Dylan tore out a piece of paper from his notepad, and rolled it up in a ball. With an aimed throw, he chucked it at Jimmy's head. "Psst Jimmy."

James felt something hit his head and he frowned slightly, even as he shifted in his seat, discreetly glancing the direction the quiet voice came from. He raised one eyebrow at Dylan Denver. Hah. Why was the guy wanting Jimmy's attention? James hadn't gone near his sister.

only because Finn totally got there first

"'Sup?" He grinned, friendly enough, but still trying to keep it low key, considering they were in class and all.

Dylan whispered. This was a class after all and talking wasn't allowed. Haha. "Do you really think mooncalves made the crop circles? Cos they only come out on a full moon. I heard that it could be herds of demiguises. That's why they look mysterious."

"Definitely mooncalves, bro. You ever seen them dance? They've got these flat feet that squash the crops down when they dance, its some mating ritual thing. 'sides, Demiguise range in the East. The far East. Not in crop circle country." He nodded decisively and grinned at the older boy. "At least, thats what I read. In books. You know." Not something he just knew. Not at all.

"You not heard of obscure migration? Like whales being found up the Thames. The demiguise could like float across the sea or something," Or lots of seas, and land and ice caps. If they went that way of course. "You can't learn everything you know from books." Silly Ravenclaw believing that.

"Of course I ha... haven't." James smiled to himself. "I have to rely on books. I don't know anything much otherwise." Liar. Terrible liar. But pshhhh. A Demiguise floating across the sea? A Demiguise was basically an invisible monkey/sloth hybrid. No chance. Still. Jimmy did like to hear a bit of creative thought, especially considering... well a lot of the class was lame in his opinion. Not that he'd say so out loud. Not in words. In another sense though, Dylan was kind of proving Jim's last point. So, he supposed he owed the older boy for that. He grinned again and settled back in his chair.

Erm..Let's see..
"Didn't Persephone, like what was depicted in the story of Cupid and Psyche, had a box which magically placed her beauty inside it? I'm not sure but it sound kind of like magic to me.." Dianna said as she lowered her hand.

Simon looked at the Professor hoping that she wouldn't say anything about him not saying anything, but he wasn't sure about this question, so he decided that he would try and answer the next one.

Simon looked at the Professor. "Well maybe Greek where Hercules was born, wasn't he suppost to be the son of a Greak God or something like that?" Simon had no idea, he studied history but this wasn't the kind so he was just guessing here.

Lexi raised her hand with a smirk and said, "What about Oz, Professor? I mean... it COULD be a real place, right. Just because a bunch of Muggles decided that witches are green and stuff like that doesn't necessarily mean it wasn't a real place. Glinda was supposed to be the good witch so she was all pretty and stuff. I think it is just the way people WANTED to see the magical community." She then turned her attention to Finn and gave him a big goofy smile. Awww he was so precious.

Alice nodded. She didn't want to shorthand muggles for their accomplishments, but there were definitely some instances that would seem like there was some kind of magical intervention from the wizarding world.

"Well, couldn't some of the muggle children tales be based off of magical events? For example Jack and the Giant Bean Stalk? We have giants in the wizarding world and I am sure there is some form of potion or charm that could enlarge a bean stalk. Also the muggle story of Alice in Wonderland could have some magical components to it. For example the shrinking drink she takes to make herself smaller could be reference to a potion, and some of the things she encounters could be bewitched and such."

"silly rabbit, trix are for kids." he muttered to himself as he nibbled on the carrots... oh great now he wanted cereal!

Jacob wasn't really sure what Oz and Narnia was but he'd read a few more historical books. Mainly to do with adventures, which was perfect for this subject. He raised his hand, "The Odyssey is in Greece so its not much of a purley magical place, but like most Epics, it has magical creatures in it. So obviously there were wizards in ancient Greece" he thought for a seconds and continued. "Which we can take a step further and say that 'Homer's The Odyssey' isn't just a fictional epic, but a retelling of an actual event. And we can even go as far as saying that Homer was a wizard, since we have, through the years assimilated so well with muggles" oh he had more, his brain was just working continusly with out stop. "Also Odysseus, and really all main characters of every Epic has 'super human powers' which help them overcome obstacles." Super human Powers, or Magic?

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Narnia?

She had heard of that before, though didn't really know what it was. Hadn't they discussed in a past lesson? Or was it just some random thing that came up...

Aw well, it's not like she cared. Probably some muggle thing which is why she didn't remember. Well, remembered the name, but that was pretty much it. Speaking of muggles things, no she did not actually did this story! And it will not be repeated elsewhere in the school. Or else…

"What about that one story? Jack and the really big peach or something? I know it’s not a place per say, but this jack kid supposedly crossed an ocean in this giant peach that was carried by sea gulls half way? But like, there is no way that tiny little bird could carry that giant peach!" Pffft! "Probably abraxans or something. In disguise…"

Right. Because, that could so happen. "And like, the peach probably had some growth charm on it or something." Obviously peaches don’t grow that big. "And the bugs that were in it, which is really gross by the way, were probably charmed too."

It made total sense now. And NO, she was not fascinated with the story. PFFT!

"Do Moses and the parting of the Red Sea count?" Kurumi asked timidly. She didn't really know much about events in the world, but stories she had read in book...now that was completely different. "In the Bible, there is also an early form of Divination when Joesph is able to see dreams that predict the future of the Pharaoh and others."

As the frosting dried on his lips Diggy looked over at Oliver, a few months ago he would have laughed at Oliver's struggle with sugar. But now he just felt bad that his uncle couldn't indulge in a brownie or a cupcake. He gave him a sympathetic look and a nod.

He glanced up at Oliver as he burst out laughing. Diggy raised an eyebrow as his uncle. He was totally losing it. And he was talking about Lord of the Rings like that was real. That was just a muggle story. Great set of movies though. He scribbled down some notes, not really paying attention to anything.

He attention was pulled form Oliver over to his little Ravenclaw buddy and his jaw almost hit his desk when she announced in a class full of magical students that she didn't know who Merlin was. He shook his head to make sure his ears were working right. Even muggles knew who Merlin was. How could she not know who Merlin was? He just couldn't believe that.

It wasn't that he didn't have any answers to offer, it was just one of those days for him. Where he was quite happy to sit in class and not utter a single word. Though he was buzzing from the sugar rush he had from the cupcake he had inhaled.

While more people continued to offer their suggestions Alice took the opportunity to try her brownie. She took a bite of it, closing her eyes at the taste of the chocolate. Yum...oh how she did love chocolate.

"I know someone had mentioned Hercules earlier, but couldn't any of the Greek Gods and Goddesses been magically related? Is it possible they were actually witches and wizards using magic, and powerful magic at that? Especially during that time period, magic to muggles would seem impossible unless it was done by gods. The Gods and Goddesses could possibly be the muggles explanation of the powerful things that potential witches and wizards could have done. During that time period I imagine anything that was out of the ordinary they attributed to gods."

Munching on a piece of carrot Dianna listened to the others before raising her hand.
"What about in Germany where Hansel and Gretel lived? Wasn't there a witch in the story who tried to eat them?" Dianna asked as she lowered her hand.

Patroclus was in his element!

With a Wiz Archeologist as a father, Patroclus found this lesson to be incredible! Sooo incredible in fact that he had not opened his mouth yet, just in case a scream of glee leapt out!

But he had been Silent too Long!!!

"Professor, Atlantis is a fine example of a mythical city that has blaffed both magical and Muggle kind." Patroclus had fond memories of deep sea diving with his family looking for clues, " There are theories that Atlantis was in fact the ancient city of Thera, an island in the Aegean that was swallowed by the sea after colossal volcanic activity, leaving only Santorini behind.......but it is still believe by some that Atlantis was it's own complete civilization!"

The boy's smile was enough to light a tunnel! Pollux would have been proud!

Jacob stared at Patroclus wide eyed, still nibbling on the same carrot he started with. Man carrots lasted a while when you act like a rabbit. Jacob scooted over slightly so he was right next to patroclus, with a quick tap on the boys shoulder Jacob said in the most cartoony voice he could. "Eh, What's Up Doc?" and took a large bite out of the carrot.

Ooooh Jacob had a question. Gasp, i know. Jacob supposed to know everything. But suprisingly he does not. "Professor, in greek and hindu mythology demigods were half god half human. If Gods are actually wizards than would demigods be half-bloods" he just wanted reassurance. "And so Hercules would just be a wizard, but he was supposedly super strong, with no other mentioned power." whats up with that?

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Patroclus' face went as blank as a page before he erupted into a fit of laughter
"Oh mercy!" he breathed as he wiped a tear from his eye! " Good one!"

Still smirking, Patroclus listened to his mate's question, "Professor...I have an idea on Jacob's question," He smiled, "I think ancient Muggle would have classed Wizards, as Demi-gods rather than complete Gods. As a Demi-God is seen as a human that has superhuman abilities, one that has been touched by the divine. So Hercules is seen as a Demi-God as he had super human strength, however the theory of halfblood in his case is true as well as he was the son of a mortal and the son of Zeus."

Patroclus Hudson, know it all by day, crazy by night!