At the wizarding card party at the end of November, Lee Jordan finally took over the task of preparing the wizarding card competition for the second half of the semester from Albert. He had already held it twice, and he had no idea how to hold a successful one.
The game is easy to handle.
However, the number of participants this year was a bit unsatisfactory. Even if Albert took out an "expensive" amulet as a prize for the championship, he could only manage to collect 32 contestants, which made Lee Jordan depressed for a while.
I wonder if it’s because I’m not as charming as Albert, so not a single girl signed up for this wizarding card competition.
He couldn't help complaining to Albert: "Is it my bad luck, or is it because my face is so dark that it scares away the girls?"
Although Li Jordan knew that it was not his problem, he still felt that he had messed up what Albert had told him when he officially took over.
Albert didn't care at all and comforted the other party casually.
The time has entered December, Hogwarts Castle has been shrouded in snow and wind, and the owls that deliver letters have lost weight. However, there are always exceptions. Sheila has gained a lot of weight.
Daisy and Herb wrote to tell him that their Christmas vacation schedule had been changed. They would go to France first and stay there for two days. After he attended the wedding, they would go to Italy for vacation together.
Albert suspected that Mog told his parents about the matter. With the openness of Daisy and Herb, it is not difficult to understand that they would make such a choice.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Mog tampered with the memories of the two. To be honest, Albert really couldn't compliment the wizard's integrity.
That afternoon, on Albert's way to the library, Hermione hurried over and brought him good news: Harry failed to reach a deal with Mundungus Fletcher after all.
Hermione was very dissatisfied with Mr. Mundungus, the thief who was always trying to trick them, and she would rather take the risk of dealing with Snape.
The failure of the transaction can only be regarded as following the trend of history. Sometimes the world is so wonderful, but it is a pain for Harry and Ron. Making trouble in Potions class requires taking great risks.
It is said that the thief Mr. Mundungus encountered some trouble a few days before the transaction. He broke into the empty door to steal something, and was resented. Even if there is no evidence, it doesn't matter, for those old wizards with galleons and connections
, it is too easy to take revenge on thieves who wander in the gray area.
As a result, Mundungus was targeted by employees of the Ministry of Magic. The other party seized Mundungus' suitcase on the grounds of operating without a license, and naturally all the goods in it were destroyed.
Next, the process of collecting evidence is simple.
For the reason of missing some prohibited items, the Ministry of Magic employees fined Mundungus a large sum of Galleons and prepared to send him to Azkaban Prison for a few days.
Naturally, Mundungus Fletcher was not willing to be surrendered. He originally wanted to use the Confusion Curse on the Ministry of Magic employee when he was not paying attention, in order to fool him, but the spell actually bounced back.
Therefore, the Mr. Thief was charged with assaulting a Ministry of Magic employee, and was fined two hundred Galleons, plus half a year in Azkaban.
It's really gratifying.
Mundungus Fletcher's deal with Hermione (Harry) fell through, and the incident even landed him on the second page of the Daily Prophet.
I wonder how Mundungus would feel if he knew he had fallen on Albert's amulet.
However, he also used his Galleons to make Albert's amulet famous. Because of this incident, the wizards who were out on duty in the Ministry of Magic wanted to purchase similar amulets to resist some unexpected sneak attacks.
Mr. Toller made a fortune from this, and planned to continue to purchase goods from Albert. He even had the desire to establish long-term cooperation with the Ministry of Magic, but unfortunately he failed to achieve his wish in the end.
The field of Defense Against Dark Arts is a cash cow that Albert left for himself. How could he be so generous as to share it with others?
Even if we want a win-win situation, we have to eat the meat and others eat the soup.
At first, it was okay to be exploited by Kenneth Toller. The other party was able to sell the amulet at a high price through his connections. That was someone else's skill, and he wouldn't care.
The effects of most amulets don't last very long.
At the latest one year, the amulet will be completely ineffective and will not have any impact on Albert's future plans to sell amulets. The amulets will continue to be upgraded and improved.
"You have no idea that no one working in the Ministry of Magic can recite a decent Iron Armor Charm. Although the Aurors have been trained and are much better at this, they cannot guard against sneak attacks anytime and anywhere." Kenneth
Toller was salivating as he excitedly introduced the prospect of the amulet to Albert.
In their opinion, it is simply a cash cow!
Of course, they need the amulet that Albert made himself, and the Ministry of Magic also knows that it is reliable.
Kenneth Toler was quite sincere and was willing to give half of the profits to Albert.
"I'm sorry, although the business you mentioned is indeed very tempting, but...making those amulets is a waste of time, and, as you know, I have been very busy in school and have no extra time to waste on these things.
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Albert yawned lazily and declined politely.
It is naturally impossible for Kenneth Toller to continue to earn Galleons through him.
After all, Albert is planning to open a defense against the dark arts store and is not in any hurry to make money. After Voldemort returns, as long as he controls it properly and the Second Wizarding War is over, Albert will be confident that the Ministry of Magic can
Aurors come to him to purchase goods. Are you afraid that you won't be able to make money by then?
Of course, when Albert generously said that he could sell technology, Kenneth Toler immediately shut up.
If there is no matching skill, the thing produced is completely different. After all, Kenneth has already suffered a loss once, and the matter of Bafei Awakening Potion showed his face.
Kenneth Toller flatly refused this "good offer" and had no reason to complain about Albert anymore.
This was completely within Albert's expectation. Some things may seem simple, but without some basic foundation, they really are not the same thing.
Although the business has collapsed, the Hogwarts business is still going on, and students will still come to him to buy cheap amulets.
Until one day, Albert learned from Fred and George that Kenneth had been beaten.
In George's words: Kenneth sold fake goods, but was discovered by others.
After the two parties ended their cooperation, Kenneth got a batch of identical amulets from somewhere and sold them to other Muggle wizards, but they were found to be fakes.
An amulet cost two galleons. Naturally, the other party couldn't swallow this. He contacted several students who also bought fake goods, dragged Kenneth into the toilet and beat him up, and asked him to return the goods.