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I'm sorry," Harry said gently.

"As am I," Pansy said. She dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief and put the decanter on her lap, holding it to her. She looked at him and the sorrow was gone, replaced with suspicion. "Where did you find this?"

"It was found with smuggled material," Harry said. "We raided a warehouse yesterday and found it with a lot of other things."

Pansy scowled before her expression became pensive.

"To whom did your family rent the item?" Harry asked.

"The Yaxleys," Pansy said without reservation. She flinched as Harry's expression changed. His professional kindness was replaced with something else, something harder, something hungry.

"Yaxley," Harry said slowly. "Corban Yaxley."

"Yes," Pansy nodded. "The Yaxleys are, were, a prominent family in Society and were a large part of everything that happened during the Wars."

Harry nodded, thinking hard. He also knew that Yaxley was a particularly terrible person and Dark Wizard in many ways, a proud Death Eater. He had followed Voldemort from the very beginning, claiming to be a victim of the Imperius Curse during the first War. By the time of the second, he had ingratiate himself as a prominent Ministry official and was rewarded for it by Voldemort when he returned and they claimed the Ministry of Magic. The man was instrumental in the crimes the then government did against Muggles and Muggleborns, delighting in his bigotry and cruelty. He had fought for his lord until Voldemort fell and managed to escape the country during the chaos of the aftermath, avoiding capture and punishment while his compatriots were caught.

Since becoming an Auror, Harry had made it a personal goal to bring every last Death Eater to justice and Yaxley was widely seen as the last Death Eater.

Harry looked up and noticed Pansy staring at him and he coughed awkwardly, taking a fortifying sip of tea. "So if it ended up in the smugglers' possession, they either took it or it was given to them to take and sell elsewhere. Or even take it to Yaxley since we don't know where he is right now, officially anyways."

"I cannot think he would sell it willingly," Pansy said slowly. "Possessing it would have given him considerable leverage and it would be worth a fortune if he sold it any other way. Also, I thought his family holdings were seized by the Ministry."

"They were," Harry confirmed. "And no, it wasn't a part of them."

"Then he hid them elsewhere and while it is possible for the smugglers to have somehow found it and stolen it," Pansy said, "that is less believable somehow."

"Agreed," Harry said as he ate thoughtfully, chewing slowly. "It might also mean he's back in the country," he said after he finished the scone.

"Also a possibility," Pansy said. "I have not heard of anything, but I will ask my friends to keep an open ear for any errant words."

"I'd appreciate that," Harry said. "How's Aster doing?"

Pansy smiled sincerely. "Well, thank you. She's still working hard with Healer training and schooling and is very happy with it."

"Glad to hear it," Harry said sincerely. He finished his tea, "I'm sorry to leave so abruptly, but you've..

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