That evening, Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny gathered to discuss the matter.
They had previously heard Fred and George mention going to the Ministry of Magic to claim their own bounty money. Though they did not know how the twins had managed it, they all thought it was an excellent idea and had even wanted to take part, only to be ruthlessly rejected by Sirius Black and the twins.
That night, Harry finally learned the method they had used.
While it was indeed rather cruel to give a dark wizard Polyjuice Potion and then get him killed, none of the four thought Sirius Black had done anything wrong. After all, those utterly wicked dark wizards were murderers. With the Ministry of Magic controlled by Voldemort, there was simply no way to bring them true justice.
Admittedly, Sirius Black's approach had gone somewhat beyond their expectations, but upon thinking it over carefully, there really was nothing wrong with it.
After all, they had not killed anyone with their own hands, so there was no real psychological burden—especially when the dead were all steeped in sin and thoroughly deserved it.
Though it did sound rather like self-consolation, Sirius Black's method had indeed brought retribution upon those murderers, effectively reduced Muggle casualties, and earned some money to cover their shortfall.
Whether it was the Order of the Phoenix or the Defense Association, they needed funding to keep going.
After all, people had to eat.
It would be truly ridiculous if they were forced to disband because they could not afford food.
Back when he was in school, Harry had never needed to worry about money. But after spending so long at the Order of the Phoenix headquarters, he had come to understand many things.
Passion alone was far from enough to resist The