Chapter 84: The beginning of school
That's the Aurors, Voldemort has the Death Eaters, Dumbledore has the Order of the Phoenix, and as the face of the Ministry of Magic, this is the third most important force in the wizarding world. Moreover, many members of Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix also have the identity of Aurors of the Ministry of Magic.
As soon as Voldemort died, the Death Eaters were leaderless, except for those who were thrown to Azkaban, and the rest were dormant, using money and politics to secure their interests. Dumbledore was also too upright, and after Voldemort's disappearance, his organization collapsed, and Dumbledore disbanded his Order of the Phoenix. But fortunately, with Dumbledore's transcendent existence, it is still possible to reorganize the Order of the Phoenix at any time.
In this case, while the Aurors may be the weakest of the three, they are the most important force in this era of peace.
And even if you don't take into account the interests, in the last battle, there were indeed many Auror heroes who died in the battle against Voldemort, and these alone are worth the investment of Maple.
Neville's parents are one of the most pitiful of all, and they have become insane after being repeatedly tortured by Bellatrix's Diamond Curse. Compared with direct sacrifice, the Longbottom couple, who have always needed constant treatment and care from St. Mungo's Hospital for Magic and Magic, have become a heavy burden on Neville's family, even if their brains can never be cured at the current level of a magical hospital, but their medical expenses cannot be saved. So Neville and Ron are both pure-bloods, but the same families are very not wealthy.
Maple decided to invest 20% of the proceeds in the Auror Death and Disability Foundation to provide relief to the survivors of the Aurors who were seriously injured and disabled in battle, as well as those Auror heroes who died fighting the evil forces.
As soon as Ollivander threw himself into research, he lost track of time and forgot everything, and it wasn't until a few days later, when Maple arrived again, that Ollivander was finally able to communicate normally.
Ollivander didn't agree with Maple's business routines, but as soon as Maple said the distribution of benefits, he immediately shut his mouth and no longer had any opinions. And Ollivanders also took out 30% of his own 10% and invested it in the Auror Disability Foundation.
Although it had been a few days since he left school at this time, not even a week, it did not prevent Ollivander, who had already figured out how to make this test wand from Jarent's notes, and made a large number of finished products in a short time.
Compared to a real wand, and under the function that Maple deliberately requires rapid wear and tear in use, under the shoddy construction, this wand is made in a much more casual way, and it is not as precise as a real wand.
Aside from the fact that the core test inscription was a bit troublesome, the rest of the steps didn't take much effort, even if it was handed over to Ollivander's apprentice to do it. There are many magical creatures in the wizarding world, and the feathers of those magical creatures that were originally only 2X3X, and even the nerves of 1X magical creatures, now have the value of waste utilization.
There are many trees with magical properties that don't meet the requirements of a real wand, and in this case, Maple requires the lowest and most common and mid-range products, and Ollivander can be mass-produced.
The day before school started, the news of the launch of a new wand test by Ollivander's Wand Shop and Maple was published in the Daily Prophet, and the distribution plan for the sale of the profits to Hogwarts and the Auror Foundation for the Disabled was also announced.
Whether it's testing a new wand, making Ollivanders famous, or selflessly donating more than half of its profits, it's no surprise that Ollivander's ad made headlines in the Daily Prophet.
On the same day, someone went to Ollivanders' wand shop and swept away all the products he had completed in the past few days, and there was a steady stream of pre-orders.
At the same time, before Ollivander was launched, some people who were not bad for money asked for a more high-end test wand, or added an inscription to their wand to test the level of magic.
Of course, it was Ollivander that the Daily Prophet introduced and touted at great length, and Maple's name was only mentioned a moment, and only the purveyor of the idea of a new wand. But this is exactly what Maple needs, he is most satisfied with the work of hiding behind the scenes and not having to do anything, just sitting and collecting money.
Moreover, thirty percent of the profits were donated, and the debt relationship with Professor Dumbledore was also lifted.
After discussing the details of the business with Ollivanders, he was interested in the author who had provided him with detailed notes, and offered to contact him, but Maple found an excuse to refuse.
If you knew whose name it was, would you accept it? Do you have a sense of déjà vu that your ancestors crawled out of their graves?
Before the news of Ollivander's new product appeared, Lockhart made the headlines of a Daily Prophet newspaper as he wished, and that was the reporter who captured the footage of Maple teasing Lockhart's bat kiss, how could the Daily Prophet's reporter be very professional, how could he ignore the sales of the newspaper in order to save the face of his interviewee?
A reporter with a bottom line is not a good reporter, and only by giving full play to the excellent quality of shamelessness can the sales of newspapers and magazines climb to the peak - quotes from a special reporter of a gossip magazine.
So the photo of the bat was not only not buried, but also given a close-up.
However, Lockhart is indeed Lockhart, and his ability to deal with this aspect is simply handy. The person he was looking for at some time made many kissing photos like the bat photos with his other photos that day, but the animal images on them became mice, crows, and cute cats and owls.
"I just wanted to make a harmless joke with everyone, but I didn't expect everyone to take it seriously!" Lockhart smoothed the matter off with his usual fascination smile.
This guy is also a talent, but before PS came out, he thought of this idea first. And in order to prevent future troubles, Lockhart must have forgotten about the guy who handled his photos.
Lockhart was depressed about this for a while, and he never thought of who was targeting him. But when Ollivanders' news grabbed his headlines, Lockhart became even more depressed, and he felt that it had been good before, at least making headlines.
Then he resented Ollivander and said, "Why don't you make your wand and come here to steal my headlines?"
Lockhart boasts in his book that his greatest wish is to rid the world of evil and sell his line of hair lotions, but looking at his dejected appearance, dominating the headlines of the Daily Prophet for a week in a row is his dream that he most aspires to achieve.
On the last night before school started, Harry enjoyed a hearty dinner with the Weasleys, while Maple and Hermione enjoyed a good time with the Grangers.
The next day it took Harry a long time to leave in the morning, and they got up as soon as the rooster crowed, but it still felt like there wasn't enough time. Mrs. Weasley was a little impatient looking for spare socks and quilts, and everyone kept bumping into each other on the stairs. Maybe it's because of the nervousness of the start of school, and because their house is a little too crowded compared to so many people in the family.
Mr. Weasley, carrying Ginny's suitcase to the cart, tripped over a chicken in the yard and nearly broke his neck.
They should really look at the yellow calendar before going out to see if they have hit the evil spirit.
If it did, the source must have been Harry, because Ron was going to be with Harry, who was magically stopped by Dobby, the house-elf, from the platform of three-quarters of the nine.
Eight men, six large boxes, two owls, and a mouse, all crammed into Mr. Weasley's small Ford Anglia. It seems that Mr. Weasley has cast not only the Flying Charm and Invisibility Charm on the car, but also the Traceless Stretching Charm that expands the space.
Not long after Weasley drove out, they returned, and George forgot about his painstaking efforts to pull out the fireworks. After driving out for a while, they turned back and told Fred to go back and get his broomstick. In desperation, he seemed to have forgotten that their brother had ordered a new broomstick.
It wasn't just their brothers who had lost their money, and before getting on the highway, Ginny screamed again because she had forgotten a lot of the knowledge she had memorized during this time with Hermione.
Seeing the delay in this succession, Mr. Weasley tried to drive the car over, but his wife disagreed, so he had to give up.
Finally, within minutes of the closure of King's Cross Station, they finally arrived.
"Percy the first!" Mrs. Weasley looked nervously at the clock as they only had five minutes left. Thankfully, after four minutes of scorching, Percy, the twins, and Ginny all made it through, and the Weasleys went in with them. With a minute to go, only Harry and Ron were left unpassed, and the Weasleys finally let go.
There was only one minute left before the wall was about to close and the train was about to leave. Instead of waiting for Harry and Ron, Percy and the twin brothers got into the car first, and then slowly found a cubicle.
The Weasleys helped Ginny with her luggage and put her in the car. Wave goodbye to a crying Ginny as the train looks like it's about to leave, and the Weasleys can't help but worry before they see Harry and Ron come in.
But when they returned to King's Cross from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, they were even more anxious to see that Mr. Weasley's car was gone.
Harry and Ron, on the other hand, were desperate when Dobby magically kept them out of the wall and waited until ten o'clock when the train left. Waiting for the Weasleys to come out, and the owl to write letters, so many ways they didn't think of what they could do if they were late for a while, and the school could still expel them!
Perhaps it was this terrible thought in their hearts that made them panic and rush to the doctor, and went straight to school in Mr. Weasley's flying car. They drove away without saying hello and leaving a message on the ground, their reckless move this time could have ruined the Weasleys.
Compared to the Weasleys' frequent troubles, Maple and Hermione arrived at King's Cross Station early with the Grangers, who couldn't get into the Nine and Three-Quarters platform, so they hugged Hermione here and said goodbye.
"Uncle, aunt, thank you, this holiday has been very pleasant in your house." Maple said politely.
"It's good if you're satisfied, Hermione is going to trouble you to take care of it at school!" Mrs. Granger said that although there were no more tears in her eyes after the experience, her eyes were still red.
"I will, aunt!" Maple assured.
And while Harry and Ron were driving the speeding car, Hermione was chatting with Maple about the new school year, and she didn't know that Harry and Ron hadn't gotten on the train!
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