novelraw Chapter 44 Treasurys and Money Management
Chapter 44 Treasurys and Money Management
Bruce's behavior of handing out lawyers' business cards and encouraging ghosts to defend their rights made Clark and Diana want to help.
But they refrained - at least this kind of behavior is very "American" and very "just".
The two backbones of the Justice League comforted themselves in this way.
Moaning Myrtle has the basic Hogwarts consciousness of a student who feels compelled to defend her beloved alma mater.
"It's useless, my parents are dead." She didn't take the business card, just floated around, and declined Bruce's proposal in a slightly sad tone, "What can they compensate me for? Now there is only deep rot Only good food can trigger the few palates I have left. And I don’t need money.”
"It's not the school's fault. It's... I'm crying in the bathroom, right in this stall, because Olive Hornbe laughed at me for wearing glasses like a four-eyed dog," she rolled her eyes, "and then I heard someone come in Now, there was a boy's voice, but he was speaking a prophecy that I didn't understand. I was so angry that I walked out of the cubicle to throw him out, and the next second, I was dead."
She spread her hands with a proud expression, looking at Dumbledore's principal as if asking for credit, as if saying: "Look, I have maintained the school's reputation."
But Harry couldn't help shivering, it's really better not to explain it-it might be hard to die so casually in Gotham.
"Did you see what this boy looks like?" Batman asked in a low voice.
Myrtle shook her head.
"Have you finally caught the murderer?"
"I heard it was Rubeus Hagrid?" She shrugged. "I don't understand why he wanted to kill me. I was laughed at by most of my classmates, yes, but he is no better than me. Hey! He It’s still on campus! It’s the key keeper!”
Bruce turned to Dumbledore, demanding an explanation.
"He was wronged, a scapegoat sought by the headmaster at the time, Armando Dippet, to avoid the closure of the school." Dumbledore's tone was serious.
"Then... I don't know." Myrtle lost interest in this topic, flew to the mirror in the bathroom, and straightened her hair. "To be honest, I don't really care about it. It's useless to find the murderer. Dead are dead."
"So you haven't convicted the murderer yet?" Batman concluded coldly. "Not only is this school not safe, but the wizarding society is also unfair. There is no judicial order, and a murderer is allowed to go unpunished."
"No, no, no! That boy didn't kill me..." Myrtle flew back to Bruce and explained with a wave of her hand, "I just remember seeing a pair of big scary yellow eyes. The next second, I I felt like I was flying!"
Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape sighed almost at the same time—Shut up, Myrtle... The more you explain, the scarier it becomes.
"So you have a magic eye here that can kill people at a glance? Or a monster?" Bruce felt that this school was more dangerous than Gotham, "And you haven't eliminated this hidden danger after decades?"
"No one in this school, take Myrtle's words seriously!" Snape gritted his teeth from behind, his voice was not fast, but his voice was hoarse and deep, "She likes to exaggerate-fact-fact! As a pull Winclaw, she likes to fantasize too."
"We ghosts never joke about the cause of our own death!" Myrtle raised her head, filled with righteous indignation.
"We have had such an accident of unknown cause on our campus for decades - you must know that a hundred years ago, when we still had corporal punishment and the Triwizard Tournament, at the same time, the protection measures for Quidditch games were not so sound. At that time, many of our students died."
Professor Snape, who thought he was familiar with the history of Hogwarts, began to spread common sense to Muggles who had no concept of the wizarding world.
Professor McGonagall was even more distressed.Are you sure you're speaking for Hogwarts, Professor Snape?
"There is no place that is completely safe, Mr. Batman," Dumbledore smiled indifferently, "As far as I know, in American Muggle schools, the number of teenagers who die in shootings every year is definitely more than single digits."
"If you want to achieve absolute safety, you can only put Harley in the greenhouse. And that would violate the original intention of our educators. The purpose of our education is to let young people know the world—not only know the beautiful They need to understand the darkness and threats, so that they can prepare for the future."
Although this general explanation did not convince Bruce, he also agreed with Dumbledore to a certain extent.
The big hand was still holding Harry's shoulders, and Bruce continued to confront him, "Your branch is also a place that makes me dissatisfied. Just like the words that Professor Snape used just now, 'As a Ravenclaw, you will like to fantasize out of thin air. '; Your Sorting Hat—let me quote your Sorting Criteria—'Gryffindors have bravery in their hearts; And in Slytherin, you might make real friends, but the cunning ones will stop at nothing'*."
"Have you noticed? You only used a derogatory term for one academy. This is actually not the main problem of this passage. The most important problem is-this kind of classification behavior that defines children by their personality at the age of 11 , Is it a kind of prejudice, subjective speculation, and jumping to conclusions? Does it deviate from our mainstream values of "don't judge others at will."
"As a Muggle, how do you know what the Sorting Hat said?" Snape questioned, "No, how do you know we have the Sorting Hat."
"I have my own sources," Bruce replied simply, continuing the topic just now, "As I said, sure this is not an act of labeling every student? Will it create and exacerbate premature class and group differentiation? This Wouldn't it have a negative effect on children's psychological development? You know, Muggle primary and secondary schools have classes every year."
"What you said may make some sense," Professor McGonagall, who upholds the concept of fair and enlightened education, did not immediately deny Bruce's opinion, "but this is the tradition of our magic school, just like Ilvermorny in the United States has a similar sorting system ..."
"However, they did not form a specific prejudice against a certain college, and the reason for the division did not have an obvious negative direction—'wisdom', 'body', 'soul' and 'heart' are all general neutral terms. And, they even have a college founded by 'Muggles'."
Dumbledore raised his hand slowly, and his eyes were clear under the half-moon glasses. Although he was replying to Bruce's question, the glasses were looking at Harry.
"Mr. Batman has indeed done a lot of homework, which I admire very much. Britain and the United States naturally have many differences due to historical development. There are indeed many historical problems in the UK. There are traditions and dross that need to be reformed. This is not the case. It takes time and people's slow acceptance; at the same time, I hope Mr. Batman can understand that the United States is not perfect-first of all, they have strict secrecy restrictions, and even the intermarriage and friendship between wizards and Muggles used to be difficult. Forbidden, and in the early years, almost no Muggle-born students were recruited; and here at Hogwarts, the history of recruiting Muggle students can even be traced back to before the establishment of Ilvermorny."
"Hogwarts is complicated, and she is open-minded and inclusive while being conservative."
"As for the Slytherin house that Mr. Batman mentioned just now with the 'derogatory adjective'—in fact, Ilvermorny was founded by a descendant of Slytherin, the founder of the school, Aesop Sel She is the daughter of Leona Searle, and Leona's original name was Gunter before marriage..."
Dumbledore paused, as if thinking of something, he smiled slightly, and finally concluded.
"When Voldemort was rampant, there was a lot of targeting between departments. This tradition has gradually improved in recent years. I am optimistic about this. I also tend to think that everyone has a chance to be good."
Harry didn't know what Uncle Bruce thought, but she was almost bought off by the headmaster's words.
Bruce tightly grasped the palm of Harry's shoulder, "I will submit all this information to Mr. Wayne, and Harry will decide which school to go to."
The relaxed smile on Dumbledore's face remained unchanged, and he winked at Harry, "Looks like I have to buy you off with Hogwarts food, you know, our food is the best among the major schools of magic. "
In this regard, Harley expressed doubts - no matter how good it is, it cannot be better than Grandpa Afu's craftsmanship.
"Oh, by the way, forgive the old man's increasingly degraded memory." Dumbledore patted his forehead and took out a key from his sleeve. "The Potter family has a vault, which contains the deposits of the Potter family. Her Grandpa had a successful business and developed a fabric softener that is still in use today. So, it’s a great legacy. I’m sure she’ll need the money for her school supplies.”
Looking at the simple and exaggerated big key that can be used for costume dramas, Bruce frowned, "...the treasury? A literal treasury? Are you wizards still using this kind of currency?"
After getting the affirmation from the other party, Bruce couldn't help but slander that this financial system is...too backward.
He took the key from Dumbledore's hand, and then—bowed his head directly to Harry.
Of course, the Wayne family will not make Harry unsatisfied in the material, but he believes that if the girl can have her own property, she will feel at ease.
Snape: "..."
Professor McGonagall: "...Halley is not yet 11 years old, just hand it over here to her? This is a lot of money."
"Otherwise?" Bruce raised his eyebrows behind the mask, "Oh, I see, go back and let Mr. Wayne teach you how to invest and manage money."
Just storing it in the bank, in the eyes of a capitalist, it is almost the same as throwing it out.
He will find his own fund manager to help Halle invest.Joining Halle's trust fund, of course, can invest in some low-risk investments.
After so many years, I don't know if the exchange rate between the wizarding world and the world of ordinary people has changed. Who knows whether it has depreciated or appreciated in the middle.
"About that magic or monster that kills with your eyes, are you really planning to leave it alone?" Bruce narrowed his eyes. If this problem can't be solved, he really doesn't think that he and Afu can rest assured that Harley will come to this school.
This reflects the laziness of the management.
"We will seal off this bathroom and all the pipes that Mr. Superman can see." Dumbledore looked up at the entire bathroom with deep and calm eyes. "The safety of students always comes first."
"Then where should I go?" Myrtle, who had been silent for a long time, let out another shrill cry, "Peeves, the ghosts of several colleges look down on me...the students laugh at me one after another...if I even This hiding place is lost, there is nowhere to go!"
She flew over a faucet.
"It's here! It's here that I saw those eyes! The headmaster's magic is so advanced! We can definitely catch this monster!"
"I can't lose this toilet!"