Judging by the news, Bertha Jorkins has disappeared.

Although she was only an inconspicuous Ministry of Magic, she was surprised to learn two important pieces of information.

One is that Barty Crouch, the director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation at the Ministry of Magic, secretly released his son Barty Crouch Jr. from Azkaban and used the Imperius Curse to control him, as Barty Crouch Jr. was an extremely loyal Death Eater, even though Voldemort had fallen thirteen years after his fall (Bertha's memory was erased by Barty Sr. using the Oblivion Charm, but apparently he was not very good at controlling the Oblivion Charm).

The second is a centuries-long hiatus tournament featuring the Triwizard Tournament at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which will reopen in a few months!

Bertha, who was on a mission with the Ministry of Magic in Albania, was captured by Peter, knocked unconscious, and brought to Voldemort...... Her memories are drained by the Regents, and her secrets are nowhere to be hidden.

Knowing these two pieces of information, Voldemort quickly returned to England, rescued his loyal servant Barty Crouch Jr., and prepared to lay out a huge plot by using the Triwizard Tournament as bait.

......

But does this have anything to do with you?

When the sky falls, there are naturally people with crooked noses who stand up to ......

Anyway, I'm only in the third grade, and I still have four years to go before I turn 17, and unless I'm blind, the Goblet of Fire can't choose my own.

Dragons, mermaids or sphinxes, just let Cedric and Harry play on their own.

It's a pity that Cedric, a good young man who has blossomed in both style and style, has to meet Merlin less than a year later...... But it's not too bad to be reincarnated as a vegetarian vampire?

There is also the poor Qiu-Zhang, who was widowed at the age of 16, and was later abandoned by the savior......

Well, a little too much.

In fact, the only thing to worry about in the next year is that the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher is a Death Eater......

However, in a sense, this is a good thing, and Barty Crouch Jr. must teach his students carefully in order to gain Dumbledore's trust and show his value.

I could have found an opportunity to learn something about the dark arts from him.

After all, most of the books about dark arts in the forbidden section were hidden by Dumbledore decades ago.

It's just that by the end of his third year, with Voldemort's comeback...... Everything has to be serious and tense!

"Mudbloods" like themselves and their relatives were the priority targets of the Death Eaters.

If you can this semester, find a way to approach Lady Maxime, the principal of Beauxbatons School of Magic, and see if there is a chance to transfer!

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Back at 86 Eastleigh Road to adjust his routine for a few days, Jon felt that he was almost done with work and rest, and now he had to get down to business.

With Cyris Black's large bounty, Jon would never again be as shy as an average Muggle student.

He sent an owl and went to Diagon Alley in London, along with a long list of potions materials.

He had bought almost a few large bags of all kinds of medicinal herbs, and the rented hut for making potions had been filled with all kinds of medicinal herbs, and although it had cost hundreds of Galleons, he could at least be free to make potions this summer.

Not thinking about buying "luxuries" such as fire crossbow arrows, in fact, it is difficult for him to spend these thousands of Galleons......

Money, if you put it in Gringotts, it won't give you money, so it's better to use it.

For this batch of gold gallons, Jon has already thought of a special use.

......

One day at the end of July, the dark-skinned, tall, lanky "Varian Ureon" reappeared in front of Wilson's hardware store.

"Mr. Wrynn!" robert-Wilson shouted as he hurried over.

There was no doubt that in front of him, Mr. Urien, with a strange name, was a big customer.

"I'd like to inquire about something!" a few bills were handed over, and Varian-Urion whispered, "Is there a place to smelt and sell gold?"

"Gold?" Mr. Wilson frowned and asked softly, "How much?"

"There are quite a few!" the other party said calmly: "It's close to 1000 ounces, and the condition is very good!"

"What!" Mr. Wilson gasped, "It's a big deal, of course, Mr. Wryon, I have a way!"

Vigilantly followed Mr. Wilson into the house, and after a few minutes of brief discussion, Jon left satisfied.

At the same time, before leaving, he paid Mr. Wilson a large sum.

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There is no doubt that gold gallons are gold.

The rarity of gold in the wizarding world is far lower than that in the world of ordinary people, and it is not even a precious metal.

It may be that the gold of hundreds of years ago can be regarded as precious, after all, the value of gold galleons at that time was 10,000 times that of later generations.

But with the rapid development of alchemy, times have changed.

The most famous item is undoubtedly the Philosopher's Stone (Philosopher's Stone), which is also known as the Philosopher's Stone...... It can turn any metal into pure gold!

Although there are very few historical records of the Philosopher's Stone, it at least exists, for example, the famous French alchemist Nick Lemay owns one, and the gold conjured from the Philosopher's Stone is undoubtedly astronomical.

There are also many alchemy techniques that can produce gold in large quantities, and although it does not cost nothing like the Philosopher's Stone, it also greatly reduces the price of gold.

At the same time, with the advancement of Muggle gold mining techniques and the discovery of two huge gold mines in San Francisco and Melbourne, many wizards would often infiltrate Muggle gold mining camps, use confusion charms, and steal gold at the same time...... It was not strictly forbidden until 1888.

In fact, according to Professor Binns in his History of Magic class, the Elven Rebellion of 1612 was caused by gold...... Due to the fact that the value of gold was falling at that time, the system of wizards forcing the elves to abolish the old currency caused a strong opposition from the elves.

The Elven Rebellion ended with the Wizard's victory, and the Golden Galleon was forcibly devalued 10,000 times, so that the Elves could no longer control the Wizard's lifeblood with gold.

At the same time, the 1631 "Guidelines for the Use of Wands" also forbade the right of goblins to hold wands, which made goblins incapable of resisting.

Until 1865, the wizards allowed the goblins to take full control of Gringotts, allowing them to have coinage.

The relationship between wizards and goblins has only entered a period of reprieve for more than a hundred years......

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