[016] Thursday 01 October 2022.

[rathereffable]

Comments

[with_bite]

I think something else is that people, and by that I do mean both wizards and Muggles, are going to be suspicious of things they don't understand. So whenever there's a Muggle death and they can't tell exactly what it's from, they might automatically suspect that a wizard is behind it. And wizards can prove crimes in their own way, but they might not trust a wizard's way of doing it since it's magical.

[rathereffable]

Hence the importance of both sides being educated and entirely honest about this sort of thing, and that can't happen until both worlds open up to each other. And the opposite could just as true -- people might put more trust in how wizards do things because magic seems infallible. And of course going in with this ridiculous 'us versus them' mentality right from the start is just going to lead to problems.

[with_bite]

Yeah. I'm not opposed to it being done completely. I think that if it does happen though, it should happen slowly and take place over a long time period.

[rathereffable]

Well, the article said the process would be 'slow and steady', so I don't think any ministry is exactly calling for this to happen right away. But it should have yonks ago or we wouldn't have had --

[mont_flinty]

I think it'll probably happen eventually, and it's better to control it; but it'll take generations to reach an open society where there's no separation between wizards and muggles; more if we continue in our insistence of stereotyping.

[rathereffable]

Quite right -- it seems inevitable that Muggles will find out about this sort of thing eventually, and it's better if all involved parties have some control over how and when. Generations sounds about right too, unfortunately, but it's probably for the best.

[mont_flinty]

It seems to me, at least, like the first step is for the muggles who do know about us, and wizards living in the muggle world, just to try and spread credulity even about the idea of wizards; and that in itself could take ages.

[smithami]

It took me almost an hour to read this! I'm sure that my father is talking your father's ear off about it right now. You seem pretty convinced but I'm not sure how I feel about it yet.

[rathereffable]

I don't blame you at all, darling -- it is dreadfully short, after all. I'm sure he would if he wasn't in hospital, but -- And oh yes, of course -- let's hope Daddy doesn't literally do that though, or your poor father won't be able to listen to his brief tirades about anything anymore!

Good Lord, I was hoping to sound balanced, but you've caught me there, I suppose! It's all very complicated, so I can't blame you there either.

[smithami]

It's long, not short. And if that's the case, maybe he won't have to drink so much.

[buttonholed]

You were asking for it. Also, I doubt that many of us have the problem of worrying about our members being cut off by our razors since our razors aren't anywhere near our members. Pouf.

[rathereffable]

Well, how am I supposed to study be prepared for class now while waiting for another set of books to arrive by owl, darling? Borrow yours?

And it's not my fault that Lord Ainsworth isn't terribly fond of flossing, you know.

[buttonholed]

No. Borrow Christopher's.

And do not ever divulge any more snippets of your sordid homosexual behavior to me again.

[rathereffable]

No. But we're on the Quidditch team together, darling -- you ought to be looking out for your team-mates as a good captain and all that.

But you do so love hearing them.

[jackedoff]

I think it would be GOOD to lower it! Then I could show off my MAGIC to all of the Muggles who live by my house!

[rathereffable]

But surely they'd just get jealous and burn you at the stake?

[prefers_jam]

Leave him al- They are no more likely to become jealous of you.

[rathereffable]

Oh, but they already are -- just not for the magic.