"Hogwarts' students and professors will all be relocated here."
Rasim, director of the Auror Office, pointed at a building not far from the Western Mansion. "Umbrella Special Skills Vocational School. From now on, they'll gradually begin appearing before Muggles."
Murphy nodded. "We still need to keep the secrecy measures in place. We may have loosened things up, but as long as the Statute of Secrecy remains, it benefits us."
After such a huge incident at Hogwarts—basilisks, mist, resurrection rituals—its safety was difficult to trust anymore. After all, Hogwarts had existed for over a thousand years. Who knew what other secrets were hidden inside?
What was more, Hogwarts seemed to be one of the points closest to the Spirit World. That was precisely why its magical power had always been so abundant, and why the four founders had built the school there in the first place.
That was also why the Holy Mother had chosen this place to summon the Black Ship.
But students only wanted to learn magic. What they needed was knowledge. Learning magic in an ancient castle might have more charm, but reinforced concrete buildings would do just fine.
To Murphy, practicality mattered most. The secrets of Hogwarts were better suited for research.
So what if concrete school buildings lacked the atmosphere? Cambridge and Oxford had not become prestigious universities merely because their buildings were old.
"How are things with the French?"
After inspecting the school, Murphy asked about the magical world.
Dumbledore and Grindelwald had been lobbying the European countries all along. Naturally, neither of them could accept Murphy's mind network, so Murphy had assigned several Aurors to accompany them and report back at any time.
"The progress hasn't been very smooth," Rasim said. "Their deputy minister died in the bombing last year, and the French have