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Harry Potter › General
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
18
Views:
7,027
Reviews:
31
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
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The Deal
Chapter Fifteen
The flight to Barbados was a nasty one. Malfoy seemed to ignore her all of the time, reading some reports or newspaper or a book. He did not utter one single word to her. He was calm and composed. Deciding against worrying about his behaviour, Hermione opened the laptop she took from the office and began writing. When they finally landed in Barbados, he just stood up aotiootioned at her to leave the plane.
Once they reached the hotel, he checked them in and giving her the key to her room said:
\"I\'ll send for you when the meeting starts.\"
Hermione was furious. How dare he ignore he? Was he mad enough to think that she would be the one to start conversation? Anyway, casual conversation was the strangest thing that could be held between them. Her reasonable part whispered that he wanted to begin but every word seemed forbidden.
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Three hours later
\"Miss Bennet, Mr Malfoy asks you to join him in the Blue Lagoon Conference Room.\" Said the boy.
\"Thank you.\"
She has just come back from shopping and changed into a fresh costume. \'If he keeps ignoring me I\'ll go crazy.\' she thought entering the conference room.
\"I believe you don\'t know Miss Hermione Bennet, Lise. Miss Bennet, this is the head of Liselotte Ltd., Ms Liselotte Van Caulberg.\"
\"Pleased to meet you, Ms Van Caulberg.\" Greeted her Hermione.
\"It\'s Lise. Draco was talking about you in superlatives, Miss Bennet.\"
\"Hermione. Thank you.\" Replied she mechanically thinking: \'In superlatives, was he?\'
\"Of course.\" Replied Lise smiling.
\"Ladies, shall we begin?\" asked Malfoy
\"Of course.\" Said they unanimously.
\"Miss Bennet…\" said Malfoy.
\"Yes. Let us start from the beginning. The main objective of Liselotte Ltd. is to enter the British market of geodetic services. As we all know, those services are widely used but the companies which provide them are old and it is difficult for a new company to break through. But where there is a need there is a way. In fact two, even.\" \'What is this all about? That\'s not the project!\' Draco was thinking nervously but he kept silent.
\ tea teams have been working on the project. Here is the outcome of the work of the first one.\" She distributed the portfolios. Malfoy looked at the project signed by Pansy and himself.
\"The authors suggest that Liselotte Ltd. should wait until Bantana Plc. will be selling out its grounds near Folkestone and become its geodetic company. This project has weak points however. Liselotte Ltd. would have to win the tender and I honestly doubt it possible. Too big competition. As I said there is another way, however,\" she took out the portfolios she\'s been preparing on the plane. Malfoy looked at the author of the project. It said: Draco Malfoy and Hermione Bennet. \'Is she doing it to revenge on me? No, it can\'t be. It\'s not Hermione\'s style. But do I really know her?\' thought he.
\"There is a small geodetic company called Barney&Bannister Ltd. which has the renown and what is more important - financial troubles. If Liselotte Ltd. bought the shares from Mr Bannister, its name would suffice to establish a safe position on the market.\"
\"I like the second idea better but there is a \'but\'. Someone was selling Barney&Bannister shares short, this morning.\" Replied Lise.
Hermione looked distressed.
\"Could you wait a moment, please?\" said she and Malfoy was turning paler and paler. \'Just don\'t screw it, Hermione.\'
She was going through her notes to finally speak up:
\"Yes. Just as I thought. It is o con consequence. Mr Bannister possesses 51% of shares and he would not sell them on the stock. He wants someone who would continue the tradition of the company. Someone like you, Lise.\"
Lise considered it for a while. \"This makes sense, Hermione. Draco, I\'m all for it. I\'ll go into Barney&Bannister.\"
\"Great, Lise!\" called Malfoy with a visible relief. \'Funny guy\' thought Lise. \"Maybe, we\'ll eat something?\" suggested he.
********************
They were sitting in the restaurant when a waiter approached them:
\"Mr Malfoy, sir, there is a phone call for you.\"
\"Thank you. Ladies, will you excuse me?\"
\"Of course.\"
Lise turned to Hermione.
\"Hermione, I hope you will not be offended by my question but why is Draco and you on the formal terms whereas you use my first name?\"
\"It\'s a long story. Let\'s just say that we don\'t make a good team.\" Was the reply.
\'That\'s strange, the man has eyes for her only and doesn\'t look like someone indifferent to her.\' Thought Lise: \"The Barney&Bannister project is an effect of good team work, I\'d say.\"
At that moment Draco returned. They continued their dinner until Lise said:
\"Draco, Hermione, I should be going. I\'m flying out tonight. I must be in New York tomorrow at 9 a.m. I should be coming to England in the beginning of next week. Will you contact Mr Bannister for me?\"
\"Of course, Lise.\" Replied Draco. They all raised to leave the restaurant.
Draco and Hermione were to fly back to England the next morning. It was 6 p.m.
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As you can see it\'s a slight cross-over with the Working Girl, whose creator\'s rights I hereby acknowledge.
The flight to Barbados was a nasty one. Malfoy seemed to ignore her all of the time, reading some reports or newspaper or a book. He did not utter one single word to her. He was calm and composed. Deciding against worrying about his behaviour, Hermione opened the laptop she took from the office and began writing. When they finally landed in Barbados, he just stood up aotiootioned at her to leave the plane.
Once they reached the hotel, he checked them in and giving her the key to her room said:
\"I\'ll send for you when the meeting starts.\"
Hermione was furious. How dare he ignore he? Was he mad enough to think that she would be the one to start conversation? Anyway, casual conversation was the strangest thing that could be held between them. Her reasonable part whispered that he wanted to begin but every word seemed forbidden.
****************************
Three hours later
\"Miss Bennet, Mr Malfoy asks you to join him in the Blue Lagoon Conference Room.\" Said the boy.
\"Thank you.\"
She has just come back from shopping and changed into a fresh costume. \'If he keeps ignoring me I\'ll go crazy.\' she thought entering the conference room.
\"I believe you don\'t know Miss Hermione Bennet, Lise. Miss Bennet, this is the head of Liselotte Ltd., Ms Liselotte Van Caulberg.\"
\"Pleased to meet you, Ms Van Caulberg.\" Greeted her Hermione.
\"It\'s Lise. Draco was talking about you in superlatives, Miss Bennet.\"
\"Hermione. Thank you.\" Replied she mechanically thinking: \'In superlatives, was he?\'
\"Of course.\" Replied Lise smiling.
\"Ladies, shall we begin?\" asked Malfoy
\"Of course.\" Said they unanimously.
\"Miss Bennet…\" said Malfoy.
\"Yes. Let us start from the beginning. The main objective of Liselotte Ltd. is to enter the British market of geodetic services. As we all know, those services are widely used but the companies which provide them are old and it is difficult for a new company to break through. But where there is a need there is a way. In fact two, even.\" \'What is this all about? That\'s not the project!\' Draco was thinking nervously but he kept silent.
\ tea teams have been working on the project. Here is the outcome of the work of the first one.\" She distributed the portfolios. Malfoy looked at the project signed by Pansy and himself.
\"The authors suggest that Liselotte Ltd. should wait until Bantana Plc. will be selling out its grounds near Folkestone and become its geodetic company. This project has weak points however. Liselotte Ltd. would have to win the tender and I honestly doubt it possible. Too big competition. As I said there is another way, however,\" she took out the portfolios she\'s been preparing on the plane. Malfoy looked at the author of the project. It said: Draco Malfoy and Hermione Bennet. \'Is she doing it to revenge on me? No, it can\'t be. It\'s not Hermione\'s style. But do I really know her?\' thought he.
\"There is a small geodetic company called Barney&Bannister Ltd. which has the renown and what is more important - financial troubles. If Liselotte Ltd. bought the shares from Mr Bannister, its name would suffice to establish a safe position on the market.\"
\"I like the second idea better but there is a \'but\'. Someone was selling Barney&Bannister shares short, this morning.\" Replied Lise.
Hermione looked distressed.
\"Could you wait a moment, please?\" said she and Malfoy was turning paler and paler. \'Just don\'t screw it, Hermione.\'
She was going through her notes to finally speak up:
\"Yes. Just as I thought. It is o con consequence. Mr Bannister possesses 51% of shares and he would not sell them on the stock. He wants someone who would continue the tradition of the company. Someone like you, Lise.\"
Lise considered it for a while. \"This makes sense, Hermione. Draco, I\'m all for it. I\'ll go into Barney&Bannister.\"
\"Great, Lise!\" called Malfoy with a visible relief. \'Funny guy\' thought Lise. \"Maybe, we\'ll eat something?\" suggested he.
********************
They were sitting in the restaurant when a waiter approached them:
\"Mr Malfoy, sir, there is a phone call for you.\"
\"Thank you. Ladies, will you excuse me?\"
\"Of course.\"
Lise turned to Hermione.
\"Hermione, I hope you will not be offended by my question but why is Draco and you on the formal terms whereas you use my first name?\"
\"It\'s a long story. Let\'s just say that we don\'t make a good team.\" Was the reply.
\'That\'s strange, the man has eyes for her only and doesn\'t look like someone indifferent to her.\' Thought Lise: \"The Barney&Bannister project is an effect of good team work, I\'d say.\"
At that moment Draco returned. They continued their dinner until Lise said:
\"Draco, Hermione, I should be going. I\'m flying out tonight. I must be in New York tomorrow at 9 a.m. I should be coming to England in the beginning of next week. Will you contact Mr Bannister for me?\"
\"Of course, Lise.\" Replied Draco. They all raised to leave the restaurant.
Draco and Hermione were to fly back to England the next morning. It was 6 p.m.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
As you can see it\'s a slight cross-over with the Working Girl, whose creator\'s rights I hereby acknowledge.