harry potter book of crimes

"Remus, why did you tell Malfoy the whereabouts of that woman? Have you forgotten that bastard?"

In the old Black house, Sirius roared at Lupine with an angry face. He waved his arms to vent his dissatisfaction.

Of course Lupine had not forgotten that when he, Sirius, and Harry's father James entered Hogwarts together, Lucius, who was several years older than them, was already a sixth-year student.

A young man. Naturally, the guy was in Slytherin House and was quite annoying even as a student.

At that time, Snape was on the list of Lucius, and in the past two years, he relied on the support of a senior who was a prefect to provoke them, and only then did they provoke the Gryffindor trio who later became senior members.

It was to play with Snape. Let’s not mention what happened next. At least in the first and second years, Snape had a great time at Hogwarts.

As for Lucius's run on Gryffindor House, Lupine and Sirius clearly remembered it.

"Sirius, sit down first—sit down!"

Lupine had long known that Sirius had a bad temper, and because he had been squatting in Azkaban for so many years, his temper had become stronger. So Lupine didn't seem to care when he yelled at him.

"Narcissa is your cousin after all, isn't she?" After forcefully pressing Sirius onto the armchair, he chuckled, "Although you don't like her - yes, I don't like her either, she's so...

She looks at everyone like she's looking at a fly, and she always smiles at Malfoy. But she is still your cousin no matter what, and this relationship is destined for your life, and you can't break it even if you want to."

"Who said it can't be broken?" Sirius frowned and said, "Look at the family tree all over the wall. Can you find my face? Hey! My good mother burned it to death long ago——"

"Okay, okay, what you said makes the most sense, okay?" Lupine waved his hand helplessly, not mentioning how tangled Sirius' expression was when he heard the news about Narcissa, he just said casually,

"Actually, it's not entirely because of you that I did that. Don't take it for granted!"

"Then who else are you doing it for?" Sirius said angrily, "Apart from me, is there anyone else here who is related to that woman?"

"It's not for anyone." Lu Ping spread his arms and said lightly, "I just think that doing this is good for our Order of the Phoenix, do you understand?"

After Sirius heard this, he immediately looked at Lupin in confusion.

He knew that Lupine was never the kind of person to act aimlessly. Since Lupine did this, there must be a reason. If it wasn't because of him, Sirius Black, then why?

"What's the meaning?"

While Lupine was pretending to be calm, Sirius actually became a little more serious. These lifelong partners knew each other's personalities. If Lupine deliberately acted relaxed and natural, then what would he say next?

It will definitely not be an easy thing.

Sure enough, after Lu Ping shrugged, his expression suddenly changed.

"This time Voldemort failed again and died on the spot in Hogwarts. It was a happy ending for everyone." He said, "But for those pure-blood families, this may not be a good direction - I think

You should understand this very well."

"Humph, of course," Sirius sneered contemptuously, "Those pretentious guys always feel that they are higher than half-blood and Muggle-born wizards, and they are not thinking about returning to the past every moment."

Family Glory'."

As he spoke, he put quotation marks around the word "family glory" to show his disdain. Lu Ping agreed with what he said and nodded.

"So, as pure-bloods, they will not give up their secret activities just because Voldemort disappears." He continued to explain, "As far as I can judge, when the Death Eaters escaped from prison before, those pure-bloods would not give up their secret activities because of Voldemort's disappearance."

The Blood Family has already started to do something secretly."

"Is this possible?" Sirius frowned and said, "Although I hate those guys, we must at least admit that the family that can hold back when Voldemort is on the rise must at least have some brains. Now it is

When Hogwarts is gaining momentum, would they choose this moment to take action?"

"How is it impossible?" Lupine asked back, then shook his head and said, "As you said, Hogwarts is now gaining momentum, but because of this, they must take advantage of it before it can completely stand.

When establishing a foothold, try to lay a solid foundation first. Those guys are smart! They know that once MacLean and Ms. McGonagall completely establish the reputation of Hogwarts, the pure-blood family will probably have no future."

What Lupine said made sense, at least Sirius had already tasted it.

Lupine and Sirius knew about Maka's trip to Beauxbatons. And they also understood that the reason why Maka was involved in Nico Flamel's legacy incident was precisely to find a successor for Hogwarts.

An opportunity to stand firmly on the top of the mountain. If he really brings the world-class alchemy competition to Hogwarts, then Hogwarts will have a solid footing in the future.

When the time comes, the next step for Hogwarts will of course be to recruit students vigorously.

It is conceivable that whether they are Muggle-born or mixed-blood, they will be the ones that Hogwarts aims to cultivate. As the so-called quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, as generations of students overlap, Hogwarts will definitely cultivate

More outstanding wizards make the school's heritage deeper and deeper.

Therefore, those who will be most affected will naturally be those pure-blood families.

"Humph, it seems they are scared." Sirius chuckled.

"It's not enough to be afraid now," Lu Ping said, "the foundation of those families is not weak. In addition to their false reputation, don't forget that they also control many industries in the magic world. That is the source of their confidence.

"

Whether it is the Muggle world or the wizarding world, the economy is often the foundation of major forces. Compared with those family industries, no matter how dazzling Hogwarts is, it is just a school, and it is a non-profit one.

Of course, if it hadn't been a school that didn't charge any tuition, Maca might not have been able to get in back then!

You know, Hogwarts is considered to be the top first-class magic school in the global wizarding world. It is the only one in the UK. There are many magic schools in Europe that can be counted on two hands. Compared with Oxford and Cambridge, it is more popular in the Muggle world.

In terms of its status, Hogwarts is obviously even more famous in the wizarding world. If the fee is really charged, it doesn't matter how expensive it is.

In fact, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang both established tuition systems a long time ago. It was only because Hogwarts established non-profit regulations that forced the other two major wizarding schools in Europe to also do so.

The tuition system has been canceled one after another. There is no way, if the fees are still maintained, Hogwarts will rob all the students!

But as a result, the school will inevitably be financially controlled by others. Although it is nominally a free sponsor, the composition of the school board of directors, which was originally in the hands of the descendants of the four founders, has gradually flowed into the major "

Rich people".

The irony is that most of those people belong to pure-blood wizard families.

Therefore, although the school board, which is mainly composed of pure-blood wizard families, cannot directly interfere with the development of the school and the handling of internal affairs, it still has some influence. Just like the appointment and dismissal of the principal, as long as three-quarters of the members agree, it can

The position of a sitting principal can be removed.

It has become complicated over the years, and it really cannot be explained clearly in a short time.

The Black family, where Sirius belongs, was once one of the Twelve School Board members of Hogwarts. However, the decline of their family caused this position to be occupied by other new donors. And Dumbledore has been in office for many years.

, also attracted several new sponsor members with his personal charm, let’s not mention it for now.

In short, if Hogwarts wants to be truly independent in the future, it will inevitably have friction with the pure-blood wizard families that support the school's operations. This is obviously a very contradictory trend. But once Hogwarts solves the economic problem

question, then this contradiction no longer exists.

This is exactly what those pure-blood families are worried about.

Lupine told Sirius everything he had been thinking about these days. He believed that with Sirius's mind, he would be able to understand the subtleties. Although Sirius was not usually very big,

I like to use my brain, but that's not because I'm too stupid, it's just that I prefer to rely on strength to solve problems.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Sirius just thought seriously for a moment and nodded. Although he did not speak, he already partially understood Lupine's previous behavior.

The reason why Lupine told Lucius Malfoy about Narcissa was so that Hogwarts would have one less school board member who was making small moves in the near future.

Making friends and recruiting, this was what Dumbledore did in most cases when he was still around.

"The Malfoy family is in a bad situation right now, but after all, their family still has enough foundation and will not fall so easily." Lupine finally concluded, "Give them some help when they are in the most difficult time, which will be very helpful to Hogwart."

Now, it’s good for our Order of the Phoenix, isn’t it?”

When Lupine said these words, Sirius seemed a little disapproving.

"Do you really think that Malfoy guy will remember this?"

But Lu Ping smiled and said meaningfully: "If it's just like this, of course he may not remember it... Well, maybe he will 'accidentally' forget it at some point. But his memory is not good, so we will

Can't you help him improve his memory?"