Catch Me If I Fall

The Pretence - Chapter 4

Chapter 4!!! There's a slight difference in the scene from the movie where Leeta is having her flashbacks, but other than that it's all the same! Please comment! I love comments and when you guys reach out to me! Ideas where the story will go, comments on certain parts of the stories, or even just talking about Harry Potter- I love it all! Enjoy!
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"Mr. Travers, Mr. Travers, hold up a minute!" calls Linda as she chases the man walking down the hall. He makes no effort to stop or even slow down for her.

"Come now Linda, walk and talk," chides the man.

"Mr. Travers, I need to go to Paris," says Linda as she matches his fast pace walking down the Ministry corridors.

"Why on Earth would I let you go to Paris? You know I'm not keen on giving out free vacations," he replies.

"An Auror from MUCUSA requested to work with me on a Grindelwald lead," Linda lies, causing Mr. Travers to stop and turn to look at her.

"Why didn't that request come to my desk first?"

"She sent me the message directly," Linda replies quickly.

"Well can I see it then?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because the message self destructed once I read it, you know how they like their secrecy," Linda replies. She waits in anticipation to see if her boss bought the story.

"Bloody Americans," mutters Mr. Travers angrily. "Very well," Linda lets out a barely audible sigh of relief. "But you tell your American friend next time to not blow up the request if she could be so kind."

"Duly noted sir," Linda says as she attempts to take off before her boss can change his mind.

"Linda, I didn't say you could go right now," he calls just as she's almost out of earshot. "You can go tomorrow, because today I need you to come to Hogwarts."

"Hogwarts sir?" Linda asks incredulously.

"Yes, were going to pay your old professor a visit. We were hoping that brining along a couple of his favourite student to... soften the blow," he replies. "We'll arrange for the Floo Network Authority to temporarily hook up a fireplace at Hogwarts so you can leave directly after; you know how impatient those Americans get, wouldn't want to keep them waiting until tomorrow."

"Yes sir. I'll be sure to pack some powder with me," Linda says. "Why are we going to see Dumbledore by the way?"

"We need Dumbledore to help us with Grindelwald, he's been refusing to move against him," he says warily.

"Surely you don't think that Dumbledore is working with him! Dumbledore is a good man he would never—"

"Good people do bad things if they think it's for the right reasons. There have been better men who have fallen to the dark side, look at the founder of your house Salazaar," Linda moves to protest but he clarifies, "I know you think he is a good man now, but he was a known associate of Grindelwald in the past. We just need to be sure."

Linda nods in acceptance. "Now if you would go and find your meandering partner and tell him were leaving in an hour. Abbot should have briefed him on this already," he orders. Linda nods obediently. "Oh and tell him if he sees my assistant to let her know that she'll be joining us on our little field trip too."

Linda sets off down the hallway towards Theseus' office. She can hear muffled raised voices coming from the room and stops outside briefly to make sure she's not interrupting anything.