Wizarding supremacy

"Gellert – Your point about Wizard dominance FOR THE MUGGLES' OWN GOOD – this, I think, is the crucial point. Yes, we have been given power and yes, that power gives us the right to rule, but it also gives us responsibilities over the ruled."

— A letter from the young Albus Dumbledore to Gellert Grindelwald

Wizarding supremacy refers to the ideology held by many witches and wizards, even those who oppose discrimination based on blood status, who regard themselves as superior to the non-magical Muggles. While many are content with simply remaining separate from muggle society, some believe that the world would be a better place with wizards in charge.

History

In The Tales of Beedle the Bard, there was a tale named The Wizard and the Hopping Pot. The original tale was favourably for muggles but when relations with them worsened in a later century, the tale was changed to be anti-muggle.

In the 18th century, Gideon Flatworthy was the leader of the Accionites. They thought they were finer and more nobler than people without magic, mainly because they were capable of using magic for everything. They would refuse to lift, carry or move anything without using magic. They were famous for their use of the Summoning Charm and were made fun of by the magic world at the time.

The most famous and perhaps dangerous supporter of the ideology was Gellert Grindelwald. Along with his friend, Albus Dumbledore, he wanted to end the Statute of Secrecy and rule the muggles "for the greater good". Albus himself added that it was also best "for the muggles' own good". They believed their magic gave them the right to rule.

However, Albus later changed his mind following the death of his sister, Ariana Dumbledore, in a duel started by himself, his brother Aberforth and Grindelwald, who fled. Grindelwald started a wizarding war and evaded capture for many years, until Dumbledore stopped him in a second duel in 1945.

The ideology is often mistaken for being the same as pure-blood supremacy. However, while they share a similar view of muggles, wizarding supremacy does not appear to have a problem with blood status. They have their own motivations and ideas for the world they would rule, which are shared by many people who do not agree with the ideology that pure-bloods are better.

Known supporters

Albus Dumbledore with his friend Gellert Grindelwald in 1899

Gideon Flatworthy

“Wizarding supremacists”	Reason(s)
Albus Dumbledore	As a young man, Dumbledore resented the damage a group of Muggle boys had done to his sister Ariana, as well as the impact it had on his family. With his friend Grindelwald, he dreamed of establishing wizard dominance in the world for the muggles' own good. After Ariana's death, he came to regret his views, as well as spent the rest of his life as a fierce advocate of equality and tolerance.
Gellert Grindelwald	With his friend Albus, Grindelwald planned to bring the wizarding world out of hiding, bringing muggles under wizarding control and guidance "for the greater good".
Gideon Flatworthy	Leader of the Accionites, an anti-Muggle extremist group active in the 1740s, who advocated that "wizards are not, like lowly Muggles, beings of burden, but nobler, finer and higher beings" and that, by extention, wizards ought never to fetch, lift, or carry, instead using their magic to do every kind of physical labour. Flatworthy was greatly criticised by the wizarding press at the time.

• Percival Dumbledore gained a reputation as a Muggle hater for his attack on three Muggle boys. What was not widely known however, was that his attack was an act of retribution for their assault on his daughter Ariana, which left her severely traumatised. He never revealed the true motives for his attack to prevent his daughter from being confined to St Mungo's for the rest of her life.
• The wizard in The Wizard and the Hopping Pot believed that Muggles were worthless, in contrast with his father's attitude. However, after the Hopping Pot began relentlessly tormenting him for not helping his Muggle neighbours, he changed his opinion and started helping the Muggles.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (mention)
• The Tales of Beedle the Bard
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay