"The clown, the warrior, the lion, the firebird...what do they refer to?" Ms. Bones asked tentatively. If the first two sentences opened the curtain of the era, then the last four sentences were obviously important roles on the stage. She actually had some guesses in her mind, and now she wanted to get confirmation from Dumbledore and Felix.

"Before things really happen, we can only get guesses." Dumbledore shook his head slightly.

"But, some things, such as the firebird Nirvana, don't they refer to the phoenix? Or people related to the phoenix?" Ms. Bones said, looking at Dumbledore without concealing her eyes.

As everyone knows, the headmaster of Hogwarts has a phoenix named 'Fawkes'.

"This is one of the drawbacks of prophecy," Dumbledore said with a smile, "When you try to explore the 'truth', you are already deeply involved in it. I can think of more than a dozen wizards related to the 'firebird', and if we count foreign wizards, there will be even more. It may represent some magical animals, such as the phoenix; or some magic, such as a unique patronus, transfiguration; it can even represent a state, a type of quality... What we are guessing at the moment is just what we hope to see."

...

As time passed, Felix took time to go to the Ancient Magic Association. Led by Clemmy, they came to the office of the president of the Ancient Magic Association unimpeded. It was actually an independent study room, which was filled with various stone tablets, notes and ancient characters. Felix

saw old Vera at a glance. He was leaning over the table, with a row of magic cards on the table, muttering something.

Clemmy coughed twice, and the people at the table didn't react.

Clemmy had to walk over, tapping the table with her fingers, reminding him, "Grandfather, Professor Hepp is here..."

"Who's here?" Old Vera looked up at her blankly, his attention still on the table, "Forget it, forget about that, help me figure out how to understand this?" He waited for a few seconds, but got no response, so he looked up casually, and when his eyes met Felix's, his eyes suddenly widened.

"I heard from Clemmy that you have time recently, so I came here suddenly." Felix said with a smile, "I've read a few books you wrote recently, and I have some questions. I want to discuss with you..."

Facts have proved that no matter how stubborn a person is, when someone takes the initiative to hand over a ladder, he will half-heartedly give in.

At least Old Vera is such a person, he has compromised long ago, and he doesn't care about the embarrassment this time.

At first, Felix asked a few questions symbolically, and happened to mention what Old Vera was proud of. He began to talk a lot, but after more than ten minutes, he took Felix's hand and asked about the magic rune card.

"I want to compile an order according to the difficulty, as a reference for learning." Old Vera said.

Felix was a little surprised to hear that. He didn't expect him to be thinking about teaching materials.

"Although I am studying theoretical runes, they have something in common after all," Old Vera reluctantly "quoted" the definition proposed by Felix, explaining: "As long as I want, learning dozens of practical runes a day is not a problem at all, but I just need to adjust my writing and cognitive habits."

Felix understood that this was a trick. Just like Old Vera said, there is indeed an overlap between the two. It is both theoretical runes and practical runes. Learning speed is definitely very fast, but the rest will take a lot of time.

According to this idea, those old antiques in the Ancient Rune Association who have studied theoretical runes for a lifetime can actually easily master hundreds of runes, and their subsequent learning will not be too slow.

Of course, there are not so many practical runes on the market for them to learn. They are all in Felix's hands.

"Mr. Vera, I have something to ask of you." Felix said, "This year, the Ancient Magic Rune course at Hogwarts will undergo a curriculum reform, divided into a theoretical part and a practical part, with separate exams for the two parts. The theoretical part is easy to say, but the practical part requires the re-planning of the textbooks. I think what you are doing now will be very helpful in compiling the textbooks."

"You mean to let me participate in it? Are you willing to give up this part of the rights?" Old Vera looked quite surprised.

"The decision-making power is definitely still in my hands." Felix said calmly.

The development of Ancient Magic Rune is no longer his alone, and there is no need for it. He only needs to focus on the most important places to make sure there are no mistakes and not let the development direction deviate from expectations.

...

Just before the start of school, there was finally good news from the Sword Castle. The anti-thief waterfall was completed.

"It seems to be different from Gringotts?" Sirius looked at the products in the laboratory.

In front of him was an arch, with straight sides, no different from a normal door frame, except that there was a half arc on the top, and a thin layer of water curtain hung down from the arc. Sirius and Ms. Bones stood in front and behind, looking at each other's hazy figures through the water curtain.

"The principle has changed. I incorporated some magic circuits to replace the part of the goblin magic." Felix said. "The effect is almost the same. If you don't believe it, you can try it."

"How to do it? Does anyone have a polyjuice potion?" Sirius looked at the others with an inquiring look. Everyone shook their heads. He looked at Felix again, and Felix looked at him with a smile.

Sirius was a little stunned for a moment, what did this mean. But he suddenly came to his senses.

"Animagus?"

Felix nodded at him, yes, it was what you thought.

Sirius did not refuse, and his body quickly turned into a big dog covered with black hair. Its fur was shiny and smooth, and its body was huge, like a bear.

Sirius in his animagus form looked a little excited. He barked twice, wagged his tail, and circled around Harry, who had come with him. He looked very happy.

Ms. Bones' thick eyebrows jumped violently. She had to clear her throat. At this time, the big black dog had already put its two front paws on Harry's shoulders. "Oh, Sirius, Ms. Bones seems to be calling you." Harry said with some effort, and was almost knocked down by it.

The big black dog circled the arch twice, and then went in from one side. The water curtain on the arch rippled in circles. Harry suddenly opened his eyes wide, as if he had seen something incredible.

This was indeed the case. The thin layer of water curtain seemed to have another secret. Half of the big black dog's head disappeared from one side, but did not appear on the other side immediately. It was completely unaware of all this and walked forward on its own. When only two hind legs were left, half of its head appeared on the other side of the arch. It looked like a part of Sirius' body had been taken away, which looked very funny.

Harry shrugged his shoulders and tried hard to hold back his laughter. The others present, including Ms. Bones, also curled up their lips.

But in the next second, the comedy turned into a horror show. The big black dog's head began to shrink and deform, and the black hair quickly faded away, followed by his shoulders, arms and other parts of his body, and he returned to human form.

Sirius shook his head, as if he couldn't figure out where he was. It took a few seconds for him to wake up.

"It's amazing." He exclaimed in amazement, circling around the archway, and his appearance was no different from when he was transformed before. He put one hand into the water curtain and then pulled it out. The water curtain had no obvious reaction this time.

A round of applause rang out in the laboratory.

...

A week before the start of school, Felix got his new wand. Thirteen inches, ebony, and the core was taken from one of his own hair. When his fingers touched the wand, his fingertips suddenly felt hot, and the wand vibrated slightly, as if it was jumping and cheering, and couldn't wait for his first spell.

Felix held the wand and cut through the air like waving a sword. Ollivander watched intently as the 'crack' seemed to connect to another place and expanded rapidly, sucking in the surroundings. The small wand shop seemed to have suddenly shifted its location and appeared in a deserted place with overgrown weeds.

Everything seemed so real, the dim light, the swaying bushes, the whistling sound, and Mr. Ollivander could smell the smell of fresh soil carried by the wind. He tried to take two steps forward and bumped into something, but there was clearly nothing there.

"Illusion? No, more real than an illusion..."

He pulled a handful of weeds from the ground and watched it turn into stars in his hand.

The next second, the entire illusion disappeared and they returned to the wand shop. Felix nodded with satisfaction. Although the specific effect has yet to be verified, the magic of the mind hut alone has made obvious progress. He can more easily make the memories in his head appear in reality. "It's much better than I expected, Mr. Ollivander, thank you, you are the best wand master I have ever met."

"It's because you match the wand," Mr. Ollivander said with a wry smile, "Even if you change the person or the material, you won't have this effect."

After that, Felix paid enough compensation.

"I have to thank you," Mr. Ollivander said, "thanks to your reminder, I found two groups of sneaky people."

"Are they Death Eaters?"

"Maybe," Mr. Ollivander himself was not sure, "those people were hiding, but fortunately the Ministry of Magic has issued alarms to every store. As long as you press the button, the Aurors patrolling the streets will arrive quickly, and they didn't have time to do anything."

...

"Remus, I'm so glad to see you. I thought you forgot about us." Sirius hugged Lupin and pretended to complain.

"He may not have forgotten you, but he must have forgotten me as his boss." Felix said faintly at the side.

"Ahem," Lupin turned his head away guiltily.

"What's going on?" Sirius asked. They were sitting in the living room of the old Black house, waiting for everyone to arrive for the meeting.

"I encountered a closed and exclusive community." Lupin explained, "It was unwise to risk contact with the outside world under the noses of a group of nervous werewolves. I stayed until the matter was over." He had a lingering fear on his face, "Once or twice I almost thought I would never come back."

Sirius said nothing more, just patted him on the back twice.

Kingsley and Emmeline Vance came over. Everyone gave a warm welcome to Emmeline's recovery. The taciturn witch kept smiling.

Soon, Snape also appeared. Everyone entered the meeting room one after another. "Don't expect to eavesdrop. I will use magic." Mrs. Weasley warned the children.

"You say it as if you are doing this for the first time." Fred muttered. The door was closed in front of him.     Snape was the first to speak

in the meeting room .     "What I am going to read next is a top-secret document. At the request of Headmaster Dumbledore, it is not allowed to be mentioned publicly on any occasion or disclosed to non-members of the Order of the Phoenix." He deliberately glanced at Sirius, and Sirius made a "huh" sound.     "According to reliable intelligence, the Dark Lord You-Know-Who," Snape changed his words expressionlessly, "has a keen interest in something in the Department of Mysteries and is searching for it as much as he can..."     "After the Thief-Proof Waterfall?" Sirius interrupted him.     "...You'll find that thing can't stop him." Snape said lightly.     "I know his capabilities. I've fought him."     "You mean to run away?"     Snape and Sirius were almost at loggerheads, giving everyone else a headache.     "Well, we can put the greetings after the meeting," said Kingsley.     "...Since the first attempt to control the Unspeakable Broderick Bode with the Imperius Curse failed, he may send Death Eaters to collect intelligence. He has shortcomings in this regard. August Rookwood, a Death Eater who worked in the Department of Mysteries, was imprisoned in Azkaban again..." "     ...The thief-proof waterfall is not omnipotent. It cannot detect people's hearts. Whether they reveal secrets willingly, forced, or unintentionally, it cannot detect it, nor can it warn..."     Snape finished speaking, then leaned back in his chair without saying a word.     "Well, let me continue with this topic," Kingsley said calmly: "We have been prepared for this. That thing has been cast with a complex protective magic. The Unspeakable who can touch it under normal circumstances is strictly restricted, but there may be loopholes during the period after work. Dumbledore persuaded Ms. Bones to let the Order of the Phoenix take on the protection mission to avoid leaks."     Not everyone in the Order of the Phoenix knew Voldemort's goal, so they used "that thing" to refer to the prophecy ball.     "I don't have much to say here," said Sirius. "We are somewhat relieved after having the thief-proof waterfall. Amelia decided to set up one in Azkaban as well, and the time is tentatively scheduled for the day after tomorrow..." His tone suddenly became complicated. If this thing had been available a few years earlier, he would definitely not have been able to escape.     Snape raised his head, his eyes flashing with a strange light. He whispered, "Azkaban? Are you coming too? Yes, I don't think you will miss it. You have made a lot of friends there..."     The conference room almost turned into an arena.     ...     After the meeting, the members of the Order of the Phoenix who had no tasks stayed to enjoy a leisurely afternoon tea, while Snape and Professor McGonagall left for their own business. Felix stared at Snape's disappearing figure and asked Mr. Weasley, "Is he always so busy?"

"Maybe, he won't stay long on weekdays." Mr. Weasley muttered. They went to the living room and sat down. Soon, Mrs. Weasley and Tonks appeared with some dessert plates. "Watch out for the last step." Mrs. Weasley reminded.

"Oh, okay." Tonks said, and then bumped her head against the umbrella stand, and the plate fell out of her hand.

Felix moved his fingers and let the plate fall on the table.

"Thank you, I always forget that there is something here." Tonks said distressedly.

"In fact, the umbrella stand was moved here from the hallway two days ago," Ginny behind her said strangely, "The reason is that you always bump into it when you come back from work..."

Tonks was so embarrassed that she covered Ginny's mouth and she screamed and ran away.

"Where are Frank and Alice?" Felix asked. He hadn't been here for a while.

"They went on a long trip. They should go to the giant's territory." Mr. Weasley said.

On the other side, Bill was chatting with Sirius and Lupin.

"The goblins are very angry, you know, because of the thief-proof waterfall." Bill said the information he had found out in the office.

"It's a lame excuse. They don't want to support any of us at all." Sirius said.

"If you have dealt with them, you will find that goblins have different ideas from ordinary people, or to be more precise, from wizards." Bill shrugged and said, "They are really angry and think that wizards have stolen their technology... But you are right, they really don't intend to stand on our side..."

"Sirius, when are you going to leave the Ministry of Magic?" Lupin asked. He didn't ask when Sirius would get off work at the Ministry of Magic, but when to withdraw. According to the plan, Sirius would become the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts in the new school year.

"The day before school starts." Sirius hesitated and said.

"You won't be reluctant to leave, will you?" Bill said with a smile.

"Ha, what a joke, I can't wait to leave."