Something special happened at Christmas in 1991—the Soviet Union dissolved.
The ruble plummeted overnight, becoming little more than worthless paper.
Although Gemini had known this would happen, he ultimately did nothing.
It was not that he did not want to do anything. There was simply nothing he could do.
He had wanted to make a fortune by riding the currency turmoil after the Soviet Union's collapse, but after learning about the Wizarding World's financial situation in detail, he wisely abandoned the idea.
Gringotts was a wizarding bank established by goblins, but that did not mean it was staffed only by goblins. The Ministries of Magic of various countries would never hand such a sensitive matter as human economics over to greedy goblins. In fact, a considerable portion of Gringotts's staff consisted of wizards, and their positions within Gringotts were far from low-ranking.
Only those who met the graduation requirements for Arithmancy were qualified to work at Gringotts. But qualifications alone were not enough; to guarantee admission, one generally needed an O on the exam.
In other words, this wizarding bank contained a large group of wizards capable of divination.
Gemini would not naively believe that Sybill Trelawney was the only person in the entire Wizarding World with the ability to make divinations and prophecies.
Divination differed from prophecy. Divination peered into the future, while prophecy determined the future. Compared with the rare ability of prophecy, divination was far easier for most people to master.
Moreover, wizards' divination involved magic. When a wizard calmed down and used Arithmancy, they could vaguely glimpse a corner of the future—and Gringotts had a great many such wizards...
The Soviet Union's dissolution had shown signs in Muggle society long ago. It had not been as abrupt as it had felt in Gemini's previous life. After