is just as bad as Mudblood.

Why not go and take a look?

Is it that you don't want to? Or that you disdain it?

Perhaps. For wizards who pride themselves on their pure blood, let alone visiting the Muggle world, the mere thought of breathing the same air as Muggles would make them wrinkle their noses in disgust.

But why is it that even wizarding families like James Potter's, who are so close to Muggles that they are considered traitors by the pure-blood community, know nothing about the Muggle world?

Because of a lack of awareness. Because of arrogance, because of compassion—yes, compassion.

Too compassionate, I couldn't bear it and turned my eyes away.

Even the Potters might think the same way, right?

"What's so interesting about Muggle life? They have such a hard life! But we're powerless to change it! All we can do is try our best to eliminate the discrimination that exists within the wizarding world, sigh..."

And what did Edmund think?

Edmund gave a slightly helpless look.

"I sense you're becoming increasingly confused, Lily. Weren't you just a little excited that wizards were interested in Muggle life?"

He answered in a pretentious manner, as if he had asked Mrs. Evans to buy it for him to please the little witch in front of him.

But he didn't like the misunderstanding, so he suddenly reverted to his expressionless face.

"To be honest, I'm very rich, but I don't have much time. I know this sounds ridiculous, like a brainless rich kid showing off. But it's the 'truth'."

"I have two housekeepers and three head maids. Although they don't pay much attention to me, when I need some books or experience in dealing with something, I only need to ask my mother to relay the information, and they become excellent helpers, sharing everything they know with me."

"I don't mean to insult or belittle you; I'm just sincerely explaining to you. This is my habit when I'm trying to understand something. I hope someone can help me find the accurate and effective information from a sea of ​​uncertain data, saving me the time of sifting through it."

Lily Evans frowned slightly, looking uncomfortable.

For a child her age, it is difficult to see the differences in values ​​from the perspective of class differences.

If the Evans family hadn't reached middle-class status in the Muggle world, and if Lily hadn't often gathered with her family to watch movies and TV shows on television, she might have even thought Edmund was just putting on an act.

Seeing that she understood, Edmund smiled politely again.

The question that followed had nothing to do with politeness.

Have you discussed this topic with Snape?

"...What?"

"Regarding what you just asked me, 'Why don't wizards go and see the Muggle world?' Have you discussed this with him?"

Lily pursed her lips, a hint of worry showing on her face.

Before she spoke, she glanced around, as if afraid that Snape, who had called her away to see the prefects, might suddenly turn back and overhear her words.

"Why do you ask that?... Well, actually, there's nothing wrong with saying it."

"Severus and I are very good friends. He was very worried about me and told me that he only found out after he entered Slytherin that there were many grudges between our houses, and the students of the two houses have always been at odds."

Edmund laughed upon hearing this. But Lily, with her head bowed low, didn't notice that he was mocking someone's evasiveness.

"...That's one thing I don't understand, Edmund! It's not just Severus and you; I've never thought anyone else was particularly awful just because they were Slytherin. Cobblepot and Walpole, who always sit next to you, both seem very studious, and Carol's grades are quite good too."

"I find it hard to imagine that they would treat me differently just because I'm a Gryffindor; it really doesn't make sense. Even if 'discord' has become a tradition between the two houses—what does that have to do with us freshmen?"

"If tradition is wrong, then break with tradition. We can start getting along from this generation onward, and that shouldn't be a problem!"

Edmund gazed happily at the red-haired girl before him, his blue eyes incredibly gentle.

"That's terrible," he said regretfully. "You must have been surprised when James targeted Avery, right?"

Upon hearing this, Lily looked up sharply, as if she had finally found a kindred spirit.

"Oh my god—yes, that's it—finally someone understands me!"

The little witch clenched her fists and gritted her teeth in pain.

"That's outrageous bullying! I've spoken to Severus about it, and I think we need to take action and report it to the professor—Potter and his gang are going too far, and ignoring it will only make things worse!"

"But Severus disagreed. He thought it was common and normal for this to happen between Slytherin and Gryffindor... I don't see how it's normal! It's terrible!"

Edmund smiled and looked at the human before him with affection.

"It's just as bad as him calling you a 'mudblood'."

"That's right! Even if Avery is always very rude, that's not it."

Once Lily started talking, she complained quickly and urgently, and it wasn't until she responded that she realized what Edmund had said.

She froze, her big green eyes wide with confusion and astonishment.

"...What?"

"Mudblood, I won't do it a second time, Lily."

Edmund tapped his fingers and said casually.

"By the way, if someone dares to call you that to your face, my personal advice is that you should just punch them in the nose and smash it in... Oh, sorry, I forgot you're 'very witchy.' I think floating them up and throwing them out the window is also a good option."

"And, I didn't mean to upset you, Lily, but to make sure you understand what I mean, allow me to ask one more question: do you know this word?"

Lily's expression was blank, and for a moment, Edmund thought she was about to cry.

But she didn't; the girl's lips trembled, and her tone was flat and emotionless.

"I've seen this word in a book. It's an offensive term."

She choked for a moment, then, after catching her breath, her speech suddenly quickened:

"But all those books say... say that this kind of discrimination is no longer common compared to the past..."

Edmund blinked.

"Let me guess, is this what they said? 'The wizarding world has made great progress in addressing racial discrimination. Some members of Wizengamor have declared that they will consider legislation to ban the use of racially discriminatory terms like 'Mudblood' or 'Muggle.' They will mandate the use of neutral terms like 'Muggle family background' in future publications to describe them,' is that right?"

Lily Evans stared at Edmund in disbelief.

Edmund chuckled twice.

"I bet your next question is how I knew that."

"...The answer lies in that stack of magazines you kindly gave me, Lily. It's the Muggle government's promise to 'Asian British' and 'African British.' Think about it, does it sound familiar?"

"But that makes sense. You're a white girl, you probably never imagined that one day you would be discriminated against."