Days wandering around Hogwarts

Chapter 530 Ask for advice
"Today I will introduce the toothache spell. Smith, come to the podium."

"Today I will demonstrate the calf cramp spell to everyone, Smith, come to the podium."

"I will demonstrate a diarrhea spell in this class, Smith..."

"Professor Moody, Smith is on a business trip."

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Although no one knew what had happened, it was certain that Charles had offended Professor Moody severely.

At this time, Charles was enjoying the sunshine of the Aegean Sea.

The International Confederation of Wizards likes to find holiday resorts for its meetings, and this time, the seminar on the interim results of werewolf treatment initiated by Fudge was held on the Greek island of Santorini.

British media such as the Daily Prophet sent a large number of reporters to follow the coverage. Dumbledore delivered an important three-minute speech at the opening ceremony. The importance of the meeting was self-evident.

Fudge arranged a two-hour speech for Charles. Charles only spoke for two minutes on the grounds that the specific work was not done by him. The next hour and a half of political content was given to Percy, and the last half hour of technical content related to treatment was completed by Lupin.

At the beginning of the second day of the meeting, Percy was immersed in chatting and laughing with officials from various countries, Lupin was never tired of discussing technology, and Fudge took reporters to publicize the achievements of werewolf treatment.

Charles was lazing around in the hotel room. From the terrace he could see the blue sea and sky, and there was a secretary from the Magic Committee from Moscow standing next to him.

The two had an in-depth exchange of views on a wide range of issues, including the arrangements for the children Charles rescued from the island and graphene research, and then had dinner together.

If Percy hadn't come to see Charles, the two would have continued chatting.

"Is it because I ruined your plan?"

Percy looked full of energy. He was very excited to chat and laugh with officials from various countries today. This was the life he had always dreamed of.

Charles smiled and poured him some happy water, saying, "I only have drinks here, no wine."

Percy picked up the cup and took a sip and said, "I'm kind of starting to like this drink too."

Charles asked a question that he had been pondering for a few days: "Why did the minister take the trouble to hold such a meeting? I remember that it was originally planned to be held on the first anniversary of the experiment."

Although Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts less than five minutes after his appearance, he did appear after all and set the tone for the meeting level.

Organizing such a meeting is not an easy task, especially when it is promoted by the British Ministry of Magic, which requires a lot of manpower and resources.

In Charles' opinion, this meeting was a big investment with little gain. Fudge was no fool and must have other intentions.

Percy took a sip of happy water and said mysteriously, "The minister has his own purpose for this meeting."

"The price of bread and meat in the market is more than double that of the same period last year. I can hardly afford bread. Voices are beginning to call for the minister to step down, so the minister is trying to come up with some political achievements to cover up the matter."

Charles nodded pretentiously and said, "So that's what happened. Now the financial report of the Dancing Grass Restaurant... Oh, Dobby cries every day when he reads it."

Percy said in surprise, "Is that so?"

He saw Charles nod, and said a little embarrassedly: "Because the food in your restaurant is cheaper than cooking at home, many people just go there to eat."

"My mother said she hadn't cooked at home for a long time. She waited in the box every day for my father to get off work and eat together before going home."

Percy thought that by doing this, he and his parents were saving money, but Charles was losing money.

One can imagine how sad Dobby, who was in charge of the restaurant, would be when he saw how much money he was losing.

He decided in his heart that he would talk to his parents when he got home and ask them not to eat so much in the restaurant.

Charles heard this and thought to himself, "So that's why! No wonder Dobby cried with joy."

It seems that the takeaway system can be officially launched. The takeaway system of Dancing Grass Restaurant has been planned for a long time and mainly consists of two parts.

The communication system relies on communication notebooks and is now mature.

The dish delivery system has been used in restaurants and the Pig's Head Bar for a long time, and after several upgrades it is now ready for large-scale use.

Charles took out his communication notebook and asked the company to hold a meeting to discuss the matter and to try it out among the employees first.

At this time Percy told the purpose of his visit tonight: "Charles, I have an idea and I would like you to give me some advice."

"My father has been negotiating with the goblins recently, asking them to lower food prices, but to no avail."

"The minister was very angry and planned to remove him from his post and replace him with someone else."

"I want to take over this job, do you have any suggestions?"

Charles took a sip of the happy water, thought about it, and understood Percy's thoughts.

When Percy first started working, he faced a difficult problem. Charles gave him an idea and told him to take over the difficult job of treating werewolves which no one else dared to do.

Now Percy has done very well in this job, and used it as a stepping stone to catch Fudge's eye. He was won over by Fudge and became a little famous internationally.

He tasted the sweetness and became path dependent, so he decided to take on another tough challenge.

Charles said seriously: "I just have one suggestion, don't touch this matter."

If it was something else, it would be fine. Charles planned to find Percy as one of his representatives in the Ministry of Magic and would use his own power to help him.

But this won’t work.

Percy didn't expect Charles to say that, and asked in confusion, "Why?"

Charles knew the whole story, and he also knew that the old man had intervened in the matter. He couldn't say anything, but could only say, "This matter is too complicated, you can't control it."

"Let me put it this way. It would be easier for you to go to Hogwarts and replace Professor Dumbledore as the headmaster than to negotiate with the goblins."

Percy's expression turned serious.

If someone else said these words, he would subconsciously sneer at them.

However, this was said by Charles. Although he is young, his political level is obvious to those who are interested. Fudge once joked privately that Charles could become the Minister of Magic in the future.

Percy thought that Charles must have heard some inside information that he didn't know about now that he said this. People who run restaurants should know a lot about things related to food.

He asked Charles, "Do you know anything?"

Charles replied: "I only know what I am supposed to know."

Percy nodded, thinking that he meant that there were some things he shouldn't know, and that knowing them would be dangerous.

"Could it be..." Percy remembered a rumor, "You-Know-Who?"

Charles shook his head. This matter had nothing to do with Voldemort, and putting the blame on him would not be conducive to the subsequent work.

Percy nodded and said, "Right now, the treatment of werewolves has only reached the first stage. Next, we need to promote it all over the world. At that time, the workload will be even heavier. I cannot spare time to handle other matters. I can only decline the minister's suggestion."

Charles nodded and said, "I'll mention the second phase tomorrow."

Since Percy listened to his advice, he had to cooperate and not let Percy offend the minister.

(End of this chapter)