Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

"Transformation Net Bag: Normally a small bag that can be hung around the waist, when attacking magic approaches, it automatically transforms into a giant net and moves in the direction of the magic. It is made of special materials and can withstand some powerful black magic.

Even if the opponent uses the Fire Curse, you can hold on for five seconds, so that he will be burned by his own Fire Curse. It is best to match it with the Emblem Shield, so that even if you are suddenly attacked, you will easily catch the opponent.

Well, I'll give you 500 gold galleons each, it's worth it."

"Immobilizing Flashbang: Muggle grenade-like, pull the ring to trigger the rune, it will explode five seconds after being thrown, covering a radius of five meters.

It has three characteristics. First, the power of the explosion is enough to disrupt the surrounding space, and the opponent will not be able to use Apparition in a short period of time. Second, the white light that appears after the explosion will make them temporarily blind. Third, and this is the most powerful characteristic, it will release a full-body binding spell in a range, allowing Aurors to arrest people calmly, making it most suitable for breaking into houses and arresting people.

I'll give you a discount on disposable items, 500 gold galleons each. If there happen to be a group of wizards in the room, you'll make a profit."

"Tactical Communication Earrings: A pair of small earrings, each Auror wears one. As long as the wearer concentrates on the message they want to convey, they can communicate telepathically within a range of 50 meters.

It's perfect for impromptu tactical discussions during ambush and capture, without worrying about alerting the target. It can even facilitate contactless intelligence transfers with informants. It's worth 1000 gold galleons."

After doing these for about a dozen times, he returned to his usual behavior, with his hands casually shoved into the pockets of his trousers under his robe.

That cynical smile appeared on his face again, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, showing a bit of unruly, but that smile also revealed a kind of confidence that could not be ignored.

"How about it? With these things, do you feel like you're adding wings to a tiger? However, we can only make these now, and we can't mass-produce them for the time being. If you don't want them, I have another way in Germany..."

The jet-black hair floated gently in the wind, with a few strands dancing in the wind.

There was a lively gleam in his grey eyes, and at the moment he was looking at Scrimgeour with great interest, as if he was anticipating his reaction.

Scrimgeour had unearthed his cane and was standing there steadily. His brown hair, streaked with grey, was a bit messy from the wind, but it didn't affect his aura in the slightest.

The pair of sharp yellow eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses were now staring intently at the magic props on the table, their gaze now turning into one of scrutiny.

Although these magic props have not been verified, their names and the faint magical fluctuations they emit indicate that these props are by no means simple and are likely to be made with the Black family's ancestral craftsmanship.

He stood straight and exuded an aura of majesty without even being angry, just like an old lion ready to attack at any time.

"Illegal possession of dangerous magical items at Hogwarts. If it causes harm to others or causes a magical disaster, Mr. Black, do you know what this crime is?"

Scrimgeour suddenly spoke, his voice low and serious, breaking the brief silence between them.

When Sirius heard this, he blew out a breath from his mouth, blowing away the strand of hair covering his left eye, with that nonchalant smile still on his face.

"Aha, I'm really not sure about that. Director Amelia Bones happens to be giving a lecture tomorrow. I'll ask her then and try to learn from her."

He spoke casually, as if it were just a trivial matter.

Scrimgeour continued to stare at Sirius without saying a word, with a hint of suspicion in his eyes. He felt that Sirius was pretending to be stupid.

Seeing this, Sirius shrugged his shoulders, said with an expression as if he had suffered a loss:

"Alright, since we're old friends, I'll give you the best discount within my authority. If you want them all at once, I'll give you a 98% discount."

As he spoke, he gestured with his hands, trying to convince Scrimgeour that he was offering a good price. Damn old friend, this guy was the one who was most active in arresting him.

Scrimgeour forced an ugly smile on his face, seemingly dissatisfied with the price:

"You know, in peacetime, Auror funding approval is a bit troublesome... Wait, you said your authority is limited to this? Didn't you make this?"

His eyes were full of doubts as he stared at Sirius, trying to find the answer from his face.

Chapter 343: Rufus Scrimgeour, the Hardliner

Sirius raised his eyebrows, his expression instantly became serious, and he answered seriously:

"It's a secret!"

He didn't want Scrimgeour to go directly to Douglas to negotiate the price, as that would ruin his "good deed".

Some of these products were developed by Douglas, who then gave them the formula;

Some were the result of Sirius' own research;

Dobby also contributed several special tools designed to fight goblins.

Douglas generously bought the finished product formula directly from the two of them, added an unknown rune, and then provided the materials and handed it over to Sirius and Dobby to be responsible for production.

Because Sirius and Dobby were both Douglas' employees, they were not paid any extra wages.

However, Douglas gave them the distribution rights. They could purchase goods from Douglas and then sell them to others. Douglas did not care about the pricing at all. He only wanted the profit he deserved.

Due to his own identity, Dobby was unable to sell these sensitive props openly, so he handed over everything to Sirius and even gave him 90% of the profits.

In order to take care of his good brother Moony, Sirius also asked him to make these props together. But Lupin never asked for the wages offered by Sirius.

So, Sirius had his own plan in mind and unceremoniously increased the price Douglas offered tenfold, intending to make a fortune from the Ministry of Magic first and then distribute the profits according to their respective "merits".

He knew very well that if Scrimgeour went directly to Douglas, the price would definitely not be high.

Because Douglas had said before that he wanted to make more and sell them, the more the better. It was not because Douglas was a noble person who lowered the price in order to strengthen the power of the Ministry of Magic.

Sirius had a vague feeling that although he didn't know what Douglas was going to do, there must be something wrong with this batch of things. He just didn't know who Douglas was going to trick.

Looking at Sirius's mysterious look, Scrimgeour narrowed his eyes slightly, picked up the handcuffs on the table and looked at them carefully.

"It sounds a bit novel, a new trick invented by Muggles combined with magic, but you can only know how it works in practice after trying it. In real battles, those dark wizards are very cunning and cruel. Dealing with them is not as easy as you think."

Hearing the obvious disdain and contempt in Scrimgeour's tone, Sirius immediately put away his cynical attitude and his eyes instantly became sharp.

The lowered voice seemed very stiff:

"Rufus, don't forget that we were fighting against that man and the Death Eaters. The battle was not just between the Ministry of Magic and that man..."

Scrimgeour had a look of disdain on his face. To be honest, he looked down on Sirius, or rather, he had always looked down on the civil resistance against Voldemort organized with Dumbledore as its core.

He admitted that many people at that time had excellent and outstanding abilities, but they did not choose to join the Aurors to fight against the dark wizards. Instead, they followed Dumbledore's arrangements and destroyed that person's plans.

And the resistance they put up was just resistance, not even one Death Eater died directly at the hands of this group of people.

Scrimgeour has always been a hardliner. He has always believed that only by completely killing the Death Eaters can it be beneficial to the Ministry of Magic and the entire wizarding world.

Instead of just defeating them and letting them escape time and time again, they are still Death Eaters that endanger the world after the news has passed.

In order to deal with the Death Eaters, the Aurors had finally won the right to use the Unforgivable Curses from the Ministry of Magic.

But because those who believed in Dumbledore were always reluctant to kill the Death Eaters completely, even his old boss at the time, Alastor Moody, adopted the attitude of not killing if possible.

As a result, before the fall of You-Know-Who, the Death Eaters were still active with impunity, because they knew that their opponents would not easily use the Unforgivable Curses, but they could.

He always believed that if these outstanding people had joined the Ministry of Magic and trained them to become qualified fighters, perhaps the Death Eaters would have been destroyed long ago instead of letting the war last for more than ten years.

"Mr. Black, you have been in Azkaban for too long. Aurors are improving, and so are dark wizards. I also want to say the same to you, sir. Times have changed."

Sirius clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and unclenched them.

He kept reminding himself that the other party was currently his biggest client. Although he didn't care about the money, if Douglas's plan was ruined, who knew what that mean-spirited guy would do.

More importantly, he knew very well why Scrimgeour looked down on him.

But the other party also didn't realize that he was no longer the same person he was before. For Harry and James, he could also raise his wand and kill people.

Since he was released from Azkaban, he temporarily gave up his intention to kill Wormtail under the persuasion of everyone.

But after reading so many Muggle books and studying in a Muggle school for a period of time, he also reflected deeply.

When chatting with Doug again, he said something that was not like what a Hufflepuff should say.

"Have you ever thought about why the Death Eaters continued to expand over the years, and why innocent people always died?"

"Because being a Death Eater is such a small price to pay..."

Yes, if he had been more decisive and killed more Death Eaters, that cowardly betrayer would not have had the courage to betray.

But he never told these words to anyone. He knew in his heart that Voldemort's business was not over yet and that he would come back.

He has been regarded as a murderous demon for more than ten years, so even if his hands are stained with blood, he will protect Harry and these children.

Even if I end up back in Azkaban, I will never regret it.

He withdrew his thoughts and looked at Scrimgeour, who had been looking at him with disdain, and resumed his cynical state.

He didn't respond to Scrimgeour's words, but picked up the badge from the table. He tilted his head, his long hair covering half of his face, just enough to block the glare of the sun.

"Rufus, I heard that an Auror was attacked by a German Dark Wizard while on duty... He is now lying in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.

If Barty Crouch from the International Magical Exchange and Cooperation Department hadn't appeared nearby and beaten the dark wizard into unconsciousness...

Of course, I am not saying that each generation of Aurors is worse than the last, but you see, if that Auror was equipped with this badge at that time.

That dark wizard could be arrested on the spot by the Aurors, and a person from the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation wouldn't be able to take the Aurors' jobs, right? "

After saying this, Sirius shook off his hair that was covering his face. His face looked like he was sincerely trying to sell something, but Scrimgeour clearly sensed a hint of mockery in his eyes.

Chapter 344 Oh, you weren’t short of money when you offered a reward of 10,000 gold Galleons for me?

Before Scrimgeour could respond, Sirius continued:

"Or maybe with this, you wouldn't let that traitor go? Isn't that right? Now that we have these handcuffs, each of you Aurors can equip them and record the scent of that rat. As long as it appears near you, even if it's just a rat, you can catch it, right?"

Scrimgeour became furious when he heard this, and his heavy breathing made the air in front of him a little hot.

What happened before was because these guys did not cooperate with the Ministry of Magic, which led to the Aurors making mistakes one after another.

I originally thought that coming to Hogwarts would be a good opportunity to deal a heavy blow to Dumbledore's prestige and let the Ministry of Magic show off, but in the end, it showed off its big butt.

They thought they were here to capture Sirius, but suddenly he was found to be innocent. Peter, who had been missing for over a decade, showed up and turned out to be the real murderer.

Because they got the news too late, when they arrived, Peter took the opportunity to escape.

Now I hear this guy say something sarcastic:

"Blake, if it weren't for your refusal to cooperate, especially you, if you had clearly stated your innocence from the beginning, how could all these things have happened later..."

Sirius snorted disdainfully. If he had been in that situation back then, who would have believed him even if he said he hadn't killed anyone?

However, he still maintained a magnanimous attitude and did not bother with Scrimgeour:

"Oh, our Chief Auror, don't get angry. As long as we strengthen our cooperation in the future, there will be no dark wizard that you can't catch. There will be plenty of opportunities for you Aurors to show your abilities in the future, don't you think?

By the way, I'm curious, that Barty Crouch, I remember he was the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic, and a very strong contender for the position of Minister of Magic, how could he let Cornelius take the position?"

Hearing Sirius's question, the sensitive Scrimgeour's expression immediately changed. He looked at Sirius with sharp eyes and asked seriously:

"Why are you suddenly interested in him?"

Barty Crouch's identity is quite special, especially at this critical moment. Of course, it's more than that.

Scrimgeour asked tentatively:

"Don't you know? His son, a Death Eater, died in Azkaban. He was sent there by him."

Sirius looked surprised, then looked disdainful.

"That's really weak. As far as I know, there are still many Death Eaters alive in Azkaban... So, because this Crouch didn't become the Minister of Magic? Then he..."

Before Sirius could finish his words, Scrimgeour interrupted with a cold voice:

"Black, let's discuss these magic props now, not things we don't want to do... The price is a bit too expensive, isn't it? You know the Ministry of Magic is always short of funds..."

Sirius raised his eyebrows:

"Oh, you weren't short of money when the 10,000 gold Galleon bounty was placed on me?"

The Ministry of Magic is not short of money, but the Auror Office is short of money. There are so many departments in the Ministry of Magic, and the funding budget in peacetime will definitely give priority to other departments.

The prices of these props were higher than the Aurors' salaries, so Scrimgeour did not have much confidence in applying for too much funding.

But these things really can be made, and can even be mass-produced. If all Aurors are equipped with such magical props, he is confident that the Aurors of the British Ministry of Magic will become the Aurors of the entire wizarding world.

"Sirius, I can't just take your word for the specific effects of these things.

How about this: you give me one of each prop first, and after I test it and find it useful, I will sign a long-term purchase contract with you on behalf of the Auror Office."

As he said this, he stretched out his hand without hesitation, ready to take these magic props first.

It's not that Scrimgeour is overbearing. It's obvious that these things are designed specifically for Aurors. Apart from them, basically no one in the UK will use these props, so no matter what, the other party in the UK will choose to trade with the Auror Office.

But now he couldn't agree to the other party's price immediately, in case the other party really sold these things abroad.

"Wait a moment!"

Sirius interrupted Scrimgeour.

"I know why you're here today. Of course, I won't interfere with your actions, but you have to wait until night before you can act, right?"

At this point, Sirius put his hands in his pockets and pointed his chin at Scrimgeour.

"How about having a friendly match with the students? The students will play the role of Aurors, and you will play the role of Dark Wizards. You can lend the students some less powerful props.