"Remus, why did you tell Malfoy the whereabouts of that woman? Have you forgotten that bastard?"
In the old Black house, Sirius growled at Lupine with an angry face. He waved his arms to vent his dissatisfaction.
Of course Lupine has 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. Young man. Naturally, the guy was in Slytherin House and had been quite annoying 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 toying with Snape. Let’s not mention what happened next. At least in his 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 known for a long time that Sirius had a bad temper, and because he had been squatting in Azkaban for so many years, his temper had only become stronger. So Lu Ping didn't seem to care at all 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, the look in her eyes You look at everyone like you are looking at a fly, and you always smile 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." Lupine 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 without a clear purpose. Since Lupine did this, there must be a reason. If not because of him, Sirius Black, then what
"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, and if Lupine was deliberately acting relaxed and natural, then what he was about to say was definitely not going to be easy.
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 about You should understand this very well."
"Humph, of course," Sirius sneered contemptuously, "Those pretentious guys always feel that they are superior to 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 on the word "family glory" to show his disdain. Lupine agreed with his statement and 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 before, those pure-blooded The Blood Family has already started to do something secretly."
"Is this possible?" Sirius frowned, "Although I hate those guys, we must at least admit that a family that can hold back when Voldemort is on the rise must at least have some brains. Now it's... 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, find a way 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 may have no future."
What Lupine said made sense, at least Sirius had tasted it.
Lupine and Sirius knew about Maka's trip to Beauxbatons. And they also understood that the reason why Maca participated in Nico Flamel's legacy incident was precisely to find an opportunity for Hogwarts to stand firmly on the top of the mountain. If he really brings that world-class alchemy competition to Hogwarts, then Hogwarts will be on a solid footing from now on.
At that time, 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 all be the targets of training at Hogwarts. It is said that quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. As generations of students overlap, Hogwarts will definitely cultivate more outstanding wizards, making 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, "Those families have a good foundation. 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 magical world, the economy is often the foundation of major forces. Compared with those family businesses, 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 the top first-class magic school in the global wizarding community. It is the only one in the UK and the magic schools in the entire Europe can be counted on two hands. Compared to Oxbridge's status in the Muggle world, Hogwarts' reputation in the wizarding world is obviously even better. If the fees are 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 the other two major wizarding schools in Europe were forced to cancel their tuition systems. There is no way, if we continue to charge fees, Hogwarts will rob all the students!
But in this case, the school will inevitably be financially restricted 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 hands of the "rich people" as the years have changed.
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 an influence. Just like the appointment and dismissal of a principal, as long as three-quarters of the members agree, the current principal's position can be revoked.
It has become complicated over the years, and it really cannot be explained clearly in a short while.
Sirius's Black family was once one of the Twelve School Board members of Hogwarts. However, the decline of his family allowed this position to be occupied by other new donors. Dumbledore has been in office for many years and has also attracted several new sponsor members with his personal charm, let's not mention this for the moment.
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 the financial problem is solved by Hogwarts, 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 about these days. He believed that with Sirius' mind, he would be able to understand the subtleties. Although Sirius doesn't like to use his brain very much on weekdays, it's not because he is too stupid, he simply prefers to solve problems with strength.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Sirius just thought seriously for a moment and nodded. Although he didn't speak, he already partially understood Lu Ping'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, "Giving them some help when they are in the most difficult time 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 looked 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 he has a bad memory, so we can't Can you help him improve his memory?"