She quite liked the swamp.. even with it's aroma and the sounds.. oh the sounds...
It was exciting stuff.
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Obviously the teacher has not heard her question so Sarah raised her hand and asked it again.""The muggle world is very scared about crumbling ecosystems, about how Humans are abusing nature and soon nature wont exist etc. Can the magical world survive without ecosystems, making spells to imitate nature, like spells to give off oxygen or suck up carbon dioxide or decomposing spells?" Sarah looked at interest at the swamp before her, she had seen it before. Sarah was not worried about the dirtyness of the swamps, rather she was nervous about what was lurking it. She was scared of crocodiles and poisonus snakes that tend to lurk in the swamp and mosquitoes that carry malaria. Those were all muggle animals yet there was also magical creatures to contend with. Sarah was sensitive to smells, so she was feeling a bit queasy and nauseous and her head ached. Her smile once bright had turned limp. She breathed through her nose now as her nose contained cilia to filter the air for her respiratory system.
Oohh good question.
"Nothing can survive without ecosystems... but ecosystems are forever changing, they adapt, but they will always be there just perhaps not as they used to be."
But in terms of magical influence...
"We can alter or manipulate conditions through magic... so in a sense we can sustain particular ecosystems, yes." Quote:
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JustAlice Aurora must have walked past this swamp a million times... but she'd always just accepted it as part of Hogwarts and hadn't bother to question its existence. She hadn't even thought much about it being there, or how it worked. It was just... there.
She stood there, looking at it curiously. She'd assumed it was just a bit of magic, but if they were here on an eco-systems lesson maybe it was more than that. "Professor? Is there anything living in there? I thought it was just created from magic or something..."
HOLD UP.
"Is it possible to create whole eco-systems with magic?" Because that would be AWESOME.
Did anything LIVE in there. Well it certainly looked that way.
"Of course," she said naturally.
"When there are conditions ideal to meet to needs of particular organisms who are they to go elsewhere?" After all, the swamp had been there a long time now. It should even be heritage listed.
"To an extent, there is only so much magic can do... and powerful magic at that... but ultimately nature has to take its course."
Alright, enough dilly dallying.. if there were laggers they could answer to her later.
"So as you can see, the second part of today's lesson will be a case study of the Weasley Swamp. Now I'm not a history teacher, so if you have any questions about its origins I suggest you consult Hogwarts, A History or alternatively go see Professor Scabior, I'm sure he'd appreciate your questions." Oh how priceless that would be. She really did hope at least one or two of them would do and take up his time.
"For now, just drop your bags against the wall so that you're comfortable... and you'll need to take notes."
Now, to see what they already knew about swamps.
"There are typically two categories of swamp, the first is fresh water and the second is salt water... can anybody offer me a characteristic for one of them?" OOC: The lesson will continue in approximately 15 hours. Please only offer ONE characteristic for EITHER salt water swamps OR fresh water swamps. Thanks! (;