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"And the reason Mrs. Weasley had you bury the feces directly in the soil," Tierra said, "was probably because you had used Charms to ripen several batches of crops before that."

"Yes, yes, Tierra, you're so clever," Arthur Weasley said. "Molly had indeed just used magic to ripen a gigantic pumpkin, which I took to a pumpkin competition in Bedfordshire."

"Heh heh." Tierra chuckled. "I remember those Muggle pumpkin competitions. The winner usually gets prize money, right?"

"Ah?" Arthur Weasley suddenly blushed, looking as embarrassed as though someone had exposed an embarrassing secret. "Th-there is, but... but it isn't much."

"It's nothing. Rest assured, I'll only support this sort of thing in the future, never oppose it," Tierra said.

"Thank you, Tierra! You're such an open-minded and wonderful leader," Arthur Weasley praised generously.

"It's not about being open-minded or not," Tierra said. "This is also one way for me to promote integration between wizarding society and Muggle society."

"To be honest, I only just thought of this. You, or other officials from the Magical Federation, could pose as Scottish farmers and enter those pumpkin size competitions. Our Department of Potions and Rare Ingredients will provide you with some potions that can make pumpkins grow larger." Tierra smiled slyly. "Then, at the gathering after the competition, when those United Kingdom farmers ask about your pumpkin-growing experience, you can take out those potions and give them some free samples. Once they come back asking for more, you can refer them to our comrades in the Muggle Liaison and Product Distribution Department. This will be another Muggle sales channel we open up, aside from the Elixir of Life."

"And the company we've established is a biopharmaceutical company, which happens to meet the qualifications required to apply for pesticide and fertilizer permits," Tierra added.