A pause but then Dumbledore replied. "Very well, I shall await you in the Drawing Room."
"Do you think he overheard us?" Hermione asked.
"Maybe. We'll see what questions he asks us. I'm going to call Sirius just in case."
"Good idea."
"Sirius Black," Harry called to the mirror and his godfather answered it in fifteen seconds.
"What's going on Harry?" Sirius asked as a female voice could be heard in the background.
"Dumbledore's here finally. Think you can come back and give us some support if we need it?"
"Think I'm going to miss you telling..." Sirius paused as he realized he was about to give out the secret. "Telling him that? I'll be there in five minutes."
"How did Mrs. Edgecombe's hearing go?" Hermione asked and they both saw Sirius look questioning off to his side.
"She's suspended for two more weeks without pay and then will return under probation, but she'll retain her job," Sirius replied when he looked back at the mirror and then glanced away again as he said something to someone out of sight before turning back. "She wants to say thank you, she knows your words made the difference."
"I just believe in being fair," Harry said with a shrug. "I hope she'll let someone know if she's pressured like that again."
"I'm sure she will. Now let me get going so I can be there."
Dumbledore was sitting in an armchair stirring a cup of tea when Harry and Hermione entered the Drawing Room. He lifted his gaze from his cup when they entered, and his blue eyes didn't leave them until they had taken a seat, side-by-side on a sofa across from him.
"Well good evening Harry and Hermione," The Headmaster started as he sat the teacup on a spindly-legged table beside his chair. "It seems I missed out on some exciting news in my absence."
"Absence?" Harry asked in an innocent tone. "Where have you been?"
"Australia. The wards upon Privet Drive failed completely last evening so I had no choice but to act in regards to your Aunt and Uncle," Dumbledore explained. "Your idea was as good as any I could devise, so they are currently looking for a home just outside Perth," He didn't want to explain that he'd had to travel with the Dursleys to ensure his magic considered those precautions enough when it came for providing for their safety.
"Did you actually use Chuckles?"
"No, but Dudley Dursley is now Charles, who goes by Chuck to his friends," Dumbledore replied as he kept his gaze upon the teens.
"So...no one is going to call him Chuck then."
"Maybe in his new persona he might be different but that is not of concern now. I do believe you have something to tell me?" Dumbledore asked.
"Not really, besides, I'm sure Arthur and Molly have already done that," Hermione said. "Why is it a concern of yours?"
"Miss Gr... or I guess I should say Mrs. Potter?"
"So a parchment says," Hermione replied with a shrug as she refused to rise to the bait.
"I've put much effort in trying to accommodate these rebellious attitudes of you two. I was young once and understand, but please do not continue in these endeavors."
"How is it rebellious in asking why Harry and I having a marriage bond is the concern of the Headmaster of Hogwarts? We are not planning on asking for married housing, or of any other special treatment when it comes to our schooling. If you wish to be notified of my official name change, consider it done."
Dumbledore's blue eyes seemed to darken some before he answered. "Do you have so little concern for yours or Harry's safety? Just you two dating would draw Voldemort's attention; that you are married puts you in a perilous situation. Don't you think that such dangers would be my concern?"
The sound of someone running heavily up the steps could be heard from the outside the door. The door flew open a few seconds later as a heavily panting Sirius came through the door. "Did I...I miss it?" He panted.
"Molly or Arthur had already told him it seems," Harry said. "But make yourself comfortable, we're just trying to figure out why it's any of Dumbledore's business."
"So you knew about this?" Dumbledore asked Sirius with a clear look of disappointment.
"They told me," Sirius replied still trying to catch his breath.
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