In the stands, Harry and Sirius Black moved slowly with the crowd, godson and godfather excitedly discussing the match that had just ended—Harry's family situation and Sirius Black's love life had made both of them completely immune to the commentators' final questions.
Suddenly, Harry stopped. Sirius Black, who had still been holding forth about how James had dealt with Slytherin's underhanded tricks back in the day, bumped into Harry's shoulder. Following Harry's gaze, he saw Professor Horace Slughorn in robes and a square cap, returning from the pitch.
Slughorn had been avoiding Harry all this time, but today they had run into each other face-to-face. His steps faltered. After a brief hesitation, he took his hands out of his trouser pockets, gestured, and deliberately said, "Oh, dear, forgot something." With that, he hurriedly turned back toward the stands without looking back.
"Chances are someone else has already picked it up. Looks like his luck's not very good," Sirius Black said, staring after Slughorn as he leaned slightly closer to Harry.
Harry followed Slughorn with his eyes and shook his head. "Luck..." He thought of Dumbledore's earlier suggestion. "Sirius Black, sorry, I'm not having dinner with you. I've got to find Hermione and borrow something for something I need to do." With that, Harry turned and trotted back before his godfather could respond.
Up in the high stands where the Harrises were, Hermione was saying goodbye to the Harris family. Morgan le Fay sounded rather excited and curious as she said to Daisy and Tonks, "When I get back, I'm going to ask Owen Luna's question. If his mother were still alive and his mother and I fell into the water at the same time, who would he save..."
"..." Hermione was rather speechless. She held a moment of silence for