Zhang Xu and Grindelwald talked until lunchtime, and after saying goodbye to the big guy, he returned to the castle.

Before dealing with the affairs of Harry's trio, Zhang Xu has one more very important thing to do.

At Hogwarts, there is a day every month when the entire school of professors gathers in the cafeteria for lunch and disappears from the cafeteria as quickly as possible when lunchtime is over.

Experienced students will know from the situation that this is the day when the professors at Hogwarts pay their salaries.

Now professors earn in two parts, one is the basic salary and the other is various allowances. The basic salary is paid on the last Friday of each month, while the allowance is paid twice a school year, once on December 10, the first half of Christmas Eve, and once on the day before the final dinner of the school year.

And today is the day when Hogwarts pays salaries and allowances, so Professor Flitwick, who is in a good mood, will agree to someone to take a leave of absence under the pretext of being shoddy. Although Zhang asked for leave in the morning, he would not ask for leave when receiving his salary.

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In the faculty lounge, the professors gathered, and even Hagrid, who rarely came here, sat in the chair that was specially prepared for him in the corner. Professor McGonagall had a large pile of money bags beside her, and the professors took their own money bags from her hands in alphabetical order of their names.

The professors were all waiting for their turn, and Zhang was the most relaxed, because he was the last one to appear on the stage to receive the money.

Due to the large amount of money distributed today, the professors present, except for Hagrid, threw a levitation charm on the money bag when they took it.

In fact, Hogwarts can use Gringotts-related bills when issuing money, but this proposal has not been made for hundreds of years, perhaps because wizards also have a sense of accomplishment when counting money.

Zhang Xu rubbed Scarlet, who was sitting next to him and counted the money, with his shoulder, and said, "I have to take a leave of absence for my afternoon class." ”

Scarlet counted the ten gold coins on the table in stacks, and said without looking back: "If you have something to do, you can leave now, and I will help you get your share." ”

(→_→): "Isn't it a good thing to do it to the end, and help me use it by the way?" ”

(ˊᗜˋ*): "That's normal."

(°Д°)：“…… Normal ghost.

(ᐛ): "Why, you are in a hurry to hand it in as soon as your salary is paid?" ”

(⍢): "If you want to turn it in, your share is indispensable." ”

……

When Zhang Xu took his money bag from Professor McGonagall's hand, he asked Professor McGonagall, "Professor, how did you think about the proposal in the letter the day before yesterday?" ”

Professor McGonagall looked at Zhang Xu and said, "I approved the first proposal, but I still need to think about the second one and give you an answer tomorrow." ”

Zhang Xu's eyes lit up when he heard this, then he took out a flyer and handed it to Professor McGonagall, saying, "Thank you so much, we look forward to seeing you over the weekend." I've said hello to them, and whatever you buy, you'll get a 20% discount. ”

Zhang Xu's last sentence to Professor McGonagall was said in secret, because the discount for the president was 20% off, the dean was 85% off, and the other professors were 9% off. Everyone knows what this kind of thing is, but it's a little embarrassing to say it openly.

After handing out a circle of leaflets to the professors who had just received their salaries while the iron was hot, Zhang Xu returned to his position and sat down, and then handed a flyer to Scarlett.

Scarlet took the flyer and looked at it, and suddenly had a feeling of being scorched by thunder.

"What the hell are you doing?" Scarlet looked at Zhang Xu, "Are you going to hold a New Year's fair in Hogsmeade?" ”

Zhang Xu said helplessly: "That's what those guys think. My initial plan was to contact the tenants of the vacant shops, but many of them refused to rent to us, so they decided to start a new business and set up a makeshift store next to Hogsmeade. ”

"So you've been busy with this all nights these days?" Scarlett asked.

"yes." Zhang Xu replied, "It will open in three days, and the materials for the venue are rented directly from London, and the cargo that comes by cargo plane is unloaded at the Edinburgh stand, and these have to be transported to Hogsmeade by rail." The Hogsmeade train has barely stopped in the past two days, and I was busy at the train station until almost two o'clock last night. ”

"By the way, I have something to tell you." "After the Christmas break, I have a teaching assistant here to assist me, and when she is familiar with the job, I will give her my place for the next school year." This was passed by McGonagall's side. ”

"Who is it?" Zhang Xu asked curiously.

"You'll know then, but there's something that needs your help." Scarlett said.

"By the way, there's one more thing." Scarlet continued, "Be mentally prepared when you go to Hogsmeade tonight. ”

"Huh?" Zhang Xu was confused, "What is going to happen tonight?" ”

He knew that Scarlet had his own channels of information, and sometimes he could get information that was difficult for him to obtain.

"It's up to you how you deal with it." After Scarlet finished speaking, he put all the gold coins on the table into his handbag, and let Zhang Xu ask without opening his mouth.

In a blink of an eye, the time for afternoon classes was ready, and the professors who were waiting for the next class left the faculty lounge and went to the classroom with smiles on their faces.

And the older students in the castle are passing on their experience to the younger students.

Since I just received the money at noon today, the professors were in a good mood in the afternoon. So if a student behaves well, the professors will add a little more house points than usual.

If a student makes a less serious mistake in class, the professors don't deduct points, but just say a few words and let them go.

The students in the lower grades are humbly taught, and no one will let go of such a good opportunity.

When the students entered the classroom to prepare for class, Zhang Xu passed through a long unmanned corridor and came to a quaint gate.

The wooden door is carved with simple patterns, and the wooden door panels are surrounded by thick iron bars, and the cracks and bars of these patterns are already covered with dust, so that one can tell that the wooden door has not been opened for many years.

Zhang Xu pushed the door open with force, and because it had not been opened for many years, the door shaft emitted a piercing scream.

Behind the main gate, there is a staircase that leads to the ground.