“Yeah, just keep telling yourself that”, Sirius said grinning. “Though I must say you have improved. Maybe a 9.0 now. Still a lot of training to do. If you need a dog for that I know where to find one.” He winked at Elena ready to duck away from any objects that were thrown in his direction. He had had a lot of training in that department and not only from duels. Buying Narcissa an apology present? That was a pretty rubbish idea. One that showed how naïve Elena was. That girl needed to be saved from herself sometimes. “Yeah, that’s exactly what my dear cousin will think and probably that you will try to kill her with it. The best advice is: Leave her alone! She’s no good. I know her better than you do.”
Then he turned to Dom. He couldn’t remember if Dom had ever seen Padfoot. “Well, I think we need to change that then.” A few seconds later he barked at her in his animagus form, happily wagging his tail.