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Chapter 663: The Hidden History of Magic

"You can actually say this here, Taylor."

Dumbledore had a small smile on his face, but Andrew had no intention of taking the bait.

Actually, you can or you can’t.

He handled more paperwork than Dumbledore, and yet Dumbledore used this to perfunctorily deal with him!
Seeing that Andrew was not fooled, Dumbledore casually marked the door that symbolized memory.

When the door opened, the square room looked very bright, but there was nothing strange inside. There was only a large tank with a group of brains gathered in it, like a group of swimming fish.

Yes, the brain, a completely white brain.

Andrew was so curious that he frowned.

“Is this the memory?”

"Or the Brain Hall, or the Big Brain Hall, either is fine, one way of calling it." Dumbledore looked at the huge glass tank that could be used as a swimming pool, and there was no unhappy expression on his face. Instead, he nodded, "It is indeed a representation of memory."

"Compared to the Pensieve, the brain specially cultivated by the Department of Mysteries can hold a large amount of memory. By the way, it can be linked with the other halls through magic to achieve a perfect curse effect."

"curse?"

Andrew probably saw some clues, but now he obviously didn't need to use his divergent thinking to make blind guesses.

"Yes, the curse, the curse of History of Magic, or rather the hidden one."

Dumbledore didn't cast a spell, nor did he touch those brains. "It's what you said before. There is something wrong with the history of magic. It's incoherent and not smooth. Obviously, Dark Lords appear one after another, and rebellions are quelled one after another, but wizards are restricted by the Statute of Secrecy."

The principal looked past the fish tank and at the wall, as if he could see through it.

"Do you know when the Statute of Secrecy was announced, Taylor?"

Signed in 1689 - Andrew, who had just finished his History of Magic OWLs and was probably at the peak of his knowledge of History of Magic, quickly responded to Dumbledore.

"why?"

"Because of the persecution of wizard children, more precisely, the persecution of wizard teenagers who could not control themselves and could not cast spells, and the persecution of Muggles who forced wizards to serve them, after the negotiations with the Muggle monarchs broke down, wizards finally gave up the possibility of being recognized under Muggle law and chose to hide themselves."

Andrew read out the standard answer, which he himself did not believe.

"Do you believe it, Andrew?"

"I don't believe it. Wizards are not fools. There are so many ways to hide themselves. And coercion is too outrageous."

Threatening wands with knives and torches, could it be that Ollivander made French weapons?
"I don't believe it either, Taylor."

Dumbledore shook his head. "Then, next question, what happened around 1689? The most sensational one?"

...

1689 years.

Andrew began to check, and then thought of something extremely famous, or something close to it.

"London plague?"

The Black Death, which lasted from the 14th century to 1665, is a period of history that cannot be erased. If one must draw a line in the sand, it would be hard for Andrew not to lean towards it.

"Yes, the Black Death, a nightmare that killed nearly half of the population of Europe."

Dumbledore nodded, then shook his head. "But what if I tell you that it's not just the Black Death, not just a simple plague?"

"How many wizards died, Professor?"

Andrew keenly discovered the problem.

"It's not a small amount. It can even be said that there are heavy casualties, but it's not the potion, but..."

Dumbledore sighed, "An existence similar to the Purifier, or a Knight, or, as the church calls it, Apocalypse."

"Apocalypse?"

"Well, yes, that's what the church called it before the disaster."

Dumbledore nodded affirmatively. "I'll show you the sealed memories later, but now let's talk about the church, the apocalypse, and the Black Death. I think you should be very interested."

"Yes, Professor, although I'm a little confused."

Andrew nodded—that was a bit too much information.

"Let's talk about the church first. They are the most hostile to wizards. They actually possess powers similar to, um, ancient magic, or the power of applying emotions."

Dumbledore pulled a chair over for Andrew. "You must have known the power of ancient magic, but you must have given it up later because we put a curse on it, so that most wizards would not pursue the power of emotions. The magic that is best at mobilizing emotional power to cause permanent damage is all classified as black magic - in fact, the number of black magic is slightly smaller."

"Let's talk about the church. In fact, they were very powerful in the past, and they have always been hostile to wizards, believing that wizards are blasphemous and harmful to people. Of course, we have to admit that many dark wizards, even the Malfoy family, do the same."

"The church holds a power that can forge emotions into weapons. The more sincere the emotion, the easier it is to forge. In the end, it will create some weapons that are extremely harmful to wizards. Many ancient wizard families still have those terrible weapons, which can easily cause terrible harm."

"horrible?"

"Well, to put it simply, it disrupts your magic and destroys your magical protection. Even the wizard who is best at Apparition will most likely fail to cast a spell after being entangled, and his protection will be easily penetrated, causing fatal damage to vital parts."

Demon-destroying weapon?

A dagger through the heart?
Andrew has never tried it, but he may try the experiment later - as for a head-on attack, forget it.

"Well, it's just as you thought. It's extremely targeted at wizards. There are even remnants of the Scourers in Ilvermorny. In fact, you should know Nearly Headless Nick, no, Headless Nick. You should know victims like him."

"But how did they disappear?"

Andrew couldn't help but ask - the church can't become a little white rabbit just because of the confidentiality law, right?

"Same, Knight."

Dumbledore shook his head. "The source of the Black Death is still unclear, but most people believe it was caused by a dark wizard's mouse experiment. But it doesn't matter anymore. The Muggles at the time were very aware of the existence of wizards. After being tortured intermittently for a hundred years, as more and more Muggles died, the remaining people's resentment towards wizards increased. When the resentment was enough, the apocalypse appeared."

"Resentment?"

"Or hate. Love and hate are both emotional forces. Wizards' emotions can create magical creatures. Muggles can also create magical creatures. Although their power is weak, multiplying it by the number of people is terrifying enough."

"Apocalypse begins to cleanse the world along the creator's grievances - wizards, nobles, and the church that has failed to play a protective role."

"Everyone?"

"Everyone, because resentment cannot be commanded. They are born out of hatred, and the leader is called Apocalypse."

"The apocalypse brought with it Dementors and the Black Death, causing a huge disaster. The power of wizards and the church was vulnerable in front of them—"

(End of this chapter)