Mysterious Journey

Chapter 395

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Thanks to Hermione's temporary defection, the first meeting of the core members of *The Quibbler* went extremely smoothly.

Even Hannah, who had been melancholic due to the daily word count updates, soon broke free from her petrified state and excitedly joined the discussions about the next issue's section reforms—as for whether it was due to self-abandonment or a determination to ensure a daily update of two thousand words, only she herself knew.

After lunchtime, Xenophilius Lovegood naturally followed Dumbledore (the real one) and Cornelius Fudge to the Headmaster's office to continue discussing the overall tone of the subsequent news coverage.

Of course, for Albus Dumbledore, the Headmaster's office was perhaps the only remaining "snack and treat" safe haven—house-elves were not allowed to enter the Headmaster's office.

So even if the kitchens wouldn't provide new desserts, at least when Grindelwald was "role-playing" in the morning, there would be some leftover snacks for the Ministry officials… right?

Meanwhile, the other four, including Aeliana, did not return to their dormitories to rest. Instead, led by Hermione and Hannah, they gathered by the hearth in the Hogwarts kitchens, enjoying after-meal drinks while discussing future work plans and operating methods for *The Quibbler*.

Considering the large scale of the changes this time, and the fact that everyone was new to this, *The Quibbler* would temporarily continue with its previous weekly format, but with two to three times the thickness.

At the same time, the art style was also changing from the previous hand-drawn illustrations to a combination of hand-drawn and full-color magic pictures. Only the wealthy Aeliana could afford this in the short term.

Even the best-selling *Daily Prophet* in the magical world used black and white images—not to mention, the previous issues of *The Quibbler* were completely free! Subscription included! Free even without subscription!

In terms of content, the new version of *The Quibbler* was mainly divided into several sections.

The original "Quibbler" section was split into two areas: the News section and the Current Affairs Commentary section.

The News section was used to publish first-hand rules, regulations, laws, and government announcements from the Ministry of Magic… and also major accidents or disasters occurring in the magical world, or international affairs. The requirement for this section was accuracy, objective documents devoid of emotion, like Professor Binns' *History of Magic* lectures.

The Current Affairs Commentary section, on the other hand, continued with *The Quibbler*'s original argumentative style, allowing for free speech on any situation. The sharpness of writing and the quality of expression would serve as the criteria for selection, with Xenophilius Lovegood still responsible for screening and editing.

The only change was the addition of an "anonymous submission" option in this round of submissions.

*The Quibbler* magazine would guarantee anonymity with Hogwarts' reputation. Under no circumstances would the real name of the submitter be revealed, using foreign pseudonyms like Liming, hAnmeimei — in Aeliana's vision, the anonymous feature would appear as a value-added paid feature after the free period.

Of course, the Ministry of Magic's "official water army" would have to pay from the start, at five Galleons per commentary article, including only the sending fee, with the writing fee calculated separately.

In this way, if Aeliana was not mistaken, in such a peculiar social system as Britain, she would be able to stimulate and collect colorful manuscripts, which would undoubtedly be the most reliable information reserve for her and Grindelwald to filter and establish a big data portrait of wizards in the magical world in the future.

Of course, relying solely on cold news and the "Quibbler" and "Five-Galleon Water Army" to confront and fight each other would only be seizing the existing mainstream media's positions in the magical world, such as *Witch Weekly* and the *Daily Prophet*, which was far from enough for Aeliana.

In order to maximize *The Quibbler*'s advantages, strive to defeat all competitors in one go after the first revision, and reach a height they could not catch up with in a short time, *The Quibbler* added a Magical World Secrets section.

This section alone was divided into "How Not to Get Lost in Your Own Home"—Hogwarts Castle Section, "Today in History"—Magical Era Section, and "Explore · Discover"—Other Secret Areas of the Magical World. Each of these could be made into a popular publication on its own.

The first Hogwarts section was mainly completed by Aeliana, Filch, Fred, and George, and primarily introduced the various magical rooms, quick passages, and distribution areas and interesting secrets of important ghosts and portraits in Hogwarts Castle.

Fred and George were the easiest to convince. Interesting, wonderful, and with a lot of Galleons as remuneration, it was a temptation that the not-so-well-off Weasley family could hardly refuse.

As for persuading Argus Filch, it was necessary to cater to his preferences from another aspect.

Thanks to the howler army some time ago, Hogwarts teachers suddenly mastered a forbidden skill: 【Tell the Parents】, but most professors have not yet figured out how to use this skill.

Therefore, Aeliana planned to tell Filch that if he was willing to help provide and point out the distribution of some school premises and facilities, as well as convenient passages, *The Quibbler* would allow him to conduct a monthly "public execution"—publishing the list of students who violated the rules of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that month, including specific violations.

In this way, on the one hand, considering the issue of reputation, Filch would not be able to target the little wizards too neurotically, and on the other hand, the little wizards would not dare to blatantly violate school rules, otherwise they would be beaten up when they went home.

Of course, except for some orphans.

In addition, the section used to introduce the beautiful animals living in the Hogwarts Forbidden Forest, as well as stories of those wonderful magical creatures outside the school, was mainly narrated by Hagrid and edited by Mr. Newt Scamander—perhaps Professor Dumbledore's help would be needed on this point.

"Today in History"—Magical Era Section, was naturally organized by Aeliana, Hermione, and Hannah, but the content review was mainly the responsibility of Professor Binns, and the first draft revision was personally completed by the enthusiastic author of *History of Magic*.

"Explore · Discover"—Other Secret Areas of the Magical World, was mainly about some high-risk and highly confidential magical areas, the main person in charge was "Mr. Otto," and the titles of several issues were: 【The Lost Nurmengard Castle】.

The remaining Quidditch section and the Magical Academic Exchange section were open to all wizards in the magical world.

According to Aeliana's initial plan, at least one-third of the Galleons would be invested in this area to attract attention.

It is always a good move to spend a fortune to recruit talented people.

Then, at Aeliana's insistence, *The Quibbler* also specially opened up an inconspicuous small tofu block position.

Both the name and the space occupied were very small: Elementary Mathematics Exercises Explained.

Perhaps in the near future, Ravenclaw students, as well as those little guys who wanted to sneak into Ravenclaw to get girls, would buy a copy every week.

As for the last, and most important, in Aeliana's long-term plan, as long as the Floo Network was opened up and a virtual currency settlement mechanism was established, this would be a magical world prototype that could simultaneously carry "eBay," "Taobao," "Ele.me"...these future Internet-era giants.

It was the illustrated and pictorial — A Bite of Hogwarts section, which occupied at least one-third of *The Quibbler*!

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Goo ah, don't ask about the computer, it's beyond repair. Because it hasn't been turned off, and has been running a game simulator for a long time~

So I can only code with my phone recently~

Goo ha ha ha~

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