Sirius walked in.
His gaze swept over the cat plates on the wall.
Then over the pink lace curtains by the window.
He immediately frowned.
"What are you doing in my office so late?"
Umbridge spoke first.
Sirius closed the door behind him.
"Madam."
"You seem to have forgotten."
"This is the Hogwarts Academic Affairs Office."
"Not the deputy director's private office."
"I'm returning to my own office."
"Do I need to notify you?"
Umbridge stared at him.
"Of course not."
"I'm just a little surprised."
"After all, you haven't been back in a very long time."
Sirius took off his gloves and tossed them onto the corner of the desk.
"That's my business."
"I came back tonight to get something."
Umbridge did not respond to that.
She first glanced at his hands.
No document pouch.
No official correspondence.
Only a long, slender black quill.
That made her more wary.
"Get what?"
Sirius pulled open the drawer on his side.
The drawer had already been stuffed full of pink files.
His expression darkened further.
"A list."
"What list?"
Sirius looked up.
"Hogwarts will be holding a joint assessment with Uagadou next year."
"I came to find the preliminary list."
Umbridge's hand stopped.
"Uagadou?"
"Why haven't I heard about this?"
Sirius gave her an indifferent glance.
"Because I'm the director."
"You're the deputy director."
"Naturally, the correspondence comes to me first."
The smile on Umbridge's face immediately faded.
"A joint event between Hogwarts and a foreign school."
"Something this important."
"And you didn't inform me?"
"Do I need to inform you of everything?"
Sirius shot back.
Umbridge pressed her lips together.
She did not flare up immediately.
She had heard the crucial word.
Foreign.
This was not about school regulations.
Nor was it about Monthly Exam rankings.
This was an achievement