The pale moonlight could not reach the Slytherin common room.
Located beneath the lake, the best view from the Slytherin common room was the Black Lake outside the windows.
However, at this hour, very few students would leave their dormitories just to admire the scenery.
Besides, at night, the Black Lake was completely dark, and nothing could be seen.
Draco Malfoy sat on his bed.
Since there was no moonlight, he raised his wand and cast a faint Lumos charm in front of him.
The soft glow illuminated only his immediate surroundings.
In one hand, he held a book, and in the other, his wand.
Draco focused intensely on the contents of the book.
As he read, his expression shifted constantly between confusion, anger, and calm.
Different emotions flickered across his face before settling into something complex and difficult to describe.
Eventually, Draco closed the book and his eyes at the same time.
Are pure-bloods really wrong?
No, we are not wrong, it is this world that is wrong.
Maybe the book is right, the theory of blood purity is too narrow and ignorant.
But were the things Father said truly wrong?
His thoughts were in chaos.
Instinctively, he wanted to seek help from his father, just as he always had.
Draco opened his eyes and walked toward his desk.
He picked up a quill, but suddenly paused, a look of struggle appearing on his face.
After a moment of internal conflict, he slowly put the quill back down.
He placed both hands on the table, supporting himself as if exhausted.
For the first time in his life, Draco did not want to rely on his parents to answer his doubts.
Instead, he decided to find the answers himself in the Hogwarts Library.
Draco did not understand what was happening to him.
Ever since he began reading that book, his long-held belief in blood purity had started to collapse.
This book seemed to carry a strange magic, pulling anyone who read it into its world.
Draco, reading it for the first time, had been deeply shaken.
This was not an ordinary book.
It was a book that could draw the reader's mind into the world within its pages.
A truly magical book.
But even more powerful than the magic itself were the ideas written inside it.
From the moment he opened the first page that night, Draco had been completely absorbed.
The confusion he felt now came from the clash between his upbringing and the ideas presented in the book.
He did not know whether to continue believing in the pure-blood ideals taught by his parents and abandon the book.
Or to let go of those beliefs and accept the new ideas it offered.
Ideas of equality between witches and wizards, of shared origins, of developing magical society, of building a new civilization.
Even if he did not say it out loud, Draco's thoughts were already beginning to lean toward the book.
He returned to his bed and hesitantly picked up Wizard Peace Theory once more.
As he began reading again, his consciousness was drawn back into that world.
He found himself seated in a classroom.
A teacher stood at the front, holding a ruler and pointing to the word "unity" written on the blackboard.
Around him sat blurred figures of other students.
When Draco saw the teacher again, his eyes showed both fear and respect.
Students, turn to page fifty-nine, today we will discuss the meaning of unity.
The teacher looked down and fixed his gaze on Draco.
Draco, explain the meaning of unity.
Draco paused briefly before standing up without hesitation.
Teacher, unity means that the majority stand together with one purpose and combine all their strength toward a single goal.
Very good, Draco, that is an excellent answer, but tell me, who should be included in this majority?
That question again.
A trace of hesitation appeared on Draco's face.
Previously, this was where he stopped and left the book's world.
But this time was different.
Draco remained silent, his expression filled with struggle.
If the time inside the book were compared to reality, he had already spent nearly two years within Wizard Peace Theory.
Every day had been different.
Every experience had been new.
He had once seen a world where magical civilization had reached its peak.
A powerful and ideal society.
Everyone was a wizard, and even those who were not had ways to become one.
There were no arguments about pure-bloods, half-bloods, or Muggle-borns.
Instead, they discussed advanced magical knowledge and theories.
They admired those who excelled in magic and sought to push civilization forward.
They pursued a higher level of existence, unaware that to Draco, they already represented the pinnacle of magical civilization.
There was both emotion and reason, without oppression or hierarchy.
It was a civilization shining with brilliance.
To reach such a society, one must never forget the sacrifices made during past reforms.
This was the sentence that impacted Draco the most.
Nearly two years of study in that world had changed him.
His eyes now carried a sense of reason and clarity.
The childish arrogance he once had was gone.
He could now observe things more objectively and from different perspectives.
All of this came from that book.
And over time, he had shifted from rejecting these ideas to slowly accepting them.
Now, the teacher's question was no longer simple.
It represented a choice.
Would he follow the ideals he had studied for two years, or cling to his old beliefs?
The answer was already clear.
Draco remained silent.
No one urged him to speak.
The teacher simply watched him calmly.
Then suddenly, Draco smiled.
The conflict that had troubled him for so long disappeared.
Wasn't the answer decided long ago?
He murmured to himself.
Then he raised his head and met the teacher's gaze, accepting the encouragement within it.
Draco slowly began to speak his answer.
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