After the welcoming feast, Harry was called to Dumbledore's office. Thanks to their combined forces, his occlumency shields were strong enough to convince the headmaster that he had really spent the holidays with Sirius. However, they all grew irritated when the man continued to prod and probe to discover his godfather's whereabouts. Harry was determined to keep Sirius as far away from Dumbledore as possible. It was bad enough that the Order meetings were held at Grimmauld Place, where the Black heir had no choice but to attend.