Hogwarts: The Wizarding World's First Capitalist

"My name is Karl Hohenzollern, and I am suffering from the most injustice in my life that I can do nothing about."

Carl, who was in the Rosier family castle, looked at the scene happening in the living room in front of him and couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Just yesterday, he and Cedric finished their trip in the United States and flew from New York to Paris on a special plane.

Then I transferred from Paris to Berlin. The journey was very peaceful and tranquil, but I had to use the "door key" left by an old man.

When teleported to this majestic castle high in the Alps, things start to take some strange turns.

When Grindelwald saw Carl and Cedric for the first time, he immediately gave them a warm hug.

He invited the other party with a smile to go to the reception room to enjoy breakfast, which was customized by him personally.

The meal was luxurious and the dishes were rich, while he sat aside and communicated cordially with the other party. He was really enthusiastic to the extreme.

But maybe the object of his enthusiasm was wrong. Carl, who had been standing at the door of the reception room, looked at Cedric, who was a little overwhelmed by Grindelwald's warm hospitality.

I could only stand at the door in a daze, but no one greeted me. For a moment, I felt dazed and began to wonder if my guess was wrong.

Shouldn't I be the bloodline heir of this old Deng? Why do I look like an adopted child now, while Cedric looks more like his biological son?

Carl, who was furious, strode behind the two of them and snatched the cake that Grindelwald was about to give to Cedric.

Said angrily.

"What on earth do you want to do? You old man, I have been standing at the door for almost five minutes since I appeared in this castle."

"It's fine if you don't invite me in for a cup of tea, but why are you so obsessed with this guy? What's your purpose?"

"Don't forget that I'm here. I have something important to talk to you about. I'm not in the mood to play this kind of game with you. Wait until after school starts."

"Go play with that old Dumbledore yourself."

He said that he wanted to see the other party's panic expression when he made this revelation.

But unexpectedly, Grindelwald had a calm expression on his face. He looked up at Carl quietly and said nonchalantly.

"Since you can easily reveal these secrets to this young man, it seems that there is nothing wrong with my hospitality."

"He should have become a very important person in your life, so as your biological father."

"It is necessary to warmly entertain your son's future partner."

"Especially when a certain jerk boy has absolutely no filial piety and doesn't care about the emotional needs of his old father."

These words seemed to press the pause button on the entire reception hall, and Carl looked at the handsome old man in front of him in disbelief.

Cedric also showed his greatest surprise. He stopped enjoying the food and looked at Grindelwald with a panicked look on his face.

After more than 10 seconds of silence, Carl suddenly exploded and rushed towards Grindelwald's face with the cake in his hand.

He growled with a red face.

"What the hell are you talking about? Watch your words, you old man. He is my subordinate and comrade-in-arms, and my partner in the future life."

"You old bastard who is still in love after half a century, you deserve to die."

Carl's movements were very fast, but Grindelwald's were even faster. He didn't take out his wand or even make any gestures.

He simply used Apparition to change his position, moving from the seat to Cedric's right to the left.

Carl's cake attack missed, and half of the whole honey cake was thrown on Cedric's face.

Cedric, whose face was covered with cake, finally reacted. His entire face turned red and hot, visibly like red-hot porcelain.

Even part of the cream on his face melted. He quickly turned to look at Grindelwald beside him and explained in a panic.

"Sir, please don't say anything nonsense. Mr. Hohenzollern and I are just good friends."

"It's not what you think. We, we..."

"What did I imagine?" Grindelwald looked at the panicked Cedric and asked deliberately with a smirk on his face.

"I didn't use the word lovers. I just said you are life partners and your friendship will last a lifetime."

"So aren't best friends life partners? Why are you two getting so excited?"

"Or maybe it's not what I imagined, but you guys were planning to do that."

"No." Cedric was completely panicked and tried desperately to explain, but he couldn't even finish a sentence.

In the end, he could only look at Carl with tears in his eyes like a bullied seal.

Carl could only stroke his forehead with his hand to express his helplessness, then looked at Cedric and said.

"Go wash your face and change your clothes first, then leave for a while and don't say a word to the old man."

"If you continue chatting with him, there will be no privacy left. Go away now."

Hearing this, Cedric nodded obediently and left the living room under the guidance of a house-elf.

But when he was about to leave, his eyes were fixed on the snacks he had not finished eating.

"What a useless guy." Carl said unhappily as he looked at the other person as he left.

But having said that, he was very honest and sat in the seat that Cedric had just sat in.

I picked up the cutlery that the other person had used and started to enjoy the remaining cake. This was not because I was unrestrained.

But as he had flown half the world and hadn't eaten for a whole day, he was feeling a little hungry.

Besides, Carl was still very unhappy, and doing this would just disgust the old guy in front of him.

Before he could scoop up a piece of cake with a spoon, Grindelwald, who was standing beside him, supported his head and suddenly spoke.

"Your relationship is definitely not ordinary. The two of you enjoy a cake together. Albus and I did the same thing in the past."

"But I want to give you a suggestion. It would be best if you could suddenly attack and steal his food when he is enjoying his meal."

"When he gets angry, give the food back to him. This will have a better effect."

"I'm not eating anymore, I'm leaving!!"

Karl threw the silver spoon in his hand heavily onto the plate, then stood up and prepared to leave.

It was only at this point that Grindelwald realized that he seemed to have gone a little too far, so he quickly stood up and grabbed Carl.

He changed his expression and said apologetically.

"Well, why do you take your joke so seriously? I am already an old man, you should be more patient with me."

"Besides, you knew that I had left that cage, but you still didn't give me the care I deserved."

"Ms. Wenda Rosier, and that old fellow Dumbledore, have received the gifts you purchased during your travels."

"But why am I the only one who doesn't have any gifts?"