Bab 167: Chapter 167: Let the Blood No Longer Be Sacred, Let the Blood Return to the Ordinary
The interior space of the magic suitcase, the magic practice room.
"Since you have chosen to come here, it means that I may become your mentor in the future, and you will become my students. I have told all of you before that after becoming my students, the risks may be beyond your imagination. I think this is something you should understand before making a decision," Lockhart said slowly, looking at the nine Squibs before him.
All the Squibs listened attentively to what Lockhart said. Of course, they would love to be Professor Lockhart's students, but they were full of curiosity about the so-called risks.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Lockhart raised the corners of his mouth, waved his wand, and outlined the word 'wizard' in front of everyone. Then, Lockhart said, "Before I tell you, I think you should understand one concept, and that is... What is a wizard? Tell me what you think."
Hearing Lockhart's question, the Squibs had different expressions. Ian frowned, lost in thought, as if hesitating. Some of the other Squibs were full of curiosity, expecting Lockhart to give the answer. Some were eager to try, wanting to tell everyone the answer in their minds.
In less than five seconds, someone raised their hand, and Lockhart said, "Remy, tell me what you think."
The Squib named Remy Yoder said, "Professor Lockhart, I believe that anyone who can cast magic is a wizard. If you can't do magic, you're a Squib or a Muggle."
Hearing Remy's answer, Lockhart nodded slightly and said, "That's good, but does anyone else have any ideas?"
Everyone looked at each other and realized that what Remy said seemed to be what they thought. Don't wizards just do magic? Is a wizard who doesn't know magic still called a wizard?
However, Ian slowly raised his hand. Looking at Ian, Lockhart said with a smile, "Ian, tell me what you think."
Ian looked at Professor Lockhart in front of him, paused as if he was organizing his words, and said, "Professor Lockhart, actually, I had the same idea as Remy before. Wizards must be able to cast magic. However, during today's interview, I heard a girl mention that her father was a potion master. In her story, her father, after professional research, said that wizards have awakened magical blood, while Squibs just have unawakened blood. So, from this perspective, wizards do not refer to those who have awakened their bloodline."
Hearing Ian's answer, Lockhart nodded approvingly and said, "What Ian said is correct. Before the advent of meditation, the definition of wizards was those who had awakened their bloodline or whose magic power was outbursting. If your bloodline is not awakened, you are a Squib, and if you don't have a magical bloodline, you are a Muggle. This is a common understanding among the entire wizarding world."
At this point, Lockhart changed his subject, and his tone became serious: "And the meditation method changed everything. Why does meditation make a Squib a wizard? It's because the meditation method allows wizards to no longer rely on blood but on the power of runes."
At this point, most of the Squibs looked puzzled, as if they didn't know what Lockhart meant. But Ian and a female Squib showed a look of understanding on their faces. However, Lockhart did not answer directly. Instead, he continued to ask a question to guide their thinking.
"When it comes to bloodline, what do you think of?"
"Pureblood family," almost all the Squibs responded in unison.
After hearing this, Lockhart nodded and praised, "Wizards rely on magical blood, so the higher the purity of the blood, the more sought after it is by wizards. Pure-blood families, because of their crazy pursuit of blood purity, have fewer wizards in almost every generation. The glory, status, and influence they enjoy, including the money they earn and the magic items they see, are all closely related to the pure-blood family."
Having said this, Lockhart continued to ask everyone, "Now let me ask another question. If someone wants to take your job, take your money, take everything from you, what would you do?"
Upon hearing this, most of the Squibs looked very serious, even a little pale, as if they knew what risk Lockhart was talking about.
Lockhart saw their expressions and replied directly, "We will not sit still and wait for death. We will resist and risk our lives to resist. You guys said that, right?"
Hearing Lockhart's question, everyone nodded subconsciously. Indeed, if someone wants to take everything away from them, they will absolutely fight with all their might.
"And in the future, pure-blood families will also think so. Because their power, glory, and status all come from blood, and they will never let ordinary wizards obtain these. They want to monopolize everything and control all wizards in their hands. The emergence of meditation will break their monopoly on the wizarding world and make bloodline no longer sacred, but return to the ordinary. When the bloodline returns to ordinary, everything they have gained will gradually collapse. What do you think they will do?"
At this point, Lockhart's tone became more serious and cold, and he painted a picture through his words.
"In the future, meditation will completely disappear under their full attack. In the future, Squibs will remain Squibs and will never be able to perform magic. In the future, blood will still be sacred, pure-blood families will still monopolize everything, and Squibs will still be at the bottom of the wizarding world. It's very possible that the Squibs in the future will be like you: with better luck, finding a job and living slowly in a certain corner; with bad luck, living on the streets, waiting to die."
After hearing the scene described by Lockhart and thinking of his own experience, a look of anger mixed with despair appeared on Ian's face. As Squibs and at the bottom of the world, they are more afraid of the power of pure-blood families than ordinary wizards. After all, wizards at least have the ability to resist, but they, like weeds, don't even have the ability to beg for mercy with a wave of their hands.
Lockhart saw all this and knew that the fire was almost done. Then he said slowly, "Now, do you know the risks you may face in the future? Squibs who practice meditation will definitely be within their full strike range. Because your existence seems to indicate all the time that blood is no longer sacred and has returned to the ordinary. As long as you have a trace of magical blood, you can become a wizard and cast magic."
After hearing what Lockhart said, Ian couldn't help but ask, "Professor, what should we do in the future?"
When Lockhart heard this, he did not answer directly but said, "I pioneered meditation, and what does meditation mean? The birth of meditation is a turning point in the wizarding world. As I said before, meditation has broken the millennium-old dilemma in the wizarding world. Let the blood no longer be sacred, let the blood return to the ordinary. So a new definition of wizard emerged."
"What is a wizard?"
"Those who can practice meditation are wizards."
"Or, let's call it... the new wizard is more appropriate."
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