Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

According to Aiwen's plan, the first floor of the store is mainly used to sell Weasley joke products.

Therefore, Fred and George are the most active people, and they design and decorate according to their own ideas.If it wasn't for Mrs. Weasley's permission, they would definitely have lived in the shop for two nights.

Although Ivan didn't do it himself, he was not idle either.

He and Hermione wrote a lot of promotional articles, used two sections in the "Hogwarts Ministry of Magic" to promote the upcoming store for a week, and even advertised in the "Daily Prophet".

Thanks to everyone's efforts, the store successfully opened on the last day of the Christmas holiday.

The first floor of the store is filled with a wide variety of commodities, in a large number and variety.

They were all made by the little wizards of Hogwarts. In the past few days, Ivan contacted and collected them with his classmates through owls and Dobby the house elf.

Of these, Fred and George produced the greatest number of joke products.

Under the persuasion of Ivan and Mr. Weasley, Mrs. Weasley finally reluctantly agreed to let Fred and George continue to produce and study Weasley's magic tricks, provided that she must check these things and not affect the The studies of both of them.

Mrs. Weasley quickly found a helper. She and Hermione joined forces to conduct a strict screening of the joke products that Fred and George were going to sell, such as remote control big dung eggs, quick-acting skipping candy, canary biscuits, etc. Everything is included in the prohibited list.

Most of the joke products placed in stores are relatively mild, non-dangerous, and very hygienic.

For this matter, Fred and George have complained to Ivan more than once, and they said that it affected their inspiration for pranks.

However, they did not abandon the research and development of other hoax products that they themselves called "really valuable", but moved to the underground.

Fred and George plan to save money so they can open a joke shop of their own.

In addition to all kinds of things made by little wizards, in the corner of the first floor, Ivan also specially opened up a small place to sell Muggle things, such as light bulbs, video cameras, game consoles and other wizards Products with little contact.

Ai Wen didn't know how the effect would be, and he was going to try to sell it.

The practicability of these things is very strong, which should arouse some people's interest, and based on Ivan's understanding of wizards, they will not go to the Muggle world to buy them.

There is a spacious wooden staircase on the side of the first floor, which can lead to the second and third floors of the store, which is the headquarters of the "Hogwarts Wizardry News", which is mainly in charge of by Lupine, and is used as a place for the newspaper's daily operations and advertising contacts. place.

In order to celebrate the successful opening of the store, Aiwen also printed a special issue, which included the truth of the incident at that time and the experience of Sirius when he fled, etc.

He even got inspiration from Lockhart and persuaded Sirius to hold a signing activity in the store on the opening day to attract more popularity.

Although all preparations have been made, on the first day of opening, the number of customers waiting in line outside the store still caught Aiwen and the others by surprise.

Many wizards gathered outside the shop, there were thousands of them in number, and there were even many wizards from foreign countries. Almost all of them came for Sirius.

You know, the case of Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew is the hottest topic in the wizarding world recently, especially this matter is related to Voldemort's secrets back then, and everyone is very interested.

Two days before the opening of the store, the Wizengamot, after a lengthy trial, finally delivered a verdict on Peter Pettigrew, who will be imprisoned in Azkaban for life.

According to the gossip Ivan heard from Mr. Weasley, most members of the Wizengamot originally planned to kiss Peter Pettigrew with a dementor kiss, but there were many peace organizations demonstrating outside and writing letters to the Ministry of Magic against it To carry out such a cruel sentence, the attitude is very firm.

With the current support rate already very low, Fudge was worried that this matter would cause unnecessary troubles again. He finally decided to adopt a more conservative judgment method and lock Peter Pettigrew in Azkaban forever.

After all, there are precedents for such a sentence. After Voldemort fell, many evil dark wizards were also punished in this way.

No matter how the outside world doubts, Fudge can shirk.

It is said that after hearing the verdict, Peter Pettigrew knelt down in an instant, lying on the ground like a child and crying loudly.

Not out of fear, but out of excitement.

It hadn't occurred to him that he would escape death, no matter how bad Azkaban was, it was better than losing his life or getting his soul sucked by a dementor.

Even, he still has a little fantasy, dreaming about the day when Voldemort returns...

For all Death Eaters imprisoned in Azkaban, as long as there is life, there is hope!

Chapter 248 New Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor

The Wizengamot's verdict on Peter Pettigrew was mixed, and many people were not satisfied with the result, and they believed that Peter should be sentenced to death.

Kill him outright, or let a dementor suck his soul...

Such opinions were loud when the truth of the incident was first made public.

As time went by, the wizards gradually calmed down. Some people began to think that this practice was too cruel. Even if Peter Pettigrew deserved what he deserved, the Dementor's Kiss was too inhumane. The number of wizards who held this view gradually gained the upper hand.

However, people were worried about putting Peter in the wizard prison of Azkaban. After all, there were examples of Sirius escaping before.

Even though the Ministry of Magic has repeatedly assured that Peter Pettigrew will be under strict supervision.

The outside world is still full of doubts about this, they don't trust Fudge and the Ministry of Magic.

Under such circumstances, wizards became increasingly curious about Sirius, the only wizard who managed to escape from Azkaban guarded by dementors.

Knowing that today's special issue at the headquarters of "Hogwarts Wizardry" at No. 36 Diagon Alley will release the exclusive report related to Sirius' escape experience for the first time, many wizards lined up here early, waiting for the store open the door.

Apart from these wizards with a curiosity-seeking mentality, more people simply worship Sirius.

Just like the worship of Lockhart a year ago, after the truth was revealed, the brave and fearless Sirius became the object of worship of many people.

Unlike the Muggle world, which worships power, wizards need heroes.

After Lockhart's true face was made public, people were disappointed and began to look for a new person who could replace him. The appearance of Sirius filled this gap.

He is a well-deserved hero, a fighter against the forces of darkness.

Especially since this new hero is still very handsome, everything becomes even better, and many female wizards of Mrs. Weasley's age worship him crazily.

Today's signing is Sirius' first public appearance since his acquittal.

Although it was the last day of the Christmas holiday, his admirers spontaneously gathered here just to meet Sirius and get his autograph.

Among the crowd, there were many underage wizards.They didn't come for Sirius, but to buy Weasley's magic tricks and other interesting magic items made by young Hogwarts wizards that will be sold on the first floor of the shop.

In the newspaper, Aiwen advertised almost every item.

His strategy was so successful that it almost mobilized the entire wizarding world.

At this moment, there was a long queue outside the shop, reaching the corner of the street, with no end in sight, and more and more people were joining in.

"Relax, Sirius, you just need to sit here and sign, it's very simple." Ivan found that Sirius seemed a little uneasy.

"I'd rather fight the Death Eaters than do this kind of thing again." Sirius clenched the quill in his hand tightly, almost breaking the barrel of the pen because of too much force.

Unlike Lockhart, he hasn't gotten used to being in focus.

"Harry, Ron, and Hermione and I will help you, and the sales of the goods on the first floor will be handed over to Fred, George, Ginny, Dobby, and Kreacher." Ivan ordered, "Especially Dobby." Bee and Kreacher, you two have to work hard to get used to it, and after today, you will be in charge of the daily operations and sales here."

"Yes, sir!" said Dobby excitedly, the first time he had done such a thing.

Kreacher didn't answer, he looked suspiciously at the Weasley idiosyncratic fireworks in front of him, as if he was doing research on this thing, looking at his eyes, he obviously thought that what happened before him was absurd, if it wasn't for Sirius' order, he Turned around and left early.

In Aiwen's plan, due to budget constraints, he does not plan to hire too many people. The compilation of newspaper manuscripts can still be done as before, and the shop should be able to handle it with the usual care of Lupine, Dobby, and Kreacher. .

As for Sirius, he was also planning to help out in the shop.

But this morning, he had received a letter from Dumbledore, inviting him to replace Lupine as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.

He accepted the invitation, and everyone was very happy when they heard the news.

Especially Harry was the most excited, he couldn't believe that his godfather was going to be the new professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, his favorite subject.

Ivan is also looking forward to it, looking forward to Snape's expression after seeing Sirius.

Unlike Professor Lupine, who has a gentle personality and is unwilling to fight with others, with Sirius' fiery personality, he will definitely confront Snape tit for tat.

Needless to say, the second half of the semester must be very exciting.This is not just a matter between the two of them, but also a confrontation between the two houses of Gryffindor and Slytherin. The competition for the House Cup this year must be very fierce.

In addition to this, Sirius promised Ivan to help him get the approval of the centaur tribe in the Forbidden Forest, and then obtain the key to Gryffindor's treasure.

Aiwen couldn't wait for this item that can increase magic power.

In fact, besides Ivan and Harry, Fred and George were the happiest after hearing the news. The more chaotic the school was, the more opportunities they had to play tricks.Many prank products that Mrs. Weasley and Hermione considered dangerous and banned the sale of each other could also take the opportunity to sell them.

"You guys are ready, it's almost time, we're going to open for business." Aiwen walked over to help Lupine open the store door.

Dobby the house-elf stood nervously behind the counter on the first floor, watching the crowd pouring in like a tide, they talked excitedly, and rushed straight to Sirius in the center of the hall.

Just like Lockhart's on-site signing before, the wizards bought a special issue of "Hogwarts Wizardry", Sirius signed on it, and took a group photo with everyone.

Sirius grinned stiffly, coping with it with difficulty.

While queuing up, the wizards looked curiously at the dazzling array of products on the counter, many of which were very interesting and practical. It was hard for everyone to believe that these were the works of little wizards. Later, I will also buy it.

In front of the counter in charge of Fred and George, it was crowded with little wizards buying prank products early on. Their products were very popular and were quickly swept away.

Ivan noticed that Fred and George would sneak behind Mrs. Weasley and Hermione's back and stuff a thick order form into the hands of a little wizard who bought their products, which were full of items that were banned from them both before. something for sale.

In short, this hodgepodge-like shop has achieved great success, and even the Muggle items that Ivan deliberately put in the corner have attracted many people to buy.

Although the number of people is not large, the flow of water keeps flowing. For wizards, these are very novel things, and more and more people will definitely be interested.

Chapter 249 Reopening the Dueling Club

Dinner that day was very pleasant, thanks to the unprecedented success of store sales and the good news that Sirius was going to teach at Hogwarts.

With the help of Hermione and Ginny, Mrs. Weasley cooked a table full of dishes.

In the courtyard of the Burrow, everyone happily sat around the dining table, eating delicious dishes, and watching Fred and George's fireworks show.

Professor Lupine and Mr. Weasley had just told some jokes, which got everyone laughing.

"I can't believe that you will become a professor at the school!" Harry said to Sirius beside him with a smile.

All night, he kept laughing.

Harry was still immersed in the great surprise that Sirius was going to teach at Hogwarts. He felt like he was in a dream: Ron recovered from the Imperius Curse, and his godfather was going to be Hogwarts. Ai Wen's shop has achieved unprecedented success, and he received the coveted Firebolt as a Christmas gift...

What happened recently made Harry feel unprecedentedly happy.

"I didn't expect that a few months ago, I only wanted to catch Peter Pettigrew for revenge, even at the cost of death." Sirius said, "But this is also very good now, Ivan is right , which is probably the best outcome for me."

Sirius had a cheerful smile on his face, which made him look younger, more and more like the vigorous image he had when he was studying at Hogwarts more than ten years ago.

"Since you mentioned this!" Hermione asked curiously, "Sirius, I've always wanted to ask, what are you going to do about the Defense Against the Dark Arts class next semester?"

"I just talked with Remus, and I plan to continue according to his teaching progress, let you see other dark creatures. In addition, I also plan to teach you some real fighting skills." Sirius said with a smile, "I have watched the battles of you guys, and they all lack combat experience. Take Aiwen as an example, his magic power is very strong, he has mastered many magic spells, even no worse than me, but he can't fully use them. What you need now is More skill and experience, things that can only be appreciated through real combat."

"Battle experience and skills, you mean..." A thought suddenly popped up in Ivan's mind, "Aren't you planning to reopen the dueling club?!"

This club, which aims to teach dueling skills to young wizards and improve everyone's combat experience and strength, was formed last year at Lockhart's suggestion.

At that time, the repercussions were particularly great, and everyone was looking forward to it. Almost all the young wizards in the school participated.

But this club has become a joke, Lockhart is not Snape's opponent at all, and he can't even resist a single move.

In the end, everyone found out that Harry is a Parseltongue, which is really bad.

"I have this idea, but I need Dumbledore's consent." Sirius slowly turned the wand in his hand, and continued, "I heard about the past year, if Snape is willing, I hope I can invite him to be my opponent and show you a few of what a real duel is."

He put the emphasis on the duel. It seemed that he couldn't wait to have a fight with Snape, and the old and new enmity between the two was not clear at all.

They hated each other even more than Harry and Malfoy.

"My God, I can't wait!" Ron looked up from his plate and swallowed the contents of his mouth forcefully, "Show that old bat a lesson, he's been chasing Harry and punishing us Confinement, deducting points for Gryffindor, I have endured him..."

"Ron!" Mrs. Weasley grabbed Ron's ear and said sternly, "How dare you say that about your professor!"

"Oh, Mom, you don't know..."

Seeing Ron's embarrassment, everyone laughed.

This topic did not continue, but looking at the expressions of several people, they all couldn't wait to see the scene of the duel between Sirius and Snape, even Percy and Hermione, who had always been well-behaved, were the same.

After a short period of calm, there was another burst of laughter at the dining table.

Fred and George trick Percy into eating a piece of their newly developed shape-shifting biscuit, which turns Percy into a frog and back again.

Amidst everyone's laughter, Percy chased Fred and George around the yard, and Mrs. Weasley hurried to stop them.

At this moment, a small gray figure flew out of the room and landed in front of Ron's dinner plate.

It chirped and chirped, competing with Ron for food on his plate.

"Shut up, little pig." Ron said, and hurriedly waved his hand, driving the little owl aside, "Don't touch what's on my plate."

"Why did you call him Piggy?" Hermione asked curiously. She and Ivan have been busy with things in the store recently, and she didn't have time to care about Ron's name for the owl.

"Because it's a bit silly." Sitting next to her, Ginny pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Ron named it Zhu Weiqiong before."

"Yeah, that's not a silly name at all," said Ron sarcastically. "Harry and I thought about it for a long time before we came up with the name Zhu Weiqiong, which goes very well with Hedwig. But when we're ready to call it Only then did I realize that Ginny had already named her."

"Don't you think this name is very cute?" Ginny asked back.

"I don't see anything cute. I want to change this name, but it's too late. This owl only recognizes this name and calls it anything else, but it doesn't care. So now it's a little pig." Ron wrinkled his nose.