Wandering Off Again, a Formation Diagram Falls from the Sky / The Origin of Magic-What Is It, Really?

However, to gain a foothold in a chaotic place like Diagon Alley, the store manager must choose someone who can be trusted.

Sirius is fine, so Lupin is no problem either.

Moreover, Harry was also tempted by a selfish reason: if Lupin resigned, no one would be competing with him for the position of Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.

So Lupin made an absolutely brilliant decision!

Seriously, at worst, Harry can just give him the shop, and he can just stay here and never come back to Hogwarts, hahaha~

"Overall, it's really good, there's nothing that needs to be redone." After walking around the shop from top to bottom, Harry couldn't find any faults in the details.

After that, he turned to the Weasley Brothers and asked, "When will you two be able to prepare the first batch of goods?"

"One month!" Fred immediately interjected. "By mid-July at the latest, we'll definitely have these shelves full!"

"Okay, let's set the opening date for mid-July then." Harry nodded, then changed the subject, "Now, let's finalize your salaries. You'll all be key personnel in this shop, so I won't beat around the bush. Fred, George, if you work full-time during the summer, your basic monthly salary will be 25 Galleon ..."

"25?" "That's way too many!"

When Fred and George heard that Harry was willing to offer them 25 Galleon a month, they both looked incredulous.

Keep in mind that they are both students, and 50 Galleon a month for both of them is an Astronomy figure.

"Just a heads-up, you two will be in charge of the shop's operations from now on, so don't overreact to anything involving money," Harry casually advised them. "Besides, is 25 Galleon a lot? I was even planning to give you an extra commission if you meet your profit targets."

"Furthermore, you two are considered alchemists, and this 25 Galleon includes your wages for manufacturing the products. You'll also receive a larger commission if you sell your own creations. Finally, your production costs will be factored into the shop's operating costs, so you won't have to bear them. I'll also allow you a certain monthly allowance for defective products."

After hearing this set of salary rules, the Weasley Brothers have completely turned into circumspects.

No matter how smart they are, they are still just two children who lack basic education. They can't possibly calculate how much they can earn in a month, but Harry always gives them an absolutely generous amount.

"Next up is Senior Sister Clearwater. Your salary structure is relatively simpler: 30 Galleon per month, plus sales commission; if you close a customized order, the commission will be even higher."

"Well... then I'll thank you in advance."

Penelope patted her chest in disbelief. The salary Harry offered would absolutely crush a large number of lower- and middle-level employees in the Ministry of Magic.

If she didn't know so much about the relationship between the two Granger, she might even be wondering if Harry had some special feelings for her...

"Finally, it's Uncle Lupin. I've inquired beforehand, and the highest-paid employee in Diagon Alley Gringotts, is the assistant manager of Flourish and Blotts. He gets 42 Galleon a month, so I'll give you 45, commissions aside."

"Oh... Harry, you really don't need to do this!" Lupin hurriedly waved his hands. "You know my situation; I simply don't deserve such a high salary. Besides, your shop is just starting out; it's best not to be too extravagant..."

"Uncle Lupin, I don't think you're any different from anyone else, and your abilities are absolutely outstanding. You can certainly earn the same salary as others," Harry said dismissively, shaking his head. "Besides, if we're going to do something, we should do it to the best of our ability. Whether it's product quality, store reputation, or salary, everything should be the best!"

"This..."

"Oh, Moony, just say yes already!" Seeing Lupin still hesitating, Sirius laughed and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't you know how rich Harry is? How could he possibly be in debt?"

"Oh dear, it's happening again~" "Yeah, that awful 'dabbling' vibe."

Seeing that Harry and Sirius both exuded the air of "rich kids investing and playing around without fear of losing," the Weasley Twins couldn't help but turn green with envy.

Of course, they were just making good-natured jokes.

"So... are you really that rich?" Tonks, who hadn't spoken until now, asked, puzzled.

"It's alright," Harry shrugged nonchalantly. "Anyway, this shop is my first relatively legitimate way to make money."

"Do you have something improper going on?" Tonks asked, even more puzzled.

"Ma'am, I beg you, please don't ask!" "You'll regret it once he tells you!"

The twins were already wailing incessantly.

"In a less serious way, it's probably inheriting an estate," Harry said, feigning thought. "I inherited several different estates, and I have about a hundred thousand Galleon that I can freely withdraw, which isn't a lot."

"What did you say?!" *N

Harry wasn't exaggerating; he really only had a few hundred thousand Galleon on hand... Of course, the rest was another matter.

Even so, it was enough to leave these new employees speechless.

Tonks, his eyes gleaming with envy, bared his teeth and brandished his claws. "Tens of thousands? That's not even a lot! I'd be tempted to rob someone on the way, you know that?!"

"Then I advise you not to have such thoughts." Harry remained noncommittal.

Haha, robbing yourself?

Don't you know you're the ancestor of all highway robbers?

Gilderoy Lockhart's vault key, Lucius Malfoy's secret safe, and recently, the addition of the Witanhurst mansion...

Whenever Harry thinks about the legacy he's 'inherited,' he can't help but ask himself... why did he have to go through all that trouble to open a shop and make money?

As the saying goes, "Murderers and arsonists wear golden belts, but there's no faster way to make money than robbing," so just rob them all!

"So Harry, what are you planning to call this shop?"

After today's inspection and visit, the building manager has been appointed, the opening date and salary have been determined, so Hermione asked the last, and absolutely the most crucial, question.

What should the shop be called?

"The shop's name..."

Harry said, "If that's the question, then I really am in the dark about this..."

Chapter 506 Running Around Again, a Formation Diagram Descends from the Sky

Time and again, it has been proven that for Harry, summer vacation is just the beginning of another busy period.

It's almost impossible to find phrases like 'time flies' or 'a few more months have passed' in his life... If they were, it would definitely be after he had completely killed Voldemort.

For example, right now, he hasn't even decided what to name the shop that will be opening soon, and he has to go out and run around again.

Before he could go find Regulus's body, he had to resolve the issue of Witanhurst Mansion and move it to Hogwarts as soon as possible.

This way, he could use the summer vacation to renovate the house so that his teacher Nicolas Flamel, and others could move in as soon as possible.

Furthermore, given the current summer weather, if Peter Pettigrew's corpse is left like this any longer, it'll probably start to rot completely...

"Dobby, you should dress up nicely this time!"

"Don't worry, sir."

Harry will also be taking Dobby with him on this trip; the House-elf is currently fixing his appearance.

Today he was dressed in a smart and appropriate red tuxedo with black trousers, a children's outfit, and a cute little bow tie around his neck. Coupled with his deliberately meticulous expression, he looked just like a mature butler.

"By the way, sir, you said... House-elf at Hogwarts become friends with Dobby?"

While Dobby was straightening the wrinkles in his clothes, he Dobby asked curiously.

"I would actually like to have people like that," Harry smiled faintly. "At least that way, we wouldn't need to force them to obey orders later."

"Hogwarts House-elf... To be honest, I never imagined there would be such poor creatures in a school, silently doing work they have no choice in..."

Hermione's mood visibly soured when the topic of the special group within Hogwarts was brought up.

Whether it's Dobby or Kreacher, whom she later meets, their experiences will evoke deep sympathy in Hermione for the House-elf as a whole.

Therefore, Hermione was always very dissatisfied with the fact that Hogwarts 'enslaved' more than a hundred House-elf.

"Hmm...no wonder you seemed so surprised when you found out they existed," Harry teased playfully. "After all, someone's quite clever; back in first year, she was able to open the kitchen door, sneak in, and steal eggs to make 'egg drop soup.' It's just a pity she arrived too late; even the House-elf were hiding and resting..."

"Ugh! Don't mention this again!"

When Harry suddenly brought up her embarrassing past, Hermione blushed and grabbed a cushion from the sofa, throwing it at Harry.

And just like that, her slight disappointment vanished without her even realizing it.

"In the eyes of most wizards, a qualified House-elf should be someone whose presence is completely undetectable." Catching the cushion Hermione tossed to him, Harry gently comforted her, "Hermione, you should look at this from a different perspective. At least the House-elf at Hogwarts have stable jobs, aren't abused, and can find undisturbed places to rest in the kitchen. They're much luckier than Kreacher."

"Hmph, in the end, it's still the same: no reward and no freedom~" Hermione wrinkled her little nose in dissatisfaction, but didn't say anything more.

Hermione had many unrealistic ideas about House-elf on numerous occasions.

For example, thoroughly improving the rights of House-elf and encouraging more Dobby to emerge in the House-elf community.

However, all of her ideas were brushed aside by Harry's strategy of 'observe first, then plan, and finally act'.

Harry didn't want Hermione to act impulsively and do something that neither wizards nor House-elf would appreciate, but he also didn't want to lecture Hermione harshly, so he always guided her subtly.

From a statistical perspective, to draw a conclusion, one must study a sample, and the sample must be large enough.

However, Hermione has only had Dobby contact with two House-elf and Kreacher, so her sample size is severely insufficient. As a result, she has been stuck at the first step of 'observation', let alone the subsequent plans.

This time, however, she had a great opportunity to observe the House-elf at Hogwarts.

"Let's go, let's head to Hogsmeade Village first."

Seeing that Hermione had stopped overthinking, Harry chuckled and took the girl's hand, while placing his other hand on Dobby.

"Yes, sir."

Dobby snapped his fingers with ease, and a phantom mist drifted by; they had already Apparition on the outskirts of Hogsmeade.

This is the site of the Shrieking Shack. Before leaving school, Harry told the Centaur to clear away the wreckage and level all the land, leaving only an open space and the entrance to the secret passage to Hogwarts.

"Not bad, the Centaur are quite efficient, so we can set up the magic circle directly."

After confirming that the ground was completely flat, Harry transformed himself into a stream of transparent water and flew into the air like a dragon.

He conjured two eyes that looked down at the land below. After carefully comparing the architectural layout of Witanhurst in his mind, he began to separate a mass of water element containing the power of the Obscurus and gradually stretched and spread it in the air, eventually outlining a huge transparent ten-pointed star magic circle!

The array emitted a clear, pale blue halo in the air. Ten corners were evenly distributed around the array, and inside were densely packed magical runes, all interconnected by the Elemental Power.

"Fall!"

BOOM!!

As Harry's own magic surged violently, the magic circle in the sky suddenly plummeted downwards and crashed heavily to the ground, leaving an exact mark on the ground, much like a carpenter striking a line with chalk!

"Very good~"

After regaining his human form, Harry looked at his masterpiece and smiled with satisfaction.

This is actually the method the Four Founders used to move Hogwarts Castle, and what Harry is doing now is just the first step... sketching out a magic-sensing diagram at the place where the building needs to be placed.

As for why it's a ten-pointed star, it's because Witanhurst only covers an area of 2.4 hectares, so it's not particularly huge overall.

According to Rowena, the Four Founders them drew a magic circle with more than a hundred corners when they moved Hogwarts Castle.

"Is it over already?" Hermione asked, a look of confusion on her face as she stared at the giant magic circle before her.

"Harry, doesn't your magic circle... require Runes to be written?"

Chapter 507 The Origin of Magic, Why?

Study of Ancient Runes, also known as Ancient Runes, are not only an ancient magical script, but also conceal various unknown powers.

The most well-known use of these is to draw magic circles or barriers. Compared to the solidified spells used when creating alchemical items, magic circles drawn with Runes can cover a very large area, and they can remain effective as long as the diagram and the runes are not destroyed.

For example, the Anti-Apparition Jinx restriction in Hogwarts not only covers the entire castle but is still in effect today. It is said that this is because the Four Founders inscribed a complex Runes magic circle beneath the castle.

The above content was mentioned by the Study of Ancient Runes professor Bassheda Bablin in the first lesson of the third year, but even she herself could not do what she mentioned.

Throughout the entire Wizarding World, there are very few wizards who can draw such magic circles. In the entire Hogwarts, only Headmaster Dumbledore is considered knowledgeable about them. As a result, the course "Study of Ancient Runes" has now completely degenerated into a monotonous and boring pure theoretical course.

It's not surprising that Harry, with Nicolas Flamel as his teacher, could master the drawing of magic circles. What truly surprised Hermione was that after drawing the magic circle, Harry showed absolutely no intention of writing Runes.

"There's really no need to add Runes, because this is just a simple array used to gather different magical energies. Besides, I drew it directly using Elemental Power, so there was no need to rely on the Runes."

Harry also took an elective course on Study of Ancient Runes, initially treating it as purely academic research. However, after Rowena entered his mind, he realized why Runes courses had fallen to such a state.

Runes are called Ancient Runes not only because they contain immense power, but also because, in order to truly unleash this power, the wizard who writes them must infuse the script with their own powerful magic.

However, Professor Babbling, and almost all the ancient professors at Hogwarts in modern times Study of Ancient Runes, were limited by their own magical abilities and were unable to complete the process of infusing magic. Therefore, their teaching was naturally limited to copying and translation.

Furthermore, this female professor, having been misled by certain passages of the Poetic Edda, insisted on claiming that magic originated in Norse Runes were first discovered by Odin, and so on.

She always brought these things up in class, and just like Harry's previous life's language arts teacher, she would frequently test the students' reading comprehension skills, insisting that they translate the Runes and explain what emotions the writer was trying to express...

As time went on, Harry naturally stopped paying much attention to her lessons.

As for the claim that magic originated in Northern Europe... hehe~

The Study of Ancient Runes course at Hogwarts teaches the very famous Elder Futhark, which can only be traced back to around 150 AD. Moreover, apart from two passages in the Poetic Edda's "Hávamál," there is no evidence to prove that the Runes are related to Odin, the Norse god-king... Of course, there is also no evidence to prove that this god-king actually existed.

Harry's current mastery of water magic has been confirmed to be a power that existed before the formation of the modern magic system. It is derived from the ancient Greek theory of the four elements constituting the world. The theory of the four elements was developed into a system by Aristotle, but the first person to propose the water element was Thales, the first Western philosopher from 625-547 BC... Of course, this philosopher was also a wizard.