If not, you can still rely on magic to get some food from the Muggle world.
I'm afraid it's difficult for them to even make a basic living.
But because of the existence of the "Secrecy Act", what they can obtain from the Muggle world is limited to food and the like.
Rent, school supplies, magic consumables needed for daily life...
These things all require money.
But what they lack most now is money.
If this continues, I'm afraid their newly formed family will fall apart.
At this moment, Harry missed the vault he once had in Gringotts.
If the vault hadn't been destroyed in the previous attack on Gringotts, he would now have a large sum of money that could be used to support family expenses.
Unfortunately, all this is just an 'if'.
Sighed deeply.
Harry continued to walk forward with a frown on his face.
Compared to more than a month ago, Diagon Alley has changed dramatically.
Many shops have closed.
There is much less foot traffic nearby.
The people still walking on the street didn't have many smiles on their faces.
Most of them have faces full of sorrow like Harry, or they are extremely anxious and trot along.
And often the appearance of the latter will attract the envy of many people around you.
Because people who can still show this "anxious" attitude now have a high probability of still having a job.
However, Harry knew very well that these people who were now enjoying the envious eyes of others actually had a very difficult life.
There is no other reason, Lupine is also one of them.
Although Lupine refused to tell Harry anything about his work.
But Harry could still detect the suffering in Lupine's tired face.
And when he thought of Lupin, Harry's expression became even more sad.
In this way, Harry walked to the door of the agreed store, and finally saw Michelle, Ron and Hermione who had been waiting here.
Among these people, except for Hermione, whose expression was normal, Michelle and Ron also had the same deep sadness on their faces as Harry.
"Michelle, Ron, you... are your situations also very bad?"
Harry asked with some surprise.
"Oh, Harry, you're finally here."
Michelle greeted Harry and then sighed, "If you are referring to the financial situation, that is indeed the case."
Ron then said:
"My mother's greenhouse has been affected by the sanctions. Now no factory owner has the funds to buy materials, and exports can't be done, so the income has been greatly reduced.
Currently, my mother is preparing to replant edible fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse.
In addition, Bill's curse-breaking clerk has gone bankrupt.
The Ministry of Magic of Romania, where Charlie works, has also severed ties with the magical world of Romania.
I won't mention Percy. He has been slowly alienating us since he defected to Fudge, and he has not come back until now.
George and Fred's magic joke shop business also became very miserable.
That means my father still has his job at the Ministry of Magic, so my family can still have an income to support it."
"I have been living in the Burrow for the past few days, sharing a room with Ginny. The situation at their home is indeed terrible." Michelle also sighed, "I still have some savings, and I originally wanted to help Wei
Mrs. Slai..."
Ron interrupted:
"Stop talking about this, Michelle. My mother doesn't allow you to use your own money. The little savings you have should be kept with you just in case!"
Michelle sighed and stopped talking.
Harry also lowered his head and remained silent.
Hermione's mouth opened slightly, but nothing came out.
They were silent for a long time, and then Michelle finally said:
"Stop standing here stupidly, let's go shopping quickly."
After hearing this, several people followed Michelle and started to walk forward dejectedly.
Of course, under the current circumstances, it was impossible for them to go to Flourish and Blotts Bookstore and Madam Malkin's Robe Store to buy new books and robes.
So they just walked a few steps forward, turned a corner, and followed the same dejected people in front of them to the branch street where the scrap shop and the second-hand robe shop were located.
Of course.
This can be said to be the busiest place in the entire Diagon Alley.
Countless people crowded here, queuing up, and squeezed into the two second-hand shops.
This whole process is very slow.
Because everyone who enters the store has to carefully select among the scrap piles and try his best to pick out things that are still in good condition.
That's not all.
When they were waiting for the check, they had to argue with the clerk for a while, trying to get the other person to give him a cheaper price.
This shopping process is not only slow, but also prone to conflicts.
Michelle had only waited in line for a while when she saw two middle-aged women in the store quarreling over a relatively intact crucible picked out from the scrap pile.
The argument quickly turned into a fight.
Of course, this kind of fight can't last long.
Soon the two of them were thrown out of the junk shop.
After all, there were still many people queuing up behind them, and no one had time to wait for them to waste time.
Looking at the two middle-aged women sitting on the ground crying because they had lost the opportunity to shop, Michelle felt her heart aching.
She didn't understand why things turned out like this.
But at this moment, Hermione patted her shoulder lightly and said:
"Michelle, look, what are you doing over there?"
Look in the direction Hermione pointed.
Michelle discovered that on the other side of this branch street, there was a queue that was not going to a second-hand robe shop or a junk shop.
The queue was so long that it was almost impossible to see the end.
"Those people all signed up to join the strike force and the Auror force." Ron explained, "The Ministry of Magic has opened a registration point in Diagon Alley for those who can't make it, but don't want to go to the Muggle world to make a living.
Wizards can try their luck.
As long as you can cast the standard [Expelliarmus], [Armor Protection] and [Thunderbolt Explosion] on the spot, you can become a basic quasi-striker.
And if you want to become a quasi-Auror, you need to take more rigorous tests."
Hearing this, Harry suddenly thought of what Sirius said about signing up this morning, and asked hurriedly:
"How are they treated?"
"It's not bad. The weekly salary of a quasi-striker can support a family of three. It will be more after becoming a full-timer. As for quasi-Aurors and full-time Aurors, that's even better."
Ron sighed, "My dad told me that this is a relief plan given by John.
John is so kind.
If it weren't for John, many wizards might have been unable to survive.
They can still stay in the magical world now, all thanks to John..."
"Shut up, you little brat!"
A high-pitched voice interrupted Ron's story.
Everyone turned around and saw a short man wearing an old suit staring at them with anger on his face.
"You don't understand anything!" the short man squeaked, "John Shafiq is not a good person! All the disasters that are happening in the magic world of the country right now are the consequences of his insistent actions!
He also said that conscription is an act of relief! Ha! Anyone who believes him is a fool!
He clearly wants to push the entire magic world of the Kingdom of Yu into the abyss!
If you ask me, we should cooperate with the goblins and arrest John Shafiq and execute him!
Only in this way can the magic world of the Republic of China regain its former prosperity!"
When the people queuing up around heard this, they all looked over in surprise.
And a look of anger flashed across Michelle's face.