In the following month, the outside world has also undergone a lot of changes.

In the case of Buckbeak, although Lucius agreed to settle out of court, Draco made the quality of the class a condition for the settlement, which made Hagrid very troubled, but with the help of Hermione and others, it took him a month to finally get a course record that satisfied the Malfoys and his son, and Buckbeak was acquitted.

Therefore, on December 6th, Hagrid's birthday, he held a special celebration to thank the children who had helped him for more than three months, but the food he prepared almost starved the young wizards to death.

Shortly after Hagrid's birthday, Sirius's lawsuit finally ended, and the Ministry of Magic was pressured to agree to Narcissa's full compensation, hoping to make Lucius less assertive in another lawsuit, but he miscalculated the conflict between Sirius and the Malfoys.

Although Narcissa took over all of Sirius' affairs as soon as she learned of his innocence, including daily life, physical recuperation, etc., with the intention of making him the future patriarch of the Black family, Sirius did not appreciate it at all.

After four years of wandering and twelve years in prison, Sirius was extremely repulsive towards Slytherin, especially in Azkaban, where he heard a lot of talk about his third cousin-in-law, even if it was mixed with many exaggerated and malicious accusations, as long as it was thirty percent true, it was Lucius sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ministry of Magic.

Therefore, Sirius's attitude towards Lucius was extremely bad, and he sneered at him as soon as they met, and he even tried to persuade Narcissa to divorce, because he felt that the third cousin was dragged down by her husband, and there was no Dark Mark on her body now, so it was better to leave the quagmire of the Death Eaters as soon as possible.

Although Sirius's intentions were not bad, Slytherin would leave his family alone, so his actions only made Narcissa even angrier. Keep him under stricter control. Sirius didn't know that it was wrong with him, but thought that Narcissa had listened to Lucius's bewitchment, and he was even more resentful of this cousin-in-law, and if there was a magic wand, he would never mind giving the other party an Arvada directly.

Sirius's wand was broken when he was in prison, but after proving his innocence, he didn't remember that he needed a new wand, and when he brought it up, either Narcissa or Lupin. Or Dumbledore, using his health as an excuse, asked him to take care of his body first.

Therefore, no matter how Sirius troubles, Lucius only thinks that his wife has a barking dog, and it is absolutely not in the interests of the Malfoy family to ignore the murderer who attempted to kill his son and his son's classmates, and may endanger the lives of his family in the future, as if his wife had raised a barking dog.

So when Sirius's lawsuit ended, Lucius concentrated all his energy. He put all the pressure on the Ministry of Magic over the Dementor incident, but before he did it, he met with Fudge in private, and tearfully complained to the Minister of Magic about how much pressure he was under.

Poor Fudge. Even if he knew that Lucius was lying, he didn't dare to tear his face with him, because it was a fluke that he was able to become the Minister of Magic back then.

At that time, the entire wizarding community was generally optimistic about Barty, who was the director of the Law Enforcement Department at the time. Crouch, but he was implicated in what his son had done and lost the opportunity to compete. If it weren't for his usual decent, rigorous and upright conduct, he would not have been dismissed for this. Instead, he was transferred to the Department of International Cooperation, which is an unusually unimportant division.

But Fudge was only the deputy minister of the Ministry of Magical Disasters at that time, and he didn't have the strength at all, and he didn't have enough connections to become the minister of magic, and he was able to sit in this position, which was completely the result of a compromise between all parties, so he was not stable as a minister, and his behavior was too restrained, so he attracted a lot of complaints, and many people with means looked down on him at all, and Lucius happened to be one of them.

Unfortunately, Lucius had the Dark Mark on his body and had too many to confirm his identity as a Death Eater, so he had to spend a lot of money to support Fudge in exchange for the peace of his family.

Now that Draco and the Savior are very close, and his friend's apprentice has also expressed his intention to cooperate in the future, the Malfoy family can no longer only go one way to the dark, so Lucius naturally has to do something to make his position clear, but he is not ready to give up the wooden ladder he has worked hard to build for a long time, although this ladder is unusually unstable, but at least the cost of building the ladder must be recovered, in line with Slytherin's principles.

But even though Fudge could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in the face of Lucius, he still didn't think about honestly arguing with the student's parents in court, and still didn't give up the idea of falling off the wrong path, trying to continue to use divisive methods.

This kind of back-the-back intrigue is harmless to be used occasionally, but it can damage the reputation of the Minister of Magic when used regularly, but Fudge unknowingly uses it again and again, never thinking that doing so will discourage his supporters.

Plus Rita. Skeeter's fanning of the flames, the Ministry of Magic simply could not win this lawsuit, and retreated again and again until the bottom line of "completely destroying the Dementors", and then fought back, but it was too late.

The day before the Christmas holidays, the Wizengamot made a final judgment, the Ministry of Magic lost the case, and the Dementors survived, but were restricted from all their freedoms and powers, and were only better than the prisoners of Azkaban.

The Dementors did not protest, and they did not have the ability to protest, and after years of recuperation, the race that had finally prospered, but suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Patronus, and to be able to return to their lair to survive was already the largest of the misfortunes, so dare to ask for more.

The second Hogsmeade weekend was the Saturday before the holiday, and this time Catherine went to Snape for an autograph, and he readily agreed, but as soon as the red-haired girl achieved her goal, she immediately took her leave, and even if the Potions Professor wanted to say something, he had to give up in the end.

However, after arriving in Hogsmeade Village, Catherine did not wander around, nor did she go to the others, but came to the pig's head bar openly.

"This is not the place for a kid like you!" The barkeeper glanced up at her, said angrily, and continued to wipe a glass with a rag that was as dirty as if it had never been washed, without any intention of entertaining guests.

"The problem is that I've been here once." Catherine walked to the bar and sat down, her slender fingers casually tapping on the countertop, "Or in your eyes, children are weak people who need protection?" ”

"Without much self-care ability, there is no guarantee of survival, let alone dealing with danger! Isn't that a weakling? "The boss kept wiping the glass in his hand as if it were an unusually important thing.

"It was really hard at first! Because this is a society of survival of the fittest. The sadness in Catherine's eyes flashed, followed by firmness and confidence, "But the more life-threatening the situation, the more potential can be stimulated, except for the stupid person who is bent on death, otherwise everyone will struggle to desperately seize the slightest chance of survival." The jet-black dagger rolled between the red-haired girl's left hand, sharp blades dancing at her fingertips, as if it were dancing an elegant tango.

The scattered customers in the bar immediately put away their disdainful gaze and stopped focusing on what was going on at the bar.

"Don't sue me for being protective." The barkeeper angrily threw down the rag in his hand, but his gaze did not sweep the dagger at all.

"No, proper protection can improve the odds of survival, but excessive protection only kills the brilliance of life." Catherine's fingers lifted, and the dagger flew high, even flying over the heads of the two, "The flowers in the greenhouse will never be able to withstand the baptism of wind and rain, but there are always people who think it is love." ”

The dagger slashed in front of the bar owner's eyes, and with a "choking" sound, it pierced the glass, and the sharp gaze in the pair of blue eyes seemed to be like this glass, and instantly became fragmented.

"Sue me! What kind of protection is appropriate? The barkeeper suddenly yelled at Catherine.

"If the flowers in the greenhouse want to grow healthily, they must not only hide in the glass house and bask in the sun, but must move them out from time to time to blow the wind and rain, so that when the storm breaks the glass house, they can survive." Catherine said with a smile, not at all minding the bad attitude of the bar owner.

"You're right!" The bar owner put down his hand decadently, "It's taken me nearly a hundred years to understand such a simple truth." ”

"It's not that you don't understand, you just don't want to accept these empty words, unless there are real examples in front of you." Catherine shrugged.

The bar owner looked at her for a moment before he spoke again: "Say it! What do you want from me? His tone was stiff, as if he had never said anything like that.

Catherine didn't speak immediately, but casually arranged a soundproofing spell before smiling brightly, "I want to know the name of a man who has purple eyes full of danger. ”

"Where did you see him?" The bar owner's face changed, and the wand that had been placed casually on the counter was also clenched in his hand.

"Your brother's place." Catherine smiled brighter and brighter, as if she didn't notice that there was something wrong with her current form.

"Do you know who I am?" The barkeeper intentionally or unintentionally aimed the tip of his rod at Catherine.

"A free message from Mrs. Zabini." Catherine replied casually, "So I inquired around, but unfortunately I didn't get anything more, and I was almost invited to tea by your esteemed headmaster." The red-haired girl frowned at the thought of Dumbledore's terrifying taste. (To be continued......)