Chapter 588 A New Beginning

The early 1990s may have been the last era of innocence.

The wizards living in the magical world are more plain and simple than Elena imagined.

In the following weeks, the financial crisis that occurred in the wizarding world dissipated as quickly as it came. People became more vigilant and occasionally cursed the damn remnants of the Dark Lord. In addition, normal life quickly returned to its original track, and the worst situation of group loss of control did not occur.

This was mainly due to the joint statement from Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic and Gringotts, which stabilized the situation in time.

Under the negotiation of the Headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore, and the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, the huge wealth gained from mortgaging Hogwarts was injected into Gringotts Wizarding Bank in the form of debt-for-equity swaps. , to make up for the capital chain.

At the same time, the magic world began to promote the exchange of [Hogwarts-Golden Galleons] and [Gringotts Native Gold Galleons]. From now on, goblins can no longer distribute Gold Galleons indiscriminately. Every new "Hawking" All represent an equity stake in Gringotts.

On the other hand, the Gringotts Goblin Council of Elders, who secretly colluded with the dark forces and signed a contract with Peter Pettigrew to mortgage Hogwarts, also publicly announced the dissolution of the council the day after the public trial, with the young Goblin Queen in charge of the new Gringotts. Pavilion.

Regarding the detailed information about the Goblin Queen, there is not much information available to the wizarding world. It seems that the Ministry of Magic's previous knowledge of the Goblin Council of Gringotts was limited to the names of individual elders.

According to the information revealed by Gringotts and the photos of the Goblin Queen's throne provided by the goblins, what people can infer can be roughly summarized into the following points - woman, dwarf, foreigner.

Of course, the Minister of Magic and a handful of senior officials will know a little more inside information. For example, the name of the Fairy Queen is "Bronya". She is not a fairy born in the UK, but comes from a more mysterious place. The place.

Judging from the reaction of the Gringotts Wizarding Bank, this young goblin queen obviously has an IQ and authority that is no less than that of the former Council of Elders. Almost overnight, she won the unanimous support of all the Gringotts goblins. During the reorganization of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, there were no discordant voices.

The most important thing is that as soon as she took office, the new Goblin Queen showed a completely different friendly attitude from the former Gringotts, as well as an amazing courage that was greatly appreciated by the Ministry of Magic and the wizarding world - Her Majesty the Queen's first... An order was given to "turn back time" to the afternoon of April 1st. The deposit amounts of all wizards in the wizarding world in Gringotts would be reset according to the records at that time.

At the same time, Gringotts Wizarding Bank also officially separated from the American branch of Gringotts, which had been "renamed" the "National Federal Magical Reserve System", recognized the other party's independent identity in the international and financial fields, and declared war. .

Unless the "Magical Federal Reserve" returns all the gold Galleons defrauded from the European continent, Gringotts Wizarding Bank will impose financial sanctions on it in the world at all costs, even if this process may be extremely tortuous and long, but in Destiny With the support of the Group, Hogwarts, and the entire European wizarding community, I believe that justice will eventually come.

As the chief culprit of financial fraud, Voldemort's secret adviser, and the most forbearing conspirator in the wizarding world, Peter Pettigrew was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban after the Wizengamot Tribunal ruled, and was sentenced to life in Azkaban. At the suggestion of Dumbledore, he was given a special straitjacket to prevent him from transforming into a mouse and escaping from the prison.

After a referendum on the Lestrange family's treasury, Gringotts decided to follow the advice of the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts and confiscate all the property in the treasury to compensate Peter Pettigrew and Bellatrix Ly. The damage and sequelae caused by Strange and others to the wizarding world, among which the jewelry, utensils and magic props that cannot be distributed directly, are valued at Gringotts and purchased by Hogwarts, and converted into equivalent gold. Galleons are handed over to the Ministry of Magic for unified distribution.

With the receipt of a large sum of gold galleons and the reputation brought by turning the tide in times of crisis, Cornelius Fudge was in a particularly good mood these days. Every time he met other employees at the Ministry of Magic, his face lit up. With a rich smile.

The decision on compensation for Sirius Black has finally been finalized.

In addition to revoking his sentence, the Ministry of Magic originally planned to award him a Medal of Merlin, First Class, as a reward, but Black refused on the grounds that "he did not make a contribution, but made a mistake, so he deserved it." , after several discussions, the Ministry of Magic decided to grant Black immunity for a "non-major criminal case".

In other words, unless Sirius Black used the Unforgivable Curse in public, or in other serious criminal cases, in other cases where there is a violation of law, he has the right to use this immunity to withdraw a prosecution against him by the Ministry of Magic.

Of course, Dumbledore had warned Sirius very seriously in private that sneaking into Azkaban and murdering criminals imprisoned there was not within the scope of this immunity. Moreover, he still had to shoulder the responsibilities of a godfather. Responsibility.

In addition, there was another unexpected surprise. With the fact that Tom Riddle was Voldemort was publicly revealed, and after the subsequent investigation and inquiry by the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic, it once fell on Tom Riddle. All of his honors were revoked at the same time, and Rubeus Hagrid, who was framed by him, became the first hero to fight against Voldemort.

However, for Hagrid, this beauty not only came a little late, but also...

"Mr. Hagrid, please don't get distracted! These, these, and these are all things that you must remember. If you don't want to start from the first grade next year, then at least you can't fall behind too much on the basic written examination. "

In the small wooden house located on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, Hermione patted the wooden table in front of her with some dissatisfaction. The table was filled with notes from various subjects that had been marked with various colors, as well as a notebook that made people feel a little embarrassed. Detailed review plan.

As the recognized academic leader in this school and the few wizards who have the best relationship with Hagrid, they have learned that Hagrid needs to take a comprehensive written examination to determine whether he will start over at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry next year. After finishing the first year of school, Hermione took the initiative to help Hagrid make a review plan. Of course, besides her, there was also Percy Weasley.

After all, she had barely finished previewing the second-grade content for the senior-grade courses, and she didn't understand many of the knowledge points thoroughly. She couldn't recite them with good punctuation like a first-grade textbook.

"Oh, Hermione, please forgive me... Anyway, Professor Dumbledore said that you can pass if you fail..."

"To be precise, it's P or above," Hermione quickly retorted. "The performance evaluation at Hogwarts is divided into six levels, excellent (O), good (E), passing (A), poor (P), and very poor. Poor (D) or extremely poor (T), your special preferential treatment is just to move it down a grade slightly compared to other students, but if you reach D, you still have to retake it."

As the girl spoke, she looked at the big game guard in front of her with a stern look. That familiar look made Rubeus Hagrid seem to see a miniature version of Professor McGonagall in a trance.

Hagrid hesitated, looked at Hermione Granger, and whispered with some uncertainty on his face.

"But...but I heard that little girl Elena said that there is actually an easier way to cope with the exam..."