Hogwarts Homecoming

"The magic Fraser is after is real, right?"

Listening to the question of the Muggle girl who was bathed in the white sunlight, and looking at the pale and almost transparent face, Amosta raised his hand to stop Kingsley who was about to make a move, and he took a step forward. , prepared to say something, but Louise at the door suddenly screamed as if she had been frightened.

"do not move!"

Louise shouted suddenly, her voice trembling as she staggered back a few steps.

"do not move--"

Louise repeated it again, but her voice was much softer. She stared at Amosta Blaine inside the room, at the intersection of darkness and light and shadow. Looking at this man who undoubtedly made her feel a little excited. , now it seems that it is extremely scary and strange to her!

"Answer my question--" It was still a weak voice, but it was full of hysteria.

Amosta was silent for a moment. He blinked, then opened his arms and lowered them naturally. There was a soothing power in his deep voice.

"Everything is as you see it, Louise--"

Amosta simply said this, but the meaning contained in this sentence was more than just an apology.

As I see it?

Louise looked at the small sticks held by Amosta and Kingsley. Just now, the two of them used that stick to complete various miracles?

Louise's eyes were red, and she smiled, with a sad smile.

She was laughing at her own stupidity - her brother had once told her so categorically that magic existed, but she thought it was just Fraser's wishful thinking. She was laughing at her naivety - she actually trusted a man who didn't know the details and followed him to another country to investigate the truth about Fraser's death. Although Amosta had reminded her, this was not something she could intervene in.

But none of this seems important anymore

"magic--"

Louise murmured as if she was mumbling, her eyes finally left the stick in Amosta's hand, and turned to look directly at those rare purple eyes,

"Does it really exist? Why do people never know that the government is covering up for people like you?"

Louise clenched her teeth and her gasping gradually became heavier, "Amosta Blaine, you can choose not to answer my questions, or leave my body in this country. You must be able to do this easily, right?" , but if you don’t want to answer and don’t kill me, I will definitely expose you when I return to London. I believe you don’t want to see things become like this, right?”

This threat was so weak that Kingsley felt a trace of pity in his heart. This pure Muggle girl had no idea what wizards could do.

The light in his eyes that seemed to be frozen without a trace of waves was enough to prove that Amosta had already encountered this scene. Facing Louise, who had repeatedly shown kindness to him last night, but now looked at him with hatred, Amosta Ta was not surprised at all, and he didn't feel any blame in his heart - it would be strange if Louise didn't behave like this.

"Okay, let me think about how to answer your question, Louise--"

Amosta smiled, thought for a while, and said calmly,

"The Muggle government. Even your government did not cover up for us - I mean us wizards. As far as I know, in the Muggle government, the only one who knows about the existence of the wizarding world is the Prime Minister -"

muggles. wizard.

Amosta Brain did not give a detailed explanation, but Louise had already guessed that this word probably refers to people who do not understand magic, while wizards refer to those who have the ability to use magic.

"Some countries in the world that you are familiar with. Oh, not all. They have their own magical civilization. The wizards in this magical civilization have their own government. We generally call it the 'Ministry of Magic', and each magic civilization Civilizations formed the 'International Federation of Wizards'. This organization that once represented the world's magical civilization once promulgated a law. Even today, when the prestige of this federation has been greatly reduced, this law is still regarded as a guideline by the Ministry of Magic of various countries. ——”

"What is it?"

The breeze blew through Louise's slightly dull hair. Even though her world view had been brutally destroyed in the past few minutes, Louise still couldn't restrain her thirst for knowledge in the face of a mysterious magical world. , her trembling voice was full of desire for knowledge.

"The Wizarding Statute of Secrecy"

Amosta said calmly,

"This law has been controversial since its inception, and many people have tried to subvert it. However, the mainstream voices in the wizarding circles in various countries still support it, and the Ministry of Magic in various countries regards attempts to provoke this law as a felony. This law draws an insurmountable red line for all people who have the ability to use magic - they cannot expose the existence of magic in front of Muggles."

Amosta paused and added,

"This is a law enacted to protect the security of both the Muggle and wizard worlds. And it is the answer to your question just now, Louise. The behavior of wizards is strictly restricted by the Wizarding Secrecy Act."

The Wizarding Secrecy Act prevents ordinary people from knowing the existence of magic. Is this for the sake of both wizards and Muggles?

This is nonsense, Louise thought like this in her mind, and then she realized that Amosta Brain's behavior undoubtedly violated this ridiculous wizarding law.

"But you used magic in front of me, didn't you?"

Louise stared at Amosta's face;

"You broke your laws-"

"A law cannot regulate every act, intentional or unintentional, Louise, but we have remedies—"

Amosta smiled, but did not reveal the specific remedy.

"But why did you do that?"

Louise asked subconsciously,

"If the status of this law is so high, why did you take the risk with me? You know that the group of people who killed Fraser are also magic wizards. You must know that if the investigation continues, you will definitely expose magic. You We could have avoided such trouble, right?"

"Isn't this your request, Louise--"

Amosta's faint smile made Louise's breath stagnant and angry. He sighed softly, with a soft tone,

"As you said, Louise, the person who died was your brother. You have the right to know the truth about his death, and you have the right to know what kind of group of people killed him. Even if this right is short-lived, I think , this is the real reason why the Wizarding Secrecy Act has always been accepted and vigorously implemented by the Ministry of Magic of various countries even in the face of criticism, and that is - to maintain respect for Muggles."

Kingsley couldn't help but glance at Amosta, with admiration in his heart.

A powerful wizard comes easily, but a great wizard not so much.

A great wizard must have great ideas. For many years, the only wizard who has been called 'great' is Albus Dumbledore. But from what he just said, Kingsley sincerely believes that Amosta There is indeed the potential to transition from 'powerful' to 'great'.

Be respectful to Muggles--

When Amosta's solemn voice fell into her ears, Louise froze, and the anger in her heart diminished a lot for some reason.

Magic and secrecy.

This can easily make people think that wizards with the ability to cast magic are a privileged class. They believe that Muggles are not qualified to pry into the unpredictable world, so they block the fact that magic exists and keep it secret from Muggles.

If wizards are also human beings, then there will be good people and evil people in this human group. Fraser's experience proves this. This is undoubtedly the case, and it is impossible for everyone to be spontaneous. Maintaining a high degree of self-control is not conducive to the miraculous magic harming ordinary people, and strict laws are used to restrain the behavior of wizards. This is indeed a kind of protection for people who do not understand magic--

Louise thought this, and then she heard the taciturn Kingsley say unexpectedly,

"I'm afraid you don't know, Louise--"

Kingsley said in a low and hoarse voice,

"Mr. Brain is well-known in the European magical community. He is considered by many wizards to be the most powerful wizard in the current world's magical civilization. He is also the vice-president of the International Federation of Wizards——"

Staring at Louise who was stunned, Kingsley spoke in a heavy tone.

"He is willing to lead you to investigate the truth about Fraser's death, and even takes the initiative to expose magic in front of you, just to protect your right to know. So, Angus Aeschylus, why did you say this name? Yi Si?”