"My great-great-grandson, the last heir of the Black family, was wronged, and they actually wronged the Black family for a whole twelve years!" Before Dumbledore could speak, the portrait of Sirius's great-great-grandfather, Phineas Nigelles, made an angry sound, Sirius Black was his most disdainful junior, but immediately changed his attitude after only one descendant of Sirius Black was left in the Black family, "No, I'm going to-"

"Phineas, without Peter Pettigrew in his hands, and without conclusive evidence, there is no way we can get the Ministry of Magic to admit our mistakes and restore Sirius's innocence." Dissuaded by Dumbledore, Phineas's portrait calmed down and dismissed any other attempts to do so.

Dumbledore had the most informative information here, and he had entertained the Minister of Magic, Fudge, and the former Headmasters were well-informed. Dumbledore didn't speak ill of Fudge out of cultivation, but the virtues of the Minister of Magic were seen by these headmasters.

Dumbledore said that the Ministry of Magic was actually polite, and the biggest obstacle was actually Fudge's Minister of Magic. No matter how powerful they were in life, they lost their previous prestige after becoming portraits. Fudge may be nothing compared to them, but they have no way of interfering with the Minister of Magic's decision once they have become portraits.

Realizing this, Phineas could only stay in his portrait and sulk.

Harry then told Dumbledore about Sirius Black and other things, and after confirming his godfather's innocence, the gloom in Harry's mind cleared up, and his words seemed much more cheerful.

"What, they actually stole Animaji when they were in school, don't they want to die?" After Harry had told him about his father's feat, only Phineas was there to make a fuss, and he now regarded his only heir as a baby bump, for fear that something would happen to him and break the Black family's heritage. So when I heard Blake's outrageous behavior, I was a little surprised.

The other headmasters praised the three of them, and even a former headmaster teased Dumbledore, "Dumbledore, how do you feel about having three illegal Animagus students right under your nose?" ”

"Extraordinary achievement, remarkable, and I'm glad to have such a great student at Hogwarts." Dumbledore said with a smile.

"Harry, is there anything else?" After talking about Blake, Harry thought of another person, someone who made him uncomfortable. It's just that he doesn't know if this matter is suitable to talk about here, and his face shows a look of struggle. Dumbledore asked when he saw the sudden hesitation on Harry's face.

"Snape, is he a Death Eater too?" Harry asked.

"Harry, did you hear that from Maple as well?" As soon as Harry spoke, the air fell silent, and all the headmaster's portraits looked at Dumbledore, and the smile on Dumbledore's face disappeared with a serious expression.

"Yes, he heard from Rita Skeeter." Harry replied.

Several former headmasters have gloating expressions on their portraits, and through their many portraits, they are also aware of some important developments in the wizarding world, and Rita Skeeter, the reporter who spreads rumors everywhere and annoys people, they have naturally heard of it. It was a joy to hear that she had planted it in the hands of Maple.

"Snape was indeed a Death Eater, but he went to our side before Voldemort fell, risking great risks to spy for us. Harry, he's no longer a Death Eater. Dumbledore said softly.

"Snape, has he really reformed?" Harry almost blurted out.

"It's Professor Snape, Harry," Dumbledore corrected, and then said earnestly, "I can assure you personally, Harry, Professor Snape is completely trustworthy. ”

"Why do you think he really doesn't support Voldemort anymore?" Harry couldn't help but ask.

"It's a secret between Professor Snape and me, Harry." Dumbledore didn't look angry, but he gave the order to evict him, "Harry, it's not too early, you should go back, your friend is still waiting for you there." ”

"Okay." Harry knew that he had made the atmosphere a little unpleasant when he asked Snape, but he was a little reluctant not to ask. Although he has retreated a lot since Maple gave him a new purpose in life, the bad impression left by the past cannot be erased.

After Dumbledore's reminder, Harry remembered that his three friends were still waiting for him outside, and after saying goodbye to Dumbledore, he immediately ran outside.

Knowing that his godfather was innocent, Harry was glad that he still had a wizarding relative who cared about him.

Now at Hogwarts, except for the three good friends of Maple Hermione and Ron, Gryffindor supports him brainlessly and treats him as a hero, while the rest of the house unconditionally resists exclusion, making Harry's life very uncomfortable, and at this time, there is an elder who cares about him who can narrate his troubles, which is like a timely rain for Harry.

Harry took a lot of food during his meal, and wore the Cloak of Invisibility to bring food to his godfather. Maple and the others didn't have to follow along, giving Harry and his godfather some time to themselves.

Time passed quickly, a week passed in the blink of an eye, and Harry and Hermione had spare time to practice the magic they might use.

They practiced at the Screaming Shack, where there was a small clearing outside the Screaming Shack, which they had modified after Maple and Hermione had modified the Screaming Shack.

After the clearing was cleaned up, it was brightened up with lights, and it immediately became a good practice field. Not only can Maple help here, Sirius Black can also give guidance, and Lupin can also help them practice magic when he has free time.

Maple helped Sirius get a new wand, Sirius was good, but he was impetuous, and conceited, and he later died at the hands of Bellatrix. However, after being defeated by Maple once, Blake gradually put away his arrogance and began to become serious.

In addition to practicing magic, Hermione insisted on completing her homework on her own, and she was adamant that she would not copy Maple's. Ron came over to spar while Harry practiced his magic, (often as targets) but to Ron's delight, Hermione finally stopped them copying homework.

Instead of wasting brain cells struggling with his homework, Ron would rather come here to sparring, and practicing magic is much more comfortable than dealing with boring words.

During this time, Maple also contacted Fred and George, and without asking Maple to talk about it, they themselves told Ludo Bagman about the money they had given to the disappearing goblin to pay off the gambling bill, and Maple righteously agreed to help them collect their gambling debts.

"Mr. Bagman! Over here. Fred and George waved their hands, and when Bagman came over, they continued: "Let's find a quiet place to talk about it. ”

Maple asks Fred and George to write a letter to Ludo Bagman about him at Hogsmeade, threatening to stab him out of the gambling bill with leprechaun gold if he doesn't come, believing that Rita Skeeter will be interested in the news.

At the mention of Rita Skeeter's woman, Ludo Bagman was immediately frightened, and obediently came to Hogsmeade to meet Fred and them.

"What do you want?" They came to a place where no one was around, said a grim-faced Ludo Bagman.

"We don't care about the others, but you have to pay back the money you owe us." Fred stretched out his hand.

"I've already given you all the money you should give." Ludo Bagman still denies his account.

"You're giving us leprechaun gold!"

"Who can prove it?" Ludo Bagman said, "If you continue to mess around, I will tell your mother about your gambling." ”

"We've been taught a lesson by our mother and we've had a few flesh wounds at best, but Mr. Bagman, if Rita Skeeter knew about you and stabbed you out, do you think you'd still be the head of the Department of Physical Education at the Ministry of Magic?" Fred sneered.

"You're threatening me?" Ludo Bagman pulled out his wand, thinking about how to threaten the twins so that they wouldn't dare write to Rita Skeeter again, but—

"Except for your weapons!" Ludo Bagman's wand flew out and was caught in the hands of a wizard who was shorter than the twins.

"What do you want to do? If you dare to do anything to the officials of the Ministry of Magic, if the Ministry of Magic knows, you wait—" After the wand was taken away, Ludo Bagman was a little frightened, but still said with a grim expression.

"Senseless threat, Ludo Bagman!" "Arrest us and put us in Azkaban? ”

Maple sneered, and then said, "Do you know Gilderoy Lockhart?" That liar who cheated the world and stole his name, plagiarized the achievements of others and made himself famous. However, he is indeed very proficient in the memory charm, making others forget some things that they shouldn't know, and adding some false things to modify other people's memories, what a really great magic? I can't grasp the difference between the Oblivion Charm and the Memory Charm right now, do you want me to try it, Ludo Bagman? ”

"Y-you-how dare you?" Ludo Bagman trembled with fear.

"Yes, I dare! There is no one else here, no one will know. "And I can write to Rita Skeeter about your misdeeds, and I'm sure she'll be glad I've given her two hot stories." ”

"Maple, you're wrong, how can there be two hot news?" George said with a smile.

"Of course I'm not wrong, two headlines, a scandal with the director of the Ministry of Magic's Department of Sports, and one" The smile on Maple's face grew stronger, but Ludo Bagman felt like a demon's smile, "News of the head of the Ministry of Magic's Department of Sports after his disrepute. ”

"Mr. Bagman, I'm here to help you get free, after you go crazy, you don't have to worry about your debts anymore, no debts are light, how good!" Maple said softly, but every word he said was like a sharp blade piercing Ludo Bagman's heart.

It's terrible, it's terrible!

Ludo Bagman was directly paralyzed by Maple's words, and the head of the first department of the Ministry of Magic collapsed to the ground, pleading bitterly to Maple: "You let me go, I really don't have a single gold coin on me." I borrowed a large sum of gold from the leprechauns before the Quidditch World Cup, thinking that I would be able to recoup my money by opening a market at the Quidditch World Cup, but I lost a lot of money instead. After the World Cup, they blocked me in the woods and robbed me of all the gold coins, which was not enough to pay off their debts. I really don't have any money on me now! ”

Fred and George looked unlucky, hired Maple, and used so many means, but they still didn't get a penny back.

"Good!" Maple had a smile on her face.

"Maple, you're stupid, not a single gold coin will come back, and you still say it's good." Fred said.

George rolled his eyes and asked Maple, "Maple, do you have any ideas?" ”

"Yes, Ludo Bagman has no money, but he is worth hundreds of Galleons." Maple said.

"Maple, what do you mean, you're confusing me." Fred said.

"To be sure, his position as head of the Ministry of Magic's Department of Physical Education is worth more than a few hundred Galleons. There are a lot of opportunities for the Department of Magical Sports to communicate with foreign wizards, aren't you going to start a joke shop? You can buy a lot of materials that are not available in Britain from abroad through sports exchanges, and you can also sell rare magical materials from Britain and your joke goods abroad through him. And although the Department of Magical Sports is not a particularly powerful department, he has more people than your father's cold bench, and if there is any bad news for your father in the Ministry of Magic, he can also play a role in some way. After some analysis by Maple, the Weasley brothers' eyes lit up.

The entire British wizarding community is such an official institution, that is, the wizarding world has no economic activity and no GDP because it is closed, otherwise the help and benefits that a position in the Ministry of Magic can provide are unimaginable.

"Write down your promises, obey our orders, and tell us whatever you hear from the Ministry of Magic. Also, we are not allowed to tell anyone about everything we have been in contact with today.

Then sign your name and make an IOU for the time being for the amount you owe. Do things for us, and don't gamble anymore. The arrears of the little goblin, we can help you pay some first, if you are honest and obedient, we can help you replace all the debts, understand? Maple took out a piece of parchment and asked Ludo Bagman to write a promise on it.

"Okay, can I go?" After Ludo Bagman finished writing and signed his name, he was pardoned.

"Very well," asked Maple as he took the parchment, "are you sure you will do what you write on the parchment, and you will never go back?" ”

"I, I'm sure." Ludo Bagman said.

"Haha, okay." Maple solemnly put away the parchment before he said, "I have written down your promise, don't think about going back and regretting it, you can't get rid of it." I've cast the Loyalty Charm on the parchment you just used, and if you want to break your promise and tell anyone else about today, the magic will take effect, making you bite your tongue. ”

"Don't even think about writing, as long as you make any broken promise, the curse of magic will work." After Maple finished speaking, Ludo Bagman's face instantly turned to ashes, and he became extremely afraid of Maple.

"Secret Notes!" Maple said as he unleashed another spell on Ludo Bagman, and then explained, "I have left a mark on you, and I can apparition to you at any time as long as it's not in a place like Hogwarts where apparitions are forbidden." ”

"Alright, Director of the Department of Magical Sports, goodbye!" With that, he threw his wand to the dead-faced Ludo Bagman, and went away with Fred George.

Maple left an incomparable shadow in Ludo Bagman's heart, and Maple's fear in his heart immediately rose to a level second only to the Dark Mark, so much so that when Maple put away his wand and left with his back to him, he did not have the courage to raise it against Maple's back.

"At his age, I'm afraid the mysterious man won't come here!" Ludo Bagman muttered, his eyes faintly shining in fear of Maple.

In his busy life of studying and practicing magic, Harry had no chance to be lazy under the personal supervision of his godfather.

Blake is an adult wizard and comes from a pure-blood family, so he can learn something from him that he can't learn in school.

Although time was tight and Harry was tired from every practice, he felt that there was enough time like this.

However, on this day, his peaceful life was shattered again. Because Rita Skeeter's article about the Triwizard Tournament was published. The article is not so much a report on the tournament as it is a depiction of Harry's personal life.

Much of the first page of the newspaper was occupied by a photograph of Harry, and the entire article was about Harry (to be continued to the second, sixth, and seventh editions). Cedric was probably the worst of the warriors, and the names of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang were mentioned, (although the names were misspelled) as Hogwarts warriors, Cedric was not mentioned at all.

Hermione and the other four House substitutes were also not mentioned, and the photographer of the Daily Prophet took a lot of pictures when the wand was detected, but only one of Harry's solo photos was used for the entire article.

So much so that the wizard who only learned about the Triwizard Tournament through the Daily Prophet still doesn't know that this Triwizard Tournament has changed some of the statutes, and he doesn't know that there are six more Warrior substitutes.

Of course, the Ministry of Magic is happy to pretend to be confused, this Triwizard Tournament was led by the British wizarding community, and it was also held in the United Kingdom, but the Goblet of Fire, which was responsible for the selection of the warriors of the Triwizard Tournament, had such a big problem, which was obviously not a glorious thing.

Rita Skeeter's article coincided with the meeting and disguised the embarrassment of the Ministry of Magic.

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