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Magenta had thought it wise not to give her answer as to why she thought it necessary for muggles to be kept in the dark about their existance. Looking around the classroom, there were certainly some here who still had ties to that world.
"It shows that muggles tried to exploit us and use our magic for their own gain" she said, unable to keep the sneer from her face.
"Indeed. But it also shows that muggles fundamentally do not understand what is possible with magic. The Muggle King in the story of Babbity Rabbity wanted to be given the ability to be magical himself. Muggles tend to look upon magic as a limitless thing. Imagination and Magic, to them are almost the same thing."
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individual "Muggles persecuted wizard children?" Evelyn asked, surprised. Muggles weren't a popular topic in her house, and the only time her parents mentioned them was when they told her to stay away from them. Other than that, the topic was off limits, including all history about them. "That's...wow...horrible." she lowered her voice. She was just about to answer his question when someone else spoke up first. Evelyn raised her eyebrows in surprise smiling slightly. "Well, that pretty much summed it up."
"They did. And that is why the statute of secrecy also ties in to the laws against underage magic." Truebridge mentioned.
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Ratel Arrick was surprised. He wasn't expecting Professor Truebridge to take his answer seriously.
"Normal people will jus' find other things to burn each other up for, they will," Arrick muttered, crossing his arms. "They already do, got tons. They ernt need magic as 'n excuse. All they need is oddness."
He should know that, out of all people.
Here, Arrick was lost again. He had cracked open his History of Magic textbook, but hadn't committed any of it to memory. He frowned as he listened to everyone else answer like it were a matter of fact.
"They will indeed. And that goes for wizardkind too. Many of our people are prejudiced in some way or another. Against muggles, against other witches and wizards who they think are less 'pure', against squibs, against beasts and beings... against werewolves... " Ethan paused, "It is important to learn to stop and think about where prejudice comes from. The usual answer to that question is fear. Sometimes the fear is irrational, we can't always explain it. Sometimes it is taught to us by our family or by society, and sometimes it comes from us directly experiencing something bad."
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LilFox06 Carter remembered flipping through the children's book briefly in Diagon Alley. He raised his hand. "Those stories show the danger of greedy people. Especially Babbity Rabbity where the muggle king becomes so obsessed he goes on a witch hunt." he said hoping he got his story straight.
"Right. The King was greedy. By nature, people covet things. Magic is coveted by muggles. It is impossible to make muggles magical, and that is one of the reasons that the statute is necessary; muggles demanded magic of their own."
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HG_forever Whit wrote down her notes while listening to the professor speak. Everything he was saying was shocking but it more or less reminded her of something her mother had told her about once. She rose her hand and asked, "Are those like the witch trials?" She had never heard of this Kind and Queen but she knew that those trials were extremely unfair.
She then heard Professor Truebridge bring up The Tale of Beedle the Bard. She knew a couple of the tales but she couldn't remember enough about them to answer his question. Everything that came to mind was only half a thought, so she simply sat there and listened to other student's answers, still writing down notes.
"Witch trials were directly linked to witchburnings. Sometimes it was drowning rather than burning but in all cases, if you were accused of witchcraft and survived the trials then you were a witch. If you died, then you were innocent. Innocent and dead. Naturally, it was the muggles that died."
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AmbiguouslyMe Tibi frowned. It sounded like some people were blaming Muggles for everything; he thought about how helpful his mum was about getting him to school and how proud she was of him. He raised his hand, "But, aren't they fairy tales? So... I mean, I'm not saying that some muggle didn't do terrible things... aren't they exaggerated to convince people not to tell? or to teach a lesson?" Tibi shrugged. "I mean, there are definitely wizards who did terrible things to Muggles, right? So it's not all on one-side?" He'd definitely read about that.
"Fairy tales indeed." Ethan nodded. "And in muggle fairy tales there exists many dark witches and wizards that were cruel and used their magic in negative ways against muggles. There are
still wizards that do terrible things to muggles. We are now more protected than they are."
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Satine listened to the other students' ideas and then finally decided to join in. She waited her turn and then raised her hand. "Well, personally I don't think that our history comes down to us vs them and them vs us. Our history is there for all creatures, magical and not, human and animal to be able to coexist together by learning from our mistakes in the past. Every culture has had to overcome rebellions over something whether they be magical or not." she pause for a minute to let her words sink in. "Ultimately, I don't think that this is a class to point fingers one way or another...this class is a class for us to learn from our pasts and...well...pretty much move on from our prejudices toward either magical or non magical creatures."
She glanced around to make sure that her words had sunk in. She was worried if this was how the first class was going to start.
"Indeed. Satine has summed up precisely the attitude I want all of you to aim for while in my classes. I do not mind you sharing your opinions, and for those of you who have been brought up in a prejudiced environment, I certainly do not blame you for holding certain opinions. I just ask that you keep your mind open and listen to what others have to say. And decide whether it is your opinion in truth or just something that you have been taught. You are all bright and able to make your own decisions on things. Learning to think, to identify, to listen and to understand are what I hope you will get from my class."
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"Well we wouldn't have to protect ourselves if they hadn't tried anything against us in the first place..." Evelyn muttered stubbornly to herself, crossing her arms.
Another student started to speak. 'One of those peacekeepers.' she thought, staring at the other girl, raising an eyebrow. 'If we're learning so much from our mistakes, than why are we still in hiding than?' Life wasn't fair sometimes.
"And against themselves. Do not forget that muggles hurt themselves in their attempts to harness magic and drive it out as something they did not understand."
Truebridge looked around the room, pleased with the answers he was getting.
"So, of course there are occassions where the statute is breached. Does anyone know of any particular breaches?"