Origin of the Ministry of Magic

Wade's gaze fell once more on the Golden Kettle, its body shimmering with a mysterious glow beneath the candlelight.

He cautiously reached out and lightly touched it, feeling a strange warmth.

"Professor, do you mean... this kettle came from another country?" Wade asked.

Dumbledore put his glasses back on and walked to the window. He gazed at the sunlit campus in silence for a moment.

"Wade..." Dumbledore's voice suddenly lowered. "Do you know how wizards came to exist?"

Wade abruptly felt an inexplicable tension. His fingers unconsciously smoothed the folds of his robe as he recalled what he had read in books:

"The Theory of Magic Origins says that a wizard's magical ability is an inborn gift... I've also read a book called Ancient Bloodlines..."

At that, his voice paused, and he glanced at Dumbledore.

Ancient Bloodlines was part of the Black Family's collection. More specifically, it was a Dark Magic book promoting pure-blood ideology. Its pages were made of human skin, its ink was blood, and it described several methods for testing bloodlines and using Blood Curses.

Dumbledore's glasses reflected the sunlight outside, but his expression did not change.

Wade continued, "The book says that wizards are actually descendants of ancient gods. Others... were born from unions between ancient magical creatures and humans."

In that book, the former were "pure-blood wizards," while the latter were the origins of the so-called "Mudbloods."

Dumbledore shook his head gently, his long silver-white beard swaying with the motion. He brushed a hand over the silverware on the table, and some of it released clusters of white mist like clouds.

"Humans..."

There was helpless amusement in the old man's sigh. "They are always so eager to weave noble origins for themselves... As for the origins of wizards, ancient parchment scrolls recorded another version... and