The first White Lord of Hogwarts - Chapter 81
What a secretary-type talent!
Ivan thought so, while patiently waiting for Penelope to make a request.
“I, I want to know about my future life, such as work and so on.”
Sure enough, as Ivan expected, Penelope’s wish was quite simple, asking about her future position.
This kind of law-abiding thought is common to most wizards.
“”Yes.”
Ivan smiled and waved towards the lake beside him.
A ball of water floated in front of the two people, and then began to change, turning into a water mirror that reflected their faces.
“This is?”
“”It’s better to see it with your own eyes than to listen to my explanation.”
Ivan said, with silver light flashing in his eyes.
At the same time, the picture in the water mirror began to change.
It was a woman wearing a windbreaker, about seventeen or eighteen years old, walking on the busy street.
“It’s me.”
Penelope saw the woman’s appearance. It was exactly herself, only a little older.
Obviously, this was what she would look like in the future.
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Where is she going?���Turning around, Penelope saw herself walking into a place where a large number of wizards gathered:”Ministry of Magic?”
“Will I work in the Ministry of Magic in the future?”
Unfortunately, before Penelope could be happy, she saw a dim office.
There, her future self was wearing glasses and looking through documents with a tired face. It was obvious that she was not happy.
“This…”
Penelope stood there, speechless for a long time.
Penelope knew very well what this picture represented.
After graduating from Hogwarts, she would enter the Ministry of Magic and become an ordinary office worker there.
Penelope was not Newt, who would regard sitting in the office as the most feared thing.
But… if this is her future, then why did she study so hard?
Ivan heard the voice of his senior sister clearly.
Since learning the brain closure technique, Ivan’s control over Legilimency has become more and more proficient.
Now he has set up multiple trigger mechanisms for passive Legilimency.
For example, when someone mentions his name, or constructs Ivan’s image in his mind, he can hear the other person’s voice within the range of Legilimency.
3 points of thinking attribute are enough for Ivan’s brain to process this information.
In addition, Ivan can set up certain people in advance to specifically feel their thoughts and emotions.
But Ivan usually controls this power well.
For friends like Harry and Hermione, Ivan will reversely block their thoughts to avoid touching his friends’ privacy.
“Senior, don’t you want to go to the Ministry of Magic?”
“Hmm…”
Penelope lowered her head slightly and said,”I just think, if the future job is like that, then what is the point of studying hard in Hogwarts?”
She was confident that she could graduate from Hogwarts with the best grades.
However, with such ability, she could only find a low-level job in the Ministry of Magic.
“.…..”
Ivan was a little surprised.
It wasn’t Penelope’s idea, but that the senior sister actually trusted him so much.
What she said was the same as what she thought in her heart.
This meant that Penelope really treated Ivan as a person to confide in, and didn’t make up any reasons or excuses to get by.
“I have actually thought about this question raised by my senior sister.”
Ivan did not hate Penelope’s complaints.
She was obviously more capable than most people, but she could only do a job that could be replaced by anyone.
Who would accept this?
However, society is like this. Rather than complaining, Penelope was accepting her fate in disguise.
She may have known it long ago.
Wizarding society and Hogwarts are two completely different worlds.
Everything here will become meaningless once you leave school.
“You have the same doubts?”
Penelope was surprised. After all, Ivan was still so young.
“Isn’t this a little too early?”
She is already in the fifth grade, and will soon be in the sixth grade. It is time for her to graduate and enter the society.
Therefore, it is normal to worry about the future and be confused about her future life.
But Ivan…
Penelope regretted it a little.
She felt that she shouldn’t have said this, and she put pressure on Ivan for nothing.
“I’m sorry, I…”
Ivan’s maturity and strength made Penelope subconsciously regard him as a peer.
The first-year wizard was at the time of fantasy, but she used her own troubles to break Ivan’s dream.
“There is no need to apologize, Penelope~.”
Ivan smiled and said,”And I am not that fragile.”
Penelope is a kind and simple girl. Ivan heard that many wizards in Hogwarts regard her as their white moonlight.
“Senior sister, have you ever thought about a question?”
After simply comforting Penelope, Ivan continued his topic.
“What?”
“Muggles have a saying,”Learn to apply what you have learned.”
Ivan said,”But in today’s wizarding world, many of our magics are actually useless.”
Penelope listened to Ivan’s description blankly, but she didn’t understand what Ivan meant.
“Are you confused, senior sister?”
Ivan smiled and said,”What does this have to do with your work?”
“”Hmm.”
Penelope fell into deep thought. She really didn’t understand.
But Ivan’s next words made Penelope stunned.
“My senior asked me to do divination. What she really wanted to know was her future income, right?”
“.…..”
Penelope was about to speak but stopped herself. She wanted to hide something, but in the end she could only lower her head in shame.
“There is no need to feel embarrassed.
“Every wizard likes gold galleons, and so do I,” Ivan said.
Penelope doesn’t like money, she is just simply afraid that after graduating from Hogwarts, she will not be able to find a good job and support herself.
“Are both of the senior’s parents Muggles?”
“My mother is a witch.”
Penelope is a mixed-blood. She said:”My mother fell in love with my father, so she gave up magic and chose to live in the Muggle world.”
Her father is an ordinary person with an ordinary job.
So the Clearwater family’s life is not difficult, but it is not rich. It’s just that Penelope’s father died when she was five or six years old.
“My mother is an outstanding graduate of Hogwarts,” Penelope:”But the Muggle world does not recognize this kind of academic qualifications. To Muggles, my mother is a person who does not even have an elementary school diploma.”
“She couldn’t even find a decent job in the Muggle world.”
Although she lived in the Muggle world for a while, Penelope’s mother still couldn’t integrate well into Muggle society.
In order to make a living, Penelope’s mother had to return to the magic world and earn gold galleons to support the mother and daughter.
“Senior…”
Hearing this, Ivan basically understood Penelope’s thoughts.
First of all, Penelope, like her mother, has no resume or diploma in the Muggle world.
This means that once Penelope gives up her life in the wizarding world and goes to the Muggle world, she will have a hard time.
Some people may ask, why can’t wizards survive in the Muggle world?
Any magic can make a lot of money, right?
But is it really like this?
You know, the British Ministry of Magic has a department called the Department for the Prohibition of Misuse of Muggle Objects.
Casting spells on Muggle objects and modifying Muggle objects are illegal in the British wizarding world.
Not to mention that wizards casting spells on Muggles, harming Muggles, or being seen by Muggles casting spells are all behaviors that are expressly prohibited.，
“Because, the Statute of Secrecy?”
Penelope was a little scared. She felt that she shouldn’t mention the Statute of Secrecy.
You know, hiding the wizarding world and maintaining the Statute of Secrecy is the responsibility of the entire wizarding society.
Anyone who dares to cross the line will be held accountable and even sent to a prison like Azkaban.
“”Ahem.”
Ivan coughed lightly, and the two looked at each other, understanding each other. (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
Then, they tacitly skipped the Statute of Secrecy.
The topic of the Statute of Secrecy was taboo. Decades ago, after the first wizard war that swept the world, no one dared to question this issue.
“Do you know how many wizards there are in the British wizarding world?”
“A few thousand people, probably over 3,000, less than 4,000”
“Yes, three or four thousand people.”[]
Ivan said:”How many jobs are there in the Ministry of Magic?”
“Uh…”
The British Ministry of Magic may seem to have a big name, but the number of wizards they actually manage is only about 3,000 to 4,000 at most.
In Ivan’s previous life, a slightly larger village would have more than this number.
“Do you understand, senior sister?”
Ivan said:”There are only so many jobs for wizards, and the number of jobs is also limited.”
So the problem came.
Wizards from the Muggle world have no foundation in the wizarding world, let alone savings.
If they want to live in the wizarding world, they can only compete for those few jobs. They can’t earn much money from work, and it’s already difficult to support themselves.
Not to mention doing some magic research to improve themselves.
“The vacancies in the wizarding world have already been filled, and there is no way to make way for newcomers.”
“Even if there is a position, it will definitely not be for wizards like us.”
Ivan’s words were somewhat inflammatory.
But Penelope had to admit that Ivan touched her heart. This was what the senior was most dissatisfied with.
“The Ministry of Magic prohibits wizards from studying and modifying Muggle items”
“This has caused the magic world to become stagnant, and no new industries have been born for a long time.”
“Instead of exploring newer industries, what can young wizards do after graduating from Hogwarts?”
Look at the Weasley brothers. Bill works at Gringotts, Charlie raises dragons, Percy works at the Ministry of Magic, and the twins open a joke shop.
It seems that they all have their own choices, but in fact, except for the twins, they all work for others, which is nothing new.
“Jobs are not squeezed out, but created.”
However, the Ministry of Magic has long been corrupt. They don’t want to change, nor do they allow others to change.
If anyone questions, they will bring out the Statute of Secrecy.
Everything you do may increase the risk of exposure to the wizarding world.
“They won’t allow us to do what we want.”
“If we do this, they will arrest us.”
“Even if they can’t catch him, they will still bring up that law.”
Ivan’s words were like a sharp sword, tearing apart Penelope’s remaining self-deception:”Then you will become an enemy of wizards all over the world and become an evil person who destroys the balance of the magic world.”
“Then, what if I return to the Muggle world?”
Penelope’s hands trembled slightly. She didn’t have the courage, let alone the ability to resist authority.
“Let’s not talk about whether we can still be willing to return to the ordinary world after seeing the magic.”
Ivan:”Let’s talk about the problem of life. How can we make a living when we return to the Muggle world?”
As I said, without the identity and education of the Muggle world, it is difficult for ordinary wizards like them to make a living in the Muggle world.
Of course, if your parents are rich in the Muggle world, then just ignore what Ivan said.
“I, I am just worried about this…”
Penelope looked at Ivan expectantly, wanting to know what he would do.
The senior sister had already seen that Ivan was definitely not the kind of person who would keep to himself.
But so what?
Ivan’s thoughts were exactly what she and countless young wizards wanted to say but dared not say.
“Cough.”
Seeing that Penelope was about to be led astray by him, Ivan coughed and said,”First of all, I have to explain one thing.”
“What?”
“I am actually very rich.
Ivan:”I mean, I have a lot of Muggle currency, I am a rich man over there.”
“”Huh?”
Penelope opened her mouth in disbelief, so adorable
“Of course, I earn all my muggle currency myself.”
“You…”
Penelope was speechless for a moment. She felt that what she had just said, as well as her confusion about the future���The topic is really stupid.
Ivan: What you are worried about is not a big deal in my opinion.
Isn’t it just life?
Isn’t the currency of the Muggle world money?
Ivan can live a top-notch Muggle life and then go to the wizarding world to conduct magic research.
The Ministry of Magic just doesn’t allow wizards to modify Muggle items, but it doesn’t stipulate that they can’t buy Muggle items.
Food, clothing, daily necessities, even cars for travel and houses for living.
As long as you don’t use magic to harm Muggles, the Ministry of Magic can’t control you.
“I…”
“Ah this…”
Penelope was embarrassed. She felt that she really didn’t understand Ivan, her junior.
“”How much did you earn?”
Penelope looked at Ivan with some doubt.
Ivan said that he earned a lot of Muggle coins, which was incredible to Penelope.
You know, her mother tried every possible way but couldn’t make much money.
Even Penelope’s father was just an ordinary working class.
How old is Ivan? How much money can an 11-year-old child make?
“Cough.”
Seeing this, Ivan said:”Probably, a few hundred million pounds”
“Hundreds of millions!!!”
This number almost frightened Penelope to death:”How did you do it? How old are you to have so much money?”
“At first, I bought lottery tickets.
Ivan did not think there was anything shameful about this:”My prediction skills can tell me the lottery winning numbers.)”
“……”
My goodness, this alone is enough to shock Penelope
“However, I have only used this method once, in order to earn start-up capital.”
Although prophecy does not involve the Statute of Secrecy, it will also attract the attention of Muggles.
After all, winning again and again is too incredible.
Once someone thinks that Ivan has special abilities, the Ministry of Magic will think that he has exposed the existence of magic.
Yes, the Ministry of Magic is so unreasonable.
Any action that may expose the existence of magic and wizards will be regarded as a violation of the law.
“After I got my first pot of gold, I started to learn about finance.”
“Do you know about stocks?”
“Yeah.”
Penelope didn’t understand it very well, but she knew this
“There are also real estate, funds, securities and some emerging industries that I am interested in investing in internationally…”
Ivan briefly described his previous business plan:”In this process, I did not use magic, but used it to fight.”
He pointed to his brain, actually, he was talking about Ivan’s memories of his past life.
Although there are many differences between the past life and this life, some major directions are the same.
For example, this year is 1991, and Christmas is coming soon.
The time for the disintegration of the bear is not far away!
And for this moment, Ivan has already withdrawn all his liquid funds, in order to take this opportunity to make his assets explode.
If nothing goes wrong, when he returns from the Christmas holiday, Ivan can call himself a billionaire.
Please note that the 10 billion here is not RMB, but British pounds, or the British pounds in 1991!
In a word, Muggle currency is about to become a string of numbers in Ivan’s eyes, and there will be more and more in the future
“This…”
Penelope was completely stunned. She thought Ivan was just talented in magic, but she didn’t expect that he even knew so much about the finance of the Muggle world.
The senior student didn’t know that Ivan was about to intervene in the bear incident, but the wealth of hundreds of millions of pounds was shocking enough.
