The mid-August heat was unbearable. The heat and humidity would not
allow Reena to sleep. She tired everything she knew to cool the room down,
but nothing worked. Worries about other matters wouldn't let her sleep
either.
Per had been spotted several times throughout the country. Perry Pettigrew had been reported missing in the Muggle newspapers. Sirius hadn't been in contact with anyone for weeks. The stress of work was taking its toll on Reena. She had lost a considerable amount of weight and looked constantly tired. In the hazy heat, Reena couldn't stop looking at her ring. To her, it symbolized everything she and Sirius had to look forward too. It also reminded her how lonely she was without him. She was beyond tears, her loneliness was so desperate. The only thing inside of her was a feeling she had the last time Sirius had left. It was a spark of truth that she would see him again. * "Remus, are you sure all these sightings are credible?" Reena asked skeptically as she read the list of sightings.
"Yes, I'm sure," Remus calmly answered.
"But they're all scattered. There are 2 sightings in Kent, a couple in Devon, and some in Yorkshire. Why would he want to go to all these places?" Reena asked.
"I don't know. The sightings are credible though. To our kind, the man's a hero. Even if people think he's been dead for 15 years, they wouldn't have forgotten his face," Remus reminded her.
"Fine. What about his brother?" Reena asked.
"Nobody can explain his disappearance. His wife is a Muggle, I'm not sure she even knows her husband is a wizard. His kids are really small, so they wouldn't have gotten their letters yet.. This would be an opportune time to search his house for the finger," Remus said.
Reena quickly obtained a warrant for Perry Pettigrew's house. Remus and Reena apparated to his house in Manchester. They rang the bell and a stuffy older woman answered the door.
"Is Mrs. Tracy Pettigrew home?" Remus asked politely.
"Who are you?" The woman asked suspiciously.
"We a are friends of Mr. Pettigrew. We would just like a word with Mrs. Pettigrew," Reena explained.
The woman let them into the house and led them to a second floor parlor. A mousy looking woman sat quietly on the sofa. She looked up when Reena and Remus entered.
"Who are you?" Mrs. Pettigrew asked, frightened.
"Friends of Perry. We knew his older brother in school," Remus explained.
"We were wondering if you could help us with something," Reena started.
"With what? I have no idea where my husband is," Mrs. Pettigrew said, bursting into fresh tears.
After she had stopped crying, Remus asked her another question.
"So you know what happened to Perry's older brother?"
"Yes, he was murdered. Perry still keeps the last remaining part in a box. It's morbid, but Perry wouldn't have it any other way," Mrs. Pettigrew answered innocently.
"Do you know where the box is?" Reena asked excitedly.
"Yes, but what do you want with it?" Mrs. Pettigrew asked suspiciously.
"We work in forensics. We were working on a case about Peter, and we needed some DNA samples," Reena answered in Muggle terms that Remus did not understand.
"Oh, in that case, let me get it for you. Follow me."
The pair follwed Mrs. Pettigrew into a bedroom. She opened the top drawer of a dresser and let out a wail.
"It's not here!" she exclaimed loudly. "Perry never moved it. I've been robbed!"
The stuffy housekeeper came into the bedroom and shooed Reena and Remus out of the house. They apparated to London empty-handed.
Per had been spotted several times throughout the country. Perry Pettigrew had been reported missing in the Muggle newspapers. Sirius hadn't been in contact with anyone for weeks. The stress of work was taking its toll on Reena. She had lost a considerable amount of weight and looked constantly tired. In the hazy heat, Reena couldn't stop looking at her ring. To her, it symbolized everything she and Sirius had to look forward too. It also reminded her how lonely she was without him. She was beyond tears, her loneliness was so desperate. The only thing inside of her was a feeling she had the last time Sirius had left. It was a spark of truth that she would see him again. * "Remus, are you sure all these sightings are credible?" Reena asked skeptically as she read the list of sightings.
"Yes, I'm sure," Remus calmly answered.
"But they're all scattered. There are 2 sightings in Kent, a couple in Devon, and some in Yorkshire. Why would he want to go to all these places?" Reena asked.
"I don't know. The sightings are credible though. To our kind, the man's a hero. Even if people think he's been dead for 15 years, they wouldn't have forgotten his face," Remus reminded her.
"Fine. What about his brother?" Reena asked.
"Nobody can explain his disappearance. His wife is a Muggle, I'm not sure she even knows her husband is a wizard. His kids are really small, so they wouldn't have gotten their letters yet.. This would be an opportune time to search his house for the finger," Remus said.
Reena quickly obtained a warrant for Perry Pettigrew's house. Remus and Reena apparated to his house in Manchester. They rang the bell and a stuffy older woman answered the door.
"Is Mrs. Tracy Pettigrew home?" Remus asked politely.
"Who are you?" The woman asked suspiciously.
"We a are friends of Mr. Pettigrew. We would just like a word with Mrs. Pettigrew," Reena explained.
The woman let them into the house and led them to a second floor parlor. A mousy looking woman sat quietly on the sofa. She looked up when Reena and Remus entered.
"Who are you?" Mrs. Pettigrew asked, frightened.
"Friends of Perry. We knew his older brother in school," Remus explained.
"We were wondering if you could help us with something," Reena started.
"With what? I have no idea where my husband is," Mrs. Pettigrew said, bursting into fresh tears.
After she had stopped crying, Remus asked her another question.
"So you know what happened to Perry's older brother?"
"Yes, he was murdered. Perry still keeps the last remaining part in a box. It's morbid, but Perry wouldn't have it any other way," Mrs. Pettigrew answered innocently.
"Do you know where the box is?" Reena asked excitedly.
"Yes, but what do you want with it?" Mrs. Pettigrew asked suspiciously.
"We work in forensics. We were working on a case about Peter, and we needed some DNA samples," Reena answered in Muggle terms that Remus did not understand.
"Oh, in that case, let me get it for you. Follow me."
The pair follwed Mrs. Pettigrew into a bedroom. She opened the top drawer of a dresser and let out a wail.
"It's not here!" she exclaimed loudly. "Perry never moved it. I've been robbed!"
The stuffy housekeeper came into the bedroom and shooed Reena and Remus out of the house. They apparated to London empty-handed.