Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 1144: Defense Against the Dark Arts Store
At night, shop 93 Diagon Alley.
Fred, George, Lee Jordan, and Shanna, who had just finished dinner, were frowning at the letters on the table. A few hours ago, they received bad news from Arthur.
Duke Bee and Joko joked that the shop owner asked the Ministry of Magic to conduct a monopoly investigation into their shop because of their monopolistic behavior?
The most ridiculous thing is that the so-called monopoly refers to the patents they developed themselves, and the other party has the audacity to acquire this part of the technology, so as to ensure that everyone can "fair competition".
"That's really surprising." Shanna's first time seeing such a shameless guy.
"Probably we pushed them too hard." Fred didn't care. "But I think they picked the wrong time, obviously the Ministry of Magic couldn't pass such a ridiculous bill."
"It's hard to say, who knows if Jokowi will bribe the officials of the Ministry of Magic to make a bill that is beneficial to them." George frowned and said, "The integrity of politicians is not to be trusted, otherwise why do you think Albert would rather give The Ministry of Magic has a discount and doesn't let them default."
"I think it's because I've made too much money lately and it's making a lot of people jealous." Lee Jordan said with a frown, "that's why they've teamed up against us."
"We should talk to Albert about this," Shanna suggested. "He must have a solution."
“That guy is probably still traveling after marriage. Damn, it’s really enviable.” Fred took a gulp of butterbeer and couldn’t help complaining, “When I get married, I will definitely go on a trip. Come back in half a year."
"Then you have to convince Angelina to agree to marry you first." Lee Jordan shook his head repeatedly, he didn't think Fred would get married in the last two years.
At this moment, a red light suddenly flashed in the corner of the restaurant, and then they all clearly felt that the watch on their wrist was slightly hot.
This is not a good omen.
The four jumped up from the dining table in shock, pulled out their wands and pointed to the door, and exchanged glances quickly.
"What's the matter?" Shanna asked uneasily.
"Someone invaded the store and triggered the detector left by Albert." George quickly explained.
"Who has the Marauder's Map?" Lee Jordan asked in a low voice, "If it doesn't work, then withdraw first."
This is Albert's advice to protect your own safety first in the event of danger.
"The other detector didn't respond, so it shouldn't be a dark wizard." Fred muttered, "Also, the timing is not right, even if it's a thief, it should come back in the middle of the night to steal something."
At this time, footsteps were heard outside, and it seemed that someone was walking towards this direction.
After the four of them exchanged glances, they began to cast the Illusory Body Charm on themselves, and then moved to the corners, ready to see which daring fellow was staring at them.
This is not the first time.
Since the Defence Against the Dark Arts item has made a lot of money, the number of guys greedily peeping at their shop has increased.
Only, the situation improved after the Ministry of Magic installed a Defence Against the Dark Arts item store next door.
If it's the pink eye again, I have to teach them some unforgettable lessons.
When the four of them raised their wands to aim at the door, the door to the room was suddenly opened, and a familiar voice sounded from outside.
"It's me."
Albert glanced at the empty room, glanced at the place where the four were hiding, and said, "Come out!"
"Wow! You freaked us out, I thought..."
Lee Jordan breathed a sigh of relief, waved his wand to release the Disillusionment Charm, and greeted Albert with a smile.
"Thinking it's a dark wizard?" Albert raised his eyebrows slightly, "If it's a dark wizard, I suggest you retreat immediately, and bring a Marauder's map with you, at least to be able to determine whether the person coming is an enemy."
"If it's a Death Eater or a Dark Wizard, there will definitely be a red dot on the detector on the wrist," Fred cautioned.
"When did you come back?" Lee Jordan also planned to give Albert a hug, but was deftly avoided, "Why didn't you let me know in advance."
"Let's give you some surprises. By the way, let's take a look at your responsiveness. The detectors can't trust them. If you want to deceive this kind of thing, it's not impossible."
"It's not funny at all," muttered Fred. "Seriously, when the detectors sounded the alarm, it really surprised everyone."
"You are just inexperienced now, you can deal with it calmly after a few more visits." Albert comforted.
"A few more times." The corners of several people's mouths twitched slightly.
Albert didn't care about other people's reactions, looked at Shanna and asked with a smile, "Are you still used to this job?"
"The food and salary here are very good, but the work is so busy that sometimes I feel like I'm turning into a house elf." Shanna poured Albert a cold butterbeer: "When did you come back?"
"This afternoon." Albert reached out and took the cup of butterbeer, but instead of drinking it, he put it directly on the table, and joked with a smile, "I came here as soon as I got back, lest some people be behind my back. Blame me for being lazy!"
"You know it yourself," Fred, George, and Lee Jordan grumbled in unison.
"I think this is purely your misunderstanding, my job is not the same as yours." Albert said solemnly, "Look, I need to be in charge of developing Defence Against the Dark Arts items, and I need to help the shop from the Ministry of Magic. Take the order..."
"Okay, okay, don't make excuses for yourself." George interrupted impatiently, although he thought that Albert was very reasonable, but a lot of it was nonsense.
“How are Defence Against the Dark Arts items selling?”
"Very popular!" said Lee Jordan excitedly, "We made a net profit of nearly 20,000 in just two months."
Speaking, he picked up the account book on the table and handed it to Albert.
"This looks much more pleasing to the eye now. In the past, I had to look carefully at your billing book to make it clear." Albert took the account book and flipped through the recent sales, not forgetting to complain about how bad the three of them were. accounting method.
"We've never had any experience with this before," Lee Jordan quibble.
"Honestly, less than I expected." Albert said, closing the book.
"You can be content, I don't know how many people suffer from pink eye because of it recently." George couldn't help but rolled his eyes at Albert: "Also, there are still a large number of orders from the Ministry of Magic that have not been completed, and when that order is completed, , it should bring us more than 10,000 pure profits."
Albert was looking through the bill and found that most of the detectors sold were more than 1,000 in total (counting the Ministry of Magic's 500).
A lot of defense items have also been sold, but most are sold to the Ministry of Magic, and the rest are only a fraction.
It's not difficult to understand. After the Ministry of Magic successfully suppressed the edge of the Death Eaters, everyone became optimistic about the future. There was no longer the sense of urgency that Voldemort had at the beginning of his resurrection, and naturally he no longer ignored it. Everything sought protection.
"It seems that Scrimgeour has done a good job recently." Albert sighed softly.
"Dad said the dark wizards were all scared of being killed."
"Yeah, a lot of people think the dark wizards were freaked out by Scrimgeour's actions, and it wasn't until recently that the Ministry of Magic stopped trying dark wizards. I heard from my dad that the Ministry of Magic caught the last time at your wedding. Seventy percent of the dark wizards were killed." Fred admired Scrimgeour's courage.
"Scrimgeour makes the Daily Prophet publish every day the list of dark wizards sentenced to death and the crimes they have committed." George glanced at Albert and continued, "It works very well, plus With Harry's support, few would say that Scrimgeour killed innocents."
"Most people are bullying and fearing hardships, and dark wizards are no exception. As long as they meet someone who is more ruthless than them, those people will naturally become more docile than sheep." Albert handed the account book to Shanna : "Tell me about the Defence Against the Dark Arts store next door."
"That was Dad's idea," explained George. "He thinks there are too many vendors in Diagon Alley selling low-quality Defence Against the Dark Arts items. Why not bring them all together?"
"An initial selection of those Defence Against the Dark Arts items is performed by members of the Crisis Response Team and the Office of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Items Detection and Seizures before being tested by Aurors at the Ministry of Magic. Check and confirm that the Defence Against the Dark Arts items are qualified, and they will be allowed to sell them in the Defence Against the Dark Arts Items Store."
"Last time, a lot of people were jealous of our profits. After sneaking into the store and being caught, Dad was a little worried about our safety. Later, he proposed this plan to the Ministry of Magic. Now, our next door has become The Ministry of Magic has a stronghold in Diagon Alley," Fred introduced Albert.
"There will be Ministry of Magic employees stationed next door every day, they are responsible for patrolling Diagon Alley, helping to maintain the stability of Diagon Alley to ensure everyone's safety, after all Hogwarts students will be there during this time. Diagon Alley shopping."
"Scrimgeour's approach has been well received by everyone."
"I remember you said before that Fudge's successor was a..." Lee Jordan gave Shanna a look and didn't continue.
"It's inconvenient to let me know." Shanna frowned slightly.
"No, Fudge's successor is an unlucky one." Albert finished.
"It doesn't look like much." Shanna was a little surprised, because Scrimgeour looked very capable and didn't look like a bad guy.
"There is a Burns in front of Scrimgeour, who is dead." George remembered Dumbledore's injury, and suddenly understood that Albert would call Scrimgeour unlucky.
When Dumbledore dies, Scrimgeour will be a hindrance to Voldemort's control of the Ministry of Magic.
It's really bad luck when you think about it.
"I think you bought the store next door, don't I?" George changed the subject, thinking it was best not to let Shanna know about it.
Several people turned their heads to look at Albert, and couldn't help but suspect that the Defense Against the Dark Arts store next door was created by Albert.
"Well, it actually has nothing to do with me. It should be Digoriti's plan. He has asked me similar questions before." Albert said lightly.
As for the formation of the patrol team, it was actually Percetti's, because doing so would help increase Scrimgeour's reputation, and their shop was being targeted at that time.
Scrimgeour needs to make Albert owe him a favor in order to prepare for a future fight against the Dark Wizards.
Everything comes together and it becomes the thing next door.
"So, you really built that store?"
"Making a lot of money can easily lead to jealousy and hatred, not to mention that we are still eating alone, and we have lent the store next door to the Ministry of Magic to turn it into a Defence Against the Dark Arts props store, which can be shared by the Ministry of Magic. Part of the attention, but also to ensure your safety." Albert took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time, and continued, "Anyway, the Defense Against the Dark Arts store will be divided sooner or later, and it will make others think that we are not monopolizing. The business..."
"Well, it's better to find a reporter to interview? Let everyone think that it's not that we have a monopoly on Defence Against the Dark Arts items, but that the Defence Against the Dark Arts items sold by others are really bad, so most people are willing to buy ours product," Shanna continued with a smile, "and you can use this to start your own brand~IndoMTL.com~ give people a preconceived illusion?"
"Yes, that is probably the case." Albert did not hesitate to praise himself, "It seems that you are very talented in this area."
"By the way, we received this letter not long ago, do you see how this matter can be resolved?" George took out the letter he had just read.
After reading the contents of the letter, Albert said with a smile: "It seems that it is not only Defense Against the Dark Arts items, but your joke items are also selling well!"
"What are you going to do?"
"Don't worry about the Ministry of Magic, as long as you're not stupid, they won't trouble us at this point." Albert comforted, "You can talk to them about this first, and if possible, let the They became our store."
"I don't think so."
"It should be easier for Joko to joke about the store. I want to continue. He will probably be defeated by us soon." Albert analyzed: "You can swallow his store first, and then Giving some of the benefits to Joko, everyone can make a fortune together, and we can claim to cooperate with the outside world, so that we have more branches in Hogsmeade, and there is a ready-made shop to help manage the store."
"If Joko joins in and benefits from it, I think the owner of Duke Bee should also consider cooperating with us. Wouldn't it be better for everyone to become business partners and make a fortune together instead of being squeezed?"
"It always feels like you're a little naive," Lee Jordan muttered.
"Trust me, they'll be willing to accept our goodwill, no one's going to struggle with money, and if you want to grow your business, you should take the long view." Albert pulled out his wand Said, "Okay, there will be guests coming over later, so get ready!"
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