Chapter 287 Smart Mr. Wallop

Summer vacation has begun, and Sean, who was originally busy, suddenly became free.

In magic courses, practice is still king. If there is no actual magic casting, the effect of self-study will be much reduced. Sean has used the Dark Mark to ask little Barty that even if he changes to an adult wand, he cannot cast spells freely during the summer vacation.

Every year on the return day of Hogwarts, a staff member from the Ministry of Magic stays at King's Cross Station, and his job is to disperse traces. When the little wizards walk out of the platform, the magical magic of Trace Silk will automatically wrap around each minor wizard. The Ministry of Magic will use this to monitor whether the little wizards are illegally casting spells outside the school.

The accuracy of the trace silk is not enough. It can only monitor a rough range, so it is difficult for the Ministry of Magic to determine whether the young wizard in the wizard family has violated the rules of casting spells.

Moreover, probably because the workload of constant monitoring is too great, the Ministry of Magic will only start monitoring during holidays such as summer vacation and Christmas. The main targets are wizards from Muggle families.

In other words, trace silk is a kind of monitoring for the inherently unstable attributes of underage wizards. It is not attached to the wand and only detects magic fluctuations in an area.

For example, Sean is the only wizard in his area. If there is a magic fluctuation, the Ministry of Magic will immediately send a letter to remind him of the violation. At that time, professionals will use the flashback spell to test his wand to determine whether he has violated the law. If it's in an area where wizards are densely packed, the Ministry of Magic won't care at all.

Currently, trace silk will no longer be effective until the wizard reaches adulthood.

Sean was a little depressed after hearing the news, which meant that if he wanted to cast spells freely, he could only wait until school started or go to places like Diagon Alley and Godric's Hollow during the summer vacation.

Sean, who was depressed for a while, quickly regained his optimism. Since he couldn't use magic, he should do other things.

For example, read all the textbooks for the next school year, or deepen your relationship with your magical animals.

The basilisk was in good condition, and the guy became even more excited after Sean sneaked it into the jungle for a few laps during Wallop's family vacation abroad.

Kangaroo tastes good, or so it says.

However, Sean, who was worried about being discovered by the Australian Ministry of Magic, only dared to find some remote places to let him go for a ride in the middle of the night. However, the basilisk that had lived at the bottom of the Black Lake for hundreds of years was quite satisfied. It felt that it was with the right person. .

When he returned to London after the vacation, Sean deliberately piled up a lot of daily prophets in the open window of the attic. After playing with Ella for a while, he went to the attic to read the news about the wizarding world during this period.

Nothing major happened. Except for the Grindelwald wanted notice in the lower left corner, which occupied less and less space, the biggest news recently was that the election for the British Minister of Magic was about to begin.

Fudge is obviously very enthusiastic about being re-elected, and every issue of the Daily Prophet contains scenes of his various speeches.

Apart from Fudge, Barty Crouch is naturally the loudest voice. The current Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement has the support of many people.

The Minister of Magic is elected through democratic voting, and several members have clearly expressed their intentions.

Sancho Peterson, a well-known writer for the Daily Prophet, mentioned in his article: "The ministerial election is in full swing. Whether Fudge will be re-elected or Crouch will be elected. I think that Dumbledore, who has never expressed an opinion on this, Lido will be the key to this. Of course, according to reliable information, Dumbledore has been busy hunting down Grindelwald. This great wizard who has repeatedly rejected the Ministry of Magic’s invitation to become minister seems to have never been interested in power..."

"For example, for the position of president of the International Confederation of Wizards, Dumbledore, who was the representative of the British office at the time, was very vocal, but it was Luann Lars who finally became the president. This can also reveal a lot about Dumbledore. Bullido’s attitude towards life.”

"Of course, there is another thing that deserves our attention. The president of the International Federation of Wizards is also about to step down. I wonder if Dumbledore will be able to show some interest in this position this time."

Sean put down the newspaper. If nothing unexpected happened, Fudge might not be able to be re-elected. Lucius had always supported him openly, but Sean knew that when the election officially started, the Malfoy family would directly turn against him.

I hope Mr. Fudge won't die suddenly of anger.

Sean was about to close the attic window when he noticed a black spot gradually enlarging outside. He quickly recognized the brown owl.

Sure enough, the Hogwarts public owl came over with the next semester's book list and the Hogsmeade permission form.

After giving the messenger a few owl biscuits, Sean went downstairs with the form.

"Hey, Dad, I need you to sign for me. The school will allow us to visit Hogsmeade next school year, but we need a guardian's signature."

Mr. Wallop took the form, looked at it, and muttered: "A village full of wizards? Wow, it looks good. But why does this thing need a guardian's signature?"

"Who knows?" Sean shrugged.

Mr. Wallop signed a cool name and said when he handed it over: "Do you want to buy anything this year? This time we can take Ella to Diagon Alley with us. Oh my God, why does she like that food so much? Smoking candy.”

"Of course, but when it comes to Diagon Alley..." Sean pursed his lips and looked at his father.

"What's the matter, kid?"

Sean hesitated for a while, and finally pulled his father into the study: "Dad, I have something to ask you."

In fact, Sean has been hesitating for a long time about whether to ask his father to help him make suggestions.

He wants to gain more say in the wizarding world, and he wants to gain power that he can use for his own use in official institutions. But for now, he is only able to fight. Among the forces he controls, the Death Eaters are after all It is an evil organization that cannot be dealt with, and the Golden Dawn needs time to grow and develop.

If he wants to get involved in official organizations, Mr. Alan Wallop obviously has more experience than him.

After listening to Sean's description, Allen habitually took out a cigar and put it under his nose and sniffed it. He had quit smoking for a long time because of his two children, so this was a small habit left behind.

"To summarize, if you want to gain the right to speak and get information channels, it's best to get some official personal help, right?"

Sean nodded: "Mr. Wallop, your summary is very accurate."

Allen raised his eyebrows and made a move that Sean didn't expect.

He patted Sean on the shoulder and said with satisfaction: "Very good, Sean, your idea makes me very happy." Gu Zhao

"Oh, I thought you would advise me not to get involved."

Allen smiled: "You have already stepped into this world, and it is no longer realistic to leave. In my opinion, your actions of preparing to increase your trump cards and strength in advance are naturally worthy of recognition. Stand still. Waiting for various unexpected situations to occur before making preparations? That is the idea of ​​​​the weak. We do not take risks, but we must strengthen our protective layer.

"What makes me even more happy is that you are still willing to ask your father for help. To be honest, your mother and I were worried about whether our son would have some identity gap with us because of his identity as a wizard. Now it seems that there is no need to worry at all.”

Sean sat next to his father and said rather unhappily: "You actually doubt your son, which makes me unhappy."

"Okay, okay, I apologize, kid."

"Okay, I forgive you, Mr. Wallop."

The father and son looked at each other and smiled.

That night, Allen led Sean to his private study and pulled out a safe.

After a "click", the safe opened. Sean stretched his head and saw a lot of little people moving around on the newspaper, and next to it were a lot of books about the magical world.

Sean looked at his father with wide eyes: "How did you get it?"

Allen smiled proudly: "Remember when I asked you to help order a cloak?"

"Remember." Sean nodded. About four months ago, his father asked him to buy a dragon skin cloak from Diagon Alley and send it home. He didn't think much about it at first, just thinking that his father wanted to experience the magic. It was amazing, so he did it.

Allen continued: "Gale Jennings, the wizard's bodyguard, I gave him the dragon skin cloak, and then ordered the Daily Prophet and these books in his name - in order to avoid the owls flying every day To get attention, I bought a house in the suburbs and picked it up every few days.”

"As expected of you, Dad."

Allen pursed his lips: "The main thing was what was it called last time, the parasitic big-mouth monster? After that incident, I started thinking about what to do."

He looked at Sean with strong and gentle eyes: "I want to know what my child faces every day in another world, and as a father, what can I do if my child asks for help."

Sean pursed his lips and finally stood up and hugged his father: "Thank you, Dad."

Mr. Wallop hugged him equally hard, and then winked at him after letting go: "Oh, I want to do something else and then tell you."

Sean laughed: "Is this an old man's pride?"

"Oh, my boy, your father is in the prime of his life."

The father and son joked for a while and got down to the topic. Allen pulled out another safe, which actually contained a lot of gold galleons.

"I asked Jennings to take me to Gringotts when he took me to Diagon Alley. Oh my god, a bank actually doesn't accept currency exchange? Just because I'm what they call a Muggle?! Fortunately, bribing a goblin only requires All it takes is one ounce of gold.”

"...It is indeed a common method used by capitalists, Mr. Wallop."

"Thank you for your compliment, son. I must remind you that our private hospital is the most conscientious in London."

"So, tell me what you think, Dad?"

Allen pushed the safe back, then leaned on the boss's chair and sniffed the cigar: "I must say that the financial system in the wizarding world is so bad that I have never even heard of the most basic arbitrage trading. In fact, I only need Assemble a team of senior financial experts. Maybe before you graduate, the land deeds of all the shops in Diagon Alley will have to be renamed Wallop. What will I have to pay? A mere remuneration of hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. That’s all.”

As he spoke, he shook his head again: "It's a pity that I don't know magic. I can't deal with many things. The worlds of humans and wizards are the same. Whoever has a bigger fist has more principles. This makes me afraid to operate. I Even the most ordinary wizard can't handle flipping the table."

"Furthermore, because the number of wizards is too small and because of the convenient magic, this relatively primitive financial system and social system has many disadvantages. But precisely because of this, the cost of its collapse and reconstruction is relatively smaller and faster."

Sean said "Wow": "Thorough, please continue your performance, Mr. Wallop."

Allen smiled proudly: "So, we cannot use ordinary people's methods and ideas to treat wizards. What we have to use is the common ground in human nature."

"What should I say?" Sean was completely interested.

"Only businessmen pursue profit? No, Sean, remember, everyone's behavior is driven by the word profit. It's just that everyone has a different understanding of profit. Money is profit, power is profit, and more profound magic is profit. , for one’s own inner beliefs, for one’s own dreams, this is also another sense – benefit.”

"If a person wants to move forward unimpeded in this world, there are two ways. First, you are invincible and completely superior to other people. Second, you are related to the interests of most people, and your interests are connected one after another. The earth is intertwined, and if one is prosperous and one is harmed, both will be harmed. In order to prevent their own interests from being damaged, they will naturally clear the way for you."

Mr. Wallop sat closer and narrowed his eyes slightly: "The wizarding world is too small, how small is it? Throughout the UK, the life of wizards is divided into two stages, one is Hogwarts, and the other is magic. This is not only the case in the UK, but also in other countries. Can I say that if I can gain the right to speak in schools and official institutions at the same time, then I will have enough weight in the entire wizarding world? "

"And there is no one who can do this. Your headmaster, Mr. Dumbledore, doesn't value power. He even has to be restrained by the Ministry of Magic. He is obviously so powerful - at least that's what the newspapers and books say. of."

"So, Sean," Allen put his hands on his son's shoulders, "where do you think the starting point is now?"

"Um, where?" Sean was stunned by his father's combination of punches.

Mr. Wallop licked his lips and raised a shrewd smile: "I have read all the news during this period. Your entry point is very simple: 1. Nurmengard, which is leaderless. 2. The native Britain. Election for Minister of Magic. 3. United Guardians of Wizards and International Confederation of Wizards.”

Sean fell into deep thought, and after a moment he said hesitantly: "It is not easy for me to access higher levels for the time being."

Mr. Wallop smiled happily: "No need, if you get involved too deeply, you will be in danger. I don't want to see my son get into the quagmire. But - we can change the approach."

"ah?"

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