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Chapter 618 The Wizards Have Their Own Ideas

Andrew never thought that Diagon Alley, a place full of magic, would one day become so dreamy - yes, dreamy.

Although still a bit clumsy and peculiar, the entire Diagon Alley looks full of vitality. The wizards are not rigid at all. On the contrary, they are much more energetic than the Muggles here and are more willing to transform the surrounding environment.

'Not entirely. After all, the time cost and material cost are not of the same order of magnitude. Magic is an incredible productivity, especially for skin replacement. The cost of a dream bead is simply too convenient.'

But one thing is certain, whether wizards or Muggles, they are all pursuing a better life, and are by no means stubborn people who adhere to some strange traditions and refuse all conveniences.

"There are a lot more wizards on the streets."

Andrew observed the people coming and going and talked to Sirius in a low voice.

"Indeed, there are even wizards performing on the streets, but they are selling fake goods," Sirius nodded, but his tone was a little regretful, "but there is nothing to see. The dreams they construct are too crude, and the auxiliary techniques are also average."

"However," Sirius suddenly lowered his voice, "I have seen quite a few genuine wizards perform magic tricks and stuff on the Muggle side, and then secretly use magic to cheat."

"what?"

Andrew was stunned and his eyes widened. He really couldn't understand why - the Statute of Secrecy strictly restricted the use and quantity of wizards exchanging Muggle currency for currencies such as Galleons. In addition, the food subsidized by the Ministry of Magic was cheap, so why did those people pretend to be magicians?
"Yes, there is more than one person. They hope to observe Muggles and the magic they create more closely." Sirius looked around and made sure there were no Ministry of Magic staff before continuing. "After all, it is too difficult to obtain information through official channels. It is better to disguise contact with Muggles."

"Magicians... they really do exist, yes. Anyone who wants to learn about them is definitely not stupid. Just flip through the Muggle Studies textbook and observe and you'll figure it out."

Andrew thought about it for a while and figured out the truth - there are certainly many clumsy wizards, but there are also many wizards who are good at observation. It is obviously not as comfortable to rely on those messy materials to learn as to experience the Muggle life personally.

"When Professor Binns comes back, I'll take a leave and go out to have a look. It sounds so cool to be a wandering magician. Harry, I'll perform and you'll get paid. How about we form a team?"

Sirius started to go off topic as he was talking. He turned his gaze to Harry, "It is said that the Muggles have united and called most of this continent the European Union. It is true that the wizarding world has not united, but the Muggle world has."

'Huh? The European Union exists now?'

Andrew was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that there was indeed one - but there was no need to rush or anything, it would be a matter of separation sooner or later, it would still be a referendum.

"Good idea, Sirius."

Andrew nodded and responded, "Anything else interesting?"

"Well... there's a large dream show at the Ministry of Magic, and there's also a park for rest. It's been widened and a lot of random plants have been planted there. Want to go take a look?"

"Oh? When was it widened?"

"Just before the school summer vacation, when the Triwizard Tournament is over?"

Sirius thought about it and gave an uncertain answer. "Then?"

Andrew calculated and roughly understood what the Ministry of Magic meant - if he guessed correctly, they were going to plant the Dream Tree here, but they didn't know how to protect it.

After all, this is not a wasteland, so it is not easy to expand. If he guessed correctly, it should be necessary to build a greenhouse and use a permanent traceless expansion spell to cultivate the Dream Tree. The subsequent connection and use will be simple, whether it is the aerial roots of the Dream Tree or the construction of a large connection area.

'Is this about creating a new standard high street around Diagon Alley? Something completely new?'

'But where can I find so many snacks... Never mind, I'm not good at this kind of planning, so I'll just watch quietly. Hogwarts will probably have to cultivate its own Dream Tree next semester anyway, and I'll consider it a success if I can get an O OWL certificate in Herbology on it.'

...

After discussing with Sirius about the changes in Diagon Alley and other magical villages or gathering places, and taking a stroll around the Leaky Cauldron, Andrew had a general understanding of the current situation of the wizarding world.

In short, Fudge's strategy of exchanging economic subsidies for votes worked better than anyone expected, because the Ministry of Magic actually suppressed the most basic thing, the cost of living, causing a large number of people in the entire wizarding world to become rich and have more time.

Although many people chose to relax or have fun, many wizards chose to explore and get in touch with the Muggle world. The rest chose to perfect their dreams that they had to put on hold due to their busy schedule or livelihood. Driven by these people, Diagon Alley, the place with the most extensive communication in the British wizarding world, has been completely changed.

"That's great, change is always a good thing."

Andrew said this to Sirius on the way back, holding a bunch of candy models that were said to be cheap souvenirs.

"Yeah, change is always a good thing, but for the purebloods..."

Sirius shook his head, "There have been quite a lot of opinions lately."

"What do they want to ask?"

"Technological innovation requires money, and there are always people who are reluctant to spend it. But it has little to do with us. Now it's an internal conflict among them," Sirius said with a nonchalant look on his face. "What can they do? It's nothing more than an internal fight... They can't even get over Fudge, let alone others."

"Yes, some have upgraded their production methods, and some have not. But now the Ministry of Herbology, Magical Creature Cultivation, and Food Processing all have the most advanced technology, a whole Galleon printing factory. The only thing left for Minister Fudge is to control people."

Andrew looked nonchalant. "Anyway, if we stick to tradition, we won't have any competitive advantage. The only thing missing from the new factory is using the sun for feeding. The cost is incredibly low. Let's just fight the purebloods ourselves first."

Once the technology is upgraded, new money and old money will be automatically separated. Let them make a fuss, the low-cost technological innovation is there, no one can resist taking advantage of it - anyway, it can't affect Andrew, so let them make a fuss. This transfiguration is performed with Galleons, who can stop it?

Harry looked at Andrew and Sirius, who were shaking their heads at the same time, with a confused look on his face. He was a little confused by their indifferent expressions.

He cares. His arch-enemy, the eldest son of the Malfoy family, loves to show off his family background the most!
Please say more, don’t stop here!

(End of this chapter)