"It seems that some people always forget some key things, such as being expelled from the family." Snape sneered, "But it's not surprising that a dog's brain is twice as small as a human's."

"Snot, feel free to come if you want to find fault, I'll accompany you at any time, but remember to wash your **** this time." Blake retorted, as if he meant something.

Snape's eyebrows twitched suddenly, and the scar in his heart was brutally torn open, a feeling that only Blake could give James after his death.

"You seem to have forgotten that you don't have your good brother with you right now." Snape gritted his teeth and said, "You will never be an opponent in a heads-up match."

"Really? Some people always think that B plus P is greater than S, and S is greater than either B or P, but the fact is that S is just a waste who can't wash underwear, hair and mouth.

"you!"

Dumbledore pursed his lips, and this scene was also a headache for him.

It seems that the memories of the student days are still as profound even after more than ten years.

, He has to be careful, don't let these two people work in the Order of the Phoenix.

The Blake escape incident came to an end like this, but the follow-up effects were still slowly fermenting.

According to Lockhart's request, Dumbledore took most of Lockhart out of the incident, only saying that Dumbledore caught Blake himself, while Peter Pettigrew was tracked down by the Law Enforcement Division of the Ministry of Magic under arrest.

Lockhart gave half of the credit for catching Pettigrew to the Auror's office, and he never mentioned that it was Black that he caught, just because he didn't want to get the bad name of a backstab boss, even if there were thousands of reasons for him. Neither do I want to.

Other colleagues don't care how many twists and turns behind this matter, as long as Lockhart is handed over to Black, then some people will suspect his purpose, which is very detrimental to his development.

Anyway, as soon as the Triwizard Tournament is held, his credit is directly in his hands, and no one can take it away, so why bother to criticize such a trivial matter?

Robards of the Auror Office is very grateful to him for this, because after a long time, the task of the Auror Office has gradually changed from hunting down black magicians to wizards dealing with petty theft and illegal experiments on spells. It has been said several times that they will cut their funding.

If they didn't feel involved at all in this Black escape, I'm afraid

Not only will the above think they are useless, but even the public will gossip about them.

Fudge was naturally overjoyed when he learned of this wrongful conviction. Although Crouch was unable to run for minister with him because of his son, Crouch's forces still remained in the Ministry of Magic, especially the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. There are still many people inside who miss Crouch's iron-fisted policy, so it's always a ticking time bomb.

If you want to really beat Crouch, you can't just attack him personally to gain an advantage, because that's personal virtue, not justice.

But now there is an excuse for attacking Crouch's policies, because Crouch allowed his men to bypass justice to enforce the law, so a descendant of "Holy Twenty-Eight Pure Blood" was sent without trial Prison - what could be better than this situation?

After being instructed by some people, Rita Skeeter took the opportunity to launch her carefully concocted new work——

"...It turns out that procedural justice may be cumbersome, but it is necessary to ensure the legitimate rights of every citizen.

Mr. Crouch wanted to use violence to control violence, and he won efficiency for a short time, but he also succeeded in reducing his morality to the same level as the man whose name cannot be mentioned.

This unjust case is not so much an accident as it is an inevitable event that will happen sooner or later under this guiding spirit.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if there is a public outcry about this, because it means that every hero, every son, every good young man with a fresh life can be framed as a dirty criminal at any time... "

Fudge was in a good mood when he read this text, but he automatically ignored Skeeter's provocative texts from the perspective of civilians.

"I thought that woman would only be a provocateur, but I didn't expect that she could write such a well-organized article," he said to his deputy.

Embarrassed, Minister... Shall we take the opportunity to dismount Barr Crouch?" asked Xu Xu.

\"No no no, how could I be so heartless to my colleagues?" Fudge said, shaking his chubby fingers, "How can the friendship between colleagues for so many years be written off because of one small mistake? Besides, Everyone makes mistakes, doesn't they?"

The deputy's eyes widened. Is this person Fudge? Could it be that someone drank the compound decoction and changed it?

"Of course we have to let him handle things like this. We always give people a chance to change, don't we?" Fudge said sternly, "I want you to quickly summarize this matter, write it into a report, and send it to you. Go to Mr. Crouch and tell him he's going to take care of it himself and that the Ministry of Magic will have his back...whatever he decides."

The deputy was puzzled at first, but then suddenly realized.

\"I see," he said. "This is a PR crisis for the entire Ministry of Magic, and I'll be sure to put together everyone's input for Director Crouch's consideration.

Seeing him enlightened, Fudge nodded in satisfaction.

\"Great, that's it, let's go!"

The deputy hurried out of the office to find someone to spread the impact of the incident, while Fudge began to have another headache.

The director of the International Magical Affairs Cooperation Department is about to be appointed, but who should be sent to mix sand in the past?

Chapter two hundred and twenty-eight, the rest of the son

Barty Crouch's reaction was much calmer than Lockhart imagined after learning of the incident

For this unjust, false and wrongful conviction, Crouch expressed his willingness to take responsibility for this, but refused to admit that there was something wrong with what he did back then.

"I would like to ask you to recall the situation - that many Aurors had their families killed at the hands of Death Eaters, full of rage and just wanting their rightful revenge, and if the Ministry of Magic didn't allow it, they would resign immediately.

As leader, I can't ignore their wishes, otherwise before Voldemort invades the Ministry of Magic, we will be the first to fall apart - not everyone is Harry Potter"

Crouch's words were well-founded, neither humble nor arrogant, and even the Ministry of Magic officials who came to investigate his malfeasance couldn't help but nod their heads.

If Crouch is a half-blood wizard or a Muggle family, then the pure-blood family will definitely hold on to the matter until he gives a satisfactory account.

But the Crouch family is also a member of the Holy Twenty-Eighth, so this is purely a "contradictory within the ruling class", plus the relationship between Sirius o Black and other pure blood families is not very good, no one is willing to Dig deeper on the matter or stand up for him.

So the final result was very disappointing to Fudge. The final punishment given by the investigation committee was a fine of 200 Galleons. At the same time, Crouch was ordered to apologize to the newspaper and restore the reputation of Sirius. This punishment can be said to Crouch. It is painless.

Fudge had hoped that Black would not let go, but when Sirius saw Crouch's public apology letter in the newspaper, he hardly reacted. He just sneered and turned the newspaper to the entertainment section and began to pay attention to it. Ministry of Magic Program

A new movie to be introduced to the wizarding world next year.

"It's all about romance, comedy, and horror?" Blake rambled while reading the newspaper, "Please, get more action movies, it's too boring."

"...There is obviously a drag racing movie "Break to the Body"." Lockhart said, rubbing his temples, "Excuse me, can you go outside and read the newspaper? I still have to work."

"Hey, isn't your job just working for us people?" Sirius said mockingly, "Don't think I don't know, the big head has been taken away by them, and the rest of your work is fooling people."

Although he was still a dog at the time, he was not very interested in these things, but Lockhart did not hide it from him when he was working, so Sirius knew a lot of "insider trading".

Lockhart suddenly regretted that in order to control the situation, he put this guy in his office to take care of him, but the price was that the dog listened to too many things.

"Yeah, Mr. Black," Lockhart retorted. "Could you please continue to sit at the door, as usual."

Blake's frivolous smile restrained a little: "Don't call me that name! I'm older than you!"

"It's a pity, everyone who has seen your behavior doesn't think so." Lockhart put on an official expression, "If you can, please don't disturb our work, thank you, Mr. briquettes."

Black was stunned for a moment, then looked left and right, while Gemma's cold face didn't seem to welcome him either.

He immediately showed a narrow smile: "I understand, did you delay your conversation in the office? It doesn't matter, I'm interested."

Gemma blushed slightly and coughed twice.

She now also knows who the **** dog is. Although she has repeatedly confirmed that she has never said anything inappropriate in the office, she still has some private conversations, such as being petty and coquettish. There are also various behaviors that discuss with Lockhart how to think about the "future".

To explain to the public, the Ministry of Magic downplayed Sirius's escape, not emphasizing how he humiliated the Ministry, only that Sirius bypassed the Dementors through the Black family's ancestral occult magic. guard.

But these things obviously couldn't be hidden from Gemma, and Lockhart didn't hide it from her, but told her all about it.

Since his recovery, Black has been told by the Ministry of Magic not to wander around for the time being, and has been paid by the Ministry of Magic to live in Three Broomsticks for a period of time.

The Ministry of Magic won't allow Black to go outside Hogsmeade until his warrant is lifted and his innocence is made known to all wizarding families, otherwise there will inevitably be something like a backstab by a terrified wizard as he walks down the street. accident

And Sirius was happy too - Hogsmeade was the closest place to Hogwarts, and he was happy to be closer to Harry.

And after Blake signed the agreement for Harry as godfather, Harry can now come to Hogsmeade with integrity. On weekends, he can eat with Harry, watch movies, and cultivate a "father-son bond".

As a result, the guy was too bored, so he ran to the screaming shack when he had nothing to do, which made Lockhart and Gemma very annoying. And the girl's family is thin-skinned, so some things are hard to say, and Lockhart can only deal with it.

After trying to drive out again to no avail, Black finally regained some form.

"Okay, I'm not joking with you... It's really boring." Sirius threw the newspaper aside, "I'm here for business this time."

"Business? You mean wands, right?" Lockhart thought he was here to get a new wand, "that needs to be confirmed by the Ministry of Magic, and Mr. Ollivander will come and make it for you in person.

system. "

"No no no, I'm not talking about that." Sirius denied, "That's a matter of time, I'm not in a hurry."

\"What is that?\" Lockhart wondered.

"Look at what you asked, what else can I do with you? Invest!"

Black's words made Lockhart speechless for a moment - it seemed that what this guy said was really serious.

\"Invest? You mean you're buying a house in Hogsmeade too?" Lockhart asked.

Blake shook his head again and again: "I won't live in Hogsmeade for a long time, it's too boring here, I'm going to Renfusang, New York, Milan, Tokyo, Amsterdam, and the land here has already been allocated, right? Not mixed up."

Lockhart then remembered that this guy had been eavesdropping for so long, and his understanding of Hogsmeade's plans was probably only a little less than himself and Gemma.

"So what are you going to invest in?" Lockhart asked.

Sirius suddenly gave a sly smile that reminded Lockhart of the "Briquettes" look after he had successfully tricked Dobby.

"Petroleum," he said, "so many purebloods have stakes, and I'm also involved, shouldn't it be too much? And with Remus watching, I'm relieved... You can't just sit back and relax, right? I You have to take care of the kids.”

This guy is really a chicken thief. Lockhart sighed in his heart.

He didn't ask how Black knew that oil was a lucrative thing, but he must have let the sleepy guy overhear part of it when he secretly explained to Gemma why he chose to invest in oil.

"How much money do you have?" Lockhart asked succinctly.

"Not many, and I haven't counted them." Blake replied indifferently, "I went to see them when I bought Firebolts a few days ago, and removed those antiques, works of art, and utensils.

And all kinds of things like gems, the cash is about... 500,000 Galleons. I take half of the investment, how about it? "

"It's really not much," said Lockhart sullenly. "It can probably cover the operating expenses of the oil field for a month."

On the contrary, Blake was taken aback: "Does it cost so much? No wonder you only accept shares from the rich, and it is estimated that ordinary wizard families will not even have the opportunity to buy shares... Dumbledore may not be very happy to hear this. "

Hearing him ask this, Lockhart knew that the **** had only eavesdropped on half of their conversations. He only knew that this thing made money, and he had no concern about how to operate it.

"You insist on buying shares?" Lockhart pressed.

Blake fully showed the arrogance of a rich boy: "I'm sure, there is no other way anyway... By the way, one more thing, where was the car in the movie last night for sale? How much did it cost?"

"That Aston Martin?" Lockhart intends to curb his madness. The steel is 50,000 pounds, which is about 20,000 Galleons. Are you sure you want to buy it? "

Hearing this number, Rao Sirius was stunned for a moment.

"Uh...I'll think about it again." He gave up.

Of course, Lockhart was trying to scare him. Although Aston Martin was expensive, in its seven bankruptcy over a hundred years, each bankruptcy would produce a batch of low-priced cars. In fact, if you want to buy it, it may not will be so expensive.

While a bankrupt car may have the problem of being in stock for too long, this problem doesn't exist for wizards, it's a new car when you buy it.

And Lockhart didn't tell him that the antiques in Black's treasury would probably be worth more than that pile of gold.

Lockhart himself has worked hard to earn so many years of money, but his net worth is still not as much as that of Sirius.

In the foreseeable future, Lockhart is likely to still have to work for these rich people, and Sirius can travel around the world and spend money smartly. Even after Harry is "recharged" during the holiday, he can still take Harry to play with him and live a "ordinary and simple" life in his mind.

Just like the Aston Martin that Sirius likes, Lionel Martin, the founder of this brand, is as ordinary and simple as Sirius. He went to Eton College first and then Oxford University. After graduation, he has always been himself. I like to do things I like and focus on my favorite racing cars. It was not until I was on the verge of bankruptcy several times that I suddenly realized that starting a company should make money.

In the words of understanding Wang, it is one by one, "Maybe this is life."

Chapter 229 Crouch's Counterattack

The fact that it was Dumbledore who caught Blake: no one at the Ministry of Magic had any doubts, not even Crouch.

-On the one hand, it is because Dumbledore really has this ability, and on the other hand, Crouch also feels that only people from Dumbledore's family will disregard their own face and directly take it out.

And the timing was too good. Seeing that the transformation of Hogsmeade was about to be completed and the Triwizard Tournament was going to be held smoothly, this incident suddenly appeared, which inevitably made people not thinking about that.

In addition, Mr. Crouch knew that Dolores Umbridge had visited the prison. Although it was to trouble Dumbledore and Lockhart, what was going on behind the scenes... Who knows?

Crouch was very doubtful whether he had been dormant in the Ministry of Magic for too long, and many people had forgotten how he controlled most of the Ministry of Magic back then. If he doesn't do something, I'm afraid everyone will think that he is easy to bully.

"Gidro, Blake was really caught? Pettigrew too?"

Lockhart, who was reporting for work, had to stop to answer a question from his boss.

"Yes, and Dumbledore used lynching and Veritaserum to interrogate." Lockhart betrayed the Headmaster without hesitation. "Do you need to attack this matter?"

"No, if there's a problem with that, didn't I go too far back then?" Crouch asked in a self-deprecating manner, "Besides, even talking about this won't hurt him, and the Lions will only suffer because of it. More support for their principal."

The reason why Crouch asks this is actually just to see what Lockhart chooses

Which side is on, and Lockhart's response also answers him - "I'm on the side of power.

That's enough, and Crouch doesn't expect a newcomer and arrogant person to be loyal to him. If Lockhart vowed to go to the dark with him, he would feel that there was a problem.

So he started to set it up: "The biggest thing right now is the Quidditch World Cup, and the Triwizard Tournament. We've already received a lot of sponsorship for both, and now is the time to prepare the publicity... Do you have any ideas?"

"certainly."

This is what Lockhart is waiting for. For this purpose, he collected a large number of effective classic advertising cases on the Muggle side, and carefully selected some that were more in line with the social conditions of the wizarding world. After changing it, he wrote his own. in the document.

Mr. Crouch took it and glanced at it, then put it aside.