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You can't do all the housework yourself.
If all else fails, he'll have to hire a house-elf.
Even after Levin's explanation, Sirius still found it somewhat unbelievable.
The young wizard before them seemed to have surpassed Dumbledore in some aspects of his abilities.
At least he had never seen Dumbledore create a portal or anything like that.
From this perspective, his previous worries were probably unnecessary.
After all, given the level Levin demonstrated just now, even without the Black family's spellbook, he could still develop quite a few terrifying spells.
Once the wooden golems had emptied the bookshelves, Blake said to Levin, "Next is the real treasure trove of the Blake family. Please follow me."
So Levin followed Blake to an inconspicuous room in a corner on the first floor.
However, the way to open this room is very complicated.
Levin watched helplessly as Blake cast spells, recited incantations, and dripped blood before finally managing to open the thick magic door.
In this room, huge boxes were stacked neatly.
Levin casually opened a box, and inside it glittered with gold.
If his own vault hadn't been in such a state, Levin would probably have been dazzled by the gold coins and lost his composure in front of Blake.
Blake stared in astonishment at the still composed Levin, clicking his tongue in amazement.
This young man is admirable not only in his magical skills but also in his approach to money.
Every chest in the room was filled with various gold and silver jewels, making the room completely full.
“Now, they’re all yours,” Blake said with a smile.
For Levin, who possesses the Philosopher's Stone, these gold coins are nothing to him.
However, he was quite satisfied with Blake's attitude. He shook his head and said to Blake, "As agreed, I only want your books and collection."
“But this gold and silver is also my treasure.” Blake was somewhat surprised that someone would refuse such a large sum of money. “I never go back on my word. Moreover, such a huge fortune can support you in doing many things. You can use this fortune to become a big figure in the magical world.”
“I am already a big shot in the wizarding world,” Levin retorted seriously. “And I believe that with my own abilities, my status in the wizarding world will continue to rise, and it will not be difficult for me to surpass Dumbledore.”
Levin spoke with absolute confidence.
But having witnessed everything that had just happened, Blake found himself somewhat convinced that Levin would actually do what he said.
Levin sighed and advised, "Black, you need this money more than I do. Think about Harry. He has the inheritance from his parents, but it's barely enough for him to live comfortably. Don't you want to provide Harry with the best possible living conditions?"
He paused for a moment, then said, "How about this: if I ever have any projects that require a lot of money in the future, I will seek your investment as soon as possible. What do you think?"
When Harry was mentioned, Black was silent for a while, then sincerely thanked Levin: "Well then, in that case, these treasures will remain with me for now. If you need them in the future, you can come to me anytime."
After confirming that there was nothing more he wanted in the house, Levin left 12 Grimmauld Place, waving goodbye to Sirius Black.
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Chapter 239 Long Pass Fast Break, Pick and Roll, and Run-and-Roll
Although Levin acquired a large portion of the Black family's treasures
However, he did not study them immediately.
Because this year's Quidditch season finally marks the start of Ravenclaw's season.
According to Tonks, Hamish McFarlane, the manager of the World Cup team, will travel to Hogwarts to watch the next game in Ravenclaw.
If Levin wants to play alongside Cirella in the next Quidditch World Cup, he'll have to perform well in the next few matches.
Besides him, Roger was also very enthusiastic about the upcoming Quidditch matches.
This was Roger's last Quidditch match before graduation. Even though Ravenclaw had won the championship for two consecutive years, he put in almost 200% of his effort. The Ravenclaw Quidditch captain wanted to finish his final match with a three-peat.
It was obvious to everyone that Roger was determined to get it.
He discussed tactics endlessly, seemingly never tiring of organizing everyone's training.
But the players soon discovered that Levin Green, who had always treated Quidditch as just an extracurricular pastime, was now taking it seriously.
He not only became much more active in training, but also took over the tactical planning for the Ravenclaw team.
Everyone knows that the Ravenclaws are geniuses with very high IQs, and they excel at everything they do.
Soon, they witnessed the genius's mastery of Quidditch tactics, in addition to his Quidditch skills.
After taking over the Quidditch team's tactics, Levine completely abandoned Roger's series of fancy traditional Quidditch tactics.
The so-called "Transylvanian feint" is a trick that involves pretending to hit the other person's nose to confuse them (as long as the other person's nose is not actually touched, this trick is legal).
The so-called "Wulangong's 'Shaped Flight Technique'" is simply a ball chaser's zigzag flight.
The "sloth rolling around on a tree" refers to a player hanging on a broom, hugging the broom handle tightly with both hands and feet to avoid a moving ball;
The "Chelmonteston charge" is when the chaser stands on a broomstick and jumps to push the Quaffle towards the goalpost.
The "starfish upside down" is when the goalkeeper grabs a broom handle with one hand, hooks one foot on it, and stretches out his limbs to block the Quake ball as much as possible.
In his view, these are basically individual tactical maneuvers, mostly skill-based, falling under the category of individual ability.
It can't be said that it has no help in actual competition, but it can be said that it's not very helpful.
After all, individual skills can only be used effectively under specific circumstances.
In his view, most Quidditch matches in the world place too much emphasis on individual skills and neglect overall tactics and strategy.
This is not incorrect, because sports with fewer participants place more emphasis on individual skills and tactics.
But Quidditch has seven players, so focusing solely on individual skills and tactics is too one-sided.
Especially since Ravenclaw already has two core players, Levin and Cirihong, they can handle the skills and such, while the others can just be blue-collar workers and don't need to bother practicing tactics that they can't use.
Therefore, after he took over tactical training, Ravenclaw's training time was divided into two parts.
One part remains traditional technical and tactical training, while the other part is overall tactical training.
Levin devised several tactics for Ravenclaw in one go.
For example, in a long-pass counter-attack, the goalkeeper or the tracking player receives the Quaffle from the opponent's shot and, while the opponent is still on the defensive, immediately sends a long pass of the Quaffle to the enemy's side of the field, allowing Levin and Cirella to quickly launch a counter-attack.
The problem with this tactic is that the accuracy of long passes is hard to guarantee, and the attacking players may not be able to react in time.
However, this disadvantage is nothing to Ravenclaw. Levin and Ciri's reaction speed, along with their Firebolts, ensure they can launch a quick attack in time.
As for not being able to pass accurately... well, if the ball chaser tries hard enough, they can catch it accurately too.
So goalkeeper Grant Page abandoned his fancy "starfish overhead kick" and began focusing on practicing long passes.
Roger, the weakest of the three chasers, also practiced with him.
Levin's second tactic is man-to-man defense followed by a pick-and-roll.
This means that all players are assigned to one-on-one man-to-man defense against the opposing team. However, when the ball carrier is intercepted, the nearest friendly player quickly switches to defend, blocking the defender for the ball carrier and facilitating a breakthrough attack.
The key to this tactic is to exploit a time difference, disrupting the enemy's rhythm through a sudden switch of defense.
The advantage of this tactic is that everyone can participate, and it doesn't require very advanced skills.
After all, batters and seekers can also man-to-man and set screens for chasers—as long as they don't touch the Quaffle themselves.
In addition, there is the run-and-gun tactic, which involves maintaining a fast pace of play for a long time, wearing down the opponent through tireless flying, passing and shooting.
This tactic is also quite suitable for Ravenclaw, because they have a broom advantage. The three Ravenclaws have three Firebolts, and if their old-generation game brooms, which they have replaced, can be used to sweep the Seven Stars, they can also replace the team's oldest brooms.
Cai Wen's series of simple yet effective tactics impressed Ravenclaw's players.
They unanimously agreed that this tactic best suited Ravenclaw's intellectual style.
"Let's outsmart them!" This was Roger's spirited declaration.
So the young Ravenclaw wizards began to gradually abandon practicing those fancy skills and instead focused on practicing basic moves such as passing, sharp turns, and long passes, vowing to give all their enemies a surprise in the upcoming matches.
Before we know it, the end of February is approaching, and Ravenclaw will soon be playing their first match.
Before the match day, Levin contacted Onyxia and asked her to arrange for a reporter from The Quibbler to go to Hogwarts for an interview.
This also puts pressure on Hamish McFarlane, who came to watch the game.
After acquiring a majority stake in The Quibbles during the Christmas holidays, The Quibbles, now well-funded, underwent a series of expansions and restructurings under Onyxia's leadership.
In addition to the original content, new sections have been added, including current affairs, news, magic questions, and Quidditch.
The next day, when the Ravenclaw team entered the auditorium, they were greeted with enthusiastic applause.
Even the Hufflepuff and Slytherin students were applauding and cheering for them.
Long before Cedric Diggory, Hufflepuff's Seeker, inexplicably snatched the Golden Snitch from Harry's hands due to the Dementors' attack and defeated Gryffindor,
The two houses fell out over Quidditch.
Most of the lion cubs believed that the victory was dishonorably stolen from them by the badger cubs.
And what about Slytherin?
They'd love for Gryffindor to die!
Whenever they say this, the Slytherins often have a ferocious expression, looking like they want to devour a Gryffindor on the spot!
What deep-seated hatred must there be... Oh, it's Malfoy, sorry to bother you...
The incident with the Willow is over, but that doesn't mean he doesn't hold a grudge against Ron. And because of that grudge, he naturally extends that hatred to the entire Gryffindor family, making them his mortal enemies.
Another key reason is that Levin is very popular!
Throughout Hogwarts, over a hundred young wizards have joined the Erudite Society, and more than twenty have joined the core class where Levin personally teaches them arcane theory.
These people have now figured out the basic school divisions and have all learned a few simple and useful zero-ring tricks.
Young wizards often show off their "Mage Hand" in the lounge, deliberately using it to fold a blanket or pour a cup of tea from a distance, thus winning unanimous praise from the onlookers.
These junior wizards are often the core figures in various academies.
Levin controlled them, which was essentially equivalent to controlling public opinion across the various colleges.
In return, Levin naturally became a national idol, and even the Ravenclaw Quidditch team benefited from his fame.
Feeling immense pressure from being ostracized by all three houses, the Gryffindors conspicuously displayed Harry's Firebolt, placing it in the most prominent position on the dining table.
Led by Wood, a group of Gryffindor members performed a series of pre-battle rituals around the Firebolt, making it resemble a shrine ceremony.