Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 846 Make money together

   After watching the Quidditch match for several days in a row, Albert found that the Quidditch World Cup was not as interesting as he had imagined. Especially after the excitement of the previous few days, the initial sense of novelty began to fade, and Liania's curiosity about the wizard camp also greatly weakened, and she didn't even go out for a stroll at night. Lyria and Catherine are very interested in the beauty potion researched.

  Women always care about their appearance, just like men always like beautiful women.

   "It's almost time!" Albert glanced at the open pocket watch, put down the newspaper and prepared to go to Black, and before leaving, he did not forget to tell the house elf to keep an eye on Nia.

Sirius’ tent is in the camp next door. It takes about ten minutes to walk there. This distance is not too far. After all, the Quidditch World Cup stadium can accommodate 100,000 people, which means that there will be at least 10,000 tents divided into Scores of camping areas are not uncommon.

   If it wasn't for the wizard's magical tent, Albert wondered if this land could accommodate so many wizards without being detected by Muggle satellites?

  Compared to the night, the camp during the day is very deserted, many wizards are trying to catch up on sleep, and of course some wizards are packing their tents and preparing to leave. There are many wizards who only watch one game. After all, Quidditch tickets are not cheap.

   "Albert, this way, this way."

When Albert walked through the camp, he found that his roommate Lee Jordan was waving desperately at him, and beside him stood a black wizard who looked very similar to him, and seemed to hear his son shouting, Then talk to the man next to him, but turn his head to follow Lee Jordan's line of sight.

   "When did you arrive. By the way, this is my father." Lee Jordan enthusiastically introduced his father to Albert.

"Oh, dear Ludo, let me think about the bet for a while, and I'll come back to you later, okay?" Mr. Jordan gave Bagman an apologetic look, and then walked forward to Albert with a smile. Say hello, "You are Albert. I often hear Li mentioning you. I originally wanted to invite you to watch the football game."

  Bagman, who was left on the sidelines, couldn't help but frowned, but looked at the young man in front of him curiously. He always felt that the other party looked familiar. He didn't remember who the other party was until he heard Albert's name being mentioned by the person next to him.

   "Albert Anderson, the most talented wizard of this century?" Bagman said in an exaggerated tone.

   "Hello, Mr. Bagman." Albert said pretending to be surprised, "I didn't expect to see you here."

   "You know each other?" Mr. Jordan asked curiously.

   "Mr. Bagman is the commentator of the Quidditch World Cup." Albert explained.

   "Mr. Anderson is a big celebrity now, and he has won two international awards in one month. How about it? Do you want to place a bet on the game? Ireland has a great chance of winning the championship this year." Bagman said happily.

"Okay, Ludo, don't teach bad kids, let's talk about betting later!" Mr. Jordan interrupted before Bagman, "Albert, come in and sit for a while, and try my latest one by the way." the tea that arrived."

   "Okay, see you later." Bagman frowned, turned and walked away.

   "Dad said that Bagman likes to gamble very much, and he always likes to get people to bet everywhere." Lee Jordan warmly invited Albert into the tent, and poured him a cup of hot tea with a silver pot.

   Albert glanced at the fresh mint in the cup, and took a sip. The pot was made of green tea, which tasted pretty good.

   "If you can win money, who doesn't like gambling?" Albert put down his teacup and said meaningfully: "However, I heard people say that Bagman lost a lot of money."

   "How much did you bet?" Lee Jordan asked straight to the point.

"No." Albert noticed that Lee Jordan's father was looking at him, and said, "However, Mr. Bagman is right. Ireland has a good chance of winning the Quidditch tournament. World Cup champion."

   "That would be wonderful."

  The three chatted for a while about the game, and Albert said goodbye and left.

  Lee Jordan's father looked at the bag of Galleons on the table, and said to his son, "Your friend is very unusual!"

"Of course it's unusual. That's a genius who has won two international awards in one month. He has won more gallons than many people have earned over the years." Lee Jordan rubbed his hands with a smile and asked, "Dad, what are you doing?" How much do you plan to bet on, this is a sure-fire business."

   "Let's make the same amount as him. I estimate that your friend may not only ask us to help you bet." Lee Jordan's father naturally knew that he couldn't bet on one person, and he was going to find other unlucky ones.

   If Bagman is really bald, then the money will not be returned.

   "Treasure your relationship, it's not easy to find a good friend." After Albert left a bag of Galleons, Lee Jordan's father no longer doubted Albert's judgment.

   Albert did find a few acquaintances who were willing to help bet. As for betting in person, that is too eye-catching. Adhering to the principle of earning money together, many reliable acquaintances help out for reasons, and the relationship of interest is sometimes particularly reliable.

  After greeting many acquaintances along the way, Albert finally came outside Sirius' tent. Hermione and Lupine were setting up a grill, and Harry and Ron were helping them.

   However, they are more often than not helpful.

   "Harry, you and Ron go get some water back." Sirius handed the bucket to Harry and Ron.

"see you later."

  After greeting Albert, Harry left with Ron carrying a bucket.

   "Let's go inside and talk about magazine publications." Sirius warmly embraced Albert's shoulders and led him into the tent.

  Hermione looked suspiciously at the two people who entered the tent, and felt that they seemed to have some private matters to discuss, so she didn't want to disturb them.

  Sirius’ tent is very luxurious, but there is an old atmosphere, it seems that it has been a while.

   As soon as Albert sat down, Sirius put a bag of gold coins in front of him.

"You're right, Bagman is indeed unreliable, he only gave me half of Galleons." Sirius crossed his hands, and said to Albert, "The other half continues to bet, but this time Bagman learned to be smart Yes, the odds are not high."

   Albert took the money bag and reminded him kindly: "You can go to other bankers to bet, don't keep staring at Bagman alone, if he owes a big debt, he will definitely renege on it."

   "You're right, but I haven't found any other bookmakers yet." Sirius was also worried that Bagman would suddenly renege on his debt. If you really owe a big debt, you will definitely do this.

   "Many wizards like to gamble." Albert said without thinking, "You can always find them."

   "By the way, are you interested in investing in a magazine publication? We plan to start a Defense Against the Dark Arts magazine according to your suggestion. Remus is the editor-in-chief. As you know, he used to be a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts."

   "You shouldn't be short of money, right?" Albert's expression was a little weird, as if he didn't quite understand why Sirius asked him to invest.

"To tell you the truth, I started the magazine just to find a job for Remus, and you should also know that it is difficult for him to find a decent job in the magic world as a werewolf." Sirius sighed: "Of course, we You don't need to pay a lot of Galleons, as long as you give me some ideas occasionally, and I don't need your help at ordinary times. I can also give you three-tenths of the shares. If you really lose money in the end, I can use the Galleons' original price. Buy back your shares."

  Albert felt that Black decided on this matter more like a hot brain, but the conditions given by the other party were very sincere!

"I don't seem to have a reason to refuse." Albert thought for a moment, then smiled, "As long as you don't make mistakes, the field of defense against the dark arts will indeed be a big hit in the past few years. No money."

   Sirius couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Albert's agreement. The conditions he gave were quite generous.

  However, considering that Albert has the idea of ​​earning money together, and the other party helped him win such a large sum of Galleons, Sirius felt that he should be more generous.

   Albert is not short of money at all, so he doesn't know how much he won from this gamble.

Albert can find himself, and naturally he can also find others to help bet, and no one knows that he does that, but the reason why Sirius is determined to recruit the other party is that Albert is a very suitable friend to make, from his to It is not difficult to see this in the attitude of friends.

Of course, Albert also helped himself out of trouble, and Sirius saw the former silhouette of the robbers from the Albert foursome, but they were much better than the former robbers, and they were not like the former robbers. I am as bullying as James.

  Since Sirius knew that Albert spent money to help two friends open a store to realize their wishes, he was ashamed of himself, and wanted to help Remus find a decent job, making his life so difficult.

  If the former self could be like Albert, maybe those bad things back then would not have happened.

  Although Sirius hated Peter, he also realized that the tragedy that year might have been caused by them alone.

  It's so naive!

  He recalled more than once that if he and James hadn't invited Peter to join the Order of the Phoenix, maybe Peter wouldn't have been forced to join the Death Eaters.

  But there is no once, and no if.

   James and Lily died, and he was imprisoned for more than ten years. Peter once again took refuge in Voldemort, threatening Harry's safety.

  The two sides are already endless enemies.

   "Sirius, the barbecue is ready." Hermione's voice came from outside, and Sirius, who had been immersed in his thoughts, suddenly came back to his senses and smiled apologetically at Albert.

"In two days, Remus and I will study other magazines and publications. Let's make a simple framework first. Let's chat then. By the way, the name of the magazine is temporarily called "Defense Guide". If you can think of A better name would be nice." Sirius invited Albert out to a barbecue.

   "By the way, what is the slogan of the magazine?" Albert asked suddenly.

   "The slogan of the magazine?" Sirius was a little confused, obviously not understanding the meaning of the words.

   "The magazine slogan of "Transfiguration Today" is to change lives." Albert reminded, "To put it bluntly, it is the positioning of this magazine."

   "What do you think is suitable?" Sirius felt that it was the right thing to find Albert. Neither he nor Lupine had a clear idea of ​​starting a magazine, which was why Lupine thought they would lose money.

   "Stay away from danger and protect yourself." Albert said with a smile, "Teach everyone how to stay away from danger and how to use magic to protect themselves. You can start with spells, plants and dark creatures, just like teaching students Defense Against the Dark Arts in class."

   "Have you convinced him?" Lupine listened to Albert's analysis and looked at Sirius in surprise.

   "Are you really going to start a magazine?" Hermione was also surprised.

"Hermione can also help, publish some papers in magazines, and even learn from other publications, collect relevant papers from all Hogwarts students, and give everyone a chance to become famous. I think many people will be willing to publish Defense Against the Dark Arts in magazines thesis."

   "Is it really okay?" Hermione handed Albert a skewer of barbecue.

   "As long as the quality is not too bad, it's fine. "Transfiguration Today", "Spell Innovation", "Practical Potion Master" are all like this." Albert has written many papers, so he is actually very clear about these.

   "It's not as simple as you said." Harry swallowed the food in his mouth and muttered softly.

   "Have you seen the Quibbler?" Albert asked suddenly.

   "What's that?" Everyone looked at each other, apparently they didn't know there was such a thing.

   "The wizard newspaper published by Xenophilius Lovegood." Albert looked at Ron and said, "Maybe, you know who Lovegood is."

   "Lovegood is near my house." Ron nodded and said, "However, we have nothing to do with them."

   "How about that publication?" Hermione asked curiously.

"It's hard to describe." Albert said with a weird expression: "You can get a book and read it, and you will find that wizard publications are not as difficult as you imagined. As long as there are useful content for wizards, people will be willing to buy them, and The entire British wizarding world, the field of defense against the dark arts is a mess. Even foreign students know that Hogwarts' defense against the dark arts is notoriously bad. It's all thanks to the damned curse at Hogwarts, let me tell you Does anyone know who the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor will be next semester?"

"Alastor Moody, a retired Auror, he is an old friend of Dumbledore." Lupine noticed that everyone was looking at him, and quickly explained: "I heard the news from Dumbledore , and wrote a letter to Moody, telling him about the Defense Against the Dark Arts class."

   "Dumbledore's old friend?" Albert's tone was a little strange.

"Is there anything wrong?"

"That curse is not a joke." Albert's face became even weirder, "Professor Dumbledore really had the heart to let his old friend take risks. Professor Lupine, maybe you should write to that Professor Moody, Tell him about the curse and the early resignation, and maybe save him from death."

   "Does the curse really exist?"

   "It lasted fifty years, do you think it was a coincidence?" Albert really couldn't understand the thinking of these people.

   Are they unwilling to believe, or are they really stupid?

  (end of this chapter)