Number 4, Privet Drive

Jon and Joanne sat on the sofa in the villa. From here, they could see the Dursley family's house across the street, and Jon no longer even needed tools like binoculars.

Times had changed, and so had he.

He kept finalizing what needed to be done next. Owls no longer had to work. His owl, Kane, and Joanne's owl were playing in an upstairs room. Ever since Jon's strength had increased dramatically, Kane had basically retired and was now waiting to be used by Blair when she enrolled.

"By the way, there's a report Anthony submitted. Do you want to take a look?"

During a break in their discussion, Joanne pulled an envelope over from the table.

"What report?"

"Something about unified communications, I think. I haven't read it either. Anthony only mentioned it briefly. You should look over the details yourself. I don't take part in discussions about matters of this scale."

Jon took the envelope. Inside was a report, along with a folded two-page image presentation.

One glance was enough for him to know what it was. Before leaving, he had instructed Anthony to find a tech company to develop a new communication device. It functioned somewhat like a more advanced mobile phone, but it did not use the internet. Instead, embedded magical crystals connected it to the Magic Net.

Clearly, Anthony had found a suitable company and produced a semi-finished product.

Companies like this generally had connections to the magical world. Just as the major families controlled the Muggle world's economy through various means, not everyone in the magical world was disconnected from Muggle society. Aside from wizards who completely looked down on Muggle society and those blinded by the will of the upper class, the rest—at least a considerable portion of the middle-tier wizarding families—preserved their