Most wizards in the magical world lacked imagination and curiosity. As a result, most of the wizards he recruited at the Magic Research Institute could only assist Muggle researchers with their work and found it difficult to conduct research independently.
On the path of exploring magic, the vast majority of his fellow travelers were actually Muggles, while wizards were few and far between. It was truly strange.
The shortage of talent meant there had to be a problem with education.
Hogwarts's educational approach placed greater emphasis on familiarizing young wizards with existing magic and teaching them how to use it to deal with the various difficulties they might encounter in life and work.
Its educational policy leaned toward caution and conservatism. It did not encourage—and even suppressed—young wizards' curiosity about magic and the unknown.
The reasons were understandable. Magic truly was dangerous for unskilled spellcasters.
Mispronouncing a single syllable in the Levitation Charm could leave someone pinned beneath a cow, while the slightest mistake during Apparition might result in being torn to pieces. Not to mention spells that were inherently offensive.
Hogwarts's educational goals were not particularly lofty. It only wanted young wizards to gain control over their own magic and avoid causing trouble with it.
This educational policy might have been beneficial for ensuring the continued existence of wizards, but for someone like Murphy, whose goal was to explore the boundaries of magic, it was far too conservative.
He had been powerless to change any of this in the past, but now that he had the chance to personally train young wizards, Murphy wanted to give it a try.
So many young wizards who already possessed magical ability—what an enormous treasure trove of talent.
He did not need all of them. If he could coax even four or five