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Harry Potter and the Nuclear launch codes (i.imgur.com)
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Harry Potter and the Military Industrial Complex

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

But they were able to setup the core of their commercial and governance infrastructure in the middle of London, with no particular notice from muggles - not to mention, we know that the government already knows about wizards (MoM liaises with the PM). So there must be a quid pro quo already in place, with the government tolerating and aiding in the existence of a semi-independent polity in their heartlands in return for unspecified benefits, probably defence against foreign wizards.