#719 - Owl Post Office (asking for monthly ticket recommendation ticket)

"What do we do?" Harry suddenly had a bad feeling and whispered to Hermione.

"Don't panic yet, it might not be as bad as we think, there might still be a chance to salvage it!" Hermione tried to calm herself and said slowly.

"But this is definitely his best chance." Ron stared anxiously, "We have to stop him, or it'll be too late."

Hermione pondered for a moment, then turned to Neville, "I remember you once said you had a legendary item that could contact Professor Wilson? Can you use that to contact him? We have to warn him!"

Neville immediately nodded, then put his hand on his belt as if sensing something, and his face changed.

"No, Uncle Wilson is too far away, beyond the communication limit!"

"It's over, the professor might already be in Germany!" Ron's expression was bitter and twisted.

"Damn it, why did it have to be at this time." Hermione was also speechless, but she comforted herself, "Even if the professor and headmaster aren't there, it'll still be very difficult for Snape to break into that room, after all, Fluffy is guarding it."

"But what if he already knows how to deal with Fluffy?"

Harry frowned worriedly, then suddenly turned to Hagrid, as if remembering something, and asked anxiously, "Hagrid! You said you won the dragon egg from a stranger, do you remember what he looked like?"

"I don't know, I didn't see his face, he was always wearing a hood." Hagrid shook his head while playing with Norbert.

"But you must have said something to that stranger, right?" Harry stared at him seriously.

"Well, after I won Norbert, he wanted to know what magical creatures I had taken care of before. I said I could take care of a three-headed dog, let alone a dragon." Seeing Harry's serious look, Hagrid didn't hide anything.

As soon as Hagrid said this, everyone was shocked, especially Harry.

Hermione rushed forward and asked, "Was he very interested in Fluffy?"

"Of course, he was very interested in Fluffy."

Hagrid's face immediately softened when he talked about Fluffy, "Even smugglers who specialize in rare animals rarely get a chance to see a three-headed dog, not to mention the International Wizarding Statute of Secrecy crackdowns on smuggling four years ago, they're even rarer. Fluffy was rescued by Anduin from a South American smuggler."

Perhaps realizing that he had said too much, Hagrid immediately turned to the main topic, "I told him that the trick to dealing with dangerous beasts is knowing how to keep them quiet, like Fluffy, as long as you give it some music, it will fall asleep immediately."

The four looked at each other, and they all knew that the worst-case scenario in their minds might be about to happen.

"Why are you asking these questions?" Hagrid couldn't help but ask when he saw them acting suspiciously.

"Hagrid! Snape will definitely take advantage of Professor Wilson and the headmaster's absence to steal the Philosopher's Stone, it's definitely true!" Harry said to Hagrid with a serious look.

"Good heavens, why do you still think that?" Hagrid rolled his eyes, "I'll tell you one last time, it's impossible, and not just me, but all the other professors will tell you the same thing."

"But..."

Ron wanted to argue, but Harry quickly stopped him, and then Harry pulled them all out of Hagrid's hut.

"We've said everything we can, but Hagrid still doesn't want to believe us, sigh..." Harry sighed helplessly.

"What do we do now, should we go to Professor McGonagall? Or just go to Headmaster Dumbledore?" Ron was also helpless with Hagrid, who wouldn't listen to reason.

"I don't think it'll be very effective, they definitely won't believe us little wizards." Hermione crossed her arms angrily, obviously very dissatisfied with these adults.

"How about this!" Harry thought for a moment and suggested, "Let's try to keep an eye on Snape starting tomorrow, and when he's about to commit the crime, we'll rush out and expose him, then the other professors will definitely believe us!"

"That's a good idea!"

Neville was the first to nod in agreement, and Ron and Hermione couldn't think of a better way for a while, so they could only nod in agreement and then returned to the castle together.

In the hut behind them, Hagrid secretly took out a brick-like object after confirming that the little wizards had left, and activated it after fumbling for a while.

After a while, a layer of translucent light appeared on the brick, and Anduin's figure appeared from the light.

"I've told them what you wanted me to say, but what exactly is going on, why is Snape involved?" Hagrid said after marveling at Anduin's face, obviously it was the first time he had used this device.

"This has nothing to do with Snape, just treat it as a wonderful misunderstanding." Anduin smiled slightly in the light, "Thank you, Hagrid, you've been a great help."

"It's nothing, just fooling a few little kids. I'm not as easily fooled as I was a few years ago, but I still don't understand. You let me tell them how to subdue Fluffy so easily, is that really okay? It's guarding the Philosopher's Stone!"

Hagrid's expression was still simple and honest, but he no longer looked like a big fool. He had been with Anduin for so many years, and he had made some progress.

"Don't worry, the Philosopher's Stone will be fine." Anduin didn't reveal too much, but continued to instruct, "Harry and the others might disappear for a day or two, then you go to Professor McGonagall and have her contact me directly."

"Disappear?" Hagrid was shocked, "Anduin, although I don't know what you and Dumbledore are planning, Harry and the others are just kids, don't hurt them!"

"You don't have to worry about that, I'll be watching all the time, and this matter is not mainly aimed at them." Anduin smiled lightly.

"Not them? Are you going to deal with Snape?" Hagrid guessed randomly.

"Although Snape was inexplicably dragged in, he's not the target, so don't think too much."

Anduin said a few more words of comfort to Hagrid, and then hung up the communication.

"What, is there any trouble at Hogwarts?"

On the sofa next to Anduin, Andre, who had been the Minister of Magic in Germany for four years, was still so energetic. Perhaps because of his high position, the hostility on his body had faded a lot, leaving only a faint trace of majesty.

"It's nothing, just a little flea that needs to be dealt with, it won't delay our business here." Anduin smiled casually.

"Okay." Andre nodded indifferently, then took out a document and pushed it in front of Anduin, "Several German newspapers and magical radio companies have agreed to your conditions and agreed to integrate their businesses into the 'Magical Communication System'. This is the approval document."

"Thank you." Anduin took the stack of documents, flipped through them briefly, and nodded in satisfaction, "They won't be disappointed. My 'Magical Communication' will be the future of the wizarding world. This is a win-win situation."

"Haha, I have enough confidence in you, although I still don't quite understand what your system is all about." Andre grinned, then looked at him seriously.

"By the way, a few months ago, when the communication base station had just been built and was being debugged, several owl post offices in Germany heard the news from somewhere, and as a result, they jointly came to me to complain. Your magical communication has a considerable impact on the traditional communication industry!"

"After all, with magical communication, who would continue to use letters? Not to mention that you plan to network the communication systems of several countries in the future, and even the market for cross-border communication will be taken over. This is no different from cutting off people's livelihoods. Be careful not to be embarrassed by them when you cut the ribbon in a few days."

"Heh..." Anduin smiled coldly when he heard this, "They can't make any waves, and you don't know yet, the owl post offices in Germany are now all named Wilson!"

"Ah?" Andre stared at Anduin with wide eyes, "You bought them all? When did this happen?"

"Not long ago, didn't Xia Tiya come to Germany last time? She came to do this for me." Anduin recalled for Andre.

"I remember." Andre nodded, "I thought Xia Tiya was just here to help you negotiate with those media companies last time."

Speaking of this, Andre suddenly wondered, "But why did you buy those owl post offices? You wouldn't be so kind as to want to help them, would you? You know, the benefits of these owl post offices were not very good in the past. After all, most wizards have their own owls, and their income is far less than that of alchemy companies. The employees there are all waiting for food."

Andre grinned and glanced at Anduin with a look of disbelief. He knew the young man in front of him quite well. He was a guy who would not get up early without profit.

"Of course, this is not because I am kind." Anduin generously admitted.

"But you must not underestimate the owls in the wizarding world. They are much more capable than you think. A trained owl can accurately find its target after crossing thousands of kilometers. They are a group of the most hardworking postmen."

"But the business of owl post offices has a lot of conflict with your magical communication, doesn't it? No matter how fast those owls send letters, they can't be faster than real-time communication, but you call them postmen? Could it be said that..." Although Andre didn't do business, he quickly reacted after being in contact with Anduin for a long time.

"That's right." Anduin nodded, "In the future, these owls will not be used to send letters in my hands, but to deliver packages!"

"After the magical communication system is successfully rolled out, in addition to communication and media, I will also launch a complete set of online shopping functions."

"At that time, wizards all over the world can just click their fingers at home, and the items they want to buy can be delivered to them in a few days."

"I even designed a complete set of lightweight and endurance equipment specifically for owls, so that they can transport large objects and achieve cross-border transportation capabilities."

"My goodness!" Andre widened his eyes in surprise, "Doesn't that mean that owl transportation will be a popular industry in the future?"

Speaking of this, Andre turned his eyes, as if realizing something, "So that's how it is. I was wondering why such a confidential project as building a magical communication system would suddenly spread to the ears of those owl post offices. You probably deliberately leaked it to them before, right?"

Anduin smiled noncommittally, which was actually his default.

"Your trick is quite sinister. You deliberately revealed the news to those owl post offices, so that they thought their industry would suffer a fatal impact in the future, and then bought them at a low price. I guess it didn't take you much effort to take down those owl post offices, did it?"

Andre nodded and shook his head in realization. He now admired Anduin more and more. The other party simply had everyone in the palm of his hand.

"I just took advantage of some information." Anduin shook his head with a smile, then took out a stack of documents from himself and pushed them in front of Andre, "Here are 50% of the owl post office industries in Germany."

"What are you doing?" Andre weighed the documents on the table with his fingers, with a somewhat dissatisfied expression, "Could it be that you want to bribe me? You don't have to with our relationship, and I don't want to touch these things either. It will only cause criticism. I support the establishment of a magical communication system only because it is indeed beneficial to the German wizarding world."

"You misunderstood, this is not for you, I am handing them over to the German Ministry of Magic." Anduin looked at the other party sincerely, "It is a very dangerous thing to monopolize the entire transportation industry in Germany. This is not Britain after all. Just treat it as the protection fee I paid to the German Ministry of Magic in advance."

Anduin was very clear that if he really monopolized the entire owl logistics industry in Germany, not to mention others in the future, even the German Ministry of Magic would probably have opinions.

Especially in the future when the logistics industry will inevitably become popular, who would let a foreigner control all of this? At that time, even Andre might not be able to help but have special ideas, so it is better to give up this part of the benefits and tie it to the German Ministry of Magic.

"You think very far ahead, or rather, you are too confident in the future." Andre understood Anduin's thoughts after thinking for a moment, but what he found strange was, was this guy so sure about the future? Wasn't he afraid that the owl industry would fail in the future?