Warning from the American Wizarding World

A glossy black sedan of classic design silently pulled over to the curb. A red car that had been about to park in that spot suddenly accelerated for no apparent reason, causing it to miss the convenient stretch of roadside parking.

Wade faintly heard the redneck Muggle's frustrated curse, but everyone around acted as if they had heard nothing.

The black car stopped in front of them. Salina opened the door and gestured for Wade and the others to get in.

The interior was far more spacious and comfortable than it appeared from outside, laid out like a luxury motorhome, complete with even a refrigerator and washing machine.

Clearly, American wizards strictly forbade intimate relationships with Muggles while using Muggle products without the slightest qualm, never allowing the separation between the two sides to diminish their quality of life.

This was completely different from wizards in Britain.

Although quite a few British wizards married Muggles and had children with them, after entering the Wizarding World, many such families voluntarily maintained lifestyles that seemed straight out of the Middle Ages, as though it made them appear more "noble" and more "magical."

Yet inside this car, the superior physical surroundings brought neither relaxation nor comfort. An invisible, suffocating pressure hung in the air.

Perhaps it also had something to do with their seating arrangement—the taciturn Rex drove, the suspicious and irritable Moody sat beside Wade, while Salina quickly took the seat opposite them after they got in. Lupin and the other two Aurors had no choice but to sit farther back.

Wade turned his head toward the window. Evening was descending over New York, neon lights flickered on one after another, and the endless streams of Muggle cars and pedestrians surged through the streets, separated from the Wizarding World by only the