The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

"Their power will not be called magic, but divine art."

They believed that the power they possessed came from God and from their devout faith.

At this point, she looked at Scott.

"After the founding of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, we proactively recruited some young wizards from Muggle families in order to improve this situation."

"Of course, this is also why Salazar doesn't trust those minor wizards; some of them have entire families who are devout believers in the Church."

"But the other three of us believe that we cannot turn away these students for this reason, as that would only allow the Vatican's power to grow stronger."

“We must tell those young wizards that they are born with magical powers, not that they are given them by some so-called god.”

“I have never heard of these things before, and they are not recorded in the history of magic.”

Scott said in surprise.

"But after seeing this old-fashioned story, I had this guess."

Ravenclaw smiled slightly.

She said, "Many secrets are hidden in the history of magic, some of which are not even recorded in books."

"And now?" Rimbaud asked curiously, "Does the current Vatican still have anyone capable of using 'divine magic'?"

“That’s exactly what I wanted to tell Scott.”

Ravenclaw said.

"Before I die, the Holy See will still possess the power to fight against the wizards."

"But this situation changed after the 17th century."

"Secrecy Law?"

Scott recalled the Law of Secrecy of the International Confederation of Wizards, signed in 1689 and formally established in 1692, at the end of the 17th century.

Ravenclaw nodded.

"After waking up, I heard this inside story..."

It turns out that the goblin rebellion that occurred in 1612 was actually instigated by the Papacy.

In order to suppress the demon rebellion, the wizards became more active than ever before, which also gave the Vatican the opportunity to persecute them.

After that, the relationship between wizards and Muggles reached its lowest point.

From the early 15th century, the Papacy began persecuting witches and sorcerers throughout Europe.

This leads people in the magical world to believe that using magic to help their Muggle neighbors is tantamount to adding fuel to a fire that is burning themselves.

Many sorcerers and witches were imprisoned and sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft.

While some wizards and witches escaped using magic, others were not so lucky.

After their wands were taken away, they were imprisoned in the dungeon, thus preventing them from using magic to escape their fate of being executed.

For example, the ghost of Gryffindor, Nick, who almost died without a head, died in this way.

In this context, wizarding families are particularly vulnerable to losing their children, because the children are not yet able to control their magic, often attracting the attention of the Church, and are powerless to resist.

Under the Vatican's leadership, Muggles are increasingly persecuting wizard children, forcing wizards to use magic for them, and burning witches.

Cases of Muggles being mistakenly burned as witches are also gradually increasing.

These factors all catalyzed the enactment of the International Federation of Wizards' Secrecy Law.

At that time, the newly established British Ministry of Magic sent a special delegation to contact Muggle monarchs William III and Mary II, hoping that Muggle law would recognize and protect wizards.

This attempt to gain official recognition and protection failed.

Wizards began to move in the opposite direction—going underground and keeping secrets.

After the signing and enactment of the International Law on Secrecy, wizards went into complete secrecy.

Perhaps naturally, they formed their own small communities within the community.

Many small villages attracted several wizarding families, who then united to help and protect each other.

This lasted for a very long time, until wizards and Muggles became socially isolated.

But that's only the surface, not the whole story.

All the male and female wizards have not forgotten the persecution of wizards by the Vatican.

In the 18th century, after a period of silence, wizards from all over the world secretly and completely united for the first time and began to take action.

In Britain, wizards orchestrated another goblin rebellion.

The silence they gained through the "Secrecy Law" lulled the Vatican into a false sense of security, and they used the "demon rebellion" to divert the Vatican's attention.

Finally, the supernatural powers in the hands of the Holy See were completely eliminated in one fell swoop.

This completely cut off their possibility of continuing to recruit young wizards.

Not only in Britain, but the wizards have achieved great success this time.

All “divine arts” worldwide have completely disappeared, and not even a single word or record of them has survived.

"Since then, the Holy See, having lost its supernatural powers, has been able to govern Muggles."

"After that, the Muggle government also changed its attitude and began a tacit, limited cooperation with the wizarding government."

"After discussion, the International Federation of Wizards decided to continue to strictly enforce the secrecy law in order to prevent another large-scale conflict between wizards and Muggles."

"This is the truth hidden in history, and it's what professors don't teach in history of magic classes."

"But this is the underlying tone of modern magical history."

"It is also a reason for the formation of the political landscape of the British magical community."

"Why is the so-called 'Twenty-Eight Holy Families' so popular in Britain, with almost all wizards and witches tacitly acknowledging the special nature of these families?"

"Not only because of their long history and profound heritage, but also because they all played an important role in the war against the Papacy."

After hearing Ravenclaw's account of this hidden history, Scott was stunned for a long time.

"I see……"

He murmured.

At this point, Rimbaud, who had many questions, asked another one.

Why did the wizards hide this history?

Ravenclaw looked at Scott.

"Scott, you speak."

"I think……"

Scott said.

"Of course, because hiding is the best option."

"Are you talking nonsense?"

Rimbaud muttered in dissatisfaction.

Scott laughed.

It took him a while to figure it out.

"I suspect that the hidden war must have been extremely bloody and brutal, and some Muggle-born wizards were even eliminated because of their stance."

"Although the Papacy has lost its supernatural power, its influence remains unparalleled."

"For the sake of the development of the magical world, wizards cannot give up accepting Muggle-born wizards."

"After all, wizards are a tiny minority among humans."

"In short, in order to make the wizarding society more harmonious in the future, everyone decided to conceal this history."

"However, pure-blood families will not forget this history, which is probably part of the reason why most of them are always hostile to Muggle-born people."

"The Weasleys are known as 'pure-blood traitors' because of their close ties with Muggles, and that's probably why."

"I understand."

Rimbaud nodded seriously.

It tilted its head and looked at Scott.

"Oh Scott, you were born into a Muggle family too. Now that you know all this, what do you think?"

“What can I think?” Scott said irritably. “I’m an atheist!”

As he spoke, he shook the animal hide in his hand.

"As expected, my adventure is not over yet."

According to the inscription on the animal skin, when Asgard was facing a life-or-death crisis, the remaining wizards made a resolute decision.

Two wizards each left with a portion of the research data, hiding it in secret realms called "Niflheim" and "Jotunheim".

The remaining wizards sacrificed their own lives to cast the curse.

The levels in [Gangniel Tower], and the curses they left behind, are not only meant to stop the Papacy's invasion, but will also be responsible for selecting their "successors".

They hoped that powerful wizards in future generations would pass all the trials and come here to receive all their legacy and realize their ultimate ideal.

“What do you think?” Scott asked Ravenclaw, “about the ideal of [Agast].

Ravenclaw looked at him and said, "Creating a new world that belongs only to wizards and magic? Are you willing to accept such an ideal?"

Scott scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled.

"If it can be achieved, then there's nothing wrong with that."

Move everything related to magic to the New World, and separate wizards from Muggles even more completely.

In this way, the possibility of a major conflict between wizards and Muggles in the future should be eliminated.

"But this is not something I can accomplish by myself."

He said it very realistically.

"To create a new world that can encompass everything in the magical world, it would probably require the combined efforts of all the wizards in the world."