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- 5- The Course is Set.

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Day 12 since The Hagrid Day of Fate



"Okay, I figured out from the Legacy box what my next step/move is to qualify for my May 1st appointment."



"Two things: Why are you telling me? I don't have an inheritance test to undergo what do I have to do with it?



"First, you helped me gain more money with those knicker letters. I had no idea there was a Lonely Hearts market in the wizarding world. There have been no less than five marriages because the connection was so strong. Can you believe 5marriages in less than a week? Wizards move fast. I didn't do any work to gain the money.



Each marriage produced 500 galleons a head. I have 2500 galleons I didn't work to gain. Beverly took 1250 galleons for herself. You know other Hogwarts students, right? Can you write them and tell them you are looking to invest in 250 galleons in 5 different student-run businesses?



You are a fourth year, right? You have some idea if any of the students have undeveloped talent that they aren't using. My task to qualify for the next inheritance installment is: /investment/. Asgard Potter was a millennium Christian. He watched villagers be rewarded for tithing and service to village clergy, but he noticed his people starved. His challenge was to bring enough to the village, so each person had more than enough. He needed to have enough money to find his mother and sisters releasing them from bondage. He didn't think the goals to himself and to his village were contradictory.



He took the parable of the 10 talents to heart. In the story, the master handed out 10, 5, 2, and 1 talents. The master asked the servants to increase the money so that when the master returned each servant had increased the talents given. The point of the parable was to everyone who has more is given. If aservant can't increase the master's money, even what they have will be taken away.



For my forebears' purpose, Asgard has given me 7500 galleons. He expects to see some increase before the May 1stmeeting. If I cannot take what he has given me and multiply it, the rest of my inheritance will be left for later generations.



I am leaning on you for the 1250 galleons because you turned letters into galleons. I don't really want to be bothered with this Boy Who Lived thing. Ididn't and still don't know what the etiquette for the knickers stash would be. You followed your instincts. Here we are. I am confident that you can turn 1250 galleons into something unbelievable if you follow your instincts. You will take a finder's fee for this as you did with the letters.



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Hello Mrs. Chang,



I want to meet with you so we can begin notions for a wedding contract between your daughter and my son, Cedric Diggory. I know our cultural differences might necessitate some unique accommodations, but I come to this negotiation with an open mind.



My son has already taken a compatibility test. Please have Cho take a test before we meet. I'm available at your convenience.



Thanks.



Grace Diggory

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Gale's life had taken a drastic turn around in less than a month. Before Ian's decision, Gale had a mission to change muggleborn-pureblood politics. She mediated and settled disputes before the Wizengamot took up issues. Her office was understaffed. Her boss rarely came to work and refused to be bothered with muggleborn disputes. It was her task to investigate any complaints and put together reasonable solutions. She was not allowed to impose judgement on the parties. The trick to make a settlement stick and worth the pureblood's time was to hammer out a padded settlement.



Most of the settlements she made were weighted in favor of the pureblood, but she knew it was better than what the Wizengamot would do. As it stood, the governing body did not have any muggleborn members. She just needed to reach far enough to satisfy the pureblood's pride. Most of the time the muggleborns who came before her were seeking relief from patent infringements, libel or some sort of commercial espionage; they did not believe they would get equal treatment.



Ian removed her from the oppressive environment of the Ministry of Magic, gave her ahome office, expanded the number of disputes she heard because she didn't have to do all the fact investigations, and unleashed the elves on British purebloods. She had been working through a backlog of cases decades long. With all the help Ian offered her, she believed she would cut the resolution down to half the time. If she had more people working for her, she would be able to resolve all the cases. She was willing to admit to Ian that he was right and had changed her life for the better.



"Which option is it, Gale?"



"It is not #1. I only want to bear your children, Ian. I know you lost family in the war, but I don't understand pureblood obligations well enough to know why 45 MacKenzies need to be replaced. I am not willing to share you with 9 women(#2). The most you can have for a 10 year and a day ceremony is 2 women. Idoubt the Diggories want to have 10 children, but if they are willing I'm willing. I think we need to divide adopting 20 to 25 children over a period of 12 or 13 years. If you set up the MacKenzie plan, I am willing to fulfill my role."



"I will set it in motion. I have been thinking about you fulfilling your dream of getting all these complaints resolved."



"Yes, I am happy that things are moving along as well as they are."



"Well you know the Ministry, the Wizengamot, and your boss do not care whether these cases are EVER resolved, right?"



"Yes."



"You know the Ministry subcontracts business to connected purebloods, right?"



"Right. I am not a pureblood."



"You aren't, but I am."



"They owe me. Why don't I ask that your department become my business? All unsatisfactory resolutions can still go through the Wizengamot, but you can charge the parties a reasonable sum, hire as many people needed to move the disputes along, and you can find out how many Muggleborns are doing new and different things in this world. How does that sound?"



"I knew I'd ask you for more staff, but I had no idea that a muggleborn would be allowed to own a business."



"Eventually, you will be able to own it outright. When I incorporate, I will sign over everything to you. We are going to have keep the incorporation hidden otherwise the Ministry will not allow it to move forward."



"Deal."



Filius brought in 5 past Ravenclaw Head Boys and Girls to manage the sheer size of changes at Hogwarts. He knew he couldn't hammer out the Founder's Incorporating rules, the manual for employees and sift through the list of tasks the Founders completed to prepare Hogwarts and themselves for students. The only thing Filus did know for sure was he would eventually leave Hogwarts and create a school for half Goblins such as himself. He didn't know how he managed to teach at Hogwarts for 100 years. His original plan had been to come to Hogwarts and teach for 25. He had his Charms Mastery. He was responsible for 8 innovations in the field which were patented to his benefit. He had amassed enough to start a school of his own.



He had no idea why he stayed so long. He did know that Ravenclaw would need a new Head of House. Hogwarts had a fund separate and apart from the stash the Ministry and Albus used to pay for the teachers, activities, and supplies. Hogwarts gave him enough money to employ these Ravenclaws and develop the Charms section to heights Hogwarts had never seen.



Filius put Leslie Warrington, Class of 1975, in charge of scheduling for himself and the rest of the management team. She had been working as a Potions Mistress. She really wanted time to set up her own shop and create potions that could raise the standard of living for other witches. Returning to Hogwarts would give her the time she needed to complete some of the new discoveries she was making. Her former boss realized how well she had adapted to steaming through all the orders the apothecaries sent his firm and dumped more and more work on her. It would have been alright if she shared in the benefits or he distributed the work evenly, but he had decided she would toil in squalor while the other potioneers were able to use their time in loftier pursuits. When Filius owled her with his request, it was the chance she had been looking for to do more with herself and her time.



"Alright team Ravenclaw, we have 2 weeks to implement changes to the care and maintenance of Hogwarts; turn the rulebooks and practices back to the Founder's ideals, and implement a revolution in student matriculation. We each have our expertise but I think it is important for us each to find a system where we work together and make use of any resources available here. I am open to suggestions."



"Todd McMillen here. The elves have set up each tower. We should set them up alittle differently than Ravenclaw and Gryfindor. They don't need as much room for dorms. They can each have an individual bathroom and a suite of rooms for themselves. They can have their own core classrooms in the tower. We just need to assemble observation space for each classroom."



"Remember that although Vector, Burbage, Sinestra, and Hooch are responsible for student housing and classrooms, it's only for Hogwarts students. The other housing and classrooms fulfill what Hogwarts want for the 8 other schools.



Well, I still think we are doubling our efforts. Instead we can talk to each professor and find out how they are completing their tasks; then we can devote our time to these other preparation tasks that need to be completed."



"I am interested in bringing different teaching techniques to the classrooms."



"Only if you are willing to spend the time explaining the new techniques and classrooms to the instructors, Todd do whatever you feel will work."



"You need to be report back here in 3days with your plans, how you plan to implement them, and your training routine for the 8 new schools and the Hogwarts professors."



"Fine."



"If you like this learning aspect, during the school year you will be responsible for adapting each study area to maximize learning for each student. Can you do that?"



"If the teachers and students work with me, yes I want to do that."



"One down, who's next?"

Derringer's Bistro of Culinary Arts



"Artie, we just received a note from a British school, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It says since we were generous enough to extend a scholarship to Harry Potter and extend that same offer to another British student, they are willing to house this school."



"How long can we operate there?"



"Hogwarts says as long as we leave open a Harry Potter scholarship, we are welcome to remain at their location."



"What do you want to do Headmistress?"



"Our graduates need exposure. It would be good for them to make a debut somewhere outside of Trinidad/Tobaggo."



"Anise, if you want to go abroad, who will teach here?"



"We will let our graduates teach a new class of beginners here in Trinidad. We'll take our intermediate and graduating students with us. We can let them teach our craft to their servants and to any willing students."



"Who else can come?"



"Our families and any beginning magical student who is looking to settle in another country can move with us."



"Let's try it for the year. If they behave poorly or mistreat us, we will leave."





Hagrid made headway in the property and valuables in which he was responsible. He made contact with Grawp and asked him whether he could be his ambassador with the other tribes. Even though Grawp's control of the English language was limited, he spoke Giant dialect just fine.



Hagrid retained the Regent, Deiter, who looked after Weogulf Clan in Hagrid's absence. He asked Deiter whether he was able to call to all the half giants in Weogulf Territory. Hagrid decided his newly purchased home would be a shelter for those kin who weren't doing as well as he was, but didn't want to join the clan.



Hagrid decided to stay at Hogwarts, but he was going to demand additional help. He needed time to set up a way to import more animals to Weofulf Territory. After 50 years living with the animals Friedwulfa left with the clan, the Weogulf giants were willing to look after new animals. Hagrid asked Aragog whether he wanted to move his family to Weogulf Territory. Deiter had a place set up for them and was willing to receive however many acromantulas who wanted to move.



Aragog and all but two of his children were willing to move and live with the Weogulf. They had expanded as far as the Forbidden Forest would allow. They hadn't starved yet, but he could see that his great grandchildren and great great grandchildren did not have enough space to roam. Hagrid figured if the clan would be able to create a better economic relationship with the wizards, maybe the wizards would leave his people alone.



Acromantula silk was a prime commodity. Hagrid knew he could corner the market in silk. Prejudice usually goes out the window when a person's wallet is endangered. If wizards couldn't afford to hate, they'd live and let live.



Hagrid contacted Harry to tell him he would meet him in two days at the Leaky Cauldron. He apologized for leaving him to explore Diagon Alley by himself, explained his illness, and told him he would take him to the shops the right way this time. He wondered what had happened with him and the Dursleys since he had seen him last.