With Dumbledore's help, Sirius finally stood up and slowly walked out the door.

As the retrial ended, everything that happened here spread quickly throughout the Ministry of Magic like a strong wind.

Therefore, when Xiao Sirius walked out of the third courtroom, the corridor was already full of people. Everyone looked at him and gave him applause without hesitation.

Sirius didn't even know how he walked through that long corridor, got on the elevator, and walked through the hall where the applause was also thunderous.

It seemed like a few minutes had passed, or maybe a few hours. When I came to my senses again, I was already seeing the bustling streets of London.

He opened his arms towards the sky and stood there for a full ten minutes in the astonished eyes of passers-by.

Dumbledore and Kyle behind him did not urge him either.

Kyle was just thinking about whether he should buy something when he went to Diagon Alley, but when he looked up, he found that Dumbledore was looking at him with a strange look.

It was a look of apology mixed with pity, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the smiling Dumbledore, Kyle did not think much about it. He just thought that he had stayed in the dim courtroom for too long and was a little dazzled.

After all, Dumbledore played a big role in Sirius Black's acquittal, so there's no reason for him to feel sorry.

Kyle looked at Sirius again. He was still standing there in the same position as before, as if he could stand there all day long if no one called him.

At this moment, a man in a suit and tie seemed to regard his action as some kind of performance art. He hurried over, then turned back and placed a coin on the steps in front of him.

A few minutes later, an owl flew over their heads.

Dumbledore suddenly had a copy of the Daily Prophet in his hand. He found a bench on the side of the road and sat down. He opened the newspaper and began to read it like an old man taking a walk.

The front page has a line of eye-catching large characters.

"Sirius Black, a traitor or a tragic hero!"

There are two photos below, one is his wanted poster, and the other is a picture in the courtroom where everyone is applauding him.

In this article, Sirius was described as a tragic character who endured in the dark for twelve years in order to avenge his friend...

"When did they take the photo?" Kyle said in surprise, "I remember there didn't seem to be anyone holding a camera in the courtroom at that time..."

"Obviously there are, we just haven't discovered it."

Dumbledore said with a smile: "These people are really powerful. In order to prove that I am an old liar, someone even released a photo of me fighting with others when I was a child... If I could, I really want to buy that photo...

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to Diagon Alley first. I want to try the hazelnut and peanut ice cream there."

Dumbledore stood up and walked over.

Sirius also opened his eyes at this time, put down his sore arms, took a few deep breaths of the exhaust fumes from the streets of London, then turned around and walked towards the Leaky Cauldron with them.

But after taking just two steps, he turned back, picked up the coin on the ground, and carefully wiped the dust off it.

"So this is Muggle money, is that right?"

Kyle nodded and leaned over to take a look.

"Heptagon... This is a fifty pence piece. It's worth about two Sickles at Gringotts."

"I plan to keep it as a souvenir." Sirius smiled and put away the coin.

The three of them made their way to the Leaky Cauldron.

When Dumbledore, who was walking in front, pushed open the door, the noisy noise inside stopped instantly.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Sirius who was following behind him.

"Oh, Blake..." Old Tom came over with a large glass of butterbeer, "Forgive me for hanging your wanted poster before. This one is for you."

"Thanks, Tom." Sirius took the glass and drank it all.

He had drunk a lot of butterbeer, including the one Lupin brought back for him two months ago, but none of them was as sweet as this one.

"Very good." He licked his lips. "Tom, I suspect you put some aphrodisiac in it..."

Old Tom smiled and said, "Believe me, every glass of wine you drink from now on will become a stimulant."

There was a burst of laughter in the bar.

He then declined more invitations to drink and came to Diagon Alley through the entrance in the backyard.

"How does it feel?" Kyle asked.

"It can't be better than this." Sirius said with a smile, "Old Tom said he would treat me to a month's worth of drinks. I plan to come again tomorrow and drink here all day. I'm sure Old Tom's expression will be very interesting then."

Kyle smiled but said nothing.

It can only be said that Sirius is still too young. He is now the hottest topic. As long as he appears in the Leaky Cauldron, he will definitely attract more people. Then old Tom will be so happy that he can't contain himself.

But this is a win-win situation...

The three of them turned a corner and came to the main street of Diagon Alley.

Sirius was like a freshman who was going to school tomorrow, wanting to go into almost every store. Soon, his hands were full of different things.

They were all given by the owner, and I didn't spend a single knat.

Thanks to him, Kyle and Dumbledore also got free hazelnut and peanut ice cream.

They first went to Madam Malkin's robe shop and ordered a new set of robes for Sirius, and then went to Ollivander's and bought a wand for fifteen Galleons.

Freshmen had to pay seven Galleons to buy a wand, and his wand was more than twice as expensive, or rather, this was the original price of the wand, and those sold to freshmen were sold at cost price.

When passing by the Quidditch boutique, Sirius went in to buy Kyle a Firebolt as a thank you gift.

But Kyle refused.

"You're welcome, it's just a few dollars." Sirius patted his chest, "I bought one for Harry, it was very cheap."

Kyle still shook his head, "No, I really don't need it."

There was no Quidditch match at Hogwarts this year, so why would he need a Firebolt? Besides, what if the store released a new model next year...

So, let’s wait until next year.

They spent the entire afternoon visiting almost all the shops... oh, with one exception.

Flourish and Blotts Bookstore.

The entrance of the store seemed to be set up with a Sirius Expelling Charm. He didn't stop for a second and trotted over.

The shop owner, who received the news, was standing at the door with a pile of books, ready to give them to him as a gift, but he only saw his back as he hurriedly ran past.

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(End of this chapter)