Alice mainly stayed out of the debate. The only times she interfered were moments when it looked like students might be about to start interrupting each other (but her class was way too behaved for that) or when a student seemed like they wanted to participate but were unable to. One in particular caught her attention. Ms. Dantes was looking rather dejected, despite having written what seemed like a very long answer. Hmm...

Walking over to where Dantes was sitting, Alice peered down at the essay she had just written. Alice was relieved to see that she had indeed been writing something related to class. "This looks like a well thought out argument," she said softly (while everyone else was still debating) so that only Tina could hear her. "Would you like to read it out, or would you rather I take it now and grade it later?" Although she had only skimmed the essay, she understood that Tina was arguing against repealing the wand ban. Perhaps she didn't want to say anything for fear of being in the minority opinion? If that was the case, then Alice would certainly be happy to spare her any embarrassment she might feel and simply give her feedback in private before the next lesson.

Walking back up to the front of the class, Alice waited until the final student had finished speaking at least once. "The debate portion of our lesson is over. Thank you for answering in an orderly fashion and for respecting your colleagues opinions. This is an important discipline that every good debater should have." Although she had involuntarily winced upon hearing the Hufflepuff's comment/joke about goblins being bloodthirsty.

"For our final questions in today's lesson, I would like to ask you if you have learned anything interesting today. Was a point raised in the debate that you hadn't considered before?" Another question came to her at the last minute, something she hadn't planned on asking. "I am also curious about your firsthand experience with goblins. Aside from Gringotts, have any of you had dealings with a goblin or part goblin?" She gave a brief look to Anna. This look was her way of showing that she didn't mind if the Gryffindor revealed her secret. The debate was over so it was okay.

ooc: Catch up posts are still allowed.