The small area fell silent in an instant.
Algy's eyes went round, his mouth fell wide open, and he blurted, "Why?"
"He already mentioned resigning back when the Floating City first rose into the air," Macmillan said tentatively after his initial shock. "Does this have something to do with the Harris Family again?"
"When people get old, they feel very tired..." Dumbledore stretched, then turned his head and looked toward the empty space beside them. "I think if I hadn't been dismissed by them back then and had continued in his position, I wouldn't have fared much better than he has..."
Hearing this, old Mrs. Longbottom began to understand a little. She loosened her fox-fur scarf. "The Floating City neutralized all those measures that sanctioned our country before, so those countries have been frequently lodging strong protests with the International Confederation of Wizards over our United Kingdom's actions. But Mr. Lenn Harris and the others are extremely good at exploiting legal loopholes..."
Amelia nodded in agreement. She pushed up her monocle, revealing a faint pressure mark beneath her eye. "The situation he faces is indeed not easy. Transactions between the Floating City and Muggles are becoming increasingly frequent now. In fact, such dealings are also exploiting loopholes in the Statute of Secrecy, creating many controversial gray-area issues."
Macmillan clenched his hand into a fist and propped it under his chin, putting himself in Babajide's place. Only then did he understand the predicament and pressure the other man faced. "But in truth, after being thwarted several times in the United Kingdom, Babajide naturally understands that he can't afford to provoke the United Kingdom or the Harris Family. Yet he also can't simply ignore the protests from those countries. Caught in the middle, Babajide has it too hard... The pressure he faces