Forever and Always - Dramione/Blinny Veela Sequel

Ch. 5

Hermione's office felt extremely crowded with the three extra people that were inhabiting it. She would look up every so often to glare at the boys who had taken it upon themselves to comment on the amount of books that were on Hermione's shelves, which earned her a grin from Ginny who had promptly sat herself in one of the chairs in front of Hermione's desk. After Hermione decided that she would in fact be going into work the next day, Ginny immediately said she would go in to help. Draco then added he was going to take the time to check out the letter, and since Ginny was going to be there, Blaise wanted to make sure she was going to be alright.

The four of them earned a few odd glances when Hermione had to take them through the visitor's entrance, but the looks were mostly ignored as they made their way to the elevators and to Hermione's office.

"Merlin, Hermione," Blaise muttered, "I thought you already had every book in the world in your personal library."

Hermione scowled at him. "These are for my cases."

Blaise nodded but it was obvious that he was skeptical. Both walls of Hermione's office were practically filled from floor to ceiling with books, ranging from lycanthropy symptoms to the history of house elves in the wizarding community, with every beast and creature in between.

A sudden pop caught everyone's attention and everyone stiffened as they realized that it was Kingsley Shacklebolt who had apparated into Hermione's office.

"Well," He started brightly, looking around as he continued, "It seems as though you have the support you need, Miss Granger."

Hermione smiled at the Minister. "It wasn't entirely my decision, Minister. What can I assist you with today?"

Kingsley waved his hand and said, "Nothing right now; I wanted to make sure you were alright. After the horrific attack two days ago, I didn't think you would be returning for another week at the very least."

She caught Draco's quick glance and said quickly, "Well, sir, the Healers at St. Mungo's were able to nearly completely heal me. And I spent most of yesterday resting, so I felt that I was able to come in today."

Kingsley gave her a skeptical look but nodded. "I'm happy to hear that, Miss Granger. I want you to know that we are working on figuring out who is behind the attacks on both of you. I am happy that you were able to stun your attacker and bring him in, Miss Weasley. That is going to immensely help our investigation."

He smiled at Ginny who nodded in return. Kingsley then turned to the two Veelas hanging off in the back of the office behind Hermione's desk, nodding to them.

"I trust you two will keep an eye on the girls after what happened?" He asked.

Hermione frowned. "Minister, I hope you don't think that Ginny and I are completely incapable of looking after ourselves."

"That is not what I was implying at all, Hermione," Kingsley said, turning back to her and giving her a smile. "I am sure after these attacks you two are going to be on high alert. I was merely commenting that your fiancés are both going to be watching you carefully, given that you are their mates."

Everyone stared at him in shock and he simply chuckled. "Yes, I am aware of your situations. It's not hard to spot a Veela's mark if you know what to look for."

Ginny's hand immediately went up to the pearlescent scar on her neck while Hermione blushed and looked away. The Minister simply chuckled and said, "Well, I shall leave you to your work then. Good day, everyone!"

And with that he apparated out of the office, leaving the four of them in silence. After a few moments, Draco cleared his throat and said, "Well, I think it might be a good idea if I go take a look at that letter now."