While Harry was attempting his Animagus transformation, thousands of kilometers away in Egypt, Ron was also experiencing extraordinary events unlike anything he had ever encountered.
Egypt was one of the five oldest birthplaces of magic widely recognized by the so-called Wizarding World, and one of the few places that still preserved large amounts of Ancient Magic and even ancient witchcraft.
Many European wizards chose to travel through Egypt when they ran into constraints and bottlenecks in their fields of research. They hoped to find a new direction or fresh inspiration for their research in a place where Ancient Magic flourished.
Of course, that was not why Ron's family had come here.
Although Mr. Weasley was undoubtedly a highly powerful wizard, he was no master of theoretical research.
He was a typical modernist wizard: he knew how to use magic and did not concern himself with the principles behind it.
He and his family had come to Egypt to visit Bill, the eldest son.
Of course, there was also a small reason they could not exactly share with outsiders.
The Twins wanted to expand their market into Africa. Their products had already become bestsellers in Europe and enjoyed a very good reputation and sales in the Americas as well.
However, they had yet to establish distribution channels in either Asia or Africa.
There was little the Twins could do about Asia. Although quite a few of their fellow students were of Indian descent, only the Patil Sisters' family had any influence there.
However, the Weasley family had had little contact with the Patil family before, so they could not establish a connection for the time being.
Things were considerably better in Africa. As one of Europe's most extensive families, the Weasley family also had considerable connections in Africa.
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