Dumbledore looked at Ke Wen very gently at this time, and wanted to say something of thanks or praise several times, but felt that it was inappropriate to say anything.
For a while, Dumbledore realized that it was difficult for him to continue evaluating Cowen's actions.
"Oh, that's right." Ke Wen didn't know what was going on in Dumbledore's mind, so he thought of something, so he said: "And the patent bonus you mentioned, I also don't plan to take it, donate it to the academy."
"Why!?"
Hearing this, Dumbledore almost exclaimed loudly, his eyes widened in astonishment.
Ke Wen smiled and explained: "I once asked Professor McGonagall about the operation of our college.
So I think, instead of accepting the funding from those school directors and being constrained by them, it is better for us to use a steady stream of patent fees to run the college ourselves in the future. "
Cowen obviously hadn't finished speaking, but even so, Dumbledore was completely stunned there.
After a long while, Dumbledore recovered from his sluggishness, took a deep breath, and said a little tiredly because of the impact: "The college cannot accept your money, and even if it accepts it, the money will be taken away by many people." The school directors will go, after all, the college belongs to them in principle."
After thinking about it, Kewen found out that he was right. If he donated the money from the patent to the academy, it would be the school directors who would get the money.
After all, Dumbledore is just a dean, and the real owners of Hogwarts are actually the school trustees.
But Ke Wen still tried to ask: "Then, Mr. Principal, is it possible to spend money to buy a school board seat?"
"Impossible." Dumbledore shook his head and explained softly: "The status of a school manager is a status symbol, and all school managers come from ancient families."
"What if the funds are huge?" Ke Wen continued to ask.
Dumbledore chuckled when he heard the words, he was very happy that Cowen had such kindness towards the academy, so Dumbledore explained patiently: "If you publish papers and patents, you will indeed get a huge amount of money." Garen, but that's not enough to impress any school trustee family."
"And..." Dumbledore added: "The fees generated by patents are small and long-term. The first fee you can get may not be as much as you imagined."
After hearing the words, Ke Wen not only didn't seem to flinch, but raised his hand and stroked his chin and began to think.
Seeing this, Dumbledore didn't bother, because Cowen's performance today was enough for Dumbledore to feed back with enough patience and doting.
After a while, Kewen came back to his senses, and asked again in a deliberate tone: "Mr. Principal, what if... the number of Galleons is 100 million?"
"Sorry... I didn't hear clearly..." Dumbledore was stunned again.
"I mean, 100 million Galleons." Ke Wen said with slightly sparkling eyes, "Can you buy back the school board seat at this price?"
Dumbledore opened and closed his mouth, and after a while, he managed to make a sound: "The price is indeed okay... But Ke Wen, things are not as simple as you imagined."
Seeing Kewen's puzzled expression, Dumbledore sighed slightly, and then said softly: "Those school managers are necessary because their families are very influential and can solve many problems for the academy."
"I see!" Ke Wen finally understood the key point.
However, Ke Wen feels a little regretful, because next year will be 1991, which is the time when the United Nations in the East will disintegrate.
If you can participate, it is too easy to make money.
That's the end of this topic.
Next, Principal Dumbledore gave Cowen a bracelet, and seriously told Cowen not to take off the bracelet no matter what he did after leaving school.
This bracelet is the 'Port Key' made by Professor Flitwick for Cowen, which allows people to teleport to other places instantly.
After explaining the situation of the 'Portkey' to Cowen, Dumbledore took out another contract.
It was a land deed, and as long as Ke Wen signed it, the land deed and the house on it would belong to Ke Wen.
Dumbledore continued to explain patiently, because he was afraid that Ke Wen would encounter danger after leaving the school, so he prepared such a safe house for Ke Wen.
The reason why it is called a safe house is because the house on the title deed will be cast with the 'Curse of Loyalty' in the future, and no one else will be able to discover that house except the owner and the secret keeper.
Dumbledore did not choose himself to be Kewen's secret keeper, nor did he choose the four sub-principals. Instead, let Kewen go to the kitchen to find a house elf, and the elf will be the secret keeper of that house.
In Dumbledore's opinion, house elves are the most suitable candidates to be secret keeper, after all house elves basically have a high level of magic.
Moreover, the elf's character is absolutely heartfelt to its master, even if it dies, it will not reveal any secrets of its master.
With the safe house and the 'port key', the combination of the two will make Ke Wen very safe outside the school.
In case of danger, Kewen only needs to touch the door key, and he can return to the safe house in an instant, making it impossible for the enemy to find him.
After listening to Dumbledore's various arrangements, Ke Wen couldn't help being very happy.
Unexpectedly, before seeing the patent fee, he got a house that belonged to him first, and it was such a safe house.
"Mr. Principal!" Ke Wen asked impatiently, "When can we go and see the house?"
"Anytime." Dumbledore smiled kindly.
"Then..." Cowen suggested expectantly, "Now?"
Dumbledore may have expected it a long time ago, so he didn't feel surprised at all and smiled: "Of course, we can go to my fireplace."
While talking, Dumbledore got up from behind the desk, then walked to the fireplace in the office, turned around and looked at Ke Wen with a smile.
Ke Wen immediately stepped forward, and looked at the contract in his hand, keeping the address in mind to avoid being teleported to some other place because of mispronouncing the place name.
The two each grabbed a handful of 'Floo powder', but before sending it, Dumbledore reminded again: "After the secret keeper is determined in the future, if you want to take someone to your house, remember to take the other person with you, otherwise you will only You can use the fireplace to teleport back by yourself."
"Hmm! I remember it!" Ke Wen stared expectantly at the fireplace, nodding heavily.
Seeing this, Dumbledore walked into the fireplace with a smile, and said softly, "Then I'll go first."
After finishing the words, Dumbledore waved and sprinkled the 'Floo powder', chanted the name of the place, and disappeared instantly in a burst of green fire.
When the fire light disappeared, Ke Wen immediately stepped into the fireplace with some eagerness...
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