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As the answers came pouring in, Meredith turned her back to the kids and began making a list on the white board. She was actually kind of pleased with the responses and while they varied in how they were worded, overall, they fit into a few basic categories which made her job MUCH easier. Who didn’t like that? SPOILER!!: Blending in/Precautionary peeps Quote:
Originally Posted by Saz Hale  Abby thought and said "Well we should study muggles to try to learn what is different in there world" Abby was a muggleborn so she should know stuff about muggles better than others Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana Kate wanted to bounce along in excitement over the professors cheery attitude. This professor was going to be AWESOME, zipper or no zipper. "That's okay, Professor," Kate said, looking at the zipper, "I had one of those break off my coat, too. Pesky little things." She didn't want the professor to feel bad at the start of her first class and all.
She didn't raise her hand to say that, because...well, that wasn't the question. The question was what Kate had an answer to, and so she extended her hand now instead of before. "I think it's because witches and wizards sometimes need to blend in with the Muggles," she answered, "We don't want them to get suspicious and think something's up when we don't even know what simple things like...rubber ducks are." Quote:
Originally Posted by Buggy-Boo "It can help teach witches and wizards how to interact with muggles, also help teach us how to keep the magical world a secret. And they are frankly a little funny to watch sometimes." Margo finished, remember how many times she had seen her mother do little tricks on her father. Maybe that's why he started to work more often as Margo go a little older. Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixRising But moving onward; why did she think they studied muggles? "To learn their social habits to be able to blend in when necessary, so we don't break the Statute of Wizardry Secrecy." Quote:
Originally Posted by lazykitty So she HAD read the notice board correctly, whoop whoop! She was definitely having to restrain herself from giving a fist pump. Because she wasn't the one that was being weird. And there went the professor's zipper. Oops. Heather liked this professor already, though. She had kind of the same enthusiasm as Professor Airey, which she liked.
So, why did they study muggles? "So, we know their habits and can blend in with them so we don't expose ourselves. Er, our magic anyway." Yeah, that. Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy Raising her hand, she offered an answer to the first question. "I think it's important to know about Muggles because we live in close proximity to them even if they don't know about our existence. If we know their habits and behaviours we can blend in with them easier. There are magical folks who live where muggles do, such as myself so it's important for me to know their behaviours. Besides, muggle things are just so interesting because they have to do everything without magic." Hehe, that was a rather long answer, but she didn't think Professor Moxley would mind. Quote:
Originally Posted by isSeeker The Ravenclaw raised her hand. "The wizarding world might lose its magic one day," she said, "and we have to get ready to live with muggles, without magic." Nicole did not want that to happen, of course, but she liked to live in the muggle world. Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin At the first question, her hand shot up and she wiggled those little fingers again. "If you don't know anything about Muggles, then you might make really dumb mistakes just out of ignorance and blow everything for everyone. Muggles will probably get real suspicious if you don't know something that everyone of them knows. We'd get suspicious if someone pointed at a wand and was like 'Oh hey, a stick. What you got that stick for?'" Quote:
Originally Posted by 2111jen Why do we study muggles? Why? Domino was a pureblood. Acording to her pare ts, m uggles were inferior to wizards and witches. She couldn't answwer this question. At least not truthfully. Sb e tried though.
"I guess Professor, because sense we can't avoid muggles, we might as well try and joon them?"
Is that how the saying goes? If you can't beat em join em? ”Several of you mentioned that learning about muggles is a good way for witches and wizards to ensure that they are able to blend in when in a muggle environment.” This was true, and necessary, if the wizarding world was to be kept secret. ”A good point to consider, though many wizarding families do have muggles in their lines somewhere, meaning more and more young witches and wizards will grow up knowing at least a bit about muggles. Knowledge is power and it can be a precautionary measure when trying to keep magic a secret.” SPOILER!!: Muggle contributions/them being interesting peeps Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Adi pressed his lips together as the zipper went airborne. Ahh, poor Moxley and her zipper. Still, wanting to laugh, the fifth year raised his hand. "We study muggles because they're fascinating despite their lack of magical abilities."
Well, they were. Loads of persons Adi knew back home were muggles and they were awesome. Including his dad. Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazenhani "Apologies Miss." She had...A lot on her mind. No, no excuses. Admit, fess-up and move on. That was the best way to handle situations. After all, it didn't sound like the Professor was about to start jabbing fingers her way. Remember for next time. Yes, she most definitely would.
She bobbed her head quickly as she dropped onto her chair. "Good day, Miss."
And then there was the zipper, departing suddenly and unexpectedly from the Professor's vest. Amur's eyes widened as she watched it clatter away, the question posed nearly eluding her attention.
Why study muggles? Amur's hand went up slowly, unsure if she really wanted to answer after not saying anything on her entry. She cleared her throat. "Because muggles make things like zippers, Miss. Things we need and use."
And because they were interesting, curious, two-legged creatures with improperly wired brains, stout hearts and very peculiar mannerisms. So sayeth her father. So-eth she would not repeat. Quote:
Originally Posted by Sararara Oooh right. A question. Her hand shot straight into the air and started waving around. Muggles! She knew about this one. "Well, muggles are people too and its good to learn about people who are different from us so we can be more considerate of them. Plus muggles are really smart 'cause they figure out alll these ways to get on without magic so learning about them can teach us about problem solving too." She put her hand down and smiled at the professor. Having answers to share was ALWAYS fun, especially when she was wearing purple. Purple made every situation better, just like glitter. Quote:
Originally Posted by Tegz "Professor, a lot of us came from them, or our parents did, or their parents did, sooo it isn't as if they're a whole different species or whatever. Its more like studying another culture, which is always exciting, you can learn so much that can improve your life.... like... muggle fashion for instance." Just an example off the top of her head. Most everyone dressed muggle these days, though some were quite behind the trends. "And sometimes the muggle ways are actually the best ways to do things, especially if a spell for something hasn't been invented yet. Learning about how the muggles do something can actually inspire witches and wizards to invent new spells or potions." She was inspired all the time actually.
For like, nail art reasons. Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry174 Angel raised her hand. "Because they are interesting and we might decide to live like one or marry one when we are older." Angel smiled. Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixStar Her hand was raised as she waited on her turn to answer the question. "Because muggles are awesome." She was one, remember? "Also, it's fun for me to see it from a witches point of view." It was entertaining. ”Our next category has to do with muggles being inventive and the way in which they’ve created items to solve problems that we, as witches and wizards, are able to use magic to solve. I think it is important to remember that it is the items, and the thinking behind their creations, that is most fascinating. The muggles themselves are actually not that different from us. As Ms. Banner mentioned, studying muggle life can truly be an inspiration to those in the wizarding world looking to invent new spells, potions, and products that make our lives better.” She gave the brunette a smile and then her gaze swept across the room, hoping to see the students taking notes. This stuff was important, yes? SPOILER!!: Quiet ones Quote:
Originally Posted by Lockhartian That question was the best the Professor could ask. Quite frankly, Oleander didn't know what he was doing here. He could live around muggles and blend in perfectly well. Yet the wizarding perspective could sometimes be rather interesting.
Wanna know what's more interesting? He kept doodling on the S for Slytherin on that nametag, and for some reason that it the one side that kept having issues with sticking to his clothes.
So, people were probably giving adequate answers, Oleander was better off dealing with the tag. Quote:
Originally Posted by Ginevra Cilla had been quietly listening. It was rather fascinating seeing how wizards studied muggles. She lightly fidgeted with her name tag as she listened.
Cilla could not add any further answers to what had already been said so she attentively listened. Quote:
Originally Posted by Harron Peasley He really needed to get into the habit of not calling himself a year seven, but a first year, because that was what the non magical people said. Non magical people being Muggles. Being the lesson he was in right now. He honestly still felt like one, not that he had anyone to tell, and couldn't understand why he was in this lesson. Maybe some part of the first year thought that it might be a subject he was good at?
Clearly not, though - he was stumped by the beginning discussion. Something about there being less Wiz-people? Eh, he'd just listen. Those being quiet were being observed by the Moxinator but she understood the fact that it could be hard to put your thoughts on such a broad topic into words. She also understood some students just weren’t interested and that was fair too. As long as they weren’t being disruptive, she was okay with the silence. SPOILER!!: Tolerance and understanding peeps Quote:
Originally Posted by Felixir "I don't know if it's the reason we do it, but I think it's important for living peacefully alongside them. Like... muggles don't know about us, and if we didn't know anything about them either, then there might be all sorts of confusing situations when the two communities overlap that nobody would know how to prevent or fix, and it could expose our world or something. And, also, and... sometimes people don't like what they don't understand or know very much about, so if wizards learn about muggles it means people will be more tolerant of them. And leave them alone. And not be mean." Toby knew that had been an issue in the past, with muggle and muggleborn hate, but he was quite confident (or hopeful to the point of fully convincing himself) that this was no longer the case. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Caleb honestly had no idea WHY they studied muggles or why it was necessary...but ah well. He didn't care. He was here for points and to prepare for OWLs, and that involved coming up with something to answer this question with...
He raised his hand. "We study them so we can understand just how hard life is without magic, and it helps us appreciate our powers more," he said. Awww. Those pooooooor poor muggles. Quote:
Originally Posted by Hera And then it was time to kick things off... and Merlin, she was odd already. Was that a muggle-in-wizarding-world thing??? Perhaps.
Nevertheless, he had opinions on why to bother taking the subject, so he way as well share them. Hand up straight, he offered his views point blank. "I think muggle studies is about understanding how muggles live their lives, not understanding all the useless things that half the muggles don't even know themselves, but things that can help us if we had to interact with other people in the muggle world." Yeah, yeah, not about mixing chemicals to make photograph negatives when shops did that for cheap. Quote:
Originally Posted by lemon He listened to a few answers, then threw up his hand and gave the only answer that made sense to him.
"Because we like to make friends, magical or not, and we can't do that if we dont understand them." Mhmmm. Quote:
Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy Why do they have muggle studies? Uh because it was good to know about muggles and their rules, customs and how they did things. Especially when there were muggles in the castle now! Raising her hand she answered the question. "I think we study them for many reasons really, like to learn more about how they do even the simplest things like wash clothes or cook when we use magic to do those, or to learn how their customs and traditions may be different from ours. Possibly even for the fact that it's just the right thing since many muggles come to Hogwarts." Hady didn't know how some of her fellow classmates would feel about this but really she didn't care. Quote:
Originally Posted by sarahlooo She raised her hand. "Professor, I think it's important because they surround us. It's true, we have everything we need in this wizarding part of the world, but we can't avoid muggles even if we wanted to." And she knew some people did, for some reason. "So we should learn about them and get to know their ways because we're really not that different. And those of us that think we are, are probably those who have grown up in a wizarding cave and raised with ignorance towards these other people." Evie cleared her throat. "No offense." She was just making a point. Mr. Newell’s answer earned a raised eyebrows but Meredith Moxley was glad that students were being vocal about their views. She wanted the classroom to be a place where everyone could be open and honest about their opinions and she’d do her best to keep an open mind as long as they did. ”Moving on, some of you mentioned tolerance and understanding between muggles and wizarding kind. This is important when we consider what has happened in the past.” Violence and misunderstanding and superiority complexes and other things which made Meredith’s stomach turn. ”Sometimes we fear what we don’t understand. In many cases, ignorance can create a cycle of fear and hate between two groups of people who, in all honestly, aren’t so different after all. If we take the time to learn and try to understand muggle life, we’ll be able to better understand the similarities that could bring people together, rather than just the difference that drive people apart. That’s how friendships can form, from understanding and a genuine interest in another way of life.” SPOILER!!: Hugh XD Quote:
Originally Posted by fanficfanatict As to the question, Hugh wasn't so sure how to answer that. It was far more complex conceptually then she was letting on. This was a BROAD question. A why do we do something question. And those picked at inwardly human things. The pursuit of learning was unique to human kind.
Hmmm.
He instead decided to write down his name while he mulled it over. Well, his name-ish.
He threw his hand up in the air to ask a QUESTION about her question, "Do you mean why in the broooooad sense or why in the why sense?"
Me, myself and I would like to know. Uhhhhhhh…
Meredith just sort of fixed the boy with an amused smile for a moment or two before giving him the best answer she could. ”Your choice, Mr. Hughbert. I’m interested in any and all takes on the study of muggle life and why it might be beneficial to us.” SPOILER!!: Mr. Adair’s point Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack "Well, Professor Moxley," he didn't forget her name either, nope. "There's a lot of stigma around muggles," he was using big words like 'stigma', see? "But really, they're not much different from witches and wizards. And I think that Muggle Studies doesn't just teach us the differences... But also similarities too? So that way we can blur the lines and not look down upon people who are muggleborn--," Oh ahem. "Uh, I mean people who are muggles." And last but not least, Mr. Adair’s answer. This was a good way to lead into the next part of their discussion and she gave the blonde a smile before addressing the group as the whole.
”Mr. Adair has touched on precisely what we’ll be focusing on this term. When looking at the day to day lives of muggles, we’ll find countless similarities. Muggles go to school, care for themselves and their families, provide food and shelter for their families, and earn money to support themselves just like witches and wizards do, though the activities they do to accomplish these things may be performed differently.”
Placing the marker she was using down, Meredith walked to the front of her desk and leaned against it. ”Let’s focus on muggle professions. There are all kinds of fields that muggles can go into to make a living but for today, we’ll be talking about the importance of communication and the way in which muggles get letters and parcels from one place to another. If anyone was paying attention to Mr. Tempus earlier, he noticed that I was wearing a post-person’s vest.” Meredith did a little turn, showcasing the item of clothing with a smile. ”Can anyone tell the class something they know about muggle mail and how it works?
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