Jon's speech did not last long. He just picked up the main points and after finishing all the questions, he started today's big lecture.
At the front of the auditorium, on the huge blackboard that was temporarily transformed using transfiguration, a line of letters appeared at some point.
"Why should I learn magic?"
Jon knocked on the blackboard, and soon, a student told the reason in the audience.
"Because if the magic power in our bodies is not guided from an early age, it may develop in the direction of Obscurus, eventually engulfing ourselves and turning us into an unconscious monster!"
In this kind of class, there is no need for Jon to speak by name. You can speak as you like. If you have different opinions, you can continue to speak after others have finished speaking. But the only thing is that while others are answering, no one else can interrupt or speak.
disturb.
In other words, everyone here has the opportunity to share their ideas.
Of course Jon agreed with this answer, or it could be said that this was the original intention of Hogwarts being established.
"Impeccable answer. Objectively speaking, learning magic is naturally to prevent the magic in our bodies from being suppressed by emotions, so that we can solve hidden dangers in the body. But if Muggles no longer have prejudices against wizards and magic in the future,
The newly born little wizard will no longer have the trouble of not being able to release his magic power. For example, just like now, as long as the new student learns a few spells, he can successfully guide his own magic power. If so,
We continue to master more profound magic, and what is the purpose of continuing to learn this knowledge?"
Jon asked.
"In order to be an employee of the Ministry of Magic? But in addition to becoming an Auror, does being an employee really require us to learn so much? Or is magic in dealing with government affairs an indispensable means or a supplementary means? And
There are even fewer people who can enter the Ministry of Magic every year. The way out for most students after graduation is to go to ordinary shops or open their own magic shop. Then we are studying divination, astronomy, potions, herbal medicine, and history of magic.
And what role do electives like Arithmancy and Muggle Studies play in our future? If they have no role, why study them at all?"
The students in the auditorium fell into thinking. Obviously, this was the first time such a question was asked to them.
Because the previous students may have felt confused, but they never knew what they were confused about, and no one had ever thought about why they had to learn these things in Hogwarts?
For future use?
Even if they become Aurors, they won't need the knowledge they learned in the castle, so what's the use of learning it?
In order to get a Hogwarts diploma to prove your academic qualifications?
In the wizarding world, other than going to the Ministry of Magic, you don’t see this at all.
So when Jon actually asked this question, the students discovered that their goal of learning magic had no purpose at all.
In the era of resistance to Voldemort, learning was to defeat oppression and achieve victory, but in such a peaceful era, this has become meaningless.
Outside the door at the very back of the auditorium, Dumbledore, who did not attract anyone else's attention at all, was also looking at the question on the blackboard.
He thought that when he was in school, his motivation for learning magic was all due to his thirst for knowledge. But after graduating from school, what was the reason why he continued to improve his magic level?
Dumbledore thought about the friendly relationship between himself and Grindelwald at that time, and what promoted them to be together was a common goal.
They all hope to use magic to make the world a better place, that is, for the greater good.
But there are too few wizards like them who have pursuits, and most students live in confusion after graduation.
If they don't have special interest to support most of the things they learn in the castle, they will soon forget most of them, leaving only some things that are often used in life or helpful at work.
There is no contact and refinement.
Because even in the magical world, there is no room for them to improve at all, unless they work in an industry such as Auror or magical animal breeding, other shop assistants, bar waiters, and even employees of the Ministry of Magic do not have much experience in magic.
Opportunities to go further down the road.
It can be said that people like Jon were the first to ask students clearly and clearly why they wanted magic in school.
After a brief silence, someone started to speak. Their answer was nothing more than their love for magic. Most of the answers were from students below fourth grade. The senior students still maintained their love and interest in magic. It was obvious that
It becomes less.
"Do you just like it? Just like Muggle students go to school to learn that knowledge. Of course they must also like knowledge, and a large part of them do it because they need the diploma issued by Muggle school to live.
Going to a better life is similar to what you did at Hogwarts, except that the competitive pressure in the wizarding world is much smaller. Even if your ordinary wizard level examination scores are average, you will not end up living on the streets.
You can even live a good life no matter what you do.”
"But at this time, we need to ask the ultimate question again, what is the purpose of life?"
Jon knocked on the blackboard, and this line appeared on it.
"People live to eat!"
A student said loudly, and this straightforward statement made the entire auditorium burst into laughter.
Jon laughed too.
"Yes, it is natural that people need to eat, sleep, rest and have fun while they are alive. But wouldn't it be too boring to just spend one's life like this?"
Dumbledore looked at Jon on the high platform, his blue eyes twinkling, as if he knew the true meaning of Jon's big lecture.
"What is the biggest difference between humans and animals? It is that in addition to the instincts of eating, drinking, sleeping and reproducing like animals, we also have our own desires or higher pursuits. Sometimes we are even willing to work for these higher pursuits.
Pursue reversal of your own instincts.”
Jon pointed to the castle where they were.
"For example, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, what ideas did they have to create our school? In other words, they lived and studied later.