“Aren’t you an auror?” Pandora asked incredulously, her features morphing into a mixture of confusion and amusement at the statement. “Shouldn’t you be out there running around with excitement and drama practically dripping off you?” 

“That’s what I hope for... Some day.” She said a little awkwardly, cringing. “I mostly just do clean up and the cases no one wants, like when non-important stuff goes missing. I’m just not very high up on the food chain yet.” 

Life had kept Sirius busy, between his traveling and Hope, it was impossible for it not to. He’d hardly had time to keep in contact with anyone before returning home, let alone letting James or any of the other Marauders know about his child. It was still something he’d neglected to tell Alice, especially given how he’d left things off. Not that he thought she’d hold a grudge, but because he wasn’t sure how to bring it up. 

“Yeah, I’m sorry about that, I haven’t been great at keeping up appearances, at least not in the way I used to be,” Sirius admitted, flashing an apologetic smile at Alice. “I’m staying on my toes, better than I was a month or so ago, now that I’ve managed to land a job that actually pays. How about you?” 

She couldn’t help but to send him a smile at the mention of having a job, truly happy for him. When they’d first broken up she’d been a little angry at him, mostly because he’d just disappeared. She was also a little upset at herself since she knew that she hadn’t exactly been the worlds perfect girlfriend. Alice certainly had her own issues within the relationship that wasn’t his fault. Now she was truly just happy if he was happy, though she couldn’t help but to wonder how things would have turned out if they hadn’t of broken up like they did. 

“No, no, of course not,” Kingsley shook his head, flashing a small but kind smile at Alice as she sat. “At least nothing that I know of,” he joked, his expression hardening once again as he became serious once more.

Kingsley had to be careful in how he chose to go about moving forward with his project, he knew that Regulus had put their faith in him and he wasn’t going to blow the boy’s cover, but still he had to use the resources he had. One of which, were his fellow aurors and more importantly, those that he trusted that would raise little suspicion. “I need to do some digging into something, but with their being such a close watch on me, I can’t do more than I already have.” He began, taking another sip of his coffee before setting it to the side. 

“It’s nothing dangerous, I assure you, though I do think I’ve managed to tire out the resources we have here in the UK, so it may require some light travel…or at the very least, reaching out to other ministries, but I need you to look into something for me, if you’d be willing.” He chose his words very carefully as he scribbled something on a piece of parchment, pushing it across the table to her. “Eyes and ears, everywhere,” he mumbled under his breath, gesturing around them. 

Once Alice knew that she wasn’t in trouble she was able to focus much better. The change in his demeanor caused her to sit up a little straighter. Whatever he’d called on her for was serious, though a part of her did want to grin in excitement at the thought. The girl was desperate to prove herself, prove that she could handle things all on her own. She wasn’t interested in proving herself to many people, though Kingsley was definitely at the top of her list currently. The thought of him trusting her enough with some top secret information was enough to make her want to throw a party. Obviously she could not do that and it took every last bit of self control to keep a straight face. 

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GROWING UP reginald had actually thought of becoming an auror, the way textbooks and stories described them growing up made them seem quite badass but now that he was actually forced into the profession, he was glad he hadn’t. there were far too many rules and protocols, not to mention, the awful paperwork they had to fill out and not nearly enough action. 

so, to have been called out on an actual mission, reginald ALASTOR couldn’t help but feel a tad giddy over it, desperately hoping to get his hands dirty. unfortunately, though, he was assigned a partner, which meant he had to proceed with caution. 

“Alice,” he called out, tossing a rag from their pocket her way with a nonchalant expression. “Wipe yourself off, you’re bleeding.”  

“Got something secretive to tell me?” Pandora teased with a laugh. “Oh, to be young and filled with life and all its dramas!”

“Oh please- as if!” She rolled her eyes, laughing. “I wish my life had more drama! The only thing somewhat interesting right now is work and that’s mostly paperwork.” 

“I may be an absolute idiot, but my memory isn’t that bad,” Sirius joked, an awkward chuckle escaping him as he ran a hand through his unkempt locks, glancing back. “But I didn’t think you’d have been interested in the festival aspect, it’s good you can enjoy it in all its glory though.” 

Alice let out a quick laugh, trying to hide it since it probably seemed like she was laughing at him. “That’s fair I guess, there is a lot going on.” She told him. “It seems like it’s a good thing I came though- seeing how I ran into you for the first time in forever. How are you doing?” 

Though Kingsley knew it deep down, he was never one to outwardly speak of his skill and how good he was at his job. It just wasn’t who he was. Unlike most purebloods, he was humbled and raised in a much different setting, fortunately. But now with his new position as head auror, Kingsley knew he had to accept some of the inevitable changes that came with and one of them was people doing things for him. Not because he’d asked them, but just because. ‘Course, he didn’t mind it, but still it was an odd sentiment to him and something he was still adjusting to. 

“Alice!” He began, brows knitting together as he spotted the coffee in her hand, scratching at his head. “Thank you, you didn’t have to do that, but I do appreciate it.” Kingsley assured her with a genuine smile, before gesturing to the seat adjacent to him. “Come, sit, I didn’t ask you in this morning for the coffee, though appreciated, I have something I want to discuss with you.” His voice was now in a low whisper as he peered over her shoulder briefly to make sure no one was looking in. 

Alice stood frozen for a moment, staring at him before she actually realized he wanted her to sit down. His tone was serious, which made her excited. What did he want to talk about? She hoped that it would be a super cool, super secretive auror mission for her. Hopefully he wasn’t about to fire her, that would really ruin her day. “I am all ears sir.” She nodded, holding her breathe for a moment. “I didn’t do anything wrong- right?” She asked a little skeptical. The girl was playing back just about everything she’d done since becoming an official auror, trying to make sure that she’d never stepped out of line or broken the rules somehow. 

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“Well, it’s certainly not too late to give it a go,” Lance offered with an amused chuckle, never ceasing to be amazed by just how much love some people had for the sport. Personally, he had never really cared for the game itself, there was far too much violence and hundreds of rules he could never be bothered to learn, but the atmosphere and excitement it brought with it? That was something he adored. “Go on, then. Give me your best Quidditch Announcer voice!”

“Oh!” Alice let out a surprised gasp, definitely not expecting that sort of reaction. She wasn’t one to get embarrassed easily but she felt her face flush. Though thankfully she was fairly sure it didn’t get that red considering she always stayed fairly pale. “I couldn’t!” She laughed, hesitating for a moment as she looked around. Clearing her through before she began her best ‘announcer’ voice. “Witches and wizards- creatures of all ages! Thank you for joining us for the first game of the season! And now the teams everyone has been waiting for- The Montrose Magpies and The Falmouth Falcons!” She might’ve been slightly embarrassed but she wasn’t one to back down from a challenge. 

“You are wise beyond your years,” Pandora hummed with a cheeky smile as she locked up, never once removing her arm from her friend’s. “How about the Leaky? Or is that too loud?”

Alice just shrugged, having been told that before but not really believing it. Truthfully she could be very childish when she wanted to. “Oh that’s fine! It’s a little loud but that just means we can talk about whatever without anyone overhearing us.”