Reena awoke very early the next morning with a feeling of pure
happiness. Her happiness quickly faded when she saw that no one was next to
her. She started getting ready for work when she heard noises from the
kitchen. She cautiously walked in. Sirius was standing over the stove with
a pan in his hand.
"Morning love," he said as he flipped something in the pan.
"Morning. What are you making?" Reena asked curiously, yet cheerful that someone was making her breakfast on a workday.
"Grilled cheese," he answered, serving it on a plate.
"For breakfast?!"
"I can't cook that well. Besides, you and I don't like eggs, and you need a good breakfast before work."
"I usually settle for a cup of coffee."
"No wonder you look like a skeleton. You need to eat more."
"I can handle grilled cheese," Reena giggled as they ate.
"I saw Remus last night," Reena said as they finished up.
"Did he tell you I've met with him?" Sirius asked.
"Yes. I told him the same thing," she volunteered.
"Good. Keep communications open with him. If Peter Pettigrew comes to you, keep him in custody," Sirius warned.
"Peter? Peter's dead," Reena countered.
"No he's not," Sirius said forcefully. "You want to know who killed your best friend? He did and he's still out there with his loyalties to Voldemort," Sirius said, his voice seething with anger.
Reena sat, stunned with the news. She hadn't really like Peter very well, but she didn't think that he could have actually handed Lily and James to their demise. The gears in Reena's head were clicking away. All of a sudden, everything Remus had said the night before made sense. Yet she still was stunned with what she had just heard. Sirius sensed the confusion within Reena and did not continue until he felt his anger was under control.
"I have to go to work," Reena said, her voice void of feeling or emotion.
"Are you going to be okay?" Sirius asked, realizing that the revelation may not have gone down well with Reena.
"I'm fine," she snapped, "I'm going to be late for work if I don't leave now." Within an instant, she apparated out of the apartment.
Alone in the apartment, Sirius felt like beating himself up. He knew that Reena had been through hell when practically everyone around her had died (or gone to Azkaban). The last thing she needed was her fiancé popping up after 14 years and the memory of her best friend's death. As he washed the breakfast dishes, he wondered how many years he had set her emotionally back.
At work, Reena tried to forget the exchange between her and Sirius. She was desperately praying that Mr. Julius would have a new assignment for her. Sure enough, on her desk, there was a memo from Mr. Julius asking to meet her.
"Do you have a new assignment for me?" Reena asked anxiously.
"I don't. You are not going to be under my jurisdiction for sometime. Professor Dumbledore has specifically asked that you work with LAV. You'll be taking your assignments from him," Julius esplained.
"When do I get my next assignment?" she asked.
"There's a meeting at Hogwarts in 30 minutes. Apparate to the train station at Hogsmeade. Some one will pick you up."
Reena apparated to the train station immeadiately after her conversation from Julius. She was surprised to find Remus as the only soul on the deserted platform.
"Hello Reena," Remus warmly greeted her.
"Are we waiting for anybody else?" she asked.
"Nope. The others came early for breakfast. Dumbledore thought you would have preferred to eat at home this morning," Remus said with a knowing smile.
"Do you know who else is going to be at this meeting? She asked.
"The Cabinet, Arabella Figg, a few aurors, and a few other people," he answered as they walked towards the castle.
The meeting was held in a classroom, being that the school was on summer holiday. As Professor Dumbledore started the meeting, Reena couldn't help noticing a large black dog sitting behind the desk at the head of classroom.
" . . . A way we can succeed is if we are able to catch the Death Eaters in motion. We must have our aurors detain some Death Eaters, then have certain individuals take their places via the Polyjuice Potion. We must be careful though that we detain the Death Eaters on credible evidence that they can see. We must also follow the law and not break long-standing rules simply for our own ease. This is not an easy challenge we have accepted, and we must do it within the letter of the law so that we do not sink down to the level of oppressors," Dumbledore summed up. The wizards and witches in the room nodded and few gave vocal approval. Professor Dumbledore was not finished yet.
"On a side note, we need to clear the name of Sirius Black." There were gasps all around the room, but they let Dumbledore continue. "The man's innocent. He has been framed for the crimes of Peter Pettigrew, who is still alive. Mr. Pettigrew is one our most dangerous wizards, for he is nursing Voldemort to health and has a secret weapon. Peter is an anigmus who turns into a rat. His mark is that he is missing one toe/finger. Other than that, Pettigrew can otherwise be called a dolt. However, the Death Eaters were able to conceal him and Voldemort for sometime without using the Fidelious Charm. "
A Cabinet member, Mr. Davey Pahlotnius, stood to speak.
"How do we know that Sirius Black is innocent? You yourself said that Sirius Black had betrayed the Potters. Peter Pettigrew is also dead, we gave him an Order of Merlin. He's one of our heroes."
Remus stood to answer the question.
"I saw Peter my self when I taught here almost 2 years ago. He also abducted Harry Potter at the Triwizard Tournament last month. Peter may appear to be an idiot, but he is a loyal servant to Voldemort."
The members of LAV began talking amongst themselves. There were angry voices and shouting began to erupt. It became clear to Reena that even her colleagues did not want to admit they had been wrong. She knew the only way that they would believe Dumbledore is if they could produce Peter Pettigrew alive.
Arabella Figg took hold of the noise and the people began to break into groups. In the groups, tasks were drawn up to fight the dark magic do- ers. A pair of aurors approached Reena and asked her if she could help them track any Death Eaters who may currently hold Ministry jobs. Reena agreed because she had more access to audits and background checks to employees of the Ministry. Every body regrouped and explained what they were going to do. Remus took notes so they would have points of references when they met again.
As the other members of LAV left, Reena and Remus hung back with Dumbledore. When everyone was gone, Sirius transformed into his human form.
"I'm sorry Sirius, I tried to convince them, but they're a stubborn bunch," Dumbledore apologized.
"I know," he stated simply. "How do you all work with such a bunch of dunderheads?"
"With patience," Reena said under her breath.
"I think your old colleague wanted to believe Professor Dumbledore," Remus said, referring to the group of aurors who had been at the meeting.
Reena sensed the mixture of anger and disappointment within Sirius and directed the conversation away from him.
"What about Harry?" she asked.
"He will remain at his aunt and uncle's for the next 5 weeks until his holiday is over. I'm confident that he will also be safe here when the school term starts," Dumbledore said.
"Can we visit him?" Remus asked.
"I wouldn't suggest it, but I think he may need some contact from you three. He was very shaken when he went home. I don't think meeting Voldemort could have been very good for him," Dumbledore answered.
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"Morning love," he said as he flipped something in the pan.
"Morning. What are you making?" Reena asked curiously, yet cheerful that someone was making her breakfast on a workday.
"Grilled cheese," he answered, serving it on a plate.
"For breakfast?!"
"I can't cook that well. Besides, you and I don't like eggs, and you need a good breakfast before work."
"I usually settle for a cup of coffee."
"No wonder you look like a skeleton. You need to eat more."
"I can handle grilled cheese," Reena giggled as they ate.
"I saw Remus last night," Reena said as they finished up.
"Did he tell you I've met with him?" Sirius asked.
"Yes. I told him the same thing," she volunteered.
"Good. Keep communications open with him. If Peter Pettigrew comes to you, keep him in custody," Sirius warned.
"Peter? Peter's dead," Reena countered.
"No he's not," Sirius said forcefully. "You want to know who killed your best friend? He did and he's still out there with his loyalties to Voldemort," Sirius said, his voice seething with anger.
Reena sat, stunned with the news. She hadn't really like Peter very well, but she didn't think that he could have actually handed Lily and James to their demise. The gears in Reena's head were clicking away. All of a sudden, everything Remus had said the night before made sense. Yet she still was stunned with what she had just heard. Sirius sensed the confusion within Reena and did not continue until he felt his anger was under control.
"I have to go to work," Reena said, her voice void of feeling or emotion.
"Are you going to be okay?" Sirius asked, realizing that the revelation may not have gone down well with Reena.
"I'm fine," she snapped, "I'm going to be late for work if I don't leave now." Within an instant, she apparated out of the apartment.
Alone in the apartment, Sirius felt like beating himself up. He knew that Reena had been through hell when practically everyone around her had died (or gone to Azkaban). The last thing she needed was her fiancé popping up after 14 years and the memory of her best friend's death. As he washed the breakfast dishes, he wondered how many years he had set her emotionally back.
At work, Reena tried to forget the exchange between her and Sirius. She was desperately praying that Mr. Julius would have a new assignment for her. Sure enough, on her desk, there was a memo from Mr. Julius asking to meet her.
"Do you have a new assignment for me?" Reena asked anxiously.
"I don't. You are not going to be under my jurisdiction for sometime. Professor Dumbledore has specifically asked that you work with LAV. You'll be taking your assignments from him," Julius esplained.
"When do I get my next assignment?" she asked.
"There's a meeting at Hogwarts in 30 minutes. Apparate to the train station at Hogsmeade. Some one will pick you up."
Reena apparated to the train station immeadiately after her conversation from Julius. She was surprised to find Remus as the only soul on the deserted platform.
"Hello Reena," Remus warmly greeted her.
"Are we waiting for anybody else?" she asked.
"Nope. The others came early for breakfast. Dumbledore thought you would have preferred to eat at home this morning," Remus said with a knowing smile.
"Do you know who else is going to be at this meeting? She asked.
"The Cabinet, Arabella Figg, a few aurors, and a few other people," he answered as they walked towards the castle.
The meeting was held in a classroom, being that the school was on summer holiday. As Professor Dumbledore started the meeting, Reena couldn't help noticing a large black dog sitting behind the desk at the head of classroom.
" . . . A way we can succeed is if we are able to catch the Death Eaters in motion. We must have our aurors detain some Death Eaters, then have certain individuals take their places via the Polyjuice Potion. We must be careful though that we detain the Death Eaters on credible evidence that they can see. We must also follow the law and not break long-standing rules simply for our own ease. This is not an easy challenge we have accepted, and we must do it within the letter of the law so that we do not sink down to the level of oppressors," Dumbledore summed up. The wizards and witches in the room nodded and few gave vocal approval. Professor Dumbledore was not finished yet.
"On a side note, we need to clear the name of Sirius Black." There were gasps all around the room, but they let Dumbledore continue. "The man's innocent. He has been framed for the crimes of Peter Pettigrew, who is still alive. Mr. Pettigrew is one our most dangerous wizards, for he is nursing Voldemort to health and has a secret weapon. Peter is an anigmus who turns into a rat. His mark is that he is missing one toe/finger. Other than that, Pettigrew can otherwise be called a dolt. However, the Death Eaters were able to conceal him and Voldemort for sometime without using the Fidelious Charm. "
A Cabinet member, Mr. Davey Pahlotnius, stood to speak.
"How do we know that Sirius Black is innocent? You yourself said that Sirius Black had betrayed the Potters. Peter Pettigrew is also dead, we gave him an Order of Merlin. He's one of our heroes."
Remus stood to answer the question.
"I saw Peter my self when I taught here almost 2 years ago. He also abducted Harry Potter at the Triwizard Tournament last month. Peter may appear to be an idiot, but he is a loyal servant to Voldemort."
The members of LAV began talking amongst themselves. There were angry voices and shouting began to erupt. It became clear to Reena that even her colleagues did not want to admit they had been wrong. She knew the only way that they would believe Dumbledore is if they could produce Peter Pettigrew alive.
Arabella Figg took hold of the noise and the people began to break into groups. In the groups, tasks were drawn up to fight the dark magic do- ers. A pair of aurors approached Reena and asked her if she could help them track any Death Eaters who may currently hold Ministry jobs. Reena agreed because she had more access to audits and background checks to employees of the Ministry. Every body regrouped and explained what they were going to do. Remus took notes so they would have points of references when they met again.
As the other members of LAV left, Reena and Remus hung back with Dumbledore. When everyone was gone, Sirius transformed into his human form.
"I'm sorry Sirius, I tried to convince them, but they're a stubborn bunch," Dumbledore apologized.
"I know," he stated simply. "How do you all work with such a bunch of dunderheads?"
"With patience," Reena said under her breath.
"I think your old colleague wanted to believe Professor Dumbledore," Remus said, referring to the group of aurors who had been at the meeting.
Reena sensed the mixture of anger and disappointment within Sirius and directed the conversation away from him.
"What about Harry?" she asked.
"He will remain at his aunt and uncle's for the next 5 weeks until his holiday is over. I'm confident that he will also be safe here when the school term starts," Dumbledore said.
"Can we visit him?" Remus asked.
"I wouldn't suggest it, but I think he may need some contact from you three. He was very shaken when he went home. I don't think meeting Voldemort could have been very good for him," Dumbledore answered.
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