At the Wizard Card Gathering at the end of November, Lee Jordan finally took over the task of preparing for the Wizard Card Competition for the second half of the semester from Albert. Having hosted two events before, he was very familiar with how to host a successful event.
However, the number of contestants this year was a bit disappointing. Even though Albert took out an "expensive" amulet as a prize for the champion, he could only barely get 32 contestants together. Lee Jordan was depressed for a while. He wondered if it was because he was not as charming as Albert that no girl signed up for this year's Wizard Card Competition.
He couldn't help complaining to Albert: "Is it my bad luck or is it because my face is too dark that scared the girls away?"
Although Lee Jordan knew that it was not his fault, he still felt that he had messed up what Albert had asked him to do as soon as he officially took over.
Albert didn't care at all and comforted the other person casually.
As time entered December, Hogwarts Castle was shrouded in snow and wind, and the owls that delivered messages became thinner. However, there was always an exception: Sheila gained a lot of weight.
Daisy and Herb wrote to tell him that their Christmas holiday itinerary had been changed. They would go to France first and stay there for two days, and then go to Italy for vacation together after he attended the wedding.
Albert suspected that Mog had told his parents about the matter. Given how open-minded Daisy and Herb were, it was not difficult to understand why they would make such a choice.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Mog tampered with the memories of the two. To be honest, Albert really couldn't praise the integrity of wizards.
That afternoon, on Albert's way to the library, Hermione hurried over and brought him the good news: Harry had not been able to make a deal with Mundungus Fletcher after all.
Hermione was very dissatisfied with the thief Mr. Mundungus who was always trying to cheat them, and she would rather take the risk of dealing with Snape.
The failure of the transaction can only be regarded as a historical trend. The world is sometimes so wonderful, but it is hard for Harry and Ron. It is a big risk to mess up in the Potions class.
It is said that the thief Mr. Mundungus encountered some trouble a few days before the transaction. He broke into a house and stole something, and was hated by someone. It doesn't matter if there is no evidence. For those old wizards who have Galleons and connections, it is too easy to take revenge on thieves who walk in the gray area.
As a result, Mundungus was targeted by the employees of the Ministry of Magic, who seized Mundungus's suitcase on the grounds that he was operating without a license, and all the goods inside were naturally destroyed.
Next, the process of collecting evidence is simple.
On the pretext of losing some prohibited items, the Ministry of Magic employees fined Mundungus a large sum of Galleons and planned to send him to Azkaban prison for a few days.
Naturally, Mundungus Fletcher was unwilling to surrender, and originally wanted to use a Confusion Charm on the Ministry employee when he wasn't paying attention, hoping to scare him away, but the spell bounced back.
So, the thief was charged with another crime, assaulting a Ministry of Magic employee. He was fined two hundred Galleons and sentenced to six months in Azkaban.
That's really cause for celebration.
Mundungus Fletcher's deal with Hermione (Harry) fell through? It even landed him on page two of the Daily Prophet.
I wonder what Mundungus would feel if he knew that he had fallen for Albert's amulet.
However, he also used his own Galleons to make Albert's amulet famous. Because of this, wizards who were out on missions for the Ministry of Magic all wanted to purchase similar amulets to defend against unexpected sneak attacks.
Mr. Toller made a fortune from this, and he planned to continue purchasing from Albert, and even had the desire to establish long-term cooperation with the Ministry of Magic. Unfortunately, he did not get his wish in the end.
The field of Defense Against the Dark Arts is the cash cow that Albert left for himself. How could he be so generous as to share it with others
Even if we want a win-win situation, you get to eat the meat while others drink the soup.
Initially, it was okay for Kenneth Toller to take advantage of the loophole. The other party was able to use his connections to sell the amulet at a high price. That was someone else's ability, and he didn't care.
Most amulets' effects don't last very long.
At the latest in one year, the amulet will be completely ineffective and will not affect Albert's future plans to sell the amulet. The amulet will still continue to be upgraded and improved.
"You have no idea? No one working at the Ministry of Magic can recite a proper Shield Charm. Although the Aurors have been trained and are much stronger in this respect, they cannot guard against sneak attacks at any time and anywhere." Kenneth Toller's spit flew as he excitedly introduced the prospects of the amulet to Albert.
In their eyes, it is simply a cash cow!
Of course, they needed the amulet made by Albert himself, and the Ministry of Magic knew that it was the most reliable one.
Kenneth Toller was also quite sincere and was willing to give half of the profits to Albert.
"I'm sorry, although the deal you mentioned is indeed very tempting, but... making those amulets is a waste of time, and, you know, I'm always busy in school and don't have any extra time to waste on these things."
Albert yawned lazily and declined politely.
It was naturally impossible for Kenneth Toller to continue earning Galleons through him.
After all, Albert was planning to open a Defense Against the Dark Arts store and was not in a hurry to make the money. After Voldemort's comeback, as long as he could control it properly and the Second Wizarding War was over, Albert would be confident that the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic would come to him to purchase. Would he still be afraid of not making money by then
Of course, when Albert generously said that he could sell the technology, Kenneth Toller immediately shut up.
If there is no matching skill, the things produced are completely different. After all, Kenneth has already suffered a loss once, and the incident of Bafe's brain stimulant showed him a bad face.
Kenneth Toller flatly rejected this "good intention" and had no reason to blame Albert.
This was completely within Albert's expectations. Some things may look simple, but without a solid foundation, they are really not the same thing.
Although the business was gone, his business at Hogwarts was still going on, and there were still students who came to him to buy cheap amulets.
Until one day, Albert learned from Fred and George that Kenneth had been beaten up.
In George's words: Kenneth was selling fake goods and was discovered by others.
Since the end of the cooperation between the two parties, Kenneth got a batch of amulets of the same appearance from somewhere and sold them to other Muggle wizards, but they were found to be fakes.
The other party was naturally not willing to accept the fact that the amulet cost two Galleons, so they contacted a few students who had also bought fake goods, dragged Kenneth into the toilet and beat him up, and also asked him to return the goods.