"But one of my parole Aurors told me that the clinging to tradition wasactually the problem. That the Wizarding World, for all its magical power, was busy stagnating and declining – while Muggles, despite their lack of magic, were using their vision and inventiveness to claw their way forward." Malfoy still refused to look at Hermione, and now the flush of red on his ears was spreading as though he were embarrassed to be telling her this. "He told me to compare wizarding fiction to Muggle science fiction." Malfoy fiddled with his napkin. "The Muggle interest in reaching out and grasping at even just an idea of the future is so different to wizarding fiction. That's all about the past; retellings of the old tales and legends, or of modern-day wizards and witches travelling back to the past."