The Alchemist of Harry Potter

Chapter 845 "Defense Guide"

"Good morning Sirius, where were you just now?" Lupine poked his head out of the kitchen, looked at Sirius who had just entered the tent, and asked suspiciously, "Why do you look unhappy?"

"I just went to find Ludo Bagman, and that guy only paid me half of the Galleons last night." Sirius didn't have the slightest liking for Bagman who tried to renege on the bill.

"When did you bet?" Lupine looked at Sirius in shock, never expecting that his old friend was secretly betting, which is not a good thing.

"I thought you would care more about how much I won." After Sirius pulled a chair and sat down, he put his legs on the table with a smile, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Well, how much did you win?" Lupine asked helplessly.

"Probably... a thousand Galleons," said Sirius.

"How much?" Lupine's eyes widened in disbelief.

"A thousand Galleons," repeated Sirius.

"Don't gamble, just take it when you see it!" Lupine tried his best to persuade his old friend, completely ignoring the black smoke slowly rising from the pot.He really couldn't understand why Sirius took the risk to gamble, what to do if he lost, how many Galleons would he have to bet if he could win a thousand Galleons?

"Bagman didn't have enough Galleons to pay me, so he suggested that I keep betting." Sirius glanced at Lupine, who had a slightly gloomy face, and said casually, "I've already agreed, anyway, those Galleons are It doesn’t matter if you lose all of the money you earn, let alone I won’t necessarily lose.”

Lupine was silent, and he also knew that he was not qualified to preach to Sirius, and finally said: "Don't be too greedy, just accept it when you see it." Then he turned and went back to the kitchen to continue making breakfast.

"Losing, will I lose? No, I won't lose."

There was a weird smile on Sirius' face. He didn't think he would lose, and the Galleons weren't all his money, half of it belonged to Albert.

In fact, Sirius doesn't like to gamble, but he met with Albert yesterday, and the two reached a certain agreement in private.

Well, they did make a lot of Galleons, and the hapless Bagman lost a lot of Galleons because of it.

Sirius was not sympathetic to Bagman, though.

If Ludo Bagman hadn't tried to lure him into betting, Sirius might not have agreed to Albert.

Well, this is a lame excuse. From Sirius' point of view, why doesn't Garen, who is sure to make money, not make money?
Not an idiot.

Moreover, from Albert's tone, Ludo Bagman is not reliable, otherwise Albert would not ask him to take back at least half of Galleons after winning the bet.

"Good morning, Sirius." Harry appeared in the dining room with a yawn, sniffed the burning smell in the air, and said in surprise, "It's rare to see Professor Lupine burn the meal, by the way, you were in the restaurant just now. What are you talking about?"

"It's nothing Harry." Sirius didn't want Harry to get into the habit of gambling, so he changed the subject and said, "Lupine and I have planned to run a Defense Against the Dark Arts magazine called "Defense Guide."

After preliminary discussions between Sirius and Lupine, he planned to accept Albert's proposal to start a magazine related to Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Considering that Lupine once served as a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts, he has a natural advantage in the field of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Sirius has also fought against dark wizards, so he is considered a relatively good profession.

Working in a field you are good at and like makes it easier for people to maintain enthusiasm, invest more energy, and achieve success more easily.

Of course, it is not easy to open a magazine store. Neither Lupine nor Sirius has any experience in this field.

Who will be the editor-in-chief?

If you rashly open a store and enter a field that you are not good at, you may stumble, and it is not surprising that you will even lose a lot of money because of it.

"A magazine like "Witch Weekly" and "Transfiguration Today?" Hermione asked Sirius curiously.

"Well, if it's just the two of us, it's about once every half a month." Sirius nodded, "It will contain some content related to Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Remus should be better at this. He used to be a black magician." Professor of Magic Defense, and I can help him think of other ways."

Harry and Hermione looked at each other.

To be honest, they are not very optimistic about Sirius starting a magazine and newspaper, let alone Sirius becoming the editor-in-chief.

"What does Professor Lupine think?" Hermione asked Professor Lupine who was busy in the kitchen.

"I think the probability of losing money is relatively high. Knowing Defense Against the Dark Arts and starting a Defense Against the Dark Arts magazine are two different things." Lupine is not as optimistic as Sirius. They do not have rich management experience, and they are likely to screw things up. .

"Speaking of opening a store, I still admire Albert. He started to pay for Fred and George to open a store very early." Ron yawned and sat next to Harry, "From the beginning to the present I don't know how many Galleons have already invested in it, and from the beginning I thought their store would be a hit."

"Perhaps, he has already done divination." Harry said without hesitation, "Sirius, if you want to open a shop, you can go to Albert for divination."

"Harry, divination also has a limit," Hermione did not agree with Harry's point of view.

"Are you really going to start a weekly magazine?" Lupine asked as he brought the food from the kitchen and looked at Sirius who was thinking seriously.

"Garon won, even if he loses all in the end, he won't feel bad."

This was actually one of the reasons why Sirius was willing to agree to help Albert. He needed to find an excuse to persuade Remus to help start the weekly magazine.

Otherwise, he would never agree, and a windfall is undoubtedly the best excuse, with the slogan "I don't feel bad if I lose everything anyway".

"Losing money? I think you can ask Albert for help. As long as the price is right, he will definitely be willing to help." Ron suggested.

According to him, Fred and George have a very clear idea and plan for opening a store, and most of these are Albert's suggestions.Moreover, Albert often writes articles for magazines, and he obviously knows better than them how to arrange the content of the magazine. If it was Albert, he would definitely be able to provide them with many constructive suggestions.

However, how to persuade Albert to help is actually quite difficult.If you want Albert to contribute, you must naturally give the other party enough benefits. However, Garen Albert obviously won't notice that, so what can we do to convince him?
In the end, it was Ron's words that woke Sirius up. His own business is very different from other people's business. If Sirius could get Albert to join him, the other party would naturally not just watch the store lose money. , I think Bi would be willing to give them a hand.

And Sirius' purpose was just to find a job for Lupine, as long as he didn't lose money, he could actually accept it.

　Sorry, I was too sleepy last night, and I didn't have time to correct typos. I found out that there are quite a few typos this morning, sweat.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)