The final was two days after the semifinals.
Some wizards chose to stay at the grounds. After all, so many wizards had gathered there. With such a rare chance to get together, quite a few chose to party.
In fact, the grounds were quite lively, though more people felt the partying had gone a little too far.
Sirius was clearly one of those who very much wanted to join in, but everyone else found it noisy.
Even though the vast majority of their group were Gryffindors, they all thought the grounds were too noisy, which showed just how loud it was. So the group returned to Weasley Manor for the time being, planning to go back on the day of the final.
It only meant paying extra for a Portkey. Black thought nothing of it, and the Weasley family would not mind it now, either. Lupin actually did mind a little.
Hogwarts professors had a probationary period, and he had not received a professor's full salary in his first year. Although his actual take-home pay was considerable, his expenses were high too.
Last year, he had put a great deal of effort into preparing materials for his students' lessons. The actual cost of buying those things could all be reimbursed as teaching expenses, and Dumbledore had been very quick to sign off on them.
But some of the costs of maintaining the connections he needed to obtain those things did not count as legitimate teaching expenses.
As a result, Lupin was not particularly well-off at the moment. With a rich man like Sirius around, though, he naturally did not have to pay this small sum himself. Sirius said that, judging by his daily expenses, the compensation from the Ministry of Magic alone would cover his spending for the rest of