"Magical carriages would have stopped functioning when the fog hit, and Mrs. Whitledge was last spotted after," Ross said, raising his eyebrows at Mr. Umbridge, "Unless this Wellingtonshire family is willing to argue with experts from five different Ministry departments, that's no defense." Ross was no lawyer, but he'd worked in MLE long enough to know how lawyers worked perfectly well, and was not in the mood to indulge impossible hypotheticals.
"And whether they go to prison or are simply fined, that's no reason not to investigate," he added, unamused by this conversation so far. MLE wasn't responsible for public opinion - public information services was, and they were handling the fog as well as could be expected.
"And whether they go to prison or are simply fined, that's no reason not to investigate," he added, unamused by this conversation so far. MLE wasn't responsible for public opinion - public information services was, and they were handling the fog as well as could be expected.