"We will not intervene in this matter."
After listening to Georgiana's account, Septimus Malfoy said so without hesitation.
"What are you here for?" she asked irritably.
"I heard you were planning to send an expedition to the Congo," Septimus Malfoy said with a false smile.
"I have no such plans," Georgiana said.
Malfoy took out a scroll and unrolled it.
"Let me see. Tebo warthogs are now classified as tradeable goods. Is France planning to annex Portugal's colonies in the Congo River basin?"
"What!?"
"England will not endorse such an action, Madame Sèvres. Don't waste your efforts."
She was too stunned to speak.
"I believe we are discussing the issue of the Alsace region," Minister Rufkin said.
"And what does that have to do with 'us'?" Malfoy said.
"Well, of course..."
"I believe Mr. Malfoy means that this does not fall within the scope defined by the International Statute of Secrecy," Stamp said. "Although Professor J brought a child who might possess magical talent to Britain, that happened before the International Statute of Secrecy was announced and implemented."
Septimus wore an expression of Finally, someone understands, then smiled in relief.
"Moreover, Shared Vision is not a magical educational institution, and we have no authority to intervene," Stamp said.
This involved two issues. Because of the Salem witch trials, the Wizarding World had decided to establish the International Statute of Secrecy. Yet when the Helena Buckle incident occurred, the Salem witch trials had not yet broken out. The second issue was that of girls' private schools. Second Salem was a charitable organization, and many street orphans, including Credence, were taken in by it. There was no distinction between boys and girls among these children, and while receiving the food it provided, they also had to receive its education.
Before the nineteenth