Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 207 Los Santos Irresponsible Unlimited Magic Company
When Mike returned from dinner at Flitwick's house, the originally dilapidated villa had changed drastically.

I saw that the originally mottled fences had been completely removed, and the weeds in the garden had disappeared, replaced by a green and flat lawn.

Mike looked around the villa and opened the door, then saw Shuke and Beta waiting at the door. They bowed deeply to him the moment Mike opened the door.

The situation inside the villa was even more beyond Mike's expectations. Not only had the marble floor been polished so well that it could be used as a mirror, but even the wooden furniture had been re-waxed and appeared to be shining brightly under the firelight from the living room fireplace.

Looking at Shuke and Beta who were unable to stand up, Mike nodded with satisfaction, clapped his hands and praised: "Excellent! You did a great job!"

Finally getting the praise they wanted, Shuke and Beita both had bright smiles on their faces.

After encouraging his outstanding employees, Mike walked towards the second floor.

The condition of the second floor was slightly worse than that of the first floor. Because it was made of wood, it had aged after years of vacancy, and Mike could hear a creaking sound whenever he stepped on it.

Mike frowned slightly but didn't say anything. He walked straight into the largest bedroom on the second floor and prepared to go to bed.

This was the room that Mike designated as his bedroom from the beginning, so Shuke and Beta were particularly careful when cleaning it.

Not only were the beds in the room made soft and fluffy, they even placed special incense in the room to prevent Mike from smelling any unpleasant odors while sleeping.

Mike threw himself on the bed, smelling the elegant fragrance in the room, and slowly fell asleep.

The next day, at the Weasley home, the Weasley brothers looked at Mike, who was sitting on their bed, in shock.

"Are you kidding me? You're actually going to open a Dolphin Magic Drink Factory?"

"Yes, Mike. We are still students. We don't have time to manage the factory even if we open it."

Facing the Weasley brothers' questioning, Mike glanced at Ron who was peeking outside the Weasley brothers' bedroom and said lightly:
"Don't worry about that. I've already found someone to help run the factory while we're in school."

After saying that, Mike snapped his fingers lightly, and then Shuke and Beta appeared out of thin air in front of everyone.

"You actually have house-elfs!? And two of them!" Fred said in surprise as he looked at Shuke and Beta in front of him.

After that, Fred and George looked at each other and said in unison again: "This is so cool!"

"Shuke will oversee everything in the factory, so your previous worries are completely unnecessary." Mike said, "And what I want to establish is not just a factory, but a company! Los Santos Unlimited Magic Company! Los Santos Company for short!

My company will not only sell Dolphin Magic Drink in the future, but also a variety of novel magic items! And I came here this time to invite you to be the R&D director of Los Santos Company! George, Fred, you two are geniuses! I believe that with your abilities and my talent, you will definitely be able to carry forward Los Santos Company! By then, you two will be promoted, get a raise, marry beautiful women, and reach the pinnacle of life and become one of the most famous people in the wizarding world!"

Although Mike was not proficient in the skill of making big promises, it was enough to deal with the inexperienced Weasley brothers.

Looking at the Weasley brothers who were breathing heavily and blushing in front of him, Mike's mouth corners slightly raised, and then said: "Of course, the company has just been established and it is in a difficult situation, so the salary may be relatively low. Let me give you a salary of 50 gold galleons per month. In addition, if the things you develop are adopted by the company, then the company will give you bonuses and dividends from product revenues depending on the situation!
Of course, you have made a lot of money following me in the past two years, so you may think that this salary is too little, but now is the starting stage after all. I promise that I will give you a salary increase soon once the company is on the right track!"

George and Fred looked at each other, and both understood what the other meant. So they turned to Mike and said in unison: "Mike! Let's do it!"

Mike, who was sitting on George's bed, burst into laughter immediately after hearing this, and told Shuke beside him to take out two three-year magic employment contracts and hand them to them.

George, the older brother of the two brothers, was originally skeptical about the promise made by Mike, fearing that Mike wanted to get something for free, but he immediately felt relieved after seeing that the contract only stated three years.

After all, three years is not too long. They are still young and would rather use these three years to take a gamble. If they win, wouldn’t they be rich?

Mike smiled and put away the signed magic contract, and gave his first order as a boss to the Weasley brothers.

"Then George, your first job now is to select a location for the factory. Remember, I need a remote place far away from human habitation." Mike said seriously, "Fred, go to the Leaky Cauldron and Hogsmeade and post recruitment advertisements. Remember, I want to recruit Muggle-born wizards with a certain foundation in Potions. We will interview them collectively. Let's recruit 100 people in the first round."

Upon hearing this, the Weasley brothers showed puzzled expressions on their faces, and asked uncertainly: "Aren't we the directors of the R&D department? Why do we still need to do these jobs?"

"I've already said that the company is just starting out, so I'm going to put up with you for a while." Mike stood up and said loudly, "When the company is well established, you will be the founding members, and I will definitely not treat you unfairly!"

The Weasley brothers' expressions eased slightly after listening to Mike's explanation, but then they suddenly asked Mike, "Wait, we're doing all the work, so what are you doing?"

"Of course I have more important things to do. Finding material suppliers and sellers is my responsibility! In addition, I have to go to the Ministry of Magic to handle the formalities. This is much more difficult than yours.

Okay, no more nonsense, you two go quickly, and be careful on the road. "

After finally getting rid of George and Fred, Mike sat back on George's single bed alone and began to think.

Since the summer vacation, Mike has been thinking about plans for the next school year. During this time, he can clearly feel that his strength is growing slowly. The fire spell has basically been developed to the extreme by him, and his mental strength and magic control can only be slowly honed by meditation songs in the absence of adventures. The only thing that is still growing rapidly is magic power.

But Mike knew that the growth of magic power was only because he happened to reach the rapid development period. When he became an adult, the growth level of magic power would be greatly reduced.

Therefore, he is no longer able to ensure that his strength can continue to grow at a high speed, and it was not until last night that he finally finalized the plan.

Strength refers to more than just personal power.

Things like money, power, fame, subordinates, etc. are also strength, or a form of power, but they are expressed in different ways.

Now that the increase in my personal strength has entered a stable but relatively slow growth period, I need to start from other aspects.

If one wants to make rapid progress in personal strength, one needs a rare adventure like the Ravenclaw Secret Realm, but money and fame are different. The first thing Mike thought of was the Dolphin Magic Drink.

He made the decision to open the Dolphin Magic Drink factory almost without hesitation. In a market like Hogwarts, where students are the main sales target, Dolphin Magic Drink can make an annual profit of 4 gold galleons. So what about putting it in a larger market?

So Mike didn't worry at all that Dolphin Magic Drink would fail, and with the money, Mike could do more.

For example, in the semi-finals of the duel competition, the young master Bruno almost defeated Mike with his money ability. And when Dolphin Magic Drink sells well, Mike will also have the same ability.

This is only secondary. With money, Mike can recruit soldiers and gather strength.

This is not only to fight against Voldemort who may be resurrected in the future, but also for the possible war against pure-bloods in the future.

Don't think that just because most of the people Mike has been in contact with recently are people who are close to Muggle wizards, that he has forgotten what he encountered and saw when he first entered the wizarding world. Mike has always remembered what the pure-bloods did to those with impure blood. If there is a chance in the future, Mike will definitely let the pure-bloods taste the feeling of being pulled down from the throne.

Thinking of this, Mike couldn't help but clench his fists, and his body trembled slightly.

At this moment, Ron's faint voice came from outside the door.

"Um, Mike, are you okay?"

Ron was holding onto the door frame and looking at Mike timidly. He had just seen a very scary expression on Mike's face. In addition, Percy had become suspicious after fighting with Mike. He would be paralyzed with fear whenever Mike showed up, so he was also a little afraid of Mike now.

"Sorry, I got so excited. I was just imagining what Los Santos Corporation will look like in the future, so, you know. By the way, what can I do for you?"

Mike turned his head, slightly relaxed his ferocious expression, and told Ron the explanation he had prepared long ago. Ron breathed a sigh of relief after hearing it, and then said, "That's good. I thought you were sick."

Hearing this, Mike didn't say anything, but looked at Ron with a smile.

In fact, he discovered from the beginning that Ron was eavesdropping. With Mike's current mental strength, an ordinary little wizard like Ron could not hide it from him.

"Um, I just overheard your conversation with George and the others, so I wanted to ask, is there anything I can do to help?"

"Oh, then let's do this, Ron." Mike raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said to Ron who was a little uneasy in front of him, "Go help me advertise. Find a newspaper and ask them to write some soft articles or something."

After hearing this, Ron stood there in bewilderment. After a long while, Ron suddenly slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Luna! I remember that Luna's father is the founder of the Quibbler, and their home is on a nearby mountain!"

Mike knew both Luna and the Quibbler that Ron was talking about. The former was the girl with a unique temperament and ethereal eyes, who was like an elf, whom Mike had seen at the opening party of the second grade.

Originally, Mike planned to get to know this character who played a lot of roles in the original novel, but he forgot about it because too many things happened later.

However, Mike heard that this girl's way of thinking was different from that of ordinary people, and she often made some mindless remarks. As a result, she was rejected by her classmates and did not have a good time in Hogwarts.

The Quibbler is a magazine with a funny and bizarre theme. It often publishes opinions that disagree with those of the mainstream media, as well as explanations of the habits of some creatures that do not exist at all.

Relying on such bizarre content, Singing the Contrarian actually has a group of loyal readers.

Of course, the above views on The Quibbler are all subjective opinions of readers. Luna's father, who is also the editor-in-chief, writer and operator of The Quibbler, does not think so. He believes that The Quibbler is a realistic publication and confusing it with a gossip tabloid is an insult to him.

Mike chuckled at this.

Mike doesn't care who is right or wrong here. All he cares about is the traffic he can get by singing a different tune.

So Mike snapped his fingers and said with a smile: "Ron, this matter is now up to you. Go contact Luna's father. This is a test for you. If you can pass it, you will be able to become a formal employee of Los Santos Company, and your salary will be the same as George and others."

"Really? That's great! I'll do it right away!"

Ron jumped up excitedly when he heard that, said hello to Mike and ran out of the room in a hurry.

Mike listened to the faint sound of Mrs. Weasley scolding Ron for running around the house downstairs, put his hand on Shuke's shoulder and whispered two words: "Let's go home."

"Yes, Master."

Shuke responded respectfully and asked Beta, who was not yet able to Apparate, to put his arm around his shoulder.

When everything was ready, Shuke lowered his eyes, stretched out his right hand and snapped his fingers crisply in the air.

Before the sound of snapping fingers completely faded away, the figures of Mike and Shuke, two elves, disappeared into the Weasley brothers' room. Only the wrinkles on George's bed caused by Mike's sitting could prove that someone had just sat there.

In the villa in Godric's Hollow, a faint light flashed, and then Mike and two house-elves appeared out of thin air.

Mike pulled his hand back and covered his mouth to suppress the nausea-inducing feeling.

The house-elf's Apparition is not at all comparable in comfort to the wizard's Portkey and Apparition. Mike has experienced many space teleportations, but he almost vomited when he tried to let Shuke Apparite with him for the first time.

After finally calming down, Mike looked up and saw Professor Flitwick sitting on the sofa in his living room, looking at him seriously.

(End of this chapter)