It’s been such a long weekend. It was completely terrifying to wake up Sunday and discover the mayhem that occurred while I was sleeping. So many people were killed and yet I can’t help being grateful that those I love are still okay. I actually went home without being asked. I submitted myself to Mum’s prying eyes, and just tried to ignore the outside world with my parents. Of course, Mum managed to convince both Dad and me to take Monday off. I didn’t mind too much. I’ve been working so hard lately that I think taking time with the family is good for me. I know Mum could tell I was upset when I agreed to spend the night at their house. I don’t know what’s wrong with me; I’m normally so strong. To see so much pain, suffering, and fear around the country really hit me hard. I think going the one place I felt comfortable being weak was good for me, though, I wasn’t feeling quite as weak anymore when Mum suggested Parvati and I move back in.

“Good morning, my dear.”

Startled, I look up to see Melinda waiting for me in the hall. “I didn’t remember you saying you were coming in this morning,” I smile. “Don’t get me wrong, it is always a pleasant surprise to see you.”

“You know me,” she shrugs, “I have a hard time keeping a schedule. I arrived this morning and Doris told me I wasn’t on the schedule to come back until tomorrow, but I thought that since I was already here I’d wait for you,” she replies.

“Well, you don’t have to wait until you’re on my schedule to come see me,” I grin, placing my hand on the panel that grants entrance to the hall of offices. The door swings open and I usher Melinda inside. “I’ve been anxious to sit down and discuss what you think we should do about the Inferi potion,” I add quietly. I pull out my wand to unlock my office, but the unlocking charm I use didn’t elicit the same clicking sound it normally does. “That’s odd… I must not have locked my office when I left on Friday.”

“You were running late, my dear,” Melinda reminds me.

“True,” I sigh as I push open my office door. My jaw drops to the floor as the appearance of my office is displayed before me. It looks like a tornado came through.

“Oh my!” Melinda exclaims, but I find myself to be speechless. All I can do is stare at my typically organized desk on its side on the floor, my color coded files spread out like a rainbow underneath said desk, a picture of my family behind shattered glass.

“Just stay here, I’ll go get someone,” Melinda says before turning to leave my office.

The rest of the morning was a blur. Robert came in with someone from security and took notes of state of my office, Melinda asked if I wanted to owl anyone, and I was eventually left alone to sort through the mess that my intruder left behind. I don’t think I got anything done; I spent most of my time sitting amongst the mess wondering who would want to come after me. Not even me, but my office! It just doesn’t make any sense. Since I wasn’t accomplishing anything, I finally left around lunch time and went home. I didn’t bother to tell Anthony or Parvati what happened. With everything going on, I didn’t want to worry them. After all, so many people lost their lives over the weekend, how important is it that my office was broken into?