Penelope let out a huge sigh of relief.
She swore she would never come to Knockturn Alley again.
Today, she had almost...
Cassandra gave Black a complicated look.
Then she turned and left.
"I'm heading back first."
"You're leaving? Not staying for a meal?"
"No time."
Cassandra left as soon as she said that.
Black was a little puzzled.
He had angered her so badly in Knockturn Alley just now.
She had seemed pretty angry too.
So why hadn't the system dropped a Treasure Chest?
Had he hit some kind of limit? That shouldn't be possible!
They had barely gotten started!
Besides.
Even if there were a limit.
The system should have given him a notification.
Penelope handed the Niffler back to Black.
Then she said, "It's about time I left too."
"You're not staying for a meal either?"
"Anyway, thank you for helping me today."
Penelope shook her head.
"I've been out for too long. My family will worry."
Black had no choice but to return to The Leaky Cauldron alone.
He first put the Niffler back in his room.
And warned it not to run around.
Nifflers generally didn't listen to people.
Out of ten pounds of them, nine pounds were pure defiance.
But...
Black was an Arch-Druid!
While waiting, Black went to The Leaky Cauldron's kitchen and prepared a lavish lunch.
Dumbledore arrived at The Leaky Cauldron soon after.
And was quickly astonished by Black's cooking!
That earned Black another Silver Treasure Chest.
After the meal.
"Um... what happened to those Dark Wizards?" Black asked curiously.
"Them... I handed them over to the Aurors."
"The rest is up to the Ministry of Magic."
Dumbledore answered.
"I see."
If nothing unexpected happened.
Those guys would probably be sitting in Azkaban for a very long time.
Black was actually