The man behind Hogwarts

After hearing William's answer, Snape was silent for a long time. Just when William was about to ask, he spoke.

Snape said: "I approve the application to establish a club."

He finally had to agree.

When William was taking the exam just now, he deliberately did not ask about the knowledge in the course, because he knew that it would not be difficult for William at all.

He thought about William's next job in the library, and then asked a question related to it.

did not expect.

Things turned out far beyond his expectations.

Snape continued: "If it weren't for the fact that you don't have the scent of potion on your body, I would have suspected that you had taken some memory-enhancing potion."

William smiled modestly: "My memory is indeed pretty good."

Snape waved his hand: "Okay, you can make arrangements yourself and provide me with the club-related materials within three days."

"Okay, Professor."

"Professor, I want to ask one thing. When we do this kind of thing, we are working for the school. I wonder if we are paid."

Snape was stunned for a moment and questioned: "You want a salary?"

"No, professor, I don't care about the salary, but I have another plan."

Snape said: "What are your plans? Tell me."

William slowly said: "We, a few friends, started to join the club not only to satisfy our interests; but we also wanted to contribute to the construction of the school within our ability."

"So, I want to set up a club fund."

"If the school doesn't have the money to support us, I plan to invest my own money into the club fund in my own name."

This idea just occurred to William.

He just suddenly discovered that his group might be missing a real thing - interests.

How can an organization lack profits?

Interest is the largest and most lasting driving force for a group.

Although Evelin and others joined for William's sake, they also had their own interests and influences.

But this is a job after all, maybe similar to a part-time job. Since it is a job, salary is obviously essential.

Now William wants to complete the final step.

Snape sat up straight, placed his hands on the ancient wooden table, and stared at William coldly.

Snape said: "What is the club fund and what does it do?"

Fund is a word in the Muggle world.

Snape didn't seem to know, but it was quite normal. After all, Cedric's father couldn't even accurately pronounce the professional name "policeman".

William explained: “In a nutshell, I donate money to maintain the running of the club.”

"Professor Snape, you should know that the reclassification work in the school library is very arduous and may take several years. As a result, the few of us will definitely be occupied with a lot of time."

"So as compensation, I'm ready to donate funds..."

Snape interrupted: "You have a lot of money?"

"Well, it's not much. I'm quite poor."

He is quite poor. Compared with Malfoy and Rozier, William is indeed quite poor.

But there is also an advantage, that is, the money is controlled by William himself. Unlike some wizard families, the money belongs to the family, and the young wizard does not get much.

Snape denied: "If you're going to use your own money to pay them, absolutely not."

He immediately objected to the idea.

Pay students to students? It sounds so ridiculous.

Moreover, it would damage the reputation of Hogwarts.

William was not shocked by Snape's stern tone. He had adapted to this tone during this period, and he might miss it if he couldn't hear it for a long time.

William smiled gently and said, "Professor, you misunderstood."

"Did you know that there is a kind of non-governmental organization in the Muggle world called the Foundation?"

Snape: "What is the connection between the foundation and the club fund you mentioned?"

His first reaction was not disgust at Muggle knowledge, but curiosity.

Obviously, Professor Snape does not have the same attitude as Fran's family.

“A foundation refers to a private public welfare organization established using property donated by individuals or organizations for the purpose of engaging in public welfare undertakings.”

"Obviously, his purpose is to do charity."

“And the club fund does pretty much the same thing.”

Snape frowned and thought for a moment.

He repeatedly studied the explanation about the foundation that William just said in his mind, and found that this kind of organization did not seem to exist in the wizarding world.

That's worth looking into.

Snape said: "If a club fund was set up, how much money would you put in, how would you use it, and would you expect to get a return?"

William applauded in his heart, Snape asked the key point immediately.

"You can invest 500 gold galleons for the time being."

"I haven't decided yet on how it will be used, but it definitely shouldn't be used as salary."

Naturally, he would not choose this way. It is impossible to have wages. Once wages are paid, they will become workers. If things go on like this, the club will lose its vitality.

But this is indeed a problem.

If members have no interests, it will be difficult for the team to continue; if wages are paid, the team will deteriorate...

How to spend money has become a problem.

"I don't want anything in return. In other words, doing this well is my best reward."

William's answer was simple and easy to understand, and Snape understood it too.

But he still frowned and didn't let go.

"William, you always have all kinds of weird ideas, and most of them come from the Muggle world. I would like to advise you that as a wizard, you must be cautious about Muggle knowledge."

William looked straight and asked why.

Snape did not explain, but changed the subject.

"Five hundred galleons is a lot of money for you little wizards. It seems you do have some capital."

Snape was slightly surprised.

You know, the prize money for a Triwizard Tournament is only 1000 Galleons, which means that William won half of the Triwizard Championship at once.

Of course, he was only slightly surprised.

No matter how rich the little wizard is, he is just a grain of sand in the sea in front of this master of potions.

Snape continued: "I won't make a decision about the club fund for the time being. I'll tell you after thinking about it."

"Okay, thank you Professor Snape."

Snape looked at William with cold eyes.

"You don't need to thank me. As long as you don't trouble me with such things, I would like to thank you Mr. Seders."

Uh uh.

William laughed dryly.

He has firmly memorized these words through memory, and gained some more for his "Professor Snape Quotations".

He secretly poked and thought:

"Snape, you are so cruel to me today and you are still mocking me. When I graduate, I will make hundreds of copies of this book of quotations and give one to every little wizard for free..."

"Perhaps, Hogwarts will be filled with Snape literature in the future."