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A Witch's Tale	By : snowblind12 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 27756 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 5
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Monday
Hot...It was so hot. Hermione fanned herself as she watched Pedro adjust settings on the Mini M. The Mini M was the breakout Magometer device from five years ago. Poppinstock had been working on and producing Magometers for over 18 years, but the Mini M was the machine that got the world's attention. Prior devices had produced questionable results and the results had been inconsistent. But, this machine was a new breed and finally the magic community had a device that gave results. Results that could be trusted. The Personal M 2000 followed two years later and the M 2002 two years after that. The M 2003 was still in its final building stages but it promised to be another game changer.
Today, for Hermione's first day in the field, it was agreed by those Hermione had consulted, that the Mini M was the first machine she should learn and practice with. The designers and builders felt she should learn and use the models in the order they were produced so that she would have a better understanding of the evolution of these revolutionary devices.
With Lexie, Pedro and another seasoned operator of the devices named Jake, Hermione headed out into magical Dallas. They had received permission from the local magic governing body to run the tests in the magical community. They were still awaiting the necessary approval and paperwork for venturing into No Maj territory. Hermione had decided she would test the four devices in the same spot this first week. She would test a different device each day and by running the tests in the same spot, she felt she would get as accurate a comparison as possible.
But, nothing is ever simple. She could feel sweat dripping down her back as she dabbed her face with the bandana Lexie had given her. When testing the devices, magic could not be used within a 100 yard radius. Casting a cooling charm could change the magic readings in the atmosphere and in the ground, so Hermione had to just deal with the heat. She watched with growing impatience as Pedro and Jake adjusted the settings on the device. They had been standing in this spot for over an hour trying to get the device to power up. So far, she was not impressed with the Mini M.
Lexie looked at Hermione, worry lines across her forehead as she spoke. "This machine never does this. I don't know why its actin up." She then bit her lip and turned back to Pedro and Jake as they continued trying to get it to work.
Hermione smiled reassuringly at her friend. "It's all good, Lexie. I've read the outsourced quality reports and know this is a trustworthy and accurate device. I'm sure it's just a fluke." Hermione knew Lexie felt a sense of pride and ownership of the Magometers her Dad's company had produced. Lexie had been excited all morning about getting outside so that Hermione could see how the machines worked. Having the machine act up like this was surely frustrating for the blonde beauty.
Suddenly there was a humming sound as the Mini M came to life. Lexie smiled and clapped as the device began to glow the soft, white color indicating it was ready.
Jake turned to Hermione. "It's very simple to use. You simply point the device and the machine will glow a color indicating the strength of the magical wavelengths, or magic pulses per minute...otherwise known as mppm which is the international standard of measurement." Hermione nodded in understanding. She had studied the technical jargon that encompassed the science of measuring magic. The higher the mppm, the better. It was her hope that areas with higher mppm, could be found and that those areas would prove to be the homes or birthing locations of powerful witches and wizards. She could feel her excitement growing as she looked at the soft glow of the machine.
Hermione walked towards Jake and reached out for the device. Jake smiled and handed it to her. It was very light, but as Hermione held it, she could feel a soft thrum move through her body. Hermione's eyes got big as she felt the unusual sensation. Lexie smiled widely at her and Jake and Pedro both had surprised looks on their faces. Before Hermione had a chance to ask why they were looking at her like that, she looked down and noticed the machine was no longer glowing a soft white but a pulsating, bright, electric blue.
"Wow, Hermione! You're emitting a high magical output for the device to glow that color blue." Lexie was beaming at her. Hermione was holding the machine so that it pointed at her own torso. When she turned it away from her, the color changed back to a soft white.
Lexie touched Hermione's arm and guided the machine towards her own torso.
Hermione watched as Lexie turned the machine towards herself. The machine turned from white to a very light dusty blue. Lexie explained to Hermione that most of the wizards and witches who used the magometers only had enough magical power to turn the devices that same soft blue. She had never seen the machine glow the electric blue from any other witch or wizard.
Pedro stepped towards Hermione and instructed her to point the magometer away from all of them. "You are going to have to be careful when you test the devices, Hermione. It's important your magic not influence the readings. If the machines pick up your magic in the atmosphere, it could render the results falsely high." He looked awkward and rubbed his neck with his bandana. "In fact, it might be best if you let someone else actually run the tests. Someone whose magic doesn't run the risk of interfering with the results."
Hermione looked from Pedro to Jake to Lexie. After a heavy sigh she responded. "I'll let someone else run the tests the first time each day. Then I'll run the tests and we'll see how much the results change. If I practice, I'm sure I can learn to operate the devices in a way that my personal magic won't interfere with the atmospheric magic." Hermione wanted to be able to run some of the tests herself. She was determined to do so.
Lexie smiled at her, reassuringly. Hermione was glad to have Lexie at her side. "So," Hermione continued. "Let's test the ground in the designated spot and then we will let Jake test the atmosphere after the rest of us step back at least 100 yards so as not to interfere with the results." Everyone nodded. Jake gingerly took the basketball sized device from Hermione's hands and stepped towards the designated spot. The machine turned the soft white as he pointed it away from everyone and then pointed it nose down at the designated spot. The device's glow turned from soft white to soft yellow which indicated a very low reading of magic. Everyone backed away from Jake so that he could take the atmospheric readings. The machine glowed from shades of soft white to soft yellow as he turned in a circle, directing the nose of the device directly out from his torso. After completing the circle, he directed the nose of the device upwards at a 80 degree angle and turned in a circle again. The device remained a soft white the entire circle.
Lexie, Pedro and Hermione approached Jake as Hermione said, "So, rather low readings in this area." She carefully took the machine from him. She walked to the designated spot and pointed the device at the ground. It glowed a soft blue. She tried turning it and redirecting the nose to ground, but the color was still a soft blue, although slightly softer than before. She let out a sigh of frustration. She needed to get the hang of this so that she could run her field tests.
She turned back to the others. "Let's grab lunch and then head back to Poppinstock."
Monday Evening
Hermione entered her apartment and kicked off her shoes before collapsing on the sofa.
"That bad, huh?"
Hermione jumped a good three feet off the sofa, her heart pounding from the shock. "Draco, you almost gave me a heart attack!." She scolded, as her hand flew to her chest over her pounding heart.
Draco rolled his eyes. "As usual, you are being overly dramatic, Granger. You are a healthy 22, soon to be 23 year old. Your ticker is good for another 100 to 125 years." He walked towards her, handing her a glass of wine.
Hermione's look changed from scolding to gratitude as she took the glass of white wine from his hand. Draco sat down next to her. "Lex said it was a rough day."
Hermione sipped the crisp, cool and delicious Sancerre. She closed her eyes for a minute, as the cool wine went down her throat and her heart went back to its normal, non frantic rhythm. She opened her eyes and looked back at him. "You could say that." She leaned back, taking another sip and continued. "This Texas heat is going to kill me, Draco. On top of that, my magic interfered with the Mini M and considering the other machines are all more powerful, that's probably not going to change." She turned to him, continuing. "How am I going to perform the tests I need to do if my magic is too powerful for me to stand next to the devices. How in Merlin's name am I going to do my job?!"
Draco was smirking at her. "Leave it you to complain that your magic is too powerful and is interfering with your job."
Hermione couldn't help the small smile that crept over her mouth at his comment.
He smiled back at her and continued. "I never said you had to personally do the testing. I said you had to be on sight to oversee the testing until you had staff you trusted to run the testing without you being present."
Hermione shook her head. "I'm going to go crazy if I can't do some of the testing myself, Draco. It's the way I'm wired. I can't sit back and watch others have all the fun." She grinned at him playfully as she took another sip.
The fireplace rumbled as Lexie floo'd into the living room in front of them. "I come with dinner." Lexie was smiling brightly and held up the bags with Chinese takeout.
Two hours later, Hermione was laughing and enjoying herself with her two newest friends, the stress of the day behind her. Their stomachs were full and they had just opened their third bottle of wine.
Lexie was laughing as she said, "Then, you and Theo come back to the table acting all innocent, when one look at the red lipstick all over his face and neck, coupled with your hair all over the place and your lipstick smudged, it was pretty obvious you two had been shagging somewhere in the club!"
Draco was laughing as he added, "I could tell by the look on both your faces you had just gotten laid. Seriously, Hermione Granger having sex in a muggle club! And Harry had already left! If only he had been there to see it!"
Hermione could feel her face turning beet red. "You two don't know what you're talking about!" She gave them both a stern look, well as stern as she could manage considering she was about to burst out laughing. "And, you will not mention this to Harry! He would likely have a stroke if he thought I had done something so, so..."
"So Slytherin?" Draco interjected, laughing.
Hermione rolled her eyes at Draco.. "I don't think Slytherins hold the market on sex in public."
"Ha! So you admit it!" Lexie proclaimed as she high fived Draco.
Hermione squared her shoulders and sat up prim and proper. "I'll admit no such thing." She sipped her wine and then looked at Draco. "And you! You're one to talk! He who screws Brigit the cocktail waitress at the portkey terminal."
Draco was non-plussed and shrugged. "We didn't have sex, she just...well, she knows how to keep the clientele happy."
Hermione's face turned to one of disgust. "Ewww. That's a visual I really didn't need."
Lexie was laughing. "Brig is old news. He's been screwing her for years."
Hermione looked from Lexie to Draco. "Aren't you afraid of getting a disease? I mean how many other frequent flyers is she servicing?"
Drcao looked at her like she had sprouted a second head. "They have charms for that. What rock have you been living under?"
Hermione shook her head. She took a big swallow of wine, polishing off her third glass. She looked at him with affection. "Draco, somewhere out there is your witch. She's just waiting for you to find her. And, I hope when you meet her you don't simply fuck her in an alley or a bathroom." She paused and smiled at him. "I have to pee." She stood up and headed for the bathroom leaving a dumfounded Draco watching her walk away.
After a pause he turned to Lexie. She shook her head. "Don't look at me. Hermione is right. You mow through witches like a tornado in a trailer park."
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