Grindelwald's Words

Dumbledore looked at Grindelwald expectantly, ready to hear this old friend's conclusion.

Feeling the anticipation in Dumbledore's eyes, Grindelwald felt as though he had drunk divine nectar and said happily, "Dumbledore, over the past year, I have been attending Muggle universities, studying Muggle science."

"The more I learned, the more I felt that with the advancement of Muggle technology, the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, which relies on magic to maintain itself, will become increasingly difficult to sustain!"

"The internet created by Muggles can now spread information across the entire world in an instant!"

"And personal information terminals have gone from bulky computers to light, compact mobile phones!"

"Dumbledore, can you imagine everyone having a camera, able to take a picture at any moment, send it to the other side of the globe in an instant, store it, and let countless people view it?"

"Muggle technology can already do that!"

"Once Muggles with such technology discover wizards and the Wizarding World, they can easily spread everywhere the very things the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy tries so desperately to conceal!"

"When that time comes, neither the large-scale rituals used by Ministries of Magic around the world for widespread magical alterations and memory modifications, nor contacting Muggle leaders to reach an agreement, will be able to prevent the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy from failing!"

"What kind of calamity will the wizards of the Wizarding World face then?"

"There are six billion ordinary Muggles!"

"Will those people tolerate the existence of a group of wizards who wield magical power, can alter their memories at will, and treat them like fools?"

"Don't forget, Dumbledore, before 1689, there was no International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in the entire world! Wizards openly existed in the Muggle world back then. What do you think made