Sirius didn't show it, but he was enjoying every second of it. He knew that Petunia and Vernon hated them from the very first day they moved into the house next to theirs, but their sheer cowardice stopping them from doing anything about it. It was pure irony that Petunia, who was always spying on them from behind the curtains, did miss such a big development. Now she was in an even worse position, with him being an officer of the law.
Finally, Petunia managed to collect herself. "I had no idea my neighbor is part of the police."
"Constable Black at your service, Ma'am. This is my very first day," Sirius told her, feeling this was the best prank - one where he had done absolutely nothing.
"That makes me feel more safe, Sir." It was pretty obvious, that inside Petunia felt like screaming in despair at this new development, but she had to control herself.
"Mum, you always call that man..." Dudley was stopped by his mother's hand over his mouth.
Petunia shook her head. "Now, Diddy darling, I'll get you some lollipops, all right?"
That silenced the boy and Sirius watched them leave suspiciously fast. Looks like you are not happy, Petunia, he thought, still composing himself, despite the glee he felt.
He had no doubt that Petunia couldn't wait to report this to her husband as soon as he was home, so that they both could bemoan their bad fortune. Now they not only had two wizards as neighbors, whom they obviously still thought of being gay, they now also would have to live with the fact that one of said wizards as of this day was an officer of the law.
Sometimes it's the small things in life... Now in a really good mood, Sirius continued his patrol through Little Whinging.
...ICW headquarters, Switzerland, April 5th...
While there were many - sometimes strange - parallels between the magical and non-magical worlds, this was a big difference. While the United Nations were seated in New York, the wizarding equivalent, the ICW, was located in Switzerland. One could blame the much lower importance of magical America for this development. It was well-placed in the mountains overlooking Lake Geneva, generating a breathtaking sight on a clear day.
Albus Dumbledore had gotten used to the sight from its headquarters over the years, his duties as the Supreme Mugwump meaning he would have to travel to this place regularly. Knowing it was time, he left the balcony and walked inside, where everyone was already waiting for him.
"Well, Monsieur Dumbledore, it must be important, if you wanted to speak with all of the inner council," the ambassador of France said, speaking for everyone present.
"Indeed. This will be important for the ICW, as there will be a change after a bit over 30 years," Dumbledore told the gathered wizards and witches, who now gave him their whole attention.
Gathered at the round table were the ambassadors of the twenty most important magical societies in the world - well, actually 19, since one was absent and had been for a long time already. It was a pretty good mirror of the non-magical world, but with some noticeable differences in terms of importance of some nations.
"Change after over 30 years, sounds like it's connected to you personally," Michelle Corley, the ambassador of the United States, observed.
The magical United States, represented by MACUSA, were far less important than their non-magical counterpart, thanks to the widespread damages caused by Rappaport's Law. While the upheavals of the late 60s had destroyed said law and the by then highly corrupt system that held it up, the magical US was still seen rightfully as incredibly behind the times - which meant something when looking at Britain.
MACUSA right at the moment was still in hot water over the ghost invasion incident in New York the previous year, especially since their obliviators had messed up and barely managed to save the situation by planting the idea that the four men who battled and captured the ghosts without any magic were frauds. Everyone hoped it would stick.
"Oh, it indeed is, for I intend to step down at the end of the year from my position as the Supreme Mugwump," Dumbledore explained.
There was a moment of silence, before the Chinese ambassador Ho Lin Deng took the word. "This... is very unexpected. After such a long time only few can actively remember someone else on the post."
Magical China in turn was suffering from the fact, that its traditionally close relationship with the non-magical population had gotten severely disrupted after the rise of the communists in 1948 and the subsequent crusades against 'old superstitions'. The situation was only slowly improving and the damage would be felt for decades to come.
"There must be a good reason for you to make such a far-reaching decision. Could you please enlighten us about your motivation behind this big step?" asked Florian Müller, the ambassador of Germany - the free parts of magical Germany that is.
Of course, the German ambassador stood out, looking more like a Muggle diplomat at the United Nations, which was quite the novelty. The despot of magical Russia, Kusnetsov, had never gotten over the fact that the ICW didn't acknowledge the part of magical Germany that his troops were keeping occupied ever since the end of the war. The German situation was a constant problem and the reason the Russian seat was empty since 1953.
Not that anyone was sad about it, since that meant they wouldn't have to deal with a magical country ruled by basically a dark lord. Of course the other magical communities in eastern Europe were another problem. However, Kusnetsov was old and by now very sick. No one knew how things would develop after his death. There already were cracks visible simply due to his failing health.
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