Hogwarts Homecoming

When they heard Brian say that he wanted to help them solve their business problems, everyone at the meeting realized that things were really difficult to solve.

Brian wanted to get them to give an explanation for the large-scale shutdown under the watchful eyes of the entire magical world.

He would not let them leave without a reasonable explanation.

Narcissa frowned slightly, unsure of her decision.

Before the Dark Lord was resurrected, her husband sent a letter to Brian, and what that letter meant was self-evident.

Although Lucius never mentioned it to him again, and there were still exchanges between him and Blaine, she knew that her husband had actually secretly joined Blaine's camp.

But at the same time, the couple still need to show loyalty in front of the Dark Lord.

Therefore, on an occasion like today, she must show that she is in tit-for-tat with Brian. Even if she has to let the workshop continue to operate in the end, she must make it appear that she has no choice but not to be the first to agree.

"If the Ministry really wants to do something for us."

After pondering for a moment, Narcissa raised her head and bowed gracefully.

"Mr. Blaine, our operations are indeed in trouble, and there are some difficulties that cannot be overcome."

Amosta smiled and extended his hand in invitation.

"No problem, Mrs. Malfoy."

The business empire built by the Malfoy family is one of the best even among many purebloods.

Seeing Narcissa Malfoy come forward, the wizards present were relieved and looked at her expectantly.

"Shrinking orders, Mr. Blaine—"

In the field she is familiar with, Narcissa showed strong confidence,

"You know, ever since the mysterious man returned, the British magical world has been unrest, and even the magical civilizations of various European countries have been affected by this.

Magical civilizations around the world are worried about the current situation faced by the British wizarding community. They are afraid that we will not be able to deliver the goods in time, so that the deposit they paid us will be in vain.

Therefore, those buyers who purchased goods from us in the past would rather pay a higher price to buy inferior goods.

Without new orders, the workshop cannot operate. There is nothing we can do, Mr. Blaine. "

People immediately turned their attention to Amosta Brain to see what he was going to say.

"That sounds like."

Hermione looked at Sirius hesitantly,

"It doesn't sound like an excuse, what do you think, Sirius?"

"If it were Remus, he might be able to answer your question, Hermione—"

Sirius' face was filled with anger,

"I'm not very good at business matters."

Everyone at the meeting looked at Brian cautiously.

How to say

Mrs. Malfoy was telling the truth, but not quite.

The workshops under their name are famous all over the world, such as the production of floo powder, which cannot be found anywhere else in the world of magic.

Therefore, although the turbulent situation has affected operations, it is not that bad.

In essence, the closure of the workshop was the result of a struggle between Blaine and the mysterious man. Deep down in their hearts, those present at the meeting did not want the workshop to close.

After all, who has a grudge against the golden Garen?

"Any more, Mrs. Malfoy?"

The calm smile on Amosta's face put Narcissa in a trance.

She had the illusion that Blaine seemed to want her to say something more!

"The workshop is short of operating funds, Mr. Blaine——"

Pursing her lips, Narcissa continued, and her words won another wave of approval.

"Operating funds. What she means is that the Malfoy family has no money?!"

Harry looked sinister,

"How funny. I bet the Malfoy family has more gold stored under Gringotts than the Ministry of Magic's coffers!"

"Shameless lie!"

Some of the onlookers at the square shouted loudly,

"Who would believe this, oh, you who run so many workshops have no money!"

For a time, criticism was rampant!

"For quite some time before we made the decision to temporarily close the workshop -"

Narcissa raised her voice,

"Many workshops owned by the Malfoy family have entered a state of continuous loss!

We need to pay taxes to the Ministry of Magic, pay workers salaries, and pay raw material suppliers, but we can't get new orders. You know, every day of work, the price we pay is huge. .

Therefore, in order to avoid greater losses, the Malfoy family decided to temporarily close the workshop after careful consideration.

When the situation returns to stability and the world's magical civilization regains confidence in the British magical community, we will resume production. "

"We're in much worse shape, Mr. Blaine--"

Callum, the representative of the Greengrass family, stood up again.

"The ministry claims that Mr. Greengrass is a Death Eater loyal to You-Know-Who. Oh, I won't comment on this, but I believe you all know that this is a very serious blow to the family's reputation!

Partners with whom we had a good relationship in the past no longer trust us. I suspect that even if one day the turbulent situation is completely stabilized and the magic world returns to prosperity, people will no longer trust our workshop because of this. "

Callum turned around to face the reporter's camera, showing half sincerity and half falsehood.

"It is very likely that our workshop will never recover, so we have to make a choice!"

"Mr. Brian, you know that our workshop is the property of the Nott family--"

The wizard with a slicked-back hair also stood up, his eyes full of grief,

"You know, the Nott family is in a worse situation than the Greengrass family!"

This is the truth.

Old Greengrass is still wanted, and old Nott just moved into the 'new house' today.

Amosta's smile remained unchanged, thinking with a sense of evil.

All the participants in the meeting, either directly belong to a family among the 28 pure-blood families, or have intricate connections with those families in a roundabout way.

And their commonality is that they have all become Voldemort's minions.

The biggest dilemma currently facing the Ministry of Magic is actually affected by the contest between Amosta and Voldemort in another battlefield.

However, the outcome of this contest has never been suspenseful from the beginning.

Because, from beginning to end, the situation was under the control of Amosta, and even Voldemort consciously opened this battlefield under the guidance of Amosta.

The resources in the hands of these pure-blood families are the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of the magic world.

Amosta wanted to change this situation, which led to the current scene.

The spokespersons of the various forces involved were no longer restrained, and rushed to "complain", as if it was a great miracle that their workshops could last so long!

Amosta always remained patient and listened to the complaints from all parties.

Generally speaking, it can be attributed to three aspects.

Lack of orders, lack of operating funds, and lack of guarantees.

Of course, these are the reasons they can think of for closing the workshop in the short term. Both parties in the negotiation are very clear that these are just excuses.

The people in the parade listened to the complaints of the masters, and their faces became more and more confused.

It seems that these masters who used to live high and mighty in the past have a harder time than them, as if they are making trouble for no reason!

"Okay--"

When these people could no longer find a suitable excuse, Amosta raised a hand to stop them from continuing,

"I understand the information you have reported. Now, let's solve these problems--" (End of this chapter)