The process of finding the person behind it all proved far more interesting than Wizet had anticipated.
Although the ritual magic array was based on Voldemort's magical path of "I Alone Am Supreme," he used it through Ancient Magic Power and the Ancient Magic: Mark Extraction Charm.
As he tracked the "mark" of the person behind the scenes, he sensed countless other "marks" surging all around him.
The way these "marks" manifested reminded him of last year's Paris Region Incident, when he had worn that crown condensed from consciousness and sensed the halos coming from every direction.
They were all manifestations of will, yet the emotions gathered here were unexpectedly even more intense than those in Paris.
This made Wizet wonder what differences between New York and Paris had caused such a phenomenon.
With that thought, he came back to himself, opened his eyes, and slowly looked up into the air.
Noticing Wizet open his eyes, Paul Smith asked tentatively, "Mr. Lovegood, have you figured out where those people are hiding?"
Wizet shook his head lightly. "There are far more magical traces than I expected. I need some time to sort through them."
As though recalling something, he turned to Paul Smith and asked, "Mr. Smith, do you remember our first formal meeting?"
"Of course I do!" Paul Smith nodded quickly. "I remember it was in Central Park."
Wizet continued, recalling the past. "Mr. Smith, I remember you telling me something back then..."
"You said that there were many No-Majs with strange ideas these days, and that you often lacked manpower. You couldn't maintain the International Statute of Secrecy simply by erasing No-Maj memories anymore..."
"Mr. Lovegood, your memory is incredible!" Paul Smith could not help laughing. "I never expected you to remember even something like that..."
"Yeah! We were