I have a lot of thoughts on this, and they are a bit conflicting. I guess I will say that it’s good to a certain extent. Because the history of the world has proven that people do not always react well to change and to things they can’t understand, and if suddenly there were witches and wizards out and about in the Muggle world, they probably would be in serious danger and might be burned at the stake. So in terms of keeping themselves safe, yes, it is definitely necessary.
What I have a hard time with is that I feel the law contributes to a huge gap between wizards and muggles, where some wizards have no desire whatsoever to want to learn about muggles. But the way I see it, wizards are still humans, and even if they have powers other people don’t, they really still should be concerned with the world in general and the people in it. I think wizards knowing and understanding muggles more would be a good thing (plus, then if a muggle accidentally discovers magic being done by someone they know and trust, they are much more likely to accept it. As I assume most of the Muggle parents of half-blood children have done once they realized their child had magical powers. I imagine most parents are more like Hermione’s and less like the Dursleys).
Okay, and now that I read this over, I guess the second paragraph doesn’t really have much to do with the law itself, it’s just a consequence of it. But STILL.
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Date: 2013-04-22 10:55 pm (UTC)What I have a hard time with is that I feel the law contributes to a huge gap between wizards and muggles, where some wizards have no desire whatsoever to want to learn about muggles. But the way I see it, wizards are still humans, and even if they have powers other people don’t, they really still should be concerned with the world in general and the people in it. I think wizards knowing and understanding muggles more would be a good thing (plus, then if a muggle accidentally discovers magic being done by someone they know and trust, they are much more likely to accept it. As I assume most of the Muggle parents of half-blood children have done once they realized their child had magical powers. I imagine most parents are more like Hermione’s and less like the Dursleys).
Okay, and now that I read this over, I guess the second paragraph doesn’t really have much to do with the law itself, it’s just a consequence of it. But STILL.
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