Chapter 28 Trading
Every secret needs the right person to protect it, and if you choose the wrong person to help you protect your secret, it will become a joke. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Harry didn't actually think there was anything wrong with his choice in this matter, but when he noticed that everyone was looking at him strangely, Harry Potter had to think about what was wrong.
It was getting late, and when Xie An swayed into the auditorium, most of the people had already finished their dinner, and the auditorium was surprisingly empty.
Shea picked a spot with good hot bread and sat down, just about to eat something, when the Weasley twins appeared on either side of Shay.
"Mr. Andrew, may I disturb you for a moment?" said someone who did not know whether it was Fred or George. Shea has a good impression of the Weasley twins and has a friendly attitude because of their energetic and positive attitude, like the vitality of a lion cub. The twins, who also live in a poor living environment, are much more positive than their little brother who looks like they are most unlucky.
"Of course, I was a little tired today, but I was happy. Xie An nodded indifferently.
"We have a plan, but this plan requires a little bit of start-up capital. Except for Fred or George's twins.
"So you want me to give you a little gold galleon?" Xie An asked a little dazed. It's not like the twins' way of doing things.
"No, of course not. We have a better suggestion that we could have a better way to make money, such as selling the answers to Professor Binns's history class to Slytherin, or other students who want to pass the exam with high scores, and we can make money slowly. Fred or George said.
"But we do need a lot of money right now, and we can't afford to wait any longer. We want to find a better way to get some money from you first and get through this. The other of the twins continued.
"No problem, how much do you need. Shayne didn't want to comment on Ron's mediocrity, but it seemed that the twins were a rare creature among wizards who liked to accept new things while maintaining a strong curiosity, so Shayne valued the twins' requests.
"Andrew, you agreed to that, I thought you'd hate us for Ron's rumors. One of the twins said.
"You are you, and Ron is Ron. Besides, I don't care what rumors Ron has made. Xie An shrugged his shoulders indifferently, pressed the hot bread smeared with honey, and took a bite gently, "Then how much do you need, if it is more than a thousand gold coins, you need to wait a little, after all, it takes a little time to withdraw money from Gringotts." β
"It doesn't take that much, it's nothing to tell you about it, I think Andrew you are a trustworthy person. The twins glanced at each other as if they had made up their minds, and one of them continued: "We need a governess, but now you know that such a private governess is not cheap, but we do need such a knowledgeable person, otherwise it will be difficult to accomplish that thing." β
"Well, I know, how many gold coins?" Xie An was curious about what kind of tutor the twins wanted to get, and the two of them didn't seem to be that much of a studious person. But the habits of doomsday humans made Xie An shut up and didn't ask, but directly asked the twins how much money they wanted to borrow.
"Considering our ability to repay, and the gold galleons we need to make this happen, as well as our own savings, we want to borrow a hundred gold galleons. Our repayment plan is to repay twenty gold Galleons annually in five years. As for the interest, Andrew, you know, twenty gold gallons a year has basically reached our limit, so in terms of interest, I hope you can calculate a little less than 20% in the market. The twins explained their plans to borrow.
Xie An thought about it for a moment and replied, "I don't want interest, but I need you to tell me something." β
The twins looked at each other again, and one of them whispered, "Oh, Andrew, as much as we want to help you, we really don't have any strong family spells. The Weasleys are pure-bloods, but their father has always been on the side of justice and order, and you can only get spells from those Death Eater families. β
Xie An was slightly disappointed, but quickly changed his goal: "Okay, then tell me the spell you know, and I'll see if there is anything I need." β
The twins glanced at each other, and one of them said, "We have a bat spell, which is a powerful transformation spell that can turn creatures into bats. β
"Can it be used on people?" Xie An was a little interested, stopped eating his bread, and looked at one of the twins.
"Oh, I don't know too well, it doesn't look like it's explicitly forbidden by law. β
"No, I'm not talking legally, I'm talking about the magic itself. Xie An asked a little irritably.
"We haven't tried it, but if you want to try, we can do what you want to do. The twins thought for a moment and replied.
Xie An turned his gaze back, thought for a while, and said, "I'm afraid this is not enough for your interest, if you only have one such spell of unknown purpose." β
"Oh, Andrew, we really don't have the unforgivable spell you need, that's against the law, and most magical families won't know about it at all!" one of the twins hurriedly explained.
"Well, it looks like I'm thinking too much about it. So what else do you have besides this spell? If there is nothing too good, this spell can be exchanged for two years of interest!" Xie An did not magnanimously forgive them all interest, which was an insult to the twins.
"Andrew, you're shrewd, but who made us the only rich friend you had. One of the twins said, and the other continued: "As friends, we'd love to do you a favor when you're in trouble, no matter how dangerous." β
"No, Brother Weasley, a promise without a definite goal is useless to me, I don't need that. Xie An refused.
"Then we can help you get out of the castle at any time, and if that's not enough, we can lend you a treasure. β
"If you knew about my relationship with the house-elves in the castle, you would know that I can leave the castle at any time without your help at all. As for the treasure you are talking about, well, you can introduce it. Xie An said calmly.
"Well, maybe you're right, when we explored the castle, we did learn about the status of the Kirin wizard among the elves. As for the treasure, Fred, do you have that treasure? George said to Fred.
George hurriedly took out a neatly folded piece of parchment from the wizard's robe, at this time there were very few people eating in the auditorium, and there was no one around the three of them, and the twins seemed to confirm that it was safe, and then lightly tapped the parchment with his wand. The parchment opened automatically, and then the ink magically appeared on it.
"A map of elves?" Xie An immediately thought of the map given to him by the elf elder when he was looking for Crevi, but unfortunately that map seemed to be a one-time one, and after finding Victor, it became invalid.
"You've ever seen anything like this? But it looks like we're not calling it an elf map, we're calling it a living map. Not only can it mark the location of all Hogwarts secret passages, but it canβ" The twins whispered their maps, and the two of them looked excited.
"No, it's a pity that I don't need that. If you can help me collect more spells, I can buy them at a reasonable price, and if you can get better spells, I can not only forgive you interest, but even reduce the principal directly, how about it. Xie An wasn't very interested in things like the live point map, so he said directly.
The twins looked a little disappointed, thought about it for a moment and said, "Okay, that's the only way it is, you just said that the bat spell can be worth two years of interest, is it still worth now?"
"Of course, do I need to give you the money now, I have to go back to the dorm and get it. Xie An ate the last bite of bread, drank his strange taste of oriental miso soup, and got up and said.
"Okay, we're working for you now. The twins said with some frustration.
"Fred or George, you didn't work for me, and you didn't lose your freedom. I'm just asking that when it's right for you, help me keep an eye out for the powerful spells that are about to be lost in the ancient wizarding family. This is a great thing that will benefit the future generations and contribute to the present generation. Xie An smiled. Every time he can eat a full meal, Xie An always feels so happy.
"Andrew, you're really good at talking, don't you really think about the map of the living point, maybe we can just sell him to you, even if it's fifty gold gallons. The twins laughed.
"I'm not too interested in maps that peek into other people's privacy, or you can sell it to others. Xie An shrugged.
"Maybe you're right, after all, you have several girlfriends, and if they have maps like this, you're busy. The twins joked.
"Oh, by the way, can you see the names of both of you on this? as the owners of the Living Point Map," Xie An didn't think of anything, and then asked with a soft smile.
"Of course, anyone can see this, including Dumbledore!" the twins said proudly.
"It's strange, don't wizards know that location information is a very important piece of privacy, or that wizards haven't invented an anti-reconnaissance spell yet, and can tolerate their location being known by others at any time. Xie An thought about it and didn't change his mind. Shean speculated that if the Dark Lord could be identified by a magical map at any time, then the Dark Lord would be too weak for some of Tom Reard's plans to turn into a joke, and the only possibility was that the map could only be used at Hogwarts or only if no one else was guarding it. Then for Xie An, it is really not very useful.
The three of them soon arrived at the Ravenclaw tower, and Shea told the twins to wait outside. As soon as he entered the lounge, Qiu and a few beautiful girls seemed to be going out, and when they saw Xie An, Qiu said a word to a few girls, and then broke away from their small group and stopped Xie An.
Qiu said a little angrily, "Andrew, did you really say that to others?"
Xie An looked puzzled, "What are you talking about, Qiu, what did I say?"
"You say I'm just a silly vase, nowhere near as smart as Hermione, and you say... You also say... I'm only with you because of your wealth!" Qiu was aggrieved as if he was about to cry, and several senior sisters next to him also looked at Qiu sympathetically.
"How could it be! How could I say such a thing!" Xie An looked at Qiu's aggrieved appearance in surprise, not knowing where this magical rumor came from.
"But now Greenington and Hufflepuff Slytherin are saying that the Savior Harry Potter has heard you say this, and that you and Harry Potter are robbing Hermione Granger!" said Autumn aggrievedly, and although she had already got her own answer from Andrew's expression, she couldn't help but complain.
"What? Harry Potter and I are robbing Hermione Granger, what are you robbing her?" Shayne was completely confused, and this sudden event caught Shay An off guard.
"Now the four colleges, except for Ravenclaw, are all spreading this matter, haven't you heard?" Qiu was completely sure that Xie An didn't know about these things at all, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground.
Xie An recovered from the shock, lowered his head and pondered for a while, and asked directly, "Who did you listen to this?" Qiu looked at the few girls who were waiting, and Xie An looked coldly at the senior sisters.
One of them hurriedly explained, "Don't get me wrong, Andrew, we're just listening to the Slytherin guys. β
Xie An snorted coldly, and several senior sisters hid behind Qiu in fear, and Qiu hurriedly explained: "They just told me about it, and it's not that they are spreading rumors, you should go to those who really spread rumors." β
"I will, you guys go first, remember, don't spread rumors!" Xie An said coldly.
Cho still wanted to talk to Andrew for a while, but was dragged away by his sister.
Xie An took a bag of gold galleons from his ordinary box, exactly one hundred gold gallons, and returned to the outside of the tower, where the twins were still waiting outside. Shea handed the money to the twins and asked, "Did you hear anything about me and Hermione Granger?"
The twins looked at each other, and one of them said, "We thought you knew, but there was nothing in the matter, just that you and Harry Potter were stealing a girlfriend." β
Another muttered in a low voice, "I have to say, this news is really exciting." β
Xie An immediately looked at the twins suspiciously, and the one who muttered hurriedly explained, "Andrew, this matter has nothing to do with us. β
"Who does that have to do with that?" Xie An asked coldly.
"It's not entirely unreasonable. The twins saw Xie An snapping his fingers and had a tendency to move, and hurriedly continued: "Some time ago, a little Hufflepuff girl named Susan or something came to look for Harry Potter, but she didn't find it, and she happened to meet our little brother Ron Weasley. β
"That's the only thing that has to do with that. The other twin interjected.
The two chatted for a while, and the little girl Susan told Ron about Harry Potter and Andrew Lee going to see Cho Chang training together, and became suspicious of Harry Potter's feelings for Cho. Our little brother happened to hear a little Harry Potter secret that the boy who never died had always loved to be with Hermione Granger. So Ron and Susan Born concoct a complicated but seemingly true lie: the Ravenclaw genius is competing for a girlfriend with a boy who has been known as a savior since childhood. β
"It was a genius idea that fooled everyone, and now it seems to be what it is!" the other twin interjected.
"George, I think so, you see, even those Slytherin idiots can't come up with anything more exciting. Fred said.
"I've decided to raise the interest from 20% to 30%, you're okay with that. Xie An said in a low voice, exuding a dangerous aura.
"Oh Andrew, are you crazy, I remember you just said that you don't care about Ron's rumors at all, and we are us, and Ron is Ron. George said loudly.
"Of course, you can also choose not to borrow. Xie An smiled coldly.