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[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 year ago (14 children)

The reason in books: muggles will oppress or kill them, falls flat in the face of their overwhelming power. And the fact that they've never had much is an issue.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

I don't remember if it was a main book or one of those charity publications but she specifically decided to mention that witch burnings, when they caught a real witch, just resulted in the witch casting a spell that made fire tickle a bit.

[–] Mysterious_old_man 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I also remember this from the books, some even enjoyed it to the point of getting caught on purpose

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

Wendelin the Weird was into freaky shit.

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