Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Archmage

The companions on both sides were stunned.

Among the eight people in the compartment, except for Dudley and Harry, whose expressions remained unchanged, and Hermione, who looked relieved, the others all appeared panicked and uneasy.

Ron was a bit excited like he had got a big scoop while being panicked, while Neville was a bit blankly dazed while being panicked.

Crabbe and Goyle, the two silenced lackeys, showed hostility towards Dudley in their terror. It seemed that they had been successfully brainwashed by their stupid Death Eater parents.

Malfoy was terrified, but there was still a stubborn doubt in his horror.

Obviously, the Voldemort in Dudley's mouth didn't match the little side information he had learned from his parents and the fence-sitting pure-blood Death Eater circle since he was a child.

"How dare you... dare to... insult my father... and slander the powerful... the Dark Lord?!"

It took Malfoy a long time to stammer out the question haltingly. "The Dark Lord is the most powerful supporter of pure-blood supremacy ideology! He... he can't have such a disgraceful background!"

"Hahaha!" Dudley let out a roaring laughter. "Poor and ignorant Malfoy, do you think why Voldemort advocates pure-blood supremacy?

He just wants to pull you decaying pure-blood nobles who can't let go of your interests and status to his side, so that you can be his dogs, be driven by him, and help him rule the wizarding world!

Voldemort supports pure-bloods? Don't dream! That's just his trick! All he has in his mind is to become stronger, achieve immortality, and kill!

Your father, and the fathers of these two stupid lackeys of yours, as well as the double-dealers like them who have survived until now,

are either idiots brainwashed by pure-blood ideology; or smart-asses who use Voldemort's power to do evil and thus consolidate the status of the pure-blood forces; or those who are forced by Voldemort's tyranny and just go with the flow and join in the evil.

Which kind do you think your father belongs to? Which kind do you, the descendant of a Death Eater, belong to? In the future, if Voldemort can make a comeback and regain power, which kind will you voluntarily or involuntarily become?

Have you ever thought about these questions?"

"I... I..."

There was no expression on Malfoy's pimply face, but his constantly flickering eyes showed that his heart was extremely restless.

He was only eleven years old. Although he was smarter than his peers and had received a wizard noble education, he still couldn't fully understand the unfathomable nature of human hearts and the complicated and convoluted interests expressed in Dudley's words.

He could only remain silent.

Seeing this, Dudley deliberately turned his head to look at Hermione's expression. He found that she was deep in thought. It seemed that she accepted the content Dudley expressed more than Malfoy, but obviously, she hadn't fully understood it either.

Dudley could understand this situation.

No matter how smart a child was, he was still a child.

As long as they weren't time-travelers like him or those who had been specially trained as heirs to the throne since childhood, it was difficult to fully understand what he said before having enough life experiences.

Well, if you can't understand it with a liberal-arts way of thinking, then let's try a science-based one.

"Come on, Malfoy! If you can't work it out, jot it down and ask your dad when you get home. Maybe your dad is just as confused as you are. Then go read some history books, preferably Muggle history books. The textbooks on the history of magic are so uninformative.

Think about those historical events. Why did they happen? How did the people in history solve them? Were the solutions good or bad?

Judging from your expression, you seem to be doing some reflection. You're not completely hopeless, unlike your two stubborn lackeys. They've been brainwashed into idiots."

Dudley softened his tone. His words were intended for both Malfoy and Hermione.

As for Ron and Neville at the moment, Dudley didn't expect them to take his words to heart. One has realized the importance but is too lazy to study, while the other is still affected by the side - effects of the Memory Charm and hasn't come to his senses yet.

"Humph! Who would read Muggle history books?"

After Dudley showed a little kindness, Malfoy became arrogant again. "In the end, you can't change the superiority of pure - blood wizards!

If those pure - blood wizards in history hadn't been stupid enough to marry Muggles and spread the wizard bloodline, there wouldn't be you Muggle - born wizards today!

The wonderful magic would have nothing to do with you!

So, pure - blood families should naturally have a higher status than you and deserve your respect!"

Dudley looked at Malfoy in surprise. He didn't expect this arrogant guy to come up with such a seemingly reasonable but actually wrong argument.

It just so happened that Dudley was planning to refute the pure - blood ideology with scientific thinking.

Dudley smiled and clapped his hands for Malfoy, which made Malfoy's eyes show a bit of unease and fear.

"What are you up to now? I'm warning you, don't hit me or cast evil spells on me again, or my father..." Malfoy half - heartedly started to bluff.

"Spare your father, Malfoy!"

Dudley shook his head helplessly and interrupted Malfoy. "Do you still think the Malfoy family is as prestigious as before?

Ten years ago, Voldemort suffered a heavy defeat. Recently, the Death Eaters in Azkaban rebelled and were killed. As a result, the influence of your decadent pure - blood families has reached an all - time low.

You're all barely keeping afloat and can only act like cowards. And here you are making enemies for your father. You're really going to drag him into the abyss!"

Malfoy's eyes became flustered. He remembered his father looking worried lately and the instruction to befriend Harry Potter and get on good terms with Dumbledore. He fell silent again.

"Seems like you're a smart guy!"

Dudley saw through Malfoy's thoughts from his eyes and got back to the point. "You were right about one thing just now. If the original group of pure - blood wizards in history hadn't married Muggles, magic might really have nothing to do with the Muggle community."

Hearing Dudley agreeing with him, Malfoy was stunned. Then a hint of smugness of victory showed in his eyes.

Apparently, he didn't understand the tactic of praising someone before criticizing and the power of the word "but".

Dudley smiled and said, "But if that were the case, the wizard community would have disappeared in the long river of history long ago."

Even now, there are only about 3,000 wizards in the British wizarding world. Oh no, there aren't 3,000 anymore. There are only 2,500 or 2,600. You can imagine how rare those so - called pure - blood wizards who were initially active in this land were.

If this initial batch of pure - blood wizards didn't marry Muggles to spread the wizarding bloodline and simply only married within the pure - blood wizarding community, then within just a few generations, all the pure - blood wizards would be blood relatives.

I don't know if you wizards born into wizarding families have studied genetic biology or know the harm of inbreeding..."

"I know!"

Hermione suddenly raised her hand and interrupted.