So Why Do Wizards Even Bother to Hate Muggles Again?
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- "Gellert — Your signal about Wizard authorization FOR THE MUGGLES' Ain Proficient — this, I think, is the crucial bespeak. Yes, nosotros have been given power and yeah, that power gives us the right to dominion, but it also gives united states responsibilities over the ruled."
- — Immature Albus Dumbledore's back up of wizarding superiority[src]
Wizarding supremacy referred to the ideology held by many witches and wizards, fifty-fifty those who opposed discrimination based on blood status, who regarded themselves every bit superior to Muggles. While many were content with just remaining split up from Muggle social club, some believed that the world would have been a meliorate place with wizards in charge, ruling over Muggles.
History
- "Do y'all actually intend to abandon your own kind for these... animals?"
- — Gellert Grindelwald to Albus Dumbledore[src]
In The Tales of Beedle the Bard, there was a tale named The Sorcerer and the Hopping Pot. The original tale portrayed Muggles favourably, just when relations with them worsened in a subsequently century, the tale was changed to incorporate anti-Muggle propaganda.[one]
In the 18th century, Gideon Flatworthy was the leader of the Accionites. They thought they were finer and more nobler than people without magic, mainly because they were capable of using magic for everything. They would refuse to lift, comport or motion anything without using magic. They were famous for their apply of the Summoning Amuse and were heavily mocked by the wizarding world at the time.[two]
Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald both supported wizarding supremacy
The most famous and perhaps dangerous proponent of this ideology was the Dark Sorcerer Gellert Grindelwald. Along with his friend, Albus Dumbledore, he wanted to end the Statute of Secrecy and rule the Muggles "for the greater good". Albus himself added that it was also best "for the Muggles' own proficient". They believed their inherent magical abilities gave them the right to rule.[iii] [4]
Yet, Albus later drastically inverse his views following the tragic expiry of his sister, Ariana Dumbledore, in a duel started past himself, his brother Aberforth and Grindelwald, the latter who fled afterwards.[5] Grindelwald started a wizarding state of war and evaded capture for many years,[6] until Dumbledore stopped and defeated him for practiced in a second legendary duel in 1945.[iv]
The ideology was oftentimes mistaken for being the same equally pure-blood supremacy. Yet, while they shared a similar view of Muggles, wizarding supremacy did not appear to have a problem with claret condition. They had their ain motivations and ideas for the world they would rule, which were shared by many people who did non agree with the ideology that pure-bloods were superior to all others.[half-dozen]
Known supporters
Gideon Flatworthy
| "Wizarding supremacists" | Reason(s) |
|---|---|
| Albus Dumbledore | Every bit a young man, Dumbledore resented the damage a grouping of Muggle boys had done to his sister Ariana, likewise equally the impact it had on his family unit. With his friend Grindelwald, he dreamed of establishing sorcerer dominance in the world for the Muggles' own practiced. Subsequently Ariana'southward death, he came to regret his views, likewise as spent the residue of his life every bit a fierce advocate of equality and tolerance. |
| Gellert Grindelwald | With his friend Albus, Grindelwald planned to bring the wizarding world out of hiding, bringing Muggles nether wizarding control and guidance "for the greater skillful". |
| Gideon Flatworthy | Leader of the Accionites, an anti-Muggle extremist grouping active in the 1740s, who advocated that "wizards are non, like lowly Muggles, beings of burden, but nobler, finer and higher beings" and that, by extention, wizards ought never to fetch, lift, or carry, instead using their magic to do every kind of physical labour. Flatworthy was greatly criticised by the wizarding press at the time.[2] |
- Percival Dumbledore gained a reputation for despising Muggles for his assail on iii Muggle boys. What was not widely known however, was that his attack was an act of retribution for their set on on his girl Ariana, which left her severely traumatised. He never revealed the true motives for his attack to prevent his daughter from being confined to St Mungo's for the residue of her life.[5]
- The wizard in The Sorcerer and the Hopping Pot believed that Muggles were worthless, in contrast with his father's attitude. However, after the Hopping Pot began relentlessly tormenting him for not helping his Muggle neighbours, he inverse his stance and started helping the Muggles.[1]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Lodge of the Phoenix (Indirectly mentioned simply)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First mentioned)
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (First appearance)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Observe Them (moving-picture show)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: Movie Magic
- J. Grand. Rowling'southward official site (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned but)
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 i.1 The Tales of Beedle the Bard - "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot"
- ↑ 2.0 2.i Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 2 (In Memoriam)
- ↑ 4.0 iv.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 18 (The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 28 (The Missing Mirror)
- ↑ 6.0 vi.1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Observe Them: The Original Screenplay
Source: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wizarding_supremacy
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