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Tegz 
"Brennan Cooper." Paaaause. Oh yeah, hand up. He did that. "He's my second cousin even though he's real old and all." Sixty three, West was pretty sure, "That's Mo's uncle."
But that wasn't what West's answer actually was gonna be, he was just interested from hearing Sierra, that was all.
"Oh, yeah," Sierra said, with one simple upward nod of her head.
"That guy." He was Mo's uncle? Well, I'll be a Mo
nkey's uncle. You learn something new everyday. So she and Mo had a little in common. Who was Mo anyway? Was that that guy from the opening feast? The one Odessa was asking so many questions about?
...and why was Sierra asking so many questions? Was West rubbing off on her?
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Lezleighd She walked towards the first row of desks and then continued, “Speaking of young voters…How old do you have to be to vote in different regions or countries? For instance, in the United States, you must be 18 to vote.”
Merlin!
Sierra had been in such deep thought about
asking questions that she forgot to answer one. She frowned to herself then copied down some notes.
- People say you have to be either 18 or 21 in most countries in order to vote.
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Lezleighd "So let's think about the age of voting...at what age do you think a voter should be to be allowed to vote in the Board of Governor elections coming up and make sure you have a solid reason for your age...." she said excitedly...she was always excited to ask a question that required the students to think on their own and justify themselves.
"Definitely seventeen," Sierra said, raising her hand.
"It's the age we get to apparate and graduate school. I think if we're old enough to travel alone, we should be old enough to know how to properly cast a vote." Yup. It only made sense.
"Plus, if we're graduating, we've learned all the basics of our magical world. I think we'd know enough by then to be able to vote." What's waiting one more year going to do anyway?