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two

➶︎ A MEETING WITH  ALBUS
DUMBLEDORE (ft. her uncle) !

     EVANGELINE, IN ALL HONESTY, did not expect whatever the hell she expected when her Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore invited her to school in the beginning of summer. Summer.

     I mean, she has always been called into the worst places with the worst timing ever imaginable, but this really put the cherry on the cake.

     Especially since she found her disowned uncle who was supposedly a murderer and escapee in front of her, smiling and waving at her as if they were the best of friends.

     "With respect, I'm calling the Ministry," She spoke first after an awkward pause between the two men in front of her.

"Wait!" Screamed Sirius Black in panic, making the other two flinch in the loudness of it, "I-i mean, wait and hear the full story first."

Evangeline blinked at Sirius, speechless at his shamelessness.

"...please.?" He asked again, giving an awkward smile.

"Miss Black, I suggest you to sit down and hear our reasons first before jumping into conclusions." Dumbledore said while gesturing to the seat in front of her.

Evangeline was apprehensive, but sat down anyways. And to say that she was flabbergasted would be a good description to what she was feeling with this whole...story.

     "Apologies for my intrusion, but Pettigrew's animagus is a rat?"

     "Yes," answered Sirius.

     "And he like—was okay with that when he found out?"

     "Well, not exactly but—"

     "Did you ever make jokes about it?"

     "J-just a few harmless jokes."

     "Perhaps that was the reason he betrayed you guys."

     She swore she heard Dumbledore snort.

     "Hey!"

     "I mean, I thank you all for sharing this with me but, what does this have to concern with me?" She asked, crossing her arms, a judging look in her face.

     Dumbledore was the one to speak this time, "We have come to the knowledge that you are the...founder, of an information guild. One that is famous between underground dealers yet even when we asked around, barely anyone knows how to access to this guild."

     Oh.

     "It is spectacular indeed that we managed to find one person who knows of this place, yet the only description we've got out of him was that 'it is a reliable guild'"

     "Well," Evangeline started apprehensively in defense for her hard work, "we do need to make sure that the regulars were tight-lipped, don't we.?"

     "Yes, that is correct, Miss-"

     "Lady," Evangeline cut him off out of pure habit.

     "Pardon?"

     "It is Lady Black of House Black, not Miss. Though Miss is also a correct term, it is informal, and i'd prefer it if you called me Lady Black instead when we talk of business manners, as it is my true title."

     Dumbledore was speechless at first, seeing as barely anyone in this era cared for those formalities anymore, but nodded nevertheless. Sirius just raised his eyebrow in surprise. He could see the ghost of his brother through her right at this moment. 

     "Lady Black, do you know of the Order of the Phoenix?"

     "I am aware of it, yes."

     "We're asking you for your help in this," said Sirius, cutting in between the conversation.

     "And if I decline?"

     "Then we expect you to act as if we never had this conversation."

     There was a small pause as Evangeline rethinks her decisions.

     "You must have known that ever since the..incidents, in the first wizarding war, the Blacks play only on the neutral faction of the remaining bits, yes?"

     "Indeed."

     "Then you also know that even if I were to, might I say, help, your side...I could also be helping the other side to what benefits me most."

     "Yes."

     "Then why ask me? Aren't you afraid that I might betray you at any given moment?"

     Sirius pursed his lips, uncharacteristically quiet for someone so loud.

     "Lady Black, do you truly not hold any displeasure with the Dark Lord after all he had done to your family?" Asked Dumbledore tentatively, as if he already knew where her heart lies, despite her reputation on being neutral.

     And truly? He does.

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