the_debt_of_time

When the supposed owner of the paper entered the room, Mia watched as his focus
fell on Harry first.
"Mother of Merlin," he said, gasping. "Harry Potter in my offices. Good afternoon,
Mr Potter." Stepping forward to grip Harry's hand in both of his, he grinned as he shook
it wildly. "Such an honour, such an honour."
Sirius rolled his eyes, and Remus smirked at the way Harry's face flushed at the
attention, awkwardly returning the greeting with a quiet, "Yeah, er... hi."
"And Hermione Granger and Sirius Black.. ." the man said, turning his attention
to the couple, gaping at the sight of their joined hands, seemingly thrilled by the
confirmation of their relationship. He did not acknowledge Remus, who looked perfectly
content with being ignored. "Could I trouble any of you for a photograph? An interview,
maybe?"
Sirius scowled angrily, doing nothing to hide his distaste. "I think you've been
printing enough of our names lately, thanks."
Mia patted his arm gently. "Now, Sirius, Let's not be rude to Mr.. ." She turned
her attention back to the man.
"Cuffe," the man said, introducing himself. "Barnabas Cuffe, Miss Granger, Editor
and Owner of the Daily Prophet." He put his hands in his pockets, standing tall as though
waiting for one of them to take his picture.
"Mr Cuffe. I'm sure you're just a grateful citizen of Wizarding Britain, eager to
display your gratitude, aren't you?"
"Absolutely, Miss Granger, absolutely!" He beamed, his attention flickering to
Harry every four seconds.
Mia nodded but then frowned. "Unfortunately, we've come to lodge a small
complaint with the paper. See, two dear friends of ours were so excited about their
engagement and were very saddened to find out that a piece of gossip was plastered all
over the front page of the Daily Prophet, effectively stealing their thunder."
Barnabas flushed red and scratched the back of his neck nervously. "Oh, yes. Ah,
yes. Skeeter's piece."
"Yes, Miss Skeeter and I have a past," Mia said thoughtfully, "as I'm sure you're well
aware, Mr Cuffe."