 right side- disagreeing Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?
Brandon knew being on a side meant something! His suspicious instincts had been right the whole time. Luckily, this was just a class debate, and it had two sides that could be argued, so he was okay with being forced to sit on a random side. He was on the right- that meant disagree. So he had to disagree with the statute of secrecy. He personally believed that it made sense as a law, but he saw reasons to argue against it... Here goes.
"The statute was intended to protect magical beings from harm, which makes sense, but it's pretty strict. You aren't supposed to tell anyone outside of a spouse and kids and your parents. But I think that... it's a very narrow view of what an important relationship is, and it discourages making close friendships with non-magical people if you have to spend your whole life hiding your true nature from them." He paused. "There have been several recent wars that put m- non-magical people in danger, and it seems dangerous not to warn close friends that they may be at risk." He paused again for a second, thinking the question over. "Additionally, it seems unethical to obliviate people because they found out about magic in one way or another, if they're not doing anything harmful. Taking someone's memories away from them is so violative, and it's not their fault that a witch or wizard chose to break the law." Nobody would believe what they saw, anyways, so he didn't see how damaging it could be except for in a small subset of cases, like a dragon attack. It was cruel and wrong to erase somebody's memories without their permission, in his opinion at least.
Basically, he thought that the idea of the statute made sense, but he thought it was too strict, and it didn't consider the rights and interests of non-magical people enough. |