Adult-FanFiction.org : Harry Potter

Across the Universe	By : Marionne25 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 5057 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter and Marvel and am not making any money from this story.

Chapter List
- 12
- 13
- 14
Author's Notes:
OHMYGOD I'M ALIVE, I'M ALIVE!!!
I know, I know, it's insane.
March had been a hard and rough month despite that it was mybirthday month and it killed me to the bones.
But no matter, I am here and am trying to revive mylife back to normal.
Here is a chapter that isn't very long but will be giving a lot of details on what is to come.
I"m trying to finish my other fic Forbidden Rapture which is SSHG type of story and I've been writing for more than a year aldeady and is just waiting for a last chapter and an epilogue.
Through the Son my Dramione story and a first Dramione take is also on a the works on a lot of thrilling chapters.
Beyond the Veil, my second Dramione has a lot going on despite that it is still in the earlier chapters.
Other than, hope you like this one because i haven't given up on this crossover fic (my first ever crossover fic) so please don't give up on me.

Tell me what you think.

Lots of love
xx

Chapter XII
The Penthouse Office

The night had been quiet and Hermione had to admit to herself that she was able to go through sleep that night without being bothered by her usual dreams.
Harry had sent her a letter that a very short business trip with would take place the following morning and he might be returning late the following day should she need his company and wonder where he was at.
Hermione sent a quick “Take care and dinner when you get back” note back to her bestfriend before going to the nearest café near the Ministry before going to work.
Everything had been fine and alright when upon entering the Ministry building, taking and leaving the lift in her office floor did something eventful happen.
A few wizards were seen at the lobby carrying, moving and taking things around.
She would have ignored it all until she realized that her favourite box of stocked books was being carried out from the direction of her office.
“Hold on – hey, wait! Wait – what’s going – HEY!” Hermione screamed at the top of her lungs as she tiptoed fast forward with her bag, parchments at hand and warm cup of joe in other hand towards the group of men carrying things around the lobby.
She halted right outside her office door where men were hauling her things out of her office and moving them all out and up into the hallway leading to the elevators.
“What is going on here?” she asked looking wildly around and staring at Kingsley at the end of the hallway talking to a man she wasn’t familiar with.
“Oh, hello Miss Granger.” greeted one of the old wizards moving her things. “We are just bringing you things to your new office. Would you like us to unbox them or you’ll do them?”
“Would I like to what?” Hermione asked eyes wide and not meaning to sound offensive to the old man.
“Mr. Richards!” Kingsley called from the side of the hall. “You can continue, I will talk to Miss Granger.”
Hermione turned from the Minister then back at the man who smiled and nodded at her.
Hermione opened her mouth but could only wordlessly watch as her things were being carried out of her old and small office.
“I’m sorry, what is going on?” she asked in a demanding tone knowing Harry wasn’t there for the day to help her out. “Does Harry know about this?”
“No.” Kingsley honestly answered her as he reached her. “I was about to tell him but he left very early for the trip with the Aurors to check a site that has been said to contain some old Dark Artifacts. They needed to go there as soon in case the artifacts are dangerous to the community where it is located.”
“Yes, fine.” Hermione quickly said brushing the conversation away. “What’s going on here? Am I being fired or something?”
There were worry and anger in her eyes at not being informed about the situation taking place before them.
“Oh, no, ofcourse not.” Kingsley answered her. “You’re being moved to a better direction at this season at the Minsitry.”
“Being moved?” Hermione repeated incredulously. “What’s being moved? I’m not an object – why am I being-“
“No, Hermione, calm down – listen to me-“
“Calm down?” Hermione asked eyes wide. “Calm down? Seriously?”
“Hermione-“
“Lastnight, I recall my office was all intact and I come down here this morning to see all my things being taken out of my office and taken god knows where- “
“Your things are being taken two floors up.”
“Two floors up?” Hermione repeated. “Isn’t that penthouse vacated with nothing but-“
“But archives and books of the Ministry.” Kingsley finished for her. “Yes. And it’s now being furnished and fashioned into a penthouse that will be made out of a library and two offices.”
“Two offices?” Hermione asked not understanding. “What’s going on? Why the hell am I being moved up there?”
“But didn’t you want your office space to be there long before?” Kingsley asked back. “Didn’t you want easy and open access to the archives that weren’t available before?”
“Yes, but – wait, what?” Hermione asked then her eyes bright. “You mean I can check the books and archives upstairs?”
“Yes, ofocurse.” Kingsley replied with a smile. “You are now allowed special access to all of it to enable you and help you guide and assist Mr. Laufeyson with everything that he-“
“With what?!” Hermione now asked very loudly that people around them stared.
Suddenly, she was being moved up to the office location of her dreams that she was never given and access to old archives and books of the Ministry that was never available for her or for Harry as they were being secretly kept and now everything was available for her at the request of the Laufeyson man?
What influence did he really have over the Ministry and everyone else for him to enable to convince the Minister something neither she nor Harry was able to do so?
She had been wondering if it was magic or money that had been working around and for Loki Laufeyson or perhaps both for him to gain people’s trust in such a very short period of time.
Harry had been right, he was charismatic and he knew it very well and knew how to use what resources he had to gain things around him.

“I’m working with Laufeyson?” she asked the Minister wondering if her hate was truly growing back now after lastnight’s nice dinner with the man.
“Yes.” Kingsley answered her excitedly. “He’s already upstairs, settling at his office and he said that you can come any time to organize your own office and he wouldn’t mind-“
“Wait, he’s what? Where?” Hermione asked needing to have everything slowly and clearly repeated to her because her brains seemed to be lagging when it came to the man and the things that he has planned out for them without her go-to and knowledge at all or approval at the least.

Before Hermione could really comprehend everything, she had found herself breathlessly marching to the upper floor to her new office location where she was sure to find the arrogant, spoiled and mysterious piece of mystery.

“Laufeyson!” Hermione’ voice rang out loudly the moment the elevator doors sprang open at the Penthouse floor. “Laufeyson!”
She literally hopped out of the elevators while her eyes moved towards people moving and carrying her things to a glass double doors that she supposed was her new office.
Her eyes widened at the nice expansion and changed interior of her dream office space and she almost forgot the reason why she came up that floor.
“Laufeyson!” Hermione called out again seeing the man across the room and animatedly talking to a handful of people.
They weren’t Ministry officials but they were looked looked well groomed and were wearing uniforms enough to tell her that they were also important people.
Hermione slowly her pace and forced herself back into a calm composure as she stalked nearer the man who was wearing all the smile in the world as he seemed to happily explain something to the group of five or six of people around him.
“Oh there she is!” he suddenly called out seeing Hermione from across the room.
Hermione stopped her pacing as the man himself pointed at her direction and happily went over to her saying some things that she could hardly understand.
Everyone else followed suit and soon, Hermione found herself surrounded by seven men who looked excited right up at her direction.
“What’s going on?” she asked him with a stern look.
Loki suddenly pulled her into a tight embrace as if it’s their usual greeting that she was too shock to even say anything about it.
Soon enough, she found herself shaking hands with the other men in the room as Loki said their names in a fast pace and her name to everyone else.
“She’s very brilliant, I tell you. Young and brilliant, highly recommended by their government. You wouldn’t want any other executive for this project.” Loki happily said as everyone nodded and gazed at her.
Hermione’s eyes were fast and keen enough and noticed the different badges from the uniforms of the men.
They were from various of wizarding government – one from Slovania, one from Bulgaria that she was familiar with through Krum before, the oldest and stern looking one was from Russia, the blonde and youngest looking one was from Denmark and the two other were from countries she barely saw from the badge symbol.
“Project?” Hermione repeated trying to remain calm but deep inside she was already planning Loki’s murder. “What project?”
“The project my sweet dear for which I’ve come for to your government.” Loki said with a gleeful smile from his charming face.
Hermione opened her mouth but before she could say anything, the elder woman from the other Ministry department she knew only by face came up to them and said that ‘tea and biscuits’ were already ready at Loki’s welcoming office.
“Shall we, gentlemen?” Loki offered with a smile as he gestured to the direction that the elder witch walked to.
They nodded excitedly as the elder woman began to explain the type of things that they were about to consume.
“You.” Hermione muttered finally turning to the man who looked back at her with an innocent façade.
“How do you like your new office?” Loki asked her with a nod to himself and all the possible gloating he could wear over his face at that moment .
“My new office?” Hermione asked him with wide eyes. “I didn’t want that. I wasn’t asking – I never asked you for anything-“
“But you needed it.” Loki said. “And everyone else seemed to know that it is the place you would like to work the most. Very comfortable indeed, I’ve been there and the view from the top is just majestic.”
His eyes nodded from her face and then they moved up and down her.
Hermione’s blood boiled even more.

She walked forward him while he smiled wider down at her as if her anger fueled his contentment and happiness.
“You can go fuck yourself up but I’m not bloody working for you.” Hermione muttered through gritted teeth poking him over the chest.
Loki suddenly grasped her wrist and lowered his face close to her.
Hermione recoiled and tugged her arm back but Loki refused to let her go.
“Let my arm- I’m going to scream-“
“And tell them what?” Loki gently asked her with a small smile. “And tell them what, Hermione Granger?”
His voice was low and barely a whisper but he didn’t look like he was about to harm her.
If any, he looked like he was trying to entice, to lure her for something.
“I’m going-“ Hermione began unable to think of the right word to tell him off. “I’m going to-“
“I told you already I have a work and purpose here and I’d need your help.” Loki said letting her go and straightening his black suit down with a smile over his face. “I thought I’ve got that down and agreed lastnight?”
“Agreed?” Hermione repeated as the lastnight’s happenings flashed before her eyes. “Yes, but I was – I didn’t want-“
“You didn’t want the Penthouse office?” Loki interrupted her with a knowing smile. “Really? Really, Hermione?”

Hermione opened her mouth in protest but no right words seemed to come up to her.
He was right about the project he talked to her about, he was alright perfectly down and right about the new location of her new office that perfectly loved to the bones and he was absolutely right at adamantly a lot of other countless things.
She couldn’t even remember when he got that close to her that he knew more things than one about her and her wants and needs.
“Well?” Loki’s voice called her back down to earth. “Am I right or am I right?”
“I hope you realize.” Hermione slowly and said in barely a whisper as she saw Kingsley coming up the floor and coming their way “That you are very, very goddamn conceited and that you can’t buy me this way.”
Loki stared at her, amused.
“Who said anything about buying you?” Loki asked her seeing her anticipation at Kingsley’s direction. “Isn’t this what you wanted?”
“Excuse me?” Hermione asked him back crossing her arms over her chest and trying to stand taller to match his height. “What do you know of what I want?”
“Because you’re the perfectly right person for the job. You’ve been rallying and wearing that face since the auction of the Desiderate.”
Hermione’s eyes narrowed.
She didn’t understand what he was saying at all but before she could even ask him, Kingsley has finally reached them and was staring at them both with utmost happiness in his face.
“Ready for general meeting, Miss Granger?” he asked her.
“What meeting?” Hermione asked back.
Now she was completely lost.
The Minister himself looked expectant of her and was slightly disappointed that she seemed not to have done her assignment.
“Charity projects?” the Minister offered her. “Housing for Retired Aurors? Market Finance for the elderly women of old Slovakia? Welfare Contracts for the Elves? Project Department for Retired and Unemployed Werewolves?”
Hermione opened her mouth, eyes wide at the projects mentioned.
These were the projects she tried to propose and pass at their government and were never checked or even read by the first council of the Wizengamot.
Even Harry Potter’s influence on them couldn’t do a thing about it.
And right now, she was being told that she was going to be gathered and be working with Loki to ensure that these projects are began and funded enormously.
Exactly how much did the man donate at their government?

She stared at the Minister and back at Loki who was now reading a long list that the Minister had handed him after a fair greeting to the man.
“I think you need to talk to Mr. Laufeyson more on these projects.” Kingsley said giving her a nod seeing a few other Ministry officials come up to the conference room. “I need to check attendance of everyone. Mr. Laufeyson?”
“Oh yes, yes.” Loki replied shaking his head and smiling gleefully at him with a small movement of his head that noted his sleek black hair. “I’ll see you in a while, Minister.”
Hermione heavily sighed and waited as patiently as she could until the Minister was out of earshot before turning back to Loki.
“Exactly how much did you buy my government?” she asked knowing how stupid that must have sounded.
His alluring eyes moved from the parchment he was reading and back at her.
He closed the folder back and handed it to her with a heavy thug towards her arms as he closed their gap altogether with a mischievous grin over his face.
“Don’t be ridiculous.” Loki sweetly said as he reached forward her and arranged her bangs that was out of place before resting his gentle fingers over her cheeks. “Ofcourse I didn’t buy your government.”
“Oh, bite me.” Hermione snapped back at him shoving his hands away from her face.
“Would you like me to?” Loki asked her with a glint in his eyes and a coy smile.
Hermione stared hard back at him and recoiled yet again.
Loki threw his head back in what was supposedly an alluring laughter.
He stopped and stared back at her with keen eyes.

“Come on, Hermione.” Loki said with a smile again, that gentle and familiar and more friendly smile at her as he offered his hand at her direction. “I won’t harm you, I won’t bite you.”
He extended his hand to her, willingly waiting for her to take it.
Hermione stared up at his direction and now they were alone again, the man he knew and talked to the previous night was back – the gentle, friendly and warm looking man.
“Hermione.” his tone was ever warm and serious. “Come now.”
His fingers gently moved asking her to come closer to him.
Hermione was reluctant but he looked sincere this time around.
“I can’t believe you bought your way in the Ministry.” Hermione commented at him but she looked ready to give in any moment. “You must have spent a lot on this.”
Her eyes moved to his hand and Loki stared at her, waiting like a lion ready to pounce at her.
“I didn’t buy your government.” Loki said with a warm tone meeting her eyes so she can see the truth in his words.
“I’m supposed to believe that?” Hermione asked him with a challenging gaze. “Really?”
“Yes.” Loki replied. “Because I didn’t buy your goddamned government. I offered my services and a handful of people wanted what I had to offer.”
Hermione smirked, shaking her head at him.
“I’m sure they were really willing to take your offer.” Hermione said biting her lower lip at him.
Loki smiled at her.
“So how insane exactly is the amount you’ve come up and used to these people as your offering to your services?” Hermione said.
Loki laughed hard at her.
“You won’t stop, won’t you?” Loki asked her.
Hermione shook her head at him.
“Not a chance.” Hermione coyly replied well aware that this was now in the line of flirting.
She berated herself inside her head and knew that she must speak to Harry the first chance she gets.
He shook his head at her and moved closer to her.
“You really want to know?” he asked her with a glint in his black eyes.
“Yes.” Hermione answered truthfully. “How much did you have to offer for everyone else to say yes to whatever you had to ask them to do?”
He stared at her for a moment, then his expression broken into a wide smile as if Christmas had come early.

And then he inched closer and without warning, grabbed her hand to his and placed it over his lips with a brush and playful kiss before merely just grasping it and keeping it in the inside of his palm.
“Oh, Hermione Granger… I’d do anything for this project.” Loki said with a gleeful and confident smile at her.
Their eyes meet yet again and Hermione saw what she had been unsure of seeing from him – an excited, genuine smile that of an excited man for something he had for others.
“How insane, Loki?” she asked him without breaking their gazes.
He smiled at her remembering her mother who always squeezed the truth out of her.
He pressed her hand firmly inside his before keeping her close as he led her back to the conference room where the meeting was to take place.
“A ridiculously, ridiculous insane amount that you’d think I’m a god who has more than enough gold to last us both a lifetime.”
- 12
- 13
- 14
You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.
Report Story

Across the Universe