(HP) Missing Spaces (2/5)
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Chapter One
Missing Spaces
Chapter Two
"Paul Ryland and Lovegood," he says, pausing to glance down at a slip of parchment in his hand. "Luna and… Merlin, I have no idea how to pronounce his name."
She rolls her eyes and reaches for the parchment. "Xenophilius," she reads for him, handing it back.
"They're finally going after that barmy bastard, huh?" Mr Glyn says conversationally, and Rabastan shakes his head.
"No, the daughter. Trying to see if we can't force him into behaving himself. Besides, Bellatrix thinks someone will eventually give Lovegood information on Potter's whereabouts. He's their central source of information these days, we think. Though we're also looking at a few other people-we think he might try to visit some of them around Christmas. The Weasleys, maybe."
"I'll have them for you in an hour, okay?" Hestia interrupts, wanting them out of her office.
Rabastan nods and heads for the door. "Thanks, you're the best."
"If you're really grateful, you'll bring me a real present next time," she calls after him, and his laugh echoes down the hall as he disappears from sight.
"I still think you're working too hard," her boss continues as if Rabastan had never walked in. "It won't do us any good to win this war if all of our people are about to pass out from exhaustion."
She holds back a grimace at being referred to as one of 'their people'. "I'm fine," she insists.
"Maybe maintenance can put in a window," he mutters, looking around the dim office. "Or Christmas decorations. Something to brighten it up a bit.... It's so dark and gloomy in here."
Hestia just shakes her head and gets up, heading for the filing cabinet nearest the door. It's one of twelve. They line the walls, making the relatively spacious room seem cramped and crowded. The second drawer down contains most of the L files, and she unlocks it with a wave of her wand and quickly pulls out the ones listed under 'Lovegood'. "I really do need to get this done if I want to go home at all tonight," she says apologetically.
"Yeah, I have to get home too. My wife is going to kill me if I keep missing tea. Have a good night, Ms Jones. Don't stay too late," he orders.
"Good night, Mr Glyn." She listens carefully for the door at the end of the hall to close, then stands and closes her own door before retrieving Paul Ryland's file.
Chapter Three
Chapter One
Missing Spaces
Chapter Two
"Paul Ryland and Lovegood," he says, pausing to glance down at a slip of parchment in his hand. "Luna and… Merlin, I have no idea how to pronounce his name."
She rolls her eyes and reaches for the parchment. "Xenophilius," she reads for him, handing it back.
"They're finally going after that barmy bastard, huh?" Mr Glyn says conversationally, and Rabastan shakes his head.
"No, the daughter. Trying to see if we can't force him into behaving himself. Besides, Bellatrix thinks someone will eventually give Lovegood information on Potter's whereabouts. He's their central source of information these days, we think. Though we're also looking at a few other people-we think he might try to visit some of them around Christmas. The Weasleys, maybe."
"I'll have them for you in an hour, okay?" Hestia interrupts, wanting them out of her office.
Rabastan nods and heads for the door. "Thanks, you're the best."
"If you're really grateful, you'll bring me a real present next time," she calls after him, and his laugh echoes down the hall as he disappears from sight.
"I still think you're working too hard," her boss continues as if Rabastan had never walked in. "It won't do us any good to win this war if all of our people are about to pass out from exhaustion."
She holds back a grimace at being referred to as one of 'their people'. "I'm fine," she insists.
"Maybe maintenance can put in a window," he mutters, looking around the dim office. "Or Christmas decorations. Something to brighten it up a bit.... It's so dark and gloomy in here."
Hestia just shakes her head and gets up, heading for the filing cabinet nearest the door. It's one of twelve. They line the walls, making the relatively spacious room seem cramped and crowded. The second drawer down contains most of the L files, and she unlocks it with a wave of her wand and quickly pulls out the ones listed under 'Lovegood'. "I really do need to get this done if I want to go home at all tonight," she says apologetically.
"Yeah, I have to get home too. My wife is going to kill me if I keep missing tea. Have a good night, Ms Jones. Don't stay too late," he orders.
"Good night, Mr Glyn." She listens carefully for the door at the end of the hall to close, then stands and closes her own door before retrieving Paul Ryland's file.
Chapter Three