Rebirth of the Harry Potter

Chapter 129 Buy the Leaky Cauldron!

The tavern remained the same as Harry had seen it last year, unchanged.

Dirty, messy, dark, few customers.

There were only two or three people sitting in a corner, with kerosene lamps on the wall, unable to see the situation clearly.

Old Tom sat bored behind the bar counter facing the door, wiping a bottle of wine, very bored.

He was indifferent to a person entering the bar.

It's not because he can't do business, but because of the special nature of the Leaky Cauldron.

The Leaky Cauldron is one of the few passages in the world where the Muggle world enters the wizarding world, and its turnover can be imagined.

Not to mention that Hogwarts and other magic schools start school, have holidays, and holidays, there are an endless stream of wizards who just come and go in daily life.

Unfortunately, they were just passing through, they were not guests of the Leaky Cauldron.

The Leaky Cauldron is famous.

But ninety-nine percent of people passing by just use it as a springboard to travel between the two realms.

No one came here just to eat, drink, or stay at the Leaky Cauldron.

Therefore, Old Tom took Harry as a passing wizard as a matter of course.

Harry walked over, looked at the dirty wooden table with distaste, waved his hand, and attracted Old Tom's attention.

Old Tom looked up and saw Harry, his cheeks trembling with excitement.

Just as he was about to speak, Harry motioned him not to speak, and he immediately shut up obediently.

The two walked into the courtyard where Old Tom lived alone, and Old Tom asked almost obsequiously, "Excuse me, what can Mr. Potter want from me?"

Harry cut to the chase: "I want to buy the Leaky Cauldron."

After Harry knew how much money his "parents" left him, he had the idea to spend the money.

The Galleons he stored in Gringotts were a lot for any wizard.

So much money wouldn't mean much if they were only useful when Harry needed them.

So after thinking about it, he decided that it would be a good idea to invest some of his money in the Leaky Cauldron.

Harry had long realized that people in the wizarding world had no economic sense.

As long as there are too many places to improve, a lot of profits can be obtained.

The Leaky Cauldron is one of them. First of all, it is famous enough, and then, the Leaky Cauldron, which is also a restaurant, bar, and hotel, has the characteristics of making money.

Of course, more importantly, Harry guessed that old Tom should have the idea of ​​selling the Leaky Cauldron. Otherwise Harry wouldn't have thought of it.

Because a few years later, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron was replaced by Hannah, Neville's wife.

Sure enough, Old Tom didn't show any reluctance when he heard Harry's words, but he was a little puzzled, "Excuse me, why did you buy this bar?"

"I don't have a home, so I need a home." Harry said a reason that wasn't a reason. It wasn't true, but it was also true. Harry couldn't live in a hotel in the Muggle world forever.

This topic is too heavy, Harry's parents have died long ago, and his home has been destroyed into a pile of tiles.

Old Tom regretted being mean-spirited.

He immediately said: "I wanted to sell this pub a few years ago. I am very old and want to go back to Northern Ireland and live on a farm in my hometown, but no one has taken it over. If you want to buy it, I will give it to you." I can sell it to you at a low price."

Harry declined Tom's kindness, otherwise it always felt like he was squeezing the blood and sweat of an old man.

"Can you connect me with some renovation companies?" Harry asked.

After solving the problem, Tom looked more relaxed: "Of course."

This refurbishment is Harry's top priority. Whether the Leaky Cauldron can be turned into a tall and extremely popular hotel depends on what Harry can turn the hotel into.

Now that he had decided to buy the Leaky Cauldron, Harry immediately signed a contract with Tom.

Tom didn't expect that the matter that had been on his mind for so long would be solved suddenly.

He still needs to say goodbye to many friends, the things in the bar have not been cleaned up, and he still needs to contact the magic decoration company.

The two of them decided to meet again in a few days, and let Tom deal with various things these days.

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After Harry returned to the hotel, he considered what to do next.

With a bar, this is just the basics, and there are more things to consider later, such as brand new furniture, future bar purchases, food and accommodation management, and the key is the recruitment of service personnel.

Harry didn't want to hire wizards, he wanted to hire Muggles. Because wizarding minds are so limited, and Muggles are always open to fresh ideas out there, it can really make a difference in the pub.

What he wants is to make the Leaky Cauldron a wizarding culture on the surface, but the core is the way of serving modern people.

He believed that wizards would like this, because it was an inevitability of the development of the times, but Harry brought it ahead of time.

But recruiting Muggles is a bit more complicated.

Because the Ministry of Magic has long stipulated that the Muggle world should not be allowed to know the existence of the wizarding world.

In the event of an accident, the Ministry of Magic must erase the relevant memories of the Muggles who knew about it.

However, since modern times, wizards have increasingly communicated with Muggles.

There are also some wizards who ask Muggles to serve them, which requires signing a contract with magical effects. The most important part of the contract is that Muggles are not allowed to disclose the existence of magic to Muggles.

While thinking about buying this magical contract from Diagon Alley, Harry wrote to Hagrid over and over again.

He was still young, and when he came into contact with various people, no one would take him seriously, it was inconvenient, he needed an adult to help him.

And Hagrid is a good candidate, just being his size can make things easier.

Of course, Dumbledore and Snape can do it too, but can you imagine asking them to help you open a tavern?

Harry wrote in a letter that he was going to buy the Leaky Cauldron, and asked Hagrid to come over to be his spokesperson, and told him not to forget to prepare food for Big Black.

After writing the letter, call Blackie back and let him deliver the letter to Hagrid.

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Then I went around Diagon Alley, but I couldn't find a place to sell the contract. .

Because this is still a prohibited item, no one dares to sell it openly.

However, a grocery store owner unintentionally reminded: "Perhaps, Knockturn Alley..."

Walking through a narrow alley, there is a hidden street full of chaos and unrest, and this is Knockturn Alley.

It is estimated that Voldemort should like this atmosphere, but Harry is not cold.

After asking an old woman, she found the kind of contract for Muggles to sign.

It was expensive, but Harry could only hold his nose and buy it.

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