The Muggle firefighters seemed to finally understand. They looked at Dumbledore and said, "So you're wizards! Wizards who can do magic! God! Wizards are actually real!"
Dumbledore blinked. In the eyes of these Muggle firefighters, he saw no fear or anything like it. What he saw more of was curiosity, excitement, surprise...
In short, there was not much rejection.
One of the Muggle firefighters said, "My God! I wouldn't even see a scene like this in a movie!"
"Exactly!" another Muggle firefighter agreed with a nod. "Too bad I didn't bring my camera. Otherwise I'd definitely take a photo as a keepsake!"
"I'm going to tell my daughter about this!" another Muggle firefighter said. "Wizards are real! Then Santa Claus must be real too!"
"Parents are the best Santa Claus a child can have..." Dumbledore said with some emotion. "How remiss of me... As president of the International Confederation of Wizards, there was something I actually forgot to do..."
He drew his wand and pointed it at the Muggle firefighters. "Obliviate!"
The Hungarian Minister of Magic instinctively held his breath. He felt a powerful wave of magic, and even the hairs on his body stood on end.
The expressions of the Muggle firefighters changed, their excited faces returning to calm.
They seemed to remember some urgent matter. Their expressions grew tense again, and they quickly returned to the fire engine, eventually disappearing from everyone's sight.
The Minister of Magic thought of a possibility and asked tentatively, "President Dumbledore, could the Muggles around Heroes' Square..."
"I helped cast an Obliviation Charm as well," Dumbledore said with a nod. "But there are still many troublesome matters..."
"Voldemort's Dark Mark must have been seen by a great many Muggles. It will all need to be handled properly."
"You've already done us an enormous