Chapter 323 Penelope

"Percy, did you see it?"

"...I saw it."

In a corner of Diagon Alley, Percy and Penelope stared at each other blankly. Percy asked her, "Do you think Professor Happ is here as a visitor?"

"Don't be silly," Penelope clenched her fists excitedly, "We should have realized it long ago. The recruitment information reveals a lot of information."

"You mean the ancient magic and the admiration of Muggle things?" Percy also came to his senses. "Fortunately we came here at last. The previous few times we came here, there was just an empty space."

Percy and Penelope came here more than once, and even found the La Building according to the recruitment advertisement. The staff of this revitalized comic book company led them to a house elf. The house elf, who was dressed more elegantly than them, had a separate office. He did not reveal too much information, but insisted that the interview location would not change, and asked them to come on time, "You will never regret it."

Percy will join the Ministry of Magic in a few days. Today is their last time to come here, and they happened to see this scene.

...

Felix and Snape walked into the Future World Building, Felix's fingertips stroking a copper Knut, "Dobby." He called softly.

"Shh!"

There was a slight sound, and a house elf in exquisite butler clothes appeared. He bowed deeply, "Mr. Hap, Dobby is at your service." He raised his head and looked around, "Is this our new company? It looks a bit dark..."

"Of course, it lacks lighting." Felix said, his finger stretched forward, and the magic gathered into a palm-sized milky white ball of light. It swirled upwards and landed in the huge ice crystal-like fractal chandelier on the top of the building, and the whole building became bright.

"It can last for a while. I will make a stable magic in two days." He said thoughtfully, "This may become the company's first product."

"Magic lamp?" Snape pondered, "Not a bad idea."

Felix clapped his hands, "The interview time is nine o'clock, there are still about two hours, we can use this time to make some adjustments."

He stopped talking, and a young man and woman pushed open the door from outside, "Professor?" Penelope said nervously.

Felix nodded at her, "You are earlier than I thought, well... I have seen your grades, it is not necessary, but we still go through the process."

He said to Dobby, "If anyone comes for an interview early, please take them to the room on the second floor." He pointed to a spacious room on the second floor, it had a huge double-leaf burgundy chestnut door with hollow patterns carved on it.

"Okay, Mr. Hep." Dobby said cheerfully.

The group walked on the wide spiral staircase with a large angle. Percy took the opportunity to look at the reliefs on the dome. They were a patchwork of scenes. In addition to wizards holding wands, there were also some people dressed as Muggles. Some of them held various glass tubes in their hands, some pondered over complex mechanical structures, and some held a brass scale.

It was difficult for him to understand why these people were put together. They seemed to come from all walks of life. So Percy stared at the images of those wizards and recognized several of them. They all had one thing in common: they were famous for discovering or inventing very meaningful spells.

For example, he saw Summerby who invented the Joyous Charm, Flavi Belby who discovered a way to expel Voldemort, and Grover Shipworth who invented the stimulant... Percy speculated that those Muggles he didn't know should also be similar people? Discovered or invented something?

"Miss Clearwater, write it down, we can make the stairs move." Felix, who was walking in front, said.

"What? Oh, okay." Penelope said, she searched her pockets, Percy kindly handed her a small notebook and a quill pen, Percy said: "This is what I prepared in advance..."

"Thank you, Percy." She quickly wrote it down.

Felix made some suggestions: "We need some decorations... There is no rush, the employees can arrange it according to their own preferences, but some tables and chairs, paper, pens, ink, green plants and the like still need to be prepared. Make a list, you can discuss with Dobby."

He glanced at Penelope: "Sorry, we are short of staff, and we need you to do some chores for the time being..."

"It's okay, professor, I can quickly familiarize myself with this place." Penelope said, while writing down the requirements, "Dobby is the house elf just now?"

"Yes, it should be noted that he is an employee of the company like you, not a servant of someone."

"He is a wild elf?" Penelope said in surprise.

"He likes to call himself, free Dobby." Felix replied with a smile.

They came to the big room on the second floor. If it weren't for the lack of decorations such as tables, chairs, and carpets, it would be hard to imagine that everything here had just appeared. Percy stroked the delicate carvings on the windowsill, as if it was a Niffler...

Felix transformed some long tables and chairs in the Hogwarts style. He and Snape sat on one side of the table, and Penelope and Percy sat on the other side. But soon, the interview turned into a discussion of the company's business scope, management system, and daily operations.

Percy admired the management methods of the Ministry of Magic very much. He suggested copying them completely, but this was strongly opposed by his girlfriend.

"Percy, the management methods of the Ministry of Magic are too cold and rigid. For a long time, our number will not be too large..." She looked at Felix as if to confirm. Felix nodded gently. She turned her head and said, "You see, if there are only a dozen or dozens of people, a friendly atmosphere is more important."

"Precisely because there are few people, some rules should be established as early as possible. This is good for everyone." Percy insisted.

"Rules are necessary, but they don't have to be so rigid." Penelope said patiently: "The future world is mainly based on research and development, which is completely different from the Ministry of Magic..."

Felix and Snape sat quietly aside, watching them quarrel. Both of them had a stubborn character, but they were both rational people who were willing to reason. After half an hour, Percy was convinced.

At this time, Felix smiled and said: "It seems that you have reached a consensus."

"Let me tell you my thoughts. As Miss Clearwater said, the purpose of the future world is to provide convenience for all wizards and make their lives better. In other words, our thoughts should be ahead of the entire wizarding world. We are the future."

"A relaxed environment is necessary. I won't make too many restrictions. However, some practices of the Ministry of Magic are also desirable. For example, Percy mentioned using paper airplanes to deliver messages. I found it very interesting when I first saw it."

"Knock knock!"

Dobby knocked on the door and appeared. "Mr. Happ, there's an interviewer. He says his name is Remus Lupin."

Snape stood up and said, "I'll go get him." Without waiting for Felix to respond, he hurried out of the room.

Felix shook his head and hurried to catch up. The two had fought before. Their relationship was really complicated, but another fight was nothing. He just had to get Percy and Penelope away.

He said to them, "You're hired, Miss Clearwater. Enjoy your vacation and report tomorrow..."