You actually made Harry kiss his enemy!
Lorne was telling Sirius about Peter's recent situation, and when he mentioned that Harry had actually kissed a mouse, Sirius immediately bristled.
Lorne felt ashamed; it did seem somewhat inappropriate.
"I was being inconsiderate," Lorne sincerely admitted. "I just wanted to ensure that when the truth came out, Scabbers's owner Ron, wouldn't be ridiculed by everyone or too heartbroken because his good brother had also kissed his mouse."
"I will make it up to Harry."
As soon as Lorne finished making his promise, he went next door and knocked on Harry's door.
Harry didn't object to Scabbers, and he often kissed Hedwig too; they were both wizards' pets, and Harry didn't see any difference between them.
Although Hogwarts' list of permitted pets only includes owls, cats, and toads, the professors are not strict about this, and the school tacitly allows pets like Lee Jordan's tarantula and Ron's rat to enter.
" Director Lorne?" Harry sat up. "You've been to my room more times today than you've been last week combined."
Lorne touched his nose, embarrassed, and said, "I'm sorry I tricked you into kissing Ron's mouse today. I wanted to ask what kind of compensation you need?"
"Compensation?" Harry asked doubtfully. "I don't need it. When I slept in the same bed with Ron before, he held Scabbers up to my nose to prove it wasn't dirty, and I accidentally kissed it a few times. I didn't feel anything was wrong. Scabbers is very clean, although I often see it crawling out of Ron's clothes, but Ron should bathe often too."
Harry's tone suddenly became uncertain, but to support his point, he continued, " Hermione often kisses her cat, Hedwig always comes up to me after delivering mail."
"No, wait," Harry suddenly smiled slyly, "I think I really need some compensation. Give me a redemption code, Director Lorne, I don't want to wait until tomorrow for the herbs to ripen before I can catch the Demiguise."
Lorne was speechless. He had told Quirrell on his Cuckoo to open a membership card for Harry and then top it up with just enough money to buy a redemption card.
"I had Quirrell get you a membership card. Your salary will be deposited into this account, and I've also given you a bonus redemption card. You can withdraw the money directly at the Magic Mobile Phone store, or you can buy a redemption code online through the Magic Mobile Phone store's official finance account."
Harry's refusal only intensified Lorne's guilt. He felt like he was bullying a helpless child, so he sighed, took out a business card, signed it, and handed it to Harry.
"Mining tycoon M?" Harry looked at the exaggeratedly styled Lorne on the business card and read the words aloud suspiciously. " Director Lorne, are you sure you didn't give me the wrong card? This is a Muggle business card."
"Otherwise, how do you think I managed to fool your aunt's family?" Lorne rolled his eyes. "It has my autograph on it. With this card, I can help you unconditionally once."
Harry's eyes lit up. "Anything? Including getting Ron to work at this store too?"
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away..."
"No, no, no, I was just giving an example," Harry quickly put the business card back into his inside pocket. "I'll keep it safe and use it when necessary."
Lorne slowly withdrew his outstretched hand, took a step back to close the door for Harry, and felt as if his property had been moved.
After observing Peter's movements, Lorne prepared to take care of all the miscellaneous matters before the summer vacation ended.
All the full-time employees of the Magic Mobile Phone store were gathered in the meeting room.
Quirrell, Sains, Augusta, Alice, Frank, and Dobby.
Lorne, seated at the head of the table, said, " The Magic Mobile Phone store has been expanding too rapidly lately. We need to stop and observe for a while to identify and address any shortcomings."
" Sains, you'll be in charge of the follow-up updates for the three games. I've already put the update content into the storage files, and I've marked the update times on them. Daily activities also need to be updated once a week; you'll handle that yourself. In your spare time, you can collect player feedback and game bug reports for me on Cuckoo," Lorne tapped the table. "Games are the foundation of Magic Mobile Phone's development. I've also prepared a few extra phones for you; you can create multiple accounts to act as shills. Your alternate accounts have already been recognized."
Sains scratched his head sheepishly and nodded in agreement.
" Quirrell, you're a qualified store manager now. The Magic Mobile Phone store in Diagon Alley will be entirely under your management from now on, including the opening day and event arrangements. I've reached an agreement with Arthur Weasley that the next Magic Mobile Phone will be delivered directly to you, and the Magic Stones will also be collected from you. Registration for the storage service will also be done at this store for now, but I don't expect many people to use it anytime soon. Our fortifications and landmarks haven't even started construction yet, and the public doesn't trust us yet."
Quirrell sat upright at the table and respectfully replied, "Yes."
"Ms. Augusta, all you need to do is ensure that the Magic Mobile Phone Shop is not subject to attacks restricted by the Ministry of Magic. Please keep a close eye on the storage business and patent applications. Contact me immediately if you need any materials."
Augusta smiled calmly, "To the best of my ability."
"Finally, Frank and Alice," Lorne said, looking at the two of them. "I'll be arranging security for the underground storage space soon, so your tasks won't be too demanding. You'll only need to assist with transportation. Remember to rest. Once Quirrell receives the Magic Mobile Phone from Weasley, he might need you two to help out with some business. I'll reimburse your travel expenses and allowances."
After the two nodded in agreement, Dobby stood on the chair and raised his hand. " Dobby too, Dobby wants to help as well."
Lorne chuckled softly, " Dobby, you're coming back to Hogwarts with me, haven't you forgotten? You're my personal driver."
Dobby raised his hands and cheered, " Dobby is Lorne's personal driver!"
Lorne concluded by explaining his schedule, "After the start of the semester, I will return to Hogwarts to continue as the Head of General Affairs Office. This will make my schedule quite inconvenient. If you would like me to attend, please contact me a week in advance. If it's not urgent, you can find me on the Cuckoo Messaging."
"The current predicament of the Magic Mobile Phone Shop is insufficient supply, inaccurate target audience, location limitations, and exclusion from some Pure-blood families. I plan to open a second Magic Mobile Phone Shop near Hogwarts, acquiring minerals such as moonstone, garnet, agate, and obsidian that can be imbued with magic, and providing Hogwarts students with affordable Magic Mobile Phone."
"The future belongs to the young. Starting with the students of Hogwarts, the Magic Mobile Phone Shop will eventually flourish and prosper through the test of time."
"Cheers to our success!"
"Cheers!"