"I feel like I'm going crazy!"

Sirius threw away the rag in his hand and sat down on the chair. They had been cleaning No. 12 Grimmauld Place for several days, and it took a lot of effort to clean up a lot of dust, cobwebs and messy debris.

.

However, even one room has not been completely cleaned until now. It is not easy to clean this place enough for people to live in it.

Sometimes magic is not as practical as expected, especially when dealing with a house that has not been cleaned for more than ten years. Even if the rag is ordered to wipe carefully, it is difficult to completely wipe things clean. Many stubborn molds require a lot of effort.

Use your strength to wipe slowly.

"Don't be lazy Sirius, think about Harry. If you want to bring Harry to live with you at No. 12 Grimmauld Place, you have to clean this place properly." Lupine frowned and looked at Sirius who was not energetic. He was early

Guessing that the other party's patience was about to run out, most wizards were not good at handling housework, and usually liked to use magic to solve problems.

"I will give Harry a new home, but you have to give me a break first!" Sirius poured himself a glass of butterbeer, took a sip, changed the subject and asked, "Did you pay him back the Galleons?

"

"Mr. Anderson has received the third-level Order of Merlin, and I think he probably no longer needs my cooperation in testing that spell." Lupine sighed softly: "And, from the beginning, I felt that he gave too much.

"

"He just gave you some of the five thousand galleons he got from me." Sirius drank all the butterbeer in the cup, glared at the sneaky shadow outside the door, and used his wand to close the wooden door.

, continued: "Of course, it is undeniable that that guy is very powerful and generous. He was able to get himself the third-level Medal of Sir Merlin under the age of 10. He is really an amazing guy. I think some guys will be furious.

Bar!"

"I heard that he also won the International Wizarding Chess Championship and the Magic School Potions Championship." Lupine was also very shocked when he first learned about these things. "That Mr. Anderson made me feel like seeing Dumbledore."

The delusion of Professor Lido’s youth.”

"Tell me about Harry, is the smart little girl he was with last time his girlfriend?" Sirius was obviously more interested in his godson.

"No, Harry and Hermione should be just good friends." Lupine reminded helplessly: "Besides, they are only a few years old."

"I remember that James started to like Lily when he was very young." Sirius recalled: "I remember on the train. Well, you probably don't know, we were in the same carriage at the time. Later, James

Had some unpleasant conflicts with Snape."

"Lily was in the same carriage as Snape. I think James started to be interested in Lily around that time."

"Later, you also know that as long as Lily is around, James's smart head seems to be rusty?"

"Becoming stupid." Lupine added with a smile.

"Yes, that's it." Sirius has been thinking about interesting things about his old friends recently. "They are still young now, maybe when they grow up, they may be together."

"Maybe."

"By the way, how are you thinking about opening a store?" As he spoke, Sirius jumped to another topic.

"Then what kind of store do you think we should open?" When it came to opening a store, Lu Ping frowned and asked, "Your personality is really suitable for opening a store, and you can really make money by opening a store. You can't lose money all the time?"

"Tell me what you think!" Sirius said nonchalantly.

"Last time, when I wrote to Albert, I mentioned the matter of opening a store. He gave me two suggestions." Lu Ping said suddenly.

"What advice?" Sirius asked curiously.

"Open a gourmet shop in Hogsmeade, specifically selling to Hogwarts students. The premise is that you are interested in all kinds of food, drinks and sweets, or are famous house elves who are good at this." Lupine said with a bitter smile.

: "He thinks this should be able to make us a lot of money. He has a way to solve most of our problems, but it will be busier at night."

"What's the second suggestion?" Sirius frowned and asked. To be honest, he really had no talent for cooking.

At least, Sirius hadn't used the kitchen in a long time.

"The second way is to publish a magazine that is suitable for Hogwarts students to buy." Lupine continued: "And build a radio station of his own. He didn't say the specific plan, but Anderson said that we might do it in the future.

You need to use this thing to spread your voice.”

"What do you mean?" Sirius felt that there was something else in his words.

"I don't know." Lu Ping shook his head.

"Then which one do you think is more suitable?" Sirius asked.

To be honest, Sirius didn't like either of these proposals, but if the two wanted to open a shop, he would undoubtedly need to make some compromises to help his old buddy get a suitable job.

Lupine shook his head and said nothing. He didn't think Sirius was qualified for these jobs. The most his old buddy wanted to do was to spend some money to help him open a store, that's all.

"We can talk to him again then." Sirius said, "Mr. Anderson has no prejudice against you."

At this time, a snow-white owl flew in from the window.

"It's a letter from Harry." Sirius recognized Harry's Hedwig at a glance and had been in touch with her through letters every few days recently.

"What was written in the letter?" Lupine asked.

"Harry asked me when I would pick him up, and also said that the Weasley family invited him to watch the Quidditch World Cup."

Sirius looked at the surrounding environment, sighed softly, and said to himself: "I suddenly feel that I am very incompetent as a godfather."

"Don't say that, you just haven't gotten used to your role yet." Lu Ping comforted softly.

"No, I messed up everything." Sirius was a little discouraged, "Now I should try to get a few tickets for the Quidditch World Cup first. I need two, three, or five tickets, and I need to invite them.

Harry's friend, I haven't thanked Crookshanks properly yet."

"Mr. Anderson said he didn't need it anymore. He mentioned this in his letter to me. A friend gave him several tickets to the Quidditch World Cup." Lupine thought of something and suddenly said: "He seemed to have guessed me.

I'm helping you clean, so let me tell you."

"Forget it, first make sure how many you need, and then go get the tickets for the Quidditch World Cup." Sirius looked at Lupine and said: "We can go to the World Cup in advance. Anyway, there is still a long time before the full moon, so don't refuse.

, otherwise I would be embarrassed to ask you to help me clean this house."

"Okay." Lupine hesitated for a moment and could only accept Black's kindness.

…

"How is the Ministry of Magic recruiting?" Mrs. Weasley looked at her son expectantly.

"It's very successful. I have entered the Department of International Magical Cooperation of the Ministry of Magic and am appreciated by Mr. Crouch." Percy proudly announced the good news to everyone.

With his impressive resume, there were many departments in the Ministry of Magic willing to recruit him. Percy finally chose to trust Albert's judgment and entered the Department of International Magical Cooperation of the Ministry of Magic.

Of course, Percy did not make a blind choice, but Barty Crouch, the director of the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation, is a very capable person who likes to do facts. The opportunity for promotion is better when you are around such a person.

big.

As it turned out, Crouch quickly looked at his resume and selected himself to be his assistant, even though he couldn't even remember his own name.

"That's great." Mrs. Weasley was very satisfied with this.

"Oh, congratulations Percy, the boring office life will always be with you." Fred and George patted Percy's shoulders hard to express their congratulations.

"Shut up and go away." Percy said impatiently.

"It would be great if you two could save me the trouble that Percy did."

Mrs. Weasley glared dissatisfied at her son who didn't want to worry about him. Fred and George's O.W.LS results disappointed her. Each of them only passed five subjects, and they were very reluctant.

"What's so good about working in the Ministry of Magic?" Fred curled his lips disdainfully: "Albert never wanted to work in the Ministry of Magic."

"He is him and you are you." Mrs. Weasley said angrily.

"He is a genius and a master of prophecy. He sees things more accurately than anyone else. If the Ministry of Magic is so good, why doesn't Albert want to work in the Ministry of Magic?" Fred retorted, "George and I don't want to work in the Ministry of Magic. We don't want to work in the Ministry of Magic."

I will have to face a boring office for the rest of my life.”

"Don't talk back." Weasley said with his hands on his hips.

"Actually, many people say that if Albert enters the Ministry of Magic after graduation, he will be able to become the Minister of Magic within ten years at most." George suddenly said, "But he is just unwilling to enter the Ministry of Magic. He even predicted that the Ministry of Magic will be in the next few years.

It will collapse next year.

"Who predicted that the Ministry of Magic would fall?" Ginny just came down from upstairs, looked at Mrs. Weasley and asked: "When will Charlie and Bill come back?"

"They have written back, probably until August." After Mrs. Weasley finished speaking, she turned to look at Fred and George and asked, "If you don't go to work in the Ministry of Magic, what are you going to do in the future?"

"We want to open a joke shop." Fred and George said in unison, "That is our dream. We have decided to open a joke shop after graduation a long time ago. You and Dad don't have to worry about us."

"Do you want to piss me off?" Mrs. Weasley shouted.

"What's wrong with opening a store?" Fred and George complained dissatisfiedly, "We have our own ideals, our own wishes, and the life we ​​want. We don't want to go to the Ministry of Magic, and we don't want to live that boring life. Our lives

It’s up to us to decide.”

"I'd like to see how you plan to open a store." Mrs. Weasley walked away angrily.

"Don't worry, when we make money, mother will naturally object." Fred noticed Ginny's gaze and shrugged, "In Albert's words, it means using facts and galleons to win over you.

Shut up."

"This is a very realistic thing. Mom just has a rigid mind and thinks that the Ministry of Magic's job is more stable." George laughed at himself, "If you can live a better life, who would refuse? What's more, the Ministry of Magic is about to collapse.

"

"Who made the prediction about the collapse of the Ministry of Magic?" Ginny asked curiously.

"Of course Albert." Fred and George said in unison.
To be continued...