Cooperation

Chapter 805: Cooperation

Aberforth was very unhappy. This was already the third time he had been woken up. First Ollivander and Potter had burst in during the middle of the night, and not long after that, the whole of Hogsmeade had started crackling and popping like it was hosting a Christmas party.

Now this was even worse. These people actually wanted to drink!

Bang!

Two filthy cups were slammed onto an even filthier table. Aberforth lifted his eyelids slightly.

"Pay up. Ten Galleons altogether!"

"Ah, a very fair price." Sirius smiled as he handed over a stack of gold coins.

In truth, this inferior whisky normally sold for only one Sickle and fifteen Knuts, but Sirius paid happily as though he had gotten an incredible bargain.

"I've always wanted to do this—have a drink after taking care of the Death Eaters. But you know, most pub owners wouldn't open for business at a time like this."

Sirius picked up his cup and took a hearty gulp, as though he could not see the thick layer of grime on it.

After taking the money, Aberforth's expression improved considerably. The second drink he brought over was even served in a cleaner cup.

Of course, clean was only relative to the first one. It had probably been wiped beforehand with a dirty rag. But Sirius did not drink this cup, merely setting it aside.

Silvan could not help asking what the Order of the Phoenix's plan for tonight was, but Sirius said he did not know either. Or rather, after learning they were going to war with the Death Eaters, his overexcited brain had been unable to remember anything else.

"But I heard there are more than a hundred Death Eaters around here. If a battle really breaks out, even if the entire