readx;? 0154. The Tragic History of North American Magic 2

By the late 17th century, the size of this group of 'purges' was large and the population was growing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info until the year which eventually led to the famous Salem Witch Trials.

PS: In 1692, the daughter of a pastor in Salem, Massachusetts, USA, suddenly fell ill with a strange disease, and then seven girls with whom she was inseparable developed the same symptoms. From the perspective of modern medicine, this is a manifestation of "dancing disease". The cause of these symptoms is a fungus called ergot fungus that parasitizes rye. At the time, it was widely believed that the real cause of the children's strange illness was the village black slave girl Tituba and another female beggar, as well as a withdrawn old woman who never went to church. The three women were tortured to extract confessions, and the number of "witches" and "wizards" increased step by step, with more than 20 people dying in the unjust case and more than 200 arrested or imprisoned.

This is one of the biggest tragedies in the wizarding world. Wizard historians agree that at least two of the so-called Puritan inquisitors at the time were in the ranks of the Purges, who did not hesitate to kill innocent people out of personal vendettas, as well as some Muggles who were unfortunate enough to be involved in the bloody killing.

The impact of Salem on the wizarding world was not only due to the tragic toll of death, but also because it caused a large number of wizards to flee the Americas and no longer settle here, which in turn led to a change in the wizarding population in North America compared to Europe, Asia, and Africa. This continued until the early twentieth century, when the total wizarding population of the Americas became the smallest of the other four continents. Some pure-blood magical families out of town who learned about the evil deeds of the Purges through wizarding newspapers did not want to go to the United States, which meant that the percentage of wizards from Muggle families in the United States would be much higher than elsewhere. Although most of these Muggle-born wizards preferred to marry their own pure-blood families and establish their own pure-blood families, that sense of 'pure-blood' had gradually faded.

The most significant impact of the Salem Incident was the establishment of the Magical Congress of the United States (the Ministry of Magic) in 1693, a century before the Muggle Congress!

Wizards in North America usually refer to Congress as the abbreviation, which is pronounced Makuza. The first task after the establishment is to judge those who have betrayed their own kind, and those who kill, sell, and torture wizards for cruelty will also be executed.

Some notorious purges evaded trial, and when an international hunt warrant was issued, they disappeared from the Muggle population. Some of them chose to marry Muggles and start families, giving birth to children who had magical abilities and were discarded, leaving only children who did not have magical abilities, in order to hide their original identity. Some vengeful purges will instill in their children the belief that magic is real, and that any wizard who is found should be put to death.

The craziest of them are the "Cleaners", who secretly raise children with magical abilities and instill anti-magical beliefs, and these true "Cleaners" exist for the purpose of killing wizards and attacking the Magic Congress.

Field drank the tea given by Uncle Hugo, and fell into deep thought.

"In this case, the 'Skinners' are a 'terrorist organization,' and the 'Purges' are 'rebels,' right, Uncle Hugo. Field concluded.

"That's true, so if you look at the huge United States, the number of wizards is actually not much, and our Keller family can enter the American Magic Council so easily, because we are born into an orthodox European wizard family, and I also have Chinese wizard blood. Pure-blood families in Europe are actually very reluctant to come to the United States. ”

And because in 1790, Emily Rappaport, the fifteenth CEO of the Wizarding Council, enacted a law on racial segregation between wizards and Muggles in the United States, there was always a certain degree of secret cooperation and contact between Muggle governments and the Ministry of Magic in Europe, and wizards could intermarry or make friends with each other or between wizards and Muggles. However, in the United States, the Magical Council was completely independent of the Muggle government, and the Muggles also regarded wizards as enemies. In short, Rappaport laws deepened the gap between Muggles in the wizarding world and pushed the American magical sector into a more secretive underground. ”

"This situation is a direct result of the fact that wizards in the United States have problems in marriage, the number of them is too small, and the addition of a European pure-blood wizard is very popular with the American Magical Council, plus I bring a lot of resources. So 、、、、、、、、、"

"So, Uncle Hugo, you married a beautiful aunt so easily, and you are still in the United States?" said Field, looking at his uncle with a smile on his face.

"Hehehe-you little ghost, okay, your camera is mine, and this "magic wand", when I get you to Los Angeles, I'll send these to the Magic Council, and they'll have someone to deal with it, and if it's confirmed that it's the purge, these guys will be very active in killing them. Uncle Hugo said as he sorted things out.

When it was done, Uncle Hugo took Field into a lounge behind the office, which was small but had a fireplace.

"I connected the fireplace of Floo Net, which was specially prepared during the renovation. Uncle Hugo took out a handful of Floo powder and gave it half to Field.

"Bang-" There was a dull thud, and Field and Uncle Hugo appeared in front of a large fireplace.

"Oh-Field, are you alright?" As soon as Field stood still, he was held in his arms by Grandpa Kevin, and then he checked up and down, as if Field was missing some parts.

"I'm fine. Grandpa Kevin. Field said helplessly, behind Grandpa Kevin, Chris looked at the joke heartlessly. Cedric was communicating with Uncle Hugo, presumably talking about him, while the bodyguard, Mr. Kevin, looked at the door with a paralyzed expression.

At the coffee table in the living room, Field feasted on a pile of food, tossing and turning all night before he ate, but he was starving.

Uncle Hugo told everyone about Field and his speculations. Then I heard Grandpa Kevin furious.

"The bureaucrats of the American Magical Council, as if they want to shrink their heads as turtles, know how to hide. Like a mole, I want to hide underground, and now that forces like the Skinners and the Purgeers dare to make trouble in the Muggle world, and when they mess with the Muggle government, see where you bureaucrats go." Grandpa Kevin patted the armrests of the sofa in an angry manner.

"Why is Grandpa Kevin so angry?" Field, swallowing his food, then quietly asked Chris beside him.

"It's not because of Grandpa's Wizarding World public plan. Chris explained,