Rubbing his forehead, he willed the migraine forming to cease its assault on his central nervous system.
Draco dropped the Black Notice from the MLE Interpol liaison on the desk. Harry had summoned him to the Head Auror Office at 6am, fully expecting his Hit Wizard to confirm his suspicions.
"Yes, it's the same" he sighed, sitting down opposite his friend and boss.
An unidentified muggle-born witch had been killed in Paris, with all the hallmarks of the killing that had taken place in London less than 2 weeks ago.
"Ok" Harry started "Get Laura to send a memo over to the liaison and have him brief his counterpart at the French Ministry. Send an Owl to Hermione and let her know to come into the office so I can brief her. Tell Robertson when he speaks to the French Ministry that they need to contain this. I don't want anything leaking to the press, muggle or wizarding. I don't want The Prophet telling half of France you and Hermione are in Paris. Keep a low profile. I don't want you staying in a wizarding hotel"
Draco rolled his eyes at Harry's orders as he listed them off one by one automatically.
"I'm not your rookie anymore, Potter, I know the drill." he chuckled light heartedly.
Harry paused, unsure how much he should divulge.
"Listen" he began "About Hermione…."
Draco's expression changed, and for a brief moment he panicked about how much he knew about their exchange the previous afternoon.
Harry took off his glasses and sighed.
"Forget it mate" he gave Draco a tired smile "just ask her to come in as soon as she can"
Hermione was vaguely aware of a tapping sound as she stirred from her fitful slumber. Opening her eyes, she glanced at the clock
07:26
"Urgh." She thought. "I could have done with those last 4 minutes of sleep."
The tapping resumed and suddenly she realised what the noise was.
Throwing her duvet to one side, she slipped out of her bed and quickly padded her way across the bedroom to the window. Opening it enough for her to reach her hand through, she exchanged the rolled up slip of parchment for a treat. She watched the Ministry Owl fly high above the trees that were dotted across the park before turning her attention to the official note.
Granger
New development. Harry wants you to stop by his office on your way in. Will meet you in your office 8am
Malfoy
She left the note on her desk in the corner of her room, figuring she had just about enough time to have a quick shower and grab a coffee before flooing to the Ministry.
Malfoy smiled at Harry's secretary Laura as he and Hermione stepped into the little ante-office. Hermione threw him a look of incredulity.
"What?" he whispered, a little amused by her reaction.
Without knocking, she opened the door to Harry's office knowing he was expecting them.
"Morning Harry" she greeted him warmly.
Harry gave her a kiss before settling down to business.
"I need you two to go to Paris"
A/N
For those who don't know there are 8 kinds of notice that are issued by Interpol:
Red Notice To seek the location and arrest of a person wanted by a judicial jurisdiction or an international tribunal with a view to his/her extradition.
Blue Notice To locate, identify or obtain information on a person of interest in a criminal investigation.
Green Notice To warn about a person's criminal activities if that person is considered to be a possible threat to public safety.
Yellow Notice To locate a missing person or to identify a person unable to identify himself/herself.
Black Notice To seek information on unidentified bodies.
Orange Notice To warn of an event, a person, an object or a process representing an imminent threat and danger to persons or property.
Purple Notice To provide information on modi operandi, procedures, objects, devices or hiding places used by criminals.
Interpol-United Nations Security Council Special Notice To inform Interpol's members that an individual or an entity is subject to UN sanctions.
Notices can be issued in any of the four official languages of Interpol: English, French, Spanish and Arabic.