My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 345, Section 342: Compared to us, what is he?

Of course, the idea of ​​holding a sports meet was not something Lynn came up with on a whim, otherwise the Department of Arts and Sports would not have been established so early.

Lynn had always had a process agreed upon with Dumbledore for planning reforms at Hogwarts. The timing and steps for each step were carefully discussed and agreed upon by Dumbledore and Lynn.

Reform is not something that can be done on a whim.

When people have been living a comfortable life for so long, a sudden and drastic change will inevitably cause most people to feel dissatisfied or have other more extreme emotions.

Therefore, Dumbledore and Lynn's strategy was to slowly boil the frog, gradually changing the traditions of Hogwarts, and then proceeding with the next step of change after the students had become somewhat accustomed to the new rules.

The strong presence of the disciplinary committee at Hogwarts is the first step in getting students used to the existence of the student council and weakening the power of the professors.

The next step is to hold a sports meet. First, let the young wizards have fun through the sports meet, and then let the students have an impression that they should exercise every day to strengthen their bodies. Then, the subsequent plans can be implemented.

Lynn's final reform proposal to Dumbledore was to establish moral education at Hogwarts, instilling correct, positive, and healthy thoughts and values ​​in every young wizard, and eradicating the deep-rooted discrimination in the wizarding world from Hogwarts.

However, these kinds of courses can't be offered just like that.

Putting aside the question of finding someone to be the professor in this position, the idea of ​​offering a philosophy course to young wizards is not something that can be easily proposed.

Pure-blood families wield absolute influence in the magical world.

The prevailing attitudes today, including discrimination against Muggles and Squibs, disdain for wizards without blood, and a lack of normal interaction with the Muggle world, are largely rooted in these pure-blood families.

These families also control the main positions in the Ministry of Magic, and even the Hogwarts Board of Governors positions have been divided among them.

These people aren't fools. The newly established student council at Hogwarts and the sweeping changes to school rules and policies haven't been interfered with or opposed by the Board of Governors or the Ministry of Magic, because so far the changes haven't conflicted with their interests; in fact, they've even benefited them in areas like scholarships.

However, if Lynn proposes to strengthen the moral education of wizards, and Dumbledore opens a course on this topic in the castle, then the Board of Governors and the pure-blood families in the Ministry of Magic will certainly spare no effort to use their power to obstruct Lynn and Dumbledore.

Because this is tantamount to undermining their very foundation in the wizarding world! Anyone with a modicum of common sense wouldn't allow Hogwarts to continue down this path.

Therefore, in order not to arouse the sensitive nerves of those high-ranking families, Lynn did not intend to reveal his true intentions before these unstable factors were completely resolved.

As for how to resolve these unstable factors, he had already devised a plan targeting the school board situation before the start of the previous semester.

Old John's side is now preparing to close the net on this scheme.

While Lynn was holding a meeting with the student council to prepare for the sports meet, Old John was also having a dinner party.

"It has been a year since the establishment of the United Magical Company of the United Kingdom. We have taken over and integrated your various businesses in the British magical community."

We now completely monopolize the entire British magic market. Apart from magical supplies like Floo Powder, which are directly controlled by the Ministry of Magic, we produce almost everything on the market, including flying brooms, alchemy tools, potion ingredients, and book printing.

According to Muggle law, our monopolistic practices would have already resulted in the company being forcibly dismantled. Unfortunately, magical law does not include an antitrust law.

Old John, seated at the head of the table, told a joke that wasn't exactly a joke to the company shareholders below, which elicited a few soft laughs from the audience.

Old John raised his glass of red wine.

Today marks the first anniversary of the joint venture's founding. We hope to continue developing and strive to expand beyond the UK!

"Leaving Britain!"

The shareholders raised their glasses together and loudly echoed their agreement.

The atmosphere at the dinner was very relaxed, and even Malfoy, who had been ousted from the Hogwarts Board of Governors due to his mistake last year, had a smile on his face.

They had already seen the joint venture's financial report for the year, and the profits were extremely high. The profits of these industries had at least tripled compared to when they were in their hands. They had basically divided up the entire British market, and the small and medium-sized shops were squeezed out like grasshoppers after autumn. Even if they didn't die, they wouldn't be able to survive for long.

In fact, in the first year of its establishment, the company was bound to lose some profits in order to seize the market on a large scale. It was already quite good if it could maintain profitability. The fact that it could earn so much was simply because Old John was using Lynn's savings to inject capital into the company, just to have a good financial statement.

It's not even the end of the year yet, and these shareholders have already received their dividends in advance. This has undoubtedly reassured the shareholders who had entrusted the business to Old John and were only entitled to dividend shares.

After all, only money in your hands brings peace of mind.

The atmosphere at the dinner was very relaxed. Halfway through, old John suddenly asked a casual question.

"I've heard there's been some big activity at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry lately."

The shareholders didn't realize Old John's intention; they just thought he was asking casually.

One of the school board members chuckled and said, "They're just little kids' trinkets. But that student named Lynn Belloc is quite interesting. With his talent, it's unlikely he'd come from a Muggle family, especially Slytherin. I had someone investigate his background. They said he came from a Muggle orphanage, but whether his parents were Muggles or wizards is unknown."

Old John smiled at the school board member: "Oh? Then why didn't you continue the investigation?"

"It's too troublesome to investigate with Muggles. But what does it matter if he's pure-blood, half-blood, or Muggle? He's just a gifted orphan. After he graduates from Hogwarts, he'll still have to rely on people like us if he wants to live a comfortable life."

The shareholder smiled smugly, and the other shareholders laughed along with him.

They were absolutely right. If Lynn was just a talented orphan, no matter how many honors he received, what did they amount to compared to people like them?

(End of this chapter)