Disclaimer: not my characters, sadly

She had met Marcus several months ago. She remembered that case with a particular grimace. She had only been profiling for a short while when an opportunity arose that she sadly couldn't pass up.

Flashback

She had an appointment to make with a certain ferret at St. Mungos in a few short minutes. And of course there had to be a problem with the floos. She hated being late for anything, but it seemed that there was nothing to be done but wait.

"Of all days. Oh Malfoy is just going to love this." She muttered under her breath.

"When did you and Draco get together?" Adrian Pucey had been walking by when he must have heard her muttering.

"Never Pucey, I have an appointment with Lord Ferret and the floos are down." She sputtered crossly, before stamping her foot out of habit. He looked at her with amused eyes and she just glared at him, challenging him to say something.

"Well Mya, today is your lucky day." He stated while putting his arm dramatically across her shoulder.

"Pucey remove your arm this instant. And Mya?" She asked him, it wasn't the first time she heard that name and she was curious.

"I'm hurt Mya, here I am about to tell you wondrous news." He paused to sigh dramatically. "And all of the Slytherins call you Mya. Anyways I know a man who is on his way right now to St. Mungos. And all he wants in return is a small kiss from yon fair maiden."

"Forget it Pucey, I'm not kissing you. I do have standards." She finally had got away from his octopus-like arm, but in doing so backed into someone. Well to her it felt like a wall, a warm wall. "Sorry." She squeaked out before quickly moving away to face Pucey and 'the wall.' She could feel her face heating up under both of their gazes.

"I wasn't referring to me." Pucey said after he finished laughing at her. "I'm talking about my buddy Marcus here."

He then gestured to the person she had run into. He had certainly grown up quite a bit since he left school. He was no longer the lanky teenager with awkward troll-like features (as Harry had once remarked). He had grown taller it seemed and was solidly built. And there wasn't a thing about him that could be described as trollish now.

"Now I seem to recall you having an urgent appointment so give him a kiss and be on your merry way." Flint had remained impassive until Pucey's last statement, at that his eyes widened and he arched a brow at him. "No need to yell at me mate. Mya here needs a way to St. Mungos, you are going there and will take her once she indulges you in a small kiss." Flint just rolled his eyes and shook his head. He then extended a hand out, inviting her to take it. "Flint! Slytherins don't dole out freebies like this."

"Pucey I don't know how Luna deals with you." She bit out. She then grabbed Flint's extended hand and entwined it with her own. Then she quickly brought it to her face and gave it a quick kiss. "Can we go?" She asked, looking up at Flint. He nodded and quickly started dragging her away.

"You call that a kiss Mya?" Pucey called out as they left.

She ignored him and quickly followed Flint. The man towered over her and kept a fast pace. She was in such deep thought that she didn't notice stop and ran into him a second time. She looked up at him meekly, but he had an impassive look on his face. He then grabbed her arm and pulled her closer towards him.

"Don't know why you didn't apparate." He muttered before they whirled away.

He left her once they landed and she stood there, slightly embarrassed for a moment. But she didn't reflect on it too long, She had a meeting to make.

And she remembered that meeting distastefully. She had got there and had to deal with a very uncooperative Malfoy. He didn't see any benefit to him helping her. The meeting was going nowhere when someone burst in. Surprisingly it was Flint. He whispered two words to Malfoy and then left. After that Malfoy was very cordial.

End of Flashback

In fact they developed an easy friendship over the several months working together. That's how she now knew many of her former Slytherin classmates. Most were fairly cordial now that the pressures of a looming war were over. And while she wasn't good friends with Marcus, she was at least familiar with him and his quirks.

The man only strung together a few words at a time. But he wasn't stupid, his words always meant something. She also learned that his eyes were very expressive. He didn't need to talk; one look and you knew what he was thinking.

She was now at her office and wasted no time in grabbing the file from her desk and quickly reading it.

"Well Marcus, looks like we have our work cut out for us. He's in Knockturn Alley, as we speak. Let's not waste time."

A/N: This is a bit of a filler chappie, with some needed back story. Not much, but my muse wasn't with me for this part. Wish me luck for the next chap.

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