The security shops Murphy had opened all recruited three types of wizards.
The first were those skilled in combat. They had to have passed their Ordinary Wizarding Levels in both Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts, preferably with a qualification in Care of Magical Creatures as well.
Their daily routine focused on spell-dueling practice. They had to master combat spells such as the Stunning Spell, Petrification Spell, Disarming Charm, Shield Charm, and Summoning Charm, and obtain an Apparition license before they could be officially hired.
They would be the future backbone of the security shops, promising recruits Murphy hoped could become a substitute for Aurors.
For now, however, their work mainly involved dealing with pest problems for wizarding households throughout Britain.
They went everywhere catching Gnomes, Imps, Leprechauns, Doxies, and the like, bringing them back in crates and bundles and handing them over to House-elves responsible for transporting them.
Locke really had been right. At present, these wizards really were working for a pest-control company.
Naturally, all these pests ultimately ended up at the Magic Research Institute, in the hands of the Mind Magic Research Group's two deranged scientists.
Although dealing with pests made the wizards feel their talents were being wasted, the pay was high, and the work did help them accumulate considerable combat experience.
These little creatures were nowhere near as threatening as dark wizards, but at least they helped the recruits take that first step into actually fighting with spells, so few people complained.
The second type were those skilled in Transfiguration.
The security shops had only one requirement for them, but it was fairly demanding: they had to have achieved at least an E, Exceeds Expectations, in Transfiguration to be recruited.
Their current task was to attempt Animagus transformations and provide Murphy's Transfiguration Research Group