The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 161 Reading Club

Looking at Hermione sitting opposite him with a look of praise on her face after saying so much, Ryan was shocked. He really didn't expect that a teenage girl could think so much.

When I was my age, I was still wondering if I had collected all the instant noodle cards. I have to sigh that people are indeed different.

But think about it, for someone who was able to set up the House-Elf Rights Association in the fourth grade, it is not hard to understand that in the third grade, with sufficient data analysis, he would go a step further in matters closely related to himself and his family.

So after listening to Hermione's analysis, Ryan exclaimed: "Your speech just now was really great. After listening to your speech just now, I feel that I am far worse than you on this issue. You have completely explained the problem that I had vaguely considered before."

Hermione blushed after hearing Ryan's praise, and then said, "I have been studying this issue in depth in the library this week, and was surprised to find that the series of problems in the wizarding world caused by bloodline actually started thousands of years ago."

Hermione paused for a moment, and seeing Ryan listening attentively, she continued, "But there have only been two major changes in the Western wizarding world. One was during the Age of Discovery, when some wizards wantonly killed Muggles, which reached its peak. As a result, some Muggle wizards could not accept the use of Muggle power and launched a witch hunt. After the movement spread, it was used by some evil wizards, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides. This conflict also led to the introduction of the International Statute of Secrecy."

"Another time was when Grindelwald broke the Statute of Secrecy under the pretext of protecting the world. This objectively prompted the equal rights movement in the wizarding world. At least today, in the mainstream, it has become a consensus that non-pure-blood wizards are also wizards. So even if he is evil, even if he wants to provoke a full-scale war, we need to thank him for this."

"After reading the materials from decades ago, I even felt that his original intention was probably not evil, and could even be called great. But his subsequent actions turned completely dark. This is a warning for us all."

"You see, the price of these two changes was war. I hope we can find a way to cause less loss. Minimize the loss while changing the wizarding world."

"So where do you think we should start?" The goal Hermione proposed was indeed very attractive, and it was also in line with Ryan's private thoughts. So Ryan really wanted to know what specific means she had to achieve this goal.

"Well, I think we can set up a reading club first." Hermione said hesitantly after hearing Ryan's question.

"What?" Ryan was surprised by Hermione's turn of events. He had thought that Hermione was going to make some big plan after describing such a big event, but it turned out to be just a simple book club.

"What do you think it will be?" Hermione raised her eyebrows and said, "I just said that because of the war more than ten years ago, the British wizarding world is now in a rare period of balance. There will not be a major conflict for the time being. And I think we need to change the world in a subtle way, so is there anything wrong with choosing to start with the reading club to slowly change it?"

So that's how it is. Ryan finally understood why Hermione had such a view. After all, except for a very few people, who would have thought that Voldemort, who had already turned to ashes, would come back and start a new war? In this case, it was natural for her to choose a safe and time-consuming plan based on the prospect of peace.

Ryan felt that if this was the case, he might not be able to seize the opportunity of the entire wizarding world being reshuffled because of the war. This process would take decades, but before a better alternative could be thought of, Hermione's plan was undoubtedly the best option now. As for the opportunities brought about by the war, Ryan's own strength would probably be at a higher level by then, and he would just have to adapt to the situation.

"Ah, you're right." Ryan nodded solemnly, "I just took it for granted, but can I ask how you plan to develop the reading club?" "That's what I'm going to tell you right away." Hermione turned to a certain page in the notebook and read, "Our short-term goal is to explain our philosophy through the reading club, attract like-minded people regardless of their bloodline, and spread some magical knowledge at the same time. After all, the wizarding world still values ​​strength above all else, so it's very important to make up for this shortcoming first. I know you have mastered a lot of advanced knowledge, and I hope you can make some sacrifices and share that knowledge. We have too few ways to acquire knowledge now, and this may be the only place where we can acquire knowledge in the short term."

"No problem." Ryan agreed readily. If you want to change something, you can't do it alone. Even powerful people like Dumbledore and Voldemort have a large group of followers. In this case, it is acceptable to pay something to gain everyone's support. Anyway, the content and target of the teaching will be controlled by Ryan himself, so it won't cause any big problems.

Seeing Ryan agree, Hermione was encouraged, and then said in a happy tone: "Our long-term goal is to allow all wizards to live in a magical world where they are judged not by their bloodline, but by the merits of their abilities and character."

"I have a dream?" Ryan asked.

"Yes, I think there are a lot of good ideas in that speech, so I borrowed some of them. Any questions?"

"No, I think it's great, please go ahead."

"If you decide to join, there will be two people in the reading club now. I decided to go to the professor and apply to turn the reading club into a club organization allowed by the school, so that we can recruit people openly. Of course, in order to avoid inducing conflicts in advance, I will describe the reading club as a learning mutual aid group in the application. Once people are recruited, I will influence them subtly."

"Wait, I remember you have always been straightforward. Why do you choose to take such a big detour on this?" Ryan asked with some confusion.

"Because the information I read told me that if we clearly divide the camps at the beginning, conflicts will inevitably arise later. I don't want to cause those conflicts, so I naturally chose a roundabout tactic. Although this is completely inconsistent with my personality, I can accept it for the sake of my dream." Hermione shrugged helplessly after she finished speaking.

"Of course, we can't launch activities right away while we're abroad. We can take this opportunity to organize what we know and prepare promotional materials, so we can start as soon as we return to Hogwarts." Hermione ended the conversation by laying out the plan.

After Hermione left, Ryan threw himself on the bed and closed his eyes thinking about what she had just said.

After thinking through the whole thing, Ryan found that although Hermione's method was still a bit childish and inadequate, the general direction was correct.

After confirming this, Ryan decided to take this matter seriously.

(End of this chapter)