If she hadn't been afraid that she was about to be dragged down to the lowest level of the Ministry, the morning in her office might have passed just as any other did. Rabastan, of course, was late arriving. Even when she didn't want to see his face she was annoyed by his complete disregard for punctuality. He always had a separate set of rules for his behavior and for the others who worked with and for him. Hermione always brushed it off as being an obnoxious Pureblood trait.