The Rise of the Muggles at Hogwarts

Chapter 240 A brief talk about the wizarding world (5)

(ps: This chapter briefly talks about the nature of the wizarding world, which may be a bit boring. It is not the main line, but it will have an impact on the characters.)

(This chapter cannot be divided, so today it will be five thousand and five thousand! How pitiful!!)

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There was applause in the auditorium.

But it was not enthusiastic enough, and the applause compared with the opening ceremony can be said to be worlds apart.

Everyone's attention was focused on the white-haired old man in the direction of the faculty.

He was sitting next to Dumbledore, and on the other side was Professor McGonagall.

Grindelwald?

When most young wizards hear this name, they will be stunned subconsciously.

Grindelwald?Isn't that the dark wizard who swept across Europe?Isn't he a wanted criminal?How did he end up at Hogwarts?

He also became their professor.

They watched, but Dumbledore seemed to have no intention of explaining. He nodded slightly towards the two new professors, and then sat down directly.

"Grindelwald? Merlin's beard! That's Grindelwald!" George gasped and shouted, then suddenly seemed to realize something and turned to look at Anthony and the others.

"Don't tell me you had a fight in Grindelwald's class!"

"Congratulations, you guessed it right, but unfortunately there is no reward." Anthony raised his wine glass and clinked it towards George in the air.

"But will the Ministry of Magic - the Federation of Wizards - allow it?" Fred stretched his neck and asked with difficulty.

"Haha, can't you tell?" Anthony raised his eyebrows and said, "He can appear in Hogwarts and become a professor openly. Do you think the Ministry of Magic won't know?"

"You mean, they allow this?"

"Of course, even further, maybe this is what they want to see!" Anthony continued to fight for the food in front of him.However, I still took the time to explain to these political novices the larger political environment of the magical world.

"Hope? The Ministry of Magic hopes that Grindelwald will become a professor." Fred screamed strangely: "Anthony, you are confused because you have been in solitary confinement!"

"Confused?" He raised his eyebrows, "I think you are the ones who are confused."

"Now Voldemort has risen again, and this time it affects the whole of Europe, and he is not the only wizard who attempts to threaten the wizarding world. At least that person -" he said, and then gestured towards Harry and the others.

Hermione and Ron all knew what happened in the first grade.

During the summer vacation, Harry told them about this matter, saying that Dumbledore suspected that the terrible woman might be in cahoots with Voldemort. At least Voldemort could be resurrected easily because of the Philosopher's Stone.

And Harry knew better. He had heard Anthony's speculations in the headmaster's office, speculations about the resurrection of the dead, and about the Philosopher's Stone.

At that time, he just thought it was Anthony chatting casually.

But when he actually saw the photos of his parents' "resurrection" in the newspaper, he understood that Dumbledore must have known something at that time because he deliberately asked about Anthony that day.

"Think about the current 'dark forces', a Voldemort who can 'resurrect' the dead, an Indonesian witch hiding in the dark, and perhaps other forces, as well as the Saints organization and those fugitives."

"Wait! Aren't the saints Grindelwald's men?" At this time, Seamus, who was sitting not far from them, suddenly interrupted.He looked at Anthony with confusion. The names Saint and Grindelwald had appeared in the Daily Prophet at the beginning of the year.

"It's all the fault of The Quibbler." Anthony looked back at Luna and found that she was sitting alone at the corner of the Ravenclaw table, far away from them.

Luna probably couldn't hear what he said.

"The relationship between the Saints and Grindelwald was conjectured by Xenophilius, the editor-in-chief of "The Quibbler", Luna's father. In fact, the Saints organization was born in the late 60s and early 70s, when Grindelwald had already Go to Nurmengard Prison."

"Those people from the Saints just claim to follow Grindelwald."

"So that's it!" Simo nodded, suddenly enlightened.

"But even so, Hogwarts should not allow a dark wizard or a criminal to be a professor!" Fred continued with a frown.

"Hogwarts should really open a course on social politics for wizards." Anthony suddenly said something that made the other young wizards feel strange.

Wizarding sociopolitics?

What it is?

"Do you know? The Federation wrote to me again, hoping that my publisher can print more "Magical Legends: Dumbledore" and put it on the European market." Anthony wiped his mouth and sat down seriously. Get up and start explaining.

"It's true!" Harry testified for Anthony: "I have seen those letters."

"You know why not?"

"Why?" Everyone asked in unison.

"Because there are as many wizards in Europe who fear Grindelwald as there are wizards who welcome Grindelwald!"

Anthony first made an outrageous comment, and then talked about another topic.

"We generally call the forces that represent social progress the left, and those that represent the conservative forces the right. Of course, the specific situation must be treated on a case-by-case basis. As time goes by, what you once thought was progressive will slowly become Conservative, such as: confidentiality law. I will only give a rough explanation here."

"For the past 500 years, the left wing has been the leader in the wizarding world. Whether it is the law of secrecy or the hiding of the wizarding world, these are all positive and progressive, because it was the implementation of such policies that changed the wizarding world from the medieval state. Chaos returned to order.”

"Various modern management agencies emerged one after another, and the magical world ushered in a new life."

"But just like things that accumulate dust if left for a long time, the forces that originally represented progress in the magical world, especially those of the Wizards' Union, have gradually become outdated and have become a shackles that restrict social development. So what is the meaning of progress they represent? It just disappeared.”

"It's the beginning of this century," he said.

"At this time, the Muggle world that had completed the Second Industrial Revolution had changed greatly. Modern professional armies appeared one after another. The First World War made a group of wizards face up to the power of Muggles. At this time, calls for reforming the magical world had already appeared. Grindelwald is just one of the people involved in this turmoil."

"Take the United States as an example. Anyone who has read "History of Magic in North America" ​​knows that in the United States from the [-]th to the [-]th century, the three major laws of the United States were the "Rappaport Law", the "Wand Registration Act" and the "Wand Licensing Act". There is not much freedom that suppresses wizards."

"On the other hand, in New York, the city where MACUSA is located, Muggle figures such as Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan, and Ford appeared in a surging wave. They used power that wizards had never seen before, such as steel, oil, and cars. A giant that had no magic involved at all. Cities are rising rapidly at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.”

"Excuse me, if it were you, would you choose to continue to be like a mouse in the darkness and continue to follow the red tape of the Magic Congress, or would you choose to join the force of change and become a part of the current that changes the world?"

"Uh-" Both of them were dumbfounded.What is all this?

Don't you want to talk about why Europeans welcome Grindelwald?

But after thinking about it carefully, George and Fred suddenly seemed to have grasped something.They are not stupid, on the contrary, they are quite smart.Although they had never heard what Anthony said, they gradually seemed to understand the meaning of these words.

Hermione on the side also frowned. She was born in a Muggle family and knew more about the so-called society than the Geminis. She already understood what Anthony meant.

"I think if it were me, I probably wouldn't sit still and wait for death!" After a moment, Hermione, Harry, Ron, and George all came up with exactly the same answer.

Yes, they will choose to resist.Although the methods may be gentler, resistance is resistance.

"Then at this time, a man appeared. Not only did he accurately predict the Second World War for the Muggles, but he also showed the horrific war scenes nakedly in front of you. Their ability to destroy the world continues to increase. Your fear, the witch-hunting movement of the dark ages seems to have reappeared yesterday." Anthony picked up the pumpkin juice on the side, took a sip and continued.

"But knowing that the world has undergone earth-shaking changes, the Federation is still adhering to their creed of suppressing wizards. This person immediately directed all his efforts at this decadent organization. Once incited, countless people responded, as if overnight , the whole magical world is in turmoil, we assume that this person is Dumbledore, then will you follow him?"

"This..." Everyone was speechless again, because the answer was very obvious, they would join, and they would definitely join.

Even become a backbone, core member like the Order of the Phoenix.

"But Grindelwald killed so many people, including wizards and ordinary people. His long-cherished wish to establish a free wizarding world was based on the oppression of ordinary people." Hermione immediately raised objections. She felt that Anthony's thinking was obvious. There is a problem, he seems to be whitewashing Grindelwald.

"First of all, Grindelwald's sins cannot be washed away, but we have to see what is hidden under the water. Why did Voldemort rise again after Grindelwald fell? So what will happen to the Voldemort we defeat now? Will there be another Voldemort?"

"Furthermore, I do not admit that what Grindelwald wants represents the progressives. He is not a leftist. On the contrary, Grindelwald is an out-and-out rightist, and the same goes for Voldemort. The so-called Emancipation of Wizards Declaration is nothing but a retrogression of society. In the medieval era of wizards, pure blood was always noble and wizards were always noble.

What would such freedom lead to?If you think about it for a moment, you will know that such freedom will inevitably lead to the absolute oppression of the weak by the strong. Just like the group of dark wizards in the Middle Ages, purebloods who monopolize magic knowledge will become the rulers, while the bottom wizards may live worse than Where are the Muggles? "

"If this can be considered progress and liberation, then the current Federation is simply a saint!" Anthony continued disdainfully: "They chose to overthrow an old order, but to establish an even more outdated order. Haha, they must not fail. Weird!"

"Um - isn't that because Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald? I heard that he almost succeeded." Ron said softly.

"Hmph! A typical personal heroic view of history. Without Dumbledore, there will be others who will resist. Besides, if Grindelwald really succeeds, will Voldemort obediently remain silent and surrender?" Anthony chuckled.

"What a joke. He will only be more cruel and bloody than when Dumbledore was around. If Grindelwald has integrated the entire wizarding world, then Voldemort represents the pure blood among wizards. Those with vested interests will only If you want more, the war between pure blood and mixed blood will only make the world a hundred times more chaotic!"

"Our family is pure blood, and pure blood is not as evil as you say!" Ron muttered something back.

"Come on, your family has been expelled from the pure-blood family a long time ago." Anthony waved his hand and continued: "After Dumbledore took charge of the Federation, the current wizarding world has been 'unchained'. The professor represents the power of progress. He It pushed the United States to abolish most of its restrictive laws, and also established the idea that all wizards are equal from the 'federation level'."

"However, Professor Dumbledore is a reformist. He advocates equality for everyone in the wizarding world and opposes the forces of dark wizards. However, he has not tried to change the privileged status of the "pure-blood nobles" in a practical sense, nor has he ever fought against the forces of darkness. It seems that he is only willing to be a gatekeeper to the existing wizarding world."

"Professor Dumbledore has never changed the oppression at the bottom of the wizarding world. The world today is just a little better than it was a few decades ago. A large number of wizards in Europe who agree with Grindelwald are not giving up. Why have the saints developed like this? quick?"

"A dark wizard organization that borrows Grindelwald's name can quickly sweep across Europe and become a force that is talked about by all countries. So how many wizards are there who just agree with Grindelwald but don't take any action?"

"But the professor has been so successful, is there a better way?" Hermione was also intrigued by Anthony at this time. She also thought about the current situation of the wizarding world for a long time, especially the treatment of house elves.

After she discovered Dobby, a special case among elves, she immediately burst out with great enthusiasm. During the summer vacation, she spent her free time studying Dobby, his thoughts, and how he formed freedom. In terms of philosophy, she also tried to apply Dobby's experience to Kreacher.

But unfortunately, her attempt failed abnormally.

When Kreacher saw her, he spoke of her as a mudblood. Although Kreacher stopped calling her a mudblood under the stern warnings of Harry, Anthony, Sirius and others, the elf seemed to be afraid of her. When he saw Hermione alone, When he appeared, he immediately transformed and fled.

It gave her a headache.

"You have to figure out what the fundamental contradiction of the wizarding world is." Anthony patted Hermione on the shoulder, with a look of expectation in his eyes, and he had strong expectations for the future Minister of Magic.

Hermione was confused. Anthony's 'kind' smile made her scalp tingle.

"What's the contradiction?" She quickly changed the subject.

"There is a force. Whether it is Grindelwald, Voldemort, or even Professor Dumbledore, they all choose to compromise. No matter how perfect their ideas were at the beginning, as long as this force comes in, they will inevitably Become a slave to this force, forced forward.”

Anthony shook his head, stretched, and glanced in the direction of the faculty.

On the podium, Dumbledore and Grindelwald's eyes were staring at him, and it felt like they heard what he said.

Um——You can’t really hear it!

"What power?"

"The name of power is: Despotism!"

"Wizard Absolutism."

"Autocracy?" Hermione was slightly startled!A bright light seemed to flash in his head, and he spoke out. In this era when the Cold War has just ended, the topic of democracy and autocracy is often mentioned in the news.

Of course, most of them criticize the red empire, which is an autocratic country, but their royal country is a democratic country.

But at least Hermione could understand the meaning of these two terms, and didn't want Ron and Weasley to look confused.

"How did the Minister of Magic come about?" Anthony suddenly looked at the little wizard.He asked, eyes scanning them all.

"Forehead."

This question, which should have been easily answered by all wizards, stumped the young wizards present.

yes!How did the Minister of Magic come about?

election?They didn’t vote either!

hereditary?Fudge and Barty Crouch are not related!

For many years, it was as if whoever the Daily Prophet advertised would be elected, that person would be elected.

and many more!

In an instant, Hermione understood what Anthony meant, and even Ron frowned, finding that there was something wrong with the things he was accustomed to.

"Haha, the highest wizarding power in the UK is neither elected nor hereditary, but is generated within a mysterious organization whose name we still don't know. Do you think it is possible that the minister of magic elected in this way will serve ordinary wizards? "

"Can ordinary wizards join that mysterious organization? After all, that organization is not Malfoy. The former Black is controlled by these pure-blood families. The pure-blood families just transferred some rights and took over the organization that was vigorously established decades ago. The forces of change were dismissed like beggars. Look, this world has not changed for thousands of years, so do you understand? Hermione. Why is our world so troubled?"

"What should we do?" Hermione couldn't help but ask.

"Simple - violent revolution, overthrow all authoritarian classes. Don't think about reforms. Every compromise made by vested interests will be squeezed back in another way." As he spoke, Anthony took out a small book from his pocket. The booklet was very thin, just a few pages of parchment. He pushed the booklet to Hermione.

"When I was arguing with Professor Binns last semester, I wrote it based on my feelings and read some information. I originally planned to write a new book, academic, but unfortunately it was too difficult. I wrote a table of contents in a few months."

"You can ask the professors for help." Hermione said subconsciously, and then took the pages of parchment from Anthony's hand. Hermione, who was still brainstorming at the moment, looked at it a little blankly.

Inexplicably cute.

After taking a deep breath, she regained her composure, and then silently opened the first page of the booklet in her hand.

"A History of British Magic"

Table of Contents: Part One, Pureblood Wizards and Normans.

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The bloodline disputes between wizards can be traced back to the historical origins of the Celtic peoples.

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Behind Voldemort's degenerate tyranny is the game between the British monarchy and the parliamentary system.

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The founding of Hogwarts is closely tied to the founding of the Kingdom of England.

The four major colleges represent the four traditional European classes and social orders.

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Behind the wizarding pure-blood struggle is the inheritance of European family feudal politics... ("Harry Potter and History" by Damien Bridno, France. This book really exists!)

This————Hermione is dumbfounded. What is written in this?

The wizarding dispute was born so early, and it is closely related to Muggles.

This was something she didn't expect.

And Hermione was keenly aware that the value of these pages of parchment far exceeded Anthony's last popular novel.This is a book that changed the history of magic, a completely new way of interpreting history.

An angle that no other wizard had ever thought of.

If Professor Binns saw this...

She couldn't believe it.