"It's true, we do need to prepare early..." Alice Longbottom cut in. "England's situation is already this complicated. Things in North America are probably even worse."
"That's right!" Frank Longbottom agreed, leaning slightly forward. "This is also news we got from Kingsley. The Muggle criminal organizations over there have likewise reached cooperation with Dark Wizards."
"And compared with the situation here in England... the cooperation between the Muggle criminal organizations and Dark Wizards over there is even closer... It's quite troublesome!"
"The Muggles there can modify Flying Broomsticks too, and their methods seem much more sophisticated than the ones in England. They don't tie on Magical Fireworks, since that method has far too high an accident rate."
"They seem to have used some kind of Alchemy as well, making even stranger modifications... As for the more specific details, we don't know much, since we haven't been reinstated yet."
Alice Longbottom continued, "Compared with those Dark Wizards and Muggle criminal organizations, the various Ministries of Magic aren't in a very good position right now..."
Her voice lowered a little. "Whether it's Aurors or Hit Wizards, cooperating with the Muggle police is still rather difficult... I think it must be because our situations are different?"
Frank Longbottom said, "For Dark Wizards and Muggle criminal organizations, they never cared much about the so-called issue of 'exposing magic.'"
He lifted his head slightly, as if recalling the past. "It was all old history Mad-Eye talked to us about..."
"Back then, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's influence wasn't that great yet. Some of the Dark Wizards Aurors had to hunt down were Dark Wizards who worked with Muggle criminal organizations."
"In that case, when they worked together, they could act even more recklessly." Vizet nodded in understanding. "It seems this is quite a complicated problem."
"Exactly! It really is