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Because of the full payment for the crossbow, Sirius received ten sets of tickets for all the Quidditch League matches next year, all of which were special seats.
The Quidditch League was the abbreviation for the English and Irish Quidditch teams. It was made up of the thirteen best teams in the world of magic.
Unlike the simple competition between the four academies of Hogwarts, the Quidditch League was a professional competition.
They were very competitive and recruited players from all over the world.
The biggest dream of Gryffindor's Quidditch captain, Oliver Wood, was to join Pudemir United after graduation and become a professional player.
In school, he always brought the latest news of Pudemir United's matches to everyone. The articles he submitted to the Hogwarts Magic Newspaper were all about this, discussing the new tactics used by Pudemir United and so on.
Because they heard Wood talk about it a lot, Elwyn, Harry, and Hermione were also looking forward to seeing what the professional league was like.
They checked the schedule for next year and found that on the first day of the new year, there was a match between Pudemir United and Wimbledon Hornets.
Because this was the first Quidditch game after Christmas, both teams were very likely to win the championship. Furthermore, the Quidditch World Cup would be held next summer, so the popularity of this game was very high. It was hard to get a ticket. Fortunately, Sirius had gotten a ticket package.
After some discussion, everyone decided to watch the match before returning to school, and they invited Weasley's family along.
Elwyn walked down the stairs. These were the things he needed to do in the remaining days of the Christmas break, of which improving his own strength was the most important.
The first floor of the Broken Cauldron was a mess, completely devoid of the Christmas atmosphere from last night.
Almost overnight, the tavern had reverted from a lively Christmas party venue to its former cramped and dirty appearance, as if it had not been cleaned for centuries.
However, there was no unpleasant smell in the air. Instead, it was filled with the aroma of food.
The owner of the bar, Tom, stood behind the shabby bar counter, grilling a series of fragrant sausages. When he saw Elwyn, an ugly smile appeared on his face.
"Good morning, Mr. Mason!"
"Good morning!" Elwyn greeted.
In the side hall not far away, Lupin, Sirius, and Hermione had already woken up. They were sitting around a round table eating breakfast and happily discussing something.
As if they had expected Elwyn to come, they had prepared breakfast for him.
"Just in time, Elwyn, we were just talking about you!" Seeing Elwyn walk in, Sirius waved his hand and gestured for him to sit beside him. He went straight to the point. "I just heard from Remus and Hermione that you plan to rent a house in Diagon Alley?"
"That's right!" Elwyn nodded. He did not know why Sirius would mention this. He took the milk from Hermione and explained, "I've thought about it carefully. If I want to further expand the sales and influence of Hogwarts Magic and Magic, moving the headquarters to Diagon Alley like the Daily Prophet is a must. This will also make it easier for Professor Lupin to manage."
"Have you chosen a location?" Sirius asked. "The rent for a shop in Diagon Alley is not cheap. It requires a lot of gold coins!"
Elwyn shook his head. In fact, this was the thing that gave him a headache.
Although in the past two years, Hogwarts Magic and Magic had earned a lot of money from advertising, and Elwyn had made a lot of money from it, he had also spent a lot of money on it.
Not to mention the sponsorship fees for the various magic research projects of Fred, George, Hermione, and the other little wizards, just asking Lihen Bookstore to collect precious magic books and buying large amounts of potion materials had cost him most of his income.
The funds that Elwyn could use now were about 200 gold coins. This money could only be used to choose a shop in a remote place. He just hoped that the location was not too remote.
What worried him the most was that he couldn't spend all the money.
Elwyn had to keep some of it for the daily circulation of the newspaper, as well as to buy the necessary magic experiment materials, and the things that needed to improve his strength.
The amount of money needed to be spent on the improvement of magic power was a bottomless pit.
Not to mention 200 gold coins, even if he was given another 2,000 gold coins, it would still not be enough for him.
Elwyn sighed. No matter how he looked at it, he had to find a long-term and profitable project.
Although the operation of the newspaper could be profitable, it was far from enough. The main purpose of running the newspaper was to enhance its influence and control public opinion. Making money was secondary.
Moreover, the income of Hogwarts Magic and Magic and Magic had reached a bottleneck. It was difficult to make a big improvement in a short time.
As for the practical profitable project, Elwyn only knew of one at the moment.
That was the Weasley prank product developed by Fred and George. These things that they made were very popular with other little wizards. If nothing went wrong, it could even become the biggest prank product brand in the magic world. Making money was not a problem either.
The problem now was that to realize all the ideas in their minds and open up the market, a large amount of gold coins was still needed in the early stage.
Elwyn did not have that kind of money, and it was even more impossible for Fred and George to have that kind of money. All their previous research and development costs were almost sponsored by Elwyn.
Also, if they wanted to open a joke shop, they would need to rent a shop in Diagon Alley.
All the problems were back to square one. They did not have enough money to rent a suitable shop in a suitable location in Diagon Alley.
The matter of the Weasley joke shop could be put aside, but the matter of the newspaper headquarters was urgent. It had to be solved during the Christmas holidays and could not be delayed until next summer vacation.
Elwyn calculated that a shop in a not too remote location, based on the surrounding situation and the flow of people, would cost about 300 to 500 gold coins a year.
This meant that he had to find at least a way to raise 200 gold coins.
Elwyn was going to confirm the specific shop first. The money he had could be used as rent. If there was no other way in the end, there were still many precious magic books and some refined potions in his personal collection that could be sold first.
However, Elwyn would not do that unless it was absolutely necessary.
He was thinking of a way to quickly get 200 gold coins. Even if he reached out to his family for it, his parents would not give him so much money at once.
Even if he wanted to borrow money, there was almost nothing he could borrow.
Whether it was the Weasley family, Lupin, Harry, or Hermione, the people around Elwyn had a relatively average financial level. It could even be said that they were in dire straits.
Elwyn suddenly thought of Sirius. Although he had been imprisoned in Azkaban for 12 years, as the only heir of the noble and oldest Blake family, he still had an amazing wealth that ordinary people could not imagine.
From the fact that he casually bought a crossbow bolt for Harry as a Christmas gift, it could be seen that he was not short of money at all. A few hundred gold coins was not a problem.
Elwyn's eyes lit up. Before he could open his mouth, he heard Sirius continue, "I can help you with the matter of the house.
"About the house, I can help you. If I remember correctly, the Blake family still has a few shops in the Diagon Alley. They are the inheritance of their ancestors. If you need them, you can take them at any time." Sirius said indifferently, "Otherwise, I would have nothing to do there. If I rent them out, I don't have the time to manage or collect rent."
Hearing Sirius's words, Elwyn was stunned. He had just thought of this, and Sirius had already brought it up. It was obvious that he had already planned in this regard. It turned out that he had just talked to Lupin and Hermione about this matter.
Elwyn hurriedly thanked Sirius, but Sirius said that he did not need to worry about these things.
In Sirius's opinion, compared to the things that Elwyn had helped him with before, a small favor like providing a few shops was nothing.
Because it had been too long, Sirius could not remember the specific number and location of the shops.
When Harry came, they discussed for a while and decided to go to the treasury of the Blake family in Gringotts after breakfast to look for the house deeds.
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