Chapter 881 The Scary Muggle

With the rapid development of the Muggle world, the fusion of magic and science is gradually accelerating.

As early as decades ago, everyone in the wizarding world still dismissed Muggles.

In the eyes of many wizards, Muggles are synonymous with weakness, ignorance, and backwardness, similar to barbarians.

Most of their understanding of Muggles stayed in the Middle Ages, and they believed that Muggles still hunted and abused witches and burned wizards everywhere as in the past.

There have even been calls in the magic world to use the time converter to go back to the past to save witches and change history...

But by now, whether you like to admit it or not, there have been many Muggle-designed mechanical things that have entered the wizarding world.

For example, the printing press used was born from the improvement of Muggle design.

Another example is the introduction of the magic radio, which directly stimulated the development of the radio industry.

Correspondingly, various industries have also developed rapidly, and the Weird Sisters became popular because of the radio station.

There are also flying motorcycles. Before Sirius was imprisoned in Azkaban, he just entered the magic world. It was a very common thing in the Muggle world, but it became a luxury in the magic world. It was once considered a broom replacement of.

Ivan didn't know how much Sirius spent on that motorcycle, but it was definitely not a small amount.

You know, he spent most of the assistance his uncle Alphard gave him on this.

Sirius once told Alvin and Harry that after he ran away from home, his uncle left him a considerable amount of gold.

Measured by the wealth base of the Black family, his so-called "substantial" is actually a lot of money.

Unfortunately, in the end, due to the new secrecy act and the revision of the Magical Traffic Management Act, things such as flying cars and flying motorcycles are not allowed to be produced and used. Those things are flying around in the sky and can be easily spotted by Muggles.

The most immediate impact of this, the large-scale fusion of magic and science, came to an abrupt end and became popular only on a small scale.

This is the new policy promoted by Fudge in the early days of taking office, and it is also his biggest political move. It has been welcomed by many pure-blood wizards. It can be regarded as a disguised appeasement and compromise, which is conducive to the internal stability of the magic world and facilitates the post-war reconstruction. .

The core point of the pure-blood theory of magic advocated by the conservative pure-blood wizard family and Voldemort is the comprehensive abandonment of Muggle technology. They even called for the conquest of the Muggle world and the destruction of these so-called "technology".

If Voldemort completely ruled the wizarding world, it would be sooner or later to start a war with Muggles.

This is so stupid, Ivan agreed to strengthen management, but this one-size-fits-all approach is not worth advocating.

Whether you like to admit it or not, science and machines are developing very fast, and have surpassed magic in many ways.

The magic world should actively introduce technology to promote the development of magic civilization.

If he has the ability in the future, he will definitely suggest that the Ministry of Magic revise the law to promote the integration of magic and scientific products, such as the introduction of computers, televisions, and the use of mechanical engines on broomsticks, etc.

A few of them stared at the broken automatic ticket vending machine for a long time, and finally bought a subway ticket from a sleepy administrator. This transaction was mainly completed by Ivan, Harry, and Hermione, because None of the Weasleys had a clue about Muggle currency, or the purchasing power of that money.

Five minutes later they boarded the Tube, which rattled them toward central London.

Mr. Weasley was nervously checking the subway map on the window over and over again. Ron and Ginny looked as nervous as he was, while Fred and George looked at the Muggles who didn't want to wake up.

These people are ordinary office workers, and everyone has never seen so many Muggles.

"There are still four stops, Harry, and now there are still three stops. Well, there are still two stops, should we get ready to get off?" Mr. Weasley said excitedly.

Finally, they got off at a stop in central London.

There was a flood of people, and they were pushed out of the subway by countless well-dressed men and women carrying briefcases.

At this point, the Weasley family was extremely excited and kept looking around.

When it comes to using escalators, there is even more buzz. Looking at their expressions, people around them must have thought that these people came from the countryside and had never seen a subway or escalator in their life, otherwise they would not have made such a fuss.

Ivan had to remind Fred and George to be careful not to drop the contents of the pocket...

They went up the escalator, passed the ticket gates, and there was another chatter at the turnstile, where Mr. Weasley seemed delighted to see how deftly the turnstile swallowed his ticket, trying to figure out why.

It took them ten minutes to come to a broad street.

There are majestic and magnificent buildings on both sides, the street is already full of traffic, and both sides of the street are full of people.

Not far away is a huge square, with huge electronic signboards hanging on the outer walls of towering buildings, with various advertisements playing on them.

Ron opened his mouth wide and looked around in shock.

He had been to King's Cross Station before, but he had never been to the center of London, let alone imagined seeing such a shocking scene.

He raised his head to look at the tall building, and suddenly felt a little dizzy, and hurriedly grabbed Harry to prevent himself from falling.

In his heart, it was the first time that the birth of a Muggle turned out to be such a terrifying feeling...

"Fascinating, isn't it?" said Mr. Weasley, looking around blankly, "but what is this place?"

This remark startled everyone, thinking that despite Mr. Weasley's frequent checking of the Tube map, they had gotten off at the wrong station.

It would be too bad if that were the case, with seven wizards stranded in central London...

Ai Wen was a little familiar with that square, and his father's company headquarters seemed to be nearby.

But he hasn't been here for a long time, and he can't tell the difference between south, east and north.

The last time he was in the Ministry of Magic, he passed by the fireplace in Dumbledore's office...

"Ah, I remember, this way, boys!" said Mr. Weasley, leading them around and into a side road.

"I'm sorry!" he said, "I've never been here on the Tube, and to a Muggle eye, it's a completely different place. It's quite a shock here, to be honest, I've never used the guest portal once before. .”

They walked forward, and after about fifteen minutes, the buildings on both sides of the street gradually became less majestic and magnificent than before.

At last they came to a forlorn side street.

Just a few seedy-looking offices, a bistro, and a dump truck that's overflowing.

"Here we are!" said Mr. Weasley cheerfully.

"Is it here?" Harry thought the Ministry of Magic was in a much more prestigious place, like the square just now.