The sentence of the Hippogriff Barcopiak was handed down. Harry Potter heard that the result was not very good, so he came to visit Hagrid with Ron and Hermione. After not seeing him for a few days, Hagrid's hair turned gray because of worry. He had to attend the Wizengamot Court, so his hair, which was originally dirty and full of stains, was now clean, but the white hair on his head made the three children not know how to comfort him.
"I have been saying good things to Barcopik these days. He is a clean child. He can preen his feathers. He will not attack others at will. He was provoked this time. But as soon as I said this , that Malfoy jumped out and accused Barcobeak of being a dangerous beast. His son is a good and polite boy, so Barcobeak must be severely punished."
Hagrid used the rock biscuits he made as Frisbees and threw them one after another into the water across the lake. The aquatic creatures in the distance were having a cheerful meal. Originally one of the half-giant's favorite activities, it was in harmony with the natural world. It was a happy thing for the animals in the animal to be together, but at this time Hagrid was full of sadness because another big animal was about to be executed.
"Hagrid! What is the Ministry of Magic's final verdict?"
Hermione had already anticipated the outcome, but the two boys present obviously had other thoughts, so it was up to him to remind Hagrid.
"They actually decided to execute Barcopiak, just a few days later."
Hagrid threw the last piece of rock biscuit into the lake and just stood in the water, whimpering, as helpless as a child who lost his beloved pet.
"Regulus! Why did it take a few days to execute Barcopiak? Hagrid is not willing to come to me because of this sentence."
Dumbledore found an opportunity to stop Regulus Black and asked this question.
After all, Dumbledore himself was the chief judge of the Wizengamot Court, so Hagrid was dissatisfied with the verdict and naturally took Dumbledore along with him.
"Master Headmaster, you are the chief judge of the Wizengamot Tribunal, so you are naturally responsible for this decision."
Regulus Black won't stand up to this, let alone that! Don't look at Dumbledore's aggrieved look now. Yes, this old man is pretending to be pitiful. This matter is not a problem for him at all. It only takes a few words to cheer up Hagrid, but the old man didn't do that.
Regulus Black pushed the matter aside and immediately ran away to do his own thing.
"Regulus! What are you planning? Don't let me down!"
Dumbledore just watched Regulus Black leave quietly. In the past three years, from the initial contact to the present, Dumbledore only felt that he could not see through Regulus Black more and more. He was so cold and cold at the time. The scene where the young man asked him directly for the Philosopher's Stone still lingers in his mind.
Regulus Black left Hogwarts and came to Malfoy Manor through secret passages and fireplaces after several transitions.
"boom!"
A silvery flame rose from the fireplace at Malfoy Manor.
"Oh! Regulus, welcome! Can you tell me what brand of floo powder you use? I like its color very much."
Lucius Malfoy was reading a ghost novel in his living room.
"I'm afraid to disappoint you, I don't use floo powder when using the fireplace."
Since Regulus Black perfected the "Invoke God's Guard" spell, he has begun to use it in many places, such as replacing floo powder, or transforming into a little angel to communicate. He used this method to inform in advance. Come back later.
"Oh! What a pity. I still admire these silver flames very much."
Lucius Malfoy sat back to his previous position with a disappointed look on his face, and was about to pick up the book and continue reading.
This old boy's behavior today is abnormal! Normally, the aristocratic temperament is more important than anything else, but it all seems very natural, but today some of the accents seem a bit artificial.
When I looked at the book in the other person's hand, it turned out to be a ghost novel "Sleepy Hollow". Obviously this meant something!
"I just informed you that I wanted to meet you, and you agreed. You can't happen to be in the living room by chance, right?"
Regulus Black glanced at the book "Sleepy Hollow" and raised his eyes to ask.
"Yes, I happened to be in the living room at that time. Look at the book in my hand. I just acquired its copyright recently."
Lucius Malfoy did not feel any embarrassment after his behavior was discovered. Instead, he went straight to the point and handed the book to Regulus Black.
"I heard that Regulus, you previously invested in the filming of a movie, using the Scarlet Heights you just took back."
Lucius Malfoy looked like I knew him well.
"It seems that you, Lucius, know a lot about the Muggle world! You can definitely invest in making movies yourself."
Regulus Black took over "Sleepy Hollow" and flipped through it. The content was basically the same as he remembered.
However, Lucius Malfoy did this not just because he wanted to invest in the movie, but also to remind himself that he already knew about the existence of Sleepy Hollow. If it hadn't been for this purpose, Scarlet Heights would not have been mentioned.
Because "Scarlet Heights" was filmed using Scarlet Heights, then "Sleepy Hollow" naturally also needed to be filmed in Sleepy Hollow!
"I have enough funds, but you are one of us in the wizarding world, and I am more willing to cooperate with you."
Lucius Malfoy took a bottle of wine and poured a glass for both of them. It seemed that he had great expectations for this cooperation.
"If you are just going for profit, I can help you, but I can't guarantee anything. After all, any investment may fail."
Regulus Black said in a businesslike tone and picked up the wine glass on the coffee table.
"Of course! Of course I am here for profit. You have taken back a lot of the Black family's property in the past few years, but I have lost a lot. Although those things were not mine in the first place, they are losses after all, aren't they! So , investing in you has become my new choice, and I believe that you will not let your investment fail, so naturally mine will be protected."
Lucius Malfoy saw this cooperation very clearly. Although he reminded Regulus Black that he knew the secret of the other party, he did not continue to dwell on this issue, but instead used it to replenish the lost properties. , and looked for him as a reason to invest, and suggested that both parties invest a share of funds.
"I like the win-win result of cooperation. You and I each have half the funds. I will ask the lawyer to draft the contract as soon as possible. The lawyer will talk to you about some procedures later and she will teach you what to do."
Regulus Black didn't want to trick Lucius Malfoy, but he wouldn't let the other party act recklessly. Only strictly limited cooperation could achieve results, and a loose alliance would only do bad things.
In this way, the film cooperation plan with the Malfoy family was confirmed.
Lucy Piddle received instructions from Regulus Black and registered a company for the Malfoy family. All procedures were the same as in the Muggle world. Unless wizards were required to take action, everything was done according to the rules.
Soon, a film production company called Malfoy was established. As a company with sufficient capital, the office was in a regular business building in London, and ten people had been hired to run the company.
"How about it? This is your film and television production company. Your private office is in the innermost position facing south."
Regulus Black brought Lucius Malfoy to the location of the new company.
"Fellow employees! Come meet your boss, Mr. Malfoy!"
Regulus Black waved everyone over. These ten people were ordinary-looking Muggles. Lucy Piddle next to them was the person in charge of recruiting. At this time, she was introducing their names and names to the two bosses. Personal situation.
Although Lucius Malfoy is a noble among wizards, he is not too unusual in contacting Muggles, especially his aristocratic appearance, which is very intimidating to these employees.
"I have to say, Regulus! I am very satisfied. I am lucky to have a partner like you, thank you!" Lucius Malfoy first thanked Regulus Black! Then he used a little magic spell, which was a simplified version of the Dementor Curse that he learned from Regulus Black. "So! Mr. Manager, I won't be here often, but I want everything to be in order. Can I trust you?"