Comprador Government

"Bankrupt?" After Harry recounted the contents of Sirius's letter to Hermione, she cried out in confusion, then looked incredulously at Tierra, who was calmly enjoying breakfast beside them—

"T-Tierra, d-did you know?" Hermione asked.

"Of course I knew." Tierra picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, speaking elegantly. "How could I not know about a situation I created with my own hands?"

"Th-this, this... what is going on?" Hermione asked in confusion. Her brilliant mind seemed to have crashed for a moment.

"Just as Sirius Black described in his letter, I am breaking through the social systems of other Ministries of Magic," Tierra said.

"But why are you doing this?" Hermione asked, unable to understand and somewhat resentful.

"Defeating the Magical Union Army allowed me to break through their government functions, while the Trade Agreement allowed me to break through their social structure." Tierra smiled. "Because of the Magical Union Army's crushing defeat, their governments lost their credibility and their control over the people of the Wizarding World."

"Then, immediately afterward, I proposed the Trade Agreement. Through that agreement, and the sea of Galleons I obtained from Gringotts, I harvested the potions, magical items, and raw materials used to make them that sustained their entire magical society."

"If their Ministries of Magic had retained their former authority and credibility, they certainly would have restricted my purchasing and plundering. After all, whether Galleons, Silver Sickles, or Bronze Knuts, although they possess the attributes of currency, their value lies primarily in their purchasing power. In other words, Galleons are valuable because we know they can buy large quantities of the supplies we need."

"But when supplies become extremely scarce... just as Sirius said in his letter, those glittering Galleons become as meaningless as pretty commemorative badges," Tierra said.

"Then... if their