He was welcomed by a cheer from the group sat around the room. Sirius greeted him with a tight smile, and a slap on the back, taking the platter from his hands and putting it with the others for him. Ginny, Hermione, and Dora were sat in a circle on the floor playing exploding snap, while a strangely invested Kingsley Shacklebolt watched them from an armchair, a glass of fire-whiskey in his hand. The twins and Ron were in the middle of a heated debate with their father about the Quidditch World Cup the year before.