[HPforGrownups] Wizard supremacy(was:Re: Nel Question #4: Class and Elitism)

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No: HPFGUIDX 125704


--- lupinlore <bob.oliver at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tammy"
> <elsyee_h at y...> wrote:
> > 
> > <SNIP> 
> > As for the separation of the two, it's necessary.
> Muggles would
> > constantly be looking for magical solutions to
> their problems, if 
> they
> > actually managed to accept it. In all likelihood,
> it would return 
> to
> > the days of witch trials, because we don't like
> something we can't
> > understand. Magic is the core of "things you can't
> understand." 
> > 
> > -Tammy
> 
 An interesting dilemma, there are obviously moments
when even in JKR's books that the two worlds
interesect.  The Muggle parents of Hermione having a
witch daughter, Harry's uncle and aunt having a wizard
nephew, and many others with similar situations or the
opposite wizarding parents with squib children.  In
these instances she cannot help the interesections of
the culture.  I do believe though that there are very
good reasons for the two worlds to remain as separate
as they do.  First for the protection of the muggles. 
Look at the number of wizards that would make the
muggles into a lower caste for themselves.  Powerful
wizards like the Malfoys wouldn't hesitate to use
their powers to manipulate, overpower and subvert the
muggle world to their own whims if both worlds were
united.  Others like Tom Riddle have already killed
some muggles in revenge for painful childhoods.  Who
would control such behavior?  It would have to be the
Ministry.  But then who would make the laws would it
be muggles and wizards.  Would both willingly work
together?  Would some wizards get elected because the
could promise miracles while muggles could not?  Or
perhaps only the muggles would govern as the majority
rule and wizards with their powers would have to come
under the regulation of muggles.  Would muggles have
the compassion and understanding to realize that
wizards are just humans with extra powers?  Would they
view them as threats or tools to be used?  
         The second main consideration of course woul
then be protection of wizards.  Their privacy would be
gone.  News stations would hound them almost as much
as celebrities.  Can't you see them having citizen
watch brigades to make sure each wizard doesn't abuse
their powers, b/c how can they trust a "wizard run
group" to actually curtail the powers of the wizards
so they aren't harmful.  And what about wizard
children in mixed schools.  How would the other
children treat the minority of wizard children?  Would
they not befriend them out of fear?  Treat them as
freaks? Or constantly blame them for the problems in
their lives that the child hadn't fixed like dying
relatives, accidents etc?

    I can see the problems of a united world as being
really quite messy.  The way the JKR has separated
them of course does lend itself to way the story is
being told, the issues inherent in the separated
worlds as well.  On the other hand, if the two worlds
would collide what a mess JKR would have on her hands
to try and fix up.  And certainly in the next book
where the wizarding war will start I'm sure there will
be some ramifications into the muggle world.  Imagine
though the mass hysteria if muggles were caught
between two opposing forces knowingly in a wizarding
war.  I think rather at the moment that the world is
as neat and tidy as it can be.  I'm certainly open to
disagreement though and critiquing of this idea.  But
I do find myself fascinated by the possiblities of
what such a world would be like.

Ellyddan

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