his face that portrayed what he was thinking: "seriously?" May saw him in the mirror above the sink and turned her head to look at him.

Jason walked up and kissed her. "Thanks, honey."

"Happy birthday, darling." The couple kissed a while longer, before May pushed Jason away playfully. "Now get out of here, the duck's almost done." Jason smiled and went to the fridge to get something to drink.

"Wolfric and Holly's gift got here today; the box is in the living room," said May as she prepared the steamed broccoli. Jason smiled and took a bottle of pumpkin juice out of the fridge.

"Those two have to chill out with the gifts. They keep getting better and better each year; sooner or later they'll run out of stuff!"

"I'd like to see them try and beat last year's gift," replied May. Jason patted the fridge in agreement. He still didn't quite understand why Wolfric insisted on being a wandmaker. He could make a fortune off of No-Maj inventions that work with magic. Last year it was the television, before that the microwave, before that the fridge, etc. etc.

After enjoying a wonderful dinner together, Jason and May went into the living room. Jason opened the envelope and read the card inside.

"Happy Birthday, Jase! This gift should be the best one yet! It's the first of its kind, so if there are any problems give Wolf a call. Holly's got some big news, but first you need to enjoy your birthday. We'll tell you tomorrow!

Love,

Wolfric & Holly"

Jason smiled at the card. He handed it to May and got to work opening the box.

"'Big news?'" she said. "What do you think that is? Could she be..."

"No, I don't think so. If she was pregnant it would've said 'We've got some big news,' not just Holly. It could have to do wi-" Jason stopped midsentence, having finally gotten the box open to reveal a sleek new laptop computer.

"No. Way." May stared at it, just as surprised as her husband.

"He didn't..." Jason knew about computers from May, but from her description they were insanely complicated, much moreso than a fridge or a microwave. Getting one to work with magic would be extremely difficult, not to mention time-consuming. Wolfric must've been working on this for at least a year.

Jason carefully took the computer out of the box and placed it on the table. May continued to gape at it, but Jason looked inside the box and, just as he expected, found the instruction manual, written in Wolfric's handwriting. All the functions of a normal computer, including office tools for documents, slideshows, spreadsheets, and more. The internet wouldn't be able to work yet, but Wolfric said he was working on that as well, and should have it done by Christmas. It shouldn't require a power cord (Jason had to ask May what that was), as it would simply absorb residual magic from their house. The camera and microphone were both fully functional...

"That's it!" Jason shouted.

"Huh? What? What's it?" May asked, perplexed.

"The cameras, the cameras!" Jason said. "No-Maj apartments have security cameras, right?"

"Yeah, usually, but what does that..." Jason silenced her with a hug and a kiss. He now had a potential lead on his case. If he could just get the footage from around the time Sally Tilbert disappeared...