Turn back a bit, Hogwarts, Headmaster's Office.

Elena watched the elves disappear behind the wooden door, waited for another half minute, casually threw the Quidditch cape back on the hanger, and looked at Albus Dumbledore with some dissatisfaction.

"If memory serves, we've deprecated this solution. ”

"Oh, yes......"

Dumbledore turned around with a warm smile on his face, a hint of confusion on his face.

"But isn't that the reason you had thought about a long time ago?"

A few months earlier, on the day he was forced to accept a fortune as vast as that of a mountain, Dumbledore had discussed various scenarios with Elena, one of which was for extreme breach of contract.

It was precisely because of such a guarantee plan that Dumbledore reluctantly accepted the reality.

After all, no matter what, wizards also want to have a good meal, as long as they are sure that this is a businessless business that is almost a prostitution, in Dumbledore's eyes, his personal face and reputation in the eyes of the goblins are not so important.

"Yes, but at the time, our goal was to find a way to make a fortune out of Gringotts—and the law itself was flawed, not as a deterrent, but as a reversal of the scene. ”

Facing Dumbledore, who was pretending to be stupid, Elena rolled her eyes angrily.

Wool pick-up and financial annexation, these are two very different strategies.

Gringotts' Wizarding Bank, which holds the sole coinage and issuance rights in the wizarding world, can never be on the verge of bankruptcy because of failed investments, and no matter how many times they fail, they can find a way to fill the hole.

However, if they can really force them to refuse to pay a certain currency for the sake of profit, it is a truly powerful weapon that can kill them with a single sword - with Hogwarts' current gold and cash reserves, it is fully capable of seizing that fleeting opportunity to plunge Gringotts into a crisis of confidence.

For a bank, once there is a trust collapse, it is a catastrophe.

Especially...... When its funds happened to be in a semi-fractured state, it only took a little push from someone behind the scenes, and the overwhelming run from the wizarding world could instantly wipe out Gringotts' thousands of years of reputation and depositor inertia.

That's why Elena didn't bother to pay attention to Gringotts' offer of money, or any kind of ethereal friendship.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, or Elena Kaslana, doesn't need much Gringotts friendship.

What she wanted was Gringotts itself - since she came into contact with Grindelwald and made up for her last weakness in force, Elena's appetite was no longer as little as before.

"Why save them, Professor Dumbledore, I need an explanation. ”

Elena crossed her arms and looked at Dumbledore with a blank expression, not intending to let the old man fool the question.

"If you've already decided, you don't have to bring me along to perform. It's not like this, popping up at the end and arranging everything to himself. ”

"The wizarding world still needs stability, and if there's a better form, we'll have to try. ”

Dumbledore thought for a moment, his azure eyes looking at Elena through the semicircular lenses, and replied gently.

"The elves of Gringotts may be a little greedy, but they are also part of the stability of the wizarding world for so many years, and it may be a little more tortuous and laborious, but we have to give them some chance - profit and efficiency do matter, but more often than not, we would rather sacrifice some profit and time for the sake of ......"

"Huh?"

Elena snorted noncommittally, and her eyes subconsciously glanced at Grindelwald, who was standing not far behind Dumbledore, who was smirking all over his face, and she had almost guessed what Dumbledore wanted to say.

“...... Love and hope, and that this world will not be cold because of utilitarianism. ”

Sure enough, Albus Dumbledore, you are the legendary "warrior of love" in the wizarding world!

Elena looked up and met Dumbledore in silence, her eyes frantically conveying disdain, sarcasm, and ridicule.

However, the smile on Dumbledore's face didn't change in the slightest until her own eyes widened a little, and in the end Elena could only sigh helplessly.

"It doesn't make sense, Professor Dumbledore, the elves don't appreciate it. Even when the day comes when they are really cornered, they may still have unrealistic fantasies, and you are adding to the chaos!"

"But that doesn't affect your future decisions, does it?"

Dumbledore smiled and crouched down to meet Elena's eyes.

"I don't think our plans will be aborted because of this little accident. Gringotts is nothing compared to the accidents and troubles that can be caused by the billions of people in that land in the future - after all, you are Elena Kaslana, the smartest little witch I've ever seen in years. ”

"Say yes in advance, just this once. Professor Dumbledore. ”

The corners of Elena's mouth secretly curled, and then she quickly cooled down and said very seriously.

"In the coming time, you may see a great deal of sympathy and misery...... But if you continue to show this senseless mercy today, then the price you need to pay is not just a little bit of profit and time. ”

"I get that! But how sure are you?"

Dumbledore nodded solemnly, stood up, and walked back to his desk.

Elena then noticed that next to Dumbledore's mahogany tabletop, there was a stack of newspapers printed in Russian.

"This needs to be corrected based on current progress and feedback, and if all goes well, you'll have a detailed assessment on Christmas Eve - how's our progress on the wizarding community and the Soviet side?"

"There isn't much of a problem with the Ministry of Magic, and it may be difficult to get Hogwarts officially organized, but it's not a hassle to add a few more school staff, especially if Hogwarts is responsible for the cost of salary, room and board. ”

Dumbledore picked up a stack of parchment from his desk and pushed it forward.

It is a blank labor employment agreement, ending with the signatures of Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, as well as the scribbled signatures of Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore and Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge.

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Chapter 1 ~Goo~