Archdruid of Hogwarts

Chapter 8 Present and Future

Only by coming and going can friendship be established.

There is only one side, which is called giving or giving.

Dumbledore hopes to establish a friendship with Ernie. After all, Ernie has proven with his actions in recent years that he is a "Wealth Code".

Now that Ernie took the initiative to mention his kindness, he naturally wanted to hear it.

Sure enough, Ernie talked about money.

"There is a saying in the world that almost all problems include economic problems.

Substitute it to you.

Your main problem right now is lack of money.

Although the Order of the Phoenix has a very high reputation among the people (wizard circles), its nature is still a fan club, rather than an official organization.

Even during the Wizarding War, the Order of the Phoenix failed to reach an official employment agreement, but fought against evil as volunteers.

In this way, as long as they are thick-skinned, the Ministry of Magic will not provide any funding to the Order of the Phoenix, let alone compensation for injuries and deaths.

The actual situation is that the bureaucrats of the British Ministry of Magic really don't have much to show off.

To put it harshly, people still think that the Order of the Phoenix has over-performed, making them too incompetent in comparison.

So, the Wizarding War ended, the Ministry of Magic just praised him, gave him honors and a little symbolic money, and the page was closed.

After World War II, the self-rescue process of licking my wounds has fully revealed that death is actually a kind of happiness, and being half-dead is the real torture.

Let’s go to the Order of the Phoenix, let alone Frank and Alice (Neville’s parents) who are hospitalized at St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies.

Hospitalization is not free, and these two couples are hospitalized on a year-by-year basis. The Longbottom family has been drained...

The Longbottoms are miserable, but will the other Order members be fine?

Remus Lupin has reached middle age and is still wallowing in the mud, Sirius has been unjustly imprisoned to this day, and the Weasley family is living in poverty...

This should not be the ending of a hero, with bloodshed and tears.

And money can solve a lot of problems. Making money is a practical need. Without money, it is difficult to perform even basic etiquette, and you are powerless.

So, I thought about it again and again. Although money is a tacky thing, I think it is a good favor to give back from this perspective and help you solve some of your problems in this area. "

Dumbledore sighed: "It's very good, especially this understanding, which is touching."

Ernie took the opportunity to make a condition: "However, you have to do one more favor for the MacMillan family, and that is to accompany me to Diagon Alley to purchase utensils."

Dumbledore frowned and pushed up his glasses: "I understand what you mean, but I think this method is too rough."

Ernie stated his thoughts: "In the human world, power is respected. In the extraordinary wizarding world, the expression of this phenomenon is more straightforward.

The Dark Lord and the White Wizard are both at the pinnacle of power, and as much as you fear the former, you respect the latter.

Therefore, even if they are widely watched, their every word and deed will be interpreted, or even over-interpreted. Mortal national leaders are far less concerned by the people than the power of the extraordinary world.

Also, as the principal of Hogwarts, you are the teacher of all students. Being slightly close to any student will be interpreted as a preference.

In this way, the right to arbitrate over those close to you is lost. Once something happens, it will be difficult to stand up and speak out. No matter how fair and objective it is, it will be preconceived that it is partiality. "

Dumbledore nodded: "Indeed."

Ernie said: "But what if I say that although I also meet the prophecy's characteristics of being able to survive a catastrophe, in fact, the child of destiny in Trelawney's prophecy is someone else?"

Dumbledore was silent.

Ernie did not take up the fight and continued: "I said before, the current me is the past, present, and future, the trinity. In other words, I have the perspective of the downstream of history, thus gaining the prophetic advantage.

Seeing through things without telling them is the basic rule for taking advantage of the prophetic power.

So, forgive me for not telling everything I know, because the role you play is so important. It specifically involves a lot of real performances and decision-making, which cannot be accomplished simply by acting.

To a bighorn like you, the Prophet is actually a burden, even a curse.

I am different. In the original history, I was just an almost transparent foil. For a series of major events, green leaves are not even considered. They can only be regarded as background props with some recognition.

So I'm not worried about getting out early. Especially since I had no intention of being a trendsetter.

I position myself as vaccination + patch, so that justice can be done and the ending can be more complete.

Therefore, the cruder the message that the McMillan family is on your side, the stronger the message, the better. As the Daily Prophet has always shown, there will be a big talk the next day, and my goal will be achieved. "

Dumbledore looked solemn, thinking, took a few steps, and asked, "Will money affect the overall situation?"

"It doesn't matter." Ernie explained firmly: "From the perspective of a series of events centered around Voldemort's resurrection and death, it doesn't matter whether you have money in the early stage, because the main stage is in the school. In the later stage, it doesn't matter.

You should understand that the essence of the war in the British wizarding world is actually a struggle between vested interests and the reformists. Voldemort is only the representative, but also the courage and flag.

Although this flag is a bit evil and smelly, as long as it is erected, the phenomenon of siding with others will occur. The first half that ended abruptly ten years ago will continue until the final result is reached.

In this context, whether the Order of the Phoenix is ​​as weak as it was in its original history, or whether it is much more powerful, it cannot actually prevent the war from happening.

If Malfoy and the others had the choice, why should they obey a moody, eccentric and violent person as their leader?

Tom may have had some cult charm when he was young, that kind of bad-ass yet handsome look that could seduce young women.

But when he gave up the handsome face that he hated (because he inherited the appearance of his Muggle father) and cut his soul into many parts to avoid death, he used irritability and hysteria to cover up his fear of death. Apart from the fear, what else is left?

If this is also a huge charm, then wouldn’t all the patients in the lunatic asylum be celebrities with countless fans?

So, in my eyes, Tom is a super thug for vested interest groups.

Just like the head of state of the Third Reich, who had no descendants, lived a very frugal life, and was known for his hysterical problems, it was easy to pass a mental diagnosis as a scapegoat.

Even if the people's prestige is really high, their health has not been very good due to injuries when they were young and other reasons. At most, they have to hold their noses and endure it for 20 or 30 years. The huge profit cake they have created is not yet vested interests such as the Juncker nobles. And speculators?

Where is Voldemort? What positive public prestige does he have? Apart from terror, pain and death, has he ever brought any benefit to people?

It can be said that his tragic ending was doomed early on, and no one really cared about him. Those with vested interests, conspirators, and speculators are thinking about what and how much they can gain when he stirs up a bloody storm. What we are thinking about is how to prevent a large number of people from becoming his victims, and even the entire British wizarding world being dragged down by him. "

"It seems that all major events are within your planning and calculation."

Ernie smiled: "No matter how good the plan is, it must be well executed. You are a person who has experienced the most splendid century of human civilization. How often do you have amazing plans, but poor implementation, and the final ending is bullshit?"

This is also the reason why I clearly have the advantage of being a prophet, but I have no intention of killing the mysterious man into a weak state.

First of all, there is no complete certainty.

Destroying those soul boxes requires a price for each one.

And every time one is missing, the mysterious person's thinking will become less crazy and hysterical. Sanity will return. And the historical trajectory was severely damaged, with no prophetic information available anymore.

But our side, both my own and yours, need to accumulate strength.

Voldemort is the banner, and so are you. The vested interests are powerful, while the reformists are in embarrassment and have not yet recovered from the pain of ten years ago.

It’s not possible without development. We have to wait for more mixed-blood wizards and Muggle-born wizards to grow up, so that we can still hold on to our basic base even if we lose your protection. Otherwise, it will be the darkest moment and the great purge.

You can't let Ilfamoni Magic Academy open a branch in England, right? "

"Never allow it!" Dumbledore said decisively.

Dumbledore cannot accept such humiliation as his son becomes his father, and such an international joke has been made on "My Great Britain".

Ernie added: "Secondly, Voldemort's setback in Godric's Hollow was also sudden for our side, and many enemies fell through the cracks and escaped.

Problems are always problems. To heal the injury, the ulcer must be cut away. Therefore, Voldemort's restoration is necessary. This time, it will be our home court. Those who are guilty must pay the price! "

Dumbledore nodded and said: "In the future, will you work in the Foreign Affairs Department? Okay, just kidding. I agree to your proposal.

So, what about my side? Need to do anything in the near future? Or should I just go to school with peace of mind and count the money when the day comes? "

"You need to solve the exchange problem between pounds and gold galleons." Ernie sighed and said:

"Actually, in my opinion, it is a stupid and funny situation for the goblins to control the economic lifeline of the wizards. Maybe after the goblin war, the victors, the wizards, also had many unspeakable secrets.

These are not important for now.

The fact now is that currency exchange must not bypass Gringotts, and Gringotts is colluding with pure-blood dignitaries and the Ministry of Magic, trying to seize their leverage and force them to submit, but it is a technical job, and it may not be possible to return it. Will be counterattacked.

Although these goblins are just younger brothers in the professional field compared to their mortal counterparts. There is no need for Wall Street elites, ordinary traders can use financial tricks to play them to death.

But I still don't recommend using this method. Those monsters are vengeful, cruel, stubborn, and short-sighted. They are courteous on the outside and disobedient on the inside. They resent those who are far away but don't show mercy to those who are close. They are all kinds of losers and change their tricks to hold them back. They are so evil that they are not suitable for gentle action...

Sorry, I have a lot of resentment towards them. I can't even think of the necessity of their existence without mentioning the right of all things to exist.

Okay, let’s get to the point. The only solution I can think of is to get through and launder money, walking on two legs.

Muddling through refers to buying things with mortal money to meet material needs without going through the Gringotts financial system.

For example, we start from the actual needs of the members of the Order of the Phoenix, provide support from daily consumption to large-ticket consumption, and use the extraordinary power for cover-up and other aspects. For example, adding a constant extension spell to the living space in a dilapidated house, with all kinds of convenient facilities available, thereby improving the quality of life.

Another example is this money laundering. Hogwarts cafeteria consumption is still OK, and there are large purchases. We can set up some school-run enterprises to raise chickens and pigs. These production and consumption units all have money flowing through them. As long as a simple closed loop is formed, a considerable portion of the ingredients can be purchased with mortal funds.

Due to multiple levels of control such as large-scale production and scientific breeding, Mortal's food ingredients are much cheaper in comparison.

As for food inspection, I can provide high-quality feed. After being transferred in, you can feed it for up to a week and it will meet the standard or even exceed it. And we can settle the matter with mortal currency.

In this way, there are gold galleons. For those in need, such as Lu Ping, they can reasonably obtain gold galleons through private tutoring and other methods.

The young wizards who were born in the mortal world lacked the foundation of mysticism and could not keep up with their homework. The wizards disliked the instability of werewolves, but those who were born in the mortal world did not dislike them. After all, they went according to the class schedule and they did not live together all day.

All in all, it's about taking advantage of loopholes and operating within the rules.

As for meeting places, safe houses, etc., they are used as cover in fast food restaurants, slaughterhouses, etc. where people come and go in the mortal world, and there are secret doors inside to connect to the extended spell space.

Even the employees of convenience stores and slaughterhouses do not need to be specifically informed. They only need to leave loopholes for wizards to enter and exit when constructing and formulating operating rules, and it is completely OK.

I believe this is more suitable than Blake’s old house, McMillan’s ancestral house, etc. The three defenses (detection, targeting, and destruction) are effective, and it will not disturb other people’s private lives..."

Ernie had a eloquent tongue and talked nonsense, but Dumbledore just loved to hear it.

Although the core of these deceptions is not new, to him, the ideas are novel and down-to-earth.

The reliance on magic is very low, mainly playing with money, or playing with capital. This gave him a refreshing feeling.

He felt that according to Ernie's ideas, whether it was gold galleons or magical power, it could indeed be spent on the blade.

How can the Ministry of Magic monitor who buys groceries and food every day? Then what is saved in this aspect can be used on materials such as the Constant Extension Spell.

With enough material, similar to Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts Suitcase, that's not a problem. Newt is not known for his amazing spellcasting ability. Its convenience in terms of tools is largely due to the fact that the Scamander family is not short of money.

All in all, if you use gold Galleons to purchase extraordinary objects in the wizarding world, and use mortal currency to purchase various supplies that can be purchased in the mortal world, the Order of the Phoenix will be able to thrive like a seedling that has been nourished and fertilized.

Only by interacting frequently and practicing together can we have tacit understanding and cooperation, and we can be a team. Otherwise, everyone is busy all day long, running around for life. And what a shitty fighting ability.

The strength of the dark wizard lies largely in off-the-job training. This is the same as the ancient knights taking off their jobs to specialize in combat...

Dumbledore knew this very well, and he nodded: "Very good, we might as well have more exchanges like this in the future."...

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