Lucius Malfoy's speech at the Ministry of Magic
Ladies and gentlemen,
Today, we stand here! Stand in the land of wizards! Stand on this land that our ancestors watered with blood and dignity! Behind me, there is a statue of magic is power! It represents the essence of this world! It is the truest portrayal of the whole world!
In front of me, there was such a group of people, a group of people moaning in humiliation! After the enactment of the International Confederation of Wizards Secrecy Act, the pride of those of us is gone! Those stupid Muggles rode on our necks and trampled on our dignity, the dignity of the noblest group in the world! Tell me, do you choose to live freely in the sun, or do you live like a rat in a sewer where you don't see the light of day?!
You may say, "Mr. Malfoy, I need just a wand and a loaf of bread." Yes, you're right, it's so important that we can drink a cup of afternoon tea in our leisure every day in the afternoon, and we don't have to work hard. But I want to tell you, there is one thing in this world that is more important than life, and that is freedom! That's dignity!
As long as that damn Secrecy Law exists, our dignity does not exist! As long as we continue to hide under the noses of Muggles, our dignity will not exist! As long as this group of wizards does not have the freedom to cast spells under the sun in this world, our dignity does not exist!
What we need is not to live in a corner of Muggle society! It's a living space! The living space of our wizards! This living space is not achieved by begging and protesting, but by iron and blood!
Muggles insult us, even in the presence of young Muggles, we can't use the magic we are proud of, we just scream: we should hide from the Muggles. Such a person has no bones! Such a person is lowly! We should make Muggles tremble with the deafening sound of magic! We should crush their dignity, their lives, and let them know that we are not a bunch of cowards who only know how to hide like rats!
Remember, a group that only knows how to hide is a group without bones! A government that only knows how to let us live in the shadows is a government without bones! When our dignity and living space are trampled on, we don't need a government that shamelessly wants us to continue to hide! You'll abandon them eventually!
I'm proud, among you guys. There are very few people who have no bones like this! In front of me is an army with thousands of years of unyielding blood! This blood once flowed in the veins of our ancestors, and they did not give in! Now, they're bubbling inside our bodies, you tell me. Do you want it to cool down!?
able to unite people. There are two things: a common ideal and a common crime. We have a great ideal flowing in our blood, and we will shed our last drop of blood for this ideal! In today's London. Nothing can save our wizards, only this ideal! The International Confederation of Wizards Secrecy Act is a great shame! We have the determination and the reason to refuse to carry it out! Do what you want! It's like the Dark Lord taking up his wand, just as he led his men to raise their wands so that Muggles know the power of our wizards! If you want to fight, go for it! Then I'll be able to see if you're a rat in the gutter or a sorcerer who is steadfast! ”
If that day, I, Lucius Malfoy, will be at the forefront! Even if I die in battle, I will enter the Malfoy family graveyard with a smile! I will meet those noble ancestors, I can walk up to them with my head held high, I can proudly say to them, "I, your descendants, have not disgraced you, I shed my last drop of blood for the great wizard!" ”