[ SECRET POST #2889 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2889 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Kind of an off-topic question but...

[(Anonymous)]

I think where you're running into trouble here is that you're not making a clear distinction between capability or power and moral superiority. Yes, magic is might, but might does not equal worth.

Magic may be a desirable trait which Muggles (and Squibs) would understandably envy. But wizards do not possess this additional capability due to any particular virtue on their part. It was an accident of birth, sheer luck of the draw. They could just as easily have been born a Muggle or Squib, and therefore they have nothing in particular to be proud of. Magic (or at least the genetic ability to use magic) is not an accomplishment. They didn't work for it, they didn't even have to ask for it.

It would be like being proud and thinking you're a really awesome person because you happen to have striking blue eyes. Yes, it's a desirable trait and no one would blame you if you were glad for it; but no, you're not better than anybody else, you're simply lucky.

I think possibly a better analogy would be: people born into wealthy families are at a definite advantage over poor people, but this doesn't make them better. They have more and can do more, but none of that means squat in terms of their worth as human beings. A very poor person who is kind and compassionate to others, shares what they do have, and always tries to do what's right, is a better person by far than a rich snob who looks down his nose at people who lack his advantages.

So: Magical people could be forgiven for thinking that they're more fortunate and blessed with advantages than non-magical people, and for being glad that they weren't born Muggles or Squibs. But better? No. Just luckier.