Muggle Studies, also known as Muggle Studies, is an elective course at Hogwarts.
This course details various aspects of Muggles for the students.
For example, it covers how to disguise oneself as a Muggle and the daily habits of British Muggles.
It might sound a bit silly, like some of those "how to pretend to be human" videos online, but considering that many wizards live their entire lives in a secluded wizarding society, this education is actually necessary to avoid accidentally violating the International Statute of Secrecy.
Beyond that, the course also teaches Muggle common knowledge, such as "what is electricity," and studies famous historical interactions between Muggles and wizards.
This includes large-scale attacks on Muggles by dark magic creatures, and the various impacts that relationships between wizards and Muggles might have.
On the surface, it appears to be an easy class where a Muggle-born wizard could easily get full marks, but in reality, its value is not low.
It's worth noting that when Quirrell, the original Muggle Studies professor, transferred to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts, he had no connection with Voldemort yet.
Defense Against the Dark Arts is a subject that, under normal circumstances, wouldn't be taught by just anyone. Even the most superficial Lockhart, before his downfall, was considered an extraordinary figure who had received the Order of Merlin by those who didn't know the truth.
"Muggle Studies is alright, why are you asking about it?" Although Muggle Studies was a third-year elective, after Roger gained absolute memory, he had already memorized all the Hogwarts textbook content by the first semester of his first year, so he had some understanding of the course.
Dumbledore tapped the book Roger had brought this time, "Second Reality," with his finger.
"Dimensional Magic, Second Reality. If the path you're taking truly succeeds, even with the most conservative estimates, wizarding and Muggle societies will achieve full contact in the coming decades."
"Before the International Statute of Secrecy, wizards moved among the upper echelons of various countries, operating as court mages, imperial advisors, and the like. After the signing of the International Statute of Secrecy, wizards severed ties with Muggles and completely retreated into the world's shadows, leaving only a few channels of communication."
"Now, in an era where Muggle civilization has developed significantly, for wizards to step back into the forefront, considerable preparation will be required."
Dumbledore paused here. "While I can't reach into other areas, at least within Hogwarts, I hope students can have some psychological preparation for this."
Then Dumbledore stated the question he truly wanted to ask Roger: "I'm planning to adjust the overall teaching direction of Muggle Studies and change it from an elective to a required course. What do you think?"
As the instigator of this line of thought and a Seer, Dumbledore felt it was appropriate to ask Roger this question, and perhaps only Roger could provide a truly referenceable answer.
"Adjust? What kind of adjustments are you planning?" Roger asked.
Hearing that it concerned the future studies of all Hogwarts students, and that the matter arose because of him, Roger became serious about the question.
"The original Muggle Studies course was more about teaching wizards how to disguise themselves as Muggles and integrate into their environment, researching all aspects of Muggles from a magical perspective."
"And some superficial research into the relationship between wizards and Muggles... After it becomes a required course, I plan to add more specialized content."
"Not just teaching Muggle habits, but also the logic behind why Muggles have these habits. Not just researching the relationship between wizards and Muggles, but also studying how wizards can interact with Muggles."
In short, it was a preemptive measure for the great integration of wizarding and Muggle societies.
Roger pondered. If things developed according to the potential future trajectory, teaching this content would be quite helpful for the students' future development, but...
"Will the Board of Governors agree to something like this?" Roger met Dumbledore's gaze.
As mentioned before, although Dumbledore was the Headmaster, strictly speaking, Hogwarts was the property of the Board of Governors, and Dumbledore was merely an "executive officer." Whether it was the addition of new teachers or such a profoundly impactful curriculum reform, it wouldn't be feasible without the Board of Governors' approval, unless one resorted to using a wand to reason or a higher-level authority like the Ministry of Magic intervened.
The Hogwarts Board of Governors was composed of members from ancient pure-blood families and powerful wizards with considerable social standing.
Would they accept it?
"Do you remember what I said earlier about the public opinion storm currently brewing?"
Meeting Dumbledore's knowing, half-smiling gaze, Roger roughly guessed Dumbledore's intentions.
"A favor for a favor?"
"Precisely." Dumbledore's knowledge was vast, and he understood the meaning of the Eastern saying Roger had casually uttered.
Some high-ranking officials within the Ministry of Magic intended to leverage the public outcry stemming from Grindelwald's raid on the Department of Mysteries, and after some guidance, force the Ministry to undertake judicial reform.
This would involve revising outdated regulations that were no longer suitable for the current era, as well as rules arbitrarily added by representatives of pure-blood families within various departments for their own private gain.
And strengthening enforcement efficiency.
Compared to Muggle society, the wizarding world's social development was slower, and reforms would lack momentum. The complex internal structure of the Ministry of Magic also meant that normal changes would face significant obstacles, making this opportunity rare.
After noticing this, Dumbledore had also secretly lent his support to help the matter progress smoothly.
Although Dumbledore's help was a result of his personal considerations, the person in charge of this matter within the Ministry would owe him a favor. If Dumbledore chose to cash in that favor, they would help pressure the Board of Governors.
The wizarding world was a relatively small, flat society with close connections between individuals, making such pressure not difficult to exert.
"I see." After receiving the answer, Roger fell into deep thought. He activated the thinking acceleration function of his Second Brain, calculating the potential future impacts of the curriculum changes.
Although the original destiny could no longer unfold as it was due to Roger's meddling, it still held some reference value.
"My opinion is that it can be changed."
"If possible, it would be best to add some content on ethics and correct cognition as well," Roger offered his suggestion.
He then explained his reasoning: "The Three-Dimensional Theory will inevitably cause wizards' power to swell. Before Muggles also widely grasp Second Magic, the power of wizards will be overwhelmingly superior."
"Wizards already have a tendency to look down on Muggles. If the expansion of power exacerbates this confrontational mindset, it could lead to some serious consequences."
In Roger's view, there was little difference between Muggles and wizards. The only distinction was the ability to channel magic. However, once the Three-Dimensional Law spread and Second Magic became mainstream, the difference between the two would only diminish.
But this couldn't happen overnight; there would undoubtedly be a difficult integration process, an unavoidable growing pain in the course of civilization's progress.
Even without Roger or the Three-Dimensional Law, humanity would have to go through this step to integrate resources and venture into space.
What Roger wanted was to reduce the bloodshed and avoid leaving too many historical scars for future development.
While there's a saying that "war is the ladder of technological progress."
Humans hating and fighting each other might allow Roger to gain more technology.
But as he'd said before, Roger didn't like oppressive living environments filled with despair and wails; he'd had enough of it in the Middle East.
If you've experienced the rain of war yourself, don't make those living in peace experience it too.
If he were to instigate unrest and start wars behind the scenes for profit, wouldn't that make him no different from the politicians he'd detested so much in the Middle East?
"Professor Carey Di Bubaj's concept of 'equality' is good, but not good enough." Speaking of this, it was unavoidable to mention the current professor of Muggle Studies.
Immediately after, Roger explained his views on the matter.
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