"If not, then Mr. Otto and I will discuss how we can endorse and refine the 'Hogwarts calendar' you have proposed. ”

Dumbledore put away the "Singing Contradiction" in his hand, stood up and said.

If you want to really promote this "Hogwarts calendar", what you need to consider and prepare is definitely not as simple as Elena thinks, whether it is the Hogwarts school calendar, the corresponding documents, and historical traces, they all need to be perfected and filled in a little bit.

After all, this is no longer the time when Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the only one.

Whether it's the Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in North America, the Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in France, or the Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Germany...... Almost all schools in the world covet Hogwarts' title as the world's No. 1 School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and it is not easy to establish a new era of magic based on the founding time of Hogwarts.

However, for Dumbledore, the lure behind the "Hogwarts Calendar" that Elena had shown him was too hard to refuse, and this opportunity to permanently establish Hogwarts' place and meaning in the wizarding world was likely to be the last one time left over time.

"More things? Well, there's two, oh no, three little things. ”

Elena raised her head, thought about it carefully, and said earnestly with her fingers.

"First of all, the question of funding for this issue of Contradiction, if we want to achieve a certain level of coverage, I would suggest that we cover the main printing costs, even if it's in the form of a free giveaway, and increase exposure as quickly as possible – at least at Hogwarts Castle, I hope to be able to get a copy per person. ”

You know, because "Singing and Singing" always publishes some bizarre articles, including conspiracy theories and discussions of virtual creatures, there aren't too many wizards who are really willing to pay for a subscription.

Only some equally non-mainstream wizards, or boring empty nesters like the former Grindelwald, will insist on subscribing to "Singing Contrarians", and of course, this group of readers generally does not have too high social status and income.

Even, if it weren't for Lovegood's insistence on not paying any manuscript fees and using the form of almost "generating electricity with love" to "prostitute" the manuscript, perhaps the father and daughter would not have been able to make up even the most basic living expenses, let alone print the publication in advance to expand their influence.

Seeing that Dumbledore had no intention of objecting, Elena cleared her throat and continued.

"According to the burden of paper printing, ink, image attachment and postage, I have roughly estimated that there is no need to print too much at one time, it can be divided into three stages, and the cost may be recovered after it arrives. So, I'll show you, first of all, paper procurement......"

"It's up to you to decide for yourself about this aspect. I'll give you a certain amount of gold gallons at your disposal, and in the specific case, you can find the house-elf Burleigh in the kitchen. ”

Dumbledore rubbed his eyebrows, signaling Elena not to expand the description in detail, he had already learned how dizzying this white-haired ball's business theory sounded, although he didn't know how high Elena's business talent ceiling was, but it was definitely better than him, an old wizard who hardly bought anything a few times a year.

What's more, for Dumbledore, the most important thing is not how much he will lose or make a profit, but the attitude of most wizards in the Ministry of Magic and the wizarding world, as well as the reaction of other schools of magic and magic, is what he focuses on.

"Well, okay. ”

Elena shrugged her shoulders, lowered her head slightly to hide the sly that flashed in her eyes, and continued.

"The second thing was that Mr. Lovegood, the editor-in-chief of Contradiction, had asked to meet with me, on the one hand, to learn more about the rewriting of the history of magic, and on the other hand, to seek financial support. Look at this ......"

"Looks like Miss Kaslana wants me to help you with it, but ......"

Vaguely sensing something, Dumbledore raised an eyebrow and glanced at Elena with a smirk.

"Before that, perhaps you need to answer a small question, why did you contact the editor-in-chief of Contrarian directly, and the other party offered to come to Hogwarts to meet him? ”

At the end of the day, Dumbledore's tone suddenly became serious, and his blue eyes stared straight at Elena, who knew very well the way the little girl had always behaved.

Although in the end, there is usually not much malice in terms of results, but in the process and means of achieving results, Elena has always put efficiency and profit first, wandering in the gray area on the edge of darkness - and this is often the first step for most people to go down the evil path.

"Eh, this ......"

Elena's face froze, and she glanced at Grindelwald next to Dumbledore.

However, this time, Lao Tudou did not choose to rescue his "little granddaughter", but staggered his gaze rather unrighteously, and directly pretended not to see it and began to look at the ceiling of the auditorium in a daze.

As the wife who has known Dumbledore for most of his life, Grindelwald knows very well that in those situations it is best to say good things in those situations, and in those situations it is best to play with Dumbledore's personality - Dumbledore, who was born in Gryffindor, is still tough and suffocating at times.

"Well, I kidnapped the owl of the Lovegood family. ”

Comprehending the message from Grindelwald and glancing at Dumbledore with a serious face, Elena pursed her lips, spread her hands, looked into Dumbledore's eyes, and replied generously.

"It was an accident at first, when the owls bombed the school, and their owls dropped a piece of on my plate, and then I let the reserve catch the little one, just in time to see the magazines and letters sent by Mr. Lovegood. ”

"As for the follow-up, it's well, this, that......"

Elena glanced cautiously at a blank Dumbledore and quickly explained.

This includes her use of Dumbledore's identity as a pretending tiger, and her use of the owl as a "hostage" to threaten Xenophilius Lovegood with the articles she wants to appear in the next issue of the journal.

"However, I promise that I did not torture or abuse the little one, and even let him sleep in the cage where he stored food. When Mr. Lovegood comes to Hogwarts this time, I'll give him back directly......"

After a deep look at Elena, Dumbledore could easily tell the truth of the story - just as he had imagined, another innocent wizard had been accidentally targeted by the little demon king.

If it weren't for Xenophilius Lovegood who first reported his identity, Elena, who had just entered the wizarding world, would not have been able to know the name and information of an unknown third-rate tabloid editor.

"This is the only time I will explain it to Mr. Lovegood, and I believe he will understand. ”

Dumbledore sighed and rubbed his temple, which hurt a little.

If this continues, he really has a bit of Hogwarts' future reputation that will be led astray by this little girl, and become a lair of evil forces in the wizarding world, or directly become a demon king's castle.

Looking back on the past two months, he found that Elena has an almost instinctive horror in her ability to grasp people's hearts, and she can always inadvertently give choices that people can't refuse at all, as if she were the devil in Muggle folklore.

In a sense, she simply has all the potential to become a Dark Lord, powerful, willful, young, ambitious, influential, perceptive, the only thing that reassures Dumbledore is that Elena can be said to be a completely different existence from Grindelwald and Voldemort in terms of handling interpersonal relationships.

This kid may really have a devil living in his heart, right?!

But, on the other hand......

Dumbledore raised his head and glanced at Hannah and Hermione, who were nervously waiting for Elena to return not far away, and Harry, Malfoy, Ron and others who were looking secretly from time to time from a little farther away.

Dumbledore thought for a moment, turned his head, and looked at Elena and said seriously.

"I promised before that I would protect you as much as possible while you were growing up, so I will apologize to Mr. Lovegood for this matter. But, in addition to that, you must also apologize – explain and apologize to Mr. Lovegood seriously and sincerely, and gain the other party's understanding. ”

"I'm sure it's not hard to do that with how smart you are. Right?"

Eliminating an uncertain danger factor in advance was not too difficult for Dumbledore, as long as he kept obliterating all the gifted young wizards.

However, if you want to cultivate a Patronus who can continue to protect the wizarding world and Hogwarts in his place, you can't just sift through it so crudely.

It's a long, and not necessarily successful, endeavor, effort to create an even more terrifying demon king - Dumbledore has seen two gifted young men go astray and bring terrible disasters to the world.

But even so, Dumbledore still chose to believe in hope......

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Today's update.

There is only one chapter, and the mood is complicated.

After watching ti9, why the Shadow Demon Rabbit, why not ban the ice dragon, why the waves.

And, congratulations to SKT and Faker, the legend is back~

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