Chapter 300 Perfect Plan?
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Yun Yin Shen
Chapter 300 Perfect Plan?
"Price?"
"That's right, everyone has a price tag, and as long as it's right, a deal can be reached."
Rita Skeeter said the word twice to herself, then laughed.
"But what price can you give me?"
"I hope it's not a waste of time... Tell me, dear... What do you know?"
She opened her crocodile handbag and pulled out a long, bright green quill and a roll of parchment, and with a flick of her wand, the parchment spread out and floated in the air between the two of them.
The tip of the green quill pen scratched across the parchment, writing some colorful characters.
Then it froze, trembling slightly.
As if waiting for an order from its master.
McGuffin glanced at the automatic shorthand quill with great interest, and then said, "Ms. Rita...don't worry! I'm not one of those little wizards in the third grade... I don't want to do this. I think you should understand that there is no free lunch in the world. Before getting the information, I must confirm that I can receive a clear reward."
"I think you should be able to understand this after the last time you met me?"
Rita Skeeter remembered the unpleasant meeting with this little wizard earlier, her face was worried, but her heels were still firmly planted in place and did not move.
It can be seen that McGuffin's previous proposal was very attractive to her.
Looking at Rita Skeeter's face, McGuffin continued to speak softly,
"We still have to negotiate a win-win price, so that we can better reach this deal!"
"If you're well-informed, you should know that I experienced first-hand the events at the end of term... You won't find anyone else who knows more about things than Harry."
"What's more, what I said should be easy for you to do, isn't it?"
"As long as you propose to take pictures of the Weasley family and our family when taking pictures later."
Rita Skeeter turned the astonishingly large ruby ring on her finger and expressed doubts, "That's it? I really don't understand..."
McGuffin glanced at the ruby (he despised this vain woman in his heart, this thing looked fake at first glance, and he couldn't believe that this lying female reporter was really rich enough to buy such a thing).
"Are you also curious about this kind of question? I thought you should be more interested in more valuable news..."
"Of course there's nothing to hide!"
McGuffin spoke out the statement he had prepared, "You should know the purpose of the Ministry of Magic asking you to report this news this time, right?"
"Hehehe!"
Rita Skeeter let out a very eerie and frightening laugh.
She supported her jeweled glasses with fat fingers. The nails on them were two inches long and were painted red, as if they were about to drip blood.
Afterwards, she said triumphantly, "Cornel Fudge wants to divert the attention of the wizarding world...Since last year, this is his usual method."
"My series of investigative reports on the corruption of the Ministry of Magic, to see if the corrupt upper-level officials of the Ministry of Magic have been forced to a certain extent."
"The Daily Prophet invited me to do this kind of special report, to show goodwill, or to put it another way, to bribe me...Of course, this is legal and aboveboard."
"Even this report...you, a little wizard born in a Muggle family, with the help of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, created a new type of broomstick through your own efforts and ingenuity and became a rich man..."
"Look, what a 'correct' topic and news, plus the Ministry of Magic will then announce that the English Quidditch team will purchase this new type of broom, and then it will be implemented until next year's Quidditch World Cup..."
"A few more players are dissatisfied, and the coach disagrees with the topic... What is the opposing opinion between several magic broom experts!"
"What a perfect sequence of news flow."
Rita Skeeter felt very proud of what she saw and was behind all the important reasons behind the scenes, and she spoke out all of it like a bean.
"Heh, why am I talking about this to you, a little wizard who hasn't graduated yet!"
"Stop, stop, don't write this down!"
"FK, let people know... I'm done with this!"
At this time, the green quill began to swish wildly on the parchment, and what Rita Skeeter said just now was recorded on the parchment in an extremely exaggerated description.
Rita Skeeter rushed forward, tore off the first piece of paper, crumpled it up, and stuffed it into her handbag.
Then she leaned towards MacGuffin, brought the big-chinned face closer, and said, "You're not going to tell anyone what happened just now, are you?"
"Why should I say it? But, you are right!"
McGuffin kicked a rock away with his heel and said, "I thought so too, and that's why I'm looking for you."
"what?"
"Connery Fuguitar's actions... are indeed good for the Ministry of Magic, which is eager to get rid of the scandal, and Hogwarts School, but for me... for a little wizard born in a Muggle family. What will be the consequences of this report? You should also be clear, Ms. Skeeter?" McGuffin asked.
"You mean?"
McGuffin didn't wait for her to answer, and continued, "Look at that idiot wizard from [Nimura Company] just now, and you will know how many people like this exist in the wizarding world... If there is really a little wizard born in a Muggle family who is so popular!"
"These idiots will definitely bully the weak and fear the strong..."
"If your report is really published, my family may encounter a lot of things, and according to the current bureaucracy of the Ministry of Magic, I'm afraid they won't care about some innocuous tricks that they think are mischievous accidents."
"But you and I know that people's stupidity has no bottom line. Once someone really tries to find out that this method is cost-free, my family will never have peace before I graduate, or before I obtain a wizard level qualification certificate and take a wand to teach them."
"Then you let me do that..."
Rita Skeeter finally figured it out. "Are you trying to borrow the name of the Weasley family?"
"Um--"
The MacGuffin opened his mouth, only to be interrupted again by Rita Skeeter waving his arms.
"That's right! Weasley's name, among those pure-blood supremacists, still has a bit or two of power. After all, they are also one of the sacred wizarding blood families that have been handed down since before the Middle Ages."
"What's more, although Arthur Weasley's work is not important, he is very influential in the Muggle faction, or among wizards in Dumbledore's faction."
"Indeed, if you let your Muggle family take a photo with their family on the page,...it will indeed save you a lot of trouble!"
Rita Skeeter looked at McGuffin with a strange look, "You really don't look like a third-year little wizard, have you considered this kind of thing?"
"Okay, it's not too early for us to stay outside, do you agree with this deal?"
"Then let's see what price information you can come up with?"
Rita Skeeter twisted her fingers around her delicate, weird, grotesquely wavy hair.
"I know many things, and some of them will be far beyond your expectations!"
"But like I said ... for something as simple as getting a photo on board, I'll only tell you what's worth the price."
McGuffin spread his hands in front of the two of them, and said to Rita Skeeter, "Harry, Gilderoy Lockhart, Dumbledore, the Ministry of Magic...or what role did they play in the incident last semester?"
"Tell me, what do you want to know?"
"Ask out, then sign a contract with me, and I will tell you what you should know, the information that meets the price tag!"
McGuffin snapped his fingers, and the [Golden Libra] appeared in front of him again.
This time, Rita Skeeter, who knew the power of this magic spell, took two steps back with hesitation, and bumped into the slightly trembling green quill and parchment next to her in the air.
After that, she made up her mind and said, "Okay, I will ask the Weasley family to take a photo with your family as you requested."
"I hope your news is worth it, otherwise..."
She snorted coldly.
Afterwards, the two made a contract with this spell.
Feeling the feeling of his heart being strangled and clenched, Skeeter said with an ugly face, "I want to know who is the planner of this [Magic Giant Tree Terrorist Attack] incident. According to rumors, Harry Potter and you should have gone through all this with your own eyes. Who planned all this?"
—Of course, Rita Skeeter would ask that question.
This is what McGuffin expected.
Because the bounties on the [Daily Prophet] have been accumulated over the past few days, and the bounties of the same type in other newspapers have reached a very objective figure, and if the Ministry of Magic’s concealment of the truth can be exposed, it will even directly remove Connery Fudge.
This can bring a reporter rich fame and fortune.
"Don't fool me with the name of the owner of the second-hand bookstore... No one would believe that such a gringo, a guy who collects second-hand wands and discards robe books, can do such a big thing!" Rita Skeeter said aggressively.
"Then, you can only know one name!"
"Tom Marvolo Riddle!" said McGuffin slowly.
Rita Skeeter showed a puzzled and angry look, just as she was about to say something.
McGuffin continued, "Perhaps you are familiar with the other name, he is Vol...er!...Dark Lord, Mysterious Man!"
He almost called out the guy's name again.
Rita Skeeter took two steps back and exclaimed, "This is impossible! The Dark Lord has disappeared, he was..."
"That's just people's wishful thinking, you won't believe that too!"
McGuffin waved his hand, panning and zooming in on the [Golden Libra] in front of Rita Skeeter.
"From Professor McGonagall's previous explanation, you should also know that after the spell is established and the contract is established, I cannot violate it...Look at this magic contract..."
"There is no backlash..."
Rita Skeeter said through gritted teeth, an angry look on her face.
She now understood why there were so many true and false rumors coming out of it after that incident was over, because the Ministry of Magic had mixed these truths into the rumors, and then even if the world knew that Voldemort was behind the scenes, people would shrink back because of fear, and no one would choose to believe the truth.
All in all, she traded a completely worthless piece of news information.
And let's be honest, let her report on Voldemort, the most evil and dangerous dark wizard in modern times, especially knowing that he has not completely disappeared,
Rita Skeeter didn't have that guts yet.
"Okay, happy cooperation! I hope you can abide by the contract..."
McGuffin pointed to the [Golden Libra] magic spell, waved the spell to cancel it, stretched himself, and was about to go back.
After walking two steps, he turned his head and looked at Rita Skeeter with an uncertain expression, as if he felt that he had been tricked.
After thinking about it in my heart, it is estimated that this poodle lady will be used in the future, so I finally added a sentence.
"Although that is a matter of your own choice, but in order for us to cooperate in the future, I will give you a reminder. - Go after Gilderoy Lockhart. The role he plays in this story is not a hero. I think as a colleague, you should also have a general understanding of who he is..."
"That's right, I'm so overjoyed and self-righteous, it's impossible for him to be like the protagonist in the book..."
"Why didn't I think of that?"
"It seems that he can only be used as a breakthrough."
Before Rita Skeeter had time to say a few more words, Ron on the side rode the broomstick McGuffin gave him and flew over at low altitude, looking for them.
"Ron!"
McGuffin responded to Ron, stopped talking to the female reporter, and turned to walk towards him.
Ron came to tell the two to go back.
On the way back, McGuffin thought about what he had just said to see if there was any news that had been revealed.
The reason he really wanted a picture with the Weasleys wasn't because he was afraid of those idiotic pure-bloods.
But in order to maintain the original plot, let Sirius see Ron's mouse pettigrew Peter, so that he can escape directly from the Azikaban.
Don't let the plot collapse directly again.
The main reason why McGuffin took the initiative to do all this is because of the parchment system.
He had already spent some talent points, and finally let the [snake spirit's venom and blood] show up.
— not a basilisk, nor a horned water snake.
McGuffin should have thought of that...
In addition to those snake-like magical animals, there is also the snake that [Blood Curse] turned into is also closely related to it.
[Snake Spirit's Venom and Blood] → [Nagiya's Venom and Blood (Note: The source blood used in casting spells is the most critical material and cannot be omitted through talent points)]
Pit!
Nagia?
McGuffin only knew that she would definitely be with Voldemort, otherwise, this guy wouldn't have 'Original Blood (Nagia's blood)' to cast [Blood Curse] on himself.
Gan!McGuffin has known since then that his most important task now is to keep the plot going.
There cannot be any changes.
How can this be?
(Ignore the mention of LS Malfoy's crotch-breaking incident... This plot is also extremely messy.)
Apart from other things, the first problem facing McGuffin is:
—Sirius escapes from Azkaban.
According to the original plot, it is inferred that Sirius Black decided to escape from prison after seeing the mouse in the photo of Ron's family (traveling to Egypt) on the "Daily Prophet", that is, Peter Pettigrew.
But the Weasley family has gone through so many changes (little wizards go home early, Ron has a new wand), can their family really win the grand prize of the "Daily Prophet"?
Even after winning the lottery, will you go back to Egypt?And will the photo of the trip to Egypt be on the page?
Could Sirius have seen that picture?
These are all that McGuffin has to ensure one by one.
However, the first step is to make the photo of Ron's family appear on the [Daily Prophet] page.
When he learned that the Ministry of Magic wanted to promote McGuffin's patented broomstick, McGuffin knew that the opportunity was coming.
After discussing with Professor McGonagall, McGuffin knew that Rita Skeeter was in charge of the report.
So there is now a perfect plan. (It can only be said that it is going well so far.)
Anyway, all it took was for Sirius to see the mouse (Peter the Short) in that newspaper page afterwards.
(End of this chapter)
"Price?"
"That's right, everyone has a price tag, and as long as it's right, a deal can be reached."
Rita Skeeter said the word twice to herself, then laughed.
"But what price can you give me?"
"I hope it's not a waste of time... Tell me, dear... What do you know?"
She opened her crocodile handbag and pulled out a long, bright green quill and a roll of parchment, and with a flick of her wand, the parchment spread out and floated in the air between the two of them.
The tip of the green quill pen scratched across the parchment, writing some colorful characters.
Then it froze, trembling slightly.
As if waiting for an order from its master.
McGuffin glanced at the automatic shorthand quill with great interest, and then said, "Ms. Rita...don't worry! I'm not one of those little wizards in the third grade... I don't want to do this. I think you should understand that there is no free lunch in the world. Before getting the information, I must confirm that I can receive a clear reward."
"I think you should be able to understand this after the last time you met me?"
Rita Skeeter remembered the unpleasant meeting with this little wizard earlier, her face was worried, but her heels were still firmly planted in place and did not move.
It can be seen that McGuffin's previous proposal was very attractive to her.
Looking at Rita Skeeter's face, McGuffin continued to speak softly,
"We still have to negotiate a win-win price, so that we can better reach this deal!"
"If you're well-informed, you should know that I experienced first-hand the events at the end of term... You won't find anyone else who knows more about things than Harry."
"What's more, what I said should be easy for you to do, isn't it?"
"As long as you propose to take pictures of the Weasley family and our family when taking pictures later."
Rita Skeeter turned the astonishingly large ruby ring on her finger and expressed doubts, "That's it? I really don't understand..."
McGuffin glanced at the ruby (he despised this vain woman in his heart, this thing looked fake at first glance, and he couldn't believe that this lying female reporter was really rich enough to buy such a thing).
"Are you also curious about this kind of question? I thought you should be more interested in more valuable news..."
"Of course there's nothing to hide!"
McGuffin spoke out the statement he had prepared, "You should know the purpose of the Ministry of Magic asking you to report this news this time, right?"
"Hehehe!"
Rita Skeeter let out a very eerie and frightening laugh.
She supported her jeweled glasses with fat fingers. The nails on them were two inches long and were painted red, as if they were about to drip blood.
Afterwards, she said triumphantly, "Cornel Fudge wants to divert the attention of the wizarding world...Since last year, this is his usual method."
"My series of investigative reports on the corruption of the Ministry of Magic, to see if the corrupt upper-level officials of the Ministry of Magic have been forced to a certain extent."
"The Daily Prophet invited me to do this kind of special report, to show goodwill, or to put it another way, to bribe me...Of course, this is legal and aboveboard."
"Even this report...you, a little wizard born in a Muggle family, with the help of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, created a new type of broomstick through your own efforts and ingenuity and became a rich man..."
"Look, what a 'correct' topic and news, plus the Ministry of Magic will then announce that the English Quidditch team will purchase this new type of broom, and then it will be implemented until next year's Quidditch World Cup..."
"A few more players are dissatisfied, and the coach disagrees with the topic... What is the opposing opinion between several magic broom experts!"
"What a perfect sequence of news flow."
Rita Skeeter felt very proud of what she saw and was behind all the important reasons behind the scenes, and she spoke out all of it like a bean.
"Heh, why am I talking about this to you, a little wizard who hasn't graduated yet!"
"Stop, stop, don't write this down!"
"FK, let people know... I'm done with this!"
At this time, the green quill began to swish wildly on the parchment, and what Rita Skeeter said just now was recorded on the parchment in an extremely exaggerated description.
Rita Skeeter rushed forward, tore off the first piece of paper, crumpled it up, and stuffed it into her handbag.
Then she leaned towards MacGuffin, brought the big-chinned face closer, and said, "You're not going to tell anyone what happened just now, are you?"
"Why should I say it? But, you are right!"
McGuffin kicked a rock away with his heel and said, "I thought so too, and that's why I'm looking for you."
"what?"
"Connery Fuguitar's actions... are indeed good for the Ministry of Magic, which is eager to get rid of the scandal, and Hogwarts School, but for me... for a little wizard born in a Muggle family. What will be the consequences of this report? You should also be clear, Ms. Skeeter?" McGuffin asked.
"You mean?"
McGuffin didn't wait for her to answer, and continued, "Look at that idiot wizard from [Nimura Company] just now, and you will know how many people like this exist in the wizarding world... If there is really a little wizard born in a Muggle family who is so popular!"
"These idiots will definitely bully the weak and fear the strong..."
"If your report is really published, my family may encounter a lot of things, and according to the current bureaucracy of the Ministry of Magic, I'm afraid they won't care about some innocuous tricks that they think are mischievous accidents."
"But you and I know that people's stupidity has no bottom line. Once someone really tries to find out that this method is cost-free, my family will never have peace before I graduate, or before I obtain a wizard level qualification certificate and take a wand to teach them."
"Then you let me do that..."
Rita Skeeter finally figured it out. "Are you trying to borrow the name of the Weasley family?"
"Um--"
The MacGuffin opened his mouth, only to be interrupted again by Rita Skeeter waving his arms.
"That's right! Weasley's name, among those pure-blood supremacists, still has a bit or two of power. After all, they are also one of the sacred wizarding blood families that have been handed down since before the Middle Ages."
"What's more, although Arthur Weasley's work is not important, he is very influential in the Muggle faction, or among wizards in Dumbledore's faction."
"Indeed, if you let your Muggle family take a photo with their family on the page,...it will indeed save you a lot of trouble!"
Rita Skeeter looked at McGuffin with a strange look, "You really don't look like a third-year little wizard, have you considered this kind of thing?"
"Okay, it's not too early for us to stay outside, do you agree with this deal?"
"Then let's see what price information you can come up with?"
Rita Skeeter twisted her fingers around her delicate, weird, grotesquely wavy hair.
"I know many things, and some of them will be far beyond your expectations!"
"But like I said ... for something as simple as getting a photo on board, I'll only tell you what's worth the price."
McGuffin spread his hands in front of the two of them, and said to Rita Skeeter, "Harry, Gilderoy Lockhart, Dumbledore, the Ministry of Magic...or what role did they play in the incident last semester?"
"Tell me, what do you want to know?"
"Ask out, then sign a contract with me, and I will tell you what you should know, the information that meets the price tag!"
McGuffin snapped his fingers, and the [Golden Libra] appeared in front of him again.
This time, Rita Skeeter, who knew the power of this magic spell, took two steps back with hesitation, and bumped into the slightly trembling green quill and parchment next to her in the air.
After that, she made up her mind and said, "Okay, I will ask the Weasley family to take a photo with your family as you requested."
"I hope your news is worth it, otherwise..."
She snorted coldly.
Afterwards, the two made a contract with this spell.
Feeling the feeling of his heart being strangled and clenched, Skeeter said with an ugly face, "I want to know who is the planner of this [Magic Giant Tree Terrorist Attack] incident. According to rumors, Harry Potter and you should have gone through all this with your own eyes. Who planned all this?"
—Of course, Rita Skeeter would ask that question.
This is what McGuffin expected.
Because the bounties on the [Daily Prophet] have been accumulated over the past few days, and the bounties of the same type in other newspapers have reached a very objective figure, and if the Ministry of Magic’s concealment of the truth can be exposed, it will even directly remove Connery Fudge.
This can bring a reporter rich fame and fortune.
"Don't fool me with the name of the owner of the second-hand bookstore... No one would believe that such a gringo, a guy who collects second-hand wands and discards robe books, can do such a big thing!" Rita Skeeter said aggressively.
"Then, you can only know one name!"
"Tom Marvolo Riddle!" said McGuffin slowly.
Rita Skeeter showed a puzzled and angry look, just as she was about to say something.
McGuffin continued, "Perhaps you are familiar with the other name, he is Vol...er!...Dark Lord, Mysterious Man!"
He almost called out the guy's name again.
Rita Skeeter took two steps back and exclaimed, "This is impossible! The Dark Lord has disappeared, he was..."
"That's just people's wishful thinking, you won't believe that too!"
McGuffin waved his hand, panning and zooming in on the [Golden Libra] in front of Rita Skeeter.
"From Professor McGonagall's previous explanation, you should also know that after the spell is established and the contract is established, I cannot violate it...Look at this magic contract..."
"There is no backlash..."
Rita Skeeter said through gritted teeth, an angry look on her face.
She now understood why there were so many true and false rumors coming out of it after that incident was over, because the Ministry of Magic had mixed these truths into the rumors, and then even if the world knew that Voldemort was behind the scenes, people would shrink back because of fear, and no one would choose to believe the truth.
All in all, she traded a completely worthless piece of news information.
And let's be honest, let her report on Voldemort, the most evil and dangerous dark wizard in modern times, especially knowing that he has not completely disappeared,
Rita Skeeter didn't have that guts yet.
"Okay, happy cooperation! I hope you can abide by the contract..."
McGuffin pointed to the [Golden Libra] magic spell, waved the spell to cancel it, stretched himself, and was about to go back.
After walking two steps, he turned his head and looked at Rita Skeeter with an uncertain expression, as if he felt that he had been tricked.
After thinking about it in my heart, it is estimated that this poodle lady will be used in the future, so I finally added a sentence.
"Although that is a matter of your own choice, but in order for us to cooperate in the future, I will give you a reminder. - Go after Gilderoy Lockhart. The role he plays in this story is not a hero. I think as a colleague, you should also have a general understanding of who he is..."
"That's right, I'm so overjoyed and self-righteous, it's impossible for him to be like the protagonist in the book..."
"Why didn't I think of that?"
"It seems that he can only be used as a breakthrough."
Before Rita Skeeter had time to say a few more words, Ron on the side rode the broomstick McGuffin gave him and flew over at low altitude, looking for them.
"Ron!"
McGuffin responded to Ron, stopped talking to the female reporter, and turned to walk towards him.
Ron came to tell the two to go back.
On the way back, McGuffin thought about what he had just said to see if there was any news that had been revealed.
The reason he really wanted a picture with the Weasleys wasn't because he was afraid of those idiotic pure-bloods.
But in order to maintain the original plot, let Sirius see Ron's mouse pettigrew Peter, so that he can escape directly from the Azikaban.
Don't let the plot collapse directly again.
The main reason why McGuffin took the initiative to do all this is because of the parchment system.
He had already spent some talent points, and finally let the [snake spirit's venom and blood] show up.
— not a basilisk, nor a horned water snake.
McGuffin should have thought of that...
In addition to those snake-like magical animals, there is also the snake that [Blood Curse] turned into is also closely related to it.
[Snake Spirit's Venom and Blood] → [Nagiya's Venom and Blood (Note: The source blood used in casting spells is the most critical material and cannot be omitted through talent points)]
Pit!
Nagia?
McGuffin only knew that she would definitely be with Voldemort, otherwise, this guy wouldn't have 'Original Blood (Nagia's blood)' to cast [Blood Curse] on himself.
Gan!McGuffin has known since then that his most important task now is to keep the plot going.
There cannot be any changes.
How can this be?
(Ignore the mention of LS Malfoy's crotch-breaking incident... This plot is also extremely messy.)
Apart from other things, the first problem facing McGuffin is:
—Sirius escapes from Azkaban.
According to the original plot, it is inferred that Sirius Black decided to escape from prison after seeing the mouse in the photo of Ron's family (traveling to Egypt) on the "Daily Prophet", that is, Peter Pettigrew.
But the Weasley family has gone through so many changes (little wizards go home early, Ron has a new wand), can their family really win the grand prize of the "Daily Prophet"?
Even after winning the lottery, will you go back to Egypt?And will the photo of the trip to Egypt be on the page?
Could Sirius have seen that picture?
These are all that McGuffin has to ensure one by one.
However, the first step is to make the photo of Ron's family appear on the [Daily Prophet] page.
When he learned that the Ministry of Magic wanted to promote McGuffin's patented broomstick, McGuffin knew that the opportunity was coming.
After discussing with Professor McGonagall, McGuffin knew that Rita Skeeter was in charge of the report.
So there is now a perfect plan. (It can only be said that it is going well so far.)
Anyway, all it took was for Sirius to see the mouse (Peter the Short) in that newspaper page afterwards.
(End of this chapter)
