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Hermione Granger (mione_jane) wrote in veritaserum_rp,
@ 2008-07-12 22:12:00

Entry tags:

christopher warrington, hermione granger

Who: Hermione and Christopher
Where: Ministry of Magic, Hermione's Office
When: Late afternoon-ish
What: Hermione staying late to catch up on some work, Christopher coming to talk about Sally Anne's kidnapping.
Rating: TBD

The work day was coming to an end, and everyone was either gone or walking out the door. Well, not everyone. Hermione sat in her office, head in hand, heels occasionally tapping on the floor below her desk. After being beaten up by a Death Eater in an alley and seeing Sally Anne kidnapped, she'd decided to take a couple of days off of work to heal and regain some composure. There was still a visible wound on her left eye, but her cuts were healing nicely (it helped that they were mostly covered by her robes). Hermione was mostly just nervous. She knew the kidnappers didn't need her, they'd told her that, but she couldn't help but wonder if they'd regret letting her survive and come back.

Hermione put the document she'd been going over in her "finished" pile and glanced at her "to do" pile, which didn't seem to be getting any smaller. Taking time off had it's advantages, but it also meant there was a rather large pile of files and paperwork waiting for her to go over so Hermione decided to stay late and try to catch up a bit. As she paused between documents she noticed how quiet it was. There were probably few people still around.

Shaking off any feeling of discomfort, she paused to consider whether or not she'd leave. But as always, the prospect of finishing work won. Only a couple more and then I'll go. Hermione thought as she grabbed the next document and resumed working.

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mione_jane
2008-07-25 07:00 am UTC (link)

It was nice to see a smile on Christopher's face, and at the mention of Sally Anne's affections for animals, Hermione's face softened into a small smile.

"You're welcome," Hermione said quietly. "It's what anyone would have done in that situation. Well, what I hope anyone would have done."

Hermione's eyes fell to her hands again. "There is something that has been bothering me, though." She started, unsure if Christopher would be able to make anything of it. "The first attacker- they disguised their voice so I couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman or anything. But the second one didn't disguise his voice; I could tell it was a man, young, maybe within range of my age or yours. I feel like I knew him and I've heard the voice before, even just a few times, but I can't place it." Hermione shrugged. "I don't know- I just know I've heard it before, but I don't know where." She looked up to him. "I know it'd be impossible to just go out and find him, whoever he is, but it's something I've kept in mind. Sort of silly, but maybe he's in society and one day I hear him."

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	wagemywars 2008-07-26 03:02 pm UTC (link)
	That called for an eyebrow raise. It was a longshot, but it got him intrigued. "Really," Christopher tapped against the numb side of his face, and did not feel it, "Where did you think you could have heard it from? The radio?" Although that was unlikely at this point, too high profile for somebody who went around kidnapping well known purebloods, "From school?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mione_jane
2008-07-26 05:55 pm UTC (link)

"Not the radio," Hermione said, her brow furrowing slightly. "It could very well have been someone from school; I don't imagine I spoke to them much though." She sighed; it was frustrating to think that she needed just two words, she needed just a name, and maybe everything going on could be explained.

She continued to think for a moment. "I could have heard them at work, even." Hermione said, eyes flickered around her office. "A lot of people do through here, but it'd have to be someone who came through more than a few times." Hermione tilted back, trying to rack her brain. "I wish I knew more." She finally said, leaning forward again. "I'd know him if I heard him again, I'm positive about that, but it's not very helpful."

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I is sorry! I is slow :(

wagemywars
2008-07-30 08:41 pm UTC (link)

Christopher's lips curled into a tight smile, "Well, you know who to give a ring if anything ever came back." The man sighed heavily, staring down his hands with creases etched into his face like a weather-beaten statue. With every day that passes, and no answer, doubt began to cloud Christopher's mind. How can he be sure that his wife is still alive? It had been a while since he received any word from the kidnappers- days- and everything could have changed between then and now. Christopher cannot bring himself to put any trust in a Renegade's word- how can he? They hold themselves above common laws, how good is their word?

"Well," Christopher stood slowly, "Thank you for your time, and once again, I'm sorry to have dropped in unexpectedly like this."

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S'okay! :D

mione_jane
2008-07-30 10:01 pm UTC (link)

Hermione nodded. "If I remember anything, or figure something out, I'll be sure to tell you." She tried to sound as optimistic and hopeful as she could; she was certain something would come up, some piece of information or even that unrecognizable voice, that would lead to answers. And she had yet to give up hope that Sally Anne and the other kidnapped women were still alive.

"You're welcome," Hermione said, standing up herself. "And it's quite alright, there's no reason to apologize." She paused. "I'm glad we talked."

Hermione walked with Christopher to the door and stuck her hand out to shake his. "Don't hesitate to stop by again if you need to."

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