It had been about ten minutes before the Hogsmeade inhabitants had carried all the barrels from the wagon into the underground cellars, and after receiving their wages, they did not leave, but let Lady Rosmerta get some drinks and laugh in the bar.

In such an environment, it is no longer appropriate to discuss Blake and the sins he has committed, and Tonks and Amosta talk about the basilisk that was donated to the Ministry of Magic, according to Tonks, several young men in the Department of Magical Creatures Management and Control tried to make the basilisk docile, but the result was almost death under the basilisk's fangs, Fudge was so frightened that he almost lost his soul, so he ordered the Aurors to chant the basilisk together with the stun charm until it was handed over to Mr. Twist Scamander.

Hearing this, Amosta grimaced.

This basilisk was supposed to stay well in the secret room, but after being fished out, he was first blinded by Dumbledore's phoenix, and then taught a lesson by Amosta's fierce fire.

Now, the sun has risen to a prominent height, and the temperature in the air is rising rapidly, and it is already feeling a little hot.

Bang!

Just as Amosta was about to ask Tonks when the Ministry of Magic was going to retrieve the basilisk from Scamander, the crisp sound of apparitions could be heard on the street outside the window.

When the dust cleared, a tall, dark-skinned wizard appeared under the wary gaze of the two men.

"Oh, oops!"

After seeing the face of the comer, Tonks immediately looked panicked, and when he got up, he almost knocked over the table.

"It's over, I'm in trouble, Amosta, patronizing and chatting with you, leaving the shift change completely behind... Next month's bonus is gone! ”

The corners of Amosta's mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything, and as Tonks apologized as he explained to the dark-skinned wizard, he walked to the bar and paid the proprietress the money.

"Hello, Mr. Blaine, it's an honor to meet you, of course, you may not have heard of me, I'm Kingsley Shackle, working in the Auror office--"

In any case, there is always an advantage to having a decent status on the surface, Amosta is not an official of the Ministry of Magic, but with a Merlin second-class medal, he is definitely a decent person in the wizarding world, except for high-ranking officials at the level of the director of the Ministry of Magic, most officials must face up to the rights of a Merlin medal holder, in addition, Amosta has been a professor at Hogwarts for a while, which is also a very respectable position.

Not only had I heard of it, but I had beaten it with my own hands - Amosta, who was also smiling and outstretching his hand, thought to himself.

"Hello, Mr. Shackle,"

For polite people, Amosta is not averse to communicating with them, he shook Kingsley's hand twice, and nodded in acknowledgment

"It's not 'never heard', Mr. Shackle, Tonks just told me something about you, and she said that you were her guide, and she benefited greatly from teaching her many Auror techniques--"

"yes, I thought she'd grown a lot--"

Kingsley glanced at Tonks, who was standing next to him with innocent eyes flashing, and said in a calm voice,

But now it looks like she has a lot more to learn... Do you know what I thought on the way here, Tonks? ”

"Hmm... Slept up because you stayed up late patrolling? Don't show that expression, Kingsley,"

Tonks muttered, "It's just half an hour late, you know, old classmates reunite, it's inevitable to talk a little more!" ”

"I wonder if you've run into Sirius Black, and the first thing I heard when I walked into Hogsmeade was bad news."

Kingsley raised his chin slightly and said in a deep voice, the gold earrings on one of his ears glistening in the sunlight.

Glancing at the somewhat embarrassed Tonks, Amosta smiled,

"You need not reprimand too much, Mr. Shackle, for I have delayed her work, as Tonks said, and I may apologize if it bothers you."

Amosta's gentle attitude made Kingsley raise his eyebrows in surprise, and he also had a good feeling in his heart, he thought that a young wizard in his early twenties who had good strength and had won the Order of Merlin, which many veteran Aurors who had fought against crime all their lives, would not be rebellious, but he must be proud, but now it seemed that this person was much more personable than he thought.

When both parties have some sense of identity in each other's hearts, the atmosphere of chatting immediately becomes much more relaxed.

Just as Muggles in London love to discuss the weather, wizards in the wizarding world always have a pleasant conversation about Hogwarts when they are not too familiar.

Whether it's Tonks or Kingsley, they've been out of school for some years, and they don't know as much about Hogwarts as Amosta, so it's more about him talking, and Tonks and Kingsley listening.

"When I was at Hogwarts, the Head of Slytherin was Professor Horace Slughorn, and he was a very interesting old man, and even after many years of retirement, many Slytherin graduates in the ministry still kept in touch with him..."

Kingsley was considered to be Amosta's senior, which undoubtedly made the communication between the two smoother, and after Amosta talked about the current professors at Hogwarts, Kingsley also talked to Amosta about the Slytherin house head before Snape.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Blaine, we have to leave--"

As the happy conversation came to an end, Kingsley glanced at the height of the sun and nodded calmly at Amosta, not thinking about Tonks' slightest fault.

"I'm probably going to be over there in Grimmauld for a while, and if you decide to stay in Hogsmeade, when I get back, we can go to the Hog's Head Bar for a drink, I prefer the flaming whiskey over there!" Reading Pavilion

Before parting, Tonks smiled happily and waved goodbye to Amosta.

"Grimmauld Place?"

Amosta blinked and subconsciously asked, "Where is that?" ”

"A run-down neighbourhood in north-west London, that's Bligh... Oh! ”

Tonks glanced at his immediate boss shrewdly, and when he saw that the silent Kingsley did not express his anger at her for divulging secrets, he patted his chest and continued,

"Blake's old mansion, we thought there might be a chance that this dastardly criminal wanted to go back home and have a look, so we've been staring over there... Of course, if Blake does go back, we probably don't know. ”

Having been in prison at Hogwarts for twelve years, it is very reasonable to assume that he might go home when he finally 'gets out', and Amosta is not surprised that the Aurors would do this, but...

"Don't know?" Amosta asked curiously, "But you guys have a bunch of people watching that, aren't they?" ”

"That house isn't easy, Amosta,"

Tonks, who took out his wand and prepared to phantom the shapeshift, said matter-of-factly,

"It's the ancestral home of the Black family, protected by a lot of ancient and powerful magic, and we can only stare at the periphery, and we can't see the exact location of the house at all, so even if Black is hiding in the house at the moment, we can't do it..."

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