Connor's Hogwarts

"How dare that old bastard Crouch do this?"

Lake Manor.

With such a big thing happening, the Lake family naturally held a family meeting, and their second aunt Elena, who was busy arranging for the Monster Cup competition, has also rushed back.

The main members of the Lake family are all here, oh, except Shire and Blanche.

Yiwen was also allowed to attend this time.

As for Connor, he didn't pay much attention to these things before. In fact, he is not very interested now, because he knows that it is not a big deal.

Ivan looked impassioned. Connor felt that he didn't understand the situation at all, but his brother seemed to be very concerned about this matter...

"I was negligent. No one could have imagined that Crouch would suddenly make such a move." Old Devin said with a wry smile. Today's incident really caught him off guard.

"Why would Barty Crouch do such a stupid thing? Our family has never offended him before, right? What does this guy want to do when he suddenly comes out and is disgusting?" Elena said angrily.

Flora said in a low voice: "Maybe it was under someone's instruction. I guess it's the guys from the Rolle family or the Parkinson's family who are up to something..."

"Well, what do you say?"

"Crouch will be the Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation next month, which means that he will not be able to sit in the position of Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement for long. He must have received someone's favor before leaving office. Make a fortune..."

Flora was so angry that her teeth itched: "The key is that we really have nothing to do with him, we can only suffer the loss of being dumb..."

"Haha, the dignified number three person under the Minister of Magic actually went out in person just to restrict a small factory. He really spent a lot of money. Whose old bastard did it?" Elena's face was gloomy. This matter was really causing trouble. It's frustrating. After all, others followed legal procedures, and there is no room to reason about this matter.

Flora knocked on the table and said: "I have heard that the Rolle family and the Parkinson family are preparing to build a factory before. It must be those guys who are responsible for it. Even if it is not them, I believe that the guy behind the scenes will soon do something. One step forward..."

After clarifying the ins and outs of this matter, it is actually not complicated. It was Connor's magic card that caused this dispute, because this thing represents huge interests.

Today was originally the shipping day for the first batch of magic cards. The plan of the Lakers was to use the influence of the Monster Cup to launch a new epoch-making product called magic cards when the Monster Cup was held in August.

But now, this deployment was interrupted by this sudden attack. This batch of magic cards is not allowed to leave the factory, and a permit must be applied for again. Considering that Crouch is currently the director of the Law Enforcement Department, this process It will definitely not go well.

And what's even more disgusting is that in order to make this matter bigger, the "behind the scenes" also notified the reporter, and now the matter of the Lake family's magic card must not be hidden.

This move was very destructive and made the matter bigger. The wizards focused their attention on this matter. I believe that soon the news about the magic scroll product developed by the Lake family will be known to the world.

But in this case, the Lake family cannot produce "goods". If a new magic scroll appears at this time, you can figure out what will happen with your butt.

Although Connor saved this batch of cards from being destroyed, it is actually much more time-consuming to modify the magic models than to re-produce them. Therefore, if the Lake family wants to re-produce a batch of magic cards, it will consume a lot of time, and during this period During that time, the guy who set a trap for the Lake family must have started selling the "magic scrolls" they produced.

Therefore, their purpose is very simple, which is to slow down the pace of the Lake family and buy time for themselves to seize the market.

Connor, who figured out the whole thing, laughed angrily. These old guys are really good at playing power games. I have to say that this dumb guy really has to eat it.

"No one expected that Crouch would suddenly get involved in this matter. No one even reacted to his direct order."

"And it's probably not easy to explain to the families we're cooperating with now. If this matter gets too big, there may be a lot of those who just take advantage of the situation and turn their backs..."

"We've been going so smoothly all the way. Those guys must have been extremely jealous for a long time. It's not too surprising that they waited until now to take action."

"Haha, in the final analysis, our Lake family is still not strong enough. Anyone really thinks they can step on us..."

Flora and Elena each said angrily words that were not nutritious. Old Devin listened on the side and felt very complicated. He knew very well how much his two daughters weighed, and Shoucheng's words were more than enough. , but for the Lake family, which is now on the rise, their abilities are not enough.

Fortunately, this matter is still within the scope of "maintaining the status quo". It's a pity that the smartest third daughter did not know where she ran away, otherwise...

Old Devin rubbed his sore forehead, turned to look at his two grandsons, and asked: "Connor, Evan, what do you think about this matter?"

"I don't have any opinion... In fact, it's expected that there will be an opponent, right? It's just that what happened today really made me uncomfortable..." Connor lowered his eyes and curled his lips. He said calmly.

Although Connor didn't care too much about the bullshit of the Lake family in the political arena of the shopping mall, he still had confidence in his family's true strength.

Even though the Lake family is engaged in monster cards and Facebook, it seems that the whole world is revolving around the Lake family, and the Lake family is already invincible...

In fact, no, the Lake family has always been an ordinary business family before Connor established the Lake chain store. The Lake family has never been involved in the political struggles of the Ministry of Magic. At the beginning, Flora also worked in the relatively neutral Department of International Magical Cooperation. In fact, the Ministry of Magic has never had a high say.

And the Lake family has made such a big cake in the past few years, and there are not a few families who are jealous. The reason why no one dared to touch the Lake family before, except that the Lake family has been pulling people on board to make cakes, is also because of Dumbledore. Tie is the reason behind supporting the Lake family.

So as far as Connor knows, the current real power of the Lake family includes: the relationship network run by old Divin for many years; the support behind Dumbledore's family; partners; plus Connor's unnamed power after he received Grindelwald's "approval" not long ago.

The Lake family has indeed laid out a big net, but these are all allies, not your own brothers. They will be biased towards the Lake family to a certain extent, but it is impossible for the Lake family to follow the lead.

Today's incident is a sudden surprise for the Lake family, but the mastermind behind the scenes must have been prepared, and it seems that they are very confident to deal with the Lake family's subsequent counterattack, so this is definitely not just a wizard from one family or two. If the family dares to do something, they must form a strong offensive and defensive alliance, and a family that has the ability to do such a thing...

"Grandpa, does anyone want to compete with our family for the magic card market?" Ivan's face was full of seriousness.

The grandfather glanced at Yiwen in surprise. Although he knew that his little grandson was very good at communication, he did not expect that this boy could really understand the current situation. Did he pay too little attention to this child in the past? Xiao Yiwen is a talent that can be made

Old Diwen nodded and said: "Yes, you can see this, very good."

"Then we don't have to worry too much." Ivan looked at the elders carefully and expressed his opinion: "Our family has a Lake chain store. In the international market, no matter who the opponents are, they should not challenge our family. After all, only our family can sell products further, right?"

Lao Diwen's expression was somewhat gratified. He smiled and said: "Ivan, it's good that you can set your sights on the global market, but you haven't thought carefully enough. Today's matter will really not hurt us. It shakes our muscles and bones, but it also really disrupts our rhythm..."

"...Next week is the Monster Cup, and the wizarding world's attention will be focused on the English arena. This was originally our best opportunity to promote the magic cards, but when this happened today, the magic cards will definitely not be shipped in time. , we will miss the best opportunity to occupy the market, and our opponents will definitely launch similar products to seize the British market, and ambitious families in other countries will definitely see this and will probably follow suit. When our cards were re-produced and released, we were already far behind others..."

Yi Wen finally understood the current situation of his family, and his face became ugly: "Is there no other way?"

Old Diwen smiled wryly and shook his head: "No way, we are bound to suffer from this loss, but this can be regarded as a wake-up call for us. Our family's political power is indeed too weak. This time, it is a waste of money. Bought a lesson."

Ivan gritted his teeth: "If this matter is over like this, wouldn't it make others look down on our Lake family?"

Connor smiled and patted Ivan's head and said with a smile: "Are you kidding me? You don't think it's okay if they touch our Lake family, do you?"

A cruel smile appeared on the corner of Old Diwen's mouth: "That's right, although our family has suffered this loss, they don't have to think about it. They will regret the decision they made today."

Connor stretched his waist and said: "Any enemy that stands in our way, just crush them. They don't know the true strength of the Lake family. Since they dare to show their swords against us, they must Awareness of the consequences."

Flora shook her head and said: "Connor is right, the matter has come to an end, it is meaningless to dwell on what has happened, the important thing is our next response, we must let the entire wizarding community know that the Lake family will not tolerate humiliation."

Ivan scratched his head and said: "So...actually, there is nothing to worry about at all?"

Connor laughed: "It's really nothing to worry about. We've been dismissed, and we'll give it back twice as much. Those stupid old guys have been immersed in the past world for too long. Times have changed. Let us let the Lake family give them back Take this lesson well."

That's right, in fact, the few people were not worried about the situation of the Lake family at all, they were just angry that they were tricked inexplicably. It was wrong for a moment.

The Lake family has been dormant for too long, and it's time to show their minions to the world.

Elena let out a breath: "In the end, this kind of thing shouldn't have happened in the first place. I don't know how many people have seen it as a joke."

Old Devin snorted coldly and said: "Don't think that our allies can deliver with peace of mind. Think about how the magic card matter has been exposed so many people want to see our jokes."

Connor felt that the news must have spread from his own fraternity. After all, just because his son entered the fraternity did not mean that his father could enter the fraternity... There must be an insider, no doubt about it.

"Although after the establishment of the Lake chain store and the connection between our Lake family and the Magic Transportation Department, we have truly grasped some of our own political power." Elena said with a straight face: "But now it seems that our family The influence in the Ministry of Magic is still not enough..."

Flora smiled helplessly: "After all, we never thought we could make the business so big before. Normally in this situation..."

Flora looked at her two sons, smiled and shook her head: "We should start a political-business marriage..."

As soon as she mentioned this, Elena became excited: "Yes, yes, Connor and Ivan, have you chosen a girl from any family? It depends on the strength of our family. Whoever you like, my second aunt is sure to marry you." "

"..." Connor yawned and said listlessly: "Boring or not, our family doesn't need to do this kind of thing."

Ivan's eyes wandered and he murmured in a low voice: "Is it true that anyone can do it?"

Old Diwen also showed a smile at this time: "Hehehe, Connor Ivan, you don't know that the families who want to marry us have lined up for a long time. After all, this is a matter of mutual benefit, but it still depends. I won't force your opinion on you."

Although the Lake family is an old family, they are not very interested in marriages between magic families. The main reason... is the sequelae of Old Devin's three daughters running away from home.

Ahem, old Diwen has already learned this well. Anyway, the Lake family doesn't need to ask anyone now. He is not in a hurry at all about the marriage.

If the two grandsons were forced to run away from home because of this shitty relationship between men and women, then old Diwen would have nowhere to cry.

Old Devine, who has had enough experience and lessons, will no longer force his children's emotional problems, but... some other means are still used. The Lake family really needs the support of a firm political force. Old Devine and the two The daughters looked at each other, understanding the meaning in each other's eyes, and already had an idea...