A few days later, in the evening, Phoenix and Watson headed to the Order of the Phoenix command. These days, Phoenix has had a lot of fun, but he hasn't forgotten about business. Dumbledore quickly agreed to the request for an interview and arranged a meeting tonight.

They came to the park near Grimmauld Place. The doors of the surrounding houses have a gloomy face, and they look like they are thousands of miles away. Some houses had broken windows that glowed dimly in the light of street lamps, many doors were peeling with paint, and a few homes were littered with garbage outside the front door steps. Watson was under the illusion spell, guarding his surroundings.

"You're here. A dark figure approached from a distance, its wand pointed at Phoenix. Little Watson also held his wand and pointed at each other, "What were you doing when I first met you?"

"Watch 'Cutting-Edge Dark Arts Demystified,'" Watson and Lupin put down their wands at the same time. She led them out of the meadow, across the road, onto the sidewalk. Lupin and Watson walked on either side of Phoenix to cover him.

From the upstairs window of the nearest house, there was a faint rumble of stereo sounds. A pungent stench of rotting garbage emanated from the bulging garbage pockets in the dilapidated gate.

"Here," Lupin whispered, shoving a piece of parchment into Phoenix's hand and raising his glowing wand to illuminate the writing, "read it and remember it." ”

Phoenix looked down at the piece of paper, with a long and thin handwriting, which read: The Order of the Phoenix Command is located at 12 Grimmauld Place, London.

Phoenix thought to himself at 12 Grimmauld Place, when a tattered door appeared out of thin air at 11 and 13, followed by dirty walls and gloomy windows, as if an extra house had suddenly swelled and squeezed everything open on both sides.

Lupin walked up the steps, drew his wand, and knocked on the door. Phoenix heard the loud sound of many metal hits, and a rattling sound like a chain. The door creaked open. It can be seen that this house has not been inhabited for a long time. On the way to the conference room, Phoenix saw peeling wallpaper and polished carpet in the foyer. A cobweb-like chandelier flickered overhead, portraits blackened by age hung crookedly on the walls, and the whole house smelled musty.

They come to the conference room, or the dining room is more appropriate. A deep cavernous room surrounded by rough stone walls. Most of the light came from a large fireplace at the end of the room. The smoke from the pipe filled the air, like the smoke of gunpowder on the battlefield, and the heavy iron pot and iron basin hanging from the black ceiling looked hideous and terrifying in the smoke. In the middle is a long wooden table.

Dumbledore sat at one end of the long table, along with Moody, Sirius Black, and Weasley, and two other people he didn't know. Seeing them coming, "Mr. Peverell, welcome, please take a seat." ”

Once Phoenix and Lupin were seated, the meeting began.

"I heard you have something important to tell us?" Dumbledore asked, putting the tips of his fingers together.

"Yes," Phoenix shrugged, "and my inside line said that Voldemort decided to get the prophecy ball and let Malfoy take care of the action, probably after school started." After saying that, the Order of the Phoenix whispered, and Dumbledore suddenly smiled.

Snape had no knowledge of the operation, and Dumbledore understood that, as a double agent, Voldemort wouldn't let him know everything. Phoenix's intelligence confirmed his suspicions.

"Are there any specific arrangements?" asked Lupin. Dumbledore frowned at something.

"Of course. The first is to figure out the protections of the Department of Occult Affairs, which will take a while and infiltrate key positions in the Ministry of Magic. ”

"Lukewood, didn't tell him the secrets of the Department of Mysteries, huh?" Moody's normal eyes stared at Phoenix, and the magic eyes looked at little Watson.

"Lukewood doesn't have a lot of status, a lot of things he doesn't understand. I heard that Voldemort was also unhappy about this. He shook his head.

"You're going to ask me to help you deal with Klaus Peverell. Dumbledore sighed, and there seemed to be more wrinkles on his face this week. He was a little surprised by the fact that he directly stated Phoenix's purpose, "I met him once. ”

"At the time of the duel in '45?" Dumbledore nodded.

"Listen, boy. We are not murderers, and we will not kill for you just because you helped us. Blake said angrily.

Phoenix ignored him and instead stared at Dumbledore waiting for his decision.

After a long time, Dumbledore said, "I can help you deal with Klaus, but I have an additional request. ”

Phoenix smiled and politely asked, "Excuse me, what do you need?"

"I know you have a strong presence on the Hogwarts Board of Directors, and I hope you will approve my application as soon as possible. Phoenix was stunned for a moment, then relieved that Dumbledore would not be so confused.

"I'm sorry, I'm not in charge of the specifics, what are you going to do? ”

"Increase the amount of the bursary, and increase the amount of money spent on the day-to-day maintenance of Hogwarts, mainly for greenhouses and potions materials. I know that at the current market price is a huge amount of money, and as a principal, I need to be accountable to the students. ”

Phoenix looked at the wrinkled face with a complicated expression. Many of the materials used in the Hogwarts curriculum are unique to Africa, and some African wizards are now engaged in smuggling and trading, which can be bought at a high price, but it is not a small amount of money to maintain a school for a year. There are also bursary funds, which are usually given to Muggle-born students. Because of the discrimination of descent, this fund is almost symbolic, and one or two people reach the limit, for which it is true that some people drop out of school because they cannot afford personal incidentals.

Why does he have to stay in the position of principal, what an unpredictable old man. Concerned about education and politics, Phoenix couldn't understand why he didn't choose one to do well.

Phoenix nodded slowly, agreeing to Dumbledore's request.

"Yes, count it as my personal donation. They can't come up with such a large sum of money now, everyone is hoarding goods, and they don't have much Galleon in their hands. Several people muttered a few words in dissatisfaction.

Hogwarts tuition is covered by the Ministry of Magic, and all kinds of miscellaneous items are also bought in Diagon Alley, so it can be said that Hogwarts School Trustee is a position that throws money. Every year, a large amount of money is provided to the school for the maintenance of the castle and its surrounding facilities, and the purchase of various potions materials and magical plants. It is not a wealthy family that will not accept the position of school director at all.

The school directors did not expect that the market would not improve for a long time. Phoenix also killed two birds with one stone, saving the reputation of the other school trustees.

This position is more of a symbol of honor, once you become a school director, it means that you are willing to contribute to the wizarding world, so that more people can learn and master magic. In most countries, it has a high political status.

"Very good, thank you for the news we provided. Dumbledore said politely. Seeing that Dumbledore had agreed, the others were reluctant to say anything more.

The partnership was formalized, with Phoenix in charge of the Ministry of Magic's intelligence, observing the movements of wizards abroad, and trying not to let the Death Eaters expand further.

Dumbledore didn't mention the Death Eaters' intelligence, and it seemed that he still trusted Snape, which was good news for Phoenix. Dumbledore guessed Voldemort's plan based on speculation, and he didn't value non-important information like Phoenix.