Cass raised her hand once more "I don't know any wars in Wiltshire...but my great great aunt, or something like that, in the mother side, which are the Blacks, died in the war here in Hogwarts. Her name was Bellatrix Lestrange. It didn't have an effect on me personally since I was only born recently, but my mother used to tell me stories about her childhood how it was terrifying times, even for purebloods. and I think it had a huge effect on how the wizarding world is right now...if that didn't happen, our society wouldn't be what it is today."

Arabella-Marie thought and raised her hand and said "Well there was a battle at Malfoy Manor where i came from quite a few years ago"

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Joshua Marchbanks
Slytherin
Galway, Ireland

Joshua had been so entertained with doing his little parchment, name thingy that he hadn't even noticed that the class had already started. Oops? So .. what were they talking about? Maps. History. Places.

Oh, he knew that!

Raising his hand excitedly, he placed his piece of parchment riiiiiiiight infront of him. "That's because we're important, Ma'am! So, the place where we come from is important too." Yup. That was all.

*Siiiiiiiigh*

The battle re-enactment last term. So much fun. Especially when concerning captains, spatula's and those dreaded clothes pegs.

Trix didn't exactly get what the professor was asking really. Did she mean choose a battle from where SHE lived? So a battle in Powys, or maybe Wales. There were a few of them, but it didn't exactly differ her opinion on anything. Trixie was born in Wales originally, the house she currently lives in. However her family had two homes whilst her father was playing Quidditch out in America, so her and her mother were back and forth between Wales and America until they moved permanently back to Wales, so to think of anything that effected her view would be kinda difficult.

But she had a question. "Professor? Are we focusing specifically on Wizarding battles or Muggle ones as well?" she asked. "I'm pretty certain there hasn't been a wizarding battle where I come from...." she stated. She could talk about one battle quite near her however.

Iris frowned whilst grinning at the Teachers resonse. Darn. Iris wanted to play Battles. Hehe. Nevermind. Maybe that would be in the next class.

Hmm. Battles that would affect your view because of where you came from? Iris raised her hand again, "Um..." In actual fact, Iris didn't know much about Wizarding Battles... "The world wars? Maybe..." Okay... they were Muggle.. and a LOT of battles as opposed to just one battle... but SURELY the Wizards had something to do with those, too?

Because... after all, if you were from England, you're views on the war both DURING the war and after would be WAAAY different to the views of ... like... the Russians. Possibly. Iris was just going to stop thinking. She was confusing herself.

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Neptune June Bott
5th Year
Ravenclaw
Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans Secret Compound

SPOILER!!: Didn't finish post in time. fail.

Neptune couldn't decide which side of her desk best suited her name card. So she spent a good while not paying any attention and rearranging her things. She finally settled for front and center, with herself slightly posed to it's right.

Now she could answer. Ahem. She raised her hand, "It's more important to know where famous people are from. People really care about that sort of thing. You know, for memoirs, biographies, museums," Neptune waved her hand carelessly around, "But I suppose on a smaller, more peasant level, it can be important, too. People that are born in dumb places, probably have to grow up to be dumb. Sad, really. For them, anyway." Not for HER, obviously. "Your origin is the starting line for your personal history."

Again, Neptune raised her hand, "Me and the Hunchback battle all the time at home. That directly affects how much Mother grounds me. Or how many pairs of shoes she lets me get. Or which dinners I get to attend. So, obviously, I view Hunchback battles as black marks on my life, but necessary marks." The Hunchback, Ola Bott, just NEEDED to be battled with sometimes.

Muggle world or Wizarding world? She knew a couple of Muggle ones for sure..
"The battle of Hastings........?" She asked, elongating out her words. Eh, she wasn't 100% sure on her answer. And it didn't really matter if it WAS a muggle battle, it was still from where she came from, so it should be right, right?

Jack turned to Trixie, and then back to the professor and nodded. "Me too. The New Forest is a national park. So I doubt there'd be a war there." All the wild animals would get killed. N'awwwww.

Daniel raised his hand slightly confused. "I don't know of any wizarding battles but the second world war was a muggle battle or war. Depending on where your from would affect your view of it." Was that what she meant?

Sarah stared at the map, then down at her own placement card. What battles had happened where she lived?! Hampshire was kinda boring as far as those things went. "I don't think there are any battles from where I'm from, Professor." She said, hand raised and confused look on her face. If there were she sure as heck didn't know about them.

Rubiey wasn't sure if there had been any Wizarding Battles in Dublin, but she was sure that there had been a Muggle Civil War there once upon a time. Muggles were so... violent. O______o

"I don't know of any Wizarding Wars in Dublin, but I think theoretically, if your regional history does have a war involved, it can change your opinion on whoever the war was against." She said, whilst raising her hand. Yeah, that didn't make much sense, but whatever.

Lucy was very excited to answer to this, the class was getting more interesting for her "Professor, the place of our origin is important for history because that shows our identity and gives a more clear idea of our behavior. It gives information to others about us if we do something great in the future." Lucy said and was happy to answer.

The map shows where everyone was born or is living there right now.
Rex raised his hand again. " Well, This is not exactly from whare I was born, but there was defiinitely a battle here " Rex told the Professor. In Texas, it was "The Alamo" Rex said to the Professor. "Another battle was between brothers and occurred in the United States and it was called "The Cvil War" Rex explained to the professor. " My family fought on the South " Rex told the professor. " The other side had been the North" Rex said to the professor. "Would you like to tell me why these
battles were fought?" Rex asked the professor.

Evelyn had no clue if there were any wizard type of battles from where she was. She never really looked it up in books, and her parents kept her inside most of the time when they were home, so the outside world was pretty much squished away from her. Apart from the times that her father made her practice quidditch that is until she could practice no more, but other than that, she had no clue.

"Right, i don't know if there were any battles from where I am." she muttered, staring down at her name tag. "Though...I don't know. I think there was a muggle one. Like, the Germans invaded or something." Then again, she could be wrong. She should probably look up more history about where she was from. On the other hand though, that was like a million years ago! Why would she be effected by the battle? More importantly, why be effected by a muggle battle she knew nothing about?

Yeaa.

"The war Grindelwald waged in continental Europe greatly effected the area in which I currently live. People living there are still remember what Grindelwald did and the people he murdered in his rise to power. I understand the emblem he used is still visible at Drumstrung."

A battle that happened in England? Did the Professor mean Wizards' battle or Muggles' one, she couldn't tell. Hmm. She knew one big battle that happened between wizards though, that guy who survived the killing curse or something like that. She wasn't sure if that was a real thing or just a myth.

"I know one battle that happened in here, with the survivor of the killing curse. As for the muggles' battle I believe there were many." She stopped. It's the first one most likely, we are in History of Magic for heaven's sake. Heehee.

Patroclus was bumped this subject was his, raising his hand he smiled as he answered, the joy he got from this lesson clearly evident,
"In both the place I orginate from, the Roman's waged war in the Times of Julius Caesar," the boy said, pleased he was doing his middle-name sake proud, "In France against the Gauls, and in England against the Britons."

"Yes, personal experiences would have an effect on your view of history. That is a good example."
"Another good example. Those in the Wiltshire would view the battle differently than say someone that lived in Surrey or in Aberdeen."
"Yes, we are all important. As are our views and opinions. Each of us can look at a certain point in history and view it slightly different than the next person."
"No, you can gave any example of a battle, muggle or wizarding. History really don't discriminate. History is history. But keep in mind, some battles fought in the muggle world share similaries with battles in the wizarding wars." she smiled. So many good examples and questions, she liked this bunch of students.
Blinking a bit, she listened to what Miss Bott was saying and nodded. "That is an interesting view, Miss Bott. Yes, famous people tend to be remembered and known, but even those that aren't famous can play a role in history as well. Think of it as a puzzle. Yes, you have the centre where all the pieces fit together and made the picture that you need, but you still have the pieces around it that play their part to make the puzzle whole. As you mentioned, you consider these battles a dark mark, but necessary."
"There is no need to think of an actual battle that has happened where you live," she smiled as she addressed the Head Girl. "You can think of any battle in general that could be view differently due to the location you are in. I recall someone mentioning the world wars."
"That is a very good point as well, Miss O'Reilly. Those that have events like wars and battles are bound to view other similar events in the same light, when those that have no history in it view it in a different light."
"Yes, our history does that for us. It is said that those that don't know history are bound to repeat it. But then again, history does teach us the mistakes we are going to make again."
"Those are good examples as well. Brother against brother. That was a rather important turning point in the history of America was it not?" Blinking a bit, she raised an brow at the Gryffindor. Was he asking her, the professor to tell him about why such a battle was fought? Wasn't she the professor here. Shaking her head, she looked back to the boy and nodded. "Many would say the Civil War was fought over rights of one side over the other, but we are not here to speak of that history. Perhaps another lesson."
"Yes, Miss Flores-Shepard. That is a good example as well. Do keep that battle in mind, for we will come back to that in another lesson."
"And again we have another great example of how regional history can affect peoples views."
"Yes, Miss Carter. I do believe we will get back to the battle you are thinking of shortly. Yes, there are many muggle battles we could think of, but do keep them in mind as well for other lesson."
"Excellent examples, Mister Hudson! Those three events would surely influence how a region would view similar events."

Yes, great discussions in this class. Sylvie was rather please with it. Glancing back to the map behind her, she pointed her wand at the bulk of the blue point.



"Now, given that a majority of us are from the same region, we are all taught the same history. But as individuals, we are bound to understand them differently. For starters, let's talk about the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. Any thoughts?"

Arabella-Marie raised her hand and said "The battle of the department of mysteries was important to me as it showed the courage that 5 hogwarts students had in battling the dark forces"

The battle of the Department of Mysteries? She'd heard a fair amount about this particular event. But to whether she had any thoughts on the battle was a different story. There wasn't much TOO think about really. "It was a simple matter of what many considered Good Verses evil" Trixie stated after raising her hand. Just forget the small matter that one fighting would have been one of her relatives. Not direct admittingly and rather luckily really, didn't want to be considered evil at all. "Defending what you believe is right" the Blonde smiled slightly. "Because that's why we had conflict isn't it? Differing opinions. Showing the courage you can have when you all join together..." or at least that was what she thought. Some of those opinions were more just then others. Some meant defending the innocent. Others meant just making sure you yourself have a better life.

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Simon Bennett
Gryffindor
5th year
Scotland

Simon thought long and hard to try and come up with an answer that was based on his own knowledge and understanding of said battle.

"The Battle at the Dept of Mysteries shows what happens when the few chose to go against the flow and disaggree with the majority," he answered. "Most believed Voldemort to still be dead, but Potter and his friends took the chance knowing it was false and stood up in action for the side of good."

Iris looked at the professor as she explained and talked abit.

And then she looked at the teacher, completely blank faced. The Battle of the Department of Mysteries.

Iris must've REALLY missed out on some chapter of some book. The prefect just sat there, listening to the YOUNGER students who knew more about this battle than she did.

Shameful, much?

Neptune raised her hand after giving the few that had answered before her looks. "I think it was dumb, Professor. It was messy, people died, they broke important historical things." Neptune had TRAGEDY written all of her face for the benefit of the Professor. See how much she CARED??? Giggle! "I mean to say, the Ministry of Magic is a place of work, a fine establishment, really. It's totally barbaric that they all went ape and dueled and all that nonsense. There are simply better ways to achieve what you want."

Like pouting. Being cute. Pitching fits. Hiding the Hunchback's things. No Avada Kedavra necessary, see?


Neptune was SO smart. She was SO sure, sitting there smugly after her answer.

The Department of Mysteries battle? All in all, Evelyn actually found it ridiculous, no matter how important or famous it was. All mighty powerful-ish guy, luring KIDS into this place, and setting death eaters on them. Really?

She supposed though, that Kingston had the right idea about that. It was rather brave of the students to go there, not knowing what was in store for them. Having almost cringed when the professor said Flores-Shepard, Evelyn glanced to Destiny for a moment before keeping her focus to the front of the room. Just, focus on the discussion. And what everyone else was saying. "I think we should also notice why Harry Potter and his friends went down there in the first place." she said after raising her hand, before fiddling with the marker. "I mean, yea it shows about good vs. evil, people for standing up what they believe in and courage, but they really went down there to save Harry Potter's godfather. And his friends went with him because they cared about him even though there had been the thought in the back of their minds that this mission or whatever they were on, was not safe."

Was there anything someone wouldn't do for the people they cared about? "Really, i have to admit, the whole battle itself was a bit ridiculous, but it not only shows how much courage they had, it also shows what people would actually do for the ones they care about, and how they can trust one another since, a few of those people on Harry Potter's side hadn't known eachother for all that long I think. Which, I believe we don't see enough of in history actually. We should remember that." Was she hinting something there at that last sentence?

*cough*maybe. Who knows!

Amy busily scribbled down notes as she listened to her classmates answers and the lesson this was very interesting unlike most students Amy actually liked history of magic actually she loved it