At night, the moonlight shines on the earth.

The lights in the office building went out one after another, and the wizards who had worked all day dragged their tired bodies down the elevator to the first floor, where they lined up in front of the fireplace in the hall, a completely enclosed factory area, the factory gate was not allowed to walk together, and the space in the factory was bound by the anti-illusion and no-fly charm, and the staff inside had no other way to leave except to use a specific fireplace.

The office gradually fell silent, but the roar of the tall factory building across the road continued, and Sirius stood on the edge of the roof of the office building, looking out at the closed factory with no windows, letting the noisy wind blow his cheeks, and there was a slight worry in his eyes.

"Here you go--"

A voice suddenly came from behind him, but Sirius didn't have any surprises, he turned around and his colleague handed him the sandwich, opened the package and took a bite hard, muttering as he chewed,

"Oh, it's delicious, thank you, Tonks--"

"You're welcome—"

As if because of the compliment, Tonks looked very happy, she ruffled her hair, silently, the maroon hair turned violet, she also lay on the side of the railing, looked at the factory opposite, for a while, muttered softly,

"It's just a waste of time—"

Sirius smiled helplessly when he heard the complaint, but in his heart he agreed with Tonks' statement.

Half a month ago, several well-known companies in the wizarding world were hit by thefts, and thieves broke into the core office area under the tight security of these companies. But strangely, the thieves with this strength did not take anything, but only searched the high-level office in charge of the company.

The thieves were careful not to mess with the office, but the shrewd business owners found out through some surveillance magic and clues, and they worked with some vital companies that had not yet been stolen to pressure the Ministry of Magic to catch the killers.

Unable to withstand the pressure, Cornelius Fudge directly used the elite power of the Ministry of Magic, partly to follow up on clues, and partly to prevent trouble.

So, Sirius and Tonks were sent here.

The company is a complete monopoly in the wizarding world, founded by the thirteenth-century Ignatta Wiesmouth, the inventor of Floo powder, and the only company in the wizarding world authorized to produce Floo powder.

It is related to the daily travel of thousands of wizard families, and it is conceivable how much attention Floo will receive.

Sirius and Tonks were on guard on the rooftop, while Kingsley and Dlux were on guard in an office below.

Like Tonks said, though. There is more than one important company in the wizarding world, and it is impossible to fully defend it with the small number of people in the Auror office.

"Did you hear that?"

Tonks had no sense of what she was doing, and she said in a normal, nonchalant tone,

"Durmstrang and Beauxbatons will be coming to Hogwarts next week!"

Tonks looked envious,

"Why couldn't the Department of International Magical Cooperation and the Department of Magical Sports do something when I was at Hogwarts, and I wonder if Mr. Scrimgeour would allow me to take two days off?"

"You're dreaming, Tonks--"

Sirius said with a wry smile,

"The ministry hasn't given me a day off since I started working as an Auror, and I've been planning to take time to visit Harry at Hogwarts--"

"Oh, the boy who never dies, Harry Potter!" Tonks suddenly became interested, and she asked excitedly, "Do you think he'll be involved in the Triwizard Tournament?" ”

"Impossible—"

Sirius smiled and said,

"Of course, I know Harry, and he certainly won't be afraid of the dangers of the Triwizard Tournament, but the problem is that he is not old enough, and with Amosta at Hogwarts, Harry and his friends will probably not be able to find a chance even if they want to exploit the loopholes. Speaking of which, Tonks, you and Amosta went to Hogwarts together, didn't you? ”

"We've been locked up together, in Snape—"

Tonks said with honor and emotion,

"He's two years older than me, he went to Hogwarts and he didn't like to communicate with people, but you can tell from the look in his eyes that he's not afraid to communicate with people wherever he goes, he carries a basket of books from the ground, he's the famous nerd."

"Sounds a bit like Harry's friend, a little witch named Hermione Granger."

Sirius pursed her lips and smiled slightly,

"When I was at Hogwarts, my favorite thing to learn was Lily, and as you know, she was Harry's mother. She's the smartest witch I've ever seen in my life, and many people adore her, and Jaime doesn't need to say it, he likes to trouble Lily, but he just wants to get close to her, and Peter Well, let's not talk about him, and Remus is the same, he especially admires Lily's intelligence, and of course, he's not bad himself, and Remus is the hardest working of us--"

"Remus told me about how you became friends--"

Tonks came to her senses all at once, and she said with great interest,

"He told me that when you were studying, you were one of the few students who didn't care about who he was!"

"He actually told you about this?"

Sirius looked at Tonks with some surprise, "This guy doesn't tell people about his past easily, I bet Tonks, Remus must like you very much!" ”

Knowing that Sirius's 'like' didn't mean that, Tonks' hair turned pink with delight, and she looked at Sirius with kindness, asking him to tell more about their old stories.

Sirius is a legend in the Ministry of Magic itself, his unique life experience has attracted many people, and many people are curious about his story, so he didn't find Tonks's request anything strange, and since Amosta asked him to make more friends in the Ministry of Magic, he was never secretive about his past, except for some secrets that could not be said.

In order to prevent Dlux and Kingsley from discovering that the two of them were lazy, Sirius casually arranged magic to prevent the outside world from eavesdropping on them, and then chatted with Tonks about the past.

The two of them forgot the passage of time, and Tonks would tell Sirius what her image of Amosta Blaine was like in school, and Sirius didn't hesitate to tell Tonks about their adventures at Hogwarts.

Time passed little by little, and the moonlight was set off by the rich night color more clearly.

The two men watched as a large group of wagons stopped outside the factory for inspection, and then watched as the convoy drove into the factory's unloading aisle.

Sirius withdrew his gaze and continued,

After graduating from school, I had a falling out with my family, so I moved into Jaime's house with my luggage, and Jaime's family treated me very well, they simply treated me like a second son, and both James and I persuaded Remus to move in, but he never wanted to, he was always afraid that one day he would get out of control and hurt Jaime's family--

Later, the war became more intense, and we we."

Bang!

The floor shook like a magma erupt, and a large cloud of fire broke through the barrier of the wall and sprayed into the air, and a figure in a black cloak was directly knocked out by the powerful shockwave.

"Tonks, Sirius, what the hell are you doing!"

Blown into the hallway by the explosion, Kingsley, whose arm was bleeding from the ground, blew up the ceiling with his wand in the other, and yelled at the massive hole.

And Dlux had already broken through the billowing smoke, and his face was a little hideous and he threw himself towards the black-cloaked wizard on the ground who had been knocked unconscious.

By the bright moonlight, looking at the face lying on the ground, the mask shattered, Sirius and Tonks on the roof fell into a stupor.

(End of chapter)