From Azkaban To Hogwarts

"Sorry, Ms. Kelly, we are very busy in the next period of time, and I'm afraid we don't have time to accept your commission..."

Sirius tried hard to resist the urge to pull out his wand and cast a curse on the person opposite him, and politely refused the enthusiastic customer who was very old and seemed to be very wealthy.

‘Damn it, isn’t it true that only young wizards who have just graduated will encounter this kind of situation? How old am I! ’

There was no way - just like Lupine said, Sirius had been popular with many people for his handsome appearance since he was a student.

Although he was a little shabby when he was released from prison, under the careful care of Madam Pomfrey, the damage done to him by Azkaban was gradually faded away, allowing him to regain his proper appearance.

…

"call…"

After sending away the annoying customer, Sirius sat back at his seat and put up a 'no one open' sign for the office. Only then did he seriously think about what he had done during this period.

After leaving Hogwarts, he easily mastered the so-called tests - one test is required to live in Muggle society, and another test is required to open a store.

Thanks to him being a pure-blood, although the exam was not successful, the relevant documents were not blocked when applying for them.

But the results are not optimistic...

Pulling out the account book from the drawer, Sirius hesitated for a moment, then flipped to the end and started writing crookedly on it with a quill.

[Business Undertaken: None

Income; 0]

"It's been almost a month!"

Sirius messed up his hair subconsciously, then frowned and started counting.

[First day, turnover, 0]

…

[On the seventh day, the business opened, a kitten was found, and the income was 1 pound and 3 shillings (a good start!!!)]

Looking at the crooked lines on the account book, Sirius wanted to strangle himself.

[On the eighth day, two cats, income 2 pounds 12 pence. 】

[Day 9, looking for cats]

【cat…】

【cat】

【…】

Even after watching it again, Sirius was still a little angry.

Are all London cats good at getting lost? Or are Muggle cats just that easy to lose?

"Why isn't every cat as smart as Crookshanks?"

With such doubts, he turned to the next page.

【cat】

…

‘I’m here to learn from that detective’s notebook and open a serious office here in Muggles, not to catch cats! ’

Sirius roared. Fortunately, he was the only polished commander in his office, so he didn't have to worry about being interviewed by the Ministry of Magic for leaking secrets.

Quickly flipping through the accounts with cats written on them, something new appeared.

[A new commission has finally appeared, and all the cats in London are going to be scratched by me! Track and find cheating partners, £10! 】

【cat…】

[Two cases of cheating partners...]

【Cat and cheating partner...】

[More cheating partners, the only thing worth celebrating is that this time the total income is as high as one hundred pounds. 】

[I was blocked, but I had to strictly abide by the secrecy law that prohibited the use of any magic during the business hours, so I had no choice but to run away... Well, to be honest, Muggles can run pretty fast. 】

'Actually, I still took the time to beat one up, but things like ledgers still have to be sent to the Ministry of Magic for inspection. ’

Sirius became happy when he saw this, and recalled with a smile, 'This should be the right way to record the accounts, right? ’

‘The record of income and expenditure is very stable…no difference. ’

Anyway, the accounting work here is done part-time by staff from the Ministry of Magic. The inspector is also responsible for the enforcement of the Secrecy Act in the homes of several wizards who are married to Muggles. This is why his office is assigned to important reason for this area.

The subsequent records were quickly reviewed - either looking for cats and dogs or catching cheating partners.

There was not a single decent thing, and there was no such thing as a big case like the one described in the book where someone came to ask for advice. There was a customer who lost something but his intention was not to do so, but this was different from the previous one. What's the difference?

——

"You all know about the new detective agency, right?"

"Is it that strangely named Robbers' Detective Agency?"

Because Sirius goes out looking for cats all day long, his detective agency is somewhat famous.

"Be careful with your patrols recently. Those detectives are always trying to imitate Sherlock Holmes and use us to get to the top. Let alone asking for help from him, even cases are not allowed to happen near him!"

"yes!"

"That's it, that detective agency will not be able to continue to operate and will go out of business! A detective agency actually popped up in the area we are responsible for! This is simply a naked attempt to step on us and become famous!****"

"Other private detectives don't dare to show their name blatantly. His firm is so big, what does he want to do? By the way, have you investigated the procedures or anything like that?"

"All the documents are complete...as complete as hell. Boss, I dare say that even the veterans in this industry may not be as thoughtful as he is in this regard, but he is still a newcomer!"

"..." After a moment of silence, "Anyway, find a way to get that bastard out of here. You can think of a way yourself!"

"yes!"

——

"What's the matter, scowl?"

"Isn't it that new firm?" The person who was asked frowned, "I don't know what that guy is thinking. Just do it as a private detective. How can there be such an aboveboard branding! This is not what makes people think." Do you want to see our jokes?"

"What are you afraid of, you know nothing? After a month or two, you will go out of business if you can't make any money."

"You can find four cheaters in one day. Do you think such a detective will have no business?"

"so smart?"

"Yeah, that's how powerful... I turned my head and still wanted to tell him to get out... I tried my best to find a suitable and legal one... That kid is very evil. If he gets caught in a crooked way, he should get out. Me."

"It's simple... doesn't he like to imitate? He must want to handle a big case. We will give him a big case to handle as he wishes, and let him go away and investigate. If he can't be found out, he will naturally be disgraced. Come out, we will be promoted for meritorious service, this is not a win-win situation!"

"It makes sense... I'll count it on you when the time comes. Then why is it so difficult to investigate a long-running case?"

The two of them checked the files while talking - all the serious cases that were backlogged due to lack of clues were recorded here.

"Just this - a disappearance case that is said to have no clues. Residents of an entire village have disappeared mysteriously, but there is no trace of blood at the scene. It seems to have happened more than ten years ago!"

"Yes, that's it! An entire village disappeared mysteriously. There was no sign of struggle or resistance at the scene, and there was no blood - it was quite a sensation at the time!"

"We two private individuals will commission it and see how the detective investigates - no matter what, it will be blood money!"

——

"Eh? You're visiting Beauxbatons Academy of Magic over in France. You don't need me to go?"

In Professor McGonagall's office, William, who was thinking that the second negotiation was about to begin, got such news when he went to inquire about the news.

The reason is very good - although the negotiation took place during the holidays, considering that the library of Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will be restricted after visiting Hogwarts, this kind of visit is actually a benefit for the professors.

William is a new professor. Having him on the list for the first time is a recognition of his past achievements. If he goes there again, the salary will be too high.

This is also an important reason why Professor McGonagall did not inform him in advance of learning French - although she admired William's performance in the last exchange, as the vice-principal, she needed to try to balance the conflicts within the school.

‘I thought it was just a matter of hard work, but it turned out to be a welfare benefit for the school—that’s right, if you’re not your own student, why would they open the most important library to you? ’

It's just that the little bit of French I learned on my own is a bit wasted, but it doesn't matter, as long as Beauxbatons School of Magic is still there, there will be exchanges.

Hogwarts has suspended international exchanges due to recent events. There were exchange students in the past - Castello Busche in Brazil and Hogwarts had an exchange program every now and then, which was one year after William joined the job. Such plans almost no longer appeared before.

Privately, William had a conjecture - there was a high probability that the exchange students were uncontrollable and Dumbledore felt that this might threaten Harry's safety, and judging from the current situation, this conjecture was very likely to be true.

‘It will come in handy sooner or later... By the way, I guess I need to learn a little bit of Brazilian... Brazil should be Brazilian, right? Let’s go back and check...it’s a hell of a secret law, why are you keeping it so strict...'

"Good morning, Professor."

"Yeah, so do you."

William returned the gift, and then walked over, still thinking about the exchange in his mind - if the tradition of the Triwizard Tournament was not so long ago, he would even wish to bring all the surrounding schools over.

By selecting a school, you can refer to a school’s book collection...

Unfortunately this is not possible.

"Hello Professor."

"Well, you too."

While casually strolling around, William had already returned to his office - he didn't have to go on business during the Easter holiday, so he needed to think carefully about how to spend this holiday.

——

The news that the professor was not in a good mood spread throughout the lounges again as if it had wings.

Students who greeted him along the way can all attest that Professor William looked a little dazed when he left Professor McGonagall's office.

"Did you get fired?"

The fourth grade students sent the most sincere blessings of their lives.

By now, they have understood that the fifth grade is hell, the time when all ugliness is bred and hatched, and that Professor William is the most terrifying flame in that hell.

"What are you thinking?"

The fifth-grade students looked at the fourth-grade students who were trying to evade fares, and they were all unhappy - they were almost over, how could Professor William leave?

"Okay, stop arguing with them, come and review quickly. The Easter holiday is only a few days away, and I guess the exam will be coming soon!"

Almost everyone thinks this way - if there are no exams before the Easter holidays, then when will they be taken?

After Easter, all courses will enter an intense sprint phase. Professor William's course is a little better, but what is the big test for a course?

Therefore, it is imperative to take the exam.

As for the conflict between Professor William and Professor McGonagall, most of it was over elective courses - after all, not everyone participates in elective courses, and there is no great need to take the unified examination or not.

It is estimated that Professor William prepared a comprehensive assessment but Professor McGonagall reduced the scope. This is not impossible.

But students don’t dare to ask Professor McGonagall about this kind of thing.

Everyone can only review quickly and carefully consolidate the test points they think may appear again and again.

But none of the professors noticed anything amiss—was there anything unusual about fifth-year students reviewing their homework?

As time approaches the holidays, and when everyone feels that it is too late not to take the exam, the students finally can't bear it anymore.

——

'Here, when we deal with the troll, we must target its most vulnerable place and cast spells... I know some of you may have a better way, but the standard answer is this. Although the OWLs exam has a certain degree of flexibility, in Before you actually cast the spell, it's extremely serious...'

"Okay, that's it for today's lesson, let's...do you have any questions, George?"

After William finished today's class, he was just about to announce the Easter homework when he spotted George with his right hand raised high.

"Professor, when will we take the unified exam?"

"Unified examination?" William was stunned for a moment - he really hadn't thought about this. Not every professor likes test papers as much as he does. Many professors prefer to use papers to test students' understanding of the subject matter.

In this case, the unified examination is meaningless.

Examinations are taken to verify what students have learned. By checking errors, we can understand where students are lacking, and then make up for it through teaching or training.

There is no need to take exams just for the sake of exams - to put it simply, other professors have not realized the necessity of unified exams yet, and holding unified exams now is just causing trouble for everyone.

"Our more formal mock exams will be around the end of May. At that time, everyone needs to take it seriously. This holiday will still focus on reviewing knowledge."

"Of course, after school starts, we will use test papers to check everyone's review efforts - it is too early to take the unified examination or something like that."

"What's that expression on your face?"

William looked at the student whose hair looked like it had been hit by frost, and wondered if he had said something wrong.

There may be such a thing as students liking exams, but it will definitely not exist on a large scale. Now it seems that it is uncomfortable to watch the exams being canceled after being well prepared - so, someone is trying to create panic in the school?

"Who told you to take a unified examination?"

He looked around at the students, "Whoever did this while playing the piano must stand up!"

The twins hesitated for a moment before taking the stand themselves.

Then, another student stood up, and then another...

This scene made William almost suspect that he had put too much pressure on the students and was about to quit - shouldn't he?

"So...you think it's time to take an exam, and you've been studying for a long time?"

After a long time, William finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter.

'Okay...' He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he made an encouraging gesture and began to give the students blood. "I had some doubts before, but I can confirm now that if you maintain the status quo, every one of you will Pass the OWLs exam safely!”

"Come on! Don't relax! You must complete the ten papers for the holiday seriously! You are only two steps away from success!!!"