Space Chamber

Harry was completely bewildered as Ron and Draco argued about the moon.

He finally understood that Draco's previous stories, which always ended with him narrowly escaping a Muggle helicopter, were not meant to attract his attention.

Ron also mentioned a story about almost crashing into a hang glider while riding Charlie's broken broomstick, which wasn't meant to be a comparison with Draco.

They both genuinely lack common sense.

Draco thought Wenk's story was unreliable, not because there was a moon on the moon or because he simply Cleansweep Six, but because he was a boastful and unreliable person.

So, in Draco and Ron's own eyes, their story might be perfect and without any flaws?

Harry finally understood why there was Muggle Studies.

"Wait a minute, what you're saying is too outrageous."

"Outrageous? Harry was talking about me? Not Weasley?"

"Harry, I, Ron Weasley, am absolutely right in this regard."

Harry's words quieted them down for a moment.

"Do you know how far the moon is from the earth? — About 60 million miles. And take the first generation of the Nimbus 1000, which is much faster than Nimbus Cleansweep Six, as an example. Its speed is 100 miles per hour."

"So that means that if that wizard had the Nimbus 1000, it would take him 600,000 hours, or 25,000 days, or 68 years." Harry looked at them meaningfully.

"Merlin's beard!"

"How dare Wenk!" Ron couldn't help but sneer.

"How was this number derived?" Draco astutely spotted the blind spot.

"Don't you know? The America landed on the moon more than 20 years ago." Harry sighed, looking speechless.

"America wizards are that powerful? Has Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry surpassed Hogwarts? No wonder it was founded by the descendants of Slytherin!" Draco exclaimed with admiration.

"No, it's Muggle," Harry emphasized.

"How could this be! Muggle— " Draco broke down again. He, who had always been proud of being a wizard, discovered that the Muggle he looked down on were actually so powerful.

"Did they use magic?" Ron asked, equally surprised.

In his view, Muggle were like his poor relatives. Although he should treat them kindly, it was an undeniable theorem that they were not as good as wizards.

"They don't have magic, they rely on their technology."

"And it only took about four days." Although Harry was only at an elementary school level and didn't understand much else, like the first cosmic velocity, he still understood some common sense.

Upon hearing this, both Draco and Ron's worldviews were shattered.

If you introduce them to things like nuclear bombs and guns, they won't be too surprised, and some magic can also do that.

But such a long distance and speed made them, as Quidditch enthusiasts, deeply understand the gap between Muggle and wizards.

"The fastest Nimbus 2000 only goes 186 miles per hour," Ron said, his voice dry.

"Harry, that mysterious wizard you mentioned must be from America. He was able to go to the moon and seemed to have lived there for a long time, so he must have just used Muggle methods." Draco regained his composure, but his pride was gone forever.

This is why Muggle Studies never talk about these things; they talk more about the daily lives and behaviors of Muggle.

Airplanes, rockets, moon landings—things that undermine wizards' confidence are not taught in Hogwarts' Muggle Studies.

Voldemort was born too early; 50 years ago, he was just a fifth-year student at Hogwarts.

When the America landed on the moon, he was almost 40 years old. His worldview was already fixed at that time, so he missed the opportunity to bury the Horcrux on the moon.

This is why the Department of Mysteries in the Ministry of Magic has a dedicated Space Chamber.

The Department of Mysteries within the Ministry of Magic is more like a research facility specifically for the Ministry of Magic, and even the Minister for Magic cannot know the contents of it.

Their employees are called the Unspeakables; staff are forbidden from discussing their work or revealing any information related to the department.

The study of space is also seen by them as something that, like love, time, thought, and death, cannot be known to the general public.

Just like their other jobs.

They studied love in the Hall of Love, which, according to Albus Dumbledore, was always locked; they studied time in the Hall of Time, where the Ministry of Magic had stored the Time-Turner before the Great War of the Department of Mysteries; they studied the nature of thought in the Hall of Brains; and they also studied death in the Death Chamber, where there was a veiled Veil: those who approached it could hear the voices of their deceased loved ones, while those who crossed the Veil would die instantly.

This shows how much they value space.

Ryan couldn't help but think this after overhearing Harry and the others' conversation.

However, despite the impressive appearance and high degree of autonomy of the Department of Mysteries, they were still no match for Voldemort.

After Voldemort took control of the Ministry of Magic, the Department of Mysteries fabricated false research findings for the new regime.

This meant that magic could only be inherited through the birth of wizards, and that magical abilities acquired by Muggle-born individuals could be obtained through theft or violence. This also marked the beginning of the Ministry of Magic establishing the Muggle-Born Registration Commission and persecuting Muggle-born individuals.

It's ridiculous. This is the drawback of not turning research into combat power. Moreover, their research is too advanced; it's simply beyond their level.

Ryan had also seen what they were researching; it was all rather dubious speculation and summaries of patterns.

"Yes, Professor Dumbledore said that the wizard was likely from America, and he even speculated that the wizard had never been to the surface." While Ryan was thinking, Harry confirmed Draco's speculation.

"What is the Ministry of Magic doing? My father is so passionate about researching Muggle World things, yet he has never been valued!" Ron said indignantly.

Influenced by his mother, he used to think that although his father's research was interesting, it was just a waste of time.

But now, in his eyes, his father is the future of the wizarding world, and perhaps even the first wizard to land on the moon using magic!

Those America who take shortcuts through Muggle means are no match for his father.

Now, Ron even thinks that Dumbledore wasn't as great as his father.

His father, Arthur Weasley, was the Prometheus of the wizarding world, who stole the fire for the Muggle moon landing technology for the wizards!

"Indeed, it's ridiculous, Ministry of Magic." Draco surprisingly nodded in agreement at this moment.

As a member of the Malfoy family, a sworn enemy of the Weasley family.

From a young age, he heard his father speak ill of Arthur Weasley, even more so than of the Weasley as a whole.

This made Draco know his father even better Ron.

Now, in Draco's eyes, Ron's father is even greater than Ron had imagined.

He now even felt that the Ron family's poverty was proof of greatness—and, Winky brightly!

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