As Kaisen walked along the road, he listened to Dumbledore explain the origin of the Statute of Secrecy.
In the 17th century, the Wizards' magic was thoroughly defeated by a group of Muggles armed with pitchforks, steel knives, and single-shot firearms, breaking their proud spirit and leading to the formal implementation of the Statute of Secrecy.
This situation continued until modern society.
What's more, the development of Wizards gradually slowed down, while Muggles began a technological explosion, and the gap between the two grew wider and wider.
If, at first, Wizards could still fight a protracted war with Muggles but chose to avoid it due to fear of casualties, then now there is only fear of Muggles left.
Except for a few truly inbred pure-blood Wizards who are self-isolating and deaf to reality, their brains so abnormal from inbreeding, who still cling to the idea that Wizards are supreme and Muggles are nothing.
However, even such pure-blood Wizards only dared to lord over the Wizarding world or bully unarmed, isolated Muggles.
They were never seen bullying Muggles in military camps... because bullets could truly penetrate a Wizard's Protego and send them to meet Merlin.
Of course, some quick-witted Wizards thought of two methods: one was the Muggle-Repelling Charm, which could make Muggles recall very important things when approaching, but if all Muggles truly knew about the existence of the Wizarding world, then the most important thing for Muggles should be to plant a Beacon at Hogwarts and call in missiles.
Some Wizards also thought of using the Imperio to control Muggle leaders' minds; Dumbledore, while marveling at the ingenuity of this method, also pointed out its drawbacks.
Firstly, although the restrictions on the so-called Unforgivable Curses are like a sieve, easily found if one searches, they are still very difficult to use.
Moreover, the main combat power of Wizards nowadays comes from the so-called pure-bloods and Muggle-born Wizards.
Pure-blood Wizards' combat power improvement comes from family urging, but they hold an arrogant attitude towards Muggle society, and most importantly, their brains are generally not very good.
Muggle-born Wizards, on the other hand, because magic is basically equivalent to a fairy tale in their worldview, under this filter, it can be said that hobbies control the brain, and wands control thinking, so they generally study magic more seriously.
But they are Muggle-born Wizards; their parents are Muggles, their neighbors are Muggles, and at home, their parents and neighbors treat them like treasures. Why should they help the Wizarding world attack their own parents and neighbors, only to continue being second-class citizens after the Wizarding world wins?
Then there are the less fanatical Wizard families and half-bloods; these Little Wizardss basically view magic as a third arm they were born with.
They also view Hogwarts knowledge as equivalent to lifting weights at the gym, doing math problems, and learning to do housework.
Without the urging of pure-blood Wizard families and the inherent filter of Muggle-born Wizards, the magical proficiency of these Wizards is generally quite poor, basically equivalent to being an unnoticed student at Hogwarts for seven years.
After graduation, those with higher skills and good communication would become employees at the Ministry of Magic, while those slightly less capable would sell tickets on buses or push snack carts on trains.
The most frequently used spells are for doing housework and the Alohomora used for illicitly acquiring items from other people's homes.
The rest of the time, it's basically equivalent to a flashlight and helping to carry heavy objects.
This is also the average level in the Ministry of Magic, besides Professors, Aurors, and hit-wizards; even Neville's Levitation Charm could make them dizzy, strictly speaking, they are not even as good as Lockhart.
Lockhart truly specialized in the Memory Charm, making it an art form.
Moreover, the second method, strictly speaking, was indeed practiced before.
The first Wizard foolishly went to Buckingham Palace, but by then, England had long been a constitutional monarchy. Fortunately, the Royal Family knew about the existence of Wizards, and coupled with the fact that old Elizabeth had too much to drink and was muddled that day, the first Wizard failed.
The second Wizard had prepared a strategy in advance and went to 10 Downing Street, the office of the Prime Minister of England, and found the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister's secretary, hearing the Prime Minister mention things like 'bows and arrows,' 'firearms,' and 'knights,' immediately understood what was happening. She didn't inform the Ministry of Magic; instead, she sought help from the Muggle-born Wizards secretly recruited by the Muggle government, and they quickly dispatched the second Wizard.
The third Wizard once again prepared a strategy. After using the Imperio, he immediately started spouting various terms like 'nuclear bombs,' 'missiles,' 'mobile units,' and 'armies,' intending to direct them towards France.
What did France do wrong? Wasn't it just a historical rivalry? He misspoke.
Then, this order went through layers of approval, and the gentlemen of the cabinet believed the Prime Minister had once again been Imperiused.
Muggle-born Wizards were deployed again, and the third Wizard died.
After these three Wizards, basically no Wizard thought of such elaborate schemes anymore. After all, merely manipulating the Prime Minister was not enough; if one truly wanted to control the government, even all the pure-blood Wizards combined would not suffice.
Fortunately, they just gave up, as they weren't facing immediate survival threats.
Until Grindelwald, that striving individual, and Lord Voldemort, that madman, emerged.
"After hearing that, what are your thoughts?" Dumbledore asked.
"The Statute of Secrecy has caused a lot of harm..." Kaisen replied.
Dumbledore, walking beside him, uncharacteristically paled a bit: "Ahem, you can't put it that way. The Statute of Secrecy did indeed preserve the Wizards' spark, otherwise, there were only over three thousand Wizards recorded and officially registered in the 17th century."
"As for overthrowing the Statute of Secrecy now, it's even more impossible. The Wizards of the 17th century could be said to be united because of the common threat from Muggles, but now, Muggle-born Wizards are their parents' darlings in Muggle society, and roadside weeds at Hogwarts. If the Statute of Secrecy were overthrown now, Wizards themselves would split, and the almost inevitable result would be a dead end..."
Dumbledore quickly rattled off this long explanation, wanting to dispel Kaisen's dangerous idea.
"...What if... I mean, what if I let the spark of magic bloom in everyone's soul?" Kaisen suddenly said.
Dumbledore suddenly stopped, and Kaisen looked at him with some confusion.
"...This requires a process. If you restore sight to someone born blind, he won't appreciate the beauty of vision; he'll be afraid." Dumbledore quickly reacted and hastily explained.
"...A process?" Kaisen murmured.
"Don't think about it... We're at Downing Street, the Prime Minister's office... Go on in." Dumbledore pulled Kaisen into a small alley, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived at the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street.
"I don't believe Fudge had an appointment with me... Please, have a seat." The Prime Minister, seeing the two suddenly appear, awkwardly put down his pen and gestured to the seats opposite his desk.
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