The Scourers

Will clearly saw a hint of disdain on the face of a young man in the corner; though it was fleeting, it didn't escape Will's notice.

Inside the church, this reaction was hardly that of a believer.

Moreover, within the range of Will's Bonus Ability [Emotion Weaving], the hostility emanating from that young man was as conspicuous as a light in the dark.

Another hour passed, and the believers began to leave, while Will, concealed, followed the young man.

He seemed to have some Muggle counter-surveillance skills, and he was being very careful the whole way, but it didn't work on Will.

Neither taking detours through alleys nor using traffic as cover to quickly change routes had any effect on Will.

Will followed him to a house on the edge of a small town outside the city. The young man drove the car into the garage and sneaked into the house.

Will followed him inside; it looked like a bounty hunter's hideout.

In the hall, several people were sitting together, and on the table was a Map, Map of Louisiana, marked with various symbols in different colors.

Will glanced at the map; these people were all Muggle, and most of the markings on the Map were related to "Wizard" and "cults."

The church he had just been in was marked with red ink by this group of people.

A footnote appeared next to it, reading. "Suspected Wizard; attempt to eradicate it."

"Purge? "Will frowned.

"Lugoman, how's the situation?" The person at the table looked at the young man who had just returned.

The young man who had been in the church was named Lugoman, and he was now beaming with excitement. "They must be Wizard! This new cult must be connected to those damned Wizard! There was some trouble in the church just now, we're going to purge them! We must purge them this time!"

The people around the table exclaimed, "Really? Tell us more!"

Lugoman recounted the events at the church in detail, adding, "Those fools really believe in some kind of blessing."

However, some of the old men looked like they'd been given Potions, so I think it's time to start preparing the equipment.

I've found out what kind of grand event they'll be holding on January 1st.

I reckon that the filthy Wizard will show up then, and if we prepare in advance, we might be able to take him down on the spot.

These damned bastards should be wiped out!

Will sat down next to these people and listened to their conversation.

He quickly realized that this group was most likely the "Scourers".

The so-called Scourers is related to the unresolved issues within the North American Wizarding World.

Before the Magical Congress of the United States of America was established, the North American Wizarding World was in a state of great disorder, and amidst this chaos, a group of Wizard Mercenaries gradually emerged.

However, lacking oversight, these mercenaries gradually became corrupt, eventually doing any kind of work for money.

They even arrest their fellow Wizard and sell them to Muggle witch hunters; they can be described as a cancerous group of traitors.

After the Magical Congress of the United States of America was established in 1693, America Wizard gradually began to purge these Scourers.

Although the Magical Congress of the United States of America purged the vast majority of the Scourers, it was not able to completely eradicate them.

Afterwards, the Scourers who escaped capture became extreme anti- Wizard activists. They married Muggle, integrated into Muggle society, and instilled the idea of eliminating Wizard and Magic into their offspring.

Even more terrifying is that if these Scourers have children with Muggle, they will abandon the children if the children show even the slightest Magic talent, leaving only the children without Magic talent.

Only Muggle children or Squib were allowed to remain in the families of the Scourers.

Furthermore, the Scourers would constantly instill in the children the belief that "Magic exists, and Wizard should be eliminated once discovered."

In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Credence ' adoptive mother, Mary Lou, the Founders of "Second Salem," is a descendant of such Scourers.

That's why she hated Magic so much, not only insisting on exposing and eliminating the Magic society, but also frequently punishing her adopted son Credence severely after discovering his Magic talent.

The far-reaching Dokas Twelve Trees incident at the end of the 18th century was also carried out by the Scourers.

Dorcas was attracted to the handsome Bartholomew Barebone, a descendant of the Scourers, and assumed that Barryborn was interested in him.

In reality, Barebone firmly believed that Wizard were evil. Under his influence, Dorcas revealed the secret addresses of the Magical Congress of the United States of America, the Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as well as information about the International Confederation of Wizards and methods for protecting the Magic community.

Barebone then stole her Wand and released this information to Muggle society, triggering a serious breach of the International Statute of Secrecy.

The Magical Congress of the United States of America was thus given a stern warning by the International Confederation of Wizards, with then-president Emily Potter even admitting that she could not confirm whether the Memory Charm had been cast on all those who knew about it.

The incident came to an end when Barebone was eventually arrested and imprisoned for shooting and injuring someone.

Then, in 1790, the Magical Congress of the United States of America passed the Rappaport's Law, which strictly prohibited Wizard from befriending or marrying Muggle, and restricted daily communication to necessary contacts.

This led to a long-term and strict separation between the America Wizarding World and Muggle society, and also resulted in significant cultural differences from the Europe Wizard community.

Dorcas himself was only imprisoned for a year, but after his release he lost all face and spent the rest of his life in seclusion and solitude.

This event even gave rise to a slang term in the Magic world. "Dokus," which is often used to describe a foolish or incompetent person.

Listening to this group discussing how to "hunt" him, Will narrowed his eyes—a bunch of utterly foolish people who had abandoned the fundamental logic of this world and were still fantasizing about hunting Wizard.

Do you really think of yourself as a brainless idiot like Dorcas?

The difference between Wizard is greater than the difference between a stray dog and a human. Who do these Scourers really think they are?

but...

Will raised his eyelids slightly. This matter was neither too big nor too small, and could be considered a political achievement. In comparison, wiping Scourers in one fell swoop would be beneficial to Cohog.

He snapped his Finger Snap, and the entire room plunged into darkness.

Who turned off the lights!?

What's going on?

"Well--"

"Damn it, there's Wizard!"

"Help! Help me!"

"Go get the gun! Go get the gun!"

From the darkness came screams and cries for help, and even a few gunshots.

However, when the darkness dissipated, all the Scourers had already fainted, leaving only one figure standing in the entire room.