Hogwarts: I am the White Demon King

The biggest challenge?

Hermione was slightly stunned, and began to seriously consider Sebastian's question.

Thinking about the state of the magical world, she quickly calculated in her mind, and then replied with certainty: "Is it the gap between pure-blood wizards and Muggle-born wizards?"

Hermione's eyes were full of confidence, obviously very sure of her answer.

After all, the reason the Dark Lord started the war back then was this reason. If there wasn't so much blood discrimination, and everyone was united, the magical world would definitely not have suffered such great damage.

Unfortunately, to her surprise, Sebastian gently shook his head, denying her answer.

"It's not a bloodline issue, this problem is more serious and directly related to the survival of wizards."

That serious?

Hermione frowned, thinking hard, but still couldn't find the answer, and had to shake her head helplessly.

Sebastian looked at her, his tone gentle but with a hint of seriousness:

"Hermione, since you are determined to step into the Ministry of Magic, and even aim for the Minister of Magic, then let me briefly talk about the qualities that a truly excellent leader should possess."

He paused, met the students' inquiring eyes, and slowly opened his mouth:

"The worst leaders only value power itself. They are self-centered, disregard rules and responsibilities, and regard the entire magical world as a chessboard to satisfy their selfish desires."

"There are also idealists. Their goals are great, and they are selfless, but the policies they formulate are often divorced from reality, leading to even greater chaos."

He spread out his palm and slowly raised it up: "Slightly better leaders can see the immediate contradictions and problems, are willing to face challenges, and try to find reasonable solutions, but their vision is limited to this."

"And the most outstanding leaders can see through the fog of the present and cast their eyes on the future. They not only solve the immediate problems, but also anticipate potential crises decades later, take action in advance, and pave a solid road for the magical world."

His voice was low and powerful, as if every word was knocking on Hermione's heart.

See through the fog and focus on the future, it seems that I still have a long way to go if I want to become an excellent Minister of Magic.

"Professor," she couldn't help but ask, "Can you tell me in detail, what is the biggest challenge facing the magical world?"

Little girl, the answer is actually very simple, but you probably don't want to hear it.

Sebastian smiled slightly, looked into her eyes and said: "Muggle technology is changing with each passing day. In a few decades, the magical world may have nowhere to hide."

"So, our challenge is, after the magical world is exposed, how can we wizards protect ourselves?"

Protect ourselves?

Hermione frowned, feeling very uncomfortable.

It's not the Middle Ages anymore. Even if it is exposed, what can happen? There won't be another witch hunt.

As long as we honestly abide by the laws of various countries, nothing will happen to the wizards.

To be honest, Hermione was a little angry. She felt that the professor shouldn't say such prejudiced and discriminatory words. According to the professor's words, Muggles seemed to be very barbaric.

"Professor, the saying of protection is a bit serious. Muggles are very peace-loving, so even if the magical world is exposed, there will be no problem for wizards."

Peace-loving......

Sebastian couldn't help but shake his head with a smile: "Hermione, most of the Muggle masses are indeed peace-loving, but the Muggle government is completely different, it is a completely different concept."

"The country under our feet used to have a title — the Empire on which the sun never sets. How do you think this title came about?"

Sebastian didn't know if Hermione had visited the British Museum in London. If she had, she would have found that most of the collections inside came from other countries.

Those priceless treasures did not come by themselves, but were plundered from other countries, and the Muggle government still has no intention of returning them.

In addition, no matter which country's history you look at, you can find that the battles between Muggles have never stopped from ancient times to the present, the most famous of which are the two World Wars.

With the magical world's population, according to the standards of World War, it would not be enough to die hundreds of times.

So, don't look at how many people Voldemort, this dark wizard, killed, but in the Muggle world, it's not a big deal at all.

Listening to Sebastian listing the facts one by one, Hermione's face became more and more ugly.

"This..." she stammered, "But that was all in the past. Now it's a civilized society. The Muggle government shouldn't plunder wizards, right?"

"Hermione," Sebastian said earnestly, "The wizarding community has a most basic demand, which is to maintain our independence, and this is precisely what most Muggle governments are unwilling to accept, especially the beautiful country across the ocean."

"Moreover, we wizards have unique talents. Our potions, alchemy items, and even spells are all things that Muggles envy. No one can guarantee that they will not covet them, and then hunt wizards and lock them in laboratories for slow research. After all, who doesn't want to become a wizard?"

The average combat power of wizards is not very good. In the Middle Ages, they could only hide when facing witch hunts. At that time, Muggles only used long swords, bows, crossbows, and pitchforks.

Now Muggle weapons are more advanced. If a battle really happens, most wizards can only flee. If they can't Apparate, they may not even have a chance to wave their wands.

Therefore, in the research and development department of Swan Alchemy, there is a department whose task is to develop spells and alchemy items against Muggle weapons, so that wizards will not be lambs to be slaughtered in the worst case scenario.

"Hermione, as a leader, you must consider the worst-case scenario, and never pin the safety of wizards on whether the Muggle government is peace-loving."

Hermione was speechless, wanting to refute but unable to open her mouth, she could only nod sullenly, which was regarded as acknowledging what Sebastian said.

"Professor," her voice was full of frustration, "Am I too naive and not suitable for working in the Ministry of Magic?"

"Don't be discouraged," Sebastian comforted upon hearing this, "You are still young, and you will understand what's going on when you see more."

"In this way, there are Muggle televisions in Swan Manor, and there are also computers connected to the Internet. In addition to special training every day, watch more Muggle news, understand the world situation, and then practice analyzing the political significance behind it. I believe you will grow up quickly with your intelligence."

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Ending the in-depth exchange about future careers, Sebastian did not let the students rest more, but took them directly to the dueling arena in the manor.

In the next few days, he personally guided them to practice dueling skills, from basic postures to the connection of complex spells, every movement was strictly required.

In addition, he also taught Harry and the others Apparition, allowing them to master this essential spell in advance.

Time passed quietly in the light of spells and the shouts of battles. Unknowingly, Harry's judgment day arrived.