The history of the Malfoy Family is not difficult to find; some of it is recorded in Cantankerous Nott's "The Pure-Blood Directory".
Like the Lestrange Family and Rosier Family, their family also originated in France.
The difference is that the Malfoy at that time could not be called a family at all. Their ancestor Armand Malfoy actually came to Britain as a member of the Norman army with the Duke of Normandy, William the First, the first King of England.
Armand provided William with unseen magical services, and in return, he received a fertile piece of land in Wiltshire that originally belonged to the local landowners but was confiscated and given to the Malfoy Family.
The records in the Pure-Blood Directory end here; it is clear that a family could not develop rapidly on just a piece of land.
Among the information Lupin obtained through the black market intelligence network was a supposedly top-secret history of the Malfoy Family's rise to power.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Sirius Black was thoroughly enjoying it.
The Malfoy Family has lived on that land in Wiltshire for ten centuries.
Their ancestor Armand was not as glamorous as he appeared; he possessed all the traits of the Malfoy Family, such as cunning.
He curries favor with people at the source of power and wealth. Although he verbally promotes the concept of Pure-blood to wizards and firmly believes in the superiority of the magical world, in real life he never hesitates to curry favor with non-magical communities.
His descendants perfectly inherited his traits, and for hundreds of years they have continuously expanded their territory in Wiltshire by annexing neighboring Muggle lands.
Their relationship with the royal family enabled the Malfoy Family to amass a vast collection of Muggle treasures and works of art. They later successfully entered the realm of Muggle currency and assets, thus becoming one of the wealthiest wizarding families in the British Wizarding World at the time.
It's a great irony that the Malfoy Family's wealth, which they are so proud of, comes from the very thing they despise.
In the 16th century, their family produced another famous figure, Lucius Malfoy I.
He was once a suitor of Queen Elizabeth I, but after the Queen rejected him, he cursed Queen in a fit of anger, causing her to remain unmarried for the rest of her life.
The royal family at the time was powerless against him, which shows how powerful the Malfoy Family was in the Muggle world.
But in 1692, the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy came into effect, and their good days seemed to be over.
The Malfoy Family naturally opposed the bill vehemently, as leaving the Muggle social circles they enjoyed meant that the family's wealth would stop growing and that the family would decline.
However, reality proved that they found a new source of wealth and remain at the top of the wizarding families even hundreds of years later.
Sirius Black put down the parchment with a look of disdain. "Their change of heart is too fast. One minute they're vehemently opposing the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, and the next they're staunch supporters of the Act, vehemently denying that they've ever dated or married Muggle. They're shameless."
After the Malfoy Family lost the jewels and valuables they had acquired from Muggle, their contempt for Muggle gradually became genuine.
Compared to the Weasley family, who are close to Muggle, they are actually the real disgrace to Pure-blood.
Lupin picked up another parchment. "I also found out about some of their current businesses, but many of them were sold off at bargain prices recently."
Why sell profitable industries at a bargain price? It's because a more profitable industry has emerged.
Sirius Black glanced at the Magical Communicator he was wearing on his wrist.
It seems that Lucius, that old fox, is determined to take a big bite out of the cake. If that's the case, then there's a way to deal with him.
The Malfoy Family's assets are mostly physical businesses, such as dragon farms in Romania and herb plantations in cooperation with a France wizarding family.
They also have considerable hidden assets, including shares in the three major flying broomstick manufacturers: Cleansweep, Nimbus, and Comet Corporation.
The stake in the Cleansweep has been sold, but they still own several prime commercial properties in Diagon Alley.
After Sirius Black finished reading it, he told Lupin about the information he had gathered from the powerful and influential.
In recent years, the Malfoy Family has frequently organized charitable fundraising events.
According to old Abbott and old Fawley, Lucius was actually in cahoots with that bastard Fudge to amass wealth under the guise of charity.
The Ministry of Magic neither disclosed how much money was raised nor where the money went; even a fool would know that the two of them had embezzled the funds.
"Old Shafiq has a lot of opinions about them, maybe we can take advantage of that."
Abbott, Fawley, Shafiq, and others are all members of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, and none of them can get along with those old men.
If we were to propose joining forces to deal with the Malfoy family, I'm sure they would be very happy to oblige.
Lupin looked at Sirius Black with some surprise. "Padfoot, you seem to have changed? If it were before, you would definitely charge straight ahead without considering the twists and turns."
Sirius Black silently lowered his head, his eyes revealing deep sadness. "I spent 12 years in Azkaban and witnessed too much of the dark side of humanity."
Those imprisoned on the same floor as him were all heinous Death Eaters.
Even though they can do whatever they want to outsiders, a strict hierarchical division still exists within them.
But once you're imprisoned in Azkaban, nobody cares what your past identity was.
Not enough to eat? Then go steal from others.
Can't win by snatching it? Then join forces and snatch it together.
Sirius Black shook his head violently, trying to banish these unbearable memories from his mind.
He raised his right hand, revealing the Magical Communicator on his wrist. "Remus, Vincent's invention is far more advanced than any magical television or computer. That kid never suffers a loss, and the Malfoy and their families are definitely going to suffer a huge loss."
Lupin chuckled and nodded. "Indeed, the Wizard Cards of the past few years have already proven that plagiarism and imitation won't work. Now they're planning to just follow behind and share the pie, but I'm afraid they'll end up giving up even more in the end."
Sirius Black's eyes brightened. "Remus, if we team up with Shafiq and the others to create a new brand, do you think Malfoy and the others will get nervous?"
"You want them to increase their investment?"
"Yes." A wicked smile crept across his lips. "I'm going to make them spit out everything they've swallowed over the years, but before that, we have to make them suffer a huge loss."
Lupin was momentarily lost in thought, recalling his distant student days.
Sirius Black would wear this smile whenever he came up with a new prank.
"How nostalgic." As always, Lupin neither agreed nor disagreed.
If James Potter were still alive, he would definitely be all for it.