"Wonderful! You're finally better, little sister!"
"Thank you, Chief!"
Astoria woke shortly afterward. Naturally, the Greengrass family shed tears of joy, and after embracing her, they showered Shawn with thanks.
Lucius was equally delighted. Seeing that Wenge was still rather weak, he took it upon himself to arrange a grand celebratory banquet for his "good friend." There was no telling how many invitations he sent out, but that needed no further elaboration.
On the balcony atop the small building, Shawn and Dumbledore drank tea and admired the view.
For a while, neither said much. Both chose to avoid mentioning what had just happened with "Death behind the door."
Only the bubbling of boiling water broke the silence.
After they had each drunk three cups, Dumbledore hesitated briefly before finally bringing up his original reason for coming.
"Shawn, now that you're finished with the Invisibility Cloak, why not let me return it to Harry for you? It is, after all, a keepsake left to him by his father."
Shawn set down his white jade teacup, then picked up the pot and refilled both cups.
Only then did he reply mildly.
"Headmaster, I borrowed it from Harry in person, so naturally, I'll return it in person. Some things are best handled yourself.
"There's no need to beat around the bush, Headmaster. How old is Sirius, anyway? Still running off to tattle? Isn't that ridiculous?"
Dumbledore gave a faint, wry smile and took a sip of tea to hide his embarrassment before trying to reason with him again.
"Sirius is certainly stubborn, but there's no denying he's a good man. We ought to show him a little more tolerance."
Shawn shook his head.
"Headmaster, that's not how tolerance works. Do you know what kind of person is both the most frightening and the