When Rita Skeeter received the note, the symbol of the Deathly Hallows on the note clearly told Rita Skeeter that what Harold was going to do represented the will of the Witch Party.
And what Rita Skeeter has to do is to cooperate with Harold.
Even the questions Rita Skeeter asked were already prepared for her on the note.
However, Rita Skeeter did not expect that the Witch Party would play such a big game this time.
At this moment, Harold saw that after he finished speaking, the scene became so quiet that many people even began to whisper. The cheers he had imagined did not come, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.
At this moment, Mrs. Weasley suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Mr. Harold, there may be something you don't know. When the goblins rebelled, after we human wizards signed a truce agreement with the goblins, we also signed a letter of authorization to authorize the goblins to open the only bank in the wizarding world. This is the origin of Gringotts."
"If anyone violates this authorization, he will be cursed by the most powerful wizards and fairies of the time! Mr. Harold, we appreciate your kindness, but for your safety..."
However, before Mrs. Weasley could finish her words, she was interrupted by Harold, who waved his arms and said loudly: "Thank you, thank you for reminding me, ma'am. Of course I know about this!"
Having said this, Harold suddenly paused, and then roared angrily: "But, just now, in the conflict in Gringotts, this letter of authorization has been destroyed by the Witch Party!"
Hearing this, the wizards at the scene were in an uproar, and Harold continued to say: "Moreover, the reason why the authorization letter was destroyed was because of the goblins themselves! I saw with my own eyes that the goblins of Gringotts took out the authorization letter themselves and handed it over to the Witch Party!"
"And the Witch Party destroyed the letter of authorization in front of the goblins!"
At this point, Harold's tone suddenly dropped. Harold looked disappointed, and continued with great sorrow:
"Originally, I wanted to save this authorization letter. This was also the beginning of my battle with the Witch Party. However, because the goblins gave up, I failed!"
When Harold said this, his tone became high again, and he shouted loudly:
"The goblins and Gringotts can't even protect something as important as their own. How can we believe that they can protect our property?!"
"So, I want to set up a new bank, the safest bank in the entire wizarding world! A bank that belongs to us wizards!"
Along with Harold's loud shouts, thunderous applause finally rang out again. Almost all the wizards at the scene were moved by Harold and applauded him warmly.
When the applause reached its peak, Harold suddenly waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. When everyone gradually quieted down, Harold continued, "Not only that, but I have decided that all the safe deposit boxes in the bank I am about to open will be free of rental fees! In other words, if you deposit Galleons in my bank, I will not charge you any fees!"
After hearing Harold's words, the wizards at the scene were stunned again, but this was not the end. Harold continued:
After hearing Harold's words, many wizards who were originally standing there in a daze, their eyes lit up, such as Mrs. Weasley.
Some people's eyes were full of doubts, wondering what Harold wanted to do? If Harold had not just experienced the bloody battle in Gringotts and protected everyone's property in Gringotts, many people might have begun to doubt whether Harold was going to take everyone's Galleons and run away! After all, although Harold had written many best-selling books in recent years and had a small fortune, it was definitely not enough for him to pay such a huge interest.
But soon, Harold's next words dispelled everyone's doubts. Harold signaled everyone to be quiet again, and continued: "Do you think that the benefits I give you are only interest? No! Of course not! I will also give you gold galleons!"
"I know that many wizards and wizard families occasionally run into financial difficulties! At this time, you can come to my bank. My bank is happy to lend you money!"
Hearing this, even Harold's die-hard fan, Mrs. Weasley, couldn't help but stop cheering and looked at Harold with a strange expression.
After all, no one is a fool. The pie that Harold painted is so big that even the wizards are starting to get scared.
At this moment, Harold suddenly changed the subject and said awkwardly:
"Of course, if you come to borrow my money, I'm happy to lend it to you, but I can't work for nothing, right? This will cost you a fee!"
After hearing Harold's words, there was a sound of exhalations, as if everyone had breathed a sigh of relief. Some people even couldn't wait to speak up again and again: "It's what you deserve, Mr. Harold, this is what you deserve."
Some people even asked how Harold was going to charge.
Harold thought for a moment and then said, "How about this. If you borrow ten Galleons for a year, you will have to keep one Galleon as a handling fee, and after a year, you will need to return thirteen Galleons!"
"Of course, if you can provide real estate, or magical items or even magical creatures that have been evaluated by me and have a certain value as collateral, then I can waive the handling fee of one Galleon!"
After hearing this, most wizards were still confused and didn't know what it meant. They could only understand the general meaning.
However, some wizards began to react and quickly realized the huge profits in this deal, such as Lucius Malfoy who had been watching coldly from the side.
Lucius Malfoy looked at Harold in front of him with shining eyes, and said in disbelief: "This guy is so good at business?! Could this be..."
(End of this chapter)