Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 7 The Only Change in the Harry Potter World

Lin You admitted that he was a little bit overwhelmed at the time. As a working social animal, he was suddenly overwhelmed. When he calmed down, he also realized that the "relief food" plan was too extreme, so he changed it to "secret trade between the magic world and the Muggle world."

Referring to the development history of small principalities with sparse populations such as Andorra and Monaco, external resource input is essential if small countries want to maintain their economic vitality.

In the Harry Potter world, given the pitiful population size of the British wizarding community, wizards would need more external resources if they wanted to ensure that their daily living standards were comparable to those of modern Muggles while maintaining the rich and diverse types of industries in the wizarding society.

Lin You had thought about using a quill pen to increase the population of the magical world, but he also had to consider the stability of the world after its fusion.

The Harry Potter world is just one of the first few frameworks of the big world. It also incorporates the Bible, Olympus mythology, ancient Egyptian mythology, Celtic mythology, etc. The relationship between the various worlds is inherently complicated. The more things the quill pen tampers with, the greater the changes in details caused by the butterfly effect, the more new contradictions it creates, and the more unfavorable factors for the stability of the world.

After comprehensive consideration, a certain scale of secret trade with the Muggle world became the most cost-effective modification plan. The magic society created by Ms. Rowling remained almost intact, except for the addition of secret trade once a month.

Moreover, with a slight tilt of his quill pen, the Forrester family would become responsible for regulating trade, and their social status in the wizarding world would be significantly improved, right?

What is the meaning of "both public and private benefits"? This is the meaning of "both public and private benefits".

Otherwise, why would the Minister of Magic endure the awkwardness of interacting with Muggles to attend his investiture ceremony, and even greet him with such a friendly smile.

"Mr. Forrester has been staying at home all the time. He must not know about the latest big news in the wizarding world, right?"

"Forgive my ignorance. I don't pay much attention to news about the Muggles, not just the wizarding world. Could you please tell me more, Mr. Minister?"

"Of course, this time it's about the savior boy; Harry Potter, you must know this name?"

"He's well-known. Who in the wizarding world hasn't heard of this name? I heard that the new edition of the History of Magic is considering including his deeds in it."

"Aha, you are not completely oblivious to what is happening in the wizarding world," the Minister of Magic joked with a smile, and then he sighed, "Who would have thought that the Boy-Who-Lived has grown up? Just last month, he enrolled at Hogwarts and was sorted into Gryffindor. Time flies."

Lin You smiled and said, “I can imagine that when the name Harry Potter appeared in Hogwarts, he was surrounded by countless people as if he were a star.”

"Who says it's not?" The Minister also laughed. "The Daily Prophet was planning to do a special report on Harry's school enrollment. But I said that it would be detrimental to the future growth of a child to become the focus of public attention so early, so I wrote a letter to stop it."

Lin You looked at Fudge with a little surprise. He didn't expect that this minister, who always gave people the impression of being stupid and incompetent, could have such insightful views.

Before the greetings were over, a tall black man came over. He was wearing a blue and purple robe, had a bald head, and a golden ring on his left ear.

This outfit is more eye-catching than the Minister.

"Mr. Minister, Mr. Forester." The black man greeted.

"Oh, Mr. Shacklebolt." Minister Fudge introduced Lin You, "This is an Auror from the Ministry of Magic, sent here today to protect my safety."

Kingsley nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Forrest, several patriarchs of pure-blood families wish to meet you before the ceremony. You know, it is not convenient for them to appear in front of Muggles for a long time..." Lin You suddenly realized that it should be representatives from those wizard families involved in secret trade. As the regulator and protector of the trade channels between the two worlds, the Forrest family will inevitably send people to visit the dock to consolidate their friendship with the new earl.

If goblins could not appear in the Muggle world, Gringotts, one of the trade settlement banks, would have sent a senior elder from the board of directors to watch the ceremony.

"Oh, of course, I understand. If I could, I would also like to stay away from Muggles." Minister Fudge understood and said cheerfully, "Mr. Shacklebolt, I will leave Mr. Forrester to you. You must take good care of him."

"As you wish." Kingsley's voice was steady and heavy.

Only after watching the minister walk away did Kingsley lead Lin You to a secluded place.

As Lin You followed him, he asked, "Mr. Minister, you are a really kind and modest person, aren't you?"

"Everyone says so." Kingsley paused, as if he was hesitant about what to say next, or perhaps he was choosing his words, "It is rumored that when he first took office, he wrote to Headmaster Dumbledore almost every day to seek advice."

"So the suggestion to stop the Daily Prophet from reporting on Harry Potter actually came from Dumbledore, not the Minister himself?"

Kingsley was startled for a moment, then shook his head. "I had no idea this had happened. Is the Daily Prophet going to write about the Boy-Who-Lived?"

"It's okay, I was just asking casually." Lin You didn't ask any further questions.

Those who wanted to meet Lin You were all representatives of prominent and wealthy families in the magic world - those without money and status were not qualified to participate in the trade between the two worlds.

The trade between the wizarding world and Muggles was permitted by the Muggle royal family and government, and was actually presided over by the Forrest family. As the beneficiaries of the trade, these big families in the wizarding world had to show up whether they wanted to or not, to show their respect for the royal family and the Forrest family.

However, wizards are different from Muggles after all, and their attendance will not be too long, so they have to seek a meeting with Lin You before the ceremony begins to fulfill their "social obligations".

Yes, in the adult world, socializing is often an obligation that must be fulfilled, even if you don't like it, you have to do it. Mr. Lucius Malfoy, who is present at the moment, must have felt this deeply.

Although many people in the wizarding world knew the Malfoy family's background, and knew that most of the huge family wealth they were proud of was obtained in their early years through good relations with Muggle authorities; however, from the day the "Statute of Secrecy" was issued, the Malfoy family quickly changed their position and announced to the outside world that they despised and alienated Muggles.

After hundreds of years of self-promotion, no one knows whether others believe it or not, but the members of the Malfoy family believe it themselves; they fully accept the theory that "wizards are noble, and pure-bloods are even nobler" as their family creed.

Of course, as a noble family with hundreds of years of heritage, the Malfoy family must have more than one creed. At least, their pursuit and favor of money and wealth will suppress their contempt for Muggles to the greatest extent.

This is also the main reason why Mr. Malfoy insisted on staying here, despite the strong discomfort of having long-term contact with Muggles.

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