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WhittyBitty · 07-22-2017, 05:34 PM

Having said her piece about avoiding heated debate (though she was sure that there were those who would have enjoyed the chaos), Rosalyn felt ready to address the class further.

And really she was pleased that there were students who knew so much about the Statute. "Great job everyone! I'm not going to go into TOO much detail about the statute, but I WILL elaborate a bit on the history of it. As Miss Diggory mentioned, it was signed in 1689 but wasn't properly established until 1692." Were they writing this stuff down? They never could know when dates would be important when it came to her lessons. Really they should be taking notes in general.

"As Miss Valentine mentioned, it was first brought about in response to persecution that witches and wizards faced. It was felt that offering muggles help at that point in time would be a death sentence." Rightly so seeing the amount of magical folks who were killed by muggles because of their magical abilities. "While there WERE those who managed escape, there were some who weren't as lucky. They had their wands stripped." One notable witch in her opinion was Wendelin the Weird who actually allowed herself to be caught 47 times because she used the Flame-Freezing Charm and actually enjoyed the tickling sensation that was produced when muggles tried to burn her! Crazy stuff. "Remember that the catalysts for the magical community for wanting something to be done were: the increase of witch burnings - including innocent muggles, persecution of wizarding children by muggles, and muggles who wanted magic performed for them to help them out, on top of being taught how to use magic."

Rosalyn paused for a moment before continuing. "The Ministry of Magic attempted to liaise with the muggle monarchs in charge of Britain at that time - William III and Mary II - through a special Ministry Delegation, but their attempt at gaining magical protection under muggle law failed." Something that she was sure that not too many people knew about. "You could say that was the straw that broke the camel's back, and as Miss Spinnet and Miss Morrison both mentioned, when the statute was put into effect we weren't allowed to perform magic in front of muggles." Something that should NEVER be repealed. Of course this was only simple terms, but nonetheless it was a good way of stating things. "This is why a number of magical villages came about. With the two societies alienated, witches and wizards joined together to create their own communities, and they were attracted to small villages and hamlets." One notable example of this was Godric's Hollow.

"Though of course we should keep in mind what Miss Sparkes has said about the Statute being in place to protect muggles as well. Think of the Death Eaters for example! Even with the statute in place they performed cruel acts on muggles. Imagine how much worse it would have been if there was no Statute in place. Miss Phillips is spot on with her comment about ignorance and fanatics." While there were certainly ones who wouldn't have cared about laws put in place, there were others who DID care about that - the Malfoys were a notable example. Anyway, Rosalyn wasn't going to elaborate on the muggle aspect because that was for Kaysha as the Muggle Studies expert!

One final thing, though. "I'm glad that Mr Ashburry-Hawthorne mentioned magical creatures, because that is an important part of the statute as well. They fall under Clause 73, which was enacted in 1750. This is why we have to be VERY careful of magical creatures around muggles and why incidents involving muggles and magical creatures have to be dealt with. Think about all the dragon incidents that have occurred." Of course that was only one example.

At any rate that was her part done. Time for her to hand things over to Kaysha. "Now we shall hear more about things from Professor Stewart."

All yours, Kay!

OOC: Thanks for all the great answers, guys! I tried to include everything into my post. Sorry if I missed something; that wasn't intentional.

Ali will be moving us along at around 11:00 pm EST. Catch up posts are welcome as always!

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WhittyBitty DMT & DMAC Wrackspurt Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 237,094 Hogwarts RPG Name: Madison Valentine Fifth Year x12 x9	♥s her SS family l Wifey is MINE \| Naughty Niffler l Whittysaur l #awkwardturtle<# Having said her piece about avoiding heated debate (though she was sure that there were those who would have enjoyed the chaos), Rosalyn felt ready to address the class further. And really she was pleased that there were students who knew so much about the Statute. "Great job everyone! I'm not going to go into TOO much detail about the statute, but I WILL elaborate a bit on the history of it. As Miss Diggory mentioned, it was signed in 1689 but wasn't properly established until 1692." Were they writing this stuff down? They never could know when dates would be important when it came to her lessons. Really they should be taking notes in general. "As Miss Valentine mentioned, it was first brought about in response to persecution that witches and wizards faced. It was felt that offering muggles help at that point in time would be a death sentence." Rightly so seeing the amount of magical folks who were killed by muggles because of their magical abilities. "While there WERE those who managed escape, there were some who weren't as lucky. They had their wands stripped." One notable witch in her opinion was Wendelin the Weird who actually allowed herself to be caught 47 times because she used the Flame-Freezing Charm and actually enjoyed the tickling sensation that was produced when muggles tried to burn her! Crazy stuff. "Remember that the catalysts for the magical community for wanting something to be done were: the increase of witch burnings - including innocent muggles, persecution of wizarding children by muggles, and muggles who wanted magic performed for them to help them out, on top of being taught how to use magic." Rosalyn paused for a moment before continuing. "The Ministry of Magic attempted to liaise with the muggle monarchs in charge of Britain at that time - William III and Mary II - through a special Ministry Delegation, but their attempt at gaining magical protection under muggle law failed." Something that she was sure that not too many people knew about. "You could say that was the straw that broke the camel's back, and as Miss Spinnet and Miss Morrison both mentioned, when the statute was put into effect we weren't allowed to perform magic in front of muggles." Something that should NEVER be repealed. Of course this was only simple terms, but nonetheless it was a good way of stating things. "This is why a number of magical villages came about. With the two societies alienated, witches and wizards joined together to create their own communities, and they were attracted to small villages and hamlets." One notable example of this was Godric's Hollow. "Though of course we should keep in mind what Miss Sparkes has said about the Statute being in place to protect muggles as well. Think of the Death Eaters for example! Even with the statute in place they performed cruel acts on muggles. Imagine how much worse it would have been if there was no Statute in place. Miss Phillips is spot on with her comment about ignorance and fanatics." While there were certainly ones who wouldn't have cared about laws put in place, there were others who DID care about that - the Malfoys were a notable example. Anyway, Rosalyn wasn't going to elaborate on the muggle aspect because that was for Kaysha as the Muggle Studies expert! One final thing, though. "I'm glad that Mr Ashburry-Hawthorne mentioned magical creatures, because that is an important part of the statute as well. They fall under Clause 73, which was enacted in 1750. This is why we have to be VERY careful of magical creatures around muggles and why incidents involving muggles and magical creatures have to be dealt with. Think about all the dragon incidents that have occurred." Of course that was only one example. At any rate that was her part done. Time for her to hand things over to Kaysha. "Now we shall hear more about things from Professor Stewart." All yours, Kay! OOC: Thanks for all the great answers, guys! I tried to include everything into my post. Sorry if I missed something; that wasn't intentional. Ali will be moving us along at around 11:00 pm EST. Catch up posts are welcome as always! __________________ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ Last edited by WhittyBitty; 07-22-2017 at 07:20 PM.