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Old 01-18-2015, 05:28 AM   #83 (permalink)
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Gabriel had taken a moment with his nametag...before sticking it to his robes. And this was simply because he was trying to build himself up to this lesson with a woman professor. Yes, he'd been doing better with this as a 'thing'...but there was still the case of this particular professor being NEW, too.

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Gabriel Banner, "Gabe", Ravenclaw Sixth Year
He busied himself with his notebook next; getting it ready for vigorous note taking. When in doubt, focus on the notes and writing and pretend that was why you couldn't do much talking. It always worked.

SPOILER!!: Muggle Studies notebook!
Gabriel P. Banner
Ravenclaw Sixth Year
October 16th, 2085
Muggle Studies classroom


Muggle Studies Lesson 1: Muggle Mail

Why do we study muggles?
The need to blend in: When needing to coexist with society, we wouldn't want to raise suspicion by not knowing what the simplest of 'muggle' items are. [Kate Addison]
The need to trade: Muggles make important materials like zippers/buttons and grow crops that witches and wizards would need to survive; clothing, food, etc. [Amur Neverwinter]
To gain tolerance: To more efficiently coexist with what you can better understand. [Tobias Tempus]
To feel grateful: To better appreciate the power we have and to better understand the muggle struggle without things that make our lives more convenient. [Caleb Newell]
Relationships:...because friendships/love? often blur the lines between muggles and our kind. [Dima Toussaint]
To be more efficient: To know when it's right to use magic for something and when it right to just carry on in the muggle way of things. (i.e. when there isn't a spell and/or magic to carry out a certain task) [Ruby Banner]


How does MUGGLE MAIL work?
Stamps and envelopes are used.
They have to pay a fee.
They do not use owls, but person to person delivery.
They have their mail delivered at different speeds depending on the class of stamp/fee.
There is a sorting process before mail goes out (which makes it take longer)
Muggles take days off, meaning their mail doesn't run on certain days/holidays. This differs from country to country.
Sometimes addresses are written incorrectly or someone has moved from one place to another, meaning the mail system must 'return to sender'.
Different countries abide by different customs laws.

There. Now that THAT was all caught up...

Gabe considered the most recently asked question and had written out a comprehensive list...Of course, most everyone had said something about the mail that he'd written down. He smiled just a little bit to himself...JUST A LITTLE. Not a lot. Gabe didn't smile, typically.

"Uh.....Well *some throat clearing*, different countries have different holidays...Much like...the States and...England, for example. There...are different days the...mail can't...run because establishments are...closed."

Nailed it.
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