Chapter 8: Of Two Cents Worth and Shopping Malls
Back in their room, Ginny noticed Draco reading a huge stack of documents, and feeling really bored herself, she'd walked over to the man and asked, "What's that you're reading?"
"Nothing much, just some plans I have on some investments in the wizarding world" replied the blond. "Mind if you tell me bout it?" Ginny probed. This caused Draco to look up from the documents and eyed her curiously. Then he spoke, "Well, if you really want to know. I'm intending to rebuild Diagon alley into one of those huge shopping malls they have in the muggle world" Ginny gave him a thoughtful look and turned silent all at once.
"You wouldn't be interested anyway, what would you know about investments" Draco taunted.
"Mind if I give my two cents worth Mr Malfoy?" Ginny asked eyeing the blond. Draco gave a surprised look and nodded, prompting her to go on.
"The idea of a shopping mall is great. At least people wouldn't have to run down the whole street just to get their essentials. Imagine, a mother with three kids, two who are attending Hogwarts and a screaming baby. She'd have to run to at least 4 different stores just to get school necessities for her two elder ones while holding a screaming baby. With the mall, she could get everything she needed at one level, and we could have a nursery to hold her baby when she shops. That way, she'd be able to shop in peace" Ginny said with a smile as she pictured the image. Draco looked at her, clearly impressed. Then she continued, "Oh, and we could tag her child at the nursery, you know just like the way people tag their belongings at the locker area. Children are far more important, so it'd make even more sense to have them tagged" Ginny finished off with a glint in her eye.
"I've never thought of that. So what do you suggest we sell at the mall?" Draco probed.
"We should have one level dedicated to school necessities, where they have quills, robes, cauldrons, books. Another level for pets, because you can't have squealing animals and stationery put together, they don't fit. Then we could sell products related to babies, that'll be good. We could import stuffs from the muggle world and sell them. And finally, we could build a linkage to Gringotts, so people can get their money and make it back to the mall without having to step out into the open" Ginny said excitedly.
"Sounds pretty impressive. Have you been planning this?" Draco asked.
"No, but I've been thinking about getting a shop of my own, since you wanted a mall, I figured my idea could work if I put some things together to get a bigger picture" Ginny said grinning at him.
"Why don't you write it down for me? It sounds rather appealing" Draco said, handing her a piece of parchment and a quill, and Ginny started writing out her ideas.
Back in their room, Ginny noticed Draco reading a huge stack of documents, and feeling really bored herself, she'd walked over to the man and asked, "What's that you're reading?"
"Nothing much, just some plans I have on some investments in the wizarding world" replied the blond. "Mind if you tell me bout it?" Ginny probed. This caused Draco to look up from the documents and eyed her curiously. Then he spoke, "Well, if you really want to know. I'm intending to rebuild Diagon alley into one of those huge shopping malls they have in the muggle world" Ginny gave him a thoughtful look and turned silent all at once.
"You wouldn't be interested anyway, what would you know about investments" Draco taunted.
"Mind if I give my two cents worth Mr Malfoy?" Ginny asked eyeing the blond. Draco gave a surprised look and nodded, prompting her to go on.
"The idea of a shopping mall is great. At least people wouldn't have to run down the whole street just to get their essentials. Imagine, a mother with three kids, two who are attending Hogwarts and a screaming baby. She'd have to run to at least 4 different stores just to get school necessities for her two elder ones while holding a screaming baby. With the mall, she could get everything she needed at one level, and we could have a nursery to hold her baby when she shops. That way, she'd be able to shop in peace" Ginny said with a smile as she pictured the image. Draco looked at her, clearly impressed. Then she continued, "Oh, and we could tag her child at the nursery, you know just like the way people tag their belongings at the locker area. Children are far more important, so it'd make even more sense to have them tagged" Ginny finished off with a glint in her eye.
"I've never thought of that. So what do you suggest we sell at the mall?" Draco probed.
"We should have one level dedicated to school necessities, where they have quills, robes, cauldrons, books. Another level for pets, because you can't have squealing animals and stationery put together, they don't fit. Then we could sell products related to babies, that'll be good. We could import stuffs from the muggle world and sell them. And finally, we could build a linkage to Gringotts, so people can get their money and make it back to the mall without having to step out into the open" Ginny said excitedly.
"Sounds pretty impressive. Have you been planning this?" Draco asked.
"No, but I've been thinking about getting a shop of my own, since you wanted a mall, I figured my idea could work if I put some things together to get a bigger picture" Ginny said grinning at him.
"Why don't you write it down for me? It sounds rather appealing" Draco said, handing her a piece of parchment and a quill, and Ginny started writing out her ideas.