Chapter 655: Newspaper (Ask for Subscriptions, Ask for Collections, Ask for Tickets)

"I've sent people out to negotiate with the Ministries of Magic in Europe, but to be honest, it hasn't worked out well. Professor Dumbledore said with some distress. "The only ones that have yielded results are the vampires, and after meeting the emissaries I have sent, several prominent vampire families have promised that they will do their best to keep their people away from the British. ”

"I'm curious why?" Professor Dumbledore's tone was full of suspicion. "I didn't promise them anything, I didn't give them any gifts. They only made a promise as soon as they heard that it was the messenger I had sent. ”

"Could it be that they deceived you?" Hermione asked about a possibility. "Those vampires from an ancient family can't be some kind creatures. For the sake of profit, lying is as simple for them as eating and drinking. ”

"Nope. Dumbledore shook his head. "The messenger I sent told me that these vampires swore in Cain's name. For vampires, this oath is something they cannot break. ”

"Anyway, it's a good thing. We don't have to dwell too much. Ryan said that he thought it was probably due to an effect of killing an entire branch of vampires when he was in his fourth grade. In the aftermath of that event, Professor Dumbledore's reputation spread among the creatures of darkness. This rumor is reinforced by the near-extinction of the European giants.

For those vampires, they naturally don't mind fishing in troubled waters to their advantage in such a chaotic time. However, if there is a high probability that the whole clan will be killed, the vampire will naturally not be so desperate as to ask for money and die.

After discussing everything that had happened before, Ryan and the others said a few more words before taking their leave with Headmaster Dumbledore. Because the Headmaster had a lot of work to do, and Ryan and the others also needed to discuss the latest issue of Look, this is the Muggle and prepare for the new daily release.

Since the outbreak of the war, the newspapers and magazines that had been in London had largely become propaganda outlets for the London Ministry of Magic. On the Hogsmeade side, apart from the newly formed Hogwarts Light radio, the only magazine that can be used for promotion is "Look, This is Muggles" published by Ryan and the Weasley Joke Shop.

Originally, Hogsmeade's Ministry of Magic still wanted to use the longer release of "Singing Contrarian" as a propaganda tool for their own side, but unfortunately they really couldn't talk to Mr. Lovegood. At the same time, the absurd content of "Singing and Singing" before made the credibility of this magazine not high, and it was not conducive to the subsequent propaganda work.

Hogsmeade's Ministry of Magic, on the other hand, is now severely understaffed, and can only concentrate its personnel on a few indispensable departments. I can't draw out anyone who runs the newspaper. In this case, the only option is to support Ryan's "Look, this is Muggle" hosted by them.

However, although the Ministry of Magic is understaffed and unable to provide human resources assistance, it can be said that it has provided great convenience in other aspects. For example, giving them special rights to interview, as well as providing sufficient ink, printing equipment, and corresponding paper. In this case, in addition to converting "Look, this is a Muggle" into a monthly magazine, Lane and the others are also going to make a daily newspaper to compete with the Daily Prophet.

"Don't you think the name 'Britannia Magic' is a bit too ordinary?" Lane looked at the first issue of the daily newspaper that would be published tomorrow, and said that they had more free time when they were in Beauxbatons before. Naturally, all the work on the distribution of the newspaper was prepared.

"At least it's much better than the Hogwarts Light or Pravda you proposed. Hermione glared at Ryan, "The name in front of me not only sounds like a school newspaper, but it also plagiarizes the name of the radio station that Lee Jordan is running right now." As for the latter name, don't think I don't know where it came from. ”

"Well, the name you have in mind is the most appropriate. Ryan had to admit that he was a nominee, and he quickly shifted the conversation in other directions. "Hopefully tomorrow everything goes well for our newspaper launch. ”

"It's going to go well. Hermione took Ryan's hand, "Because this newspaper has a lot of things that we've just created, at least like the principles of magic and detailed instruction on combat magic that you won't find anywhere else in the newspaper." ”

Thanks to this war, Ryan and the others had the perfect opportunity to popularize basic combat magic. Because everyone needs this because of the current situation, and the group of pure-blood families who would oppose it because of the loss of interests are now on the side of the enemy.

"What about the pure-blood families on our side?" Ryan asked seriously. "Although according to the current situation, I am confident that everything will go well. However, it would be better if we could minimize the contradictions within us. ”

"It's not a big problem. Hermione pulled out a large pile of parchment. "In the last meeting of the book club, didn't we ask a lot of people about this issue, and these replies were from their homes, and they were basically supportive. ”

Ryan took the letters and read them one by one, and from them he could confirm that the Weasleys, the Abbott family, and the Longbottom family all supported his own approach. Even each of them attached some small spell-casting tips to their own family at the end of their letters. Especially for the Longbottom family, Neville's grandmother sent me enough tips to make an Auror.

"It's a lot better than we imagined. Hermione frowned, "I just don't know why—why they're going to cooperate with us, and even give so much extra information." You know, this is their simple effort, I didn't even ask for anything before. ”

"The reasoning here is simple. Ryan explained, looking at Hermione's distressed look. "The Weasleys are good at making magic items, while the Abbotts are good at all kinds of magic related to housework and food making. Therefore, for the people of these two families, the magic related to combat is not their specialty, and the spread of this knowledge will not affect them. Supporting the spread of knowledge will give them a good name. They will naturally seek advantages and avoid disadvantages and choose what is beneficial to them. ”

"And the Longbottom family. Ryan paused at this point. "Their family has been an Auror for generations, and theoretically they won't support us. But now, the future of the entire Longbottom family is only Neville alone. For them, it's important to revive their family's reputation at times like these. Instead of clinging to the inheritance and disappearing into the dust of history like the Marvolo family. ”

"I even suspect that Old Lady Longbottom has given us so much valuable information to build momentum for Neville, even if it's not the core knowledge of their family. Ryan looked again at the thick book of magical records that Mrs. Longbottom had enclosed. "You know, for a pure-blood family, reputation can sometimes determine the rise and fall of a family. ”

"You mean, it's out of everyone's selfishness, that's why we're moving forward with this as simple as this. Hermione looked a little frustrated, she had always thought that her righteous persuasion had worked.

"If our classmates would be moved by the sake of justice, those old pure-blood family heads are not that simple. These families, which are hundreds or thousands of years old, have been through so much. Their survival to this day is definitely not something that can be done with a heart for justice. ”

Ryan said and picked up the sample of the newspaper that will be issued tomorrow and flipped to the eighth page of the spell analysis column, the first issue of the spell analysis is the use of the coma spell skills, and there is also a little trick in the information given by the Longbottom family. "But there's nothing wrong with that, at least we've achieved our goal of spreading this knowledge to everyone who needs it. ”