Hogwarts from another world

Matthew Wakefield arrived in London almost an hour ago.

Now, he has arrived at a shop on the north side of Diagon Alley.

At this moment, he is undergoing an "interview".

A less formal and less serious “interview”

But for Matthew, this experience is still relatively important. So he seems pretty serious.

And sitting on the sofa in front of him was a thin man, a little bald, and the remaining hair was brown. He was wearing a light blue robe and looked a little dusty.

Matthew only knew that this man's surname was "Shafiq".

In addition, he is the manager of Flourish and Blotts, the largest bookstore in Diagon Alley.

"Name" glanced at the boy in front of him, and Shafiq asked tiredly.

"Matthew Wakefield." Matthew replied quickly.

"Gender, it should be male." Shafiq seemed to be saying to himself: "What about age?"

"I'll be thirteen in just over two months," Matthew continued.

"A bit young." Shafiq looked at Matthew carefully and muttered: "I'm not strong either. I doubt whether I can move the book box."

"I have a letter of introduction from Professor Rozier." Matthew calmly took out a thick parchment envelope from his pocket.

The back of the envelope has a shield with a capital "h" surrounded by four animals: a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake.

Every Hogwarts student who does not want to spend the summer at a friend's house and is "homeless" will receive a letter of introduction from the Vice-Headmaster. To ensure that they can find a "job" in Hogsmeade or Diagon Alley during the summer vacation.

Faced with this letter, the manager of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore obviously did not dare to be too negligent. He quickly took the letter, then carefully opened it and began to read it carefully.

one minute later

"You are actually number one in your grade." He raised his head and glanced at Matthew in surprise.

"That's right." Matthew nodded without humility.

"Besides studying, you should still make more friends," Shafiq said with some seriousness as he put down the Hogwarts letter.

Generally speaking, only those children who are more withdrawn and have few friends will choose to go to Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade to find a job during the summer vacation. Normal Muggle-born students are more willing to spend the summer vacation at friends' houses; And most wizarding families welcome such guests.

Matthew didn't explain anything, just nodded: "Okay, I understand, thank you."

"Then Mr. Wakefield, you are hired." Shafiq picked up the quill, took out a piece of parchment, and began to write something in very sloppy handwriting. At the same time, he said to himself:

"The recruitment period starts now and lasts until August 2st. Flourish and Blotts Bookstore will bear all the expenses for food and accommodation. At the same time, you will be responsible for some odd jobs, and you will be paid 9 Galleons and Sickles per week."

"Two Galleons" Matthew couldn't help but frowned.

He's not the kind of kid who really doesn't understand the world.

He knew very well that even the lowest weekly salary for an adult wizard in the wizarding world was more than ten galleons.

And this seemingly amiable Mr. Shafiq directly offered himself a salary of less than a quarter of the minimum weekly salary.

Sure enough, the exploitation of child labor can be regarded as a "fine tradition" passed down by the British Empire for hundreds of years.

Even the wizarding world is no exception.

Obviously, Matthew Wakefield cannot accept this salary.

He cleared his throat and said seriously: "Mr. Shafiq, I think I am worth a higher price."

This sentence surprised the manager of Flourishes and Blotts Bookstore.

In the previous years, he had recruited many Hogwarts students. When he came to the bookstore as a temporary worker during the summer, this was the first time he met such a "greedy" little guy, and he was only a first-year student.

If it hadn't been for Ms. Rozier's letter of recommendation sitting on his desk, he might have gotten angry and driven the little guy away from his bookstore.

"Mr. Wakefield." He said patiently: "You are too young. Two gallons and eight pounds is already a very high price. If you go to other bookstores, they will never be able to pay you."

"I will settle the accounts." Matthew said calmly, interrupting Mr. Shafiq.

"Yeah" Shafiq was stunned, and suddenly looked even more surprised: "Are you kidding me?"

Matthew just spread his hands and did not answer.

"Okay, let me test you." The manager of Flourishes and Blotts Bookstore took out a ledger from the drawer and asked slowly:

“一本价值2个加隆6个西可11个纳特一本价值3加隆16个西可22个纳特而一本价值5个加隆3个西可6个纳特那么它们加在一起一共多少钱”

马修几乎是不假思索的回答道：“一共是10个加隆25个西可39个纳特也就是11个金加隆9个银西可10个铜纳特。”

"Don't make up numbers to deceive me so quickly." Mr. Shafik looked at Matthew suspiciously, then took out a piece of discarded manuscript paper, recorded it, and counted with his fingers.

After almost two or three minutes

"Oh, Merlin's beard." Mr. Shafiq raised his head in disbelief: "Child, how did you calculate that?"

"Have you forgotten, sir, I am number one in my grade?" Matthew replied calmly.

As he expected, wizards generally have very poor mathematical abilities, and the weird accounting ratios of gold, silver, and copper make it extremely difficult for them to keep accounts.

"Oh, look at my memory." The manager of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore laughed: "How about this, Mr. Wakefield, I will double the salary I offered you before; but every night, you have to help me Calculate the day’s ledger”

"Settling accounts is very tiring." Matthew looked a little embarrassed.

"Then how about" Mr. Shafik gritted his teeth, hesitated for a long time and finally said: "Let's double it again."

Quadruple that, which is a weekly salary of 10 Galleons plus 2 Sickles, which is slightly higher than the minimum salary for an adult wizard.

Matthew was not too greedy. He nodded:

"Okay, so be it, sir."