Chapter 346: Status Quo
"Now I plan to use this bonus money to invest in our store, and with this money we can officially open our store, instead of just selling goods by mail like now. Ryan said to the Weasley twins, who were sitting across from him, that it was the week after the Triwizard Tournament, and that the excitement of the game and the unease caused by the Death Eater's escape had slowly calmed down. Ryan finds the twins one morning after eating and tells his plan.
"You don't need it all, another 800 Galleons is enough. Fred said that lately he has been in charge of the accounts and knows how much money it will take to get the store officially open.
As soon as he finished speaking, George continued beside him: "But we should redivide the shares, you have paid more, and you have helped our family a lot, we can't take advantage of you." ā
After a while, Ryan and the twins redivided their shares. Of these, he accounted for 50 percent, while twins accounted for 25 percent. After discussion, it was decided that the store would be officially opened during the summer vacation.
"And what about your mother?" Ryan suddenly thought of Mrs. Weasley.
"I can only say it bluntly, I think that if we persuade together, my mother will finally be able to agree to our request. The twins said this in unison.
"What's more, the Daily Prophet has been whitewashing the peace lately, and my father said that at least half of the people in the Ministry of Magic don't think that what Fudge said is normal, because Azkaban has never had a chance of ten criminals escaping from prison, let alone the most vicious people who escaped. In this case, our mother is not as obsessed with the future as we used to be in the Ministry of Magic. George added.
"Fudge has really gone crazy lately, just because Dumbledore has mentioned in some public places that the wizarding world is more dangerous now, and I hope everyone will be vigilant. He commanded the Daily Prophet to slander Dumbledore as insane. Fred also spoke about what he had heard recently.
"And what do the average person think?" Ryan asked, having been busy helping Hermione get acquainted with using golems to combat this week, so he hadn't followed the recent news. But he knows that Fudge relied on this ugliness in the original text to make many people mistakenly think that Dumbledore was really confused because of his age.
Most people thought Dumbledore was a little nervous, but understandable. After all, this time there were ten heinous criminals who escaped from prison. At the same time, everyone also thinks that Fudge is completely for himself, trying to cover up the news that is not good for him. Fred explained.
"But Fudge went his own way, even withdrawing all the men he had sent out to search for the Dark Wizard. In this way, there are still people who echo Fudge, for example, my father said that Umbridge, the senior deputy secretary of the Ministry of Magic, sang praises for Fudge on various occasions, and I really don't know if she has a brain full of sherbs or a despicable character, ignoring all morals in order to please her superiors. George added.
After discussing the latest news for a while, Ryan and the twins took their leave and went to the library to look at the books hidden in the secret library, and did not come out until lunchtime.
He was sitting at the table in the Great Hall and was just about to eat when he saw Harry hurrying over and handed him an envelope. "Headmaster Dumbledore asked me to give this to you. ā
"What is this?" asked Lane casually after taking the letter.
"I don't know, Professor Dumbledore didn't tell me, just let me give you this letter. Harry's answer was expected, Dumbledore had always been like this, doing many things in a mysterious way.
After receiving the letter, Ryan decided to eat first. Harry sat beside him and devoured it.
"By the way, what did you just do at Dumbledore's office?" Ryan asked Harry next to him.
"The bad news was that he told me I should go back to Dursley's house for a while this summer. Harry looked frustrated.
"Didn't Sirius buy a house next to your aunt's house, it shouldn't be as bad as it used to be?" Ryan said, a little puzzled. The situation is completely different from the original book, and Sirius bought a new house near Aunt Harry's house after regaining his freedom. Will stay there with Harry during the summer holidays.
"Herein lies the problem, last year I learned that every year I stayed at my aunt's house because of my mother's protective magic. Fortunately, living there with Sirius was not so difficult to accept. But this year, Professor Dumbledore just told me Sirius had something to do this holiday season, and that I was going to live alone with my aunt's house again, which was terrible. Harry said this, poking at his steak.
"It's really bad, I'll try to write to you. Ryan patted Harry on the shoulder to show his sympathy. Harry's aunt and uncle-in-law did raise him, but that was about it. In this case, it was perfectly normal for Harry not to like them.
After eating, Ryan left the table and walked towards the common room, opening the envelope that Dumbledore had given him.
The letter was an invitation to him and Hermione, inviting them to visit Sirius's old mansion at the end of the second week, and Dumbledore made a point of introducing them to important people. There was also a small note attached to the letter, but it was stated that it could only be opened and viewed if the invitation was accepted for sure.
"It looks like Dumbledore has an organization of his own. In the common room, Hermione said thoughtfully, looking at the invitation.
"Yes, I've seen one of Harry's photo albums. There was a picture of his parents with a large group of wizards, and when I told the twins about it, Fred told me that he had an identical picture in his house. Their father once slipped out that Dumbledore had founded the Order of the Phoenix to fight against the Mysteries. That group photo is from the Order of the Phoenix, and there are two uncles they have never met, but unfortunately they were both killed by mysterious people in the last war. ā
"Then this invitation means that Dumbledore wants to recruit new people. Hermione reacted. "According to Professor Dumbledore's character, it is likely that the Order of the Phoenix will be disbanded after the war is over. Now it is very normal to choose to recruit new people after the outbreak of war. ā
After discussing it for a while, the two decided to accept the invitation. Anyway, as hemp wizards, they are already destined to have a relationship with Voldemort. In this case, it is definitely better for the affiliated organization to survive for the time being than to fight alone, and besides, according to Dumbledore's personality, under normal circumstances, it will not push them students to the front line of the battle. Compared to Voldemort La Malfoy as cannon fodder, Dumbledore is indeed a good leader.
After confirming his acceptance of the invitation, Ryan opened the note attached to the letter. Inside was written in a slender note: "12 Grimmauld Place, London." ā
"It'sā" As soon as they finished reading, the paper curled and burned. Hermione was taken aback by the sudden situation.
"This house is guarded by Brave and Loyal, and the secret is Professor Dumbledore. It seems that he has a high level of trust in us, and at least the place where Professor Dumbledore can be kept secret must not be a dispensable place. Ryan smiled at Hermione.