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Chapter 128: The History of the Magical World
George's expression was a little strange as he slowly said, "Rather than calling it avoidance, it's more like discrimination and self-isolation."
Harry and Ron were also confused by the long-standing habit of wizards avoiding Muggles. Hearing George's explanation, they leaned forward immediately and listened more carefully.
George seemed uncertain how to explain it at first, but soon continued, "I told you before—basic education in the magical world isn't very good. Many wizards are weak in logic and mathematics, so don't worry too much. Their learning ability isn't necessarily better than others."
Harry and Hermione nodded. Back when school had just started, George had encouraged them on the train, and their experiences since then had proven his point.
"All of us have good grades, much better than most wizarding families," Hermione said confidently.
Their academic performance was excellent, ranking near the top of their year. Although there weren't many students, Hermione could have ranked first in every subject if George hadn't surpassed her.
Harry and Ron weren't as outstanding as Hermione, but their work was still solid, sometimes even earning full marks. Their results were far better than those of pure-blood students like Malfoy.
"But in reality, that comparison isn't fair. The magical world only fell behind the Muggle world in the last hundred years or so. Before that, the wizarding world was something the ordinary world looked up to."
To comfort Harry and Hermione, George had once criticized magical education, but in truth, such comparisons depended heavily on the historical period.
In other words, the magical world had once been far more advanced and powerful than the Muggle world.
Hermione followed George's line of thought and began imagining it.
More than a thousand years ago, England had just been unified and was in the Anglo-Saxon era. Later, William, Duke of Normandy, crossed the sea, conquered England, and established the Norman dynasty. History knew him as "William the Conqueror."
"It was that advanced," George said. "Do you know? Back then, ordinary people didn't bathe, didn't brush their teeth, and didn't even wash their hair."
"They had more grease on their heads than Snape. Seriously. A lot more. And their hair was dirtier than Snape's too."
"Hmph!" Hermione looked disgusted.
Just thinking about Snape's hair made Harry and Ron feel a bit sick too.
"That's only a small part of it. In that era, infant mortality could reach 30% or even higher. Even among nobles, the average life expectancy was under 40."
"Out of a hundred people, fewer than one could read. Even most nobles were illiterate. Very few children received education."
George continued calmly, painting a harsh picture of ancient times. The true terror of that era wasn't just poor hygiene—it was the constant threat of death, famine, and ignorance.
"It's terrifying," Harry and the others muttered, shaken. Ancient times were not peaceful countryside idylls, but a world of extreme poverty, filth, and backwardness.
"At that time, the magical world had already achieved gender equality and knowledge-based education. In many ways, it was far ahead of the Muggle world."
George imagined that era and even found it unbelievable himself. Wizards then were like modern people thrown into the past—their knowledge and abilities far surpassed the rest of the world.
"The Muggle world was too primitive back then," Hermione couldn't help saying.
Even though she came from that world, thinking of such a backward age—where average life expectancy was under 40 and nearly half of children died—she had to admit how primitive it had been compared to the magical world.
"Because of all that—low life expectancy, nearly half infant mortality, illiteracy rates under 1%, endless wars, and constant death and stagnation," George said casually, "life was brutal."
Harry, Ron, and Hermione all fell silent, feeling heavy-hearted at the thought.
"At that time, wizards were like modern people who had traveled to primitive tribes in Africa. They were completely out of place. They despised that world and refused to even look at it."
George's tone grew distant, as if he had personally witnessed that era.
His words pulled Harry, Ron, and Hermione into that imagined world.
On one side were primitive, savage Muggles—short, thin, unwashed for years, foul-smelling, yellow-toothed, and crude.
They were violent and irrational, fighting over the smallest things, willing to destroy everything for a piece of land. They could be righteous yet disregard life and death, or greedy and betray everything for profit.
They were rushing toward destruction—frightened of everything, yet eager to conquer everything.
On the other side were wise and arrogant wizards—tall, elegant, disciplined, speaking with precision and confidence.
Their speech carried economics, poetry, and curses. Their networks were stable and intelligent, their demeanor composed and powerful, with no weakness.
They were rational and proud, believing themselves not to be ordinary humans. They sought power and looked down on the weak.
They could calmly observe the chaotic struggles of the weak, yet their "reason" and "tolerance" were more like fear of contamination. They never considered Muggles equals. They valued power and knowledge and understood equality—but only among their own kind. Everything else was "impure."
"This kind of group would be very hard to bring together," Hermione thought. Was it the proud wizards who should accept Muggles, or the weak Muggles who should admire wizards?
"Wizards hated the world, looked down on it, and discriminated against all non-magical people," George's voice echoed solemnly.
"Is that why pure-blood wizards discriminate against Muggles and half-bloods?" Hermione asked.
George seemed to understand her thought and continued, "It's not entirely about caution or oppression. It's more a legacy of the era. Wizards back then were closer to what we call 'humans,' while ordinary humans were, in a sense, closer to something primitive and semi-divine."
(To be continued.)