The Dull Giant

"I knew it!"

"Besides the America, there's only Russia!"

"They're the only two Muggle people to have ever been on the moon." Mr. Weasley practically jumped up.

However, no one was surprised, as they all knew he was passionate about everything in the Muggle world.

"Dad, the Soviet Union didn't land on the moon. They just retrieved 300 grams of lunar rock with a probe," Ron couldn't help but interject.

He knew this knowledge because he had once thought about boasting about it—after going to Moon City.

As a Ravenclaw, he had to appear professional and flawless in order to cover up the lie.

Just like he said before that his wand was amazing, it was based on the premise that it looked very similar to the wand that Ollivander always displayed in his shop window.

"I always thought your going to Ravenclaw was just an accident!" Mrs. Weasley burst into tears.

She had always believed that Ron was able to go to Ravenclaw only because of his friendship with Harry, Sorting Hat had sought out Ron's strong desire.

When news of Ron inventing the spell came, she also assumed it was thanks to Harry.

But Ron's performance just now, and the smooth flow of his answers, undoubtedly proves that her son is a true Ravenclaw.

"Hey! Mom!" Ron couldn't help but complain.

"The America might be using Muggle technology."

"They're cheating!"

"If our Muggle government had been more efficient, we might be the ones living on the moon!" Kingsley was still furious about being surpassed by wizards from other countries.

"Ha ha!"

"I knew Voldemort's methods wouldn't work!"

Look!

"The America have landed on the moon!"

"I think if it weren't for Voldemort's interference, our Muggle government might have landed on the moon too."

"Even if we fail, we still have the America!" Moody put down the kettle in his hand, picked up the gin in the wine glass in front of him, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Your nickname is absolutely right."

"With Harry and Dumbledore with us, how could we possibly fail?" Sirius laughed heartily as well.

"Is it possible that we were just talking about Grindelwald?" Tonks said mischievously, sporting a pointed chin like Draco's.

"Back in our day, he was like Voldemort is today."

"However, what he brought to magical society was not destruction, but innovation." Mad-Eye Moody became unusually sentimental, his remaining eye gleaming with the light of memories.

"Innovation?"

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"I mean, wouldn't this be better?"

"Why does the Chocolate Frog say he's Dark Wizard?"

"And there's no such thing as Dark Lord." Ron was puzzled.

In his view, what his father did in the past was innovation.

"That was after that Fudge came to power, in order to subtly reduce Dumbledore's influence."

"Plus, they still have a sense of shame." Sirius made a rude gesture.

"Have any shame?" Harry looked at his godfather.

"At that time, the whole of Europe was swept up in Grindelwald's ideas."

"Many conservative Pure-blood people fled to Britain."

"The Ministry of Magic of various countries, these Pure-blood, are all requesting that Dumbledore is now the professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts, be brought back to the fold."

"Because Dumbledore is the only one who can stand against him."

"As the Ministry of Magic had predicted, Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald, and the defeated Grindelwald imprisoned himself in Nurmengard —the prison he used to hold rebels."

"That's why officials in the Ministry of Magic all wanted Dumbledore as Minister for Magic."

"Wouldn't that mean that people within their own bodies defeated Grindelwald in such a short time?"

"But Dumbledore did not agree."

Hagrid chimed in, "Dumbledore look at it!"

"Hagrid is right."

"Thus, Dumbledore's greatest achievement, which was even mentioned first on the Chocolate Frog Card, was glossed over."

"The same is true in 'A History of Modern Magic'."

"The Ministry of Magic is unwilling to let wizards outside their system receive such great honors that should have been theirs to do and receive," Sirius Black sneered.

"Ahem, the Ministry of Magic isn't like that anymore." Mr. Weasley coughed.

"Yes, the Ministry of Magic wasn't like this during Millicent Bagnore's term!" Professor McGonagall glared at the culprit Diggle, again.

"What is Grindelwald's philosophy?" Harry couldn't help but ask curiously.

Grindelwald was clearly very strong, and all wizards believed that only Dumbledore could defeat him.

But when Moody mentioned him, he believed that his ideology was more dangerous.

"He—he thinks that Muggle are developing too fast now."

"We wizards should unite first, and then conquer the Muggle world."

"What's even more frightening is that this idea is actually feasible."

"The minds of Muggle are too easy for wizards to manipulate." A complex expression appeared in Dumbledore's eyes.

"Isn't this similar to Voldemort?"

"He just thought that wizards were the high-ranking ones."

"Voldemort is more meticulous— Pure-blood wizard are more advanced," Ron couldn't help but remark.

Harry couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"No the same."

"Voldemort only wanted to be above everyone else; he didn't understand or care about Muggle."

"Or rather, hatred."

"But Grindelwald didn't have those feelings; he thought Muggle were great."

"Treat Muggle as evenly matched opponents."

"He did the same thing as me, revealing the terrifying potential of Muggle to wizards."

"It's just that the action plan is too simplistic," Riddle, who had been quiet all along, couldn't help but speak up.

Now, he's gotten used to talking about Voldemort and himself separately.

"Wizards are not a monolithic entity. If every wizard unites and has only one code of conduct, they can indeed control Muggle with magic."

"But as long as one wizard reminds Muggle society."

"With Muggle possessing destructive power far exceeding that of the magical society, the magical society will face annihilation."

"Yes, excellent wizards like us can certainly survive on our superior magical skills."

"But society will be disorganized."

"Our society will revert to the medieval state, where wizards are scattered and camps are set up in various places," Riddle said calmly.

"Yes, compared to us, Muggle are like Giant compared to a bunch of mortals wielding complex switches."

"Mortals can kill the Giant if they press their weapons at the same time."

"You can launch an attack by pressing only the part, but the power won't be enough to kill the Giant."

"Moreover, some of these mortals are actually descendants of Giant and have no fear that the Giant will harm them."

"And then there are those who can run faster than Giant, yet are afraid of failure."

"Some even make money from the derivatives dropped by the Giant, such as hair; it's better for them if the Giant are alive."

"That Giant is also very slow-witted; unless attacked by mortals, he won't even notice them."

"In this situation, the Giant wouldn't be killed by that weapon at all," Dumbledore said meaningfully.