“…… Yes, this piece is placed here, pay attention to the opposite piece...... West! Ron, you've got to go a little further west - on your right-hand side! ”

It was almost noon, and while Pansy was on the second floor of the room on the black market and remembered "Miss Jack-of-all-trades", the real Miss Jack-of-all-trades was in the front courtyard of Hogwarts Castle, directing Ron to place the Velvenite Slab.

To be honest, the weather outside was pretty good today, and it seemed a bit of a shame to spend the whole day with cold slate like this.

Ron's thoughts were put aside for now, though, and at least Hermione didn't think there was anything wrong with that.

"Ron, get your spirits up! It's meant to protect our school — and even if it's not done in the end, I don't want it to go down in any way, you know? ”

It's definitely impossible to be too late, after all, Hermione has reported too much in the past five days. But of course, it would be nice to have more time to debug.

And the truth is just as Hermione said, sometimes a lot of things are afraid that they can be improvised, and they will fall off the chain at a critical moment.

Accidents can always catch people off guard.

"Oh, of course! I understand! Ron hurriedly calibrated it with his tools again, and said loudly, "I'll keep an eye on it...... Oh! ”

As he spoke, he suddenly waved his hand in the direction of the school gate behind Hermione.

"Sirius? How do you have time to come to school? ”

When Hermione heard this, she turned her head away, and suddenly she saw the unruly figure as well.

"Sirius!"

"Well, good afternoon......" Sirius beckoned to the two of them as well, and greeted them very casually, "I think you should be able to guess what I'm here for." ”

"yes, I think we can guess it," Hermione said, gesturing to the back of the castle with a free hand, "Maca is in the secondary fort, you know, the guest room." ”

She first told Sirius where Maca was, and then said helplessly:

"It's just that we can't guess what the specific reason is for you to find him...... And I don't think you're going to tell us about it, are you? ”

Sirius, who happened to be near Hermione, couldn't help but smile when he heard it.

"You're wrong," he said, "I'm not Lupin, and I don't think there are many things to avoid in front of young people...... What's more, you're not young anymore! ”

With that, he suddenly turned his head to look at Ron again.

"Speaking of which, you Weasleys won't be able to escape this time, so I think you can at least come along and hear about it...... By the way, and what about Longbottom's kid? ”

……

Sirius came over, Maca naturally didn't know about it at this time.

Although he pays attention to many things at the same time, sometimes he even gives people the feeling of "knowing everything" like Dumbledore.

But in the final analysis, he is just because of his former lifestyle and habits, and he attaches more importance to the construction of the intelligence network than ordinary people.

He was not a prophet, nor an ethereal god, but just an ordinary man who had the privilege of being a sorcerer.

And right now, he just happened to be doing something that ordinary people would do - dozing off.

These days, with so many things being prepared to the point where he is approaching the last minute, he is really busy to the point where he can't find time to sleep at night.

Otherwise, with his personality, he probably wouldn't have let Pansy and Ilully go to the Ministry of Magic.

Just now, he had just re-sorted out the steps of dealing with meteorites. After finishing it, he felt that he should at least take a nap and rest, instead of continuing to use potions for support.

However, this time, he also missed one obvious thing - in a state like him, he usually doesn't have a good dream.

"Hmm...... No, Professor Dumbledore, I won't learn this secret method......"

He was half-reclining and half-sitting in the back chair, his eyes closed, and his mouth was talking in a dream that sounded as if he was learning some new magic from Dumbledore in a dream.

It's just clear that he doesn't seem to like the unknown magic at all.

"No, really...... Professor, I don't study anymore...... Don't come here again! And also...... I said, put your wig back on! ”

Just as Maca uttered these last words, several familiar magic fluctuations suddenly came from outside the door, causing him to wake up from his sleep.

"Tuk-tuk."

The next moment he woke up, there was a knock at the door at the same time.

He didn't open the door immediately, but first rubbed his slightly sour eyes and shook his head subtly.

"Oh!" Maca muttered softly, "Dumbledore is actually bald?" If this were true, it would be terrible...... Shouldn't I just go and dissolve the ice coffin and check it out? ”

After muttering this, he raised his hand and waved to the door, and the door opened.

Sirius...... What a time! I owe thank you. ”

"What's wrong?"

Sirius looked at Maca and asked, walking inside.

"What, thank you?"

"Well, I just had a nightmare that Professor Dumbledore was going to teach me a very powerful special secret method. But after learning that secret method, I will ......"

Maca stood up and said casually, but quickly waved her hand again.

"Forget it! The more I think about it, the more terrifying it becomes, so I won't say it—it shouldn't matter if you still have the leisure to ask this, right? Want to sit down and have a cup of tea? ”

"No, no need!" Sirius hurriedly shook his head and said, "I've been drinking tea almost all morning, and my stomach is already full of water...... I'm feeling bad! ”

As he answered, Ron and Hermione, who walked in after him, seemed interested in the dream that Maca had spoken.

They wanted to hear what it was that made Maca feel "scared" too.

But before the two could speak, Maca, as if she could guess their curiosity, stretched out her hand to stop them from talking.

"Don't ask, it's scary anyway!"

With that, he flicked his backhand and made the teapot jump on its own to the iron frame of the fireplace that had just ignited below.

"Anyway, sit down first! There are beds and chairs, so you can sit anywhere you want! Maca gestured, then continued, "Sirius, there's something to say, I'll listen!" ”

"Then let's get down to business!" Sirius pulled over a small bench against the wall and sat down unrestrained, "Actually, I mentioned earlier that I had been drinking tea at Malfoy's all morning—oh! You know, Lucius and I have always been at odds with each other, so we basically didn't speak. ”

"After so many storms, he is obviously much better than in the past!" Maca shrugged, "Of course, you can see him however you want, I don't have a problem." ”

"Maybe it's better! It doesn't matter...... Sirius pouted, "I'm going to the Malfoy house this time, mainly because some of the pure-blood families agreed to get together at his house today to discuss the future of their families. ”

Ron, who had just sat down on the edge of the bed, was amazed when he heard this:

"Sirius? You just said that this matter has something to do with our family...... Don't tell me my dad went to the party, right? ”

Their Weasleys were notoriously "pure-blood traitors", and it was impossible for them to participate in such a pure-blood family meeting, so it was no wonder that Ron was so surprised.

"Huh? Oh...... No," Sirius shook his head, "of course Arthur didn't go. It's just that although he didn't go, your Weasleys were mentioned at the meeting......"

When he had said this, he turned to Maca's side again.

"The lives of the McNeill family and the Rohr family, Maca, you should already know, right?" Sirius said, "This family gathering was mainly caused by that incident. As for me, it was to find out the attitude of those two families that I went to Malfoy's house to join in the fun. ”

"Yes, I know, Kingsley mentioned it to me." Maca bowed her head and said, "What, those two families still suspect that I did it?" ”

"How is that possible!"

When Sirius heard this, he showed a look of disdain on his face.

"Those guys, all of them are shrewd! After watching the Flint family fall, where would they dare to make trouble? If you want me to say, that's the case with those purebloods, the stronger they are, the more they can't jump! ”

After a moment's pause, he turned to explain:

On the contrary, the Rohrs have always been vague about the deaths, and the McNeills have even claimed in front of Lucius that it must have been Helmaugh's doing. As for why he was so eager to make a statement in front of the Malfoy family, I don't need to say that you should understand. ”

Of course, Maca could understand that the McNeills family was probably trying to take refuge in him through Lucius's mouth.

"If it weren't for the fact that several of their family members all work in the Ministry of Magic, they probably wouldn't be in such a hurry." Maca smiled, "Sirius, don't always look down on them like that, you know, supporting a family, or even a large family, is not an easy matter. ”

"Compromise for the sake of your family?" Sirius raised an eyebrow and said, "There may be a few of them!" However...... Pure-blood families are not the same as ordinary big families, think of my pathetic Black family! ”

I have to admit that what he said is also the truth - most of the pure-blood families that can maintain this era really have some secrets that make people speechless.

After a moment, Sirius turned back and said:

"All in all, the pure-blood gathering in the morning ended up with almost nothing decided, only one thing, they had a plan...... They intend to forge a pure-blood family covenant that will remain neutral forever. ”