Chapter 180: Rune Fix, West Meet Black (2/2)

”Hmm?” And as he had thought, there was no flying bird or even a stray bird in sight. ”Must've flown away.. .. Oh boy, I'm feeling famished — I wonder what's for dinner.”

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It was quidditch Saturday, and another tournament game had gone by successfully. Right now, Quinn stood by the stadium exit, seeing the guests off.

”Mr. Zangba, the tenth time in the row; look forward to seeing you once again, next week.”

”Mrs. Van Pelt, how's your cat doing? Is she feeling any better?”

”Ah, Mr. Straus! I wasn't expecting you today; St. Mungos has been keeping you busy these days, hasn't it?”

Tracey stood by Quinn's side and watched as he talked to anyone who made eye contact with him — be it new or someone he already had contact with; Quinn spoke with everyone as if they were his friends.

This was vital. Let's say while seeing a play, one enjoyed the beginning and the middle parts immensely, but if that end — that climax doesn't follow up after the amazing buildup, then people tend to be disappointed; it taints their view of the other fabulous experience.. .. his tournament games were exciting, full of ups-and-downs, there was sufficient buildup and with riveting endings, no need to worry about the experience — but if he did this, then everyone will remember this moment as the last memory of their visit here and who doesn't like to be remembered.

'Then they will come the next week and week after that until the tournament ends.'

Quinn had to do this because he had started the tournament with zero cash. He had used all of the sponsorship resources in the setup. As such, to keep the tournament running week-after-week, Quinn needed a high attendance to keep bringing in the cash.

”Ah, Quinn! It has been a while. How have you been?”

Quinn turned to the voice and saw the entire Potter family with James Potter in the lead. The Senior Auror looked satisfied and happy as he greeted Quinn.

”I'm doing just fine, Mr. Potter. How about you? Did you enjoy the game?”

”It was a delight,” beamed James Potter. The few tournament games he could attend were one of the few things he got to enjoy in his busy Auror life — there were perks of being a Senior Auror; James could sneak out once in a while, and as Quinn's format had a limited duration, it ensured that he could return soon.

Quinn nodded with a smile before greeting the rest of the family, ”Professor, twins, good to see that all of you're still supporting the tournament.. .. well, one of you plays in the tournament while the other two actively participate in betting.”

Lily blushed at the mention of her partaking in the school betting while Ivy shrugged, she was turning her allowance into more spending money, and she liked it.

Suddenly a face peeked from between James and Lily and spoke, ”Ah, so you're Quinn West, huh. You're the guy who kissed the Veela in front of everybody.. .. nice!”

”Sirius!” rebuked Lily.

”Actually, she.. .. never mind, yes I'm Quinn West, and you're Sirius Black, Senior Auror.”

”In the flesh,” smiled Sirius as he stepped forward to shake hands with Quinn.

”It's nice to meet you, Mr. Black,” said Quinn and shook hands with Sirius.

Sirius looked Quinn up and down and nodded. ”I like you, kid.”

Quinn released Sirius' hand and nodded back. ”.. . .Okay.”

”So, tell me, kid. How did you bag the Veela? Do you have any tips?” Sirius Black dressed like an aristocratic man, but his personality was so roguish that it felt contradictory, but he could pull it together with overflowing self-confidence.

”Sirius! Would you stop with that?!” exclaimed Lily; one would think that after so many years, she would get used to it, but she wasn't.

But Sirius ignored her and continued to gaze at Quinn with a smile.

”Contrary to popular belief, I'm not dating Fleur,” replied Quinn. No one believed when he said that sentence.

”.. . .Really?” said Sirius. He reached towards his back in a grabbing before he found and shoulder and pulled Ivy to the front, ”how about this one right here? I think one is prettier than her mum, and her mum is beautiful, you know,” he pointed at Lily standing behind him, ”you can see it for yourself, see?”

The two redheads of the group started to shake. Without context, it seemed they were embarrassed, but Quinn knew the context and stepped back.

Ivy whipped out her wand and straight out attacked Sirius with a stunning spell. But Sirius swatted away the spell with his suddenly out wand with flowing effortlessness. Sirius stared at Ivy and shrugged, ”Not my first time, little lady. Not my first time.”

A spell came from his back, but Sirius raised his wand, and it struck an instantly conjured protego shield. He turned back while twirling his wand and once again shrugged, this time at Lily.

”You're really predictable, you know. You will have to do much better if you want to hit me. You should really know that I don't go making fun of people without having the confidence to defend myself — and I'm an Auror, so it comes with the craft.”

Ivy made a face at Sirius with a slight blush on her face.

Sirius raised his hand and poked Ivy in her nose with a smile, ”Boop,” and grinned happily.

Quinn watched Sirius Black and his first impression? He liked him.

”Well, it's nice to meet you, Mr. Black. But now I'll take my leave.”

”Oh, sure,” smiled Sirius, ”let's catch up the next time I come to see a game.”

”Of course.”

Quinn saw of the Potter family and the Black tag-along, and as he turned around to also leave, he saw a black crow perched just above the stadium gate.

”Hmm, is that a crow or raven.. .. it's massive, so I guess a raven.”

Then he walked away with the raven caw-ing in the background.

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Quinn West - MC - I can't be wrong.

Sirius Black - Senior Auror - I like having fun.

Ivy Potter - Making money - Is still trying to attack a dog.

FictionOnlyReader - Author - Day-4 of 4 of end-terms is over.. .. but, at the end, during the last exam (subject 8) was cancelled mid-exam.. .. 1 hour into the paper (90 minute paper). The college goofed up by giving us the exact same paper as last year (which we had from our seniors.) I had a five-day break from college.. .. but now? Now, I'll have to wait in tension about the reschedule.

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