As her classmates gave their answers and Professor Newton discussed the topic, Shay took notes. She tried her best to keep up with the conversation, writing down the key points as they went along. Then it was Professor Stewart's turn to tie in the Muggle Studies part of things. And a two part question was on the floor. The first one was pretty straightforward. The second one, well that was a matter of opinion and that was something that her classmates had no shortage of.

Shay raised her hand and when she was called on, she added her two cents to the conversation. "Carlotta Pinkstone spent some time in Azkaban because she repeatedly did magic in front of muggles. She believed that it was the right thing to do. Whether you agree with her or not, I guess you have to admire her for standing up for what she believed." Shay did not necessarily agree with the woman, but she could see where she was coming from........which led to her next answer.

"As for the Statute........I think in a perfect world, it would be great if we could repeal it. Wizards and muggles living together in harmony." Shay, however, was not so naive as to believe that this was possible in today's world. When had she become so jaded? "Outside of Hogwarts, I live in the muggle world and right now, I don't see that happening. Some muggles today aren't completely accepting of muggles of other races, religions and cultures. How can we think that they will be accepting of us? I also think that some wizards aren't quite ready to accept muggles either. Someday maybe the statute won't be necessary, but today? I don't think that's the case." Someday.