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aussiegirl 
She turned back to Jake as he spoke once again. "Hmm...then what is the point of the lesson if we can't assume what he was thinking at the time? We have the facts on the back of the card and going from what it says, you have to assume that he was anti-muggle" Kayla raised an eyebrow at Jake. "Our feelings don't come into it, we have to go by the facts that are presented before us...no?"
Jake looked back up.
"But you just totally contradicted yourself by assuming something based on your feelings and opinions, which is what all assumptions are based upon. So if feelings don't come into it, you can't make that assumption. The facts are that he was driven away by muggles and that he created a wizarding village. There's nothing else." Black and white. He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable working in a situation where they had to discuss. Things could quickly turn into debates, and escalate to arguments. Jake tried not to think about the issue too much after that.
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potterhead23 Lyra was angy, but held her temper in. She took a deep breath before responding. "Yes, everyone has different opinions, but that doesn't mean everyone was right. I think we've gotten to a point in our history where we can say for certain that everyone is equal- no matter what their background. And yes, I consider hiding a deadly baslisk in a school as somewhat backwards." Lyra was proud of herself for not loosing her temper and for behaving like an adult.
Jake sighed.
Totally not my day. "I never said everyone was right, nor did I deny everyone was equal," he explained.
"And I for one was referring to what you called his 'backwards beliefs' and hiding a Basilisk in the school was indeed totally wrong, but it was an action he took based on the beliefs, not the beliefs themselves. I only commented on the fact that I don't believe it's fair to say he had backwards beliefs," Jake shrugged. It was all he'd meant, he thought it would be understood.