Andy: I Have a Bold Idea

From a realistic perspective, in this fantastical world of wizards and magic, neither the history of the Muggle World nor that of the Wizarding World could possibly be so simple.

After all, the International Statute of Secrecy had been signed and come into force in 1689, and before that, wizards and Muggles had lived together.

And if they lived together, conflicts were inevitable.

From the perspective of human nature, wizards with magic would certainly have enslaved Muggles.

After all, villains existed everywhere.

Yet wizards had been forced into hiding.

From that alone, it was not hard to see that wizards had been at a disadvantage in their war against Muggles.

1689... Firearms had begun to gain popularity in that era. Combined with wizards of Muggle origin and those wizards with a sense of justice, it seemed only natural that the wizards seeking to enslave Muggles had fallen into decline.

After sorting through it a little, Andy had guessed part of the truth.

Hermione's expression was not looking too good either.

In Muggle history, the witch hunts of the Middle Ages had been an exceptionally dark period.

During those years, flames blazed across Europe. Both religious powers and secular judicial authorities had vigorously pursued witches, and many innocent people had suffered as a result.

Because she herself was a witch, Hermione had always had deeply complicated feelings whenever she considered that period of history.

She had thought that the witch hunts were merely a product of an ignorant age, a cruel and extreme campaign of persecution launched by those in power for their own ambitions and desires.

But now, she had heard another version of the witch hunts.

Wizards enslaved Muggles, prompting the Muggles to rise up in collective resistance.

Thinking about it now, every stratum of society at the time,