great-warnovel Excerpt from Chapter 446, Section 1
Excerpt from Chapter 446, Section 1
Excerpt from Chapter 446
"Conversations with Granger: Finding Balance Between Black and White"
In-depth interview series with The Wizard's Will newspaper, Part 1.
The afternoon sun shone through the skylight into the hall where Hermione Granger was. This wizard, who had twice captured Malfoy and killed Voldemort, and was the most powerful wizard at Hogwarts after Dumbledore, was now curled up in his iron chair, holding technological products seized from the Soviet Union.
Her brown hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and her unmade-up face still showed the innocence of a young girl, yet she could not hide the burning light in her eyes—a unique temperament that blended the mystery of a great mage with the majesty of a ruler.
"I'm sorry, you might think that learning about technology is a heretical act." She waved the glowing Muggle metal plate in her hand, "but I need to know them well enough to make the right judgments."
Part One: From Wasteland to Castle—The Awakening of a Witch Beetle Lady: The recent weather circles over New Paris, and the much-discussed pyroxene core—these are all your creations.
What prompted you to develop such magic?
Hermione: (After a moment's thought) In a way, it was inevitable. Ever since that first magical riot in the Muggle community, I've had countless fantasies about how to use my powers. To kill others? Or to rebuild all of this?
After entering the world of magic, everyone gave me different answers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, but—(shakes head)
In 1992, I spent my first summer as a student in Godric's Valley, which was a turning point.
There, I gained a deep understanding of how wizards and ordinary people interact in the magical world, as well as the severe consequences of nuclear war. People yearn for reconstruction, for the sky and the sun, and I believe that is the meaning of magic's existence. This world needs my presence.
Ms. Beetle: You have publicly criticized the UMNO party and some of Grindelwald's ideas. Are these ideas still consistent today?
Hermione: (laughs) Of course, many people have subtly suggested that I "stop mentioning the Dark Lord all the time," but if I don't dare to shine my own light, how can I become a new sun? Dumbledore, Grindelwald, every great wizard does not follow the same path as others, and so do I.
Part Two: Controversy and Action – When Students Become Rulers: Beetlewoman: Your policy of Muggle ascent has offended many wizards in New Paris. How do you deal with this resistance?
Hermione: First of all, neither Dumbledore nor Grindelwald, the two greatest wizards of this century, are proponents of wizarding isolationism. They both advocate the integration of magical society and Muggle society (shrug).
One advocates for a gentle, equal integration, while the other advocates for a clear and strict hierarchical order. We must admit that both have their advantages and disadvantages. Without commenting on whose proposition is more correct, I am simply making what I consider to be the smarter choice and attempt within a small scope.
Ms. Beetle: You were deliberately targeted by Lucius Malfoy during your student days. Did those experiences influence your later governance?
Hermione: When he threatened the school with aid and power and suppressed all the Muggle wizards, including me, I thought about this question: in the new social structure of the future, is there a need for the nobility to exist? In the new class system, what should be the standard for judging rise and fall? I think it should not be bloodline.
Part Three: Vulnerability and Strength - The Real Life Behind the Halo Ms. Beetle: Putting aside the dazzling halo, you are still just a 15-year-old girl. Do the expectations of two cities and countless people make you feel pressured?
Hermione: (bows down and taps the chair lightly) People who know me well always say that I have a mature soul that doesn't match my age, but I think that whether it's learning magic or governing a city, one cannot forget the dreams planted in childhood. Magic is the power of the mind, but if a wizard alienates himself in the pursuit of certain things, he may never be able to reach his dreams again, and his magic will probably no longer become powerful.
As for the pressure you mentioned, perhaps there was some when you first faced Voldemort.
Ms. Beetle: How do you balance your priorities as a student and a policymaker?
Hermione: (Shaking the tech gadget in her hand) I don't miss any opportunity to improve myself. To be honest, on the path of magic...
Schools and libraries are no longer of much help to me, whether it's Hogwarts or Durmstrang.
Even the old—(here she paused) Grindelwald—could only offer me directional advice. My identity as a student was merely to keep me from forgetting who I was. In reality, I haven't stepped into anyone else's classroom in a long time.
Part Four: The Future and Footprints - Moonbeetle Lady Beyond Borders: New Hogsmeade and New Paris, it can be said that the wizards of the world have been united in your hands. What is your next move?
Hermione: (She frowned for the first time) I don’t like that. It’s not that I unified the wizarding world, but that Dumbledore and Grindelwald. I’m just a girl standing on the shoulders of giants, taking an extra step on their foundation, a step that the world was bound to take.
We still face many challenges, both ideological and practical. I believe that, compared to internal strife and war, it is more important to temporarily set aside our prejudices and work together to restore our civilization.
Lady Beetle: If one day you were to leave like Dumbledore, in what way would you like to be remembered?
Hermione: (chuckles) It's best not to be remembered! Glaciers, the Forbidden Forest, and the Moonfoxes have existed for millennia, but they don't need to be remembered. If anything must be left behind—(looking at the sun gradually slanting across the skylight)—I hope that when someone looks up at the moon, they might occasionally remember: "There once lived a witch here who didn't want tragedy to always be on earth."
At the end of the interview, Hermione insisted on seeing the reporter to the elevator. The setting sun cast a long shadow of hers, sweeping over the droppings and dirt left by birds on the Eiffel Tower. This girl, often referred to by the media as the "Lion Queen," was now crouching down, carefully lifting one of the vibrant green wildflower seedlings.
"Look, it will bloom again next year," she said softly, as if discussing the fate of the entire planet.
[Reporter's Notes]
In this conversation, Hermione displays a rare "contradictory unity": she uses the magic of the Brilliant Stone to change the world, yet she is not arrogant because of it;
She inherited Dumbledore's ideas but did not deny Grindelwald's; living in the worst of times, she upheld "kindness and childlike innocence." Perhaps, as she said, "Hate is like a cloud of dust obscuring the hearts of wizards and Muggles, and she will tear it apart, like a weather circle, letting the moonlight shine into every corner."