Hogwarts: Me? Fight Voldemort?

Not only were Harry and the others extremely solemn, but even Draco turned pale and trembled with fear; his fear of Vasily was about to flare up again.

This is like a splinter stuck in your flesh, making you feel uncomfortable no matter what.

Discomfort is one thing, but work is never done in a comfortable state.

As soon as March arrived, Jimmy began researching and preparing his Muggle-Changing Charm while urging Harry, Ron, and Draco to quickly get the documents, materials, and trapdoor ready.

George, Fred, and Jacob were all brought to work with him.

In mid-March, the first complete set of "duel cards" was produced in a rush.

Jimmy had the owl send the deck to the International Magical Trade Standards Association of the Ministry of Magic to apply for a patent. It would take 20 business days, or about a month, to get a reply.

While applying for the patent, Jimmy couldn't let Harry and the others be idle. He continued to work hard on making duel cards, aiming to finish 100 decks before Easter.

The process for this job is not complicated. It only requires cutting cardboard pieces, making rubbings of the text descriptions, having Giacob use magic to make rubbings of the designed pictures, coloring, fixing, sealing, and boxing.

The materials were all made by cutting down trees directly at the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Magic can solve many material processing problems. The library's "A Thousand Magics of the Craftsman" teaches how to make cardboard.

George and Fred were the busiest, as they had to add light and sound effects to the cards. A deck of cards had 198 cards of more than 50 different types, and each card required a different alchemy technique. Even though the process was simple, they were so tired that they kept asking for a raise.

Seeing his two older brothers' suffering, Ron looked on with schadenfreude and deliberately worked quickly, piling up the cards that the two brothers had to deal with into a small mountain.

"Don't complain, you'll benefit too if it sells well."

Jimmy, sprawled on the deformed recliner, inspired the two to work hard.

If you guys don't work hard, when will Mr. Jimmy be able to live a life where he doesn't have to work?

While you're still young, you should work as hard as you can, because you won't be able to when you're old.

"That's not fair! Why don't you get to work?" George complained. They were working themselves to the bone while Jimmy was lounging in a chair, completely relaxed.

Fred chimed in, "Exactly! My wand was smoking from waving it!"

Of course, Mr. Jimmy also had something to say: "I'm giving you guys a chance to practice. So many people want this opportunity, and I wouldn't even give it to them! A mere hundred scrolls, you can finish them with a little effort. As for me... I'm busy researching new spells!"

After he finished speaking, he covered his face with a notebook containing nearly a month's worth of accumulated knowledge and began to deduce the Muggle Spell.

The Imperius Curse can completely control a person, but that person may be able to resist the effects of the Imperius Curse.

Jimmy doesn't need the Muggle Transformation Charm to be particularly powerful; he just needs a sudden, unexpected control.

He planned to use all three simulation opportunities he had accumulated at once to see how using them consecutively would change the results.

In the first simulation, the Imperius Curse was deliberately weakened into the misconception that the user had become a Muggle who could not cast spells.

The second simulation reinforced this concept and diminished the possibility of autonomous discovery.

In the third simulation, the possibility of autonomous discovery continued to decrease, the Muggle Curse became more effective, and the curse itself became more mature.

After using up his three chances, Jimmy woke up feeling refreshed and immediately ran to a nearby table to doodle.

The others still working on the assembly line in the abandoned classroom didn't notice anything unusual; they just assumed that Jimmy had taken a nap and then got up to do something they couldn't understand.

They worked until dark, and finally, at Jimmy's command, the calves and horses went home.

The group of people, pale-faced, helped each other out of the abandoned classroom that had become their regular workplace.

Jimmy was a little behind, and together with Hermione, they tallied up the day's work. Three decks of finished cards had been completed, and apart from the alchemy part, nearly 20% of the 100 decks had been completed.

At the current rate, 100 decks of cards can be produced in a month.

Jimmy and Hermione were very satisfied because it was the result of their work, and the sense of accomplishment they felt after completing it was immense!

Before Harry, Ron, and Draco even saw the cards completed and released, the professors assigned them a huge amount of homework, as there were less than three months left until the final exams.

Jimmy, who already had good grades, was granted the privilege of not needing to study, and he spent his free time helping with the alchemy part of the cards.

The notification of approval for the Ministry of Magic's patent application was delivered at the end of March, much faster than expected.

The day after receiving the acceptance letter, which was also the first day of the Easter holiday, Jimmy began actively contacting upperclassmen.

Find people with a talent for alchemy or a related interest, and hire them for a small fee to help with the work.

Once the final exams are over, those who are willing to stay and work can directly join the alchemy workshop he is about to open.

What is the biggest headache for parents in the Wizarding World?

It's all about the children's employment!

There are very few jobs available in the wizarding world. Although most wizards are not short of small sums of money, they are very short of large sums.

What constitutes "big money"?

It's the money you can use to buy magic-related items, such as potions, alchemy tools, magic books, and various magical materials.

Ordinary people shouldn't easily touch those things. Ron's father, Arthur Weasley, was so poor because he played with alchemy that he couldn't even afford to buy new textbooks for his children.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that the Weasleys have a large number of children.

Chapter 72 Selling Cards

During the two-week Easter break, Jimmy, with the help of his whip and six upperclassmen with some alchemy background, successfully made 100 decks of cards.

Harry, Ron, Draco, George, and Fred, after the last box of cards was sealed, all ran out onto the crisp grass like prisoners whose sentences had been served. Even the six newly enrolled upperclassmen sighed as if they had been given a new lease on life.

Fortunately, Jimmy was quick to settle the payments. The six senior students worked for seven consecutive days and each received 20 Galleons as wages.

The 120 Galleons were gone in an instant, and he was so heartbroken that he hid under the covers and cried while counting the remaining money.

Labor costs are generally high in the wizarding world, so it's no wonder that things related to magic are expensive.

I need to find a way to earn this money back, otherwise how can I open a shop!

Jimmy wiped away the bitter tears of exhaustion from struggling to make a living. After a half-day holiday, he dragged George and Fred back in the afternoon and had them sell cards at the school.

This wasn't a particularly difficult or tiring job, and George and Fred took it on because they would split the profits from the cards sold.

On the 9th day of the Easter holiday, Duel Cards suddenly appeared. George and Fred invited their cronies and deliberately played cards in the Great Hall, making loud noises as they played, attracting a crowd of people.

Each time a card is played, the magic attached to the card is activated, emitting light and accompanied by sound effects.

The dazzling light effects drew gasps of amazement, and George and Fred effortlessly achieved their promotional goal while playing cards.

The two are business-minded; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to turn the Weasley Magical Theater into a money-making machine after graduation.

The card game was very effective in promoting the game, and many people were eager to try it after watching them play.

Before they could even begin to inquire, George and Fred immediately waved their wands, scattering a large pile of duel cards and randomly selecting a few people to sit down and begin playing cards.

As the newbies played, George and Fred cheered from behind them, applauding every time they lost health or drew a good card, which made the others get excited as well.

After a game of cards ended, the loser was very dissatisfied, so George and Fred brought out more cards to promote the game.

"The brand-new Duel Cards are launching for the Wizarding World for the first time. Will you be among the first to play them?"

"For just 10 Galleons, you can have a deck of cards that every dorm should have. Truth or Dare? The best party toy, Duel Cards!"

George and Fred finished reciting the advertising slogan in one go.

The young wizards around were all tempted, and since the dueling cards weren't food or drink, a deck could last a long time.

Then George pulled out all the stops, "The first batch of cards will all be 20% off, only 8 Galleons each, limited quantities available!"

10 Galleons might be a week's salary for some wizards doing the lowest jobs, but wizards have always had a money-live-for-the-money mentality.

When the price dropped to 8 Galleons, the young wizards immediately pulled out their few remaining Galleons to buy duel cards. Not all young wizards were as strapped for cash as the Weasleys.

Even if one person can't afford it, the people in the dorm can pool their money to buy it.

In just half a day, George and Fred sold out all their duel cards. The amount of Galleons they collected stunned Ron, who was passing by. "No way? Did I get any of that?"

George and Fred exchanged a glance and then laughed together.

"Oh, of course!"

"There might be one Xike! This time, we must hide it well!"

"Really?" Ron wouldn't look down on Xico; the shimmering silver Xico made him feel bright, clear, and comfortable!

George stuffed the money into his pocket and grinned wickedly, "It's fake!"

Then Fred and I went to find Jimmy. The cards they were selling were only a part of the deck. Gryffindors sell cards, so why would Slytherin buy them?

The sales work in Slytherin is in Dracona, and he's currently in the Slytherin common room playing and selling cards with Theodore.

That evening, all the young wizards in the school were playing cards. Jimmy took the money Draco had given him to the abandoned classroom on the fifth floor and split it with George Fred.

Of the 100 decks of cards, one was sent to the Ministry of Magic, one was given to Draco as requested, two others were given to Harry and his friends and the upperclassmen who were working, and one was sent to Zoco's Magical Joke Shop in Diagon Alley to see if the owner of Zoco would stock it.

The remaining 95 decks were all sold. The little wizard's enthusiasm for duel cards far exceeded Jimmy's expectations. The duel cards were converted into 760 Galleons and are now piled on the ground.

Jimmy was fiddling with the money, his eyes shaped like money, and the Golden Book's distribution of the sales figures was not far from reality.

As the biggest contributor to the creation of Duel Cards, Jimmy alone received 650 Galleons, while George and Fred, busy with alchemy and sales, shared 110 Galleons.

Both sides were very satisfied, and George and Fred were so excited they almost fainted.

"Merlin! We've never had so much money before!"

"Maybe Ron can get a new wand too! I can't wait to see Ginny's reaction when she sees the new robes!"

Jimmy stuffed all the money into a bag and carefully put it on his body. He then said to the two excited men, "Once my shop in Diagon Alley opens, you'll get a share every quarter!"

"What?! There's more?" George was taken aback.

They all thought it was a one-off deal, and they were already satisfied with getting so much money, so they didn't want to take advantage of Jimmy.

Fred asked, "Why?"

"Because you are the original shareholders, this share of the profits includes the salaries for making cards and running sales. You account for 3% of the contribution, and you will also receive 3% of the profits in the future."

Jimmy patted George and Fred on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Work with me, and the good days are yet to come! I believe in you two!"

George and Fred immediately stood at attention, saying solemnly, "Yes, sir!"

This is no joke. George and Fred plan to work for Jimmy first, learn how to do business from him, and then open their own shop in Diagon Alley.

They've already come up with a name: Weasley's Magic Tricks Shop. They'll specialize in selling joke merchandise, and they love that!

"Okay, okay, okay~!"

Card games became popular at school, and the various card combinations and game mechanics kept the young wizards, who lacked entertainment, entertained.

Jimmy was happy because he made a lot of money from the sale, but his happiness didn't last long before Quirrell called him into his office.