The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

At the same time, Maxim also stood up at the right time, smiled and said to everyone present:

"Everyone, what Principal Doug just described is actually just the preliminary covenant agreement we made. Now in the face of Mr. Foley's competition, I have discussed it with the Beauxbatons School Board overnight, and the results are quite gratifying. , our school directors have a strong desire to form an alliance with Durmstrang, and decided to add an additional 60 gold galleons to the original 10 gold galleons! What do you think? Principal Doug?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the office instantly became quiet and tense.

Professor Doug's thin body seemed to be shaking a little, while most of the other professors were silent and lowered their heads.

However, Link remained calm.

He had already made an in-depth analysis of the entire 'acquisition' incident before coming to Durmstrang, so it was clear that to these professors, the so-called 'acquisition amount' was not important at all.

Because due to the influence of the four founders of Hogwarts, the founders of famous European schools such as Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang almost invariably retained substantial ownership of the school. He gave it to the next principal instead of his own heir, and made this a tradition.

At the same time, they also claimed that the magic school is a sacred institution that benefits the entire wizarding world and provides basic education to every young wizard.It is not the private property of any one person or organization, but the precious wealth of all wizards!

This high-sounding statement makes it impossible to nationalize these magic schools no matter how powerful the International Federation of Wizards and the local Ministry of Magic are.

Because this is a blasphemy against those noble and sacred founders, a blasphemy against one's own origin, a betrayal against the people, and will cause social panic!

This directly led to Professor Doug being the de facto owner of Durmstrang School.

As for the school board, it is a donor organization established by the principal to raise funds.

They do have a lot of power and can even remove a principal if there is good reason.

But the school does not belong to them.

Therefore, no matter how high the price offered by Maxim was, none of these gold galleons would fall into the pockets of these professors.

Nowadays, the reason why some professors prefer Maxim is entirely because they hope that their salary and living conditions will be improved after Durmstrang is acquired by Beauxbatons.

Maxim also knew this.

In her opinion, many of the professors in Durmstrang were already pieces of meat on her dinner plate.

Regardless of whether this 'acquisition' succeeds or not, she will be able to poach them with high salaries, thus achieving the goal of seizing Durmstrang's high-end teaching staff.

Therefore, she put all her strength on Principal Doug, intending to eat Durmstrang whole.

However, Maxim still misjudged the situation.

She probably thought that Principal Doug moved out a tool like Link because he was dissatisfied with the purchase amount and wanted to raise the price.

After all, facing such a huge amount of gold galleons, almost no normal person can refuse.

But in fact, she was the one who was moved out to force Link to raise the price.

Because Professor Doug is such an abnormal person.

He is a person who truly takes the founder’s high-sounding declaration seriously!

In the eyes of this old man, preserving Durmstrang's heritage is the most important thing, otherwise he wouldn't be so humble as to 'beg' at the Banquet of the Alliance of Despicables.

Link will definitely win this 'acquisition war'!

Sure enough, after a brief silence, Professor Doug's cloudy gaze was projected on Link again.

Link, on the other hand, looked at Beckman beside him, then stood up with a smile and said to everyone present:

"The total alliance fee of 70 gold galleons is indeed an astronomical figure. Even I have to admit that Ms. Maxim of Beauxbatons does have a transcendent determination to form an alliance with Durmstrang. But I think, after all, I know better what everyone here needs.

In fact, I had said as early as the night I met Principal Doug that I was very willing to give Durmstrang the same help as Hogwarts.Therefore, the 10 gold galleons that Principal Doug just mentioned is not the entire donation from me, but only the first year's expenses.

Of the 10 Galleons donation, 8 Galleons will be used to repair Durmstrang Castle and external facilities, and the other 2 Galleons will be used to improve the living standards of students and professors. their salaries.

And every year starting from the second year, I will still provide Durmstrang with an annual donation worth 10 gold galleons.However, only 5 gold galleons will be used to maintain Durmstrang's maintenance and faculty salaries. As for the remaining 5 gold galleons, considering the current lack of funds in Durmstrang's high-end teaching field, After the problem became almost unsustainable, our Foley family and Beckman, as one of the largest suppliers of magical animal products and magical medicine herbs in Europe, decided to convert this amount into various materials at cost price for Demu. Strong made a donation.

Of course, the whereabouts of such a large amount of money and materials needs to be monitored.

Therefore, while making a donation, I need to become the school director of Durmstrang and enjoy the same supervision and appointment rights as the school director of Hogwarts. "

After saying this, Link returned to his seat with a smile.

At this time, Professor Doug's face was already flushed with excitement.

Just as Link expected, his original intention of holding this voting meeting was actually to force Link to increase the price.

This despicable method made Principal Doug feel guilty.

Therefore, at first, he even thought that Link would be satisfied as long as he could give him an extra 5000 gold galleons so that he could pay the salary he owed the professors.

But Link gave him a surprise!

An annual donation of 10 gold galleons!

This is even more money than Durmstrang received every year before.

In particular, the plan proposed by Link to convert material input to improve the level of Durmstrang's high-end teaching content scratched Professor Doug's itch.

As a former potions master, no one in the world knows better than Principal Doug how terrifying it is to obtain assistance from two major suppliers, the Foley family and the Beckman family!

He can even imagine Durmstrang's future success rate as a pharmacist rising rapidly.

Not only Principal Doug, but also the professors in the office who had bowed their heads in silence all started to smile.

Not everyone is willing to give up the place where they have worked for more than ten years and decades to work hard in a new unit. The gold galleons given by Maxim before were too much and there was nothing they could do.

And now Link bluntly said that he would spend a large sum of gold galleons to improve the salary of professors. This directly means that those professors who choose to stay can also enjoy higher wages, and those who choose to leave With Link's support, you can also ask Maxim for a better salary than before. This is a win-win situation!

The only unhappy person in the office is probably Maxim.

But now that the matter was over, she could only stand up again and said fiercely to Principal Doug:

"I will add another 10 gold galleons! This is our last sincerity from Beauxbatons!"

Maxim's voice was so loud that it instantly overwhelmed the whispers of the professors present.

Unfortunately, facing the tall Maxim, the short Principal Doug still shook his head, and then smiled impatiently:

"Okay, everyone, let's start voting! If you agree with Mr. Link Foley's plan, please raise your hands!"

After saying this, Principal Doug raised his hand first.

Immediately, the professors around the conference table also raised their hands. They had no reason to refuse at all. Choosing Link was in their best interest!

"Oh! It seems that there is no vote on the Beauxbatons Covenant."

Principal Doug said happily.

Looking at the raised arms in the office, Maxim's teeth were almost broken.

She looked at Professor Doug and Link coldly, and then quickly rushed out of the office.

Following Maxim out of the office were several other professors who had decided to return to Beauxbatons with Maxim.

But no one cares about them now.

"Oh!"

The office door was slammed shut!

At the same time, Krum, who had been raising his arms vigorously, also cheered, laughed and hugged Link, wishing he could just pick him up and spin him around.

The professors present also laughed kindly when they saw this.

However, it was Beckman and Old Krei who showed the most excitement at the scene.

The two of them were the only ones who knew Link's entire 'arsenal' plan. At this moment, they were so excited that their whole bodies were shaking.

"Mr. Foley, from today on, you are our only school director in Durmstrang."

Principal Doug said with a smile as he put a copper Durmstrang school badge brooch on Link's chest.

"Thank you for your trust," Link said directly, knowing the subtext of Principal Doug's actions. "I am in the process of allocating this year's 10 gold galleons, and it is expected that Mr. Beckman will bring them tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. In addition, I I would like to exercise my power as a school director to open a new Defense Against the Dark Arts course in Durmstrang. I believe that this move will greatly enhance Durmstrang's external image.

The professor of this course will be Mr. Beckman. At the same time, Mr. Beckman will also serve as my agent in the future, responsible for the preparation and use supervision of funds for Durmstrang. "

Professor Doug was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but finally nodded and said:

“Of course, I welcome Mr. Beckmann to our Durmstrang family.”

He looked at Snape again and said, "Besides, I heard that Mr. Krumsoffrey is Professor Snape's favorite disciple, and you are also highly accomplished in potions. I wonder if you have any Are you interested in joining the European Potions Association? As the Honorary Vice President of the European Potions Association, I am very willing to recommend young people like you.

Of course, it would be great if Professor Snape could join in.

Our president has mentioned you to me countless times, but as far as I know, you seem to have been refusing the title of Potions Master they awarded you. This time..."

"No, I don't need that kind of false title to prove my strength." Snape interrupted rudely, "Also, Link, I advise you not to join. With those who are just looking for fame and reputation, Guys hanging around just make you as stupid as they are.”

As soon as he said this, Principal Doug's expression immediately became embarrassed, and he could only turn his head and continue to look at Link.

Unfortunately, under the pressure of Snape's eyes, Link's answer to him was still NO.

"Really? This is really a pity..."

Professor Doug nodded and said with difficulty.

When Link saw this, he smiled helplessly.

He could see that Principal Doug actually wanted to use his status as a member of the Potions Association to repay his kindness. After all, in Principal Doug's view, his donation this time was completely without asking for anything in return. Do good things to others.

This made Link feel a little emotional.

Sometimes free things are the most expensive!

All gifts given by fate have already been marked in secret!

I don’t know if Principal Doug will still be able to laugh when one day all the teachers and students of Durmstrang are tied to the chariot by Link.

At the same time, Maxim had already directed the Beauxbatons students to organize their respective salutes and prepare to end this unpleasant summer camp activity early.

Of course, before that, they still need to be baptized by the Forgetting Curse from the few Durmstrang professors who came out to make them forget the way and journey to Durmstrang - this This is Durmstrang's fine tradition of treating visitors, except for school directors like Link.

"Principal Maxim, please don't be angry. I believe Link didn't mean to go against you!" Fleur carefully advised Maxim, who was furious. "Dumbledore must have ordered Link to do this. !”

Maxim raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said:

"Ah, you are right. Link may indeed have been sent by Dumbledore to Durmstrang to stop me. After all, I can't figure out what the benefits of him being the Durmstrang school director are. , and most importantly, Voldemort has been resurrected, and I heard that Link, the boy, has completely surrendered to Dumbledore on behalf of the Foley family."

"Ah?! Then Link..."

"Okay, you don't need to worry about that brat. He's very clever!" Maxim rolled his eyes at Fleur and said, "We should be glad that this visit to Durmstrang is not completely in vain, at least there are still a lot of them. The professor is willing to go to Beauxbatons with us, even though he is just a substitute professor.

Moreover, our recruitment activities in France are also very good. It is said that an outstanding young man is willing to come to our Beauxbatons to serve as the main professor of the Defense Against the Dark Arts course!

Let me tell you, you should really get in touch with him more. Not only is he very capable, he is also a beautiful boy! "

"Really?" Furong said nonchalantly, "Then what's his name?"

"Mardlo Tomvd Rielo, a weird name, isn't it? But I can assure you, he is definitely better than Link!"

Maxim said confidently.