Dumbledore Asks for Support from Allies, and Sirius and Snape Shake Hands

PAGES: 710-713

After Fudge leaves, Dumbledore instructs Bill Weasley to inform Arthur Weasley about the situation and asks Snape and Sirius to put aside their differences and work together. Despite their intense dislike for each other, they shake hands reluctantly. Sirius departs to gather members of the Order of the Phoenix.