great-warnovel Chapter 256 Responding to the Staff Master
Chapter 256 Responding to the Staff Master
Chapter 256 Responding to the Staff Master
"We can have Fleur inquire about it, but we can't go through official channels; after all, it's a gray industry," Lily suggested to Hermione.
This Beauxbatons contact has recently been auditing fourth-year classes, and her exceptional learning efficiency has amazed the professors, who also lamented that she was born in Beauxbatons.
If it weren't for the three-year delay, her achievements would probably be even greater today.
After hearing Hermione's request, Fleur thought for a moment.
"I've heard the principal mention that antibiotics are special controlled commodities. Even if there is trade, it takes place in the lower-level Sulfur Hall. I don't know more, but I can write to Mrs. Sinta and ask her directly." She blinked.
As the perfumery's importance to Beauxbatons grew, her status also rose, allowing her to contact the principal's advisor, Mrs. Sinta, directly without going through anyone else.
"But you know, Beauxbatons values business, and they will definitely offer other terms in exchange."
Hermione nodded and held up three fingers: "I have three options for them. You can write them down in the letter and let them choose one."
"First, the price of the induced spray subsequently decreased by 15%."
"Second, two plots of land in the prime area of Hogsmeade City in the future."
"Third, trade opportunities for the coexisting fairies."
Each of these three conditions contains enormous commercial benefits.
Although the current shipment volume of the inducing spray is not large, it will definitely account for a large part of Busbarton's raw material expenditure in the future. If the overall price can be reduced by 15%, those product managers will be laughing in their sleep.
The second option is essentially an empty promise, but the information it reveals is something Beauxbatons should think about: Hogwarts not only wants to return to the Scottish Highlands, but also wants to build Hogsmeade, and the most important thing is the word "city"!
With Mrs. Sinta's wisdom, she would not have overlooked the implied meaning.
Compared to the new Diagon Alley in Malfoy Castle today, every shop there makes a fortune every day, and the land is so valuable that it's practically impossible to find a buyer.
That's secondary. If Hogwarts is indeed successfully built in the future, then the initial investment now will bring more benefits in terms of personal relationships, which may be more useful than the actual Galleons (especially since the only person who can stand against Grindelwald is at Hogwarts).
The third one reveals another signal: Hogwarts has reached an alliance with the coexisting goblins, which means that in the future, many goblin products will no longer need to be purchased from the nasty Extinction goblins.
For Beauxbatons, while his collaborations with Muggles could be considered pleasant, his dealings with the Extinction Faction goblins were more like dealing with a tiger for its skin. They were always looking at him with ulterior motives, as if they were about to pull out a dagger and stab him through the skin at any moment. The products they sold also needed to be carefully examined many times by the Curse Breakers to avoid any hidden curses mixed in.
Although the Extinction faction possesses more advanced "fairy technology," wizards actually use their traditional fairy products more often. If they could source their goods from the more benevolent Coexistence faction of fairies, it would be a good thing for them.
Without mentioning Hibiscus's letter, it flew into the clouds with the ghost owl.
After two weeks of renovations and another week of delays, the fairy office on the fifth floor of the castle has finally opened its doors in grand style.
This weekend was probably the quietest holiday since Hogwarts started, with almost every student having received an application form from Professor McGonagall.
At this moment, a long queue formed on the entire fifth floor, stretching all the way to the corner of the stairs, forcing many people to stand on the stairs on the fourth floor.
The fairies had to ensure the stability of the large door key, and no more than four people could pass through at a time, which made the students' entry and exit very inefficient.
Fortunately, there were still quite a few stalls set up by fairies in the classroom, selling some local snacks or souvenirs. Students queuing to enter the classroom could browse around first, so they wouldn't be too bored.
Harry and his friends got up early to queue up. They were still very interested in Gringotts, and it was said that Gnuck had the other goblins open all sorts of shops, making it much more interesting than their last visit.
Hermione didn't go again; she was too busy. Even on weekends, Old Deng would find her some new work.
She and Professor McGonagall had to go together to meet a guest from afar—Grigovich's nephew, the Master of the Rods who had defected from Durmstrang.
She didn't ask the white wizard why he sent her. Subtly, she and Dumbledore had accepted each other's existence as successors. Just as she could easily represent Hogwarts and make demands on Beauxbatons, in the eyes of these adults, Hermione was already Dumbledore's successor and the next headmaster of Hogwarts.
"Mr. Mikhail inherited the mantle of Master Grigovich, who for the previous twenty years had worked for the Burmas, making standardized wands for them and trying to make them suitable for all wizards."
Following Professor McGonagall, Hermione listened quietly as she explained things to her.
They are now in the abandoned harbor of Zistedts, Denmark, which has been deserted for decades and is now just a ruined dock.
"The Marauders treated him very well, didn't they? Why did he still defect?" If even Grindelwald couldn't satisfy this master of the staff, then Hogwarts probably couldn't offer him any more.
McGonagall shook his head: "Every master cane maker has their own pursuit. They like to study new materials, study the combination of different cane shafts and cores, and ideally, they can create a unique system to make a name for themselves in history."
"But Grindelwald doesn't need the wand maker to have so many ideas. He just needs a wand that is best suited to Fiendfyre and allows anyone to easily control it."
"For a master wand maker with exceptional skills, making the same wand every day without changing it is torture and a humiliation."
Hermione nodded knowingly: "This Mr. Mikhail is clearly pursuing his dream? And it seems he's even willing to risk his life for it."
Betraying the UMNO is no small matter. They are known for being vindictive and petty. Once they discover that a traitor has defected, they will relentlessly pursue him. Even if they don't kill him after catching him, they will certainly make him suffer.
McGonagall said softly, "Normally, this kind of work should be given to Moody's team."
"But Dumbledore was worried that the involvement of the Order of the Phoenix would exacerbate the conflict between us and the Mafia, and that Hogwarts was not a suitable place for direct conflict with them at the moment."
"The best-case scenario is that Mikhail arrives here safely and joins us, then we Apparate and immediately teleport, jumping and stopping in multiple locations to mislead our pursuers, without ever encountering them."
"The worst-case scenario is that Mikhail and his pursuers arrive at the same time, and we have to step in to help him escape."
She looked at Hermione: "If that happens, we'll just be Hogwarts professors, not representing any violent organization. We'll also try not to harm anyone from Durmstrang. Just take Mikhail away."
The Finger Witch nodded. She and Professor McGonagall had a more gentle and non-aggressive image, unlike Moody, who looked like a wandering dark wizard and was quite alarming.
Mikhail's presence is very important. After Hogwarts' return, the wand selection process of previous years is no longer suitable. A mature and experienced wandmaker can ensure that new students can use suitable wands.
Unfortunately, there are no known descendants of the Ollivanders family, otherwise British children would still be using Ollivander's wand.
Dumbledore must have gone to great lengths to contact this successor of Gregorovich, and to have McGonagall and Hermione come along.
There is probably another meaning to it.
The current principal and the future principal—this is also a subtle form of assertion.