When Teddy met up with Hasan at their office the next afternoon, he was still nursing a headache despite the potions and spells he had used. He was just hoping for some quiet paperwork, as horrible as that usually was.

Hasan didn't even look up before launching into a conversation. "Where have you been, Teddy?"

Teddy wearily sat down and sipped from his coffee. "I don't bounce back as quickly from hangovers as I used to."

At that, Hasan looked up. "You were out partying this weekend?" he asked incredulously.

Teddy shrugged and made a so-so motion with his hand. A wake was technically a party. "Just give me a break and tell me what's got you so worked up."

Hasan frowned at him before gathering up his papers on his desk. "I'm getting nowhere with the werewolves. Everyone is ignoring me."

Teddy froze with his coffee half way up to his mouth. "You were at the werewolf forest?"

Hasan snorted. "Barely. They kicked me out almost immediately because they were having a wake for the victim."

Teddy relaxed a little. "They were probably just closing ranks since the Wizarding World hasn't exactly given them a fair shake."

Hasan tilted his head in acquiesce of the point. "Lazy pricks can't treat them with basic respect and now my job is that much harder for it."

Teddy's eyes slid over to Collins and Jones. Now those were two pricks he would be worried about having free reign in the werewolf territory. "Maybe we can find a werewolf we trust and arrange a go between of some kind," Teddy muttered.

"That might work. You think you could talk to Alpha about it?"

Teddy nodded. "In the meantime, did you get the work up comparing the magical specs of Lilith Romero and Hermione Granger?"

"Comparing the specs of who?" Hasan blinked. "Wait... Hermione Granger? I suppose that should have been one of the first things we did," he said as he rifled through his folder and then the other papers on the desk. "Huh. Inconclusive?"

Teddy sat upright. "Inconclusive? What the hell does that mean?"

Hasan flipped the paper around so that Teddy could see it. "Too many spells between when they were attacked and the magical residue was tested."

"But how is the potions comparison inconclusive?" Teddy grumbled as he scanned down the page.

Hasan read that part of the paper. "Well, they are fairly certain it is the same potion. Maybe the brewing process evolved over twenty years?"

"So it is the same potion they are just too cowardly to concretely say so?"

Hasan raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.

Realizing he did sound antagonistic, Teddy sighed and shook his head a little. "What do they think it's purpose is?"

Hasan glanced down and then hesitated.

"Please don't say it."

Hasan looked up with a pained smile.

"Inconclusive?" Teddy guessed.

"They think it might be part of a ritual killing."

"You mean because they can't do their job they are trying to do our ob for us?"

Hasan laughed softly, but he looked uncomfortable. "Teddy how about you go..." he trailed off as he obviously looked for an excuse.

Teddy, who could still feel the irritation buzzing in him, just nodded. "Yeah, you don't have to say anything. I'm too worked up right now." He stood and reached for the potions paper. "I have an outside source that can help me figure out this potion crap."

"Will Harry approve of this outside source?" Hasan asked, holding the scroll right out of reach.

Yeah," Teddy lied. "I'll clear it with him before I leave."