Seeing that Sebastian was unmoved, Principal Black pleaded again.
"Sebastian, I know you and Sirius don't get along. How about this: I'll make the decision. After we find him, you can give him a good beating to vent your anger."
"Also, once you're at Grimmauld Place No. 12, take whatever you fancy."
"You should know, as an old pure-blood family, the House of Black has many very valuable antiques, and their collection of books is extremely rich, almost comparable to Hogwarts's library."
"I believe you'll definitely find something of interest there."
"The House of Black also has a large amount of Galleons stored at Gringotts; you can have Sirius pay you sufficient compensation."
"How about it? Consider my suggestion."
Sebastian subtly curled his lips.
Take whatever he fancied? Grimmauld Place No. 12 had an owner.
Regulus, the true heir of the House of Black, was still alive and well.
How could he just take whatever he wanted from there?
Moreover, according to Sebastian's deduction, the current Sirius might not even be able to enter Grimmauld Place No. 12.
It should be known that in the Wizarding World, expelling family members was done through a special family tree magic. Once removed from the family tree, everything in the family had no relation to the expelled person.
In the original work, Sirius could return to the Black family and use the House of Black's Galleons at Gringotts because he was the only one left alive in the entire House of Black.
He naturally became the sole heir of the House of Black and could return home and use the family's Galleons.
But now that Regulus was alive and well, Sirius, the one who had been expelled from the House of Black, would certainly not enjoy any of the House of Black's benefits.
If Regulus didn't personally re-add Sirius to the family tree, Sirius wouldn't be able to enter Grimmauld Place No. 12 at all, nor would he be able to use a single Galleon from Gringotts.
Seeing Sebastian fall silent, Principal Black anxiously asked, "What have you decided? Just say yes or no; Dumbledore will be back soon."
"Merlin's beard! How are you already back, Dumbledore? What did you hear?"
"I heard a lot, such as Sirius being the only remaining descendant of your Black family," Dumbledore's figure appeared at the Headmaster's Office doorway.
He said in an unwavering tone, "Phineas, I will not allow anyone to harbor this criminal."
Phineas Black shouted indignantly, "Dumbledore, you can't be so heartless! This is the last hope of the House of Black."
"Heartless?" Dumbledore raised his voice, "Betraying friends, slaughtering Muggles, now escaping from prison, and even attempting to murder his godson."
"Phineas, you want a Professor from Hogwarts to harbor such a criminal?"
Phineas's portrait opened its mouth, wanting to argue something, but in the end, said nothing.
He just sighed heavily, hunched over, and sat on the ground within the portrait.
"Sebastian," Dumbledore turned his head and looked at Sebastian, saying, "I trust you won't do anything foolish."
"Of course, Principal, you can rest assured," Sebastian said, "Did you want me to stay for something?"
Dumbledore rubbed his forehead, sat in the chair, and said, "It's about the new Professors."
"Aside from the Professors for Muggle Studies Class and Alchemy being people you recommended, the Professors for other subjects have also been largely recruited."
"Minerva has arranged Professor's dormitories for them."
"However, the dormitories don't yet have matching furniture. If it were ordinary furniture, it would be easy to solve, but now all of Hogwarts uses the high-end alchemy furniture you provided."
"To be fair, the school plans to purchase some of the same furniture from Swan Alchemy."
Dumbledore said with a smile, "I wanted to ask if you could give us a discounted price."
That's it?
He thought it was something major.
Sebastian smiled slightly and generously stated, "What discount? The school shouldn't have to pay for these small things."
"Since I started, I've said that I'd cover all the furniture in the Professor's offices. For such a small matter, just send me a letter."
"Would you like to introduce me to the new Professors? I'd like to get to know them beforehand, so we can get along better as colleagues."
Sebastian's abacus clicked loudly.
This was a good time to win people over!
After returning, he would prepare a grand welcome package for each new Professor.
This way, his influence among the new Professors would greatly increase.
Hearing Sebastian's request, Dumbledore smiled and took out a stack of documents, introducing each one to Sebastian.
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Fudge was very efficient; within two days, he mailed the Hogsmeade documents to Sebastian.
In the following days, Sebastian arranged for Swan Alchemy staff to develop Hogsmeade while also training Harry's dueling skills.
In addition, he would also take time to find a secluded place to practice his Dragon-Human Form.
During this practice, he indeed discovered a significant problem.
Sebastian's wand and his Dragon-Human Form were very mismatched. Every time he cast a spell in Dragon-Human Form, there was a subtle sense of sluggishness.
If he pushed it to its full extent, he could even hear his wand wailing.
What did this indicate?
It indicated that the magic of the Dragon-Human Form was too strong, and Sebastian's wand could no longer withstand such high-intensity magic output.
Not only that, but the current wand also had some issues.
For Sebastian in Dragon-Human Form, the current wand was simply too short.
Holding it felt like an ordinary person holding a cigarette; it just didn't feel right no matter how he used it.
Moreover, the wooden material was somewhat fragile for the Dragon-Human Form. Every time Sebastian used his wand, he had to be careful, fearing he might accidentally crush it.
From every perspective, Sebastian urgently needed a more powerful wand.
Otherwise, transforming into Dragon-Human Form would leave him restricted, unable to unleash his full combat power.
To buy a suitable wand, he still needed to visit Ollivander's wand shop.
Given the special nature of the Dragon-Human Form, it was very likely that Ollivander's stock would not contain a suitable wand for Sebastian.
Therefore, Sebastian wanted Ollivander to custom-make a unique wand based on his Dragon-Human Form.
However, it was currently summer vacation, and many new students would be going to Ollivander's to buy wands, so Ollivander would definitely be incredibly busy.
To have Ollivander focus on custom-making a wand for him, he would have to wait until the new students had finished purchasing their wands.
Sebastian waited patiently until the third day before the start of term, when he finally went to Diagon Alley alone.
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