"Dear God" Reena whispered in a barely audible voice, yet her composure was
intact.
Maggie rushed into the office.
"Um, Reena, there's a bit of a situation out here. Do you want anything?"
"Could you be a dear and freeze him? I'll deal with it in a minute."
"I think I've got everything I need. Thanks for this," Remus thanked.
"No problem, good luck," Reena said as she shook his hand.
As Remus disapparated, Reena walked into the hallway. Therewas still a commotion about Jeff Zane's statement, but it cleared out when Reena came around.
"He's so spiteful, isn't he?" Reena asked a witch standing close to Jeff.
"What do you think he was trying to do?" the witch asked in return.
"Absolutely nothing. He's just rude like that."
Reena pointed her wand toward the frozen Jeff and levitated him to Mr. Julius' office. As his assistant saw what Reena was bringing, he let Reena into the office without any questions.
"Reena, what have you done with Mr. Zane?" Mr. Julius asked, not taking his eyes off the frozen figure.
"It's not what I've done to him but what he's done to me. Didn't you just hear what he did?"
"No, my office is charmed to reduce outside noise. What has he done?"
"He announced to the whole office that I'm harboring Sirius Black. He was furious at the time because we fired him."
"Reena, please undo the curse so we can manage this like adults."
Reena reluctantly performed the counter curse and Jeff Zane unfroze.
"Why do you keep doing that?" Zane roared at Reena.
"We are to manage this like adults?" Reena asked her superior sarcastically.
"Mr. Zane and Ms. Delton, please take a seat. We are going to resolve this now," Mr. Julius ordered forcefully. "Mr. Zane, no doubt you have received a letter explaining why we don't need your services anymore. Can you please explain you current actions?"
"Sirius Black cane to my quarters and threatened to kill me if I talked to Reena. The only reason he would do something is if she told him to. Their past supports my claim," Zane said maliciously.
"Mr. Zane, I'm not aware of Black's current whereabouts. I am certain of Black's and Reena's past and she had nothing to do with his dark activities," Mr. Julius corrected.
"Do you stupid English people understand what I'm saying? An escaped murderer broke into where I was staying and threatened me!" Zane bellowed.
"We understand perfectly," Reena snapped, "However, you have no solid evidence to back your claim. So whatever you saw could have been a dream for all we know."
"I'm inclined to agree with Ms. Delton. I think it would be best if you went back to America Mr. Zane," Mr. Julius suggested.
"Fine, your government is insufficient to deal with such an event. I'll take it back to my own government," Zane said as he disapperated out of the office.
Mr. Julius let out a big sigh after Zane disapperated.
"We really needed him," he said regretfully.
"What do you mean?" Reena asked.
"Zane was a type of ambassador. Our relations with the States are very strained. Once Zane tells his government that we aren't investigating his claim, they will be on our backs until we do. They're pushy like that, the Americans."
"Will you launch another investigation?:
"Do he have a founded reason of saying you were harboring Black?"
"I find it insulting that I should even have to be asked. The official questioning ended years ago."
"I apologize, but to people who don't know you, it would seem rather suspicious. You were one of the few people who spoke out for his innocence and his girlfriend."
"Guilt by association? I would never change my views. You'll see I'm right when we catch Peter," Reena said as she left Mr. Julius' office.
"For you sake I hope so," Mr. Julius coolly replied.
Maggie rushed into the office.
"Um, Reena, there's a bit of a situation out here. Do you want anything?"
"Could you be a dear and freeze him? I'll deal with it in a minute."
"I think I've got everything I need. Thanks for this," Remus thanked.
"No problem, good luck," Reena said as she shook his hand.
As Remus disapparated, Reena walked into the hallway. Therewas still a commotion about Jeff Zane's statement, but it cleared out when Reena came around.
"He's so spiteful, isn't he?" Reena asked a witch standing close to Jeff.
"What do you think he was trying to do?" the witch asked in return.
"Absolutely nothing. He's just rude like that."
Reena pointed her wand toward the frozen Jeff and levitated him to Mr. Julius' office. As his assistant saw what Reena was bringing, he let Reena into the office without any questions.
"Reena, what have you done with Mr. Zane?" Mr. Julius asked, not taking his eyes off the frozen figure.
"It's not what I've done to him but what he's done to me. Didn't you just hear what he did?"
"No, my office is charmed to reduce outside noise. What has he done?"
"He announced to the whole office that I'm harboring Sirius Black. He was furious at the time because we fired him."
"Reena, please undo the curse so we can manage this like adults."
Reena reluctantly performed the counter curse and Jeff Zane unfroze.
"Why do you keep doing that?" Zane roared at Reena.
"We are to manage this like adults?" Reena asked her superior sarcastically.
"Mr. Zane and Ms. Delton, please take a seat. We are going to resolve this now," Mr. Julius ordered forcefully. "Mr. Zane, no doubt you have received a letter explaining why we don't need your services anymore. Can you please explain you current actions?"
"Sirius Black cane to my quarters and threatened to kill me if I talked to Reena. The only reason he would do something is if she told him to. Their past supports my claim," Zane said maliciously.
"Mr. Zane, I'm not aware of Black's current whereabouts. I am certain of Black's and Reena's past and she had nothing to do with his dark activities," Mr. Julius corrected.
"Do you stupid English people understand what I'm saying? An escaped murderer broke into where I was staying and threatened me!" Zane bellowed.
"We understand perfectly," Reena snapped, "However, you have no solid evidence to back your claim. So whatever you saw could have been a dream for all we know."
"I'm inclined to agree with Ms. Delton. I think it would be best if you went back to America Mr. Zane," Mr. Julius suggested.
"Fine, your government is insufficient to deal with such an event. I'll take it back to my own government," Zane said as he disapperated out of the office.
Mr. Julius let out a big sigh after Zane disapperated.
"We really needed him," he said regretfully.
"What do you mean?" Reena asked.
"Zane was a type of ambassador. Our relations with the States are very strained. Once Zane tells his government that we aren't investigating his claim, they will be on our backs until we do. They're pushy like that, the Americans."
"Will you launch another investigation?:
"Do he have a founded reason of saying you were harboring Black?"
"I find it insulting that I should even have to be asked. The official questioning ended years ago."
"I apologize, but to people who don't know you, it would seem rather suspicious. You were one of the few people who spoke out for his innocence and his girlfriend."
"Guilt by association? I would never change my views. You'll see I'm right when we catch Peter," Reena said as she left Mr. Julius' office.
"For you sake I hope so," Mr. Julius coolly replied.