Forever and Always - Dramione/Blinny Veela Sequel

Ch. 36

"Hey, Hermione?"

She looked up from her desk to see Harry standing in her office doorway. She smiled at him and said, "Do you need something?"

"Can we talk?" He asked, stepping in and shutting the door behind him when she nodded.

"Is everything alright?" She asked, watching him carefully.

"Yeah, yeah," He said, almost absent-mindedly. He sat down in one of the chairs in front of her desk with a sigh and put his hands in his pockets. "How are you feeling?"

She set down her papers and raised an eyebrow at him. "Is that really the only thing you came in here to talk about?"

He shrugged and gave her a smile. "Don't want your fiancé coming after me for not looking after you."

Hermione sighed and shook her head, smiling. "I'm alright, thank you. The potions have been helping a lot and I've had plenty of time to heal."

"That's really good," He nodded. Then he shifted in his seat slightly and sighed.

"Harry, I can tell something's bothering you," She said with a slight smile.

He returned the smile and shook his head. "You've always been better at seeing that than Ron."

"Yes, well," She sighed. "I must say, you two are two peas in a pod when it comes to how oblivious you both are."

He laughed at that. "Yeah, I won't deny that."

"So talk to me." She set her hands on her desk, clasping them on top of her papers.

"I'm just honestly still bothered that we haven't figured out where Rabastan and Dolohov are," He said in a low voice. "I know they aren't as dangerous as the Carrows or Rodolphus was, but they are still Death Eaters and still dangerous in their own right."

Hermione frowned. "Have you figured out which one invaded the Ministry?"

He shook his head in response. "It could've been either of them, honestly."

Thinking for a few moments, Hermione's brow furrowed. "Dolohov was supposedly following Ginny and I, so it most likely would've been Rabastan."

"We still don't know where in the Ministry he would've infiltrated into," Harry said, gesturing his hand towards nothing in particular. "Or how. He could be using a Polyjuice potion, could be just standing in a corner under an invisibility cloak, we don't know."

"Well, I haven't seen anything peculiar, and I doubt he would've made it this long under an invisibility cloak without someone catching him," Hermione sighed. "Though if he is using Polyjuice potion, it's possible he could be running out soon if he was relying on his brother for the source."

"I don't know." He sighed and took his glasses off, rubbing the bridge of his nose in frustration. "Just let me know if you see anything strange, please?"

"Of course!" Hermione nodded and watched him for a few moments before asking, "So, on a different subject, how are things with you and Kelly?"

Harry put his glasses back on and shook his head. "She broke it off not too long ago. Before you got kidnapped, actually."

"Oh no!" Hermione gasped in shock. "I'm so sorry to hear that, Harry!"

"Oh, it's alright," He smiled. "I actually met someone else."

Her eyebrows went up in shock and delight. "Really? That's wonderful! Tell me about her?"

His smile widened and he looked down at the ground. "Well, I've only really talked to her in person once, but I met her shortly after Kelly broke it off and we've been exchanging letters ever since. She lives out in Scotland."