[They're totally a thing, Jeff has decided that all by himself.]

That's dumb logic and you know it is. You can't have him just running for the rest of his time here. You'd be just as effective getting a safe house or some crap. We live in a world where magic is practically normal, this isn't rocket science. Get a safe house, keep it's location a secret, slap some 'wards' on it and there, you got your very own castle in the middle of wherever.