Toby couldn't help but smile at the look on Glendower's face after he gave his answer, and ended up grinning right back at her. Couldn't help it, see; whenever someone smiled it automatically made him smile right back. The Hufflepuff nodded and started to write down everything that was being added to the board, and aaaaaaaaall the words that the professor was saying too.

At the next question he raised his hand super high, suddenly quite enthusiastic because there was something he KNEW ABOUT THIS. It was all rather exciting, because Toby was awful at remembering History facts, but he supposed his studying was helping.

"Eden said about centaurs, Professor. And they're considered Beings and all that, but they refused it, for the same reason that the merpeople did, because they didn't like sharing with certain other Beings, and said the prefer to be called Beasts. Sooooo... I guess sometimes it doesn't actually matter what the requirements of a category is, if they prefer to be in another one." Toby lowered his hand and began to fidget with his quill, twirling it between his fingers. "And the classifications get re-... re-thingied all the time. Re-decided, I mean. Beings used to be classified as things that can walk on two legs, but there was a bit of a disaster when they tried to have a meeting to discuss laws and stuff. So yeah... it changes all the time. I guess they decide the classifications based on what has or hasn't already worked."

But... why? Why WERE the classifications needed? Toby had no answer for that, and gradually a thoughtful frown appeared on his face. He... had nothing there.