Melinda was at her desk, working away. There was a small stack of books and papers at the edge of her desk, and several more books open and piled on top of each other. She was consulting a page and scribbling in a hand-drawn chart, occasionally muttering under her breath to herself, and her fingers were stained with ink. She heard her name and was brought out of it quickly though, looking up, then smiling pleasantly when she saw Draco. "Of course."
She scribbled in one last figure, then picked up a paperweight from the edge of her desk and set it on top of the topmost book to keep it open to her place. She stood, picking up her wand and tucking it into her sleeve. There wasn't much to say, so she was silent, only making sure Gilbert spotted her leaving and who she was leaving with. Everyone knew where she went when she left the office, and no one questioned it as long as she was working the rest of the time. No one questioned that this was just her day job.