The Magical Principles of Natural Philosophy at Hogwarts

It is now 1993.

The Christmas vacation is over, and as the Hogwarts Express pulls into the station opposite the Black Lake, the students who went home for the holidays return to school, and the castle becomes as lively as ever.

Erwin found the Weasley brothers and borrowed the Marauder's Map from them. On this magical parchment, Erwin noticed that Dumbledore had left Hogwarts, and that the Headmaster had been very busy.

He does not covet power, but he earnestly fulfills his obligations as the strongest wizard in Britain. Even though he is old, he still works tirelessly.

But even so, some people still regard him as an obstacle, and his existence will inevitably hinder the interests of some people.

The Dark Lord does not abide by order, and people are afraid of him and dare not disobey him. However, Dumbledore abides by secular order and rules, and some people use the rules to deal with him.

This world is really ridiculous.

When they borrowed a map from the Weasley brothers, they kindly invited Erwin to taste the gadget they had developed - stinky taffy.

The taste is no different from ordinary toffee, except that within an hour after eating it, you will uncontrollably and continuously fart. Since the symptoms are relatively mild, the victim will not even think that there is something wrong with the candy he is eating.

A simple prank prop.

Erwin declined politely. "Have you been tinkering with this thing all this time?" he asked curiously.

"Not just this, there are also quick-acting truant candies and slug gummies...but only the stinky candies are successful." Fred shrugged.

"We plan to make it and sell it to other people to see if we can make some pocket money." George said.

The Weasley family had many children and life was tight. At this time, the two brothers already had the idea of ​​​​finding their own livelihood.

"These things shouldn't be rare? I remember they were sold in Diagon Alley." Erwin didn't intend to throw cold water on them, but he still told the truth.

"In fact, Zuko's Joke Shop in Hogsmeade sells them, so we plan to sell them cheaper."

They know very well that when the product itself does not have a competitive advantage, it can only engage in price wars.

"I have a suggestion. If you want to make pocket money, in addition to developing your own joke products, you might as well start a small business." Erwin thought for a moment and then said.

"What business?" Fred and George immediately became energetic.

"Have you ever thought about using it to earn some extra income?" Erwin pointed to the Marauder's Map.

"Is it possible to rent it out to other students? That's not possible." George had not yet reacted.

"Using the Marauder's Map, you can go to Hogsmeade at any time, right?" Erwin reminded.

"Yeah, what next?" George still didn't understand.

But Fred already understood, "You mean reselling business?"

"That's right." Erwin nodded.

Compared with normal schools, Hogwarts obviously lacks a canteen. Students in closed schools have a strong desire to consume. From a commercial perspective, the hundreds of students in the castle can already form a small market.

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According to Hogwarts school rules, only students in third grade and above can go to Hogsmeade to spend money on Saturdays, and first and second grade students are not even eligible to go. If a student suddenly wants to drink butterbeer from Monday to Friday, he

I just have to endure it.

This is where the business opportunity lies.

"People often ask us to bring things to them when they go to Hogsmeade, and we have actually considered the possibility of charging." Fred said, "But aside from hurting feelings, the main question is how much should we charge for bringing things once?"

Money? How many kats? Then we can't earn even a galleone even though we've been working so hard for it. And if we want a sickle, that's too much."

Gu Qi

What he was talking about was actually the issue of transportation costs. The brothers only had four hands, so they couldn't carry much stuff back and forth. Therefore, it was impossible to buy a large amount of goods from Hogsmeade at once and bring them back to Hogwarts for retail.

What's more, they don't have any capital.

But Erwin has already thought about it for them.

"Just wait for me." Erwin said.

He returned to the dormitory and pulled out his suitcase.

"Traceless stretch embedded within traceless stretch." Erwin showed them the capacity of the suitcase, "so it can hold nearly two hundred times the volume of things. It has built-in weight-reducing magic words and has an automatic follow function."

This automatic following function was added to it by Erwin as a practice when he was studying with Nico Flamel.

Fred and George looked at each other. After a while, Fred said, "Okay, this will indeed solve the problem..."

"But such a high-end suitcase should cost hundreds of galleons... Is it appropriate for us to do such a small business..." George complained a little helplessly.

"I don't have any use for this thing at the moment. It's just idle. I might as well lend it to you." Erwin said.

This is the truth. After having the Flamel Cabin, this high-end suitcase that I bought with a huge sum of money can only be left in the dormitory to gather dust. Its most important role in the future will be to deceive others, so that Erwin will not easily

It was revealed that he had a super alchemy container.

"I still feel bad," Fred shook his head, "We can't afford to pay for such a valuable thing if we accidentally damage it."

"Then let's do it. Even if I buy a stake in this business, we will be a partnership." Erwin gave a feasible suggestion.

The two brothers discussed it and thought it was okay.

In the end, Erwin provided the principal and at the same time invested the suitcase as an asset, acquiring 20% ​​of the shares.

During the conversation, he was surprised to find that the Weasley brothers were quite familiar with business rules.

The 20% of the shares is more symbolic. Erwin estimates that this speculative business can have a monthly profit of ten galleons. After all, the market is only for a few hundred students.

He really doesn't like this little money now.

The reason for making such a charitable investment is the same as the five hundred galleons given to Percy almost for free. It is based on the principle of making more friends. As a newcomer who has just entered the wizarding world, Erwin needs

Friend, because the purebloods headed by the Malfoy family are natural enemies for him as a Muggle.

No matter how embarrassed the Weasley family is, they are still an orthodox wizarding family.

They are also the only orthodox wizard family that Erwin can contact now and are friendly to him.

Giving money directly is basically equivalent to no longer having friendship, but an investment partnership is of a completely different nature.

"In this case, you should be able to earn some pocket money and at the same time have funds to conduct research on new joke products."

Of course, the Weasley brothers were not so stupid that they could not see that they had taken advantage of it. The two brothers discussed it and handed the Marauder's Map to Erwin.

"You took a big risk by giving us the suitcase, and we can't let you suffer a loss. We don't have anything valuable, so let's mortgage the Marauder's Map to you. If we accidentally damage the suitcase, the map will

There’s no need to give it back to us,” Fred said.

Erwin was quite surprised by the high emotional intelligence of the two brothers. It is obvious that they are both people with integrity. It seems that their parents raised them very well in terms of values.

So Erwin didn't refuse.

"Then I'll accept it."