"No, the settlements are typically not happy," Theodore acknowledged. He saw little wrong with a memory charm, not when the unfortunate side-effects Padma had earlier detailed could be avoided, and not when it was to prevent a Wizard being stripped of property that was legally theirs. "There have been some cases where memories can be altered, but typically only in those cases in which a wizard has a great deal of legal clout. The common witch or wizard is expected to simply step aside and accept the loss, usually with very little recompense."
It irritated him, but in a public place there was little griping he could put into words. Muggle sympathies were high and most people saw ownership of lands as a silly privilege reserved for the wealthy. Theodore saw these cases as proof of the erasure of their society, culture, and traditions, for the sake of good relations with muggles. He said, simply: "I wonder when we will have no more to sacrifice."