Tris was pondering how to fool his mum so he could keep more of his earnings, and how best to make that money grow once he had it.
There were only so many ways to make money in the Wizarding World. Even with capital in hand now, Tris couldn't immediately think of a particularly good business.
What about investing in those two unreliable brothers of mine?
The joke shop Fred and George opened seemed to do pretty well later on. They even outdid the famous Zonko's Joke Shop.
Hmm, that seems like a pretty good idea.
Still thinking, Tris looked up, only to find that he wasn't in the familiar Hog's Head. Instead, he was inside an enormous stone building.
Huh? Where am I?
Did I get distracted and say the wrong destination?
Before he could react, flames flared in the fireplace behind him again. A tall Black man stepped out. It was Kingsley Shacklebolt, who was supposed to have followed him.
"Ha! Kingsley, did you say the wrong place too?" Tris chuckled at Kingsley, who had visibly paused in surprise after stepping out of the fireplace.
"No..." Kingsley said hesitantly.
He stepped clear of the fireplace and looked around. Tris was doing the same.
They were inside a large, empty room, with nothing but the fireplace behind them. It was almost as if the room had been built just to house it.
The fireplace was unlit, and there was no little bucket of Floo Powder beside it. This didn't look like a place specifically intended for Floo travel.
"We can't go straight back..." Tris began to feel that something was wrong. "Kingsley, could you take me back by Apparition?"
"No. You can't take a minor by Apparition." Kingsley immediately shook his head. As a Ministry of Magic employee, he