Hogwarts, before I knew it, the hour hand had passed twelve o'clock.
However, the lights in the principal's office still did not go out.
The conversation between the two old wizards at the top of the wizarding world has not ended yet. On one side of the principal's desk are the bread, drinks and desserts that Grindelwald bought from the Soviet Union - the Hogwarts kitchen has almost been completely destroyed, and the principal
Sometimes it may not work, let alone a non-staff member like Grindelwald.
"...In short, that's it."
Dumbledore sighed and tapped the pile of incriminating evidence with his long fingers.
"The boundary between magic and science does not seem to be so clear-cut. Miss Kaslana's experiment proves that if a wizard correctly uses certain Muggle products to cast spells, extremely terrifying increases may occur."
"This is just an ordinary explosive. What if it is...a nuclear bomb?"
Grindelwald nodded thoughtfully, picked up a small biscuit and stuffed it into his mouth.
"I don't know, this is just the beginning."
Dumbledore shrugged, with a heavy look of sadness on his face.
"Maybe nothing will change, maybe there will be an increase of the same magnitude, or maybe it will become a more terrifying monster. However, the premise is that the wizard who assists in casting the spell needs to understand the principles of that Muggle weapon - you were not before
Have you ever understood that there are so many dense numbers that ordinary wizards cannot master?"
"Then do you think...that little girl Elena is an ordinary wizard?"
"……Maybe?"
The two of them fell into silence at the same time, and the only sound left in the room was the faint sound of wood burning in the fireplace.
After a while, Grindelwald took a deep breath and took the initiative to break the silence.
"If you think about it carefully, since the healing glyphs [?] can turn into chaotic and violent power glyphs in Elena's hands, then it doesn't matter that Muggle-produced drugs for treating angina pectoris are used to create dangerous explosives.
It’s surprising.”
"..."
Albus felt so tired and wanted to retire. Dumbledore shook his head and put the "nitroglycerin tablets" collected from the girls on the table into the bookcase behind him. He could not even say a word about this matter.
I don't want to comment.
"In the magic world, there are not many high-risk magics like this. I know at least ten kinds of war magics that are more terrifying than this one, so one more kind is not a big deal in my opinion..."
Glancing at Dumbledore with a half-smile, Grindelwald stood up and continued.
"Albus, what you are worried about is actually what she said later - the confusion about the use of this batch of magical research and the establishment of a new discipline, right? After all, you have witnessed the death of two Dark Lords.
born."
"..."
A wry smile appeared on Dumbledore's face, and he nodded silently and heavily.
"It's different, Albus, that child is not studying these for the power itself."
Grindelwald picked up a small overcooked fish stick, shook it, and said slowly.
"Her purpose has been very clear from beginning to end, to find ways to promote the integration of magic and non-magic, and to find ways to deal with the collision of magic and non-magic. Before discussing this, I want to talk to you about the Soviet Union.
side situation.”
"Soviet Union? Didn't you say everything went well there?"
Dumbledore frowned and looked at Grindelwald in confusion.
"Yes, and the problem is precisely that it went too smoothly."
Grindelwald grinned and bit into pieces the head of the fried fish stick in his hand with a click, his eyes extremely cold.
"Not a single wizard appeared to hinder our actions, not because we were so successful in hiding, but because... the magical light in that land is almost extinguished."
"The Soviet Union was founded in 1922, which may be a long time for Muggles. But in the eyes of us wizards, it is still too short after all, let alone compared to the wizarding world."
"Of course, most of the wizards living in the Soviet Union have no sense of belonging to the Soviet Union. After these days of investigation, most of the wizards after the war - whether they are new students or those who survived by luck - are
I don’t have much favorable impressions of the Muggle government.”
In this era, the theoretical lifespan of wizards is still far longer than that of Muggles.
Even excluding the few alchemists who use the Philosopher's Stone to increase the average life span of the magical world, as long as they do not die in accidents, the average life span of wizards in the magical world is about twice that of Muggles in the non-magical world.
Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that after World War II, the average life expectancy of people in the non-magical world is only 60 years old.
During the Second World War, it not only caused the death of nearly 90 million people around the world, but also created the most tragic wizard casualty record in the wizarding world to date. The previous wars that broke out between humans and all magical creatures have all
This time the civil war among wizards caused more serious losses.
The death of a large number of wizards has caused not only a gap in magical civilization, but most importantly, a gap in the wizard population.
Although theoretically speaking, it is indeed possible for children born from the union of Muggles and Muggles to awaken magical powers, such as little witches like Hermione Granger. In ancient times, people regarded them as the Primes.
But in fact, those who really account for more than 90% of the population of the magical world still come from the inheritance of blood. This is true no matter in the past, present or future - thousands of years before Father Mendel started playing in the pea field.
, people have realized that if at least one parent has magical talent, it is more likely to give birth to a wizard.
After experiencing the war, both wizards and Muggles, who had suffered huge trauma from the war, needed to recuperate and restore their population as soon as possible. In this regard, the top Soviet officials who had seen the power of the magical world would naturally not ignore this powerful fighting force.
Massively encouraging childbirth was the Soviet Union’s primary post-war policy orientation.
However……
"In any war, the majority of survivors are women. This is true in the non-magical world, and it is also true in the magical world."
A cold joke appeared on Grindelwald's face, and he said with a sneer.
"The stupid and arrogant Muggle government, its victory in the war and its powerful centralization, have made them forget the most basic respect and awe for magic. They seem to think that wizards are also members of their jurisdiction."
"……so?"
Dumbledore's expression changed slightly.
The mockery on Grindelwald's face became even more intense.
"Purge, or, according to the Soviets, it is called a counter-revolutionary movement - when people attack their own people, they will always be more violent, even in a country that used to be just, heh... whether it is Muggles or wizards...