Reena and Remus sat in Professor Dumbledore's office. The room was
quiet and tense.
"It's not your fault that the finger could not be recovered. We have to accept that there could be 2 reasons for this. One, Perry was sleeper cell for the Death Eaters and ran away with the finger after the Ministry tried to get it. Second option, the finger was stolen and the thief kidnapped Perry to make sure he didn't reveal anything," Dumbledore speculated.
"What do you mean sleeper cell?" remus asked.
"It means he would not go to Death Eater meetings every time they were called. A sleeper would wait until he was specially summoned to do something," Dumbledore explained. "In any case, the sightings of Peter could not be ignored. Fudge has kindly decided to acknowledge the sightings and deal with it. He's hired an American to track Peter down. This is his specialty, so this American is going to take the lead of the case," Dumbledore said grimly.
"I suggest that you 2 don't get involved in this case at all. Leave it to the expert," Dumbledore continued.
Both agreed. * The next day, Reena sat at her desk looking over her work when someone knocked at the door. Maggie walked in.
"The American investigator is here," Maggie said. Reena nodded and the American walked in.
"Hi. I'm Jeff Zane," a blond hair, blue eyed man said as he stuck out his hand. Reena shook and motioned for him to sit down.
"Reena Delton. How may I help you?"
"I'm an envoy form the American Ministry here to track down Peter Pettigrew. I was referred to you by Minister Fudge," Jeff explained.
"There's not much to explain and even less to work with. Peter is alive and working for Voldemort as his nurse," Reena told him straightforwardly.
"I was under the impression Pettigrew was dead. What's the evidence that he's alive?" Jeff asked.
"Testimony from 3 students. One if which is Harry Potter."
"The Boy who lived? I've heard the kid has some loose screws," Jeff laughed.
"No at all. I've met all 3 witnesses and they are all quite sane," Reena said coldly, liking this man less with each passing sentence.
"I'll take your word for it. I have to meet with some other people. Could we continue this conversation later? Perhaps over dinner?" Jeff suggested.
"I don't mix work and social activities," Reena told him in an icy tone as she walked him out of her office.
The nerve of that man, Reena thought furiously. She thankfully remembered that was leaving all aspects of the Pettigrew case.
A week later, Jeff Zane walked unannounced into Reena's office.
"Reena darling, what is your interest in the Pettigrew case?" Jeff asked out of the blue.
"First of all, don't call me Reena darling. Delton will work just fine. Second of all, what do you mean 'interest in the Pettigrew case'?"
"I mean why do you want to capture him?"
"The same reason as everybody else. We find Peter, we are led straight to Voldemort."
"There are no personal reason?" Jeff prompted.
"What the bloody hell are you getting at?"
"In a meeting last year, you supported Albus Dmbledore in catching Pettigrew for the purpose of clearing the name of Sirius Black."
"So what? I trust Professor Dumbledore's judgment enough to know he's right."
"Why then support the innocence of Sirius Black?"
"What does this have to do with anything?" I don't know the work ethic in America, but in England, we respect the privacy of our colleagues."
"Should we discuss this later? Around 7 over dinner?"
"GET OUT!!!" Reena roared.
Jeff Zane did not seem to the message. Nearly everyday, he would walk into Reena's office and ask her out. Reena was on the verge of pulling out her wand and performing the killing curse on him.
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"It's not your fault that the finger could not be recovered. We have to accept that there could be 2 reasons for this. One, Perry was sleeper cell for the Death Eaters and ran away with the finger after the Ministry tried to get it. Second option, the finger was stolen and the thief kidnapped Perry to make sure he didn't reveal anything," Dumbledore speculated.
"What do you mean sleeper cell?" remus asked.
"It means he would not go to Death Eater meetings every time they were called. A sleeper would wait until he was specially summoned to do something," Dumbledore explained. "In any case, the sightings of Peter could not be ignored. Fudge has kindly decided to acknowledge the sightings and deal with it. He's hired an American to track Peter down. This is his specialty, so this American is going to take the lead of the case," Dumbledore said grimly.
"I suggest that you 2 don't get involved in this case at all. Leave it to the expert," Dumbledore continued.
Both agreed. * The next day, Reena sat at her desk looking over her work when someone knocked at the door. Maggie walked in.
"The American investigator is here," Maggie said. Reena nodded and the American walked in.
"Hi. I'm Jeff Zane," a blond hair, blue eyed man said as he stuck out his hand. Reena shook and motioned for him to sit down.
"Reena Delton. How may I help you?"
"I'm an envoy form the American Ministry here to track down Peter Pettigrew. I was referred to you by Minister Fudge," Jeff explained.
"There's not much to explain and even less to work with. Peter is alive and working for Voldemort as his nurse," Reena told him straightforwardly.
"I was under the impression Pettigrew was dead. What's the evidence that he's alive?" Jeff asked.
"Testimony from 3 students. One if which is Harry Potter."
"The Boy who lived? I've heard the kid has some loose screws," Jeff laughed.
"No at all. I've met all 3 witnesses and they are all quite sane," Reena said coldly, liking this man less with each passing sentence.
"I'll take your word for it. I have to meet with some other people. Could we continue this conversation later? Perhaps over dinner?" Jeff suggested.
"I don't mix work and social activities," Reena told him in an icy tone as she walked him out of her office.
The nerve of that man, Reena thought furiously. She thankfully remembered that was leaving all aspects of the Pettigrew case.
A week later, Jeff Zane walked unannounced into Reena's office.
"Reena darling, what is your interest in the Pettigrew case?" Jeff asked out of the blue.
"First of all, don't call me Reena darling. Delton will work just fine. Second of all, what do you mean 'interest in the Pettigrew case'?"
"I mean why do you want to capture him?"
"The same reason as everybody else. We find Peter, we are led straight to Voldemort."
"There are no personal reason?" Jeff prompted.
"What the bloody hell are you getting at?"
"In a meeting last year, you supported Albus Dmbledore in catching Pettigrew for the purpose of clearing the name of Sirius Black."
"So what? I trust Professor Dumbledore's judgment enough to know he's right."
"Why then support the innocence of Sirius Black?"
"What does this have to do with anything?" I don't know the work ethic in America, but in England, we respect the privacy of our colleagues."
"Should we discuss this later? Around 7 over dinner?"
"GET OUT!!!" Reena roared.
Jeff Zane did not seem to the message. Nearly everyday, he would walk into Reena's office and ask her out. Reena was on the verge of pulling out her wand and performing the killing curse on him.
~ Reviews are appreciated!