While the British wizarding world was in an uproar over Sirius Black's escape from prison, the British Muggle world was also boiling over one thing.
A lawyer named Herb Anderson actually won the lottery jackpot.
Countless people are envious and jealous of this.
However, the Andersons are worrying about winning the jackpot.
Winning a big prize is naturally a good thing.
But this may not be a good thing for Herb.
The number was given to him by his son Albert, who said before leaving for France:
In a few years, the UK will no longer be safe, so their family will need to leave the UK for a while, and the money they won in the lottery will be their moving expenses.
No one in the family was excited about it.
After winning the jackpot, a bunch of problems followed.
Daisy found that her relatives, who she rarely contacted, actually started to contact her actively, and many of them even came to visit her, which seemed to have a hidden meaning.
Fortunately, her brother Charlie's business was also booming, otherwise who knows what would have happened.
In fact, even Charlie came to discuss the use of this money, which he believed should be invested more efficiently.
The Andersons rejected Charlie's proposal, saying they would discuss the investment with Albert first.
Charlie felt a little regretful, but he couldn't refute it because his success was related to Albert's advice, and he didn't dare to say anything unpleasant.
Before leaving, ask Daisy to take him with her to make money.
Herb was looking at the latest intelligence, also with a frown on his face, and said to his wife, "I just had someone investigate the overseas colony that Albert mentioned. The land will be returned to the other party on July 1, 1997. This was an agreement reached between Mrs. Thatcher and the other party in September 1982."
"Are we really leaving England?" Daisy looked at her husband in disbelief.
To be honest, she felt uneasy about living in an unfamiliar place, and she didn't want to give up her life as a lawyer. If she gave up her current life because of this unexpected wealth, God knew what her future would be like. If the overnight wealth was not handled properly, the results would definitely not be good.
"No, I think we should respect Albert's opinion." Herb sighed and reminded, "Do you think we really have any other choice? Given Albert's character, he would never allow us to stay in the UK if he had predicted the impending danger. He would definitely use magic to 'convince' us and then pack us up and send us away."
Daisy was silent.
The couple knew their son's character well, and geniuses were always particularly stubborn about certain things they believed in. Coupled with Albert's ability, this kind of thing was entirely possible.
"Maybe, we should tell him the good news." Herb was the first to speak and break the silence. He went back to the dormitory to get the two-sided mirror that Albert left for them to communicate, and began to call Albert's name in the mirror.
After a long time, a figure was reflected in the two-way mirror, and Albert's face appeared in front of them.
"Won the prize?" Albert asked.
"How do you know?"
Daisy was stunned as soon as she said this. How did Albert know? He must have guessed it. After all, their son was so smart, and he had predicted that he would win the lottery.
"How much?"
"You don't know?" Nia asked in surprise.
"How much?" Albert asked.
"10 million pounds," Herb said with a smile. "After deducting taxes, we'll still get a lot of money."
"There will probably be around 6 million pounds left!" Albert made a rough estimate and couldn't help but complain, "But the tax is really heavy."
Herb ignored his son's complaints and asked, "You got this money, what are you going to do with it?"
"Invest in the colonies." Albert said without hesitation, "After the colonies return, that place will start the last capital carnival, and the housing prices should drop by half."
“Are you planning to buy a house?”
"Yes." Albert knew what Herb was thinking and explained, "The colony itself relies on a big country with a population of 1 billion, and there is no caste problem like the subcontinent. This means that population will become the foundation of the country's take-off, and it is destined to take off."
"The capital and the largest coastal cities are good investment targets. You can gather a group of people and set up a company to invest there."
Herb opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Can it take off
If what Albert said is true, then now is indeed a good opportunity to make money.
"I heard that judges there seem to be lifelong tenures. You can go there in advance and get yourself a judgeship. Now you can prepare first, find out the situation there, learn the language, and wait for the opportunity to make money." Albert said, thought for a moment and added: "By the way, remember to leave some money for me."
Albert continued to talk a lot, and Herb finally took a pen and slowly wrote down his instructions. As a lawyer, Herb certainly had his own subjective opinions, but now he felt that he should refer to his son's opinion first.
He had to admit that being able to predict was amazing!
"You can ask Charlie." Daisy still pulled her cheap relatives along to help them. As for whether they were willing to participate, it was not her concern.
"Reduce the work of the law firm. Let's collect intelligence and make preparations first. We will go there to investigate when we have time. It would be best if we can get in touch with them."
Herb had recovered from the shock of winning the jackpot and made a series of clear judgments in his mind. He also knew that Albert was talking without hesitation. If he really wanted to implement it and make a profit from it, someone would need to work hard for it.
"It would be nice to have a lifelong judge."
As long as you have money, everything is possible. This is the world of capital. What's more, he is also a lawyer and is very familiar with it.
"What should I do?" Nia became even more depressed.
"Come with us there when the time comes." Herb said without hesitation: "By the time you leave England, your studies here will be almost complete. As for university, you can go there when the time comes, and you need to learn management knowledge."
"Albert is so annoying!"
Nia doesn't like a life that is arranged for her, although she also understands the importance of money.
Humph!
By then, Albert's purse would be in her hand.
…
"Who were you talking to?"
Isobel, who had just finished taking a shower, was standing outside the door in her nightgown, holding two cups of hot cocoa and handed one of them to Albert.
“My family, they told me I won the lottery.”
"Winning the lottery?"
"The Muggle lottery jackpot." Albert said with a smile: "Probably 6 million pounds."
"Six million pounds?" Isobel carefully recalled the exchange rate between Muggle pounds and Galleons: "If all of it is converted into Galleons, it would be about 1.2 million Galleons."
As she spoke, the girl's mouth opened wide.
"You're a money-grubber." Albert smiled and tapped Isobel's forehead, reminding her, "It's hard to convert this money into Galleons."
"I suddenly feel that the Daily Prophet's Galleon Award is a joke." Isobel sighed.
"That's normal. There are more Muggles than wizards, and the wealth they create is naturally incomparable to that of wizards. The meaning of wealth is more than just a pile of gold coins." Albert looked at Isobel who was still in a daze, put his arm around her, and explained with a smile.
"What do you want so much money for?" Isobel warned, "If the Ministry knew that you... you stole such a large sum of money from the Muggle world."
"Stealing? No, that's not stealing. It's normal for Muggles in the Muggle world to win the lottery." Albert reminded with a smile, "The Ministry of Magic can't make trouble for me because the money doesn't belong to me. At least I won't interfere and won't leave any evidence. Besides, most wizards don't understand Muggle affairs at all. They don't even know about this."
"If you are not found out, you are innocent?"
Isobel remembered Albert's twisted logic.
"There are no conscience capitalists nowadays." Albert curled his lips and said, "Besides, my method is completely legal, so you can't slander me."
Isobel couldn't help rolling her eyes, not wanting to continue this topic, and then she felt someone picking her up.
"We should celebrate winning the jackpot."
"Don't do that." Isobel said angrily, "You will disturb others, and I am very tired today."
"This room is actually enchanted. It can block out sound and will not disturb the Flamel couple's rest." Albert smiled, closed the door and lowered the curtains.