Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

"How could I forget?" Lockhart turned back again, "That's why I came to you at the first time."

Hanjin, why don't you ask first before you speak? "The owner suggested, "At worst, I'll hire a few more people... What do you want?" "

Lockhart stopped putting on airs, and took out a long list from the inside pocket of his robe, with hundreds of lines densely written on it.

Weizeac took out his glasses from the counter and put them on, ready to take a look at what Lockhart wanted.

"Let me see, dragonhide protective cloak, enchanted alchemy robe, quick pop-up

Wand sheaths, smoke grenades, flash grenades, decoy bombs, anti-curse broom charms, helmet-style wizard hats, panoramic binoculars, gas masks... so many things, and 50 of each.God, are you planning to start a war?Hahaha…"

Weizeac made a joke that he thought was funny, and without waiting for Lockhart's reaction, he laughed to himself.

But Lockhart didn't laugh: "So... can it be done? I want to hand in the documents within two months

Weizeac's laughter stopped abruptly.

He was a little surprised now: "Are you serious?"

"Of course." Lockhart said, pointing to the list with his finger.

"But..." Wieseac felt a little incomprehensible, "Why do you want so much?"

Lockhart showed a funny expression: "Obviously, I'm not the only one who wants to use it!"

"Of course I know that this is not from one person, but you also understand what I mean. Many things on this need to use dragon skin or even black dragon skin. It is impossible to get it in a short time-what are you doing with so many protective equipment? ?” Weizeeck questioned.

If it hadn't been for Lockhart who came here with this list, he might have secretly written a small note while steadying him, and let the owl bring it to the Auror's office.

Hearing his question, Lockhart showed a look of embarrassment.

"This...has nothing to do with you. Ah, Auror, it's the Auror Office..." Seeing his words flicker, Wieseek became more suspicious: "But you belong to the International Division!"

"Alas..." Lockhart scratched his hair in distress, "There is always something new, anyway, there is always something to be prepared for, right?"

Hearing what he said, Wiser lowered his head, glanced at the list 5 again, and finally couldn't hold it back.

"Preparation? What exactly are you referring to?" His cheeks and eyes were wrinkled together: "There are so many things... And cloaks, robes, etc., you should go to the clothing store to buy them, and you have to buy decoy bombs and smoke bombs." Go to the Bouncy Magic Joke Store, and the Magic Map... Shouldn't this one go to Whizhard?"

"I will go, but this list was proposed by everyone, so everything is written down on a piece of paper, you only need to look at the part you can do, and I will place an order immediately when I am optimistic."

After hearing the order, Wieseek decided to put aside his curiosity and concentrate on business.

"Place an order... I can make most of the items on this list, but because the quantity is too large, and the two-month construction period is too tight, you have to pay a deposit." He said tentatively.

Unexpectedly, Lockhart agreed very happily.

"No problem! I can pay the deposit now." He took out his Gringotts key.

Hearing that he promised so happily, Wieseek simply broke his heart: "The deposit needs to be 30%... It's not that I doubt your credit, but that I really need so much to buy raw materials and so on. My brother took it away Half of the reserve funds in the store, I have to keep a sum of money for the payment of goods, so..."

Lockhart interrupted him: "How much?"

This eager statement made Weizeek's doubts deepen.

"Wait a minute, let me do the math..." He took out a handful of Napier counting chips and began to count the money.

Looking at the speed of his calculations, Lockhart was a little impatient.

"Do you know Indian numerals? Do you use a calculator? I have a calculator here

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The corner of Weizeek's mouth twitched—do you want to be so impatient?Can't even wait 2 more minutes?

"I know how to use a calculator. After all, I have dealt with Muggles a lot." He took the calculator from Lockhart.

After counting for a few minutes, Wieseek finally selected 20 or so items on the list and calculated the prices.

"—a total of 1910 galleons, 30% is...just..."

"Forget it, here, I'll give you eight hundred... I only have one request, and that is to deliver the goods as soon as possible with quality and quantity, okay?" Lockhart repeated his request.

Looking at the heavy bag that Lockhart handed over, Weizeac felt that he had no reason to refuse anymore.

Drink it. He finally agreed, "I will let the newly recruited people concentrate on buying your materials first... I will go to Bo Jin Bok for these few more difficult things. "

"Great, regular customers should have such convenience. Well, I wish you a prosperous business, and I'm going to go to the Tuofan clothing store and the trick store..."

Lockhart walked out of the Weizeac store contentedly with the order contract in hand, leaving the shopkeeper alone at the counter suspiciously.

Chapter 390 Three Little People Can Do Big Things

Lockhart did what he said, he spent a whole morning and a noon, and carried out an unprecedented sweep in Diagon Alley, and he even visited Knockturn Alley, which has become more and more dilapidated recently

Although the shopkeepers were very happy to have such a Kaizi, after calming down, they felt strange just like Wieseek.

Why did Lockhart suddenly buy such a large batch of emergency goods?

Not only are these things simple and clear in purpose, they are for fighting and defense against black magic, but they are also in such a large quantity that no one can misunderstand them—it is not used by one person.

Of course, so far, they haven't thought much about it. For example, what if Lockhart is preparing equipment for the five-wizard tournament?

But that guesswork was shattered in the evening when everyone went to relax at the Leaky Cauldron.

There are roughly three types of bars in the UK, one is club-like clubs, the other is purely drinking and chatting, and the other is Pub (Public_Huse), which is very British.

Compared with the other two, the biggest difference between Pub and Pub is that its business place is firstly a house that can be lived in, and secondly, it is a place that provides drinks and drinks. Many of these bars are the ancestral home of the owner, which has been passed down to a certain generation. Then suddenly decided to take it out to sell alcohol, so it became a bar.

The interior furnishings of this type of bar usually not only have the function of business, but also are common things in the lives of ordinary residents. Almost every old object has its own story, which has a very high historical and cultural research value. called "

BarJJ's flirtatious stuff is completely different.

The Leaky Cauldron is undoubtedly such a "Pub" - it was built in the early 16th century, has a long history, and as No. 1 Diagon Alley and the usual channel into Diagon Alley, it has a special status among wizards, The interior furnishings and every brick and tile has a special story. The Abbott family, where Hannah Abbott later took over, is one of the "Holy 28 Pure Bloods".

Undoubtedly, such a bar is and must be the most frequent meeting place for wizards, and it is also the best way to disseminate all kinds of gossip and business information. Although the source of information and its authenticity are worrying, it is more grounded Gas, and better transmission.

Today, the boss Tom poured wine for the guests as always, and kept wiping his never-ending glass by the way, but the topics discussed by the guests gradually made him feel a little different.

—At the beginning, these topics were not different from usual: either it was the recruitment information of Warcraft farms with high salaries, extraordinary pharmacists recruiting apprentices, etc., or some industry complained about the sudden labor shortage recently, or the recent "I can do it if I can" remarks about why a certain warrior's performance in the ongoing five-wild tournament is so bad.

But as the owners of Diagon Alley gradually joined the battle, the topic quickly turned into Gilderoy Lockhart's inexplicable big deal.

There is no other reason, it is because the list is really too big.

Gilderoy Lockhart is also a real celebrity in Diagon Alley, not only because he has held autograph sessions here almost every year since 10 years ago, but also because his big moves in the past two years have continued .

Different from those idol signings that only witches pay attention to, such things as the Pharmacist Association recruiting apprentices with high salaries and Sniff Company recruiting expatriate employees with high salaries are what the masses really care about, and it is these things that make Loha has become a frequent topic of discussion in the tavern

Topics.

Whenever he tinkered with something new or a new industry, someone would always make a lot of money from it. Although the pure blood and Granger who bought shares in the sniffing drilling company would follow the tradition of not revealing their wealth, it was not Everyone tries to keep the same low profile when they get a lot of money, so the specifics of getting rich still get out of places like the Leaky Cauldron.

When these money-making news are combined with the mainstream consciousness of ridiculing Muggles, the speed of spread is as if they have wings-what stupid Muggles actually spend 4 Galleons to buy a bottle of hair tonic? Barrels of stinky oil that is useless for nothing but burning can sell for more than a dozen Galleons, and the queen of Muggles has a cold that can't be cured... No matter where these "disgraceful" jokes are placed never goes out of style, especially when it also makes wizards a lot of money

So when Lockhart appears in Diagon Alley, it is not surprising that his every move will be closely watched.On the one hand, I am a little curious about this "big adventurer" who has transformed into a politician. On the other hand, everyone wants to know where the next way to make money is.

And today's news is also about making money - Lockhart suddenly came to Diagon Alley today and placed orders worth nearly [-] Galleons from about seven or eight shops

These items are not expensive, except that some items that require dragon skin may need to be specially ordered, other items are regular items, and some items are even closer to the

theater production

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However, it is precisely because the price is not expensive that such a large list is particularly eye-catching.

It’s as if it’s normal for a rich man to spend 300 million for a Manchurian feast, but it’s weird to spend 300 million to buy [-] Peking ducks—that’s not how money is spent, right?

Because all the owners of Diagon Alley come here to drink, their topics are very

It quickly attracted the attention of people around, especially those who have always wanted to make a fortune.

The reason why they were willing to spend so much energy on Lockhart placing such a large order was actually very simple, because they really wanted to know if he would order again, or order something else.

If so, then this is an industry that deserves their continued investment, but if it's just a one-off deal, then they'll be done with something temporary to deal with it.

—A group of shoulder-to-shoulderers who usually have nothing to do and can only toss around some gadgets finally found the opportunity to join the topic. They are eager to find out some news so that they can make a big deal and play with him for half a year.

Among these people, Mundungus Fletcher's voice was particularly loud.

"Poison Horn Beast Explosive Liquid? I have it here! I also have the seeds of poisonous tentacles! I can also think of a way for the eggshells of Chimera... Quantity? How much you want! I and the people on the black market in France, Spain and Greece very familiar..."

Seeing that he really has a wide range of paths, the shopkeepers frowned and allowed him to sit with them, and then continued to discuss.

After being invited to sit down, Mundungus was not in a hurry to talk, and apart from answering the shopkeepers' questions, he occasionally took a sip of brandy, which made everyone feel that he was quite modest.

It wasn't until everyone was discussing whether Lockhart's order was for the next project of the Big Five Tournament that he interrupted for the first time.

"This is definitely not the case. The goods for the competition have long been covered by the people from Hogsmeade. They just received a new order last week."

Hearing what he said, the shopkeepers in Diagon Alley all looked at him.

"Are you sure?" one of them asked.

The person who asked the question was the owner of the Bouncing and Frolicking Magic Joke Shop - Dr. Philippe, the master of fireworks.

Lockhart ordered a large batch of magic fireworks from him that could be ignited in water. He also specifically specified that the fireworks should be long-lasting and bright enough. As for the temperature and brightness, you don't need to worry too much.

Although Fei Libar didn't know that Lockhart bought this to allow members of the Order of the Phoenix to deal with the Inferi, he could still feel that what Lockhart wanted was not ordinary.

"I'm sure." Mundungus said with a hey smile, "To tell you the truth, I am the one who supplies many prohibited trade items and Grade B trade items in Hogsmeade, and because of the high price, they They always order as much as they need, even if they can hide it from anyone, they can’t hide it from me. The Ministry of Magic secretly buys things for other reasons, hehe.”

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While talking, he took another big gulp of brandy, and then lit the bottom of the empty glass, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.

The shopkeepers looked at each other after hearing this, and then nodded.

Snakes have snake lairs, rats have rat ways. Although they don't look down on such a small person as Mundungus, they still recognize his source of information.

They are all shop owners. In order to reduce costs, everyone always finds some less bright purchase channels to solve the problem of supply. What Mundungus said is reasonable and reasonable, so they all believe it.

"Tom, another brandy for this friend of ours!" Wieseeck shouted across the bar.

Tom, who was wiping the glass, stopped immediately, then took out a bottle of brandy from the cabinet without saying a word, used the flying spell to refill Mundungus' glass, and handed it to Weizeac.

Wieseeck pushed the cup in front of Mundungus, and couldn't wait to start asking questions.

"So, what happened over there recently?"

Mundungaston, who got a full glass of wine, burst into laughter: "Of course, the Ministry of Magic will not suddenly want to waste money, right?"

"So..."

Mundungus glanced around, then suddenly lowered his voice:

"Ha, to tell you the truth, I heard it from a little brother I know... A sensational event happened in the third match of the Five Powers Tournament, otherwise those gentlemen of the Ministry of Magic would not want to suddenly Come to buy armor...they are terribly dead!"

After that, he poured another big gulp of wine into his mouth.

The shopkeepers' attention was immediately attracted by him.

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Chapter 390 Establishment of Information Sources

It didn't take long for Mundungus to attract the attention of half of the tavern people.

"I have a brother who works in the sports department, and I have a very close relationship with him..." He used this sentence as the beginning of his "speech".

Of course he came here for a purpose—Lockhart gave him a sum of money, and besides allowing him to approach the shopkeepers in Diagon Alley under the guise of doing business, he also taught him a set of tricks to confuse people.

Some people always think that the core of manipulating public opinion is to have as much propaganda power as possible, but in fact it is not the same thing at all. This is a mistake of "whoever has the loudest voice can win the argument".

The key to controlling the public opinion environment is not whether there are too many or few people to promote, but whether you can produce enough effective information through as many channels as possible within the public opinion window period, and let them reach the public.

Under a topic with tens of millions of clicks, in fact, the navy that controls it is often only three or five people, far from the number of "armies" people imagined.

Similarly, although Fudge thought he could control the public opinion environment by controlling the newspaper media, he did not understand that propaganda channels are not the whole of propaganda, and newspapers are not the whole of propaganda channels.In a society of acquaintances with a population of about 1, sometimes word of mouth is more powerful than formal media channels.

And what Mundungus is doing now is the first step-creating sources of information.

He created a false "sports department official", and then spread a real conspiracy theory rumor——

"Karkaroff, the headmaster of Durmstrang, do you know? He is a dark wizard. He used to be a Death Eater. You can check it out..."

Those who were listening nodded unanimously—the matter of Karkaroff everyone

I have heard of it more or less, even young people who don't know his past, they have read about it when they introduced the backgrounds of the principals of the schools in the Five Powers Tournament in the newspaper.

"Just heard it. Do you still remember that during the Tournament last week, the Hogwarts warriors disappeared for 10 minutes? ... Tell you, it was Karkaroff who tampered with the game's portkey and tried to murder us Hogwarts warriors!" He "revealed" in a serious manner.

""My God! "The observer sighed, "I never thought he would do such a thing."

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