In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

Chapter 169 167. Muggle Government

The relationship between wizards and Muggles has always been complicated.

However, due to the special nature of magic, the decision on whether to maintain this relationship has always been made by the wizard.

Since the Statute of Secrecy came into effect in the wizarding world, the two parties have completely severed legal ties, and the title "wizard" only exists in Muggle legends.

But if it is true that the two parties have never been in contact with each other, it is not the case at all. In most magical governments, wizards and Muggles are allowed to fall in love freely.

These Muggles who came into contact with wizards or later started families gained the right to know about the existence of magic.

From this aspect, we can see that while the "Secretary Law" is strictly enforced, it also has limited and flexible application to certain issues.

For another example, today's magical governments are actually based on the political system formed by Muggles. Therefore, in order to facilitate the implementation of some laws, the leaders of each Muggle government will have the current Minister of Magic come to them on their first day in office. Inform them of the existence of the magical world and strengthen cooperation between the two governments.

According to some standards that Jon learned from the original work, the communication between the heads of government must be mainly on the side of the Minister of Magic.

The existence of magic allows them to have too many possible manipulations of people's memories. In order to maintain the "Act of Secrecy" and at the same time strengthen cooperation, while letting top leaders such as the Muggle Prime Minister know the existence of wizards, the ministers of magic must not It may be unthinkable to impose some limits on their cognition.

For example, it is clearly depicted in the original work that Fudge personally came to see the current British Prime Minister when he came to power and introduced him to the existence of the magical world.

Many hidden problems can be seen in this.

Anyone who can become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom must have been a high-level political figure in the Muggle government before becoming the Prime Minister, but he still has to wait until he becomes the Prime Minister to truly know the existence of wizards and magic.

This probably means that the politically liberalized authority of the "Secretary Act" is only for the Supreme Prime Minister. Otherwise, Fudge would not be allowed to come and say it in person, instead of the incoming Prime Minister or other Muggles telling him in advance. New Prime Minister.

It is very likely that after the Prime Minister steps down, a wizard will come specifically to clear his mind of memories about wizards and magic, and even while he is in office, there will be various restrictions to prevent him from passing on information about the existence of the magical world. leaked.

After all, once a person with this status breaks the "Secrecy Act", there will be no room for him to come back.

Since the wizarding world is so concerned about reaching cooperation with the Muggle Prime Minister, the most common thing they are prepared to do is to collude with the Muggles in law enforcement work.

Learning magic is equivalent to ordinary people getting a gun with unlimited bullets. Dark wizards who have committed crimes are equivalent to thugs with guns. Such thugs are likely to use ordinary Muggles as slaves in the process of being hunted. A shield that hinders the work of the Ministry of Magic.

Therefore, it is extremely important for the two governments to have communication channels. Criminals in the magical world can also be wanted by Muggles. Generally, they will not be caught, but it can also make Muggles vigilant. As for meeting a dark wizard and stupidly joining him.

Now, Hogwarts and the Order of the Phoenix led by Dumbledore have become wanted criminals under Voldemort's government.

The Muggle captain I just met said that the Hogwarts school badge is a symbol used by a terrorist organization that the British government has been looking for.

This means that the Voldemort government has completed the sharing of law enforcement information with the Muggle government.

Jon could only think of two possibilities.

The first is that after completing the seizure of power in the entire British Ministry of Magic, Voldemort did not change the previous strategy of contact between the Ministry of Magic and the Muggle government. He still allowed Fudge and the current Prime Minister to communicate with each other, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to stabilizing the situation in the wizarding world first. live.

The second, which is the worst conjecture, is that since Voldemort has spent seven years laying out his plans at the French Ministry of Magic, there is no reason why he would let go of another government that is right in front of him, the one he is most interested in. Contempt, contempt, and the Muggle government that wants to be eliminated quickly.

With an absolute advantage in information, it is easy for wizards with magic such as the Imperius Curse, Legilimency, Veritaserum, and Apparition to control some high-ranking Muggles.

But Jon frowned and thought deeply for a long time, feeling that it was impossible for Dumbledore to think of things he could think of. Just like what happened on the carriage this time, it was enough to prove that the old man was much more thoughtful than him.

Dumbledore will definitely have arrangements for the Muggle government, but judging from the current situation, Voldemort has the upper hand in this arrangement.

Asking for directions once, Jon got a lot of information indirectly.

It's just that it's useless for him to worry about other things. After all, they have all gone to sea now, and what they should be most concerned about now is their current situation.

Also in the lounge, with the same map, Jon marked a point near the east coast of England.

"We are here now. Neville's judgment is correct. The carriage has been heading east. The sea area we are going to sea is in the North Sea. And the direction we are going to now has been judged based on the stars last night. It is straight to the east. north."

Both George and Neville looked directly above the map.

Directly north of the United Kingdom is the Faroe Islands, a Danish territory. To the northwest is Iceland, and to the northeast are Norway, Sweden, Finland and other European countries.

Judging from the intention of the Hogwarts' current voyage, if there are no major route deviations in the middle, then they should be heading to these two places.

It's just that Jon and the three of them haven't figured out anything related to Hogwarts or the Order of the Phoenix in Iceland or Norway after thinking about it for a long time.

But George hesitated for a while, then frowned and recalled.

"I seem to remember that when Ron first entered school, Charlie complained to me that they were going to a very cold place to perform a mission. At that time, he asked his mother to prepare several sweaters and coats for him. He didn't know that it was like us. It doesn’t matter whether the destination is the same or not.”

This was all he could remember. Even in the Weasley family, his two brothers Bill and Charlie would generally not tell their families about their work in the Order of the Phoenix, especially the two troublemakers George and Fred. , many messages will guard against them.

Jon touched his chin and looked at the map without saying much.

Now that they have determined their location and the direction in which they are sailing, at least the students on the ship can feel at ease. They have not left the UK too far.

And then there are many other things on the ship that Jon needs to deal with.

For example, they are about to spend their first important holiday away from the professors on the sea - Halloween.

Uploading today, it happens to be a holiday, so I will update during the day