My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 478, Section 475: Debate

Are wizards and Muggles considered the same type of people?

This is a very sensitive issue in the magical world.

It's not that the problem doesn't exist, but rather that it has always existed, yet all wizards subconsciously ignore it. No one brings it up openly, and no one dares to address it directly. As a result, this obvious and thought-provoking problem has never appeared in the magical world.

Here, it was just an ordinary fourth-grade class. Even if wizards outside heard that Fox was having students discuss such a question in class, they wouldn't react much.

It wasn't like they were directly publishing their views in the Daily Prophet; it was just a casual discussion in class.

After stating his argument, Fox continued.

"To boost your enthusiasm, although there are no exams for the moral education course, as a professor I still have the authority to award extra points. Every student who participates in the debate will receive 5 points for their college, and if your argument is accepted by the majority of students, you can receive an additional 10 points for your college."

His words undoubtedly excited the already excited young wizards even more. In class, almost everyone raised their arms, wanting to be the first to speak their minds.

Fox first randomly called on one of the young wizards from Hufflepuff.

"Mundo Blido, first state your opinion, then explain why you think this way. You have three minutes."

The young wizard named Mondo was a burly boy. After standing up, he spoke without hesitation.

"I don't think wizards and Muggles are the same kind of people. It's actually very simple to prove this: wizards can use magic, but Muggles can't. One side can do it, and the other side can't, so how can they be considered the same kind of people?"

His explanation was very simple and took less than three minutes. Although it was concise, this concise idea is what most wizards in the magical world are thinking.

Those who possess magic and can use magic are wizards; those who lack magic and cannot use magic are Muggles; and those who possess magic but cannot use magic are Squibs—these are people disliked by both sides.

Wizards are wizards, and Muggles are Muggles. How can the two groups be considered the same kind of people?

After Mundo finished speaking, he sat down. As Fox had said at the beginning, no matter what his answer was, as long as he answered, he would add 5 points to Hufflepuff.

"This is the opposing argument. Okay, those who agree with what Mundo said don't need to raise their hands anymore. We need a positive argument now, so are there any students who disagree with him and want to refute him?"

This time, half the number of people raised their hands in the classroom, which is enough to show that quite a few people actually agree with what was just said.

Those who agree with this view may not necessarily discriminate against Muggles like Malfoy, and they can treat Muggle classmates with normalcy. However, according to their view, once you enter Hogwarts, you are separated from Muggles and become two different groups of people.

Even some students from Muggle families think so.

However, this idea is not universal. Among those who raised their hands, at least Harry, Hermione, and Ron were also opponents of this view.

Foxy would naturally choose the Gryffindor student to answer the question this time, and as a result, he chose Hermione.

"Hermione Granger, you also have three minutes to present your argument."

Hermione stood up and first corrected Mundo's concept.

"Bredo's explanations of the terms 'Muggle' and 'Muggle' were both wrong!"

"What is a Muggle? The Ministry of Magic has an official explanation of this term, and Professor McGonagall has also explained it to Muggle-born students. The term Muggle refers to people who do not know magic and do not believe in its existence!"

"It's not just a general term for people who don't know magic. My parents don't know magic, but because of me, they believe in its existence, so they can't be called Muggles. It's just that before I showed my magical talent, my family didn't know about the reality of magic, and we had never been in contact with the magical world before, so we were called Muggle families after entering Hogwarts."

"Therefore, it is clear that the terms wizard and Muggle are not combined terms for a single group. A wizard is someone who believes in and can use magic, while a Muggle can be understood as someone who believes in and uses science. Although they live in different ways and have different knowledge and beliefs, they are all human beings first and foremost."

"Apart from magic, wizards and Muggles share a common way of thinking, their social structures are basically the same, and even their concepts of territory and country are the same."

"Wizards and Muggles can fall in love and form families. The current trend in the wizarding world is that fewer and fewer families are formed between wizards. More and more young wizards have at least one Muggle as a parent. Aside from magic being merely a tool to facilitate people's lives and work, what are the differences between wizards and Muggles?"

"Therefore, wizards and Muggles are truly the same kind of people because their thoughts are unified, and their concepts of family and country are also unified. The only difference is whether or not they can use magic as a tool."

"Normally, people wouldn't use the difference in tools they use to distinguish between different people. Like two farmers, one accustomed to using a hoe, the other more accustomed to a shovel—can you say they aren't the same kind of people?"

Hermione's speech used up the three minutes Fawkes had allotted. Her words were sharper and her arguments more concrete, so when she finished speaking and sat back down, many of the young wizards in the classroom who agreed with her applauded.

Even Fox clapped lightly and also gave Hermione 5 points.

But Hermione wasn't exactly a master of persuasion; she wasn't at the level to convince everyone with just a few words. There were still quite a few young wizards who didn't agree with her views, so the debate continued in class.

Harry and his friends' first moral education class ended at the end of the afternoon.

Finally, Fox wrote the names of every student who had spoken in the class on the blackboard, and the students voted on their own. Hermione received the most votes in the end.

Fox also added ten points to Gryffindor, just as he had said at the beginning of the class.

(End of this chapter)