Changes to the magical community (was Wizardesses (Witches?) and their working habits...)

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 3991

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Jinx" <jinxster at c...> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: storm stanford <msmacgoo at h...>
" I'd like to see the veil of secrecy be lifted, and the 
wizards/witches  become part of Muggle society again.  It would be 
rather more difficult for anti-muggle born prejudice to flourish in a 
situation where they all had to integrate with Muggles regularly.  
Also, it would be much harder for the  Dursleys of this world to
treat 
their witch offspring as freaks if the  magical community was
visible. 
 Finally, what is the point of having magic if not to use it for the 
benefit of the rest of your species.  Even if Muggles can't do magic 
themselves, there's no reason why they can't have witches around to
do 
it for them on occasions."

That optimism for the wizarding world revealing itself is probably
not 
justified.  I suspect that the wizarding world would replace Jewish 
people as the group blamed for everything, like this:

"If they're so powerful, why haven't they stopped world hunger? 
prevented war? Saved my miserable existence?"

"Sure, it's easy for them, they can just disappear and reappear 
anywhere they want. I have to take two buses and walk in the rain."

"Those witches and wizards have been running everything for years to 
suit themselves and we didn't even know it.  This explains a lot."

Eventually we get to

"My sister's girlfriend says she heard they sacrifice "muggle" babies 
for some of their spells."

It's all happened before.  I put words like that in Hermione's mouth 
in a fanfic I wrote once; I think the wizarding world is better off 
hidden. Jealousy and envy would follow them wherever they went. Hate 
is never far behind.