Xenophilius replied, "Just as Hannah said earlier, those dark wizards may have already set their plan in motion and begun lobbying those high-ranking Muggles."
"That means we're already at a disadvantage. If we find those high-ranking Muggles and they directly ask you about Wizet's exact situation, how should you answer?"
"It's quite a thorny situation." Remus Lupin shook his head with a wry smile. "I've considered this problem too, but I don't have an answer for the time being."
"After all, we believe in Wizet because we've spent so much time with him. But those Muggles... or most people besides us... their reasons for believing will be much simpler."
Xenophilius cleared his throat. "In that case, why don't we look at it from another angle..."
"The fact that they ask this question is itself an opportunity we can use. As long as someone asks it while we're taking action, we should simply affirm what they say."
"Affirm what they say?" Sirius Black crossed his arms, his tone full of confusion. "Mr. Lovegood, are you saying... we should admit that something happened to Wizet? Wouldn't that be rather inappropriate?"
"No, no, no!" Xenophilius waved his hands repeatedly. "We can't use our own way of thinking to understand those high-ranking Muggles, or rather... high-ranking Muggles like Cornelius Fudge."
"We need to make a simple distinction between the high-ranking Muggles we may encounter next. There are several types... The first kind is high-ranking Muggles like Cornelius Fudge."
"These high-ranking Muggles can muddle through their work well enough in ordinary times, but when something important happens, they can easily botch it. Their views are also easily swayed."
"Then there's the second kind: high-ranking Muggles with minds of their own. They will make their own judgments about whether to side with us or with those