Chapter 234 The Wealth of the Black Family

? Because of the full payment for the Firebolt, Sirius received tickets for all the Quidditch League matches next year presented by the store owner. There are ten sets of tickets, all of which are special seats.

The Quidditch League is the abbreviation of the British and Irish Quidditch Team Super League, which is formed by the thirteen best teams in the wizarding world.

Unlike the simple confrontation between the four houses of Hogwarts, the Quidditch League is a professional competition.

They play at a high level and recruit players from all over the world.

Gryffindor Quidditch captain Oliver Wood's biggest dream is to join Puddlemere United after graduation and become a professional player.

When he was in school, he always brought everyone the latest news about Puddlemere United's matches, and the articles he contributed to the "Hogwarts Wizarding News" were all about this aspect. Analysis of the new tactics adopted by the team and so on.

Because I usually hear a lot from Wood, Ivan, Harry, and Hermione are also looking forward to it, and want to see what the professional league looks like.

They checked next year's schedule and found that on the first day of the new year, Puddlemere United played against Wimbourne Hornets.

Because this is the first Quidditch match after Christmas, both teams have high hopes to win the championship, and there are many reasons such as the Quidditch World Cup next summer, the popularity of this match is very high, and tickets are hard to come by. , fortunately Sirius got the package.

After discussion, everyone decided to watch the game before going back to school, and invited the Weasleys to go with them by the way.

Aiwen walked down the stairs. These are the things he needs to accomplish in the remaining few days of the Christmas holiday. Among them, improving his own strength is the most important thing.

The first floor of the Leaky Cauldron was in a mess, without the Christmas atmosphere of last night.

Almost overnight, the tavern went from being a bustling Christmas party venue to its small, squalid appearance, as if it hadn't been cleaned in centuries.

However, there was no unpleasant smell in the air, instead it was filled with the smell of food.

Bar owner Tom was standing behind the dilapidated bar counter, frying a series of delicious sausages. When he saw Ivan, he showed an ugly smile on his face.

"Good morning, Mr. Mason!"

"Good morning!" Ivan greeted.

In the side hall not far away, Lupine, Sirius, and Hermione had already woken up. They were sitting around a round table having breakfast, discussing something happily.

As if expecting Ivan to come, they prepared a breakfast for him.

"It's just in time, Ivan, we just happened to talk about you!" Seeing Ivan walk in, Sirius waved his hand, motioned him to sit beside him, and said straight to the point, "I just heard Remus and Hermione Say, you're going to rent a house in Diagon Alley?"

"That's right!" Ivan nodded. He didn't know why Sirius mentioned this matter. He took the milk handed over by Hermione and explained, "I've thought about it carefully. If I want to further expand the Regarding the sales volume and influence of Gewarts Magic, it is necessary to move the headquarters of the newspaper to Diagon Alley like the Daily Prophet, so that it will be easier for Professor Lupin to manage..."

"Then have you chosen a good location?" Sirius asked, "The rent of the shop in Diagon Alley is not cheap, it needs a lot of Galleons!"

Ivan shook his head. In fact, this was exactly what caused him a headache.

Although in the past two years, "Hogwarts Magic News" had a lot of advertising revenue, and Ivan made a lot of money from it, but at the same time he spent a lot of money.

Not to mention the sponsorship fees for various magic research projects of Fred, George, Hermione, and other little wizards, just asking Lihen Bookstore to collect precious magic books and buying potion materials in large quantities costs a lot. most of his income.

The funds that Aiwen can use now are around 200 Galleons. With this money, he can only choose a shop in a remote place, but he hopes that the location will not be too far away.

The most worrying thing is that he can't spend all the money.

Aiwen must leave a part of it for the daily turnover of the newspaper, and to purchase the necessary magic test materials, as well as things that need to improve his strength...

In terms of improving magic power, the amount of money that needs to be spent is completely a bottomless pit.

Let alone two hundred gold Galleons, even if you give him another two thousand gold Galleons, it will not be enough for him.

Ai Wen sighed, no matter which angle he looked at, he had to find a project that could make a lot of money in the long run.

Although the operation of newspapers can be profitable, it is far from enough. The main purpose of operating newspapers is to increase influence and control public opinion, and making money is secondary.

Moreover, the income of "Hogwarts Wizardry" has reached a bottleneck, and it is difficult to make a big increase in a short period of time.

As for the feasible profitable project, Aiwen only knows one at present.

That's the product of Fred and George's Weasley pranks, which are very popular with other young wizards. If nothing else, it can even become the largest brand of prank products in the magic world, and making money is not a problem.

The problem now is that if they want to realize all the ideas in their heads and open up sales, they still need a large amount of Galleon investment in the early stage.

Ivan doesn't have that money, and it's even more impossible for Fred and George to have it. Almost all their previous research and development expenses were sponsored by Ivan.

Also, if you want to open a joke shop, you also need to rent a shop in Diagon Alley.

All the problems have returned to the original point, they simply don't have enough money to rent a suitable shop in a suitable location in Diagon Alley.

The matter of the Weasley joke shop was put on the back burner, but the matter of the newspaper headquarters was imminent and had to be settled during the Christmas holidays, not until next summer.

Aiwen has calculated that for a shop that is not too remote, the annual rent is about 300 to 500 Galleons based on the surrounding conditions and the flow of people.

This meant that he had to find a way to gather at least two hundred gold Galleons.

Aiwen plans to determine the specific store first, and the money on hand can be used as rent. If there is really no other way in the end, there are still many precious magic books and some refined potions in his personal collection, and some of them can be sold first.

But Ivan would not do this unless it was absolutely necessary.

He was thinking of a way to get two hundred Galleons quickly, even if he asked his family for it, his parents would not give him so much money all at once.

Even if you want to borrow money, there is almost nothing you can borrow.

Whether it's the Weasleys, Lupine, Harry, or Hermione, the people around Ivan's economic level are relatively average, and they can even be called difficult, unless...

Ivan suddenly thought of Sirius. Although he had been imprisoned in Azkaban for twelve years, as the sole heir of the noble and oldest Black family, he still possessed amazing wealth unimaginable by ordinary people.

From the fact that he casually bought Harry a Firebolt as a Christmas present, it can be seen that he is not short of money at all, let alone a few hundred Galleons.

Ai Wen's eyes lit up, and before he opened his mouth, he heard Sirius continue.

"I can help you with the matter of the house. If I remember correctly, the Black family still has a few shops in Diagon Alley, which are inherited from the ancestors. If you need it, you can use it at any time." Sirius didn't care Said, "Otherwise, if you are idle there, you will be idle. If you rent it out, I don't have time to manage or collect rent."

Hearing what Sirius said, Aiwen was stunned for a moment. He just had this idea, and the other party had already brought it up. Obviously, he had planned this for a long time. It turned out that he just told Lupine and Hermione that That's the thing.

Aiwen hurriedly thanked Sirius, but the other party said that these things should not be taken to heart.

From Sirius' point of view, compared with the things that Aiwen helped him do before, the small favor of providing a few shops is nothing at all.

Because the time was too long, Sirius couldn't remember the exact number and location of the shops.

When Harry came, they discussed for a while, and decided to go to the Black family's vault in Gringotts after breakfast to look for the deeds.

Ivan was also very curious about the Black family's treasury. He wanted to see how amazing the wealth this pure-blood family had accumulated over the past thousand years. (To be continued.)