Chapter 566: Lupine's Plan

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In Black's old house, Sirius growled at Lupine angrily. He waved his arms to vent his dissatisfaction.

Of course, Lupine didn't forget that when he entered Hogwarts with Sirius and Harry's father James, Lucius, who was several years older than them, was already a sixth-grade student. lad. Naturally, the guy went to Slytherin House, and had been quite a nuisance even as a student.

At that time, Snape was on the list of Lucius, and he provoked them two years ago with the backing of a senior who was a prefect, which made them, the Gryffindor trio, grow old later. It was playing with Snape. Leaving aside the latter matters, at least in the first and second years, Snape was doing well at Hogwarts.

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

"Sirius, you sit down first—sit down!"

Lupine knew that Sirius had a bad temper, and because he had been squatting in Azkaban for so many years, his temper had grown stronger. So Lupine didn't seem to care about shouting at him.

"Narcissa is your cousin after all, isn't she?" After forcing Sirius into the armchair, he chuckled, "Although you don't like her—yes, I don't like her either, her Everyone looks like they are looking at flies, so they always smile at Malfoy. But no matter what, she is still your cousin, and this relationship is destined for you in this 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 genealogy all over the wall, can you find my face? Hey! I was burned by my good mother long ago—"

"Okay, okay, what you said makes the most sense, okay?" Lupine waved his hands helplessly, and didn't mention how tangled Sirius' expression was when he heard the news from Narcissa, 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 here who is related to that woman?"

"No one." Lupine spread his arms and said lightly, "I just think that doing this is good for our Order of the Phoenix, understand?"

When Sirius heard it, he looked at Lupine suspiciously.

He knew that Lupine was never the kind of person who aimed at nothing. Since Lupine did this, there must be a reason. If not for him, Sirius Black, then for what?

"What's the meaning?"

While Lupine was pretending to be plain, Sirius became a little serious instead. These lifelong companions knew each other's characters, and if Lupine had deliberately acted lightheartedly, what he was going to say next would certainly not be lighthearted.

Sure enough, after shrugging his shoulders, Lupine's expression suddenly changed.

"This time Voldemort failed again, and died at Hogwarts on the spot, which is a happy ending." He said, "But for those pure-blood families, this may not be a good trend-I think About this, you should understand it all too well.”

"Hmph, of course," Sirius sneered contemptuously, "Those pretentious guys always feel that they are superior to half-blood and Muggle-born wizards, and they are always thinking about getting back to the past." Family Glory'."

As he spoke, he put a quotation mark on the word "family glory" to show his disdain. Lupine agreed with his statement, and then nodded.

"So, as pure-bloods, they will not give up their secret activities because of Voldemort's disappearance." He continued to explain,

"As far as I can judge, when the Death Eaters escaped from prison, those pure-blood families had already started to make moves in secret."

"Is this possible?" Sirius frowned, "Although I hate those guys, at least we have to admit that the family that can hold back when Voldemort is rising has at least some brains. Now When Hogwarts is gaining momentum, they will pick this kind of timing to make a move?"

"How is it impossible?" Lupine asked back, then shook his head and said, "As you said, Hogwarts is gaining momentum now, but it is because of this that they have to take advantage of it before they can completely stand up." Find a way to lay a good foundation first when getting a foothold. Those guys are smart! They know that once McLean and Ms. McGonagall completely stabilize the reputation of Hogwarts, the pure-blood family may have no future to speak of."

Lupine's words made sense, at least Sirius had tasted it.

Lupine and Sirius knew about Maca's trip to Beauxbatons this time. And they also understood that the reason why Maca participated in the legacy of Nicole Flamel was to give Hogwarts a chance to stand on the top of the mountain. If he really brought that world-class alchemy competition to Hogwarts, then Hogwarts' footing would be solid in the future.

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

It is conceivable that whether they are Muggle-born or mixed-race, they will all be the objects Hogwarts will cultivate. The so-called quantitative change leads to qualitative change. When generations of students overlap, Hogwarts will definitely cultivate more outstanding wizards, making the school more and more profound.

Therefore, the ones most affected would naturally be those pure-blood families.

"Hmph, it seems they are scared." Sirius snorted and laughed.

"It's not enough to be afraid now," Lupine said, "The foundation of those families is not weak. In addition to their fame, don't forget that they also control many industries in the magic world. Those are the sources of their confidence. "

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

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

You must know that Hogwarts is considered to be the top first-class magic school in the world of magic. It is the only one in the UK, and the magic schools in the whole of Europe can be counted on two hands. Compared with Oxford and Cambridge's status in the Muggle world, Hogwarts' reputation in the wizarding world is obviously better. If the fee is really charged, it doesn't matter how expensive it is.

In fact, both Beauxbaton and Durmstrang set up the tuition system a long time ago. It was only because of Hogwarts' non-profit regulations that the other two magic schools in Europe were forced to cancel their tuition fees one after another. There is no way, if the fee is still maintained, the students will be robbed by Hogwarts!

But in this way, the school will inevitably be controlled by others economically. Although it is free sponsorship in name, the composition of the school board, which was originally in the hands of the descendants of the four founders, has gradually flowed into the hands of the "rich people" as the years changed.

Ironically, most of those people belonged to the family of pure blood wizards.

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

It's been complicated over the years, and it really can't be explained clearly in a short while.

The Black family, where Sirius belonged, used to be one of the twelve members of the Hogwarts school council, but the decline of the family allowed this position to be occupied by other new donors. And Dumbledore has been in power for many years, and he has also attracted several new sponsor members with his personal charm, which is not mentioned for the time being.

In short, if Hogwarts wants to be truly independent in the future, it will inevitably have friction with those pure-blood wizard families that support the operation of the school. This is obviously a very contradictory trend. But once Hogwarts solves the economic problem, this contradiction will no longer exist.

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

Lupine told Sirius everything he had been thinking these days. He believed that with the mind of Sirius, he must be able to understand the subtleties. Although Sirius doesn't like to use his brain very much on weekdays, it's not because he's too stupid, it's just that he prefers to rely on his strength to solve problems.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Sirius just thought about it for a moment, and then nodded. Although he didn't speak, he already had a partial understanding of Lupine's previous behavior in his heart.

The reason why Lupine informed Lucius Malfoy of Narcissa's news was to make Hogwarts less of a school board member who was secretly doing small tricks in the near future.

Making friends and soliciting, Dumbledore was still doing it in most cases.

"The current situation of the Malfoy family is not good, but their family still has enough foundation after all, and they will not fall so easily." Lupine finally concluded, "It will be good for Hogwarts to help them when they are most difficult." Here, it is good for our Order of the Phoenix, isn't it?"

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

"You really think that guy Malfoy will remember this favor?"

But Lupine smiled and said meaningfully: "It's just like this, of course he may not remember... well, maybe he will 'accidentally' forget it at some point. But he has a bad memory, so we will Can't you help him improve his memory?"