"I heard that Harry wanted to start a Defence Against the Dark Arts study group and an extracurricular group at Ginny's suggestion, and Ginny and Ron have been helping them pull people in for the past few days. It's a pity that I'm busy with the reading club, so I can only decline politely. Hermione said to Ryan over breakfast on Hogsmeade Day.

"Harry had approached me, too, but I told him I couldn't spare time. Ryan felt a little sorry for Harry, because according to his statistics, Neville, Luna, the twins, and Hermione had all rejected Harry's invitation, and most of them felt that there was no need to participate in two similar extracurricular groups, so they naturally chose to participate in the book club that they had been participating in for several years.

Of course, there were various reasons for their refusal, for example, Neville told Ryan that he was a little worried that it would be humiliating if he couldn't keep up with Harry, and in this case, he preferred to practice those magic with these familiar people.

"Let's hope Harry doesn't get discouraged by a few of our acquaintances turning him down. After going through Filch's inspection into the cold, sunny outdoors, Hermione said to Ryan beside her.

"Probably not?" Ryan shook his head, trying to dispel the strange psychological burden. "There aren't a lot of people supporting Dumbledore this year, and Harry's capacity should be able to recruit quite a few. I'm just a little worried about what Umbridge will do when he finds out about this, if only those photos had been sent out now, maybe they would have distracted Umbridge. ”

"Okay, don't think about that. LS is tired enough to be a prefect in itself, not to mention that there are so many things to worry about. Let's take a good break today. With that, Hermione took Ryan's hand and walked towards Hogsmeade.

They walked down the main road, past Jokowi's joke shop, where Fred and George seemed to be discussing something with a gray-haired Mr. Jokowi. As they squeezed in, they heard the twins and Jokowi discussing the transfer of the store.

"I'm willing to sell my shop. Jokowi's voice was a little old. "When I started this store to make money and bring joy to everyone, unfortunately I don't have the same inspiration as I used to when I'm older. And these same things that are produced day in and day out also tire me. So I'm glad to see you come and continue to bring joy to everyone on my behalf, but my shop has been open for so long, and I hope you can take more care of me as an elderly person in terms of price, and I still have to rely on this money to support my old age. ”

"But why do we have to buy this property too, can't you rent it to us?" said Fred, a little depressed. "We just started our business, although the prospects are good. But I can't afford to buy your house. ”

"My shop had to be taken over along with the house. Jokowi bites this point and doesn't let go. "Because the weather in the UK is not good for my legs and feet, I plan to go to the warm Greece after I retire and never go back to the UK in the future. ”

Seeing this, Ryan motioned for Hermione to call the twins out, and soon the twins met Ryan in an unobtrusive corner of the store.

"How much does Jokowi's house cost?" Ryan asked straight to the point.

"Did you just hear that?" Fred and George both looked a little ugly. "He actually asked us to pay 80,000 Galleons in one go. ”

"It's so expensive. Hermione exclaimed in a low voice, even according to Gringotts' official price, it was equal to 400,000 pounds. In this era, it was already possible to buy a two-storey house in the affluent area of Manchester. But consider the fact that this is one of only two economic centers in the wizarding world in Britain, plus the fact that wizards basically don't charge property taxes. The price is also acceptable.

"It's not expensive, and it can even be said that Mr. Jokowi gave us a discount for the sake of our relationship with him. Fred and George looked a little frustrated, "It's a pity we can't afford it right now." ”

"Let's just do it, even if I bought this apartment and rented it to you. Ryan said confidently. "I just don't know if you have any safe means to cash in some magic jewelry, because I don't have that much cash on me. ”

"This, you're paying too much. The twins whispered. "I always felt like there was so little we could do. ”

"It's okay, this money was not given to you for free, the house is mine after the purchase. After graduating, I'm going to live in the wizarding world, and I can't live without a house. Ryan smiled and comforted. "This house is not free for our store, even if we do business together, you have to give me my share of the rent, don't worry, I will charge according to the average rent on this street." ”

"Thank you. The twins took Ryan's hand and said nothing, they knew what it meant for Ryan to pull out the money.

"I'll give it to you when I get back to school, but it's up to you to do how to turn it into Galleons. Ryan chose to cut into another topic, so that the atmosphere was not so tense now.

"Don't worry, as long as it's jewelry, whatever the origin, the goblins of Gringotts will exchange them for Galleons. They don't care what they mean behind it. The twins patted their chests and made sure everything was going well.

"Wait, where did you get those jewels you promised them?" asked Hermione whispered down the street in Hogsmeade after saying goodbye to the twins. "Could it be that the last time you went to Middle-earth, you shared the wealth in the Lonely Mountain?"

"I didn't want that treasure, but I found a way to get it for a long time. Ryan leaned into Hermione's ear and said. "I may not have explained it to you in detail last time, but in that world I was the king of the valley, and after mediating between the dwarves and the elves, my country was able to trade with both sides. In this case, I have a lot of jewelry from elves or dwarves in my warehouse, and it is normal to take a small part of it out for investment. ”

"Sounds great, but you won't get this wealth by squeezing the inhabitants of Riverdale, will you?"

"Trust me, I'm not going to do this kind of thing. I'm just bringing advanced knowledge and technology to the table. It has brought them a better life, and naturally my share will be much more than in the past. ”

"That's good. Hermione nodded. Sure enough, her first reaction after knowing that Ryan gained wealth by becoming a king was to care about whether the money was just, and this is what Ryan likes most about her: no matter what, her three views are very positive.

"Hog's Head Bar? wish Harry would remember to bring their own cups. I've been interested in this place since I learned about it from Hagrid in my first year, but Professor McGonagall didn't think it was a good place for students. Luna told me that their director, Flitwick, said that it was actually quite safe, the only problem was that the sanitation was a bit of a concern. In the three broomsticks, Ryan and Hermione found a seat by the window, and through the glass they saw Harry, and Ron and Ginny turned the path beside them. Harry and Ron were also holding a grey butterbeer bottle in their hands.

"Judging by their expressions, their party today should be quite successful. I just hope Umbridge doesn't find out about this, or the guy will come up with some bad idea. Say no, even our book club is going to be bad together. Ryan said as he looked at the smiles on the faces of the three of Harry. "If only we had seen all those pictures of us, so Umbridge wouldn't have the time to poke her toad's head around. ”

When they returned to the castle today, Ryan immediately got a large bag of elven jewelry and gave it to the twins. Although the twins were a little strange as to why Ryan had these things, Ryan directly said that this was given to me by my alchemy teacher and dispelled all their doubts.

It was the first time the twins had heard Ryan talk about his teacher, but they could easily deduce from Ryan's skill level. Then it is only natural for a powerful alchemist to leave a large fortune to his disciples. Even in the eyes of most wizards, for some powerful alchemists, there is no difference between ten thousand Galleons and one hundred Galleons.

Thanks to their brain supplements, Ryan can transfer a part of his wealth to this world. It laid a foundation for further wealth transfer in the future.