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Chapter 258: Sirius's experience.

However, simply opening a bookstore is a bit too monotonous, and it also needs to be differentiated from stores like Flourish and Blotts.

After thinking about it, Dolly came up with a plan.

Why not just open a Muggle life experience center?

Dolly and Hermione have been in the dormitory for two or three years, and they have gained some experience in how to achieve modern Muggle life in the wizarding world.

These are enough for them to open a Muggle-style shop in Diagon Alley, and they can put anything in it. After all, this is essentially Dolly's contact point.

You can also recruit some researchers and wizards to work for you in the name of the store.

Although it is difficult to get these wizards to help her through life and death, it is not a problem to get these wizards to become Dolly's helpers.

After all, the employment rate in the wizarding world is actually quite bad.

If wizards could not easily make food bigger, and basically grow vegetables and cook with their wands, and the rate of self-sufficiency would be very high, I am afraid that with the poor employment rate in the wizarding world, many people would starve to death in a short time.

Take Lupin for example, a senior wizard who was excellent in both combat and teaching skills, but ended up with patches all over his body and often suffering from hunger.

Although this is because he is a werewolf, the Ministry of Magic signed the Anti-Werewolf Act last year, which requires werewolves to explain their situation to their employers and employers to report the situation of werewolves to the Ministry of Magic every month.

At the same time, if the werewolf causes losses, the employer must bear at least half of the responsibility.

This turns the originally ordinary employment relationship into a community of interests relationship with joint liability.

Which boss has nothing better to do than take such a big risk for a werewolf?

Obviously the most sensible decision would be to get rid of all the werewolves, even though Lupin would have a hard time finding a job in his situation.

This gives Dolly an opportunity. If she doesn't take advantage of this opportunity to bring Lupin to work for her after he steps down next year, wouldn't it be a waste for Dolly to know such a talented person?

Of course, Dolly had never thought of making Lupin become herself or anything like that.

Lupin was one of Dumbledore's trusted confidants, and Dolly just let an acquaintance take charge of her shop.

So Dolly then began to plan the details, which added a little fun to her daily life.

Time began to flow faster again.

Life in school seemed to have completely quieted down, and even Dolly fell into the daily repetitive rhythm.

If there was any change, it was that Hermione was becoming visibly tired, while Dolly was becoming more and more familiar with Qiu Zhang and Luna.

As for Buckbeak's affairs, the Daily Prophet had not mentioned them for a month.

Of course, this does not mean that Buckbeak has passed, but it means that Buckbeak has entered the trial process of the Ministry of Magic. As for the specific result, it is still unclear.

However, given the efficiency of the Ministry of Magic, the results will not come out until next year anyway.

Then, at the end of November, it seemed someone was trying to break into Hogwarts.

But this time, he was spotted by the Aurors before he even entered the gate.

Dolly didn't know what was going on, but she knew that Sirius had not been arrested.

She guessed that it was vaguely related to the last time she attacked Sirius, and in fact it was.

Although the Auror did not continue to track Sirius that day, he was still impressed by the big black dog.

So when the big black dog tried to sneak into Hogwarts, the Auror on duty noticed it and realized that something was wrong with it.

Now the Ministry of Magic can basically confirm that the big black dog is Sirius Black.

Sirius's situation became increasingly difficult. He felt that all this was due to Dolly, and he became increasingly dissatisfied.

But now he had no chance to vent his dissatisfaction. He could only run around trying to avoid the Aurors' pursuit and see Harry as soon as possible.

Finally, it was Lupin, who was preparing Christmas gifts, who found him, reunited with him, and brought him into the Shrieking Shack, which gave Sirius a chance to catch his breath.

The Shrieking Shack cannot be entered from the outside and can only be entered through the secret passage under the Whomping Willow, which is protected by spells cast by Dumbledore himself.

At the moment, apart from Voldemort and a large number of Aurors working together, it is highly likely that no one can break Dumbledore's arrangement.

The Aurors were already accustomed to the existence of the Shrieking Shack, so no one suspected that Sirius was hiding in this house that no one else could enter.

"Listen, Sirius, you have to calm down."

At this time, Lupin had finished listening to the story told from Sirius's perspective. Although he was extremely excited and incoherent, Lupin still pieced together the truth.

At the same time, out of trust in Sirius, he chose to believe Sirius, but he also remained skeptical.

Because he couldn't be sure what kind of condition Sirius was in, or whether he had been affected by some mysterious magic?

As a wizard, being vigilant about magic is the most basic quality.

At the same time, as a mature person who has experienced this and was also the thinker among the plunderers back then, he also remained skeptical about the behind-the-scenes of this matter.

Although he trusted Dumbledore, could it be that Dumbledore also used Sirius?

After all, if Dumbledore knew Sirius was innocent, why didn't he save him for all these years?

If Dumbledore did not think Sirius was innocent, then Lupin should not tell him about this, otherwise Dumbledore might easily capture Sirius.

"The most important thing for you now is to regain your sanity and fighting ability, and then gather enough evidence to clear your name."

"Otherwise, except for me, the rest of the people can distrust you. This is the right choice."

"Rat, I caught Rat, you know, he..."

Sirius was so excited that he wanted to say something, but Lupin interrupted him and said, "Yes, I know, Peter Pettigrew."

"Dumbledore wrote to me and told me that it was Miss Dursley, the one you just complained about, who first discovered him and then planned to send him to Azkaban. As a wizard, she is very good; as a sister, she also took good care of Harry."

"That's why I advise you to calm down. You can't just take Harry away from her so violently."

Lupin tried to comfort his former partner: "Believe me, Sirius, only if you believe in me will everything slowly get better."

Seeing Sirius calm down, Lupin said: "By the way, where is Peter Pettigrew? Where did you hide him?"

"Don't worry, it's hidden in the old house and guarded by Kreacher."

"That's fine...but you're going back there."

Lupin looked at Sirius with some surprise. The fact that he could say such words and do such things meant that his mental state was not bad and he finally learned to use his brain.

Kreacher is the house-elf of the Black family. Sirius is one of the last generation of heirs of the Black family, so Kreacher is Sirius's servant.

But Kreacher did not like Sirius. His favorite people were Sirius' mother, Mrs. Black, and Regulus Black. He had no genuine loyalty to Sirius.

Sirius also had a bad attitude towards Kreacher, calling him a "useless waste" and beating and scolding him.

On the one hand, this was because Sirius himself had a rebellious and unruly personality, and on the other hand, it was because Kreacher always reminded him of the family he hated.

So theoretically, these two should never have any contact with each other, but now Black has even used Kreacher, which is enough to show that he has matured a bit.

This really made Lupin feel relieved. He was really worried that Sirius was still the cruel and arrogant Sirius of the past.

"Anyway, you stay here for now. Let me try to figure out what to do. Got it?"

Seeing Sirius nod, Lupin slowly left and returned to Hogwarts.

Although he appeared very strong in front of Sirius, he was actually very helpless now.

Lupin is indeed mature, calm and excellent, but as a werewolf he is destined to have few connections. Now Dumbledore cannot be easily trusted, and Snape is even less trustworthy.

Lupin wanted to prepare some potions for Sirius to change his physical condition, but he couldn't go to him and had to buy them himself. What Lupin lacked most was money.

Of course, he can also make it himself, but he still has to buy the ingredients, and the steps involved are actually not much different.

The enormous pressure made him feel a little breathless, and at this moment he suddenly thought of Dolly.

With Dolina's genius brain and various tricks, could she solve these problems?

But in the end, Lupin gave up the idea.

In his eyes, Dolly was still a child, and Lupin couldn't afford to lose face by asking a child for help.

At worst... I'll buy it on credit first.

He's a professor at Hogwarts, so he should have some respect, right?

Unfortunately, he is the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and everyone knows that a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts can only teach for one year, otherwise he will be either dead or injured.

Lupin had no choice but to do it, and the result was indeed very bad.

Although he was a professor at Hogwarts, as a professor of werewolves and Defense Against the Dark Arts, his credibility was really too low, and he didn't have enough money. Everyone even suspected that Lupin was going to borrow money and then run away.

Helpless, Lupin finally gathered enough ingredients to make a potion and brewed a potion for Sirius.

But Sirius, who had recovered a little, wanted to go find Harry again, which inevitably increased Lupin's mental pressure again.

So much so that Dolly couldn't help but ask Lupin after seeing him again: "Professor, you look worse than Hermione recently. Do you really not need to rest for two days?"

"Oh, no, thank you for your concern Dursley, I just have a cold."

This reason didn't hold water for Dolly. Not to mention that if she had a cold, she could just go to Madam Pomfrey and drink a spoonful of medicine and blow some smoke out of her nose. How could Lupin be bothered by a mere cold?

Is it...

Dolly thought of a possibility, that he had come into contact with Sirius.

This speculation is not groundless.

Sirius was wandering around Hogsmeade, and if Lupin saw his brother, he would definitely recognize him immediately given their familiarity.

After the two people recognized each other, Lupin would definitely stand on Sirius' side.

Then if Lupin looks at the people around him from Sirius's perspective, the scene will become very awkward, as if no one can be trusted at first glance.

Thinking of this, Dolly raised the corners of her mouth.

This might be an opportunity to win over Lupin and convince the big black dog.

If possible, Dolly didn't want to fall out with Sirius, but given his temper, it was unlikely that both sides would avoid conflict for Harry's sake.

But if Sirius could be controlled, then it would be completely different.

Dolly already has a dog, Snow, so it seems that having another black dog would not be a problem.

Of course, Dolly had no intention of treating Sirius as a dog. She just wanted Sirius to calm down and accept reality, that's all.

"Then why don't you go to Madam Pomfrey? Don't you have time?"

"Ah, yes, I'm a little busy..."

Lupin was already a little incoherent. Dolly laughed and said, "Then I'll help you make a potion. I happen to be good at this."

Lupin then looked at Dolly in surprise and asked doubtfully, "Are you good at brewing potions?"

"Of course, it could be because Professor Snape taught me well, or it could be because I have a natural talent."

Lupin then remembered something and said, "Yes, you may indeed have this talent..."

Although Dolly is the child of sister Lily, since Lily has a talent for potions, it should not be surprising that her sister's child has a similar talent.

Lupin wanted to refuse, but suddenly thought of something, finally nodded, and said: "After you help me make the potion, I will give you some local specialties that are not available in Hogwarts."

"You're welcome, Professor. I'll come see you again tomorrow."

After saying that, Dolly left calmly, leaving Lupin looking at Dolly's back thoughtfully.

He has been trying to find a teammate he can rely on recently, but now it seems that Dolly is the most suitable candidate in the entire Hogwarts.

Although Dolly and Sirius would clash over Harry, it was a family conflict.

In comparison, the rest were either Dumbledore's men or unreliable people like Snape, so Lupin would naturally tend to choose Dolly.

But Dolly...can she accept Sirius's existence?

Lupin obviously did not dare to reveal Sirius's information easily because it concerned his brother's life and death.

Dolly was in no hurry to expose this, because she was not the one who was fleeing in fear.

The next day, Dolly gave Lupin the professional potion she had brewed, and even gave him a bottle of potion to replenish his energy and vitality.

Dolly saw Lupin's subconscious surprise, which further confirmed her thoughts.

"Anyway, thank you, Dursley. I'll give you a gift in a couple of days."

Lupin thanked him happily and left. In the evening, he came to the Shrieking Shack and gave Sirius, who had cleaned his hair and changed into clean clothes, the potion he had brought.

"Drink it, and you'll feel better."