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Let's rewind time a bit. Hogwarts, Headmaster's office.

After watching the goblins disappear behind the wooden door, Hermione waited for another half minute, casually tossed the Quidditch cloak back onto the coat rack, and looked at Albus Dumbledore with some dissatisfaction.

"If I remember correctly, we already abandoned this plan."

"Oh? Really…"

Dumbledore turned around with a warm smile and a touch of just the right amount of confusion on his face.

"But, isn't this the coping reason you had in mind a long time ago?"

Months ago, to be precise, on the day he was forced to accept a mountain of wealth, Dumbledore had already discussed various scenarios with Hermione. One of them was aimed at extreme breach of contract situations.

It was precisely because of this bottom-line plan that Dumbledore reluctantly accepted reality.

After all, wizards need to eat too. As long as it was determined that this was a nearly free business deal, in Dumbledore's view, his personal face and reputation in the eyes of the goblins were not so important.

"That's right! But at that time, our goal was just to find a way to make a fortune from Gringotts—and this law itself has loopholes. It's not used as a deterrent, but as a finishing move to reverse the situation."

Facing Dumbledore's feigned ignorance, Hermione rolled her eyes unhappily.

Wool-gathering and financial annexation are two completely different strategies.

As Gringotts Wizarding Bank, which controls the only coinage and issuance rights in the magical world, it can never be on the verge of bankruptcy due to investment failures. No matter how many times it fails, they can find ways to fill the loopholes.

However, if they can really be forced to refuse to redeem a certain currency for profit, that is a truly powerful weapon that can kill with one blow. With Hogwarts' current gold reserves and cash reserves, it is fully capable of seizing that fleeting opportunity to plunge Gringotts into a crisis of confidence.

For a bank, once a collapse of trust occurs, it is a catastrophe.

Especially… when its funds are just in a semi-disconnected state, all it takes is a little push behind the scenes, and the overwhelming run on the bank from the magical world can instantly turn Gringotts' thousands of years of reputation and depositor inertia into nothing.

This is also why Hermione disdains the monetary rewards or the ethereal friendship offered by Gringotts.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, or rather Hermione, doesn't need any friendship from Gringotts.

What she wants is Gringotts itself—ever since she came into contact with Grindelwald and filled the last gap in her martial arts, Hermione's appetite has long been more than just a little bit.

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

Hermione crossed her arms, looking at Dumbledore with a blank expression, not intending to let the old man brush this question off.

"If you have already decided, then you don't have to drag me along to perform. Instead of suddenly popping up at the end and arranging everything by yourself."

"The magical world still needs stability. If there is a better form, we always have to try."

Dumbledore thought for a moment, his blue eyes looking at Hermione through his half-moon spectacles, and answered gently.

"The goblins of Gringotts may be a little greedy, but they are also a part of maintaining the stability of the magical world for so many years. Maybe it will be a little more tortuous and laborious, but we always have to give them some opportunities—profit and efficiency are indeed important, but more often, we would rather sacrifice some profits and time, for..."

"Hmm?"

Hermione snorted noncommittally, and subconsciously glanced at Grindelwald, who was standing not far behind Dumbledore with a silly smile on his face. She had almost guessed what Dumbledore wanted to say.

"...Love and hope, and that this world will not become cold because of utilitarianism."

Sure enough, Albus Dumbledore, you are the legendary "Warrior of Love" in the magical world!

Hermione raised her head, looking at Dumbledore silently, her eyes frantically conveying contempt, sarcasm, and ridicule.

However, until her own eyes were a little straight, the smile on Dumbledore's face did not change in the slightest. In the end, Hermione could only sigh rather helplessly.

"It's meaningless, Professor Dumbledore, the goblins won't appreciate it. Even on the day they are really desperate, they may still hold unrealistic fantasies. You are making trouble!"

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

Dumbledore smiled slightly, squatted down and looked at Hermione's eyes.

"I don't think our plan will be aborted halfway because of this little accident. Compared to the possible accidents and troubles caused by the billions of people on that land in the future, Gringotts is nothing—after all, you are Hermione, the smartest little witch I have seen in so many years."

"Let's make it clear in advance, this is only once, Professor Dumbledore."

The corners of Hermione's mouth twitched slightly, and then she quickly put on a cold face and said very seriously.

"In the following time, you may see a lot of pitiful and tragic existences... But, if you continue today's unnecessary pity, then the price to pay will not just be a little bit of profit and time."

"I understand that! But, how confident are you?"

Dumbledore nodded with a solemn expression, stood up, and walked back behind his desk.

Hermione then noticed that there was a stack of newspapers printed in Russian on the side of Dumbledore's mahogany desk.

"This needs to be modified according to the current progress and feedback. If everything goes well, you will get a detailed assessment report before Christmas Eve—speaking of which, how is our progress in the magical world and the Soviet Union?"

"There is no major problem with the Ministry of Magic. Hogwarts' formal establishment may be difficult, but adding a few school staff members is not a troublesome matter, especially when Hogwarts bears the salary and accommodation expenses."

Dumbledore pushed a stack of parchment forward from his desk.

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

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