"Is it really necessary to go this far?"
If possible, Mrs. Parkinson had no desire whatsoever to return to Britain, much less negotiate with Kingsley in private. Sometimes, she truly found it hard to understand what her husband was thinking.
The Parkinson family had always been one of the great wizarding families. The inheritance passed down through their ancestors ensured that their family members never had to worry about Galleons. There was no need whatsoever to covet the Malfoy family's inheritance.
It was indeed an enormous inheritance, but wasn't it better to stay alive? "It's necessary, and it has nothing to do with the Malfoy family's inheritance." Mr. Parkinson spoke calmly, as though he had long prepared himself and could already face his own death with equanimity.
"Then what is it about?"
"Voldemort has failed. Our earlier investment has gone down the drain. Since we made a mistake, we must pay the price for it." Mr. Parkinson knew Kingsley's methods well. Once they truly chose to flee Britain, not only would the Malfoy family's inheritance be confiscated by the Ministry of Magic to patch up the mess left by Voldemort's Remnants, but the wealth his family had stored in Gringotts would likely not escape either. Don't think Gringotts' goblins had much backbone. They had bowed their heads before Voldemort, and they would most likely bow before the Ministry of Magic too.
"I have to preserve the family. This is the simplest and most effective method at present." Mr. Parkinson looked seriously at his wife. "We cannot lose the wealth in Gringotts. Even if some remains abroad, it would still cause the Parkinson family to decline starting from my generation. We need to think about Pansy's child."
This was the best way to break the deadlock. As long as he used