Harry Potter: Dawn's Light
Chapter 1450

Looking Out the Window

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Albus had once told Pomona that when various interests came into conflict, the way to resolve those conflicts was to rank them. Either one interest had to be sacrificed to satisfy another, or a balance or compromise had to be reached between opposing interests in order to obtain "the greater good."

When Britain's pure-blood aristocrats held power, she had had no choice but to turn a blind eye to what the Carrow siblings did at school in order to protect the interests of more children. When the pure-blood aristocrats declined and Werewolves began acting without restraint, she chose to stand with the pure-blood aristocrats who could kill Werewolves.

"Balance" was like walking a tightrope. One careless step and you fell from the rope. Beginners were usually not far from the ground, but the higher one stood, the harder one fell. Napoleon had originally hoped to solve the grain-price problem through relief aid, but Chaptal had opposed it from the start. Now Napoleon had given up; it had become a heartwarming gesture that solved nothing.

The new constitution stipulated that the six hundred highest taxpayers could form an electoral college, from which district and provincial government officials would be selected. This was essentially the sale of offices under another name. No one stopped him, and Georgiana did not condemn him either. The French treasury was short of money, Barbé had no way to increase revenue, and selling Louisiana was indeed one solution.

Bonaparte intended to compromise. Saint-Domingue could not be occupied, and his dream of building a nation in North America was about to shatter. Georgiana advised him to wait a little longer; perhaps another opportunity would arise. Then she returned to the Tuileries Palace.

She was in charge of the dining hall at the Tuileries Palace. Bonaparte had asked her

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