[HP Marauders Era] The Story of a Galleon

5 pounds equals 1 Galleon, 1 Galleon equals 17 Sickles, and 1 Sickle equals 29 Knuts.

So here's the question:

Where does the wizarding bank Gringotts put all the pounds it takes in?

How many magical candles can you buy with one Galleon?

Why are Sickles and hats the symbols of the Order of the Phoenix?

What kind of work keeps impoverished werewolves alive?

And most importantly:

Why does Floo powder skyrocket in price when Voldemort makes his dazzling entrance?

The Story of the Galleon tries to seriously answer questions nobody ever asked.

This is a story that starts with “Why don't wizards use the decimal system?” and ends up having to confront war and survival.

It has school life, bloodlines, conspiracies, rock music, fashion, trade, finance, currency, fiscal policy, and lots and lots of love.

But mostly, it's about a bunch of idiots falling in love, trading jabs, getting into trouble, turning into dogs, arguing, and making up again.

The story begins in 1971.

Catherine Rosier,

a pure-blood heiress who's good at mental arithmetic, comes from a wealthy family, and loves pretty dresses and jewelry,

ends up in Gryffindor by a twist of fate, and things slowly start to go awry.

She goes from calculating discounts to unraveling magical conspiracies,

and from aching over an unrequited crush to figuring out postwar reconstruction.

She successfully rewrites almost all the heartbreaking regrets and sorrows of the Marauders' generation.

The entire story is already written and safely stored, so read without worry about updates.

[Content Warnings]

The author is Prongs's devoted mom and has rose-tinted glasses firmly in place. The narrative does show favoritism, as long as characters remain in character.

Some plot points may upset Snape fans, so they should read with caution.

The canon worldbuilding remains logically consistent, and canon pairings are respected, but some romantic arcs have been significantly rewritten.

The fates of canon characters have been substantially changed, and most of their lives take a different course from the original.

The original female lead is deeply involved in and changes the canon plot. She has plot-driven golden finger advantages and significant influence, but this is not an all-powerful female power fantasy.

The original female lead has a long-standing unrequited crush on James, but she does not break up James and Lily. She has a GL romance after reaching adulthood.

There are no BL romances, but the Marauders have such strong ship vibes that it's easy to ship them in the wrong direction.

There are friendships between men and women, purely platonic, but with hugs and kisses on the cheek.

In short, if anything makes you uncomfortable, run for the hills. The author is already on their knees in apology.

Please don't flame me. The author has a glass heart that shatters at the slightest touch (hands clasped).

[Important Setting Changes]

The character Peter Pettigrew has been removed entirely.

The Rosier family in this story is unrelated to Evan Rosier, the Death Eater in the original.

The British wizarding population has been expanded to 50,000. The official figure of 3,000 would make the plot impossible to write.

Galleons are not full-value metal currency. They contain only a tiny amount of goblin gold and cost almost nothing to make, so in essence they are no different from Muggle paper money.

All copyrights to the worldbuilding and characters belong to Ms. Rowling.

Glory belongs to Rowling.

Theme: Love binds us together forever