All that could be said was that this was perfectly normal.
People were like that. There was no point in getting too hung up over such things.
Shanna had brought it up because she wanted someone to vent to about "work."
Albert was a decent listener. Once Shanna had finished venting, he steered the conversation back. "Is there anything else worth paying particular attention to?"
"Other people seem to have heard about this place too, and they're hoping to settle here as well." Shanna took a notebook from her Undetectable Extension Charm bag, flipped to a certain page, and handed it to Albert. A list was written on it.
"Arrange apartments for them. It's not like they came to help build the village anyway." Albert had anticipated this and was not particularly surprised.
"I'll go tell Joseph about it later and have him add a few more apartment buildings." Shanna had likewise known Albert would do that. She had expected it ever since he suggested building apartments.
After all, rejecting them outright would look bad. They had all contributed to defeating Lord Voldemort in one way or another.
As for treating them differently, wasn't that perfectly normal?
"How's the Ministry of Magic doing?"
Albert had been keeping an eye on the changes in the British magical world.
"A lot of foreign Dark wizards have been fleeing Britain." Shanna quickly recalled recent newspaper reports. "Though that's all from the Daily Prophet. You know how unreliable the Daily Prophet can be. It feels more like the Ministry of Magic trying to reassure people. Percy Weasley has been asking me about you quite often lately. The Minister seems to be looking for you, but they didn't tell me much. They only left word that they should be notified once you returned."
"Sounds like