Chapter 21 The Ministry of Magic’s little thoughts

Early the next morning, Jessica couldn't wait to contact the Ministry of Magic again, asking them to implement various compensations now, immediately, and immediately. Especially economic compensation and physical compensation. Percy, secretary to the Minister of Magic, and Thompson, the accompanying financial officer, came to the ward carrying briefcases full of documents.

"Ms. Jessica, on behalf of Mr. Fudge and all the staff at the Ministry of Magic, I would like to once again express my sincere apologies for the injustice and injustice you and your children have suffered." Percy and Thompson bowed to the mother and son. Jessica did not like magic. Ministry, but will not get angry and blame them.

Azkaban spent eleven years without seeing the light of day, and the mother's original fiery temper had long since been tempered. She nodded calmly, indicating that she accepted their apology: "Ms. Percy, I would also like to thank the Ministry of Magic for correcting the injustice of our mother and son."

Seeing that the other party's attitude was relatively gentle, Miss Percy was secretly relieved. She quickly opened the briefcase full of documents and handed over the relevant materials.

"You have read the compensation plan. This is a more detailed version. If you are not satisfied with anything, please tell us." Percy said sincerely.

"We agree in principle, but when will they be implemented?" Jessica finished reading carefully and looked at the nervous Miss Percy.

"The sealed manor and land of the Travis family are still there, and we will complete the return procedures as soon as possible."

"But...because the Travis family's properties have been left unattended, they have been scattered everywhere. Please forgive me for this." Percy smiled bitterly. Those properties had long been divided up. Those taking action included both the Ministry of Magic and Travis' former allies, the pure-blood families.

"Sister Percy, what we are most concerned about is the financial compensation and the London real estate provided by the Ministry of Magic." Rogge came over, greeted him with a sweet greeting, and relieved the other party's nervousness with a smile.

"You two, please sit down and talk first. After all, every item in the agreement is very complicated. I need to trouble my sister to explain it to us in detail."

Percy nodded quickly and immediately understood the core demands of Roger and Jessica. She immediately relaxed a lot, especially when Rogge called her a name, which made her fall in love with the child in front of her.

"Taking into account Rogge's special situation, the Ministry of Magic paid five times the compensation." Percy motioned to the official behind him to get the corresponding documents and handed them over with a smile, "But legal restrictions caused most of the compensation to be transferred to Jesse. In Ms. Ka’s name.”

"We know that gold galleons cannot make up for the harm done to the two of you by the Ministry of Magic and Azkaban, and we only hope that we can express our apology."

Percy's wording was just right, and he also made a small request: "Ms. Jessica, can we pay in installments? For example, 40,000 gold galleons will be transferred every month within ten months."

"Don't worry, the Ministry of Magic will pay interest based on the highest interest rate in the market that month." Percy added quickly, looking at them nervously.

All other items in the compensation list are easy to discuss, but financial compensation is the only one that gives financial officials of the Ministry of Magic a headache. It would cost 400,000 gold galleons all at once, which even the Ministry of Magic would not feel comfortable with. They hope that Jessica and her son will accept the installment payment and even allow appropriate concessions on other projects.

Jessica was noncommittal, she was not good at this. She nodded at Roger and encouraged her son to discuss it with Percy.

"It can be paid in installments, but we hope that other compensation can be received as soon as possible." Rogge took over the conversation without worrying about the interest calculation method in the supplementary agreement.

"Sister Percy, can you tell us about the London properties provided by the Ministry of Magic?" Roger pointed to the second compensation item, "This one seems unclear."

London real estate is the vaguest clause in the entire agreement, and there is a lot of room for manipulation. What kind of house you can get depends entirely on yourself and the Ministry of Magic.

"Of course. The Ministry of Magic is an ancient existence in London. We have various properties here for you two to choose from." Percy was prepared and took a magic map from the box and spread it on the table.

She waved her magic wand and clicked, and a miniature three-dimensional map of London appeared in front of everyone. As the wand moves across the map, the available properties glow softly.

"We have a 200-year-old Grosvenor Square penthouse, and we have a house on the Thames..." Percy pointed at the map with his wand, some of the options beyond the Ministry of Magic's budget.

This is entirely out of her personal goodwill, hoping to give the mother and son a greater choice. If the final property is slightly overpriced, she can also use her authority to help finalize it.

"The high-end apartment next to St. James' Park, close to Buckingham Palace, is a high-end wealthy area in the Muggle world. The house is equipped with a Muggle expulsion spell, so you can enjoy a luxurious life when you live here."

“Whitehall Villa on the banks of the Thames has a garden and is suitable for living. You can enjoy the riverside scenery and its location is also relatively unique.”

“There is a Victorian townhouse in South Kensington that retains its traditional charm. A pure-blood family would appreciate a classic building like this.”

"...there are some small estates on the outskirts of London that are larger and even have small Quidditch pitches."

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Percy introduced Roger and his son one by one, including a penthouse duplex apartment unique to the Muggle world.

"Roger, you choose." Jessica couldn't help but sigh that the Ministry of Magic was rich and powerful, but no matter which house she chose, as long as her son liked it.

"Okay, Mom." Roger nodded and asked Percy, "Sister, what is the approximate price range we can choose from?"

"500,000 to 800,000 pounds. The properties are all registered in the Muggle area, so they are priced in pounds." Percy explained quickly, slightly raising the upper limit.

Thompson was a little surprised. This standard was 100,000 pounds higher than the Ministry of Magic's original bottom line. But considering Percy's status and the issue of compensation payment having been resolved, he could only endure his doubts.

Rogge stared at the magic map in front of him, feeling a surge in his heart. The difficult years are about to pass, and after decades of past and present lives, he never thought that he would finally have a warm home of his own.

"What's the price of this villa?" Rogge pointed to the three-story villa on the banks of the Thames River. It was a modern minimalist style building.

The villa is located high on the river, with views of the Thames through floor-to-ceiling windows. The spacious garden is planted with various roses and wisterias, and there is even a wooden dock near the river bank for mooring boats.

"This place?" Percy frowned. The Muggle price of this medium-sized villa was between 1 million and 1.5 million pounds, which was far beyond the budget.

"This villa has a great view and suits you very well. But the price... to be honest, it is far beyond the budget. Maybe you can consider another property?" Percy suggested hesitantly.

"What if the gold galleons compensated by the Ministry of Magic are used to make up the price difference?" Jessica also stared at the map. She also had a soft spot for this property. It is remote and comfortable, very suitable for their mother and son to live.

"Really? No problem, absolutely fine!" Before Jessica could finish speaking, Thompson jumped up excitedly.

Although the official exchange rate between gold galleons and British pounds is 1:5, no wizard would be foolish enough to exchange Muggle currency for that price. Since the Bretton Woods system was kicked out by the Muggles, Muggle currency has been separated from the support of gold. Whether it's pounds or dollars, it's just a piece of waste paper to a wizard.

The weight of a gold galleon is 8 grams, of which 95% is made up of fairy metal, and the remaining 5% is the gold brought out from the tomb by the curse breaker. Considering that Muggle gold is currently priced at 700-800 pounds per ounce, plus the cost of minting coins by the goblins, the actual exchange rate of gold galleons to pounds sterling is about 1:10.

Calculating this, the value of the property Rogge selected is between 100,000 and 150,000 gold galleons. Considering that the villa is in a prime location and the decoration and magic facilities inside are also expensive, the price of 150,000-180,000 yuan is more practical.

Percy kicked him, and Thompson smiled apologetically and sat down.