"Sirius, can we talk?" Reena asked sweetly.
"Of course. Anything in particular or should we discuss the migratory patterns of seagulls?"
"You know how you told Harry he could live with you after you were cleared, did you have your mother's house in mind?"
"In fact, I did. I saw the house last year. Nobody lives there and everything inside looks untouched. It needs a good clean up, but I'd ideally like to live there eventually.
"That's a great idea We'll finally have a house together," Reena sighed contentedly.
"I know. Can you do me a favor?"
"Sure, what is it?"
"If you have some spare time, could you start cleaning the house? Maybe you could stay there in the summer holiday with Harry? It would give me a great place to hideout."
"I can try. Maybe next summer you'll be free."
"It would be nice, but I wouldn't count on it."
"We can always hope, can't we?"
"I don't see why not, but it's only a set up for disappointment."
"I couldn't disagree more." *
Reena was in a meeting with a group of Cabinet members when Jeff barged in.
"Delton, you have a lot of explaining to do!" Jeff screamed.
"Stupefy" Reena said as she pointed her wand towards Jeff. He stood completely still. The Cabinet members gathered around him.
"What the devil was that all about Ms Delton?" Mr. Julius asked.
"I have no idea sir. May I be excused to my office to clarify what is going on?" Reena asked her superior.
"Please do. The rest of us will proceed with the meeting."
Reena levitated the frozen Jeff to her office. Maggie gave Reena a strange look, but didn't say anything. Reena muttered the counter curse and Jeff came back to life.
"Delton, what did you have Sirius Black do?' Jeff loudly asked.
"Shut up Zane. There's no one here to impress."
"Where did everybody go?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
"Fine, whatever. What did you have Sirius Black do last night?"
"Is this relevant to anything?"
"Yes. Sirius Black broke into my lodgings last night and threatened to kill me."
"You ought to be more careful of who your enemies are."
"I know you were involved with it Delton. He mentioned your name and told me to stay away from you."
"Then why aren't you listening to him?"
"That's not the point. If I mentioned I saw Sirius Black to any other Cabinet member, they would give me permission to track him down. Why aren't you?"
"You don't have solid proof he threatened you last night. And, unlike my colleagues, I knew Sirius Black. He wouldn't do anything like that unless he was provoked. So, the question is, what did you do to provoke him?"
"I've never met him before, so I couldn't have done anything. Why are you protecting a convicted criminal?"
"I'm not protecting anyone. If anything, Sirius Black is able to protect himself without anyone's aid. Anyway, I would never give you permission to track him, or for that matter, no one would."
"Why's that?" Jeff asked defensively.
"You were hired in July to track Peter Pettigrew. It's now October and you haven't the faintest idea where he is. Explain yourself."
"Uh, well, there's a perfectly good reason for that."
"What is it?"
"Pettigrew hasn't left a trail of any kind. He seems to have just disappeared."
"That's no excuse. Azkaban is home to many Death Eaters who were caught in the last year. They were all traced. Have you been doing any work?"
"What kind of question is that? Of course I've been working."
"I'm going to launch an official inquiry to why you haven't been able to find Peter. You're free to go now. Oh, and one more thing, if you leave my office and start screaming again, I'll make your career a living hell."
~I love hearing your opinions.
"Of course. Anything in particular or should we discuss the migratory patterns of seagulls?"
"You know how you told Harry he could live with you after you were cleared, did you have your mother's house in mind?"
"In fact, I did. I saw the house last year. Nobody lives there and everything inside looks untouched. It needs a good clean up, but I'd ideally like to live there eventually.
"That's a great idea We'll finally have a house together," Reena sighed contentedly.
"I know. Can you do me a favor?"
"Sure, what is it?"
"If you have some spare time, could you start cleaning the house? Maybe you could stay there in the summer holiday with Harry? It would give me a great place to hideout."
"I can try. Maybe next summer you'll be free."
"It would be nice, but I wouldn't count on it."
"We can always hope, can't we?"
"I don't see why not, but it's only a set up for disappointment."
"I couldn't disagree more." *
Reena was in a meeting with a group of Cabinet members when Jeff barged in.
"Delton, you have a lot of explaining to do!" Jeff screamed.
"Stupefy" Reena said as she pointed her wand towards Jeff. He stood completely still. The Cabinet members gathered around him.
"What the devil was that all about Ms Delton?" Mr. Julius asked.
"I have no idea sir. May I be excused to my office to clarify what is going on?" Reena asked her superior.
"Please do. The rest of us will proceed with the meeting."
Reena levitated the frozen Jeff to her office. Maggie gave Reena a strange look, but didn't say anything. Reena muttered the counter curse and Jeff came back to life.
"Delton, what did you have Sirius Black do?' Jeff loudly asked.
"Shut up Zane. There's no one here to impress."
"Where did everybody go?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
"Fine, whatever. What did you have Sirius Black do last night?"
"Is this relevant to anything?"
"Yes. Sirius Black broke into my lodgings last night and threatened to kill me."
"You ought to be more careful of who your enemies are."
"I know you were involved with it Delton. He mentioned your name and told me to stay away from you."
"Then why aren't you listening to him?"
"That's not the point. If I mentioned I saw Sirius Black to any other Cabinet member, they would give me permission to track him down. Why aren't you?"
"You don't have solid proof he threatened you last night. And, unlike my colleagues, I knew Sirius Black. He wouldn't do anything like that unless he was provoked. So, the question is, what did you do to provoke him?"
"I've never met him before, so I couldn't have done anything. Why are you protecting a convicted criminal?"
"I'm not protecting anyone. If anything, Sirius Black is able to protect himself without anyone's aid. Anyway, I would never give you permission to track him, or for that matter, no one would."
"Why's that?" Jeff asked defensively.
"You were hired in July to track Peter Pettigrew. It's now October and you haven't the faintest idea where he is. Explain yourself."
"Uh, well, there's a perfectly good reason for that."
"What is it?"
"Pettigrew hasn't left a trail of any kind. He seems to have just disappeared."
"That's no excuse. Azkaban is home to many Death Eaters who were caught in the last year. They were all traced. Have you been doing any work?"
"What kind of question is that? Of course I've been working."
"I'm going to launch an official inquiry to why you haven't been able to find Peter. You're free to go now. Oh, and one more thing, if you leave my office and start screaming again, I'll make your career a living hell."
~I love hearing your opinions.