Chapter 45 Return of the Saints, Abernathy's shock!
Under Argus's persuasion, Vita finally didn't fight with Aberforth because she was worried about hurting Argus.
The two returned to the manor they had bought from Malfoy.
"Argus, how do you feel about life in Hogwarts?"
"Dumbledore didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"
Vita knew that Argus was coming back, so she prepared some food he liked in advance.
"No, the teachers there... are quite strong."
"I think so too. I remember when you were in Austria, you didn't have the ability to deal with seven or eight adult wizards at once!"
Feeling the coldness in Vita's words, Argus hurriedly explained.
"It's not my fault, Aunt Vita!"
"I didn't know where you were waiting for me in Hogsmeade Village, so I could only look for places one by one."
"Who knew that I would be targeted as soon as I entered."
"So, you blame me?" Vita Rosier's tone became more and more dangerous.
Argus knew that there was no reason to talk to women.
Especially angry women!
The best way to deal with this situation is to admit your mistakes!
"I was wrong, Aunt Vita! I will never do such dangerous things again next time."
Hearing Argus's assurance, Vita nodded with satisfaction.
"I'm not blaming you, you are too young now and lack combat experience."
"The fate of the entire Saint depends on you alone."
"If something happens to you, what do you want us to do?"
"I know, Aunt Vita!" Argus nodded obediently.
"It's not just knowing, you have to do it!"
The meal was finished with Vita's motherly nagging.
After the meal, Abernethy arrived, and the three finally got into the formal topic.
"Argus, according to what you said at the beginning, all our stores in Diagon Alley will give one cent of the profits to the British Ministry of Magic in exchange for their protection."
"It's just..."
"It's just that you can't understand why you have to do this, right, Uncle Abernethy?" Argus didn't mind the other party's doubts.
Explained to the other party.
"We just entered the UK, and neither our background nor our connections can compare with the deep-rooted pure-blood families."
"Opening a store in Diagon Alley is like snatching food from a tiger's mouth. At this time, having a protective umbrella becomes extremely important."
Abernethy is still puzzled: "But with the current strength of the Saints, it is not difficult to keep a few stores, right?"
"There is an old saying in the ancient East that there are a thousand days of thieves, but there is no thousand days of guarding against thieves."
"We can't always send a large number of people to guard the store. At this time, the role of the Ministry of Magic appears."
"With this benefit, even if the pure-blood families want to take action, they have to ask the Ministry of Magic for the gold galleons in their hands."
"These pure-blood families will not only use the means of the surface." Vita has experienced too many storms and waves, and he can see the loopholes at a glance.
The Ministry of Magic can block the threats on the surface, but if the other party plays a dirty trick, you can't let the Ministry of Magic take action for you, right?
The British Ministry of Magic is not opened by the Saints!
"Don't worry about this, I've prepared for it!"
Aggs was actually a little nervous.
He knew very well Vita's attitude towards Dumbledore, and was afraid that the other party would be furious after knowing it.
He had no choice but to hide it first, and wait for a chance in the future, and then slowly reveal it to her.
He took out the box with magical animal materials and put it in front of Vita like a treasure.
"Aunt Vita, I brought you a surprise today!"
Vita didn't care and put it on the table casually.
"Your biggest surprise to me is that you don't cause trouble."
"Tell you, don't use the tricks to fool little girls to me, I won't be fooled."
In her opinion, Argus stayed in school every day and came into contact with some small wizards who were not successful.
Even if he hooked up with the professor, it would take more than one or two days to convince the other party.
"You will know when you open it!"
Aggs' smile made Vita a little confused.
She hesitated to open the box, but the things inside made her eyes straight.
A dazzling array of magical animal materials.
Most of the things are unsalable in the market!
Abernethy exclaimed: "These... these are..."
"I got them from Hogwarts, they are legal and reasonable, don't worry about any problems."
Abernethy was completely excited!
These materials are scarce resources!
Especially when the Saints have not found a stable supply, it can directly solve their urgent needs.
"Great!"
"With these materials, we can stock up a lot of goods in advance."
"When we open the store, we will fight a price war with the pure-blood families in the UK!"
Not only Abernethy was excited, but even Vita, who had seen the world, was moved by so many materials.
Looking at Argus with relief.
When she first met Argus, he was still a little kid.
In the blink of an eye, he has become the pillar of the Saints.
But the surprise Argus brought to the two was not over yet. The next sentence made the two really feel that they had been abandoned by the times.
"The first batch is just the first batch. There will be more later, but the quantity may not be that large."
"The first batch! Does Hogwarts have such a stable supply?"
Abernethy was confused. He had been looking for a stable supply for a long time, but he didn't even see a shadow.
You can get so many materials just by walking around the school!
You might be Merlin's biological son!
Argus explained with a Versailles face: "I have a good relationship with the guard of the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts."
"A lot of magical animal materials fall in the Forbidden Forest every day. He was always undercut by the pure-blood family's shop before."
"I told him that he could buy them all at the market price, and he sold them to me!"
"You mean, these materials are just the market price?"
At this point, even Vita was stunned.
She was born in the Rosier family and has been working hard in the wizarding world for decades. She has seen countless materials.
You can see at a glance that these materials are of extraordinary quality and are all top-grade!
It's not too much to be twice the market price!
Argus actually took them all away at the market price!
Or a long-term monopoly!
"Are the subsequent materials also of this quality?"
"No!"
Abernethy was relieved by Argus's words.
That's right, if the quality is always so high.
How can others live!
But his next words confused Abernethy.
"These are the stocks that my friend has kept for a long time, and the maintenance is a bit haphazard."
"The subsequent quality should be better than this."
Abernethy and Vita looked at each other, and looked at Agus with complicated eyes.
Agus was puzzled: "What's wrong? I'm telling the truth!"
