The Yule Ball

Sonia tried not laugh. "yes, it was from my brother. There's one from Elrohir to on the table." she said.

"What did Descartes want?" Maik asked, picking up the letter from Elrohir. She put her boots back on to prevent her tripping on them again and sat down at the table.

"He just let me know that he was glad I came to visit you since our house is being searched for dark magic items again." sonia said casually.

"Again?"Maik asked. Chalk up another thing to get angry at Fudge about. She made a memo to herself to yell at him about it.

"Yeah, they said something about double checking be good." Sonia said. "Or spmething along those lines."

Maik grumbled somthing undistinguishable and dug into her breakfast. She checked her pocket watch and announced she had to leave for work, shrugging on a cloak.

sonia sighed. "Yeah, well, I guess, I should get home."

"It was nice seeing you." Maik said. "Be carefull on the way home."
She went to the fire place and took some floo powder from a cookie jar on the mantle and threw it in the fire.

Sonia left sadly. She ran home. Even the trainride was too slow for her.

Elrohir looked up from some paperwork he was filing and smiled. An all too familiar voice was yelling at the other end of the floor. "Don't put my couch THERE, you idiot! Hey! Don't touch my coffee moron!"
Maik was back to work.
Elrohir walked over and watched the show for a while. "Making yourself at home, I see."
Maik snorted rudely. "Imbeciles. putting everything in the wrong place."
Elrohir just rolled his eyes at her. "It's not their fault you got a new office, Maik."
"Hmph." Maik replied. "By the way, Elrohir, have you heard anything lately?"
"Like what?" Elrohir asked.
Maik stepped into an empty cubicle and sat on the desk. "Sonia's worried about something big happening. You know anything?"

Sonia and Descartes stood watching as one of the workers from the ministry went through the books.

"Take any that look like they might be evil." Fudge said. Normally he wouldn't do this type of thing, but he just felt like it today. Plus he knew he had to stay away from Maik.

The guy picked up a book. It's cover was black leather and had a red ribbon tieing it shut. He started to open it. Both children yelled. "NO!" they screamed but it was too late. He had opened the book.

It levitated to aove the guy's head before letting out a bunch of imp looking creatures that immediately started gnawing on his limbs and ears.

Fudge's eyes widened. he had only seen such creatures once. It was at the height of Voldemort power. He would have them patrol to make sure he didn't have any turncoats.

"I haven't heard anything lately. "Elrohir replied. "Still, I wonder why Sonia's worried?"
Maik just shrugged and hopped off the desk, looking around the floor. "Have you seen Fudge this morning?"
"No.."Elrohir said apprehensively. "What exactly were you planning to do if he WAS here?"
"Nothing he doesn't deserve." Maik said, smiling in a creepy way as only she could.

In about an hour Descatres and Sonia were "Escorted" to the ministry. Fudge looked like he got the hell scared out of him.

"I want them questioned! Find out where they got those creatures and who hid them." He demanded before making himself coffee. He blanches as he sees Maik with Elrohir.

"Fudge." Maik growled by way of greeting. "What are you up to? Besides finding ways to arrest the Huberts, that is."
Elrohir slowly backed away from Maik and Fudge. he didn't want to get involved in this just yet. First he wanted to make sure Sonia was ok.

"We found unauthorized creatures they claim are pets. Pets that I have only seen once before. Then they belonged to Voldemort himself. Thanks to their carelessness Two of our ministers are in st. mungles getting their skin sewed back on and having blood transfusions." Fudge said.

Sonia sat beside her brother. The man started barrating them about how they should turn in their accomplice so they wouldn't end up in Azkaban or having their memory erased. Sonia stood angry. "Shut up." she yelled as he began calling her parents murderers. Before he could react he was hexed to the wall.

"Innocent until proven guilty, Fudge, or have you forgotten?" Maik retorted. "Sonia and Descartes hardly qualify as agents of the Dark Lord."

Elrohir stopped midstride as the man flew into the wall. He rushed forward and took Sonia's wand. "What did you do?! Did he hurt you? WHat happened?"

Sonia broke down crying. Descartes rushed over and hugged her close. "he started talking about our parents and tols us that we shouldn't be murderers like them."

Elrohir turned agrily on the man cowering on the floor. "Who told you to do the questioning like this?" He hissed.
"Fudge did. " the man mumbled, scooting father away from Elrohir.
"FUDGE!!!" Elrohir yelled agrily and stormed out of the room back to where Fudge was still talking to Maik.
"Fudge, why is my brother angry?" Maik asked him calmly, her fist twitching inn an odd osrt of way.

Fudge trembled. "I. . .I'm not sure." he said.

"Give you three guesses." Maik growled as Elrohir stormed over.
"What is the meaning of this Fudge?!" Elrohir demanded. "Where is your warrent to search the Hubert house? And why are they being questioned like this?"