"Remus, why did you tell Malfoy about that woman's whereabouts? Have you forgotten that bastard? ”

In Black's house, Sirius growled at Lupin with an angry face, waving his arms to vent his frustration.

Lupin certainly hadn't forgotten that when he enrolled at Hogwarts with Sirius and Harry's father, Jaime, Lucius, who was several years older than them, was already a sixth-year boy. Naturally, the guy was in Slytherin House, and he was a nuisance when he was a student.

At that time, Snape was on the list of Lucius, and in the first two years, he provoked them with the support of a senior who was a prefect, so that their Gryffindor trio would always play Snape later. Not to mention the rest of the story, at least in the first and second years, Snape was a good mix at Hogwarts.

And Lucius's run on Gryffindor House, Lupin and Sirius remember it clearly.

"Sirius, you sit down first—sit down!"

Lupin knew that Sirius had a temper tantrum, and that temper had grown stronger and stronger because of all the years he had been in Azkaban. So Lupin didn't seem to care about it when he shouted at him.

"Narcissa is your cousin after all, isn't she?" After forcing Sirius onto the back chair, he chuckled, "Even if you don't like her—yes, I don't, she looks like she's looking at a fly, and she's always smiling at that Malfoy." But no matter what she says, she is your cousin, and this relationship is destined for you in this life, and you can't break it if you want to. ”

"Who said it couldn't be broken?" Sirius frowned, "Look at the genealogy on the wall, can you find my face?" Hey! I was burned by my good mother—"

"Okay, okay, what you said makes the most sense, okay?" Lupin waved his hand helplessly, not mentioning how confused Sirius's expression was when he heard Narcissa's news before, but said casually, "Actually, I didn't do it entirely because of you, don't take it for granted!" ”

"And who else are you for?" Sirius said angrily, "Is there anyone else here who is related to that woman besides me?" ”

"Nobody." Lupin spread his arms and said lightly, "I just think it's good for us in the Order of the Phoenix, understand?" ”

When Sirius heard this, he immediately looked at Lupin suspiciously.

He knew that Lupin had never been the kind of person who had no purpose, and since Lupin had done so, there must be a reason for it. If not because of Sirius Black, then why?

"What do you mean?"

While Lupin pretended to be flat, Sirius became a little more serious. The lifelong partners know each other's personalities, and if Lupin deliberately behaves lightly and naturally, then what he has to say next will certainly not be easy.

Sure enough, after Lupin shrugged his shoulders, his face suddenly turned pale.

"This time Voldemort failed again, and died on the spot at Hogwarts, which is a happy ending." "But for pure-bloods, it's not necessarily a good way to go – I think you know all too well about that." ”

"Well, of course," Sirius sneered contemptuously, "those pretentious fellows, who always felt like they were superior to half-bloods and Muggle-born wizards, didn't think for a moment about restoring their former 'family glory'. ”

As he spoke, he put a quotation mark around the word "family glory" to show his disdain. Lupin agreed with him and nodded.

"So, as pure-bloods, they won't give up their secret work because of Voldemort's disappearance." He continued, "As far as I can tell, the pure-blood families were already working in the shadows when the Death Eaters escaped from prison before. ”

"Is this possible?" Sirius frowned, "I'm annoying those guys, but we must at least admit that the family that can hold on to Voldemort's rise is at least a bit of a brain." Now is the time when Hogwarts is in full swing, will they pick this kind of opportunity? ”

"How could it be?" Lupin asked rhetorically, then shook his head and said, "As you said, Hogwarts is gaining momentum right now, but because of this, they have to find a way to lay a foundation before it can fully establish itself. Those guys are smart! They knew that once McLean and Miss McGonagall had established Hogwarts' reputation, there would be no future for the pure-blood family. ”

Lupin's words made sense, at least Sirius had already tasted it.

Marca's trip to Beauxbatons was known to Lupin and Sirius. And they also understand that the reason why Maca participated in Nicol Lemay's legacy event was to give Hogwarts a chance to stand on the top of the mountain. If he really brought that world-level alchemy competition to Hogwarts, then Hogwarts would be solid in the future.

When the time comes, the next step for Hogwarts is, of course, to recruit students vigorously.

It is conceivable that Muggle-born and half-blooded will be the objects of Hogwarts' training. The so-called quantitative change causes qualitative change, and when generations of students overlap, Hogwarts will definitely cultivate more excellent wizards, so that the school's heritage will become deeper and deeper.

Therefore, the most affected will naturally be those pure-blood families.

"Hmph, it looks like they're scared." Sirius snorted.

"It's not enough to be scared now," said Lupin, "those families don't have a lot of backgrounds, and in addition to their fame, you don't forget that they also control many industries in the wizarding world, and those are the source of their confidence." ”

Whether it's the Muggle world or the wizarding world, the economy is often the foundation of the major powers. Compared to those family businesses, Hogwarts is only a school, and it is a non-profit one.

Of course, if it weren't for the fact that it doesn't charge any tuition, Maca might not have been able to get into it back then!

You must know that Hogwarts is the top first-class wizardry school in the global wizarding world, and it is the only one in the whole of England, and the wizarding schools in the whole of Europe can be counted on two hands. Compared to Oxbridge's status in the Muggle world, Hogwarts is obviously more famous in the wizarding world, and it is not a problem to really collect the fee, no matter how expensive it is.

In fact, both Beauxbatons and Durmstrang had tuition systems long ago. It was only because of Hogwarts' non-profit regulations that the other two major schools of magic in Europe were forced to abolish the tuition system. There is no way, if you continue to maintain the fee, the source of students will be robbed by Hogwarts!

But in this way, the school will inevitably be financially constrained. Although nominally a free sponsorship, the composition of the school board of trustees, which was originally held in the hands of the descendants of the four founders, gradually fell into the hands of the major "rich" in the change of years.

Ironically, most of those people belong to pure-blood wizard families.

Therefore, although the school board of trustees, which is mainly composed of pure-blood wizard families, cannot directly interfere in the development of the school and the handling of school affairs, it still has influence. As with the appointment and dismissal of a principal, the incumbent principal can be removed with the consent of three-fourths of the members.

Over the years, it has been complicated, and it is really not something that can be explained clearly in a while.

Sirius's Black family, which was once one of the twelve members of the Hogwarts Council, was only due to the decline of his family, which was occupied by other new donors. And Dumbledore, who has been in power for many years, has also attracted several new sponsors with his personal charisma, which is not mentioned for the time being.

In short, if Hogwarts wants to be truly independent in the future, it will inevitably have friction with the pure-blood wizarding families that support the operation of the school, which is obviously a very contradictory direction. But once Hogwarts solves the economic problem, this contradiction no longer exists.

That's what the pure-blood families are worried about.

Lupin told Sirius everything he had been thinking about these days. He believed that Sirius's mind would surely be able to understand the subtleties. Sirius doesn't like to use his brain very much, but it's not because he's too stupid, it's just that he prefers to solve problems by strength.

Sure enough, Sirius only thought about it for a moment after hearing this, and nodded at that time. Although he didn't speak, he already had a partial understanding of Lupin's previous behavior.

The reason why Lupin informed Lucius Malfoy of Narcissa was so that Hogwarts would have one less member of the school board who was secretly making small moves in the near future.

Befriending and soliciting, Dumbledore was still around, and in most cases.

"The Malfoy family is not in a good situation right now, but after all, their family still has enough background and will not fall so easily." Lupin concluded, "It's good for Hogwarts and good for us in the Order of the Phoenix to give them some help in their most difficult times, isn't it?" ”

When Lupin said these words, Sirius looked a little unimpressed.

"Do you really think that Malfoy guy will remember this?"

But Lupin smiled and said meaningfully: "If it's just like that, of course he won't necessarily remember it...... Well, maybe I'll forget it 'accidentally' at some point. But he doesn't have a good memory, can't we help him improve his memory? ”