The Weasley Brothers Can Be Hired to Open a Shop / True Heirs to Great Fortunes Work Very Hard

Whether it's a human, an animal, or even Peeves and other ghosts, they will all be marked on the map with 'ink footprints + name', even Dumbledore in the Headmaster's Office is no exception!

This effect is incredible.

Harry guessed that the Homonculous Charm was likely a family heirloom of Lupin, otherwise he would never have explained it to Harry in such detail.

"Mischief Managed... wait!"

Harry glanced at the map again instinctively, but as he waved his wand, preparing to restore the Marauder's Map to its original state, his expression suddenly froze.

Because... he discovered someone who absolutely could not possibly be on the map!

On the Marauder's Map, at the location of the Slytherin Common Room, three ink dots with the surname 'Greengrass' have appeared!

However, there are only two Greengrass, Daphne Greengrass, and her younger sister Astoria Greengrass, who just enrolled this year!

But now a third Greengrass has appeared, and it's almost identical to them!

"Something's not right... That guy died at the beginning of the year, how could he possibly still be at Hogwarts?"

Suddenly discovering the unfortunate soul who had been stared to death by the Basilisk earlier in the year on the map, Harry was puzzled but did not immediately make a fuss.

Greengrass should have become a ghost by now. Harry doesn't know how long this guy has been lurking in Hogwarts after his death, but he hasn't been discovered by anyone until now, which means there must be some unspeakable secret involved.

Now that we have the Marauder's Map, I might as well secretly monitor him and see what he's up to!

The first case ended easily, and the next day, students saw a notice posted by the Detective Society on the school's bulletin board.

'Werewolf Kill Detective Agency Case Solving Announcement:'

The client, Argus Filch, the Hogwarts warden, commissioned the Detective Society to find a forbidden map that had been lost for many years. The case has now been successfully solved and the lost item has been recovered. This is hereby announced.

For confidentiality reasons, at the client's request, the Detective Society will not disclose case details or thief information at this time. This notice is only to remind the thief to go to Mr. Filch and admit his mistake.

At the same time, administrator Filch would like to remind all students: stealing is immoral and illegal, please do not do evil even if it seems insignificant.

Finally, if any of you at Hogwarts have other urgent problems, mysteries, or even paranormal events that need to be solved, please feel free to contact the Werewolf Kill Detective Agency. We will be happy to assist you.

Detective Society Contact: Will Henry Potter, a first-year student at Ravenclaw House.

"The Werewolf Kill Detective Agency... They even managed to find contraband that's been missing for years? And there are even paranormal events... But even if I ask them for a job, they might not accept it... And my sister might not agree either."

Staring intently at the notice on the bulletin board, the newly enrolled first-year girl seemed quite interested.

However, considering her identity and the college she belonged to, she hesitated for a moment...

Chapter 300: The Weasley Brothers can be hired to run a shop.

To Harry's surprise, shortly after the Detective Society's notice was posted, Fred and George actually came looking for Filch.

Seeing how obsequious and subservient they were after Filch's lecture, Harry felt like the sun had risen in the west.

"I can't be bothered with you two troublemakers anymore. From now on, watch yourselves and don't let me see you causing trouble again!"

Having spent these past few years with Harry, Filch's personality has changed somewhat. In the past, he would never have let the two Weasley off so easily.

"Phew, all done!"

"So an apology can solve everything? Easy peasy."

After Filch went out to inspect the area, the twins simultaneously exclaimed with relief, even pretending their legs went weak, and they hugged each other and sat down on the ground.

"I can't believe you two actually came to apologize." Harry looked at the two clowns with interest. "I always thought you weren't afraid of Mr. Filch."

"Of course we're not afraid of Filch," Fred said, deliberately pursing his lips.

"But we're afraid of you," George said, a fearful look on his face. "Filch won't help us cover up our identities, so that notice could only have been written by you."

"You're quite the big shot at school now, how could we dare offend you?" Fred immediately added with the same expression.

But Harry could tell that they were mostly just joking around and weren't really that afraid of him.

Ha, those two guys~

Harry chuckled and shrugged. Fred and George clearly had brains that could easily read his mind, yet they spent their days doing these ridiculous things. It was such a waste of their intelligence.

It can only be said that the Weasley family's academic genes are indeed formidable, but the twins' ambition is not to be good students.

"By the way, I've always been curious, why do you two like playing pranks at school so much?"

Since he had some free time, Harry poured tea for the twins and chatted with them leisurely.

Since his relationship with Ron had cooled, he hadn't had much contact with the other Weasley family either. The only time he'd seen Ginny was occasionally during second-year Black Defense class because of a teaching assistant.

Harry had always wanted to have a good talk with the twins Filch described as "more terrifying than the You-Know-Who," who were also the Weasley family brothers Harry was most interested in.

"Why play pranks at school?" Fred's eyes darted around. "That's not a funny question. We do it for fun, of course. Harry, believe me, school life isn't complete without pranks. Go ask Peeves, he'll think so too."

"So I beat Peeves up, and beat him up pretty badly~" As soon as Harry said this, Fred's smile froze on his face.

He then realized that he was facing a formidable figure who had completely subdued Peeves.

"It's not just because it's fun. After all, those things like firecrackers and Dungbomb get boring after a few uses." Knowing Harry didn't like their nonsense, George immediately put on a serious face. "Fred and I were actually experimenting with the effects of different magical gadgets, trying to improve them or invent some new and useful items!"

It was clear that this was what the twins were truly interested in, because not only did George's tone become excited, but Fred's eyes also lit up at the same time.

This is also the main reason why Harry wanted to talk to them.

These two brothers were definitely prominent figures at Hogwarts, especially Filch, who would curse them as "two troublemakers" almost every day. Over time, Harry became quite familiar with some of their stories.

As far as he knew, the two brothers seemed to have been purchasing a lot of prank items and materials from the 'Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop' in Diagon Alley and the 'Zonko's Joke Shop' in Hogsmeade Village. In addition to using these things to outwit Filch at every turn, they also seemed to have invented many novel gadgets based on them.

For example, there's a Ton-Tongue Toffee. When Harry skipped grades to attend higher-year classes, he saw a Slytherin student Montague fall victim to it... Just a small candy can cause the tongue to swell up to four feet long, making it quite difficult to prevent.

Of course, in terms of alchemy alone, this is not a particularly impressive invention, but don't forget, the Weasley Brothers were only in fifth grade!

They hadn't even attended Hogwarts' NEWT alchemy course, yet they already possessed the ability to create some simple magical items.

Harry felt that their talent for business might be even greater than their talent for alchemy.

As everyone knows, the Weasley family's total assets, if not exactly dirt poor, are certainly quite meager. Even Ron can only get a new wand if Arthur Weasley wins the lottery.

Despite this, the Weasley Brothers always had the money to buy supplies from the two magical joke shops, all thanks to their shrewd business acumen.

They peddled all sorts of novel trinkets on campus, targeting first and second-year wizards who weren't yet able to go to Hogsmeade Village as their main customers... It's likely that half of the money the young wizards brought at the beginning of the school year ended up in the Weasley Brothers' pockets.

So these two brothers are definitely talented, and Harry happens to have a business deal he wants to discuss with them.

"Alright, since you've admitted it so readily, I won't hide it from you either." Harry looked earnestly at the Weasley Twins. "I want to open a shop in Diagon Alley and hire you to help me run it."

"Hire us... to open a shop?"

"What kind of shop do you want to open? Is it also related to magic jokes?"

Upon hearing Harry's plan, Fred's eyes lit up, while George eagerly pressed for more details.

Harry's suggestion was exactly what the two of them wanted, as they had already been planning to do so.

Diagon Alley, selling magical joke products they had developed... To achieve this goal, the Weasley Brothers had been honing their alchemy skills and diligently saving up capital since a very early age.

"It could be related to magical jokes, but your audience is ultimately too narrow." Harry shook his head slightly. "If I'm going to open one, I'll open a large magical goods store that also sells alchemical products and Potions. If you're willing to be hired, you can naturally have a counter selling magical joke products."

"Just a counter?" The Weasley Brothers exchanged a glance, seemingly uninterested.

"Although I'm younger than you, I still want to give you some advice... don't be too ambitious." Harry easily saw through the two brothers' thoughts. "With your current capital, if you want to take over a shop in Diagon Alley every inch of land is precious, your father would have to win the Galleon lottery again. And even then, you could only get the smallest one."

"Therefore, since you don't have capital in the early stages, why don't you become my employees first? That way, when you've saved enough money one day, you can invest in a new shop on your own, and you'll also have previous experience to draw upon."

"This..."

Upon hearing Harry's words, the Weasley Brothers both hesitated.

Chapter 301 The real heirs to rich families are all very hardworking.

Inside the doorman's hut, Harry calmly sipped his tea, waiting for the Weasley Brothers' response.

He wasn't worried at all about being rejected, because the Weasley Brothers had big dreams, but were short of money.

Because they lack money, they have to work hard to earn money in order to support their dreams.

What Harry offered them was a way to make money successfully without losing their enthusiasm, so they would eventually agree.

"Harry, George and I want to know why you came to us?"

After a long silence, Fred asked the question that both brothers were extremely concerned about.

Given Harry's connections, if he really wanted to do this, there would be plenty of people willing to help him; there's no reason for him to specifically ask two fifth-year students.

"Because I don't want to monetize my connections, and this is an industry I'm building myself, I don't want to involve too many of my parents' relationships," Harry explained, shaking his head. "Of all the students I know, you are the only ones best suited to help me with this."

Harry has many rare magical materials; not to mention, the Basilisk skeleton alone is absolutely valuable.

Once he officially begins crafting alchemical items under Nicolas Flamel's guidance, the amount of things he can monetize will inevitably increase.

Admittedly, whether it's the Severus Snape or anyone else, they certainly have no shortage of business opportunities, but Harry doesn't want to rely on them forever.

No matter how close the relationship, what belongs to someone else will always belong to them.

The real key is to work hard and make yourself bigger and stronger!

"Ha, hearing you say that, Fred and I are truly honored," George asked with a smile, his interest piqued. "We're starting to get interested. Could you tell us specifically what we need to do?"

"Everything," Harry uttered softly, "You all know I'm very busy, so aside from providing the money, you'll have to handle everything else for me during your holidays. For the Diagon Alley, I need you to find the best location and the largest space available, and start renovations as quickly as possible."

"After that, you'll become alchemists employed by me, responsible for providing goods for the shop with me; after you graduate, you'll also be in charge of the entire shop's operation. In short, once the shop is completed, we'll split the profits, and if we lose money, it's all on me. So, how about it, want to come work for me?"

"Of course I want to!" *2

The Weasley Brothers exchanged a glance and agreed in unison.

With their intelligence, how could they not see the benefits?

Harry is a very busy man, something the Weasley Brothers know very well. Now that he's willing to fund their business and let them open a shop to practice, without even worrying about losing money, if the Weasley Brothers don't agree, they'll be looked down upon for their intelligence by the Troll.

"Then it's settled. I'll give you the first batch of principal before the Christmas holidays at the latest." Harry thought for a moment and then asked, "3,000 Galleon should be enough, right?"

"That's enough...absolutely enough!" Fred was taken aback by the number Harry mentioned. He had never seen or even heard of so much money in his life, let alone ever seen it.

"Harry, where did you get so much gold? Did you rob Dragon's treasure vault?" George was more curious about Harry's source of money; he wasn't envious, just simply curious.

"Well... let me put it this way, do you know why I study so hard at Hogwarts?"

"I don't know..." Harry's question made both brothers shake their heads.

They had seen Harry in their classes many times, so they knew what kind of schedule Harry had, but they didn't know why Harry working so hard.

"That's because if I don't work hard to make something of myself, I'll just have to go home and inherit the family fortune." Harry feigned helplessness, rubbing his forehead as if he were quite depressed...

But that expression just looked so irritating!

"Harry, believe it or not, if we weren't outmatched by you, George and I would have pinned you to the ground already," Fred said, rolling his eyes in exasperation.

"I agree," George succinctly echoed.

This is absolutely infuriating!

So all this chatting was just you showing off your wealth to us brothers?!

However, no matter how much the Weasley Brothers complained, what Harry said was absolutely true.

There's something many people probably know: the most famous shampoo and Sleekeazy's Hair Potion in the Wizarding World was invented by Harry's grandfather, Fleamont Potter Potter.

In his later years, he sold the formula and the company together, and deposited all the gold he received as an inheritance to be given to Harry. You can imagine how much money that was.

"Well, that's just how it is," Harry said with a light laugh, then seemed to suddenly remember something, "Oh, right, you two go to Hogsmeade Village often, right? Keep an eye out for good land, or even just a big house for sale. I want to buy it and build a retirement home."

"What else do you want..."

"Build a nursing home?"

Fred and George exchanged bewildered glances, realizing for the first time in their lives that they might have misunderstood the concept of being a 'rich heir'.

They imagine that a rich kid should be like Draco Malfoy, always talking about how great his dad is, but in reality, he's just a good-for-nothing. If it weren't for his family's wealth, he wouldn't even be worth a damn.

However, the rich kid Harry portrays not only owns his own shops but also a nursing home, all while simultaneously skipping grades and becoming a top student. What's most infuriating is... he might just have to go home and inherit millions if he's not careful!

But as Harry just said, that's the truth.

Most people's impression of rich kids is basically that of Malfoy: pampered, ill-tempered, and only relying on their family background, while being utterly useless themselves.