Hogwarts: My name is the Unforgivable Curse...

Chapter 93 The Principal's Speech

Dumbledore remained silent for a moment, giving everyone in the Great Hall ample time to process their emotions, even many of the professors in the faculty seats—only after the hall had gradually quieted down did Dumbledore's soft but clearly audible voice ring out again:

"Yes. Just this year, Voldemort, who once ravaged Britain and then disappeared for eleven years, infiltrated Hogwarts for some reason, but was discovered in time by Mr. Ken. So he, along with Mr. Potter, Mr. Shafik, and a gentleman who wishes to remain anonymous, carried out a bold, meticulous, and ingenious plan to capture Voldemort completely."

"For the past eleven years, many people have worried that Voldemort was not truly dead and would one day return... and that has indeed been the case. But from now on, this is no longer a concern."

"Please take a look, everyone."

He held the bottle that sealed Voldemort's main soul high in the air, and then used magic to create a magnified projection, allowing everyone to clearly see the eerie gray mist and the human face emerging from it: "This is what Voldemort looks like now—he eked out an existence for eleven years in this form without even a body, and now he has no chance to cause any more trouble..."

"However, given his considerable skill in dark magic, it will take some time before he is truly wicked. But that time will not be long, I assure you."

As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, a clamor of voices swept over them again. Reporters anxiously pressed their shutters or frantically raised their hands to ask questions—if it weren't for Dumbledore's immense prestige, they might have been able to rush straight to the teachers' seats.

"Quiet, everyone, please keep quiet for now and let me finish."

He had to use magic to amplify his voice again to quell the situation: "Although Voldemort has been sealed away, I have more to say today."

He looked around, taking in everything in the auditorium: some were suppressing their excitement, some were confused, some were so overjoyed they almost fainted, and some seemed a little nervous...

"Voldemort, his real name is Tom Marvolo Riddle."

He began slowly, his voice growing low: "He was born in 1926. His mother was a descendant of Slytherin, and his father was a Muggle… Quiet, everyone, let me finish."

"He grew up in a Muggle orphanage and entered Hogwarts in 1938, where he was sorted into Slytherin House and served as a prefect and head of the student council..."

"As for what happened after he graduated, everyone knows—Voldemort began to recruit followers and gather dark wizards. He advocated pure-blood theory, believing that the status and power of wizards should be above that of Muggle-born wizards and Muggles, and that they should be made slaves of pure-blood wizards... This ideology once attracted a large number of wizards to join his cause, and the Death Eaters organization was born."

"They began their scourge on Britain—they used open violence, spread terror, suppressed public opinion, and created the darkest decade of history. Many of you here lived through that era firsthand, and I need not elaborate on the horrors of that time."

"But even though the horrors are over and Voldemort is about to be defeated, there is still one problem that we have never solved, or even faced..."

"Why did Voldemort's ideas attract so many wizards? Why were those wizards willing to follow and serve a stranger so faithfully for a vague and unrealistic theory?"

"The Death Eaters are far larger than pure-blood wizards—meaning there are a significant number of half-bloods among them, the 'inferior' in the bloodline theory… Why would they believe in pure-blood theory?"

Dumbledore paused for a moment, but the entire Great Hall remained completely silent.

"I have always believed that wizards are the happiest and most blessed beings in the world."

He continued, "With just a wave of our wands, we can make comfortable houses spring up, make barren lands grow crops, make cold places warm, and make ourselves appear wherever we want to go..."

"And if one is not satisfied with this and wishes to live a dignified life, even simply growing white sage in one's own garden and earning a decent living in return is enough. Even if one wants to squander and enjoy pleasure, as long as one strictly adheres to the secrecy laws, one can easily obtain gourmet food and fine wine from Muggles..."

"Everyone's efforts can be transformed into results, and everyone has the right to create a wonderful life with their own hands and magic wand."

"Then why would a wizard who could have such a wonderful life risk being captured or even killed to harm others and destroy their rights to freedom and happiness?"

Dumbledore's eyes suddenly sharpened, slowly sweeping over everyone in the Great Hall, lingering particularly long on the Slytherin table...

"I think it's due to greed and ignorance."

"Voldemort possessed a greedy ambition; he not only wanted his own happiness but also to be above everyone else. To this end, he deceived others under the guise of pure-bloodedness, inducing them to serve him."

"Among those who served him, many were just as greedy and wicked as he was. Some were pure-bloods, beneficiaries of Voldemort's theories, seeking to gain more through Voldemort; others coveted Voldemort's power, believing he could serve as their protector to indulge their misdeeds and fulfill their greed..."

"And the rest, those who, though they have no profit to gain and are even at the bottom of Voldemort's ideology, truly believe in his theories from the bottom of their hearts, think that pure-blood theory is truly correct, and are willing to commit evil deeds for it, are foolish—incurably foolish."

"The bloodline theory that has persisted in magical society for nearly a thousand years has been deeply ingrained in their minds, making them like machines—incapable of thought, illogical, and blindly discriminating against and hating so-called 'inferior people,' without ever considering whether what they believe is truly correct. They refuse to accept any other information, turning a blind eye to the outstanding achievements of Muggle-born wizards, ignoring the tragedies caused by Voldemort, and showing no thought whatsoever about the terrifying future he might bring..."

"These are the people who form the core of the Death Eaters, the foundation of Voldemort's once-dominant control over half of Britain."

"They may not be bad people, and some may even be quite kind. In their daily lives, they may be kind and helpful to their neighbors and rescue animals... But it seems that there is a switch in their minds called 'pure-blood theory.' Once this switch is pressed, they immediately become hysterical and turn a blind eye to bloodshed, sacrifice, and tragedy."

"So, everyone, what I'm trying to say is..."

Dumbledore took a deep breath, and his voice, though not loud, was incredibly firm, reaching everyone's ears: "Voldemort is not a person, but an idea, a doctrine."

"As long as discrimination, prejudice, and hatred remain like a malignant tumor in the minds of all of us, the next Voldemort will appear sooner or later, and then once again bring darkness and plunge us all into suffering."

"While we must acknowledge that the existence and spread of the theory of bloodline has its origins: a thousand years ago, when wizards were in dire straits, it was those pure-blood families with rich heritage that protected the magical society, united the wizards, and saved our ancestors from persecution, thus establishing the glory of pure-bloods... But we should also recognize that times have changed."

"In this era, Muggle-born wizards, just like pure-blood wizards, awaken their magic, acquire wands, enter Hogwarts in a daze, study hard, and after graduation enter society, work, live, and start families... They have never owed anyone anything, nor have they ever taken anything from anyone."

"On the contrary, their addition has injected fresh blood into the magical society, making it more vibrant, more innovative, and more capable of developing and creating resources... And even after suffering the ravages of Voldemort, the vast majority of them did not turn around and develop extreme hatred for purebloods, but instead cherished the hard-won peace they had achieved..."

"..."

By this time, some people below had realized what was happening. Their eyes widened in horror, and they could hardly believe what they had just heard.

Dumbledore is openly declaring war on the theory of bloodline.

As he said, he wanted to completely eliminate "Voldemort".

(End of this chapter)