The Anti-Muggle Underground in 2025 Fan Stories
Gary WhittakerPartager
🐍 The Anti-Muggle Underground – A New Threat with Old Roots
Understanding magical prejudice after Voldemort and how it survives into 2025 fan fiction worlds
💬 Hook
Not every threat ends with a Dark Lord. After Voldemort’s defeat, the wizarding world celebrated peace—but not everyone changed their beliefs. Anti-Muggle ideology didn’t disappear. It evolved. Quietly. Strategically. And for fan creators exploring Hogwarts in 2025, that legacy is fertile ground for conflict, mystery, and moral tension.
🧬 A History of Anti-Muggle Belief
Before you can write about magical supremacists in 2025, you need to understand the roots of the ideology:
🌍 Two Key Biases in the Wizarding World:
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Anti-Muggle prejudice – belief that Muggles are inferior and a threat to magical secrecy
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Anti-Muggle-born (Mudblood) bias – belief that magical bloodlines should remain pure
These biases didn’t start with Voldemort. They’ve been part of wizarding society for centuries. Voldemort’s regime just made them explicit.
🧛 Legacy Groups and Supremacist Factions (Canon & Implied)
🦴 The Death Eaters (Active during the First and Second Wizarding Wars)
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Led by Voldemort
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Promoted violent magical supremacy
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Included key figures like Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jr.
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Defeated in 1998, but ideology did not disappear
🕰️ The Sacred Twenty-Eight
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A list of “pure-blood” families still used in elite circles
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Many of these families (like the Blacks and Malfoys) perpetuated anti-Muggle views
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Even those who turned away from violence often retained elitist attitudes
🧣 The Blood Status Hierarchy (Still Present Post-War)
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Subtle forms of prejudice continue
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Hogwarts itself doesn’t fully reform
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Slytherin House remains associated with pure-blood ideals
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Ministry policies shift under Hermione Granger’s influence, but cultural change is slow
🕳️ Post-War: How the Ideology Survives
By 2025, Voldemort is long gone. But that doesn’t mean all wizards suddenly believe in equality. Just like in the real world, prejudice becomes more covert:
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Political figures argue for “preserving traditions”
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Secret societies form to protect magical “purity”
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Old money families maintain closed social circles
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Some Hogwarts staff or alumni quietly resist DEI-like reforms
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Muggle inclusion programs spark silent backlash
This creates space for a new kind of threat:
📌 Not masked in dark robes,
📌 Not shouting curses in the open—
But whispering. Manipulating. Watching.
🕵️♂️ How Fan Creators Can Use This in Stories
If you're building a story or game set in 2025, here are canon-safe ideas to explore:
1. A Secret Anti-Muggle Network
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Could exist within the Ministry, Hogwarts, or even a trusted ally
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Influences decisions quietly, delays reforms, and sabotages outreach efforts
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Leaves clues in misfiled records, ancient texts, or altered spells
2. A Hidden Purist Artifact
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Created by Death Eaters or a pure-blood family to “test” blood purity
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Reacts only to wands from certain bloodlines
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Could be cursed, enchanted, or require solving moral puzzles
3. A Teacher With Ties to the Past
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Former Slytherin, charming, trusted
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Publicly reformed… but privately recruiting students for a “heritage society”
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Eventually revealed as a spiritual successor to pure-blood ideology
4. Conflict Inside the Ministry
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A division meant to promote Muggle inclusion is blocked from within
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Hermione’s reforms face resistance from “moderates” who stall progress
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Players must decide: go public, stay quiet, or dig deeper?
5. A Ghost or Portrait Holding Secrets
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A dead Death Eater’s memory still lingers
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A magical portrait offers forbidden history in exchange for loyalty
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Someone from the past wants revenge—and still has influence
🔥 Why This Theme Matters for Jack Righteous Worldbuilding
One of the reasons I chose this topic early in the article series is because it connects deeply to the core ideas I’m exploring in my own universe:
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Spiritual rot hidden behind political civility
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Well-spoken villains who believe they're saving the world
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The cost of silence in the face of injustice
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Truth vs. comfort — and who gets to decide the difference
Whether I'm working inside Hogwarts or building toward my own canon with Jack Righteous, these themes keep showing up. That tells me they’re worth staying with.
💬 Your Turn – What’s Been Overlooked?
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Do you know of canon examples of post-war prejudice I missed?
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Have you seen fan stories that used this theme well?
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Is there a group, item, or character you’d like me to dig deeper into for this series?
👉 Drop a comment below.
This project is about building better stories — and understanding what’s already there so we don’t repeat lazy tropes or miss deeper truths.
📚 Coming Next: Fan-Friendly Character Profiles: McGonagall, Neville, and Beyond
Now that we’ve looked at the underground threat, we’ll turn toward the allies. Who would be protecting Hogwarts in 2025? What’s canon, and where do we get creative? Article 5 will guide new creators through the key Hogwarts figures likely active during this timeline.
Here’s the full series—built to show how to create an entire immersive game from scratch, inside a beloved universe, without breaking canon (or the law):
1️⃣ Fan Fiction Game Worldbuilding: A Jack Righteous Case Study
2️⃣ What Hogwarts Looks Like in 2025 for Fan Creators
3️⃣ The Marauders’ Legacy: Hidden Lore for Story Creators
4️⃣ The Anti-Muggle Underground – A New Threat with Old Roots
5️⃣ Hogwarts Staff & Allies in 2025 Fan Stories
6️⃣ Mapping Hogwarts – Secret Spaces, Magical Threats, and Lore-Friendly Clues
7️⃣ Magical Objects for Fan Fiction: Canon-Friendly Guide
8️⃣ Why Muggles Might Visit Hogwarts in 2025
9️⃣ Design a Fan Game Without Breaking Canon
🔟 Writing Scenes & Roles for Mystery Fan Games
1️⃣1️⃣ Player Goals & Conflict in Fan Fiction Games