Many students and parents on the platform were watching the group of six.
This made Ron and Jerry very happy, but Neville was not very used to this situation.
Of course, he has been watched like this since he was a child, but now the eyes of the crowd have changed, becoming friendlier and more cordial.
This made him feel much better.
In the past, those eyes were full of scrutiny and suspicion. Even excitement would double Neville's pressure. Now, he can bear it a little more. His own strength and contribution have given him some confidence.
The little wizards also whispered to their parents about Ted's performance in school, such as always being number one in grades and being the top student in college!
And he is very good at organizing things. If there is no Ted's organizing activities for every festival, it will be like the festival has been wasted.
The singing is also very nice, many of which I have never heard before!
In short, Ted is someone else's child now.
If this were put in the past, if any family had such a child, it would mean that the family would rise again.
And now, many parents have told their children to interact more with these six people...
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Compared to the confusion and temptation last year, Ted had his own plan for this summer vacation.
Life is short, you might as well be unrestrained!
Before the holiday, he had already arranged a lot of things.
For example, the opening of Xianyu.com - certain adjustments have been made this time.
"Mr. Giggs, how much does the other party want?" Ted asked.
"840 Galleons, the asking price is a bit high. After all, his shop is too small."
"It doesn't matter if it's small. 840 gold dragons is a little higher. Do you think we can still negotiate?"
"Do you really want to buy it? Do you have enough money?"
"about there."
"How much money do you make selling shampoo?! Well, I can help you talk about it, but the area is too small, so you can't do anything at all, right?"
Mr. Giggs was right to be concerned. Although it was a shop facing Diagon Alley, the area was too small to do much.
Ted also thought about this problem and asked, "Do you think I can try to apply for the Traceless Extension Spell?"
Mr. Giggs thought for a while and shook his head: "It's not easy, unless you have an acquaintance in the Ministry of Magic. And even if the application is successful, just finding someone to cast the spell will cost a lot of money. It's just such a small place, and How much can it be expanded? A wizard who is proficient in space extension spells will charge a very high price!"
"You help me negotiate the price, and I'll give it a try..."
Ted quickly contacted Mr. Arthur Weasley.
"Mr. Arthur, I would like to apply to the Ministry of Magic for permission to use the Traceless Extension Spell, and I would like to ask you about the process."
"Ah! This is simple. My friend Old Jimmy is in the Magic Abuse Control Department, so it's easy to handle. By the way, do you want to make a space suitcase for easy use?"
"Ah, I want to buy a small shop and expand the space."
"Ah, I'm buying a store. What...what are you buying?" When Mr. Arthur learned that Ted was going to be the boss, he felt bad.
Arthur: I'm not a good father, I'm not a good husband, I'm incompetent!
Of course, this emotion only lasted for more than ten seconds. Both of them are the type who like to take away people's happiness even if they have money on eggshells. They don't save any money they have, they just spend it all!
Of course, we also raised good sons like Ron and the twins who were determined to make money at a young age~
Ron: A copper Knut stumped the wizard Merlin!
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Because of the population and commercial prosperity of the magic world, it is not possible to conduct salted fish identification and hanging net auctions every day.
So Ted decided to change things up. First of all, you have to have a shop of your own.
He has now put up a sign and conducts centralized appraisals and auctions every Saturday morning. I usually hang out online for information exchange and small forum exchanges.
Ted bought a small shop not far from Mr. Giggs' pharmacy. It was really not big. But it took a lot of money, and thankfully Ted now has a wide range of funding sources.
From the profit from selling gold to the profit from Acne Elixir and the profit from smoothing shampoo, it makes sense to barely come up with eight hundred galleons.
This small shop is really not big, measuring two and a half meters horizontally and four and a half meters vertically.
If this were placed in the world of ordinary people, they could at most set up a stall and buy duck (mouse) products, fried skewers, grilled chicken skeletons, grilled cold noodles and so on.
But this is the magical world!
Through the mediation of Mr. Weasley, Ted obtained permission from the Ministry of Magic to use the Invisible Expansion Spell to expand the space of the shop.
Instead of hiring anyone to cast the spell, he did it all by himself. It took three days to transform it into a large store with only a two-meter-long facade but more than 500 square meters of space inside!
Who gave Ted the power to prevent expiration?
Ordinary wizards really can't do it. Even if they gain permission, they still have to hire a specialized wizard to cast the spell.
Even if they learn this magic spell, they can only expand the space of their wallets and suitcases several times, but they can't do more.
But Ted's current level is equivalent to that of some elite wizards, and he spent some experience to upgrade the Traceless Extension Curse, a difficult-to-train magic spell, to level 3. Then using methods such as awakening and magic replenishing potions, it took three days to build a flagship store!
The right is not expired. As a visitor from China who is obsessed with the house, Ted will not go to death if he has this opportunity!
He even had the intention to spend 2,000 experience points to directly raise the Traceless Expansion Spell to level 5 and directly expand a three-story villa in the shop.
In the end, I finally convinced myself to keep a low profile...
Now, every Saturday, wizards who have free time gather in Diagon Alley in large numbers just like going to the market.
Then he went directly to Ted's "Salted Fish House" and first bought his favorite new snacks - made by the house elves who had free time during the school holidays. Ted paid them a salary, which was equivalent to a part-time job.
You must know that the elves did not have any assets of their own before, they were purely proletarian~
Now, they can also use their wages to buy some things they want.
Although their hobbies are very strange, they always buy sheets, pillowcases, curtains and the like. Or the spices and ingredients on the market. But as long as it is personal preference and does not violate public order and good customs, we will not interfere with this.
As the waiters are the house elves Dobby and Jerry.
Dobby has been set free by Lucius.
He is an outlier among house elves, one of the very few who are willing or even eager to leave his native family.
Now, Ted hired him at 6 galleons a week and 25 galleons a week.
In the original book, Dumbledore gave him 10 Galleons a week. He was very wealthy, so Ted definitely couldn't do it.
The Salted Fish House has a well-dressed house elf as a waiter, which is quite honorable. Many wizards were surprised when they first saw it.
The wizards who came to join the fun skipped breakfast. Instead, they bought all kinds of food in the store, and then sat at the small round tables, eating and drinking while discussing the products for sale, or those Messages selected and posted on notice boards.
The information can be described as diverse:
I have friends in the same city~
"Gentlemen of Great Britain, I sincerely make friends. If you are interested, please come to the Big Bird Bar. The address is..."
Leave a message below: "Me me me! I'm from South Africa!"
"No black ones!"
"Bleach~"
If you have any magic spells, please ask for advice~
"Excuse me, what should I do if I used the expansion spell in the wrong place? It's been two days and I can't put on my pants. I'm in a hurry. I'm waiting online! I'm asking for my friend! Really!"
"It is recommended to seek medical treatment as soon as possible, otherwise there will be sequelae. Don't ask me how I know, I have to go to Big Bird."
"Add borneol and mint to the white fresh essence. Chill it and add Motella rat tentacle juice. Apply it evenly in an up and down motion. It can relieve the symptoms to a certain extent. Don't ask me how I know, I have to go to work at St. Mungo's."
There are flying broom fans requesting to join the organization~
"Rumor, grapevine! It is said that the Firebolt designed by Randolph Badmore is about to be mass-produced!"
"You are out of date with this news. I heard that the Irish International Quidditch Team has ordered seven of them! It can accelerate to 150 miles per hour in ten seconds, and its braking device is extremely charming!"
"Say the price and make me give up!"
"A conservative estimate is over 500 Galleons."
"Sure enough, it's not something a poor wizard like me can afford. I'd better play with modifications. I want to buy a magic ash tree core!"
"Then you have to be careful not to let the Ministry of Magic catch you."
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(End of chapter)
