Chapter 403: The Future of Wizards (Part I)

I wonder what Fleur's blood tastes like?Lockhart was thinking about it at this time, Gabrielle's blood was delicious, but he didn't dare to suck it more...... But Fleur is a very good wizard, and wants to subdue her silently to suck blood, and let her know nothing afterwards...... It seems unlikely, and Fleur doesn't have the mouthwatering scent of Gabrielle...... He struggled for a while and gave up on the plan.

"The next step for the Ministry of Magic is to attract wizard ......immigrants from other countries," Lockhart said, "and to try to quickly replenish the wizarding population lost in the war while other countries have not yet introduced better welfare policies." ”

"That's a good idea, but what's the benefit of having a large wizard population. Bill asked, "Your current policy is actually to have Muggles keep wizards, and make them pay a little protection money in exchange for wizards not to conquer and enslave Muggles - of course I am a bit extreme to say this, some wizards do serve Muggles." But what's the use of having more wizards not only to increase their burden, but also to make your political achievements look better?"

"I don't need political performance, I'll resign when Rufus is discharged from the hospital. It's just that you're thinking too superficially, Bill. Lockhart said unceremoniously: "Now the situation can indeed be described as Muggles paying us protection money in exchange for wizards not enslaving them, and you are right in this regard, and you are not biased - but have you ever thought that wizards should really be like this, always let Muggles keep their sights, and be complacent about their ability to magic?"

Lockhart has managed to attract the attention of all the Order of the Phoenix, he is no longer the sullen wizard who earned a little manuscript fee and was proud of two girls, although he was a little lost in power and forced to be a little perverted by the curse, but anyone who saw him had to admit that even if he didn't deliberately use his momentum, the new Minister of Magic naturally exuded the air of a leader and a superior.

As soon as he spoke with a serious expression, everyone immediately stopped talking. Even little Gabrielle and Teddy Lupin, who couldn't understand what he was saying, were affected by the atmosphere.

"Many years ago, when the word Muggle was coined, wizards had absolute power over Muggles, wizards who could magic and ordinary people who couldn't magic were really almost two creatures......" Lockhart said, "This is also the most fundamental reason why wizards look down on Muggles, but the new wizarding law stipulates that wizards and Muggles have equal status, not only no one in the members of the Wizengamot objected, but even ordinary wizards did not talk much-"

"They're all talking about how many Death Eaters you've killed......" Ron whispered.

"Well, why is this happening? Because Muggles use weapons to make wizards realize that they are not easy to bully! It easily destroyed what the Department of Mysteries is proud of, known as 'indestructible'. of the energy chamber protection magic. There are some details you don't know - the wizards I sent to dig the core underground came back and told me that the entire room had been blown up, and all the power lines were blown up except for the crystals in the core. If it weren't for the metal support frame of the exterior wall set up by the original builders of the genius Ministry of Magic...... Theoretically, the entire Ministry of Magic would sink a meter or two. ”

"So powerful? But you're talking about the smallest nuclear weapons. Hermione asked in surprise.

"yes, at the time I whimsically thought, 'The smallest nuclear bomb can't necessarily blow up the energy supply room,'......" Lockhart shook his head with a wry smile, "It's a cold sweat when I think about it now, but fortunately I've never been a stubborn person." ”

"Hmphβ€”" Mrs. Weasley clearly disagreed with his boasting.

"You just know these details, don't tell anyone. Lockhart continued. "In addition to this, during the attack on the Ministry, more Death Eaters actually died under Muggle weapons than under the Death Curse, which apparently made a strong impression on the Ministries of Magic employees as well...... Do you understand what I'm going to say?"

"Muggles are powerful. Wizards have no chance of winning head-on conflict. Lupin said.

"No one has ever denied that. Cyreth still didn't understand what he was trying to say.

"That's true, but what I'm trying to say is that Muggles are in the position they have earned today, not wizards. Lockhart smiled slightly, and found the feeling of being a teacher at Hogwarts again: "Indeed. We now have the Muggle Intelligence Agency, we have the Imperius Curse, we have the Confusion Charm. All kinds of magical magic, there is no need to clash with Muggles head-on-"

"You said now, won't there be any more!" asked Ginny.

"Don't worry, listen to me. Magic is called magic because Muggles don't understand it and ......can't use it," Lockhart began to explain, "and now that I've come into contact with the Muggle world more, I've found that many of their things are still achieving things that should have been achieved with the help of magic......"

"Muggles have science, with the power of technologyβ€”"

"Yes, Hermione is from the Muggle world, so it should be easy to understand what I'm about to say: the magic we use now is ninety percent the same as the magic used by wizards a thousand years ago, and at most it has improved in terms of casting spells more easily and quickly - on the one hand, you can understand that magic can stand the test of time, but on the other hand, it ...... It's sad to look at it from another perspective: wizards haven't grown much over the years, but the Muggle world has changed dramatically. ”

"I seem to see what you mean......" Bill said, "You're trying to say that Muggles will one day surpass us with the development of technology, but - what does this have to do with immigration." ”

"Well, that's right. After discovering that Muggles were so powerful, on the one hand, I had the Muggle Intelligence Bureau keep an eye on them, and on the other hand, I began to try to get to the bottom of the so-called science of the Muggles, and then ...... My worldview was turned upside down. I had always thought that Muggle discipline was either a superficial gadget or a military science that pursued destructive power, and I never imagined that Muggles would try to even begin to peek deep into the secrets of the origin of this world. ”

Seeing that everyone was still puzzled, Lockhart could only continue: "Muggles know why there is day and night, why it is windy and rainy, and why there are stars and moons in the sky, and mountains and rivers and seas on the earth...... As for us, wizards use apparition to get to everything quickly, spells to do their daily tasks, and even the mighty to summon the wind and rain - without knowing how this is achieved. If this continues, one day, Muggles will invent ways to discern wizards and fight them...... The Imperius and Confusion Charms will fail, and if we are forced to go to war at that point, wizards who have never been willing to face Muggles will find that these magic-incapable human methods are too powerful to comprehend. Because they don't understand it, they can't do it, and it seems that their technology is more like magic than our magic. ”

Lockhart paused, as if he had said too much: "Remember, I added a Muggle basic science section to the education law in the hope that wizards would know more about Muggles from an early age, and realize how much power these creatures of the same race as us, but unable to use magic, already possess or even will possess enormous power. ”

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[There are still 1800 recommended votes to add more.] Thank you for the reward of Voldemort, who sold cuteness, the second helmsman in this book was finally produced, but the first helmsman was a tyrant who didn't even read the book, just passed by and rewarded casually, just such a person actually occupied the first place in the fan list for two months, crying...... However, Lockhart said that selling cuteness will kill you~]

――(To be continued......)