"It depends on the situation"
Old Tom warmly invited Harry and Ron to sit down.
After serving them two bottles of butter beer and ferret sandwiches, seeing that there were no customers who needed his service, he sat down directly at their table and answered Harry's question just now.
“As you know, most of the business people in Diagon Alley rent houses, and the land here actually belongs to some wizards with real status and status.
Regarding the owners of these lands, the Ministry of Magic will negotiate with them and give them a choice."
Harry devoured his sandwich and asked incoherently,
"What"
< p>"Actually, it's no secret now"Old Tom said enthusiastically,
"The Ministry of Magic has a plan for this place. It is said that Mr. Brain is in charge of it. They plan to expand on the ruins of Diagon Alley and build it into a magical city that can accommodate more wizards!"
Ron's eyes also briefly left his newly bought broom, Looking at Tom curiously,
"Magic City, you mean, is the same as a Muggle city?"
"That's top secret, Mr. Weasley, except for the Ministry of Commerce, I'm afraid Except for the high-ranking officials here, not many people know about it."
Tom smacked his lips, a little regretful,
"But there is no doubt that the land in the Magic City will be more valuable than it is now. , so the ministry negotiated with these wizards who lost their land in Diagon Alley and promised them that when the new Magic City is built, they can be given a shop of the same area for free. Of course, there is another option, which is to follow the rules of the previous land. The price is directly supplemented by galleons."
Just listening to the Magic City made Harry feel excited. He thought for a while,
"I guess, most of them. People will still choose a new store?"
"Yes"
Old Tom nodded,
"But the ministry seems to prefer them. They just choose galleons for compensation, as they don’t want these valuable assets to be in the hands of a few people.” Old Tom also told them about the ministry’s compensation plan for the businessmen who rented the shops.
That’s much simpler.
Before the Battle of Diagon Alley, basically all businesses had carted away their previous items, and the Ministry of Magic would compensate them in gold for any remaining losses.
After all, the wealth accumulated by many wealthy pure-blood families over centuries of expropriation was confiscated, and the goblins invested heavily.
What the British Ministry of Magic currently lacks most is gold.
In addition to direct monetary compensation, the Ministry of Magic has also exempted businesses whose businesses have been affected from now until the Ministry delivers new Magic City commercial district stores to them. During this period, their Business is tax-free.
It is precisely these policies that make these businesses willing to take risks and disrupt their businesses as quickly as possible.
"If I were you Harry"
Old Tom went to do his own business again. Harry and Ron, who had filled their stomachs, chatted with each other holding a glass of beer. Ron did not I said without regrets,
"When that amazing Magic City is built, I will use all the gold in the vault to buy shops here. I heard my father say about the value of the land in Diagon Alley. He said that the galleons he earned from working for the Ministry of Magic throughout his life were not enough to buy a shop here!"
This is indeed a good suggestion, even though he has never thought much about making money! Li is also very excited.
However, after thinking carefully, Harry still shook his head,
"If Mr. Weasley can't afford it after working in the Ministry for the rest of his life, then, my treasury There's probably not enough gold in it, and"
Harry pursed his lips, and Amelia's face flashed before his eyes,
"Sirius won't mind if I live in Grimmauld Place, but I can't stay there forever, can I? I have to have my own house."
Ron also wanted to give new advice. When it comes to making money, he always has something to say. He was very interested, but when the two people opened the tent curtain and walked in, Ron immediately shut up.
"Ah, Mrs. Malfoy and Master Malfoy!"
Old Tom quickly ran over from the other side of the bar, with a much more humble attitude than when he had just entertained Harry and Ron. Arriving in front of Draco and Narcissa, he bowed and said,
"What can I do for you two?"
"Prepare some food for us, we'll hurry up Time."
Narcissa didn't look at Old Tom at all, she just squinted her eyes and looked at each table of guests in the bar, and said in an indifferent tone.
Mrs. Malfoy and Master Malfoy
Needless to say, the two people who walked into the bar were well-dressed, elegant, and had an aristocratic temperament. They looked like mother and son wizards from Malfoy family.
Many of the guests didn't want to get into trouble, so they avoided Narcissa's cold gaze and buried themselves in their food.
Just as Harry predicted.
Draco seemed to be thinking about something. He lowered his indifferent eyes to the ground and did not realize that they were looking at him. However, after her mother discovered him, her eyes suddenly fixed on his face, beautiful. On his face, his thin eyebrows were slightly frowned.
Draco suddenly felt his mother's hand on his shoulder becoming stronger. He broke away from his thoughts and turned his head in confusion.
Then, he also discovered Potter, who was staring at him expressionlessly, and the ten thousand year old follower beside Potter.
The two groups looked at each other, and the atmosphere in the air gradually solidified.
Harry's eyes were cold, and the fire in his heart was rising.
Speaking of which, it can be said that the whole last school year between him and Draco was peaceful.
Like the second and third grade students, there was almost no sarcasm or stumbling upon each other when they met.Appeared.
But the way Harry stared at Draco and his mother was as full of hatred as when their relationship was at its worst!
In the war that just passed, Kingsley lost a leg. Emmeline Vance, a witch who always spoke softly and politely, Dedalusde, he was meeting He couldn't control his excitement when it came to him, and the corpses he saw in St. Mungo's were covered with white cloth, and the families of the sluggers were wailing one after another.
All these accounts must be settled on Voldemort and the Death Eaters.
The things that he and Draco had not dealt with in the past were nothing in the face of these heroic sacrifices.
Ron looked at Draco and his mother with equal hatred.
It can be said that his father was lucky enough to save his life during the war!
Harry had thought that Draco and his mother would always respond to their undisguised looks of hatred.
After all, this family has never been a kind person.
What puzzled him was that Draco subconsciously avoided his gaze, and his face also looked abnormally pale, just like before the war started. He was like that when he saw him in Gringotts
And Draco's mother's eyes on his face were not as condescending as she was looking at other people in the bar, but instead revealed a sense of fear. .
Harry can understand this.
At the end of the Battle of Diagon Alley, Voldemort tried to kill himself, but his wand fought back on its own and defeated Voldemort.
This matter was not publicized in the newspapers, but as Voldemort's minions, the Malfoys must have known about it, and she probably thought she really had some great power.
In fact, until now, Ron, Hermione, and the wizards of the Order of the Phoenix still believe that he easily defeated Voldemort entirely on his own, and this was something that Professor Brain said that day. Didn't do it! The end of this chapter has been severely transcoded recently, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you