Then the two of them steered the conversation back to the Charon Detective Agency Harry had founded.
Douglas poured Lupin a cup of milk tea and asked:
"How have things been going with Harry lately?"
Lupin smiled and said:
"Quite well, though I haven't told him anything useful yet. Didn't you say you wanted to set them some tasks and wait until they'd finished before telling them anything?
"Still, he seems to have learned quite a lot from Hagrid and some of his classmates' families, such as what happened to Wormtail. He also learned about the Fidelius Charm and Secret Keepers from Professor Flitwick.
"I asked him why, since he knew Padfoot had been the Secret Keeper and had betrayed his parents, he didn't just declare the case closed and ask you for his reward. Guess what he said?"
Douglas's mouth twitched. He really did know what Harry was thinking.
After all, their weekly meetings, as well as their daily recruitment sessions this month, were all visible through the surveillance.
It was just that Lupin was usually busy in the Magic Practice Study Room at that hour and knew nothing about it. Sirius wouldn't casually mention something like that either. Of course, he was also too ashamed to say it.
Douglas put on a curious expression and asked:
"What did he say?"
Looking thoroughly pleased, Lupin said:
"He said that things people told them so readily might not be the whole truth, and that you wouldn't give them such a simple task.
"What he wanted was to find sufficient evidence to prove that Sirius had betrayed his parents and killed all those people.
"And they actually managed to find the records of the proceedings in Padfoot's case back then and discovered quite a few questionable points.
"For instance, the Ministry