Huh? There's a magic school here.

Catherine and Dobby arrived on the eighth floor. Dobby shouted the command "Fire Dragon," and the water sprite at the door opened the door. Although they could have gone straight in, Catherine politely knocked on the door.

"Principal Andres, Ms. Catherine has arrived," Dobby announced loudly.

"Please come in." Andres knew it was Catherine, so he put down the wizard chess set he was playing.

"Boss, it's been a long time."

"Yes, please have a seat. It's been a long time, Catherine. Dobby, bring us two glasses of juice."

"Yes, Principal Andres, I'll bring it over to you two right away." With that, Dobby disappeared from the spot.

"This is the company's report for the past month, and this is my recommendation for the financial investment company. Please take a look, boss." Catherine did not sit down, but handed the documents to Andres and stood there quietly.

"Please sit down first, I'll finish reading it first." Andres invited Catherine to sit down for the second time. This time, Catherine did not refuse. After sitting down, she began to observe the principal's office. After more than ten minutes, Andres finally finished reading the documents in his hand.

“Very good, Catherine. I am satisfied with your management of the company during this period. If we don’t consider the expenses of Hogwarts, this supermarket is still profitable. Now, tell me your thoughts on the financial company.”

"Okay, boss. First of all, in the short term, international crude oil prices have reached a record high. The current price is $75 a barrel, and I don't think such a high price will last long. I suggest we can short it in the short term, and my target price is around $50."

Furthermore, global stock markets are in a state of overheating. Just a slight push from any event detrimental to finance could send global stock markets into a major downturn.

In the long term, I am optimistic about some high-tech stocks, such as Apple, Microsoft, and Oracle. In addition, I recommend investing in emerging IT companies, and I also suggest investing in the Chinese market. The emerging Eastern market will undoubtedly offer many opportunities.

Upon hearing this, Andres sized up Catherine. This woman was impressive. Putting everything else aside, Apple alone was poised for takeoff next year. As for the Chinese market, as long as she didn't dabble in stocks and invested in other things, it was a sure thing.

"Well, there's nothing wrong with your financial investment plan. You can go ahead and do it with confidence, but I personally don't recommend that you enter the Chinese stock market. Also, leave me 50 million in cash and enough manpower by May two years from now. I need them."

"Okay, Principal Andres, so you agree to let me start setting up a new company and have me manage it?"

"Yes, I'll offer you the same annual salary of £100,000. Plus, one percent of the annual profits as commission. But I'd like to know if you've recruited the right people, and where the venue is located."

"Oh, thank you so much, boss. Don't worry, I'll definitely do my best. As for staff, I have several classmates who are experts in this field. As for the location, Historicshire probably won't work. I'm planning to find a place in London, since London is the center of the financial market. What do you think, boss?"

"Of course, but you must be careful with the personnel. The people you find must be able to withstand scrutiny! As for London, let's go there. You can consider buying an office building there."

"Okay, boss. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now. I haven't seen Beretta in a long time."

"Hmm? Are you in a hurry? I just got my hands on a Wizard's Chess set, want to play a game together?" Andres invited Catherine.

“Okay, I also want to see what the famous Wizard's Chess looks like.” Catherine agreed with sparkling eyes; her sister didn’t seem so important anymore.

So Andres took a small wooden box and opened it. At the bottom of the box was a chessboard, and the box was divided in the middle by a wooden board. The chess pieces on both sides lay unkempt inside, seemingly fast asleep. Because sunlight was shining into the box, some pieces were even loudly complaining about who turned on the light.

So when Andres brought out the chessboard, the pieces woke up. They went up to their positions on the board, awaiting instructions from Andres and Catherine. Catherine played white and moved first, and the game began.

After half an hour of fierce fighting, the black king dropped his sword, signifying the defeat of the black pieces. Catherine, somewhat embarrassed, tentatively asked, "Principal Andres, would you like another game?"

"Alright, I was careless this time. I'll definitely win next time," Andres boasted without batting an eye.

But another hour passed, and the black king turned to Andres and shouted, "You idiot! Do you even know how to play chess? I told you to move the rook to the bottom rank, but you wouldn't listen! What are we going to do now?"

Andres glanced awkwardly at the chessboard, then at Catherine. "Well, you know Catherine, I'm quite busy. I won't keep you any longer. You can go and have lunch with Beretta."

“Alright, Headmaster. Then I won’t bother you any longer. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Beretta.” Catherine covered her mouth and chuckled. She didn’t bring up the chess game again, wanting to save face for their headmaster.

When Andres and Catherine said goodbye, the chess pieces first threw the chessboard into the box, then threw their broken pieces into the box, and slowly restored it inside. Finally, the two kings worked together to close the lid and went to sleep.

Andres watched awkwardly as the chess pieces finished, then called Dobby over. He instructed Dobby to deliver a set of these wizard chess sets to the common room of each house. Soon after, the young wizards returned to the common room after lunch to find an extra box.

It wasn't until a young wizard cautiously opened the box that they discovered it contained wizard chess pieces. From then on, in the common room of each house, there were always two groups of chess pieces arguing and shouting at each other. The winners sang and danced, while the losers jumped up and down cursing.

At lunchtime, Beretta waited at the entrance of the Great Hall. Her house-elf had informed her that her sister, Catherine, was talking to the headmaster and would be down to have lunch with her soon. After waiting and waiting, a familiar figure finally descended the stairs.

"Catherine, you've finally come to see me! I've missed you so much!" Beretta said as she rushed to Catherine and hugged her sister tightly.

"Beretta, your sister missed you too." Catherine hugged her younger sister tightly, knowing that the child had never left her side since she was little. Now, going to school was the first time she had been away from her.

Just as the sisters were repeating their touching words, Beretta's roommates were utterly astonished, knowing that Beretta was usually a little devil, fearless and reckless. Seeing the group of mischievous kids, Catherine comforted Beretta.

"Alright, don't let your roommates laugh at you. Come and introduce yourself to your older sister!"

"Hmph, let's see who dares!" Beretta said, waving her little fist.