Seeing his godfather leave with Penelope without even looking back, Harry swallowed hard. Knowing he could not escape and had to face his aunt and uncle's family, he wailed inwardly.
Allen rubbed his smooth chin. In his original plan, he had wanted to watch Sirius Black and Harry interact with the Dursleys. Vernon's fear of Sirius clashing with Sirius's impatient, reckless temper would have made things very interesting.
Since he had to go sooner or later, he might as well go early and get it over with—with that thought in mind, Harry forced a strained smile at Allen. "Allen, when are we leaving? I'd already arranged to go to the library with Ginny... If we deal with this quickly, we can come back sooner."
Allen's gaze paused briefly on Harry. "Mm, no need to rush yet, Harry. I'll give you the knowledge about the Blood Pact directly in a bit... I need to bring in one more person, preferably someone fairly familiar with your aunt and uncle... If it's just the two of us... you know how their family thinks. Without an 'adult' present, it'll be very hard to gain their trust."
Hearing Allen mention the Blood Pact outright, Harry's face instantly reddened a little. He scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, realizing Allen had seen through his thoughts, and Harry felt his face burning.
Allen's hand began to heat up as well. He listened intently for a while, then smiled at Harry. "Severus is quite concerned about you. Since he saw Anka bring you away in class, he's now come to my office to ask about your situation... Hm? Wait... I'll contact someone else..."
Allen first joked with Harry, then seemed to remember something and reached for his mark again, muttering something to it.
When Harry heard