Hogwarts: Don't call me the Staff Maker

Chapter 285 Lupin's Ingenious Ideas

Chapter 286 Lupin's Ingenious Ideas

Just as Siren had said, for a period of time afterward, he went to the Melpta Magic Arena almost every day.

Lupin wanted to go along, but was deterred by the exorbitant ticket price of one gallon. Lupin simply couldn't accept having Siren pay this extra cost for him.

But he was also really worried about Xilun's safety. After all, it was an arena themed around duels, not Hogwarts School, where anything could happen.

After much thought, Lupin came up with a great idea that didn't require paying for tickets. He signed up for the new round of duels and entered the arena as a contestant, thus avoiding the need to pay.

To be honest, both Siren and Bill were stunned when they first heard the idea, and then they both gave it a thumbs up.

It's no wonder he's Lu Ping; he always comes up with all sorts of clever ways to save money.

Not only will he not have to pay for admission, but he might even earn extra income—if he wins to the end, he can get a prize of 100 Galleons.

Of course, the prize money wasn't Lupin's goal. If he hadn't received Dumbledore's invitation before, he might have gone all out for those hundred Galleons.

But things are different now. A year of teaching has allowed him to save some money, so there's no need for him to compete with those professional dueling wizards for a living.

More importantly, he wanted to attend Sirius Black's hearing afterwards. And the dueling tournament was a long affair, not something that could be concluded in a short time.

So from the very beginning, Lupin had only one goal—to avoid being eliminated too quickly.

Given Lupin's own strength, doing this would be quite simple: when facing a powerful wizard, he would simply hold back and let them win.

Wait until you encounter opponents of average skill before racking up points again.

Over the course of several days, although he remained stuck in the bottom tier, he was never eliminated. In other words, he saved Xilun a Gallon every day.

No, perhaps more than one Galon.

This place also provides food for duelists, with a wider variety of dishes than the Sphinx Bar.

Xilun also joined in for a few meals, and the food was really good, plus it didn't cost any money.

A few days later, Sirius Black's first hearing was drawing ever closer.

That morning, Lupin couldn't help but find Siron, wanting to ask him when he would leave Egypt, and if they missed the hearing, could they go back first and then come back later.

Lupin went to the bar on the first floor and quickly found Siren and Bill. They were sitting at a table in the corner, heads down.

I don't know what they're doing.

From Lupin's perspective, all he could see were seven or eight empty beer glasses on the table.

Strange, Celen and Bill aren't the type to drink a lot, so why are they drinking so much beer so early in the morning?

Lupin walked over curiously.

Before he could even figure out what to say, Bill packed several bottles into a box and handed it to Celen.

"Here's everything you wanted; I've bought it all for you."

"Thank you," said Celen. "I was thinking of buying it myself, but it was too expensive and the quality was poor."

"It was nothing, you should have asked me a long time ago." Bill waved his hand and said, "But I really couldn't find a pure copper pyramid souvenir. Even Old Thutmose's shop only had these."

Bill took out a pyramid with a yellowish metallic sheen and weighed it in his hand.

"Old Thutmose said it was also pure copper, and he wanted three siscos for each of them, but I felt it was lighter than yours. I guess it's not pure copper, but mixed with other metals. That old guy must have been influenced by the goblins."

"But it's still much better than stone." Billton paused for a moment before continuing, "If you're not in a hurry to leave..."

"I could go to the Khan el-Khalili Magical Market and ask the wand shop owner where he bought it."

"Ah, no need, this is fine enough." Xiren shook his head. "Besides, I bought many other gifts, not just this one."

"That's good," Bill said. "It's a pity that if you could have stayed a few more days, perhaps we could have gone back together."

"Are you going back to England too?" Lupin asked as he walked over.

"Dad got tickets to the Quidditch World Cup, and the best seats at that," Bill said. "It's a super event that happens only once every four years, and you can't miss it."

"So you really can't stay a few more days?" He turned to look at Xilun. "I feel like we get along quite well."

"I'd like to, but there are other things to do," Celen shrugged. "In a few days, it's a public hearing for a friend of ours. It's very important, and we need to go to the Ministry of Magic to support him."

Lupin subconsciously looked at Xilun as well, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Surprisingly, Xilun still remembered, so his worries were somewhat unnecessary.

"Well, there's nothing I can do about that," Bill said. "Then see you at the Quidditch World Cup. You must come visit the Burrow then."

"I..." Lupin instinctively wanted to refuse.

The tickets for the Quidditch World Cup are much more expensive than those for the Melp Tower Arena of Magic; they're practically astronomical.

It's like robbing someone.

Forget about the high platform tickets with a great view, he can't even afford a regular grandstand ticket.

But before he could speak, Xilun interrupted him.

"No problem, we'll definitely visit the Humble Abode then."

The two chatted for a few more minutes before Bill left.

In order to be able to return to the UK to watch the game smoothly, he specially applied for a long vacation.

But the price he paid was that he had to work overtime to finish the work that was supposed to be done during the holiday before he could enjoy his vacation.

It's just that time was too tight, otherwise Bill would definitely have gone to the Khan el-Khalili Magical Market to try and buy the perfect pyramid souvenir.

As soon as Bill left, Lupin asked, "Are we going back to England today?"

"That should be correct," Siron nodded. "I'm going to the Egyptian Ministry of Magic to apply for the Portkey later. If all goes well..."

I should be able to get back before noon today.

"If possible," Lupin pursed his lips somewhat shyly, "Silen, could you apply for a door key for this afternoon?"

"Afternoon?" Xilun asked, somewhat puzzled.

He remembered that Lupin had been acting strangely for the past few days, always seeming to want to say something but holding back, clearly wanting to return to England as soon as possible but too embarrassed to say so.

Why do you want to postpone it to the afternoon now?

"It's like this—" Lupin noticed Xilun's confusion and explained, "Didn't I sign up for the dueling tournament? I want to take care of this before I go back to England."

Don't worry, it won't take long. With my current points, I only need to lose one more game to be eliminated.