Homecoming from Hogwarts

"Productivity, production capacity, I need production capacity. Tell those lazy guys in the production department that they must increase their production capacity by another three percentage points before June. Otherwise, I will suggest to Mr. Lupin to fire those guys who are dragging their feet!"

"Oh, damn it! Those greedy Swiss people want to increase the price of raw materials by five percentage points. This is impossible. I must talk to them as soon as possible. I can't wait any longer, Rhedel. I will go back tonight to pack my luggage and rush to Switzerland. You go to the Ministry of Magic to help me apply for permission to use the cross-border Floo network!"

"The shipment to Hungary was seized by the local Ministry of Magic?

Why. Oh, I suspect that there are smuggled goods, so I need to open the box for inspection. Oh, don't think I don't know, these bastards just want to take advantage of the opportunity to make some money, Mr. Brian should really throw a fireball on their heads. Oh, I know Mr. Brian won't do this. Well, we can't breach the contract, I will write to Anya now and let her satisfy the appetite of those bastards!"

"Those damn Americans changed our contract. Oh, wait and see. I'm going to let them know the consequences of doing so. Unless they pay the penalty, their goods will be stuck at the border for another half a month!"

"People? Sorry, Santis, I have no one to serve you. Not to mention people, I can't even find a goblin. And don't even think about attacking me. Mr. Lupin has arranged for me to go to Egypt to develop the market, and I have to leave early tomorrow morning. Damn it, when can I get a helper?"

In each office with its door open, there were wizards with red faces and sweaty brows.

Percy felt like he was in a different kind of battlefield. Every wizard in front of him was showing off his passion and energy. Everyone was filled with an upbeat and positive mood. This kind of upbeat mood could not be seen even in the Ministry of Magic, which had gathered the most elite wizards. Having worked in the Ministry for almost a year, Percy knew how most of the officials in the Ministry of Magic were "slacking off" -
The scene before him was extremely chaotic, but in this chaos there was a fatal charm that deeply attracted Percy.

Watching those busy wizards, Percy's eyes revealed a hint of fascination and envy. He did not come back to his senses until Sirius spoke.

“People here are very passionate, aren’t they?”

Sirius said with a smile as he watched another group of alchemy experts rush out the door in a hurry.

"Yes, everyone is concentrating—"

Percy said this subconsciously. He looked at Sirius and found that Sirius was looking at him with burning eyes. Percy blushed and took a deep breath.

"But how did Professor Lupin do it?" Percy wondered.

"How does he get everyone so excited?"

"Oh, this is actually some advice from Amosta--"

Sirius took the lead and walked along the end of the first floor corridor to the second floor.

"First of all, generous compensation is essential. According to what Amosta told Remus, most people do not have lofty beliefs and great dreams. People work hard just to improve their lives and make their lives easier. So, if you can offer a generous salary, then you can inspire their enthusiasm."

After hearing these words, Percy fell into confusion again - was he one of the few people who possessed lofty beliefs and dreams as Professor Braine mentioned?
"Secondly."

Sirius took the three steps at a time and reached the second floor. He turned to Percy and said,

"Be fair and just. This place is not like other pure-blood family businesses, where the core members of the family are doing the easiest work and getting the highest salary. Amosta reminded Remus to create a smooth promotion channel for employees.
Most of the people you just saw in the office were selected from the workers on the production line when Remus first took over the workshop. They are very capable and love to learn, so they will soon be able to take charge on their own."

A fair, just and smooth promotion channel.

A bitter look appeared on Percy's lips. This was the environment he dreamed of having in the Ministry of Magic.

"And then—"

Sirius held the lunch box carefully and walked quickly up the stairs from the third and fourth floors to the fifth floor.

“Amosta also taught Remus many things, such as letting employees see the development prospects of the workshop and inducing employees to be proud of the workshop;

Strict supervision and punishment measures are used to prevent corruption like that in the Ministry of Magic from happening.

Oh. And there is real care for employees. You may not know, Percy, that if the spouse, children or parents of all employees of this workshop are sick, the workshop can reimburse all the expenses of going to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries for treatment.
If the employee's child awakens enough magical talent, the workshop will also subsidize his/her tuition at Hogwarts. As you know, Percy, Hogwarts has limited subsidies for children from poor families, and the limited gold is only enough for them to buy some second-hand goods. But if you work in this workshop and your life happens to be very tight, then after your child enters Hogwarts to study, he/she will not only enjoy the Hogwarts subsidy, but the workshop will also issue another one separately, so that your child can study at Hogwarts decently. "

Percy followed Sirius all the way to the top six floors of the office building, and listened in amazement as Sirius told him about the workshop.

The office building's floor had the same result as the floors below, except that most of the space in the spacious corridors was filled with wizards queuing up.

"They all want to see Remus--"

Sirius nodded with his chin at the group of wizards who were holding documents, stamping their feet and anxiously glancing at their watches, and said in a relaxed tone,
"If I queue normally, it will probably take two hours to see Remus. Fortunately, I have a little privilege."

The last time I saw Professor Lupin was last summer vacation.

At that time, Professor Lupin lived in St. Mungo's for several months because of his fight with Greyback's gang of werewolves. During the time he stayed in his house for a short time to go to the Quidditch World Cup together, Professor Lupin was a middle-aged wizard who lost his job and felt a little confused.

But now, at the innermost part of the simply and plainly decorated office, the wizard sitting behind the desk and giving orders had a look of majesty on his face that made Percy, who often met many high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic, feel a little afraid.

Remus was startled by the sudden appearance of Sirius and Percy in his field of vision. He glanced at the lunch box in Sirius's hand, then subconsciously glanced at the pretty girl with a slightly red face sitting behind another desk in the office, with a slightly complicated smile on his face.
"Excuse me, I need a little private time. Can we talk about this later?"

Remus said this to the wizard who was reporting to him, and the man hurriedly left Remus' office after agreeing, and even considerately closed the door for them.

"Tell me, if I write to Amosta and tell him that you're sending dinner to Amelia every day, what do you think Amosta will do?"

Remus came out from behind his desk and said to the grinning Sirius.

"I think you must have misunderstood something, Remus—"

Sirius walked to Remus' desk, took out a dinner from the lunch box, and placed it casually in front of Remus.

"I'm just worried that my old friend might be too busy at work and forget to have dinner—"

As he spoke, Sirius carefully brought the remaining food to Amelia, who pretended to be calm but whose fair neck was already red.
"Here, I brought you a copy by the way. Amelia Amosta asked Remus and I to take good care of you, but Remus may not have the time to take care of your life here, so I have to come here——"

Even Percy could see the 'bad intentions' hidden in Sirius' smile. He looked at Amelia curiously. According to their conversation, this beautiful girl seemed to have some kind of relationship with Professor Blaine, but they were not a couple.

"Percy, why are you with Sirius?"

Remus's curious call turned Percy from his trance.

"Oh, we met in Diagon Alley—"

Percy said in a somewhat reserved tone. What he had seen and heard along the way from the workshop door to this office had made Percy respect the former Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. He handed the file bag to Remus.

"Well, I went to Hogwarts for some ministry matters, and Professor Brain asked me to bring this to you when I came back. Oh, Professor Brain also asked me to tell you that the people here have no objection."

(End of this chapter)