“Granger,” Draco drawled, “Why in Merlin’s name are you playing Monopoly by yourself – and at three in the morning, no less?” fin.
Who else to fit the job at Flourish & Blotts other than Hermione Granger? ... and Draco Malfoy. Two-shot.
Some would say that Hermione ditched her Wizarding responsibilities by opening a restaurant consultancy. Others would say she was following her dreams. She would say that she wasn't the only one ditching her responsibilities, and that some of the strangest people enter the restaurant business.
Hermione has estranged herself from the wizarding community. An interesting story, indeed, and one she doesn't want to share. Draco, now a journalist, runs into her at the Leaky Cauldron... and journalists need interesting stories.
“It’s BECAUSE we have to discuss what we’re going to do at the next Monopoly lesson,” she said, excited. “It’s the first Monopoly lesson,” he pointed out dryly.
A workday, a lion, a traitor, surgical instruments, losing a job, an attic, a rabbit, a salamander, an assassination and a smuggler. Oh ho.