"I understand the general situation. You have discovered a secret passage that leads to Hogsmeade Village, and you want me to help you bring some contraband such as butterbeer from Hogsmeade Village into Hogwarts.
.”
Five minutes later, John scratched his head and said, "But the problem is, since there is a secret passage, wouldn't you just go transport the goods yourself? Why do you have to find me?"
George and Fred said to each other:
"Because our supply place is the Pig Head Bar, and the owner there is a weirdo. He has no sense of morality and is willing to sell drinks to students. But at the same time, he doesn't seem to want to make money. Sometimes it all depends on him whether he is willing to ship the goods.
It’s very troublesome whether you’re in a good mood that day or not.”
"And the characteristics of the two of us are so obvious that even a new student like you can recognize our identities at a glance, and other people in Hogsmeade Village can also recognize us. In this way, if we go there frequently in person
If you want to transport goods, the risk of being discovered is really too great.”
"So, we need someone like you."
"You are so handsome, especially when you smile, you are so charming. I dare say the owner of the Pig Head Bar will be in a good mood as long as he sees you."
"Besides, you are still a Slytherin. People would never imagine that a Slytherin would do such a thing. It is really safe for you to transport the goods!"
John nodded to express understanding, then smiled and said:
"So, how much are you going to pay me?"
As soon as this was said, George and Fred looked at each other for a while, seemingly communicating with their eyes.
Finally, Fred gritted his teeth and said:
"We'll give you 20 Copper Nats for each trip!"
George added:
"This is a lot of money! Think about it, you can apply to join the Quidditch team next year. If you travel more this semester, you might be able to buy a second-hand broomstick during the summer vacation.
Go practice. This way, when you apply to join the team next year, your chances of passing will be much higher!"
John rolled his eyes, didn't bother to say a word, and turned around and walked towards the auditorium.
George and Fred were a little anxious and hurriedly caught up and said:
"Shafiq, you don't think you are too young, do you? Let me advise you, young people should not aim too high!"
"Yes, young people have great ambitions and low abilities. Do you find it hard to make money in a job, and don't think the money is enough in an easy job? You don't even know how capable you are. Do you want to go to heaven?"
Hearing this, John almost laughed out loud, and turned back to look coldly at the Weasley brothers.
He didn't understand how these two people had the nerve to say such things.
20 Copper Knuts, not even 1 Silver Siko for this trip.
If it was just an ordinary job, it would be fine. John would just go into the factory to drive screws. But what they wanted John to do was a risky job like selfishness.
The professors at Hogwarts are not stupid.
As long as the scale of this kind of work is large and a large amount of goods is transported, it is almost 100% certain that it will be discovered.
By the time George and Fred were counting money until their hands cramped, John would take so many galleons and be the scapegoat?
At this time, George and Fred also saw that John was really angry.
George stopped talking instantly, while Fred rolled his eyes and continued:
"Don't be angry, Shafiq. The current employment environment at Hogwarts is like this. We only give you this opportunity because you are Ron's friend. If you are really unwilling to do it, there will be others.
Do it!"
"So, I still have to thank you?"
John said coldly, his hand already starting to touch the wand in his pocket.
Fred's words reminded him of some not-so-good experiences in his previous life, which made him very depressed.
"There's no need to say much more about thanking you." Fred waved his hand, looking very happy, "Well, if you really don't want to do it, I recommend you another task."
George seemed to see what Fred wanted to do, and laughed happily.
While talking, Fred had already pulled John back to the notice board.
He searched for a while, then pointed to a piece of parchment in the corner that looked a bit old and said:
"This is the mission! There is plenty of money and the work is not tiring. Don't say I don't take care of you!"
John didn't listen to what Fred was saying, and looked up and down at the parchment.
This is a part-time job task posted by Professor Snape to recruit materials assistants.
The content is to regularly help Professor Snape perform basic magic processing on some potion materials. The reward is some scraps of potion materials, as well as potion knowledge tutoring related to the work content.
It would be an absolute lie to say that the work content is not hard.
The primary magic processing of potion materials is not that easy, especially when the quantity is large.
But the rewards are indeed very generous.
Although the scraps of potion materials are scraps, they are still valuable.
People often buy these things in Diagon Alley and then resell them to some potion workshops to make low-quality and cheap potions for sale.
John didn't know exactly how much money he could make, but it was definitely much more than helping the Weasley brothers transport goods.
Not to mention the extra tutoring from Snape.
Nodding, John reached out and tore off the parchment.
The smile on George's face froze.
Seeing John turning around and heading towards Snape's office, he hurriedly stepped forward and stopped him:
"Hey! You don't really want to go, do you? I just said that you are smart, why are you acting stupid now? Don't you even think about it, if this task is so easy to do, how can you still get your turn? It's all posted
Been here for almost a year!”
Fred also said with an unhappy face:
"Okay, okay, don't be angry. We'll just give you some more money. This task is much harder than you think, and Snape is a bully. You would have been scolded every day in the past, no.
You have to be depressed in just two days, why bother? This is all done by our predecessors, we won’t lie to you, even the other Slytherins in your house are not willing to do this job!”
Listening to what the two said, John had a rough idea of this task.
But he did not stop and still chose to go to Snape's office.
As long as the money is enough, he doesn't mind hard work, nor does he mind being scolded by Snape.
Making money is not shabby.
In fact, Snape can no longer be considered a trap.
In John's opinion, the real scammers are George and Fred.
I was only given a little bit of copper and wanted to lure people to be the scapegoats.
Seeing John's attitude of never looking back until he hit the wall, George and Fred finally panicked.
At first, they just wanted to use Snape's mission to prank John, but they really didn't want John to really suffer.
Although John is a Slytherin, he is still a friend of Harry and Ron, and they are not that bad.
But I didn’t expect that John was actually a stubborn boy who didn’t listen to anyone’s advice at all!
It's over now.
If John was really bullied by Snape, Ron and Harry would definitely not let it go.
This doesn't mean that George and Fred are afraid of their little brother.
But if Ron reports this matter to his mother, what will happen to them...
George and Fred couldn't help but shudder just by imagining the scene.
The two looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and followed John to Snape's office.
They planned to 'apply' with John.
They were John's seniors. Although their potions skills were not that good, they should still be better than John. Snape would definitely give them priority in admitting them.
If John is really stubborn then.
They just snatched John's job opportunity and solved the problem from the root!