The Horror (Seeking Monthly Tickets and Recommendations)

"You've realized the crux of the problem, too."

Noticing the change in Anduin's expression, Nick smiled calmly. "That's right. The establishment of magic schools was, at its core, meant to oppose the Papal Court. At first, a few pioneers took the lead, and later they gained the support of more wizarding families. The relationship between wizards and Muggles grew more complicated because of the Papal Court's interference."

"On one side, the Papal Court constantly guided its followers to hate wizards. On the other, wizards had to endure oppression from the Papal Court and Muggles, while also recruiting gifted people from among them and teaching them to become wizards."

"This awkward way of living together led wizards in different regions to develop differing attitudes toward Muggles and Muggle-born wizards. It even affected the magic schools."

"You should know that Durmstrang Institute originally accepted Muggle students, too. Unfortunately, after the Papal Court declined, they started stirring up blood-purity conflicts again. In fact, the atmosphere in the northern European wizarding world today is very similar to how things were back then."

After recounting these events, Nick couldn't help letting out a sigh. "Sorry for going on for so long. People tend to talk too much when they get old."

"You're joking, sir. I should be thanking you, actually. You've helped me understand this world more deeply. I never expected so many truths to be hidden in its buried history." Anduin nodded slightly to the old man before him.

"These truths can be explained in just a few sentences, but they conceal a great deal of bloodshed and hatred. That's why both the wizarding world and the Papal Court tacitly agreed to bury that history. In fact, most countries' Ministries of Magic have no records of it at all, apart from the Wizengamot."

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