Harry Potter (wholly_harry) wrote in that_day, @ 2011-04-25 20:24:00 |
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Entry tags: | harry potter, hermione granger, vicky frobisher, week 01: aug 1-7 |
Mon, 2 Aug 2005 - Ministry Atrium then Grimmauld Place, after lunch
It was strange being back at the Ministry. Not that he hadn't been there dozens of times--probably more--since leaving the Auror squad two years ago, but it always felt like a foreign place, no matter how many visits he made. Once he'd practically lived there, had spent more hours holed up in his cubicle pouring over maps than he had in the partially-renovated Grimmauld Place, but now he was more familiar with open air, and he liked it that way. Still, when the Minister asked you to come by for lunch, you didn't say no.
This visit with Kingsley had been surprisingly more business talk than usual. He could tell something was bothering his old friend, even if the older wizard didn't actually say as much. Maybe it was just that times were different. Kingsley was Minister now, and Harry was a Quidditch player...and Voldemort was long dead. Personnel concerns and the other things they discussed held a different weight. Still, Harry felt a little heavier as he exited the lift and moved through the Atrium. It always seemed that way, but today it was more pronounced.
Every step closer to the Floo port, he felt a little better. And then a voice calling his name caught him, and he turned slowly, trying not to let the grimace he felt in his head show on his face. "Hi, Vicky."