"Mr. Malfoy is correct, though his particular knowledge on the subject isn’t as widely proliferated, I will explain. As many of you know, our present-day wizarding population is descended from many ancient wizarding civilizations. Of these civilizations, certain artifacts were held for millennia. Our ancestors harnessed these artifacts through spell work, runes, potioneering, and other magical means that have been long lost to the test of time. These powers included influence over wind, crop growth, properties that would refute Gamp’s law entirely and yes, oceanic magical influence." Kingsley paused his speech as a chorus of paper airplanes flew into the room, dropping themselves on his desk with flourish. He sighed and continued. 