Vaughan Weasley was an ambitious man.
William had known that for a long time.
Having once navigated the world of fame and fortune, he had seen through the boy's inner ambitions the first time he heard Vaughan wanted to establish WAC.
But William did not mind.
Or rather, given the circumstances he and the wandering werewolves had been in at the time, what choice had they had?
Whatever Vaughan Weasley's ultimate goal was, at the very least, he had been willing to develop the Wolfsbane Potion for werewolves and give them stable lives with the dignity of human beings!
That mattered more than anything.
Besides, Vaughan was a genius.
A genius Potions master, and an even more gifted wizard!
Serving a wizard who wielded such power was not something he could not accept.
Having asked about his doubts regarding arbitrage, William fell silent. He knew Vaughan had likely brought him out because he had something to instruct him to do.
Sure enough, Vaughan led him to another private room and gave a casual wave. There was no incantation and no wand; yet, through the heightened senses granted by his werewolf curse, William detected a barrier-like spell forming around the room, preventing any sound from escaping.
William instinctively compared Vaughan's magic to that of the other werewolf wizards he had met.
Then his attitude became even more respectful.
After waiting for a while, he heard Vaughan say, "Next, Remus, Barnal, and James will be responsible for leading those Muggles in handling the precious metals. As for you, I'll give you a sum of Galleons. Use it to buy some werewolves and vampires for me on the black market."
The vile words "human trafficking" now came openly from the mouth of the boy before him.
If it had been Lupin, he surely