In the Harry Potter Without Harry Potter - Chapter 495: Equal Positions

The problem of equality is actually very difficult to solve.

The relationship between Muggles and Wizards has been kept in isolation until now, because after the witch hunts of the Middle Ages, Wizards knew that they were in fact a different being altogether.

A very different species from the other creatures in this world who are also called humans.

The power of magic is enough to allow the individual to overcome the group. This is an extremely frightening thing that can easily cause panic among Muggle leaders.

After all, most of the weapons created by technology are not really selective. The same gun in the hands of a six-year-old child and a thirty-year-old strong man has exactly the same function and power.

But wizards have broken this concept. The supernatural power of magic allows them to master the mighty force that most people can’t.

This is the crux of the contradiction.

It is precisely because of the presence or absence of magical power that they are completely divided into two different beings under the same umbrella.

This is the most difficult issue.

The conflicts between people because of their different ways of thinking can lead to all kinds of wars, not to mention the differences between species.

So when Grindelwald asked that question, Jon really knew there was only one answer, and it was very likely to be the one Grindelwald had been making all along.

“Let Muggles and wizards become the same kind of people so that at least they have no difference in their starting point.”

Grindelwald’s fingers lightly tapped the back of his other hand, and the corner of his mouth rose up in a slight curve.

“Yes, that is the only way. If the whole world is bizarre, then the bizarre will not exist.”

Jon stared into Grindelwald’s eyes. He had actually noticed what the Alliance was doing when he was at the North Pole. They seemed to be dormant in Northern Europe, though they had joined the Witching Horizon in name, but they provided no support other than logistical supplies as if he had always had his own things to do and those things had never been known.

The Abbey on the mountainside which uses Death Eaters as living experimental material, Eric’s ice castle full of magical creatures, polar bears, and Durmstrang students working in various churches in Germany and Northern Europe.

All the signs seem unconnected, but if you know a little about Grindelwald’s motives, they are not difficult to guess.

In that high tower, he thought long and hard about his ideals and goals, and whether the actions he took to achieve them were right.

By the time Dumbledore released him from that tower, he had come to realise one thing.

An oppressive rule cannot prevent the outbreak of war when the greatest differences between people arise.

From the point of view of all wizards, it’s not necessarily a good thing to rule the world, unless you can reduce the Muggle population on Earth by about two-thirds, in which case it can be foolproof, but that’s obviously not feasible, not to mention that the Muggles of the modern age have mastered enough large-scale lethal weapons. They may not be able to drive out all wizards, but they are certainly qualified to kill them.

So the only way to solve this particular problem is to find a solution that no one in history has ever really needed to find.

Why do wizards become wizards?

Are they born that way, or do they start out as ordinary people, and it is only when they encounter certain opportunities that things like magic appear?

In the Tower, Grindelwald never stopped thinking about that.

After he was released, he didn’t stop researching this aspect at all, and the regrouped Alliance no longer provided him with the support he needed to overturn the Statute of Secrecy.

Now he has no interest in the Statute of Secrecy at all, and the worries of those in the Magical Congress of the United States of America are completely unnecessary.

Grindelwald simply wanted to study how wizards came to be, and then see if that process could be replicated on Muggles so that they too could experience the magic of wizards!

That’s right, he was always carrying out projects to change the world!

He has never paid any attention to the little troubles that Voldemort causes in the wizarding world, and he has no interest in so-called absolute power and supreme status.

Although Jon had already suspected that Grindelwald was doing this, hearing him admit it himself still made his heart beat very hard.

At the same time, he couldn’t help frowning and asking doubtfully.

“Assuming that such a thing can really be done, can it really make the contradiction between wizards and Muggles disappear? The current situation is that wizards have magic, muggles have technology and if magic is shared by all, wouldn’t the wizard be on the disadvantaged side of the coin?”

Grindelwald just narrowed his eyes and asked why Jon would have such a thought.

“When did I say that everyone in the world could use magic? Having the qualifications to learn magic, and mastering magic are two completely different concepts.”

Jon’s face was blank. It was then that his mind suddenly became clear as if he fully understood Grindelwald’s intentions.

And Grindelwald didn’t want to be secretive. Having promised Dumbledore that he would have a long talk with Jon, he wasn’t going to hide anything. Besides, he was never one to let others guess mysteries.

“The fundamental contradiction between wizards and muggles is that wizards have magic, but muggles don’t; muggles can’t use it, but wizards can master it by learning. This is a natural inequality. Now, because of the Statute of Secrecy, this inequality is hidden, and the Muggle higher-ups are unaware of it.”

“And once this information gap is broken, and they know it, it is the beginning of a crisis. No one with a brain and a vision will be willing to accept such a situation. This means that Muggles will always be inferior to wizards. For now, Voldemort’s bloodline system cannot be realised in the wizarding world, but if the Statute of Secrecy is broken, then this system will once again become the most logical one for the wizarding world because wizards have what Muggles do not have by nature. A natural talent.”

“But if they can become like wizards and have the qualifications to learn magic, that’s different.”

“Muggles have magical powers and can learn magic, but various spells, various systematic magical teaching programmes, information about magical creatures, alchemy, potions, divination, transfiguration, all this knowledge is in the hands of wizards. And those technological resources held in their hands. Both sides have things that the other side doesn’t have but can learn, it’s like I have a spell in my hand, and you have a spell in your hand, we can make an equal exchange so that both of us can learn each other’s spells, so why fight and kill for it?”

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