That was the logic, but Fleur certainly wasn't going to say she should not have let her charm affect others.
She could not control it, after all.
"Still, with magic being discussed so widely, will the Ministry of Magic take any measures?"
That was indeed a problem that needed to be solved.
To a certain extent, the wizarding world did not actually care about a few leaks of magic. After all, after so many years of work, some oversights were only natural.
What they cared about more was magic being widely believed in and spread. That would inevitably arouse muggles' curiosity and desire to investigate it.
It would also make the wizarding world's many strange incidents far easier for muggles to suspect, instead of dismissing them as tricks of the eye like they used to.
And the Wizards' Confederation would never ignore that.
Cynthia could not help thinking for a moment.
"This book violates The Statute of Secrecy, but its author probably didn't leak anything on purpose. She may not even understand the wizarding world!"
Absolutely not. Joanne Rowling did not even know about The Statute of Secrecy, and her understanding of the wizarding world came entirely from Marvolio at the Joint Operations Office.
"No wonder," Hermione said, opening the book in her hands and pointing at the protagonist introduction on the first page. "He's an underage wizard, but he never attended Hogwarts. Instead, he just goes around having adventures."
Seeing realization dawn on both their faces, Cynthia smiled faintly.
"Exactly. Although this book has some… many similarities to the wizarding world, there are actually plenty of details that contradict reality."
"It was probably written by some observant muggle who connected all the wizarding world's past accidental leaks and mishandled incidents, then built a magical world from her own imagination."
"Even if that magical world bears an astonishing resemblance to the real wizarding world, we can't ban the book just because of an innocent person's imagination, can we?"
"So this book was published because the wizarding world had too many oversights in the past, and someone happened to collect them and turn them into a story?" Hermione said excitedly, led by Cynthia straight to the "truth."
Incidents involving magical leaks were not rare. On the night Voldemort had been inexplicably defeated, the then-Minister for Magic, Madam Millicent Bagnold, had even publicly declared, "I firmly uphold everyone's right to celebrate to their heart's content."
"Yes," Cynthia said, putting on a worried expression. "This book is merely the result of everything that accumulated before."
"As technology develops, more and more magical phenomena are being pieced together. We can hardly guarantee that this kind of content won't appear in a second book, or even the first film."
"So banning this book would be pointless?" Fleur asked helplessly, seemingly affected by her mood.
Hermione's lively eyes shifted around. Unlike the other two, she did not look nearly as worried.
"Actually, it might not be that serious…"
Not only Fleur, but even Cynthia looked at her in surprise, making Hermione a little nervous.
"Um… I mean, the muggle world has always had fantasy novels like this."
Hermione pointed to the many different signs in the bookstore. Even popular fiction alone had several categories.
"Things like magic have appeared in fairy tales from ancient times to now. As for Vampires…"
As if remembering some less-than-proper novels she had read, her face visibly flushed.
"There are even more of those. There are quite a few famous works known all over the world, and they've already been adapted into films!"
"That's wonderful, Hermione! No wonder Tver always says you're the smartest little witch at Hogwarts!"
Seeing Hermione's face turn red from the praise, Cynthia almost wanted to kiss her.
With this excuse, even if the Wizards' Confederation came to question Joanne Rowling, she could use this reason openly and push back.
After all, there were so many fantasy novels in the world. Even if she had happened to write hers just a tiny bit too realistically, they could not simply accuse her of leaking secrets.
Presumably, this was also why Tver had asked a muggle, rather than a wizard, to complete this work.
...
Meanwhile, Tver, unaware that his casual move had been labeled mysterious and inscrutable by Cynthia, was also making plans for The Adventures of Young Kid and the Vampire.
Only he was planning for the ordinary world.
Since he had agreed to leave the wizarding world and the Wizards' Confederation to Cynthia, he naturally trusted Cynthia's ability.
First, her position at the Ministry of Magic and the capability she had always shown made her better suited to carry out this task. If Tver stepped in himself, it would never quite be legitimate.
Second, he was very busy, all right?
"I want this book distributed through channels all over the world. Are the translated versions ready?"
Sitting in Ian Russell's office, Tver curled his lip in dissatisfaction.
Do not misunderstand. He was dissatisfied with the coffee in Ian's office. It was still that bitter black coffee used for staying awake.
"Boss, you only handed me the manuscript a week ago. Getting it into bookstores across Britain is already the result of all the work I've built up over the years!" Ian said with a pained expression.
Sometimes he wondered whether these wizards were so used to the convenience of magic that they had forgotten he, and most of his staff, were ordinary people.
Especially Bulstrode, who had actually complained that planes were too inefficient and wanted to use a Portkey back to Britain.
But the problem was that they had arrived in America openly and passed through customs. Were they supposed to explain afterward that they had smuggled themselves back?
After venting his displeasure, Tver set down the cup in his hand.
"Forget it, then. Just make it as fast as possible."
Right now, they were more or less racing against Voldemort to see whether Voldemort would expose the wizarding world faster, or whether Tver could put his countermeasures in place first.
In a sense, their goals were the same. They both wanted to overturn The Statute of Secrecy and reveal the wizarding world to this world.
The difference was that Voldemort wanted to start a war between the two sides, while Tver wanted to reduce the possibility of conflict as much as possible.
Sensing the urgency in his words, Ian also straightened his expression.
"I understand." As if to reassure Tver, he patted the thick folder on the desk. "Thanks to the face mask business, we have quite a few connections in distribution channels all over the world."
"Although this is a rather big leap, they're still willing to do me this favor. As soon as the translated versions arrive, they'll absolutely set aside the most prominent shelf space for us!"
At that point, he could not suppress the smugness at the corners of his mouth.
If he had not keenly noticed the connection between the face masks and magic two and a half years ago, he might never have formed a connection with Tver, and naturally would not have gained his current reputation in the business world.
That was precisely why he had always handled every task Tver gave him so diligently.
Judging from what Bulstrode had once let slip, Tver would undoubtedly be the future guide of the wizarding world, and even of the entire world.