Chapter 140 Hogwarts Honorary School Board Member

"ah"

Lockhart's question obviously made Professor McGonagall stunned and a little surprised.

After a second thought, I understood what Lockhart was thinking.

This is preparing to directly steal the city!

but

It would also be nice if Lockhart did join the school board.

Unexpectedly, Lockhart's title in Hogwarts and his usual generous spirit made Professor McGonagall secretly nodded.

pity

"Of course, Lockhart."

"However, if you want to join the school board, I'm afraid it will be very difficult."

Professor McGonagall replied slowly.

"Minerva, there's no rush. Please introduce me to the school board."

Lockhart asked directly.

He was a little curious about the Hogwarts school board.

His knowledge of the Harry Potter world was limited to the movies he watched in his previous life.

The school board had heard about it, but didn’t know much about it.

However, one thing he knew very well was that when Hogwarts was founded, there was no such thing as a school board.

I don’t know when it came out, but it is said that its influence is not small.

Judging from today's events, the future will probably be a disaster.

If you can get rid of it early, it would be better to get rid of it.

In response to Lockhart's request, Professor McGonagall recalled the information about the School Board and introduced it directly and directly: "The School Board is officially called the Hogwarts School Board."

"Actually, there was no such thing as a school board before Hogwarts."

"However, at the end of the last century, Hogwarts had a financial crisis and almost closed down."

"Later, Principal Armando Dippet thought of a way to solve the crisis, which was to obtain support from resources such as gold galleons through the channels of the Ministry of Magic."

"This is how the school board of directors came into being. There are a total of 12 wizards on the school board of directors, all of whom are wizards from pure-blood families."

"Only they have the ability to donate a certain amount of funds to Hogwarts every year to ensure the normal operation of the school."

"Therefore, they can supervise the operation of Hogwarts School, and also have certain rights to appoint or temporarily suspend the principal."

"So, their influence on Hogwarts is not small." After listening to Professor McGonagall's introduction, Lockhart simply concluded.

"Yes, indeed." Professor McGonagall nodded slightly and agreed: "After all, the school cannot leave Jin Galleons, otherwise it will not be able to operate normally, let alone teach young wizards."

In response, Lockhart nodded slightly to express his understanding.

No matter where in the world, those with financial power always have a greater say.

Especially for non-profit institutions such as schools, financial rights will become even more important.

Especially for top schools like Qingbei. When he remembered his previous life, the Ministry of Education invested at least tens of billions every year. Note that this was just one school.

A family needs tens of billions, and the total for the country starts at least 5 trillion.

It is conceivable how much money a school, especially a top school, consumes?

The more funds are consumed, the more dependent one becomes on the demand for funds, and those with financial power have more say.

Otherwise, why would a school board be able to remove Dumbledore from his position later?

In the final analysis, Hogwarts still relies too much on the funding of the school board.

Thinking of this, Lockhart was thoughtful.

suddenly

"Minerva, how many galleons does the Board of Governors provide to Hogwarts each year?"

Regarding Lockhart's question, Professor McGonagall's expression changed, and after thinking for a moment, he roughly said, "Lockhart, because Hogwarts itself also has some profit channels."

"But despite this, the school board still provides approximately 3,000 gold galleons to Hogwarts every year."

hiss!

Hearing Professor McGonagall's answer, Lockhart took a breath.

3,000 gold galleons, repaid every year.

Is the cost of education at Hogwarts so terrible?

He made a rough calculation and found that based on his original wealth, he would only last four to five years at most before becoming a pauper.

And that school board of directors has persisted for almost a hundred years. No wonder it is composed of 12 pure-blood families.

Ordinary families can't afford it.

Don’t forget, Hogwarts is not a for-profit institution, it is a school that can only swallow up everything.

The wizards who are trained are free men.

However, this school board would be a real nuisance if it replaced the school board to provide funding for Hogwarts.

Let’s not mention whether people like Dumbledore believe it or not?

The school board will never give up, let alone the Ministry of Magic.

The twists and turns here will only make it more troublesome.

After thinking for a moment, Lockhart's eyes lit up and he thought of a good plan.

"Minerva, if I donate a certain amount of galleons to Hogwarts, can I get some honorary title?"

Having said this, Lockhart also explained to Professor McGonagall: "In this case, if the school board wants to use this as an excuse later, I can also have a war of words with them."

With this explanation, Professor McGonagall instantly understood and secretly praised Lockhart's intelligence.

With the donation, there would be room for justification for the subsequent use of the recruitment of assistants in the name of Hogwarts as an excuse.

After all, Lockhart donated money, so what if he used it in the name of Hogwarts?

Doesn’t the school board gain corresponding influence because of donations?

To deny this is equivalent to denying the very basis for the existence of the school board.

In this way, there is room for wrangling. Once the wrangling occurs, it can only be shelved.

but

"Lockhart, how many gold galleons are you going to donate?"

"This year, I will donate 600 gold galleons first, and 300 gold galleons every year thereafter." Lockhart replied according to his own idea.

Since he has to do something, he simply has to do it to the extreme so that no one can find an excuse.

600 gold galleons, equivalent to 1/5 of the annual donation of the school board.

The next 300 pieces per year are basically equivalent to the amount donated by a pure-blood family, or even slightly higher.

In this case, let’s see what those pure-blood families say.

As for Jin Gallon, don't forget, he just ransacked Bella's treasury.

Here, there are not only Bella's, but also some wealth accumulated by the Lestrange family over the years, and some of Voldemort's wealth.

He estimated that there were more than 100,000 Galleons of light gold, not to mention those precious magic items.

Let him not have to worry about Jin Galleons for a short period of time.

Not to mention, if his coinage plan succeeds, gold galleons will be nothing.

When Professor McGonagall heard the amount of Lockhart's donation, her eyes lit up instantly and a bright smile appeared on her face.

Lockhart is indeed known as a rich man in Hogwarts. This is really generous, not to mention providing 300 gold galleons every year.

She has now figured out what to buy for this batch of gold galleons. What materials should I buy?

It seems like the school's Quidditch pitch could use some repairs, and there are some magic broomsticks, some of which are in tatters.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Professor McGonagall smiled and said, "In that case, Lockhart, I'll go back and discuss it with the principal."

"Let's see if we can get you the title of honorary school board member."

"Although it is certainly not possible to have corresponding rights."

"But this way, I believe it will be more beneficial to you."

Hearing Professor McGonagall's reply, Lockhart had a bright smile on his face.

Professor McGonagall can be handed over!

Well, he remembered that Professor McGonagall liked Quidditch games, so he could give some Quidditch tickets or other gifts.