Heath was so lost in thought that he didn't notice the nod from Schmoe or really anything else until the professor spoke again. Wasn't it obvious what the dangers of assumptions were? all assumptions did was breed division and oppression. Every person who'd been here last term had seen it firsthand! Visceral anger roiled within him, not at anyone here, but at all they'd endured last term because of one man's assumptions.

Normally Heath was cautious about answering in class, but this time his hand shot up. "Once one starts down that path of making assumptions, it's easy to build on it," he said. "Maybe it starts with stereotyping a specific group of people, such as muggles. Then those assumptions get applied to people descended from said group, then eventually to anyone associated with that group, no matter how tangentially until… it never ends!" His voice trailed off and he blinked, shocked at the impassioned speech he just gave.*

Taking a deep breath, he returned to his usual quiet, matter-of-fact tone as he answered the other part of the question, "I think the best way to move beyond it is to educate yourself and others. Instead of relying on assumptions about people, learn from them, and share what you know with others so that those stereotypes can die."