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Moxley hated being a downer and was pleased to see that many of the students had taken in what she’d said and moved on, their positivity carrying them past the small hiccup that had occurred in the form of her mini lecture on rules. Now she was able to sit back and listen intently as the kiddos offered up their idea of muggle pastimes and really, they were quite knowledgeable. The brunette was pleasantly surprised, per usual. SPOILER!!: Sports! Quote:
Originally Posted by sarahlooo 
She raised her hand. "They like football," she contributed. "And they like to watch it on the telly." Rather convenient when you didn't feel like going out to a game.
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Originally Posted by SarcasticStrawberry Anyway she listened as Moxley talked to the class. See muggles and magic folks really wasn't that different. But maybe different like pastimes as Moxley was obviously getting at here. Using her observant super powers there. She raised her hand. "Muggles have a sport called baseball, muggle families go to professional and amateur games all of the time." She had been to a few with Mercedes when she lived in New York. Very interesting sport. But still quidditch was better. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom
Thankfully, class was officially underway and he could finally participate and do some LEARNING. For those important EXAMS he had coming up! He raised his hand. "There's this game called baseball. It's really popular in America - it's sort of like being a beater all the time, as the object of the game is to hit a ball with a bat and then run around on some bases and try to score runs. It can be either really exciting or really boring, depending on the pace of the game. You never know what you're going to get," he explained with a smile. He'd seen a baseball game when he'd gone to New York this summer! It had been very exciting, even though the home team had lost, the other team hit a TON of home runs which were exciting and then they had FIREWORKS!
Quidditch needed fireworks. After the game, of course, because that would be totally dangerous with people flying around still...
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Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin
He thought of one and raised his hand, "Playing Wiffle Ball?" He played that game with his cousins a lot. He didn't know when it was invented but he was pretty sure for a long time.
Sports seemed to be the big pastime that the students were interested in and Moxley wasn’t at all surprised. It was one of the subjects that muggles and wizards had always shared a passion for, though the games played were quite different.
”Sports are certainly a pastime for muggles all around the world! Whether muggles are playing them or watching them, sports inspire enthusiasm, loyalty, and competition, as well as teamwork. It is also important to note that a sport can be done individually or with a team. They can also be played professionally or recreationally.” SPOILER!!: Games! Quote:
Originally Posted by emjay
Henry had every intention on answering with the name of a sport, but as several other classmates beat him to the punch, he started to lower his hand. Oh wait, he knew something else! Raising his hand high again, he answer once he was called upon. "My Grandma likes to play Bingo." And, being that she was a muggle, he knew that was a good answer.
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Originally Posted by Casey O E
She almost didn't answer the first question, but she knew an answer. "In parties with loooaaads of muggles, the kids will go into another room and play board games or card games or watch a movie, and the parents will stay and talk about politics, which frankly I find fascinating so sometimes I've stayed behind and listened." Quote:
Originally Posted by ChanceCoeur Hearing the teacher start talking... She realized she didn't grab a sticker. Groaning, she laid her forehead on the table. Come on Noelle, cheer up now.
Sighing, she listened to the professor talk some more. She kept her head on the desk though. Finally, not wanting to loose any points, she carefully lifted her head and lifted her hand. " my family is half-blood but we live as muggle farmers .. So we farmed and played different games such as corn hole to past the time. Quote:
Originally Posted by RandomRaven
Okay, moving on to the lessons. This question was so EASY for her. Growing up in muggle neighborhood and go to school with them, of course Ava knew very much what did they like to do for fun. Hand up in the air, the Gryffindor girl answered the question. "Muggle kids love to play games. Like, going to arcade game center and there are so many games there. But mostly girls don't enjoy it, so they prefer to gossip and chat with the others about boyfriend, make up and any other weird things."
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Originally Posted by Tazzie
Moving on...she was talking about pastimes. Muggle pastimes! Ooooh. Owen had lots of pastimes! Raising his hand, the young badger said, "Games! We play games at home, Professor maa'm! Cooking games, puzzle games...we even play backyard soccer!" He beamed shyly. Quote:
Originally Posted by Symphora Oh oh! He knew this answer!! He could mention tons of muggle favourite pasttimes. He raised his hand excitedly, "Definitely video games and football for me! And also miniature golf, years ago muggles like to play them with a group of friends and family as well." Quote:
Originally Posted by laurange Giving an air-five to Kaycee for suggesting Netflix and chilling, which were amazing things that had survived fifty years of modernisation, he beamed. He'd been a couch potato with Netflix too, when he hadn't been practicing the cello. ALL THE CATCH-UP MARATHONS happened in the summer. Mmmhmm. He would have to ask her what shows she watched later. Because she was clearly the only one here who actually knew about modern muggles. "Video games, professor." They pretty much took over all sporting things by now. Sports had to be playable in tiny spaces because there were no more wide open ones. Those were probably extinct. Or deserts, but it would be pretty difficult to play football in the Sahara. Quote:
Originally Posted by VRSCIKA
Oh snidgets, now she had to name a muggle past time? Henric easily reeled off a list and she sighed a little. She knew the football and video games were what he played, but that was about all that she knew. Oh wait! "Muggles play chess too I think....it is just different." Her voice betrayed her and showed her uncertainty as her accent got a little thicker. She wasn't certain how it was different fully, she thought it was just that without magic the pieces didn't move or talk but, she could be wrong. This was NOT her strong suit.
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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl
"Using their ekeltronic devices." Like what, besides the fellytone, he did not know. Had someone said tellytubbies? That was a pastime?
Meredith Moxley had always been a fan of games and the brunette nodded enthusiastically when several were mentioned. They were still definitely a staple in muggle and wizarding communities alike.
”Games, yes!” Big old Moxley grin for the class. ”Games come in many categories. For instance, party games like truth or dare. There are also tabletop games which would include any card games or board games. Any game you can play on your table, hence the name!” She paused, letting people catch up with notes. ”Another big example would be video games. These are electronic, a word Mr. Truebridge was thinking of, I’m sure. Under this category, we can list arcarde games, computer games, and mobile games. “ SPOILER!!: Television/Cinema! Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry174 Angel the heard the question that was asked and she raised her hand and with a wibbly voice she replied. "How about watching Wimbledon, it's a sort of tennis event." And with that said she just tried to concentrate on not crying. Quote:
Originally Posted by Awarlesta Black
Unfortunately, this class in curriculum existed and here he was, squinting. What do muggles do for past time? Merlin knows. Boring stuff, he supposed. What did Aslan do for fun in the summer? She was part muggle, wasn't she? Raising a hand casually, he spoke softly, "I suppose they go to the cinema, don't they?" They do that, yeah? We do that too, no? Don't know.
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Originally Posted by LilFox06 Really, what was with these rules?
Anyway...
Kaycee, conveniently, knew all about muggle fun. Although, a lot of the things she knew could be considered fun to who were magic. Like her.
She raised her hand. "There's Netflix and chilling." she offered. "Last summer I actually spent a lot of time catching up on all the shows I missed." And she felt sorry for anyone who had no idea what she meant.
She also felt sorry for those people that had no idea what muggles did. Poor souls. Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
As for the question though... A lot of the answers were really, really amusing. The seventh year had to try his absolute best not to laugh at some of the things that were said... But y'know.... Ahem. All in a days work. "Watching television shows," with family and friends. Marathons, binge watching old reruns, waiting a week for each new episode OR WAITING TWO YEARS for three episodes and another hiatus. Ahem.
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Originally Posted by Star-Lord A muggle past time? Weren't there loads of things?
Timmy had peeked into her old neighbor's house once and saw them dancing around. Not her type of dancing, of course. She was a professional. But they didn't seem to do that often, mainly when they had free time. "They like to watch the telly a lot. My previous neighbors even yelled at it," Timmy nodded.
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Originally Posted by littledhampir What did muggles do for fun? They probably did a lot of the same things wizards did, except without the magic of course. But Olly had to come up with an answer nobody had said yet. And it had to be good. He raised his hand. "They watch movies!" See? It wasn't such a weird thing. He liked to watch movies too, even old muggle movies with Ellery and Colin. "Some movies have magic stuff in them, like boys who can fly, but for muggles is all just pretend." Ha. How boring. Ah, the telly. Moxley was definitely a fan! She particularly liked a little old show called Antique Road Show but she could talk about that another time.
”Watching television is certainly popular among muggles! For those unfamiliar with such things, consider how we have moving photographs. Television shows are like moving photographs, but ones that talk and can move through many different scenes, acting out different stories.” That seemed like a good way to explain, yes?
”Going to the cinema is another pastime muggles enjoy. The cinema is a large building where several big screens show stories, similar to the ones shown on the telly. The difference being that the stories are called movies and are longer than ones shown on the television, which are called episodes, and are based around one television show.” That was probably incredibly confusing, yes?
”If anyone has questions on this after class, I’d be more than happy to elaborate! Point being, watching movies and television shows on the telly or at the cinema are certainly popular acitivities!” Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Ohh, what an easy peasy question! The Hufflepuff listened to some of the answers. Blaise had the right idea alright! FOOD! YES! Eating was very important and one of the best thing to find one's self doing. Henric had the right idea too! Football was fun but not as much as cricket. VIDEO GAMES! Adi wanted to high five Brian right there but too bad he was sitting away from him.
Anyway. Hand up, the seventh year supplied, ''Listening to music, Professor. Or playing their own music on their instruments. Or both.'' Yes, both. Both was good. ”Great addition, Prefect Rehman!” Moxley gave the Hufflepuff a thumbs up. ”Music, whether muggles are listening to it or playing it, is certainly extremely popular among the masses!” And who could blame them, really? Especially when there seemed to be the perfect song out there for every mood or occasion. SPOILER!!: Outdoor activities! Quote:
Originally Posted by DanialRadFAN01
It was when they'd had a car.
The first year raised his hand, "Professor, I think some Muggles like to get in their cars and go for drives for fun instead of just driving them to get to places."
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Originally Posted by feeheeheeny
Popular Muggle pastimes, though? She could think of loads, and without even hesitating, Soph raised her hand to respond, "Tobes in all his Muggle-loving ways likes skateboarding, professor." Which, y'know, wasn't entirely helpful, but Moxley had been around Soph and Toby long enough to know who "Tobes" was, undoubtedly, and no doubt knew just how prone Tobes was to take the Muggle way in everything he could.
Still. Weird that she was talking about a graduated student? Perhaps. But. It was MUGGLE STUDIES and MOXLEY. Tobes was forever associated with those in her mind. So. Ahem. Nothing to be concerned about here, guys. Just another day.
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Originally Posted by Meizzner So they were starting off with favorite muggle pastimes. Though the two could be the same when you're a muggle born. The more Dante got to thinking about it. But that was all the thought he gave to that because he was actually going to answer. Though he was not listening to much to see if what he is going to say has already been said.
Oh well and
You should be honored Professor Moxley that im answering....He was kidding obviously. Though a couple years ago. Not at all.
"Going to the Beach"
It was one of his favorite things to do beside riding his bike and what the Head Girl said.Though it could be a pastime to some. No idea. He was only fourteen. Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 So they were going to talk about muggle pastimes. That explained the Professor's attire for the day......sort of. When the class was called to order, the first question of the day was posed. Janelle listened as her classmates began to answer the question and raised her hand to give her thoughts.
"Some Muggles like to ride bikes.". At least that's what Janelle's muggle friends and family members liked to do. That was one of the things that Janelle really used to enjoy. Quote:
Originally Posted by Hey Ju
"Yoga." Was her contribution, because she was interested in that particular activity. "And gardening." She added because that happened to be her favourite pastime. A lifestyle, even. There were a few more things that Jet knew about, but she thought those two were the most relevant for the moment, especially for what the professor was wearing. Unfortunatelly she was aware they wouldn't be doing Yoga that day, for that was no Yoga attire.
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Originally Posted by MudInMyBlood Oh yeah. This was going to be another fun lesson, not that she expected anything less. Her hand shot into the air. "Camping, professor." Outdoorsy stuff. That was always fun. She thought back to the time her and Adi went camping together. Lots of good memories. Quote:
Originally Posted by hermionesclone
"ROCK CLIMBING!" Which looked like it was a LOT of fun, by the way. "There are centres where you can climb rocks safely with instructors standing nearby but that's not NEARLY as fuuuu...... uh......." He cleared his throat. "dangerous as climbing actual large rocky structures and mountains." Innocent!smile.
Now this raised a question: when was his mum going to let him go rock climbing? Hmmmm?
Meredith Moxley wasn’t exactly the outdoorsy type but she did like to step out and get some fresh air everyone once in a while. Probably why the brunette could identify with muggles and their love of doing things outdoors.
”There are many muggle pastimes that take place outdoors! Whether it’s something physical like bike riding or rock climbing, or simply sitting at the beach and enjoying the sunshine, muggles enjoy being outside and getting fresh air!” Quote:
Originally Posted by Stefan Ethan raised his hand, waited for his turn, and offered his answer when it was his turn. “Shopping, I suppose? My mum and aunt used to do that after working on a joint project…” Well, that’s what his mum would tell him when she goes and meet up with his aunt…when they were both still alive, that is. The seventh year lowered his hand, and sunk back in his seat. Hmmm, shopping. Moxley tapped her chin. ”Shopping is one of those things that can go either way. Something like grocery shopping is something you need to do to survive because of food so that might not necessarily be for enjoyement.” Though Meredith certainly loved it. ”But clothes shopping, that is something that might excite and entertain so yes, I’d say shopping could be a pastime depending.” Noting the boy’s change in posture, Moxley gave him a reassuring smile and moved on. SPOILER!!: Crafting! Quote:
Originally Posted by Shanners Muggles. Totally fascinating, even though he had grown up around them. Still fascinating. Utterly fascinating. His hand went straight into the air. "Crafting, Professor!" Or something sporty, but if it was something he had dabbled in that people wanted to know.. then crafting was his answer. Quote:
Originally Posted by Sararara
She made a slightly exaggerated point of bending over to take notes on what the other students were giving as responses, before putting her own hand in the air. Muggle pastimes were easy peasy, her gran and gramps had...a couple of them. Plus the french muggle kids who they played hung out with sometimes. They did stuff. "My gran's a muggle and she likes to knit! That's a pastime, and it uses up a whole lot of time, too." Nastily time consuming, uh huh. And Boring with a capital B. "And lots of people like to go to the cinema to see films 'n stuff, too." NAILED IT.
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Originally Posted by Govoni
"Scrapbooking, Professor." Reagan actually didn't KNOW if this was the case in the muggle world...but she personally LOVED to make scrapbooks. It went with her flower-pressing, and all the trips she'd taken with her family. Rea was pretty big on commemorating events in her life, you know? Surely...the non-magic folk did something similar.
Crafting! Moxley was something of a crafter herself! She didn’t have herself one of those fancy craft tables or anything because her husband refused to indulge that hobby but she would be using that on the reg if she did!
”Very good! Crafting is when one uses their skill to create something. Knitting and scrapbooking are indeed very good examples!” Two thumbs up for those. ”My daughter and I make jewelry together sometimes. She’s a big fan of beading which would be covered under crafting as well!” SPOILER!!: Thinking Outside the box! Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo It wasn't like this much would come on his exams so he'd let his hand relax for now but left the quick quotes to keep scribbling as the Professor went on. By the time she was done, his hand was waving all finger wiggly through the air. "Oh! Oh! Oh! I know! Eating, Professor, Muggles like spending time eating and I know we do TOO but it's not about us right now it's about them and the HUGE sandwiches they made up and how they gotta have looooooads and looooads of food every time they plan an event." Which....was also something wizards did but that wasn't the POINT. His Dad took him to the park all the time and there were usually muggles just sitting on the grass EATING.
Geddit?
Somehow he didn't think he explained that right but the concept was there; food. Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin
Focus, Dottie G. "I think Muggles like to ride up and down on their moving metal staircases. They're always doing that when we go to King's Cross. Up and down and up and..."
Uhhh…ehhhhh…errrrrr….okay.
Moxley was going to speak to Mr. Bellaire first. ”I’ve never actually thought of eating as a pastime, actually. Well, unless you were one of those people who entered eating contests. I’d say that could be considered one. Still, food is a passion for some people. Something like cooking would fall under a pastime as people get great enjoyment out of it.” She’d have to think on this some more, yes. ”Interesting suggestion, Mr. Bellaire! I like the way you think.”
Moving on to the Slytherin Prefect now, yes? ”Those moving staircases are called escalators, actually! Fascinating things though some people find them a bit scary.” Silly, really. They were so helpful! ”I’m not quite sure I’d say those are a pastime, more a means to get to a place requiring less effort on your part. Still, good thinking!” It was a unique answer and a good try, if nothing else.
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Originally Posted by Squishy
The discussion turned to muggle pastimes, and Paulina heard a lot of her fellow students mention sports, but she wanted to contribute something different to the class. Raising her hand she said, "a lot of muggles like to read." And play karaoke. She supposed that one answer was all that was required, however, so she left it at that.
”They do love to read, yes!” Enthusiastic nodding from Moxley. ”Reading is one of the pastimes that muggles and wizards and witches have in common! While we read for work and for school, reading can be for leisure, too. I do hope some of you partake in this pastime.” Quote:
Originally Posted by Poolicious
Popular muggle pastime?
There were a LOT of things muggle liked to do during their pastime. Football. Basketball. Or just sports in general. Watching TV. Going to the beach. Play games. reading books. And her classmate already mentioned them all.
"Host a party." They certainly liked to host a LOT of parties, especially her muggle neighbor back in Denmark. And no one has mentioned that right?
Oh, another answer she hadn’t thought she’d hear. ”I’m not quite sure party hosting would be considered a popular pastime. It can be stressful at times, what with the planning and making sure everyone stays entertained. Still, there are those who do enjoy the act so I’m glad you brought it up. It’s definitely one of those activities that could go either way.” SPOILER!!: Quiet Students! Quote:
Originally Posted by hermionegold Gwen rushed in at the last minute, her pink curls bouncing. Muggle studies would be an easy class for her considering her mother was muggle-born and her father was a half-blood. She looked at the professor, Moxley, who was wearing a bowling shirt. Of course Gwen had been bowling, alleys were a dime a dozen in America. "Muggle past times" was written on the board. Gwen decided that she would just high-five the teacher next time, considering she was already in her lessons. She grabbed a mood sticker that said, "alone." She still didn't really know anyone, unfortunately.
She started writing all the Muggle things that she liked to do. She really liked to paint. And she loved her computer. She loved social media and fanfiction and Netflix. And of course, reading and writing for fun. Quote:
Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline
Quidditch was certainly a wizarding one...one that Benny enjoyed, even if he didn't get to play it anymore. As for muggle ideas, the seventh year was content to listen as others offered up suggestions they either knew fit the bill or that might. Crafting...and sports, bingo...and movies,traveling...and games. It was pretty much an assortment of things. Yet the topic of board games kinda took away what had come to mind that both worlds played...chess.
Oh well.
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Originally Posted by Felixir He had been so focused on trying to work out the business with the faces on the stickers, that Daxton had not been prepared for anyone to interact with him. He jolted slightly in surprise when hand appeared, pointing out one of the faces, and looked up to see a real life human face looking right at him. A real life human face framed by some very vibrant red hair. Daxton blinked, then looked back at the stickers.
Though a part of him was resentful about being given help, mostly he was just just so confused by the stickers that the explanation was almost welcome. A social convention; that explained why it made little sense, but if it did not matter if the sticker was not perfect, then what was the point of choosing one in the first place?
Daxton was not one to intentionally try to please people, though sometimes catering to his own needs just happened to coincide with doing so, and as he did want the moment to go away faster, that was exactly the case today. No doubt people would soon be staring; Daxton had already noticed the Moxley woman looking in their direction. He peeled the blue sticker off of its sheet and stuck it directly onto his school tie.
As for the rest of all that, Daxton was very abrupt in shaking his head 'no' at the threat offer of a hug. He opened up his notebook to the first page where his name was written, and then looked up at the girl - Dot, her name was - again, noticing her badge for the first time. Another one. These prefects were everywhere; was it catching? Did you perhaps sprout a badge after breathing in the prefect germs? He hoped not. It seemed illogical anyway. Daxton gave the badge a long look, an impassive expression on his face. Her sticker got the same treatment, and then Daxton looked away again, considering the exchange to be over.
Once the class started and the emphasis was immediately placed on rules, Daxton felt the ennui coarse through him. Always, always, on about the importance of the nonsensical rules. Not that it mattered to him so much this time, of course, as it was unlikely he would be returning to his class.
When the other students began providing answers, Daxton did not bother taking notes or trying to think of his own response. Instead he focused on what everyone else was saying, and how strange some of their answers were too. David Truebridge seemed to be talking another language entirely; Dot was talking about metal staircases being a pastime; one boy had mentioned 'wiffle ball', which sounded like he had just made it up on the spot. It was all very curious, and everyone in the class, at some point or another, ended up with Daxton's full attention. For all the wrong reasons. There were always students in class who preferred to listen and while Moxley encouraged participation, she was glad to see that those few at least seemed to be paying attention to what was being said. Hopefully they’d jump in later in the discussion. Quote:
Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy
When the door shut Hady swung her eyes to the front of the room and the professor. Things were being said and she would make sure she knew what. So they would be doing something that had to do with having fun? This she could answer easily! Raising her hand intent he air she gave a simple reply, "Would it be safe to say that they go bowling professor or shall I give a different answer?" Cause well Moxley was wearing a bowling outfit and all so it made sense for someone to say it.
Bowling, yes! Moxley chuckled at Ms. Lynch and then shook her head. ”That’s a perfectly acceptably answer and you’re right on the money! Let’s discuss bowling a bit more, shall we?”
Eyes on the class as a whole, Moxley addressed the group. ”Bowling is extremely popular among muggles and to be good at it, you need technique as well as practice! Please raise your hands and offer up one thing you know about bowling. Those of you unfamiliar with the sport should be taking notes!”
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