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Entry tags: | ! 97-07, [ wizard's heritage ] |
WIZARD'S HERITAGE: July 15, 1997
By Nestor Gamp 15th July 1997 | |
Many years ago, deep in the bowels of the Ministry of Magic, the Department of Mysteries delved into the most tantalizing secrets of magic: blood purity. When an anonymous Muggleborn told the press that the Department of Mysteries was attempting to prove the superiority of pure-bloods, the public outcry caused the programme to be shut down. Forty years later, Cadmus Selwyn, one of the researchers there, sits at his desk, a pipe clenched between his teeth and a gold monocle perched on his cheek. His grey hair and tweed suit are understated, distinguished. "Of course the programme was not to prove the superiority or pure-bloods, or anything of the sort," he explains. "We were looking into the consequences of mating with Muggles, and we found that magical blood is simply better." In the years since the mysterious project at the Ministry was abandoned, Selwyn has been conducting independent research on purity of blood, looking for answers to important questions such as where Squibs and Muggleborns come from, what the benefits to pure wizarding blood are, and the causes of magical Britain's dwindling population. What he's found may come as a surprise to those who have swallowed pro-Muggle propaganda. |
"As Muggleborns and wizard-Muggle marriage have become more accepted and common, our numbers have decreased, when one thinks it would be the opposite," Selwyn explains. "Why? Though Muggleborn sympathizers like to point to a few prominent examples of Squibs from prominent pure-blood families, such as Marius Black, these are anomalous. Statistics show that those of Muggle parentage are more likely to produce Squibs." In fact, one of wizarding Britain's most famous Squibs, Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch, is rumoured to be the son of two Muggleborns, though he refused to tell this reporter about his heritage. Selwyn's work has shown that Muggle blood is, indeed, a contaminate, not just to our culture, but to magic itself. As we breed with Muggles and Muggleborns, magic dies. Selwyn is worried for our culture at large, but feels as though a sea change is in the air. More wizards are beginning to respect their heritage, and the dangers of marrying wrong. Why are there now so few great wizards, one wonders. Will we ever see the likes of Merlin again? Only if we keep our bloodlines pure, Selwyn says. And for those still unconvinced, his advice: "Marry wizard. With what I've found, it's clear that this is the only way to protect ourselves. The future of wizarding Britain is too precious to lose." |