Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 194 Sirius Black Stays at School! To Increase Defense Force!

The group practiced using the mirror mark in the classroom until they were familiar with it before officially preparing to separate.

Sirius Black is the main one; he doesn't have a real position at Hogwarts and needs to leave.

Sirius reluctantly gave Harry many more instructions, asking Harry to chat with him through the mirror image from time to time, before walking towards the classroom door, turning back every few steps.

Dudley was speechless at the scene; it looked like a life-or-death separation.

But seeing a hint of sadness in Harry's eyes as well, he couldn't bear it. After a moment's thought, he called out to Sirius and turned to Dumbledore, suggesting:

"Dumbledore, keep Sirius! Let him stay at the school as a teaching assistant, helping me explain alchemy and magical item modification techniques. He should be quite good at it..."

"That's right! That's right! I'm very good at it! Please let me stay!"

Before Dudley could finish speaking, and before Dumbledore could reply, Sirius, overjoyed and in a flurry, rushed from the classroom doorway to Dudley and Dumbledore, desperately trying to impress them.

They acted like they were worthless, willing to pay to stay at the school and be treated like slaves.

"If you interrupt me again, get the hell out of here!" Dudley yelled at Sirius in an annoyed tone.

Sirius quickly covered his mouth, manually muted his microphone, and dared not say another word.

Dudley then said to Dumbledore, "Have him stay at school and be my teaching assistant on weekends, and during the week he can go to Hogsmeade to help protect those Muggle talents!"

I've observed that the few remaining outer members of the Order of the Phoenix in Hogsmeade are rather weak; we need a few capable wizards to strengthen the defenses.

Upon hearing this, Dumbledore did not immediately agree; he hesitated.

"Dullie, once Arthur and Molly's Muggle talent recruitment team has completed all the talent recruitment tasks, I will have Lupin lead the team members, excluding the Weasleys, to transform into a guard force for Muggle talent."

At present, professors take turns teaching every day, so the safety of Muggle talents is guaranteed, and there is no need for…

"It's needed! It's needed! It's absolutely needed!"

Sirius spoke up again. He didn't dare interrupt Dudley, but when he heard that Dumbledore was going to refuse his request to stay at the school, he couldn't help but interrupt, "Although I don't know what Muggles are, the more people we protect, the better!"

I don't need a salary; I'll be a teaching assistant for free to protect them! I'll even donate some money to the school if I can!

Dumbledore sighed, and, no longer beating around the bush, explained more directly:

“The school is not entirely peaceful now. Sirius is too reckless, and I’m afraid something might go wrong.”

Also, Sirius and his friends didn't get along with Severus back in school. If they clash and it interferes with Severus's potion-making, that would be terrible!

Sirius Black was a notorious troublemaker at Hogwarts during his student days, causing many professors a lot of headaches.

Dumbledore had reservations, which was why he didn't let Sirius Black have lunch in the Great Hall, and now he didn't really want Sirius Black to stay at Hogwarts.

"I won't do that! I promise I'll obey orders!"

"Professor Dumbledore, please believe me, I've outgrown my foolish youth. I was a bastard back then, and I'm sorry to Snape. If he wants revenge now, I won't fight back."

Sirius said with some melancholy that he had been imprisoned in Azkaban for ten years, and had spent those ten years feeling guilty and reflecting on his actions. He was no longer the same person he used to be.

He now deeply regrets his past bullying of Snape, though this matter is far less important to him than the guilt he feels towards the Potters.

As for Snape revealing the prophecy of the Messiah to Voldemort, which led to Voldemort targeting and killing the Potters, Sirius Black believed that he was also an indirect accomplice and had no right to blame Snape.

So let Snape’s bat-shaped storm rage even more fiercely!

As long as he can stay at school and accompany Harry from time to time, he has nothing to be afraid of!

"This……"

Dumbledore hesitated, unsure whether he should agree to the proposal.

Seeing this, Dudley shook his head and said earnestly, "Dumbledore, do you think I made you agree to leave Sirius here just for Harry and Sirius's feelings?"

You haven't been studying psychology for very long, and you haven't yet learned and mastered the advanced skills of this subject from Muggle talents.

Naturally, no one could tell that Sirius, who now speaks fluently and seems like a normal person, actually suffers from a deeply hidden psychological illness.

"What?!" Dumbledore, Sirius, and Harry exclaimed in unison.

"Don't be surprised! After spending ten years in a place like Azkaban, fighting against Dementors for ten years, it would be strange if you didn't develop psychological problems!"

Despite Sirius's extremely strong willpower, he has become sensitive, suspicious, and prone to depression and social withdrawal.

If he is sent home and lives a secluded and lonely life for a long time, his psychological problems will gradually emerge. He will become taciturn, withdrawn, irritable, and prone to catastrophic thinking.

If someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of him and sends him false information, he will inevitably fall into their trap without thinking, and then we will have to waste our manpower and resources to rescue him.

Furthermore, Dumbledore, do you really think that if you send Sirius home now, he'll stay home obediently and never come to Hogwarts again?

If he were truly so obedient to you, we shouldn't have met him today!

Dudley explained his diagnosis and considerations in detail, which completely convinced Dumbledore.

Sirius Black gave an embarrassed, shy smile.

Sirius couldn't refute Dudley's claim that he would come to Hogwarts again without permission, because that was exactly what he was thinking when he was about to leave the classroom.

"Then let's do it this way! In the future, let's arrange the time properly. When Snape goes to Hogsmeade to receive training from Muggle talents, let Sirius come to Hogwarts. Let's try to keep the two of them apart and minimize their meetings."

Dumbledore agreed; Dudley was indeed more far-sighted and detail-oriented than him.

Sirius is a decent fighter. If he can obey orders and avoid trouble, staying at school will be more beneficial than harmful.

Afterwards, Dudley and Dumbledore gave Sirius a brief introduction to the Muggle talent recruitment plan and instructed him to keep it a secret.

To the native wizards of Hogsmeade, those Muggle talents were knowledgeable, hidden Squibs that Dumbledore had sent to the Muggle world to recruit.

This explanation must not be exposed.

Sirius is really leaving this time, but not to go home. Instead, he's going to prepare accommodations. He needs to prepare a place to stay in both Hogwarts Castle and Hogsmeade Village.

"Oh, right, wait a minute, there's one more thing."

Just as Sirius was about to leave, Dudley called him back.