Oh! I never thought that the law is also important for protecting Muggles - you're definitely right about that, though, it's a huge advantage that Muggles are prevented form being attacked defenselessly. And again you're right that this of course might happen even with the law (if everybody strictly followed the law, there'd not be any crimes - in the case of the Statue of Secrecy also no Muggle-Wizard marriages, which, again, is a disadvantage), but it makes the Muggle world a lot safer - at least from Wizards.

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