Chapter 39 The President's Office (Ask for Reading, Monthly Pass and Recommendation Ticket Support)
Remembering the joy of the "audience" when Headmaster Dumbledore asked him to enter Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Arthur continued to ask.
"I was asked to enter Hogwarts, in addition to seeking a place of refuge, just to find this... Characteristics? ”
"Yes and no, you'll find out later..."
"In addition to writing, in the future, observe and record the things around you, which will be very helpful for your future..."
"It's not early, let's go back and rest..."
"Yes..."
When the handwriting in front of him turned into a ray of fluorescence, it dissipated in the dark space.
Arthur raised his wand and walked towards the exit of the chamber......
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Back in the dormitory, Arthur lay down in bed and began to think about his next payment.
"In a few days, the Prophet's daily manuscript fee and liquidated damages will be in my hands. It's not much, but... There should be one in a thousand..."
"But Aunt Teresa has already negotiated a contract with the American publisher. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone will be released in the United States next month..."
When Dumbledore sent Arthur back to St. Mary's Orphanage that day, the bad news was that the owner of the Daily Prophet had decided not to work with Arthur.
They will not publish any of Arthur's novels in the future, which means that Arthur will have to find another publishing house if he wants to publish his novels in the wizarding world.
Those who were hostile to Arthur thought that this would bring him down. But they had forgotten that the population of the wizarding world was a drop in the bucket compared to the Muggle world.
For example, the British wizarding world has digested up to 500 copies of Arthur's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", and looking at the entire wizarding world, there are only 10,000 copies of it.
And the Muggle world, with a large population. Even if only 5% of the family buys Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Arthur makes more money than he did in the wizarding world.
"I still want this cake from the wizarding world. Although the bean bag is small, it is also dry food..."
In the wizarding world, Arthur will not give up.
Since there is not a single publishing house in the British wizarding world that works with him, there are other countries.
The tree dies, and the man lives.
There will always be a publishing house that will cooperate with Arthur for profit.
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On the first day of the new semester, Slytherin first-year students are required to attend three large classes with new Ravenclaw students.
Ghost Professor Binns Cuthbert's History of Magic, Gryffindor Head of Gryffindor Professor Minerva McGonagall's Transfiguration, and Ravenclaw Head of Charms Class with Professor Flius Flitwick.
Maybe it's because of the first class of the new semester, whether it's a Slytherin student or a Ravenclaw student.
Even Professor Binns's history of magic is boring, Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration and Professor Flitwick's Charms class are complicated and difficult to understand.
The students listened very attentively to the knowledge from the professor's mouth.
Of course, there are a very small number of students who focus on pranks.
In particular, two of Draco's henchmen, Goyle and Crabbe, did not listen to the professor's instructions in Charms class, and used spells indiscriminately, burning the book of a Ravenclaw student next to him.
The two were reprimanded by Professor Flitwick for this, and Slytherin House was deducted 10 points on the first day.
After a Charms lesson, Arthur declined Draco's request to play with him and arrived at Tokai alone.
Using the breadworm he borrowed from Neville, he called Doom, who was fighting with other owls, to his side.
After playing with his owl, Arthur strapped the first draft of his new book, The Vampire Diaries, and a letter to him and sent it to Aunt Teresa's house.
The owls of the wizarding world are professionally trained, and it is much more reliable to let them deliver letters than to have them deliver letters by British postmen.
Watching his new book fly high into the sky and disappear into the sky, Arthur thought for a moment, and now there were two hours before dinner.
Looking through the high platform and watching the young wizards playing in the green grass, Arthur decided to go to the library for a while.
It was quieter, and he could spend two hours working on an outline for a new book.
"Mr. Pendragon, Headmaster Dumbledore asked you to go to the Headmaster's office, do you know where?"
While Arthur was struggling to write, Mrs. Pince, the librarian, came up to him and whispered.
Arthur shook his head, indicating that he didn't know where the principal's office was.
"On the eighth floor of the castle, there is a dripping stone beast at the entrance, and today's password is Chocolate Frog."
"Thanks, Mrs. Pince, I'll be right over."
Arthur nodded, and began to organize his notebook. Just as he was about to stand up, Mrs. Pince handed him a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Arthur looked up and glanced at Mrs. Pince suspiciously, and Mrs. Pince smiled and said kindly.
"My daughter liked your novel so much that she learned that you were at Hogwarts and asked me to ask you for an autograph. Sorry to bother you. ”
"Don't bother, it's my pleasure that Madame's daughter likes my novels, can you tell me the name of the little princess..."
"Her name is..."
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"Headmaster Dumbledore, you're looking for me?"
When Arthur enters the Headmaster's office via the spiral staircase, he discovers that in addition to Headmaster Dumbledore, there is a goblin in a light gray suit in the office.
He glanced at the old elf and smiled at him, and he nodded politely before turning his gaze to Dumbledore, who was sitting behind his desk.
At this time, Dumbledore was looking intently at the letter in his hand, and the red-feathered thin bird next to him was tearing Dumbledore's cuffs in dissatisfaction.
"Arthur, you're here. Are you still used to school life? ”
Dumbledore placed the envelope in his hand on the table, put the phoenix back into its lair, and asked Arthur with a smile.
"Headmaster, today is the first day, isn't this a bit inappropriate? However, the food in the cafeteria was quite to my taste. ”
"Haha, since that's the case, then I'm relieved."
Dumbledore stroked his beard and threw his head back and laughed a few times. Then he took out what appeared to be a very heavy coffee-colored bag from a drawer and placed it on his desk.
"This is the publication fee paid to you by the Daily Prophet and the default fee, which is a total of 10,430 gold galleons."
Arthur came to his desk, picked up the money bag and weighed it, and immediately frowned when he found that it weighed only about a kilogram.
"It's okay, this purse is my personal belongings, and I've used some kind of spell to make it bigger. So don't look at its small appearance, but it actually contains more than 10,000 gold galleons. ”
Dumbledore explained with a chuckle as he observed Arthur's puzzled face.
"I'd better take an inventory first..."
Arthur didn't think Dumbledore would deceive himself, but the amount of money was too large, and if he didn't confirm it, he would always have a feeling of unease rooted in his heart.
"Uh... No problem, you take your time. ”
Dumbledore looked at Arthur with a serious look, took the gold Galleons out of the money bag, and after laughing, began to tease the phoenix next to him.
And the goblin, who had been sitting on the sofa, saw that Arthur attached so much importance to money, and a glimmer of essence flashed in his cloudy eyes.