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Levin's money was almost equivalent to the Weasley family's annual income.
Although in Gringotts, Muggle wizards can exchange money at an exchange rate of 5 pounds to 1 gallon.
However, this exchange rate is only a benefit provided to Muggle wizards.
In reality, the purchasing power gap between the British pound and the Gallo is 20:1.
1500 Galleons is roughly equivalent to 3 pounds sterling, or 30 RMB.
That was 300,000 yuan in the 1990s; it could buy three apartments within Beijing's Fourth Ring Road.
With such a large sum of money in hand, I can expect to live a much more comfortable life in the magical world in the future.
With this thought in mind, Levin gradually drifted off to sleep.
The image shows the Ruins Valley, taken from the ruins of Hogwarts.
Chapter 52 The Tonks Family and Ms. Proudmore
The money Levin paid old Tom was more than enough for him to stay at the Leaky Cauldron for a week.
But in reality, he only stayed there for less than two days.
On the morning of the third day, Nymphadora Tonks cheerfully Apparated to the entrance of the Leaky Cauldron and picked up Levin, taking him to her home.
Before parting ways in Aindale, they had agreed to spend the Christmas holidays at the Tonks' house.
Nymphadora Tonks's background is actually not simple either.
Her mother was a pure-blood wizard, originally named Andromeda Black, the second daughter of the Black family, and the sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy.
Her two sisters are important figures in the Harry Potter world.
The former was the Dark Lord's right-hand woman, and later even bore him a daughter.
The latter was Lucius Malfoy's wife and Ma Tianlong's mother.
But Andromeda was undoubtedly the most rebellious of the three sisters.
After graduating, she married Ted Tonks, a Muggle-born wizard.
He was even expelled from his family because of this.
The Tonks family now lives in a small detached house in the suburbs of Enfield.
Life wasn't wealthy, but it was certainly happy.
At the Tonks' house, Levin received an extremely grand welcome.
According to Tonks, Levin was her savior; it was because of Levin that she escaped from poachers. However, considering potential retaliation, she hadn't revealed Levin's existence to the Ministry of Magic.
Therefore, Levin was treated like a VIP at Tonks08's house, and that evening he enjoyed an extremely lavish welcome feast: pan-fried flounder fillet rolls, lamb rolls with salad, roasted walnut squash puree and braised soft-serve potatoes, and dessert was a pie wrapped in vanilla cream.
As expected of a witch from an old, pure-blooded family, this banquet is indeed elaborate.
The most interesting thing is that the entire banquet did not feature traditional Indian cuisine, but rather French dishes that had been adapted for local tastes.
Based on this alone, Levin was going to change his opinion of these great Yin pureblood families.
Levin thoroughly enjoyed the meal.
In fact, this meal was not just Levin's welcome dinner, but also Tonks's victory celebration.
Single-handedly killing the leader of the second-largest poacher group in the Great Darkness, Piccolo Curtis, and annihilating his core subordinates, Tonks received a high reward from the Ministry of Magic for this feat: a second-class Order of Merlin and a large bonus.
Making such a significant contribution means that Tonks has a chance to be promoted to a full-time position within six months—normally, the internship period for an Auror is as long as three years.
In addition, she mentioned that she had gained the appreciation of a deputy director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, who even invited her to his private banquet.
Tonks wanted to hear Levin's opinion on this.
The Department of Magical Law Enforcement is the largest department within the British Ministry of Magic, and perhaps the most important of all. It is the direct superior department of the Auror Office.
The deputy director of this department is already considered an important figure in the Ministry of Magic.
It's quite normal for someone like her, who achieved great success right after graduation, to be courted by influential figures.
For Tonks, this was a clear political signal, both a ticket to promotion and a sign of taking sides, so he naturally needed to be cautious.
However, accepting this invitation would be beneficial for her.
If she agrees, it means she has become that deputy director's person, and he will become a key person to be cultivated by the Auror Office and will be included in the list of people to be promoted in the future.
If everything goes smoothly and that deputy director gets promoted, then Tonks may also become a high-ranking official in the future.
Tonks wouldn't normally share something like this with an 11-year-old.
Levin's previous performance was so mature that Tonks, who considered himself less intelligent than him, decided to seek Levin's opinion.
As for these kinds of official matters, Leben himself has not personally experienced them.
However, in his previous life, he could be considered a political keyboard warrior, and he had some understanding of bureaucratic Machiavellianism and such—at least much better than Tonks, a complete novice.
His approach was that one shouldn't immediately accept such an invitation, but shouldn't refuse either; one should simply say that they needed some time to consider it.
Then, while gathering information on this deputy director, they waited for other potential suitors.
Given Tonks's achievements, he is certainly qualified to compare prices from different companies.
Until Tonks mentioned the deputy director's surname...
"You mean, the deputy director who invited you is a woman, and her last name is Proudmore?"
Upon hearing the surname, Levin was so surprised that he stood up on the spot. After witnessing Senior Ciri, the Water Demon Brain, and the troll with troll-like characteristics, he had become exceptionally sensitive to elements from another world.
"Is your deputy director named Gianna?" He grabbed Tonks' sleeve, anxiously pressing for an answer.
“Yes…yes, how did you know?” Tonks was taken aback by his attitude.
Levin didn't answer, but continued to press, "Was that Jaina blonde or white-haired?"
"She's blonde, how could you think she'd have gray hair? She's only 36."
Blonde hair, 36 years old, is a deputy director...
Levin pondered to himself:
If this is indeed the Jaina I'm thinking of, it means she arrived in the Harry Potter world earlier in the timeline, at least before the destruction of Orgrimmar (Jaina gained a full head of white hair due to arcane corruption after destroying Orgrimmar with the Focusing Iris).
"When did your deputy director join the Ministry of Magic?" Levin asked again.
"So you're also interested in Deputy Director Jaina?"
When this was mentioned, Tonks was wide awake, his words brimming with admiration:
"Deputy Director Jaina is a legend in the Ministry of Magic. It's said she comes from a reclusive wizarding family and didn't graduate from Hogwarts. She joined the Ministry eleven years ago and immediately earned the respect of the entire ministry with her powerful magic. She made significant contributions in the pursuit of the Death Eaters with her unique spells."
Merit.
"At the time, many people thought that she might become the second White Wizard."
"Unfortunately, in the days that followed, Ms. Proudmoore did not show any further proficiency in magic, but instead focused on her position. Due to her excellent work ability, Ms. Proudmoore rose through the ranks until last year when she became the deputy director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement."
"But in any case, she is a role model for non-pure-blood wizards and female wizards."
So that's why you admire her?
Levin nodded.
As expected of one of the two core female protagonists of World of Warcraft, Jaina is doing very well even in another world.
However, eleven years ago…
Eleven years ago again,
Including the previous ten years,
What is the connection between the timing of the appearance of these otherworldly artifacts?
I feel that after hearing about Jaina, the world has become even more mysterious.
"...Hey, what are you thinking about?" Tonks' urging interrupted Levin's thoughts.
"You still haven't answered me whether I should accept Ms. Proudmore's invitation or not?"
“Of course, of course I’ll accept it,” Levin said without hesitation.
“Hey, but ten minutes ago you said I should wait for the right price to sell, so why now…” Tonks was puzzled.
“That’s because I heard about Ms. Proudmoore’s name ten minutes ago!” Levin interrupted her. “If you had told me about Ms. Proudmoore’s existence earlier, I would have made you agree sooner.”
“I see…” Tonks said with a teasing smile.
"So even a little genius like you can become someone's fan. I thought someone as arrogant as you, who didn't even think much of Dumbledore, wouldn't admire anyone. I knew it! Ms. Proudmoore's charm is enough to attract everyone."
"Since even you support me, I've made up my mind. I'll accept the lady's invitation when I get back!"
"I don't idolize anyone... whatever, whatever you think."
Misunderstood by the other party, Levin thought about it and decided to give up explaining.
As long as the goal is achieved, that's fine.
Levin's encouragement of Tonks to accept Proudmoore was actually a way to create an opportunity to make contact with her.
Just like Levin deliberately approached Ciri,
In his mind, these visitors from another world naturally shared a similar stance with him.
They are all rootless duckweed, all aware of the existence of forces beyond the world, and all naturally possess a vision that extends further than that of the natives of this world.
They are more likely to become like-minded people.
Levin's ambition is to reshape the world's magic system based on arcane magic.
In today's world, Muggles dominate, forcing wizards to hide in various corners of the world under the protection of the Secrecy Act.
Levin was very dissatisfied with this situation.
In his mind, magic was fully capable of creating a civilization no less advanced than technology.
If possible, he wanted to develop a magnificent magical civilization and explore more worlds.
He certainly believed he could do it.
Arcane magic includes spells that allow one to travel through the celestial realm and traverse crystal walls.
As long as Levin's exploration of arcane magic reaches a new stage, he will be able to do it.