Dumbledore: ...Oh, Right, Right, Right!

"But..."

Newt still had some reservations about the court-ordered auction, feeling that certain aspects were open to discussion.

Then Manus continued,

"As contraband from Magical Creature crimes, the Ministry of Magic will retain the right to inspect the health and care conditions of these Magical Creatures at any time within a specified period. Correspondingly, the auction prices of these Magical Creatures will be lower than market value."

As for the fact that a court-ordered auction was still an auction, and the final price might still exceed market value... that would be the result of the market adjusting itself. The Ministry of Magic's terms would not change, and no one could blame anyone else for the price they chose to bid.

There was no need to worry about failed auctions either. Newt had already said he would take over all those Magical Creatures. If no one bid, he would most likely buy them himself, and no one would have anything to complain about.

"..."

This time, Newt did not try to speak again. It really did seem like an excellent idea. The Ministry of Magic would not need to spend manpower or resources on it and could even make a small profit, while those who took in the Magical Creatures would be supervised by the Ministry and would not need to worry about further problems arising.

Of course, there were still some details that needed to be handled.

For instance, the time limit and standards for the Ministry's follow-up inspections. They could not have the Ministry showing up at buyers' doors every day for the rest of their lives after they bought these Magical Creatures. Who would buy them then?

And they could not let the Ministry think it had discovered a new way to make money, then turn around and