Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

"Huh? A Muggle assimilation wizard?"

Hermione, standing to the side, was somewhat confused. Did Muggles really have this ability? How come she didn't know?

"Who knows?"

Harry shrugged. He had lived with his Muggle uncle and aunt for so long and hadn't been assimilated at all.

"I think the general idea is that exposing wizards to Muggle society would increase intermarriage between Muggles and wizards, thus diluting the wizarding bloodline."

As one of the pure-blooded holy races, Ron still had a high level of understanding in this area, even though they never advocated pure-bloodedness.

Hermione continued, "But wasn't Voldemort's plan to rule Muggles? Under their rule, Muggles shouldn't be able to marry wizards, so why would it increase the intermarriage rate?"

"That's true at the beginning, but how can we guarantee that it will still be the same a hundred or a thousand years from now?"

"A reconciliation between Muggles and wizards in the future is not impossible."

"At that time, in an era where Muggles and wizards coexist, Muggles will certainly go to great lengths to find ways to unite with wizards in order to give their offspring power."

"And this is seen as a disaster by most pure-blood families."

"Because they can't guarantee that their offspring won't include some love-struck fools or idiots who get completely fooled by Muggles."

"So this new idea seems to be quite popular among some pure-blood families now."

After hearing Ron's explanation, Kevin and Hermione finally understood the meaning of this new idea.

According to this explanation, it seems quite reasonable.

Naturally born wizards like Hermione possess a talent, but such talents are extremely rare.

The best way to ensure that one's offspring will also be wizards is, of course, to mate with a wizard.

By then, wizards will be in high demand, which won't matter to Muggle-born wizards like Hermione.

However, for pure-blood families that value bloodlines, it would be a disaster.

In the past, there have been witch hunts among Muggles, as some wizards believe that Muggles are inherently associated with a grotesque image.

Greed, bloodlust, and cunning are what they see as Muggles.

Therefore, it's normal for some people to support this idea.

This is the complete opposite of the wizarding rule of Muggle thought by the Voldemorts.

It is impossible, or rather, undesirable, for wizards to completely sever ties with Muggles.

"Does Professor Dumbledore know about this?" Hermione asked.

"I understand, but he didn't react much."

"I suspect that this idea is temporarily helpful in our fight against Voldemort, so we haven't stopped it, and the Ministry of Magic doesn't seem to have any intention of curbing it either."

Harry shrugged and said.

"Kevin, what do you think?"

Ron looked at Kevin, who was deep in thought, and asked curiously.

"I think we should stop the spread of this idea."

Kevin said slowly.

"But because of this idea, Voldemort's power has been greatly affected."

Ron asked, puzzled.

"I think this is exactly the result, or rather, a side effect, that the people who spread this idea wanted to see."

"The real purpose of this idea is not to isolate Muggles."

"Instead, it's about pushing Muggles to the complete opposite of wizards."

"As Ron just said, if wizards and Muggles go to war, there may be a day when they reconcile."

"And to prevent this reconciliation from happening, some groundwork needs to be laid."

"So this idea will likely start to endlessly point out the flaws of Muggles and vilify their image."

"Once this idea is accepted by the entire wizarding world, and the ugliness of Muggles becomes a recognized image, then over time, the negative image of Muggles will become deeply ingrained."

"Prolonged periods of hiding from Muggles will continuously suppress the wizards' emotions, while also reducing their contact with Muggles and decreasing the Muggles' opportunities to change their image."

"Until the next decade or a century later, the appearance of the next Dark Lord will ignite the emotions that the wizards have suppressed for many years."

"By then, because of the universally acknowledged ugly image of Muggles, no one will stand up to protect Muggles. It will be a more thorough war with no room for reconciliation."

Hearing Kevin's deduction, everyone felt a sense of disbelief.

Is it really that exaggerated?

This idea hasn't yet reached the point of demonizing Muggles; it's just that wizards are avoiding Muggles.

But upon closer reflection, it doesn't seem impossible.

If that's true, it's terrifying, especially for those who spread this idea.

This was a huge gamble. Knowing that a violent rule like Voldemort's would not work, they chose this slow, gradual approach, a century-long plan.

Even if the gamble is lost, the worst-case scenario is that it reduces intermarriage between Muggles and wizards, thus ensuring a certain level of wizarding bloodline.

"I think we should report this to Dumbledore."

Sirius had somehow appeared behind them and suddenly spoke.

He had just heard Kevin recount the whole story, although most of it was just his imagination and imagined scenarios that hadn't actually happened yet.

But with things like this, it's better to believe it's true than to believe it's not.

It is important to understand that the power of ideas is immense, powerful enough to change a world.

They won't be able to speak for themselves a hundred years from now, so all they can do now is prevent such a future possibility.

Harry and his friends agreed to the proposal, and soon they wrote a letter and sent it to Hogwarts.

If this idea really starts to move in the direction Kevin is suggesting, then they can stop it in time.

"Ding-dong~"

They had just sent the letter when Kevin heard the doorbell ring at the front door.

It's impossible that Dumbledore arrived instantly, right?

Obviously not. When Kevin went to open the door, he found Draco standing outside.

It was still pouring rain outside, and Draco stood outside the door, soaked to the bone.

"Kevin, I have something to tell you."

Upon meeting, Draco skipped the pleasantries and went straight to the point.

Harry and the others followed, and saw Draco continuing to speak with a serious expression.

"The old man you met last semester when you went to rescue my parents has actually been living in my house all this time."

"His name is Gellert Grindelwald."

"Because he has been staying at my house, I have no chance to come out, and I don't dare to write about him in a letter to you."

"He suddenly went out today, so I rushed over to tell you."

Draco spoke rapidly, relaying this bombshell news to several people, but he didn't stop there.

"I know you still have many questions, but now is not the time. Come with me to Central Park right away, and I will explain everything to you on the way."

With that, Draco turned and walked back into the rain, gesturing for the others to follow.

Hearing Draco's anxious words, the group exchanged glances. Although they had many questions, they followed Draco without hesitation, deciding to ask them on the way.

However, since the matter was sudden, Kevin still asked Harry to inform Dumbledore first, just in case something unexpected happened.

Since it concerned the old man named Grindelwald, Kevin dared not be careless.