The gold brick brought the Weasley family immense wealth and joy, and laughter filled the entire house.
The only one who could not laugh was Ron Weasley.
Because he had lost a vast fortune.
Arthur Weasley, Ron Weasley's father, was the head of the Department for the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts at the Ministry of Magic. It was a busy job with few perks, but Arthur Weasley never tired of it.
He was fascinated by things from the Muggle world.
Arthur Weasley had been rather busy that day, but he received a message from his wife saying that something major had happened at home and that he absolutely had to come back.
Worried, Arthur Weasley took leave and hurried home at once.
"Molly, what happened?"
Arthur Weasley pushed open the door and rushed inside, calling out anxiously.
Molly Weasley and the others stopped celebrating in the living room and all turned to look at Arthur Weasley.
Molly Weasley ran up to Arthur Weasley, threw her arms around him, and cried out in delight, "Arthur, we have money! We're rich!"
Arthur Weasley was taken aback by her words. "Rich? What do you mean? Didn't you say something had happened at home?"
"Dad, we have a huge gold brick! We've hit the jackpot!" Fred stepped forward and hastily explained.
"The gold brick is mine!" Ron Weasley hurriedly pointed out from the side, afraid someone would steal the credit and he would lose his vast fortune.
"A gold brick? How big?" Arthur Weasley's eyes widened, and he asked with mounting excitement, "Where is it?"
A gold brick-even a tiny one would be worth a great deal, more than his salary, at least. And now they had a huge one.
"Darling, it's right here." Molly Weasley led Arthur Weasley over to the gold brick