Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

According to the rules, the prime minister, who is the middleman, can also get his own benefits from this transaction, but if the transaction fails, the commission will naturally be gone.

But Prime Minister Major obviously knew more about Lockhart and the others than Brown, so he didn't dare to speak for Brown completely.

God knows if he helped Brown cheat Lockhart, would Lockhart come to his door, like those evil wizards and witches in the stories his mother told when he was a child, turn himself into a toad, and then throw him in the big... Boil the soup with the potatoes in the pot.

If that is the case, then I am too wronged, and no one can help me

"Ahem...I personally think it's safer to write such things on paper, especially the composition of the price." Major reminded Lockhart tactfully.

"Ah, yes!" Lockhart seemed to have suddenly realized, "It's better to fix all the factors that affect the price, and ignore everything else... For example, the market price must be the annual average price, not the futures market. The floating price of…”

Brown looked a little resentful seeing that he hadn't been able to trick anyone.

It seems that his actions are a bit slow, and the prime minister has accepted the benefits of the other party in advance——Brown thought so.

In order to avoid having long nights and dreams, allowing competitors to reach an agreement with this company that has not been colored by capital first, Brown had to make another concession—he would help Lockhart find Standard Chartered Bank, provide him with a guarantee, and then borrow a sum of money come out.

Lockhart agreed to this condition, and under the witness of Major, reached a verbal agreement and a memorandum on a blank sheet of paper with the other party—and the subsequent contract

It's up to a lawyer to do it.

To celebrate the conclusion of the agreement, Lockhart took out a bottle of wine blackmailed from the goblin and invited the two to taste it together.

That's all for Major, a commoner prime minister, but Brown, a member of the House of Lords who was born as an aristocrat, knows his stuff. He just took a sip and he realized that the wine that Lockhart brought was definitely a rare old wine, and it was of extraordinary value.

Something like this should be hidden in the wine cellar of a big family.thought Brown.In a sense, wine is also a business card of ^ldMneys.The reason why many nouveau riche who go to auctions to buy aged wine will pay such a high price is that they want to use it as an entry ticket to the "high society".

It seems that this Mr. Lockhart wants to use this to demonstrate to me and tell me that there are people behind him, so don't use your brains, will you?

Brown managed to make himself think too much, but Lockhart really just liked the drink.

Chapter 240 Eight From Today You Are An Agent

Regardless of the intrigues involved, this transaction is a win-win transaction for Lockhart and for BP.

After drinking the celebration wine, Loha Niuyu sent Prime Minister Major to the car, and reiterated his previous promise once again—after Major stepped down, the Sniff Drilling Company would give him a job without going to work. Work for money.

Major was naturally very happy. Compared with arguing with the councilors, it was more enjoyable to do this kind of thing, the results were produced quickly, and he got more benefits.

In a harmonious atmosphere, they said goodbye to each other and made an appointment to talk about it later

From today onwards, Lockhart can be regarded as a name in the heart of the Prime Minister.Major was far more talkative than Lockhart had imagined. No matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't understand why there was such an impasse between the Ministry of Magic and the Muggle Prime Minister.

Sure enough, the world still has to be saved by my brother, otherwise, if Shi Ren continues to fiddle with the idiots of the Ministry of Magic, the wizarding world will probably lag behind by another 50 years.Lockhart thought narcissistically.

The police department is very efficient when it comes to things that can be famous.

The night after the escapee was arrested, Scotland Yard sheriffs began telling the story in newspapers and on television.

On TV, the policemen of Scotland Yard seem to have become the contemporary Sherlock Holmes - through careful investigation, they finally found the traces next to the steam pipes, and then followed the clues to catch the escaped prisoners without disturbing them .

"Our actions were fairly quick, and we caught the escaped prisoners without even noticing them." The sheriff on TV said triumphantly.

Of course, as part of the deal, Sirius Black also restored his reputation on the Muggle side, and the arrest warrant was withdrawn by the police station.

In the introduction of the newspaper, Blake seemed to be a heroic detective of a lone hero. He gained the trust of the gang members through the cover of the wanted warrant, and obtained the conspiracy of the Irish Republican Army from them, and finally cracked the case. A huge case of arms smuggling.

Although in Lockhart's view, the story was made up full of mistakes and omissions, the common people didn't seem to pay attention to it. They preferred to read the story rather than the truth, so the matter was actually just like that.

Of course, the Vernon Dursleys also saw the news, and it was the night after Blake came to the house for a "home visit".

"So he's not a murderer..." Dursley whispered to his wife. "He's scaring us."

Aunt Petunia smiled uglyly: "What's the difference? He still has a gun on hand, and it's legal."

When Vernon thought about it, it seemed that this was really the case.

He couldn't help turning his eyes to his nephew, only to find that he was even more surprised than himself.

Harry Potter had no idea that his godfather would turn into an agent of the Metropolitan Police, and he didn't even understand how it all happened.

He originally wanted to apply for a job at the Ministry of Magic after graduating from Hogwarts and become an honorable Auror, but he didn't expect that before he became an Auror, his godfather had already become a Muggle the police.

It seems that I have to "inherit my father's business".

Sirius himself was aware of the recent changes, but he didn't take them seriously at first.

It wasn't until Lockhart threw him the police detective ID that still smelled of ink that he realized that things were not so simple.

"What's this thing?" He asked puzzledly, pointing at the certificate.

Lockhart answered him quickly: "Proof of your legal status in the Muggle world.

Sirius threw the ID back: "Don't give it to me, it's useless if I want it, and I don't plan to live long on the Muggle side."

But Lockhart threw it back again: "Whether it is useful or not is not up to you

, this is a good thing. "

Hearing that Lockhart said it was a good thing, Sirius took it lazily and looked at it.

In addition to the police badge, barcode and an agent number, this certificate also has the name and photo of Sirius, and the words MI5 are marked on the top of the certificate.

"Good stuff? So, what is this 'MI5' again?" "he asks.

If this question were answered by any other wizard, Black would not get such a detailed answer.

"MI1992, since [-], the command of the Irish Republican Army has been transferred from Scotland Yard to MI[-]. You have made great achievements in arresting the IRA prison breakers. Now I inform you that you are honored to be MI[-] A special agent in the office," said Lockhart.

Black snorted twice, then stuffed it into his clothes casually, obviously not taking it seriously.

He is now fully focused on his godson, and is counting the days every day, looking forward to the early passing of July, so that he can take Harry to Italy to play.As for the fact that he had an extra identity for no reason, Sirius didn't take it to heart at all.

In the Quidditch World Cup final, Ireland's opponent is finally out, and it is a narrow victory.

Bulgaria's opponent in the final.The overall strength of the Irish team against Bulgaria, which has a talented Seeker Krum, can be said to be a very interesting match.

After learning that Ireland's opponent was Bulgaria, the Ministry of Magic was extremely excited.

Because Bulgaria's mascot is a very popular humanoid creature - Veela, there have always been many "ball" fans who like Bulgaria. Bulgaria's entry into the final means that tickets can be sold much more than expected.According to the agreement reached between the British Ministry of Magic and the International Quidditch Association, the extra part belongs to the British themselves.

Without further ado, Fudge ordered the newly-appointed Acting Director of Sports, Hessia Jones, to raise the price of tickets, which caused a lot of complaints from the wizards.Although Hessica Jones and her cousin were popular Quidditch stars back then, wizards could not prevent them from shooting at them.

However, British fans have always been the most loyal. No matter how much they complain, they will still pay for it in the end.If it weren't for this, Fudge would not have been able to fight for the right to host the finals.

Although the tickets have become more expensive, but no matter how expensive it is, it can't be difficult for a person of Sirius' level, and he has always been unambiguous when it comes to things that require money.

As the heir of the Black family, he booked three tickets for the VIP box early on, planning to take Harry to watch the football game in the best seat.The other ticket was for Remus Lupine, because he knew that Lupine would never want to spend money on such a good position.

Although Harry accepted Sirius' kindness, he felt a little guilty towards his friends.

Because he judged with his own common sense, the Weasleys probably couldn't afford such a good seat, and Hermione was "not qualified enough", so he probably didn't have the qualifications to enter the top box.

But Ron's letter reassured him, telling Harry that Mr. Weasley had also bought tickets to the VIP box, and that they would take Hermione in with them.

It seems that the Weasley family has been a lot richer lately, Harry guessed optimistically.In any case, as long as he persisted for half a month, he would be able to watch the game. This undoubtedly made Harry happy, so much so that even if he had a cold war with Uncle Vernon.

But he is not afraid now, because since he has the support of his godfather, he has no financial ties with his uncle's family.

When Sirius saw that his godson had to wear old Muggle clothes, one can imagine how upset he was, so he took him to Harrods in London on the first day he came to Surrey, and bought a complete set Only sent back after new clothes.

That's not to mention, in order to monitor (threat) the Dursleys nearby, he also rented a house nearby by the way. Apart from visiting his godson, he took him out to eat every day, which made Dudley very envious.

Sirius didn't care what the Dursleys thought of him. To be honest, after his arrest warrant on the Muggles side was cancelled, Sirius felt a little regretful for a while, because he lost another one that could make Muggles fear him. reason.

He had no idea what that certificate could bring him.

Chapter 240 The Opening of Hogsmeade

After finishing all the matters with the Muggle Prime Minister, Lockhart returned to Hogsmeade and began to prepare for his main event.

For Lockhart, whether he is qualified for this year's work depends on the "big test" at the end of July. He regards the start of the resort project even more than the five-wild competition.

After all, the latter is a public matter, while the former is his private matter.

He inspected Hogsmeade again with Gemma Farley, and he didn't feel relieved until he confirmed that there were no omissions.

Seeing his nervous appearance, Gemma couldn't help persuading him, saying that he didn't need to worry.

"If something does go wrong, just use the Oblivion Charm to erase the memories of those Muggles," she said nonchalantly.

"If that's the case, it will be difficult for me to carry out my follow-up plan." Lockhart disagreed with her statement, "I spent a lot of money to invite these Muggles, and when this channel is built , in the next few decades, we can continuously transfer gold Galleons from this channel to the wizarding world."

Gemma wanted to persuade him a few more words, but then thought of something, so she didn't try to persuade him any more.

"Even if there is no Jin Gallon, they can't control my affairs." She said in a low voice.

"what?"

Familiar with the basics of tailoring! ?/p>

At the end of July, the Hogwarts Express, which had been idle for a long time, suddenly departed from Hogsmeade again.

Departed from the station and headed for London.And when it returned to Hogsmeade station, there was a more special guest in the carriage hanging behind it.

Among these guests were men and women, old and young, some with a big belly, some with a shrewd appearance, some with a bad mood, some with high spirits, and so on.The only thing these people have in common is that they are all well-dressed, and most of them are well-bred.

These people are the guests invited by Lockhart and William, and they are the bigwigs in the oil, financial and investment circles in the Muggle society.

Because of the lack of sunshine in the country, the British are used to going to places with plenty of sunshine every summer for vacation.

And July is the most suitable time of the year for Scotland to go on vacation. Scotland, known as the "Hometown of Golf", is also a favorite summer resort for many business people.So when William invited these people to come to Hogsmeade, and attached the bus tickets and hotel room cards, these people happily agreed.

After all, everyone likes free things, and the people who come on vacation are all people in the circle. During the vacation, everyone can also make contact with each other and strengthen their connections.

According to William, they will enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains in this resort, and they can play golf or cycle around the lake at any time. The air full of negative ions in the mountains is also very helpful to their health.

The only thing that made them hesitate was that the resort was not powered on, and there were no telephones or telegrams. If something urgent happened, it would be difficult for them to communicate with the outside world.

But this was still 1994, mobile phones were still high-end products, and not everyone had the habit of carrying a Motorola "big phone" with them, so although there were some inconveniences, it was not unbearable.

"In order to let everyone experience the medieval style, the lighting at night is

Candles, gold coins, silver bars and copper plates are usually used to purchase goods and services in the resort. "This is the exact words of William.

Everyone thinks about it, it's a vacation anyway!

In order to show respect for these people, Sniff Drilling Company specially sent a special car to take them from their homes to the train station, and got on this retro steam locomotive.

Everyone is a well-informed person, so they didn't make a fuss about this steam locomotive, just regarded it as an ordinary tourist train.

Immediately after the passengers got off the train, they began to look around curiously, and then they were attracted by the red carpet laid on the station platform.

A podium was set up on the carpet, and behind the podium were a few rows of chairs. Lockhart brought all the prominent people in Hogsmeade village there.

Seeing the passengers get off the bus, Lockhart immediately went up to greet them, and held a small welcome party for these new guests in his capacity as "Head of Hogsmeade Resort".

These guests are obviously a little flattered by their high-level reception. Although they usually call themselves "social elites" or "decent people", they have never experienced such a reception like a big man.

"...I think William should have told you that in this Scottish medieval style art resort, we use metal tokens for daily transactions."

While talking, Lockhart took out his money bag from his pocket and poured out a few Galleons, Sickles and Nats.Pointing to the coins, he explained.

"This gold coin is called Galleon here; and this silver bar is called "Sikel" here, and the copper plate is "Nat". , and 17 pounds can be exchanged for 1 galleon at the hotel... that's about it, I think this bit of fun shouldn't bother you

disturb. "

Everyone was very curious: "Why 17 and 29?"

"Because 17 and 29 are both prime numbers within the appropriate value conversion ratio, they can confuse outsiders to the greatest extent possible," Lockhart explained.

"Hahaha ooo" The guests were all amused by his words.

"I am the overall person in charge of this resort, and this Ms. Farley is responsible for the arrangement of the play items, and Mr. Horace and the lady saleswoman on the train are responsible for the room service together. If you have any questions about the facilities, you can consult Ms. Rosmerta at the Three Broomsticks.

Finally, I hope you all have a good time in the seven days here!I guarantee you will return to London Io with an unforgettable experience and a lot of energy"

After this brief welcome, Lockhart returned to his screaming shack, ready to observe his own social experiment.

During the summer vacation, most of the shops in Hogsmeade had no business. For these operators whose main customers were Hogwarts students, these two months were almost equal to a net loss.

So when Lockhart asked them to exchange for a batch of new customers at the price of "banning the use of magic in front of Muggles for a week", they chose to agree without hesitation.

If Lockhart is not wrong in his judgment, even with this agreement, the Muggles will still notice something strange about this village during this week.

And what Lockhart wants to know most is whether this "weird" level can penetrate the bottom line of traditional Muggle cognition, and this also determines his fundamental strategy in the future against Muggles.

Chapter 250 Authentic Medieval Village

Lockhart didn't have to wait too long for the first "sanity check point" that Lockhart expected, and it arrived amidst the stunned visitors.

——The 8-story "Jack Pea"