Chapter 49. The incompetent
professors at Hogwarts received the news quickly.
After all, everyone had noticed that Raphael had been sent to the school hospital in that condition.
So, that evening, Lynn was summoned to Snape's office.
"Bellok, you're quite something," Professor Snape said with a cold smile.
Lynn lowered his head and didn't speak. Of course, he didn't think Snape was praising him. He hadn't even received the talent points from the Potions professor's praise, which hadn't even been awarded by the system.
"A senior student's Defense Against the Dark Arts, Petrificus Totalus Charm, and seven other Dark Charms, all from the hand of a first-year student. Should I call you a genius?"
Lynn really wanted to put his hands on his hips and retort, "Of course you should! "
But unfortunately, he was timid. This might be acceptable for Harry Potter, but for him... well, if he dared to say that, Snape would dare to kill him.
Snape was angry, but Lynn was, after all, an outstanding student of his house, and he wouldn't deny him even a chance to explain.
"Hmph, why are you mute now? Tell me, what caused your fight?"
Lynn wasn't feigning helplessness this time, nor was he using that title that could affect the professor's mood.
He was silent for a moment, then looked up, his eyes filled with confusion yet seriousness, and asked,
"Professor, are pure-bloods really so superior?"
Snape was taken aback by Lynn's question.
"Are wizards from pure-blood families really more superior than those from Muggle families?"
Snape remained silent.
"If this discrimination is already so prevalent at Hogwarts, what about outside? Is it the same in the wizarding world of Great Britain? Is this the prevailing view among all wizards in this world?"
"Throughout the history of magic, there has been more than one Dark Lord whose goal was to conquer Muggles and have pure-blood wizards rule the world.
What about those who were always oppressed? Didn't anyone feel injustice for them?"
In Snape's office, Lynn's questions were like the only candle burning in the darkness, so out of place.
Snape couldn't answer them, and even Dumbledore probably couldn't.
Snape eventually let him leave, without mentioning punishment. Through Lynn's questions, he could roughly guess how the conflict had occurred.
After leaving Snape's office, Lynn headed towards the Great Hall.
His questions weren't meant to gain Snape's sympathy; they were simply reflections on the events of the day.
In his previous life, the Harry Potter series was merely children's literature, beautifully depicting the story of the savior Harry Potter and his companions saving the British wizarding world.
But when Lynn truly arrived in this world and encountered its people and events, he couldn't help but ponder why, within a mere hundred years, two leaders like the Dark Lord, so fervently nationalistic, had emerged from the sparsely populated wizarding community.
Whether it was Grindelwald or Voldemort, they naturally separated wizards and Muggles into two distinct species, believing an irreconcilable conflict between them, and that only war and conquest could create a better future for the wizarding community.
This goal not only viewed Muggles as enemies but also divided the wizarding community, pushing a significant portion of wizards from Muggle families to the opposing side.
So what caused this kind of thinking, or rather, this contradiction?
Lynn already had an answer in his mind.
The so-called magic academies only educated the new generation of young wizards in magic, but failed to guide their thinking.
The mainstream ideology of the wizarding world has always been controlled by pure-blood families who pride themselves on their ancient lineage.
Wizards from Muggle families, upon becoming wizards, are essentially joining a new society.
Yet, Hogwarts, as an educational institution, failed to offer any courses in moral or ethical education to guide these newcomers in their understanding of this new magical society.
Consequently, the backward, discriminatory, and feudalistic ideas of pure-blood families became the mainstream ideology of the wizarding world, naturally influencing the next generation.
Under such mainstream ideology, blood discrimination became widespread, a sense of superiority among pure-bloods arose, and Dark Lords, representing extreme nationalism, emerged one after another.
Hogwarts bears the primary responsibility for this.
Instead of guiding students' thinking, it used the Sorting Hat to divide students into houses based on their personalities from the very beginning.
Perhaps the founders in ancient times preferred teaching students with similar personalities, but in a normal education system, this is never a good thing.
A society whose education system lacks moral education will inevitably develop into an abnormal society.
Although the castle seemed peaceful and quiet now, filled with the laughter of young wizards,
from Lynn's perspective as an educator in his previous life, Hogwarts, as a school, was clearly incompetent for only teaching knowledge and not character!
...
At dinner time, the afternoon's events had obviously spread throughout Hogwarts.
As Lynn entered the Great Hall, many young wizards' gazes naturally focused on him.
Their eyes held indescribable emotions: surprise, curiosity, disgust, excitement, and fear.
Lynn didn't care what they thought; he was hungry and simply wanted something to eat.
As usual, he sat at the Ravenclaw table, where Cedric and Ian were waiting for him.
"What happened? It's all over the news! Everyone's saying you tortured Raphael beyond recognition," Cedric asked.
Lynn took a bite of his bread, thinking about Raphael's appearance when he left; "beyond recognition" was indeed a fitting metaphor.
He shook his head, indicating it wasn't a big deal.
"It's nothing, he just cursed at me, called me a Mudblood."
Cedric's face turned red with anger when he heard what had happened.
"How could a prefect of a house say such a thing! Where is his manners? Have they been fed to the dogs?!"
Ian, also from a Muggle family, didn't understand what the word meant.
"What's a Mudblood?"
"It's a malicious, insulting swear word. If someone calls you that in the future, Ian, don't hesitate, just point your wand at them and teach them a lesson."
Cedric explained to Ian.
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