Some wizards have been known to develop spells that can be used as weapons and seek to sell them to the highest bidder. The fairy government gets around this problem by making sure they are the highest bidder.
They then usually arrest the wizard trying this scheme!
Because so many wizards went over to the dark side in the olden days, the fairy royals instituted a new idea where the best wizards would compete in a competition held once a year to show who was the most powerful. The wizards took part for the prestige of winning a magically sponsored competition. The fairy royals got to see who was the most ambitious new wizard rising through the ranks.
They could and did then take steps to ensure these wizards only worked for them - it’s not just the Chief Witch who thinks blackmail is a phenomenally useful tool! ause so many wizards went over to the dark side in the olden days, the fairy royals instituted a new idea where the best wizards would compete in a competition held once a year to show who was the most powerful. The wizards took part for the prestige of winning a magically sponsored competition. The fairy royals got to see who was the most ambitious new wizard rising through the ranks. They could and did then take steps to ensure these wizards only worked for them - it’s not just the Chief Witch who thinks blackmail is a phenomenally useful tool!