.nothing but busy work. |Kadey|

[SIRIUS ORION BLACK]

The day was gray, dark, and perhaps a shade dismal. It wasn't the ideal day to be out and about, which was one of the reasons that the streets of Diagon Alley weren't all that active. Honestly, if Sirius had had much of a choice, he probably would have preferred to be doing something else. Searching a house, or interrogating a known dark wizard. You know, something exciting and not out in the depressing climate. But here he was, walking briskly (but casually) through Diagon Alley, on his way to what was more than likely going to be a very boring mission.

He felt a raindrop hit his cheek, and he looked up, noticing the clouds rolling in. The sky was dark, and the fog that Sirius knew was caused by the dementers, was hanging particularly low that day. It was as if they were flirting with the idea of floating down and stealing a soul or two. Sirius didn't like it one bit. He threw up the hood of his cloak then, and let it hang low over his face. No one needed to be noticing him right now, that was for sure.

The mission today was fairly simple. All that needed to be done was really some surveillance. Knockturn Alley was known to be a hot bed for the seedy individuals of their local society, which made it one of the more obvious spots to check in on. There had also been some rumors going through the grapevine that something might be going down today, and the extra presence of the dementers didn't make Sirius want to discount the rumor too quickly. Of course, this also greatly felt like a bit of busy work, a simple step up above paperwork. It was more than likely nothing was actually going to happen, or that they'd only pick up a small guy at the bottom of the very long list of wanted. Regardless, this was the job, and a quick check into Knockturn Alley was always at least a bit important to do.

Thankfully Sirius wouldn't be left on his own to simply get bored. The Chief Auror had paired him up with his old friend Kadey Chahandra. He'd known her since his days at Hogwarts, where she'd been a year under him. They'd fostered a wonderful friendship through the years, and so he knew that there were few people he'd rather be paired with on what was more than likely going to be an uneventful mission.

Sirius took a turn and walked right into the threshold of Knockturn Alley. He spotted Kadey not too far away, leaning against the wall with her own hood up. That look was especially common in these parts, especially on a day like this. He kept his head down and stuffed his hands in his pockets, hand clasped tightly around his wand on the off chance that something went immediately wrong, and then sauntered over to the shadow wrapped Kadey.

"What was the first prank you attempted to pull on James and I?" Sirius whispered fiercely once he'd gotten into Kadey's space. It was more than likely that he was speaking to the true blue Kadey Chahandra, but when joining up on the job, in a place like this, in times like these, well, Sirius had learned that sometimes playing it a bit cautious was a good thing. He gripped tightly onto his wand, but didn't go as far as drawing it. There was no need to draw attention to themselves unless they had no other choice. His eyes roved over her clear, familiar face as he waited for the answer, knowing that if it was anything other than what he expected, things were about to get very interesting.


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[KADEY MEREDYDD CHAHANDRA]

Days out of the office were feeling a bit rare for Kadey as she was buried with endless amounts of paper work to sift through, she never really understood how she managed to gain so much paper work and she suspected that some of her colleges were dumping their work on her; she could have sworn that she saw Barrett slip some paper work from her desk and on to her own. But she couldn't go making accusations without solid proof and even if she did have proof what would be the point? They were all busy out trying to stop Voldemort and his forces and they had to share the load and it would seem petty if she complained about having a bit more work load. Besides Barrett was going through a rough patch and she didn't want to cause more problems but she would definitely have a quick word with her later about how it was important that she did her own paperwork as she would know the situation better.

But it seemed fortune was going to smile on her today as a letter flew on to her desk with an order from her boss. She was going to be on the field for the remainder of the day to survey Knockturn Alley after a suspected criminal and someone the ministry wanted to be captured and questioned was seen around the area. Kadey wasn't too surprised by the news; Knockturn Alley had always been a dodgy place even when she had been a kid and things hadn't changed that much and yet no one could really do anything. It was almost as if that place was untouchable like a crime boss or Mafia lord from one of those muggle movies; you knew the crimes had something to do with them but they all held one another up that it made it impossible to do anything. Knockturn Alley was no different, the ministry was well aware that it held the darker and more shady type of wizard but as soon as they tried to do something everyone would deny it ever happened. It seemed a bit of a waste of time to be asked to go down there as she imagined the outcome would be the same as usual but at least it got her out of the office.

Heading to the visitors entrance she headed towards one of the many fire places set up by the floo network and grabbed some of the powder. Throwing the powder down she spoke her destination clearly and walked forwards finding herself in the familiar surroundings of the Leaky Cauldron. Giving a polite nod to the innkeeper she headed out of the back door and opened the wall to Diagon Alley and headed towards the meeting point where she was expected to meet her old school friend and college Sirius Black. Although it wasn't the most fun field job in the world she was happy she was doing it with Sirius; he was as charming and fun as he had been at Hogwarts and if anyone could make an event like this fun it would be him. It was one of his redeeming qualities and one of the many things she both admired and loved about him and she was looking forward to spending a few hours with him; even if it was in one of the most dodgiest places in London.

As the weather turned and it began to rain Kadey brought the hood of her cloak up over her hair; it wasn't that she was vain and didn't want her hair to get wet...okay there was a small part of her that felt like that she did have to keep a respectable image at all times but it was mainly down to not wanting to get wet and also to conceal her presence. She wasn't exactly a super well known auror but if there were any of Voldemort's followers lurking about she didn't exactly want to cause a scene by having one of them try to hex her whilst she was out in the public eye. It would create a negative image not only suggesting that the ministry couldn't stop what was happening and that the Dark Lord's followers were everywhere but also creating an image that places like Diagon Alley were no longer safe and that she was no good at her job. And the last thing Kadey wanted was to create that sort of image, she had worked long and hard to get to where she was and she wasn't going to throw it all away, nor was she going to create more panic then was necessary.

As she reached the turn off that lead to Knockturn Alley she looked around for the familiar face of Sirius and noticed he wasn't nearby; which probably meant he had either gone in alone or hadn't arrived but to be on the safe side she was going to assume the latter; if she walked straight in thinking he was already in there she would be putting herself at risk, it was why their boss had asked them to go together, after all there was safety in numbers. It wasn't too much longer after she had arrived that Sirius came into view and before she knew it he had his wand out and was questioning her; as well he should so she wasn't in the least bit insulted. It was a part of their job after all and she would have been more upset if he hadn't asked. "A whoopee cushion, and if I remember correctly it wasn't an attempt it was a success, but if you're still embarrassed by being bested not only by a girl but a girl with a muggle invention then I really don't know what to say." Taking her own wand out she had it at the ready just in case Sirius turned out to be an imposter who was trying to trick her; question everything, that was what they had been taught. "What was the real reason I left the ministry and moved to America?" She had only told the truth about what had happened to her friends; as far as the rest of the world was concerned she had merely wanted a break and a change of scenery. If this truly was her good friend Sirius then he would be able to answer her question without hesitation.

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