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Chapter 1751: A War Without Victors (Part 201)
Chapter 1751: A War Without Victors (Part 201)
The idea that the Sprites intended to occupy Hogsmeade Village was a crude lie from the start, and it was a rumor spread by Kenneth to seek benefits for Hogsmeade.
The Sprites weren't fools; even if they did occupy Hogsmeade Village, what good would it do? Just because the previous two Sprite rebellions occurred near Hogsmeade Village?
Don't make a mockery of the international community! Hogsmeade Village has nothing!
The highest "wall" might not even reach knee height.
Could it be that they truly chose to cause trouble near Hogsmeade Village to attract the attention of the Ministry of Magic?
While tensions between wizards and Sprites were high, neither side was prepared to cross the line first.
No one was a fool; everyone was shrewd! Of course, the secluded and poorly informed villagers of Hogsmeade, upon hearing this news, began to make their own calculations. Some villagers even planned to sell their settlement spots directly to Kenneth, who had approached them earlier.
The price wasn't high, just a few hundred Galleons.
But it was just a spot, nothing more, so they weren't really at a loss.
There was no other choice; the current Hogsmeade Village was left with only its foundation. Who knew how many years it would take to rebuild the village, and most importantly, the entire process would require them to spend a lot of Galleons and energy on the reconstruction. Now, with the Sprites causing trouble, the construction progress of Hogsmeade Village would only slow down.
Unable to exchange, the chips were just chips, and it was better to convert them into gold Galleons.
Those villagers seemed to think of Kenneth as a sucker.
But who was Kenneth?
How could someone like him possibly be at a disadvantage?
In the end, the most valuable aspect of Hogsmeade Village was its proximity to Hogwarts. As long as that magical school remained, and Hogwarts students were still allowed to shop in Hogsmeade Village on weekends, the commercial value of this wizarding village would not be low.
However, Kenneth didn't want to be taken advantage of either, so he approached Albert, and after reaching an agreement, Albert paid in Galleons from Voldemort's bounty to resolve the issue.
Since Hogsmeade Village was destroyed by Voldemort and the Death Eaters, Albert didn't refuse to pay this sum, considering it a good deed.
As for this shop, it would become one of their establishments in Hogsmeade Village.
This was actually related to Albert's initial plans for Avalon.
Since Avalon was never intended to be open to the public, there wouldn't be any shops, nor would there be unrelated outsiders.
So they needed to choose another location for their shop. Diagon Alley was excellent, but the rent for shops was too high, and the good spots were already taken by others. The recently rebuilt Hogsmeade Village, on the other hand, was a good choice.
However, Albert wasn't particularly concerned about this. After discussing it with Kenneth, he left the matter for Kenneth to handle.
After Kenneth's manipulations, Albert found himself a bit puzzled.
He wondered if the Aurors at the Ministry of Magic had their heads stuck in a door, believing that the Sprite Brotherhood intended to do something in Hogsmeade Village? What was even more baffling was that the Sprites seemed to be paying attention to this, and they had even sent Sprites to Hogsmeade Village.
In any case, the situation had suddenly become quite delicate.
Albert's expression upon learning of this was equally perplexing. He was too lazy and too busy to deal with this mess.
Ever since mid-March, Albert found that his workload had inexplicably increased.
During this time, he secretly went to France to meet Louise, who was already visibly pregnant. The beautiful girl seemed surprised that Albert would secretly come to France to see her, and she warmly welcomed her lover.
However, Louise's family was not as welcoming to Albert.
After all, he was the scoundrel who had impregnated their daughter before marriage, and what angered them the most was that Albert was already married and couldn't possibly marry their daughter.
Their daughter being another man's mistress was one thing, but the pregnancy was unacceptable.
Even in France, where the social atmosphere was more open, an out-of-wedlock pregnancy would still damage Louise's reputation.
Fortunately, the problem wasn't as severe as they had imagined.
With Katherine's help, Louise had already taken care of the matter.
It was undeniable that if not for the issue of the child's paternity, Louise's family would have collectively caused trouble for Albert.
Even though Albert was generous and outstanding!
Katrina was shocked that Albert hadn't been driven away by Louise's family using magic.
Among Albert's lovers, Louise's family was the most difficult to deal with; the rest were not considered challenging.
However, Albert obviously didn't want to talk more and shifted the topic to his family.
"Little Alice has inherited your talent; she can already fly on the toy broomstick that Mom bought her last Christmas."
"Dad, fly!"
A little rascal ran over, hugged Albert's leg, and was then lifted high by Albert.
Little Alice wasn't afraid at all; instead, she laughed happily.
This was a mischievous little one.
Why weren't Isabella and I like that!
"I wish Alice would be more like Isabella, then I could have some peace of mind." Albert lightly kissed his daughter's cheek, lifted her high again, and finally placed her in Isabella's arms.
"I thought you would stay in France for a few more days and then visit Janila in Spain?" Isabella placed Alice next to Tomcat, and this big fatty now knew how to take care of children.
"There will be opportunities, and I also need to come back to teach my students." Albert was well aware of the concept of 'too much of a good thing.'
There was also a pile of matters in Britain that required his attention, whether it was related to the school or Avalon. It was never a matter of simply wanting to be a hands-off manager.
Moreover, there were several international conferences scheduled for late March, and Albert learned from the letters that he would be one of the representatives from Britain.
After reviewing the densely packed pages of the conference list, Albert suspected that these people were simply too idle.
"I've marked the conferences you need to attend." Bard pointed to the red lines on the parchment.
"This time, the Minister himself will be leading the team."
"Is it about the werewolves?"
Albert had just seen the conference related to werewolves.
"Yes, it's probably like that. Kingsley might need your help." Bard naturally understood that Albert wasn't very interested in the international conferences, but he patiently reassured him, "You'll have to go sooner or later, and it's good to have the opportunity to adapt now."
Okay, Albert understood what was going on.
It was simply a matter of someone needing to advocate for the interests and reputation of the British Ministry of Magic on the international stage.
This was a consequence of Fudge's group removing Dumbledore from the position of President of the International Confederation of Wizards, a scandalous move that had shocked countless people at the time and made the British Ministry of Magic a laughingstock internationally.
(End of Chapter)
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