"Actually, we don't have much choice, do we?" Joel raised his eyes and looked at the manager opposite.
The manager showed a helpless smile and shrugged, "Yes, in fact you don't have the capital to bargain with the Ministry of Magic. They have more means to cut off the sales of your new books."
"The overseas copyright value of your set of books is much higher. After all, the wizard population in other countries is much larger than that in the UK."
"Actually, the Ministry of Magic's approach has pros and cons. Although they take 30% of your income, you are also tied to them. If necessary, the Ministry of Magic will help you solve all the problems you encounter during the export process."
"So we should agree to the request of the Ministry of Magic. 30% of the income is exchanged for a large and stable ship. It doesn't sound like a disadvantage." Joel put his hands behind his head, "not to mention that if we have another one in the future,
If we have business to do, the Ministry of Magic will definitely take good care of us."
After hearing what Joel and the manager said, the unhappy expressions on Sergey and Eddie's faces finally receded slightly.
The four of them agreed to the request of the Ministry of Magic, and the four of them were not idle during this Christmas holiday. The staff of the Wizarding Examination Authority of the Ministry of Magic wrote to the four of them every day to communicate that the complete explanation of magic courses sold overseas should be preserved.
and what content to delete.
Under the leadership of Ms. Marchban, these staff began to complete the work of deleting and adding CLBT, and synchronized the content with the teaching materials of the exporting country.
The other three roommates all returned home during the Christmas holiday, leaving Joel alone in Hogwarts Castle, feeling quite free. At this time, there were still three days before Christmas, and Joel was dealing with the management of the Wizarding Exam.
While writing letters from the bureau, I also completed assignments assigned by professors.
He now has close to 300 Galleons in his pocket, and he is getting closer and closer to the 1,000 Galleons that can be exchanged for the source of magic. Joel is also feeling a little excited. When the overseas market opens up, these 1,000 Galleons will be at his fingertips.
I can finally become a normal wizard!
Joel paced the common room, trying to calm his excitement.
The fire in the common room was burning brightly, and the atmosphere in the room was quiet and beautiful.
A girl is lying on the table in the self-study area, with the distance between her head and the book just a slap in the face. The black hair on both sides of her cheeks hangs down on the table, firmly blocking her face in the confined space, like a protection
shell.
It's Haylis, she didn't come home for the Christmas break either.
They were the only two people left in the entire Ravenclaw house.
Joel was looking down through the window of the tower now. Under the sunlight, it felt like gold galleons were floating on the water of the Black Lake.
I can't look at it anymore, or I will go blind if I keep looking at it.
Joel decisively left the window, but now he was really bored...
His eyes shifted to Haylis, and he walked over and sat down next to her.
"Why didn't you come home for Christmas?" He straddled his legs on both sides of the chair and stared at Haylis' head.
"Huh?" Haylis raised her head, her eyes filled with confusion, and then she realized that Joel was talking to her.
"I, I...there is no one at home." Haylis hesitated for a while before saying.
"...Your reading posture is not good for your eyes. Don't you feel uncomfortable reading like this?" Joel was speechless.
"It's okay, I'm used to lying down and reading." Hailis brushed the black hair hanging down by her ears and whispered.
"I still owe you a favor. Do you need any help recently?"
Hailes raised her head and looked at Joel with wet eyes. After thinking for a while, she remembered that she had helped Joel spin the turntable on the parchment before, and he had promised to do her a favor.
"Wasn't it a joke at the time?" Hailis felt baffled when she recalled it, "By the way, why did you ask me to turn that turntable?"
"It's mainly to try to get lucky," Joel scratched his head. "To be honest, it's thanks to that turntable that I was able to learn the pasting spell."
"So you don't have to be embarrassed. If you have any requests, just ask."
Haylis thought about it for a long time but still couldn't understand the necessary connection between the turntable and the sticking spell. She felt moved when she saw Joel looking bored and not wanting to leave.
"Can you use the Petrification Charm?" she asked. "Professor Flitwick taught me two lessons, but I still couldn't learn it after practicing for a long time."
"Of course!" Joel said with enthusiasm, "You take out your wand and we'll practice in the common room."
He moved quickly and went to the sofa in the center area to grab two cushions. "You try it first, and I'll see what's wrong."
Haylis nodded, took out her wand and pointed it at the cushion, "Everyone will be petrified..."
Not only did this girl speak in a soft voice, her voice even trembled a little when she recited the incantation.
A gray light came from the tip of the wand and hit the cushion, but nothing happened.
"You didn't cast the spell like this," Joel walked up to her. "You have to use your arms and concentrate your energy. The chanting of the spell must be sonorous and powerful!"
"Your arm holding the wand should draw a horizontal '5' in the air! The arm cannot be limp. We have just started to learn about magic. It is absolutely impossible to cast a petrification spell like you!"
"Oh oh." Haylis blushed and responded repeatedly. She squeezed the wand hard with her arms, and her thin finger joints turned white.
"It's not that the fingers are strong, it's the arms." Seeing that Hailis hadn't responded yet, Joel felt anxious and pinched Hailis's wrist through the sleeves of her school robe, trying to make her fingers relax.
But through the school robe, he could still feel the heat radiating from Haylis's slender wrist, and Joel's heart beat half a beat faster.
Then he immediately let go of his hand and coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment, "I'm not asking you to squeeze the wand hard, I'm asking you to wave your arms hard."
Hailis's face also turned red, and she lowered her head in response.
She waved the wand again, and Joel finally breathed a sigh of relief. The girl's behavior was finally corrected.
"At our current level, it's best to chant the spell louder." Joel continued to instruct Haylis.
Although he has no magic power, his theory of magic spells is much better than that of his peers, and he is still good at it on paper.
"Petrificus Totalus!" Joel demonstrated to her, his voice childish but roaring loud enough.
Haylis was startled by his voice, and she almost dropped the wand in her hand to the ground.
"Petrify them all!" Under Joel's guidance, Haylis continued to improve her waving movements and chanting tone, and finally successfully cast the first petrification spell before dinner.