Amelia raised an eyebrow at the prospect of talking one on one with the postman, and she was thankful that Steven was there with them, but she didn't let this show on her face.

"As tempting as that is, my boss wouldn't be too happy if I snuck off on a social outing," she laughed. "Steven and I are interested in a particular owl that was sent to the Ministry this month, using one of your fine owls. This owl contained information that is of interest to us so we were hoping you could check your records to get us any information that would be useful," she recounted. "Is that something you could help us with?"