When Sirius heard that it had been Professor Dumbledore's suggestion, he exchanged a glance with Anduin, and they nodded to each other. It seemed this was Dumbledore's arrangement. He must have made preparations already.
If nothing happened, that would be for the best. But if the Death Eaters were foolish enough to show up looking for trouble, Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix would surely give them a rather special Christmas present.
James Potter seemed very happy today. He looked at Anduin beside him and smiled. "Merry Christmas, Anduin. I didn't expect we'd see each other again so soon. I heard you rescued Sirius. Lily and I were terrified when we heard he'd nearly been in danger. It seems he was lucky enough to have a little hero come to his aid."
Frank Longbottom, standing nearby, chimed in with a smile. "That's right. I was there too. I heard Anduin even took down a Death Eater. Anduin, I wonder if you remember me. Anyway, Merry Christmas."
Sirius got annoyed again as soon as they brought it up. Ever since the chase in Knockturn Alley, his friends had kept teasing him about it. He was practically developing PTSD over little wizards.
"Ahem." Sirius coughed twice to change the subject. "Look, I haven't even had the chance to introduce you. This is Anduin Wilson. He's a First Year at Hogwarts."
Then he turned to Anduin. "Let me introduce everyone. The tall one is Lupin, the fat one is Peter Pettigrew. You've already met James, and the other two are Frank and Alice Longbottom."
"Hello, Anduin. Thank you for helping Sirius," said the tall Lupin.
"Y-yes, hello. It's nice to meet you," Peter Pettigrew stammered.
Anduin politely nodded to everyone, and they returned his greeting. Just then, a middle-aged woman came out