"Come to think of it, if they could use the chance to eliminate Voldemort to wipe out all these things in one fell swoop, wouldn't Britain instead become one of the most stable places in the world?"
Manus laughed at the thought himself.
Impossible. So-called good and evil, black and white, were not merely simple labels; they were also products of comparison and inevitabilities of how society functioned.
It was true that this could improve the environment, but only if Dumbledore succeeded.
Most of the other letters were from Wizengamot wizards with whom he maintained correspondence. Nick had yet to reply, so Manus could read those slowly and did not need to answer them right away.
Manus looked over the other paper items on the table. The pile contained academic journals as well as newspapers, with the Daily Prophet naturally being indispensable among them.
Though the news might not be entirely true or complete, it could at least tell Manus about the widely known events that had taken place in Britain during this period.
"Hmm... Dumbledore has been busy for half a year, but it doesn't seem like he's achieved much?"
Dumbledore had apparently had some plan involving Staky's faked death, but there had been no follow-up even now. Manus did not know whether Dumbledore's plan had failed or whether he had not yet laid the groundwork properly.
"I hope the new school year can be more peaceful."
By his calculations, they had nearly completed half of their studies at Hogwarts.
When he was still at home, people outside had claimed that Voldemort and the Death Eaters were causing trouble, yet eleven years had passed without any apparent change.
However, after entering Hogwarts, the situation outside had shifted in just three short years from the Death Eaters causing trouble in