Nika stood around and admired everyone's costumes there were some really cool ones! She had seen a dolphin, a dragon, even birds. Nika decided to dress up as a bunny rabbit. Nika thought about the question and when she was sure she had at least an average answer she raised her hand. "Well Professor I think maybe one reason might be to protect the creatures." Nika thought about what she said and decided to clear her answer a bit and not keep it so vague. "What I mean is that if muggles found out about a phoenix, let's say, then they might use them for selfish reasons. Like for instance keep them for their healing tears." Nika felt a little bit uncomfortable using the term muggles so often because only a year ago Nika had been a common muggle. Well technically she was never just a common muggle, but she didn't know she had powers and that she was in fact a witch. Nika smiled, she was quite satisfied with her answer.

Isobel, in her costume, raised her hand. "It depends on the creature. I'm sure they would feel scared of, and inferior to, say Dragons. Mostly because they're big, they breathe fire, and Muggles don't even have magic to help control them with."

The little mermaid smiled at the Professor's acknowledgement to her point. She could have danced for joy, she loved when her answers were heard and appreciated by teachers. It made her feel like she had accomplished something.

At the next question Selina was puzzled. According to her last answer that she had given the answer was no, but who was she to judge so black and white. It was all relative, was it not. Timidly she raised her hand and said, "Well, ma'am... I would say it would depend on the person. Who am I to judge an entire people. Isn't that what makes a population? Diversity? Because for arguments sake you could have one person who was open minded to new things and be okay with the creatures, while another would be offended by their uniqueness. I mean, did that not happen in the Wizarding World? Dolores Umbridge was the head of the anti-werewolf legislation and had a deep hatred for centaurs. We have hatred in this World. Things that are different will always need protection from people that are close minded, both Magical and Muggle. So to answer your question- I can not say for sure. We are human beings, so we are flawed. Each person would react differently. I cannot put a stamp on a race."

Control the animals?

"Well, I can't really see a muggle trying to tame a dragon." She said, the image running across her mind for a moment. Yea, it didn't end well. "Or really handle a unicorn all that well either."

Yea, best to keep muggles away. Not only from the creatures, but from themselves too. Merlin, the thought of that doctor person trying to take her friend’s tongue was still popped up in her mind every now and then. Eesh!

Stretching her neck, the Slytherin looked up to the sky for a moment, thinking about the next few questions. Hmm. Time to raise her hand again. "I think after awhile they'll get used to the idea and after everyone stops have panic attacks and stuff. They might be able to handle the knowledge of crups and kneazles though." Total chaos, that's what she envisioned.

And that last question… "And of course they are more prone to extinct creatures. Do you know what they do to them?" Put them in places called 'zoos'. Sure, she had heard about them trying to bring back species that are on the brink of extinction, but...well Evelyn totally knew that was just a cover up story.

Mmhmm.

Totally.

Seriously?!

You have got to be kidding me!

If Sierra was really a cat, she'd imagine that this would be the moment where her claws would extract. Another class on muggles?! Again, Sierra really didn't know how she felt about muggles one way or the other, but as a pure-blooded witch, she was at a serious disadvantage this school year.

*sigh*

With her face in a rather unamused expression, Sierra raised her hand. "Maybe the muggles would try and capture the creatures and keep them caged up in muggle zoos?" she suggested. "After all, a lot of the creatures can do things that the muggles themselves can't do--like fly or breath fire." Lowering her hand, she thought for a few seconds longer before adding, "I think the muggles would be so amazed by the creatures that they'd try to capture them for viewing pleasure or maybe even their studies."

Sierra seriously pitied the muggle who tried to capture and pen up a Nundu...

Merlin!!!

She barely had time to spit all that out before another question was being thrown out at them! This professor was a quick one, eh?

Sierra seriously wanted to sprawl out on the ground and just stay there until class was over. Why hadn't her parents taught her more about muggles when she'd been at home with them?!

She raised her hand once again. "I really don't think muggles would be okay with living around magical creatures. A lot of the creatures can only be dealt with by using magic, so if muggles can't do magic, it really wouldn't be a good idea to let them loose near...a Kelpie, for example," she said. Would the muggles feel inferior to them, though? Hmm...

"I have no idea whether they'd feel inferior to them or not, but I guess that just depends on whether they meet up with a flobberworm or a red cap," she continued. Too many question about muggles at once! She just couldn't form enough coherent thoughts to answer that last one! What did being prone to extinct creatures mean anyway?!

Kurumi got skipped in the answers :(
 

Kurumi thought for a moment. Would her mother be happy with co-existing with magical creatures? No way in Merlin's silver underpants would she. "Professor, I think that non-magical people would not want to co-exist with magical creatures. I don't think this is because they would feel inferior, but more that the creatures in the wizarding world are like nothing they have ever seen. People are always afraid of what is different. The usual, the simple things that they can deal with because it keeps them safe in their bubble. If that bubble pops, and something too different comes their way, they get scared because now they're exposed..." Her mother was one of those people, always running away from things that were magical, even when it was her own children.

scratching his head the costume one not the real one "dont you think that it is a case of human nature not magical or non-magical if there wernt laws I am quite shure certain aspects of the magical world would kill off anouther part"

Ariana smiled. She loved having the right answer! She raised her hand to answer the next question.

"Well, I personally believe that there would be some pros and some cons to muggles knowing about creatures. They would obviously feel inferior to certain creatures, but it isn't like all muggles are the same. There are some who would exploit the creatures, just like some wizards would, and there are some who would only help them."

Having said all that at once, Ariana took a deep breath before continuing.

"Also, though muggles may be more prone to making species extinct, like I said, we're all human, and some of us are 'bad' and some are 'good'. Also, many muggles don't know what's going on with the creatures of our world, both magical and muggle."

She looked expectantly at Professor Saylen for confirmation that she was right. (Or, hopefully not, saying she was wrong.)

"Well, they don't know what one is, for one. It'd just kill them. They'd be like, 'oh, look at the giant snake over there'," Ellie pointed at some tree in the distance, "..and then they'd die." Totally unsafe from their standpoint.

As for the next question, the redhead raised her hand again, "I think muggles feel superior to all creatures." Hence why most of the creatures they do know about are on their way to extinction. The Snidget, was only one of the many magical creatures that she knew of to have disappeared. "I think they would treat them terribly. Whether they could handle them or not." So, yes, she thought muggles were more prone to extinct creatures.

But that wasn't to say that muggles didn't care. Some did, some didn't. Like some muggles were more fond of Dark magic than others.

Kinda.

Well the Professor hadn't exactly answered her question now, had she? Mia figured there was a good reason for these classes but why they had to keep it a secret, that she didn't know.

And again the Professor was asking some very particular questions about muggles. Mia raised her hand slowly. "Some would and some wouldn't. Usually you find those that are in Government or so called important positions are the ones that would not be alright if they knew about magical creatures. Would they feel inferior? That's the most common reason why things are destroyed. Some people tend to take out what they assume is better than them. A bit like eliminating the competition." She paused for a moment to consider the other question.

"Muggles and wizards are the same in that they are both human regardless of their abilities. Over the centuries, humans have gone out and taken things that they see would benefit themselves without thinking about the repercussions until it is too late. And usually it all comes down to money/galleons."

K-Lee thought for a moment before raising her hand and answering. "I don't think muggles would be alright with living with magical creatures if they knew they were magical. If they were to know they would probably want to hunt them all down, like with the witch hunts in Salem." K-Lee didn't answer the last question, not knowing exactly how to put her thoughts into words.

K-Lee looked down at her dragon costume while waiting for the teacher to go on, the red material slightly sparkling in the sun. It was hot in her costume, even with the head not on and the material so light. She was wearing red all over that was made out of a light scaly like material. Red hoodie that the hood when pulled over her head was a dragon head, red pants with a tail on the back of, red boots. She had even attached spikes to the outfit.

Vashti thought for a moment, wondering how to answer. It wasn't too hard to come up with an answer just by thinking of her parents and relatives. She figured she knew how most of them would respond, but they weren't representative of the entire Muggle population. Still, she raised her hand. "I think most of them would be alright with it after awhile. Certainly not at first though because even though some imagine what it might be like to live around dragons or even unicorns, well, what they think it's like is usually a lot different than what it's actually like being around those creatures. But they'd get used to it over time, I think, though even after they got used to the idea of all the magical creatures, that some would still feel...maybe not necessarily inferior, but more afraid of them because some creatures possess strange and dangerous magical abilities and some are adapted to attack Muggles specifically. Like the crup, for example." Phew, that was a rather long answer. And there was still a question she hadn't answered.

Were Muggles more prone to pushing animals to extinction than wizards? "I think both Muggles and wizards are equally likely to cause the extinction of an animal species," she said, hand still raised. "I mean, the snidget isn't extinct yet, but wizards have caused it to become endangered because of their constant use of it in Quidditch games long ago. And one species that Muggles think is extinct is the dodo bird, or the Diricawl, which we know actually isn't extinct. So maybe there are other species out there that haven't been discovered that are the same creatures Muggles think are extinct." It was possible, right? Maybe not likely. But still possible.

"No, Professor, I didn't mean that, I just saying it because I raised with them" Raven say smiling to lessen the burden of likely conversation.

Raven thinking what is meant by the professor, allowing muggle to ride in a hypogriff or making riddle with sphinx.

He raised his front paw again, after all he is a lion, "I think not, Professor, because muggle loves to take advantage of all things, creature like Unicorns will be used as Race horse in muggle gambling, or worse making a Mooncalf dances even at day light" Raven say with a finishing smile

"I think that muggles would have to take a lot of time getting used to the fact there are dragons and such, but once they did I think they would want to put them in zoos. They might want to capture them, or dissect them or clone them. I mean sure, they would probably feel inferior, but muggles like their guns. Muggles are definitely more prone to cause species to be extinct because look at the history: muggles have killed off thousands of species. More than 90% of all the life forms that ever existed on earth are extinct because of muggles. Wizards have not done nearly as much. Oh, and by the way I'm Hecate."

The poor Snidget. Bowman Wright was a genius, honestly, otherwise Quidditch wouldn't be possible.

Er...whaaaaat? Treyen's eyes widened at the surprise, the awful surprise, and then he smirked, "Why, thank you, Professor Saylen, but I'd rather not," and that was his final answer.

He was NOT wearing a costume. Period.

The boy did raise his hand, "It is possible, I think, that they'd be alright with magical creatures, but that would mean for them to know about us as well, right? And we all know that...is not precisely allowed," wasn't there a Statute that pretty much forbid you to do so. "Regardless of that, Muggles will accept magical creatures based on the fact that we all grow accustomed to things over time." And he ought to follow his own advice, too.

Hold on. "I think they are more prone to extinct creatures, but then again, we know the magical properties of our creatures, soo...since we kind of take advantage of them somehow, we are bound to care for them," in a way, yes.

Again they were talking about muggles, and again Arya Lovegoods was confused as to why muggles were being brought up into every class they were taking. It was just plain weird and suspicious. She forced the thoughts aside though, not letting them interfere with her favorite class. Or at least try not to let them interfere.

Legs swinging, she pulled herself out of her reverie to answer the next question. Hand going up as she spoke. "I think that muggles, for the most part, would be alright with living with magical creatures and learn to live with them just as we have. They would want to study them though...since they're new to muggles and all...they'd want to study anything new to them..." Like wizards and witches. Hm. She was just gonna....push those thoughts aside. "Not all of them would want to study them though....just some. After a while they would be just as used to them as non-magical creatures I would like to think."

"I don't see how they would feel inferior....but I'm not a muggle." Again she found herself frowning at her thoughts. "The muggles that know about the wizarding world..the one that I know, she doesn't feel inferior. So maybe others won't either...." Her voice faded with her drifting thoughts, frown deepening. All this muggle talk was giving her more conflicting thoughts and frown-y faces than she was used to.

SO very sorry if I missed someone! I DO read everyone's reply, scouts honour.
 

OOC: Shortening your posts to cut on the length of this post xP

"I see. Thats an interesting thought."

"Mmm, yes. It's the magic that makes us powerful, then." Was it?

Whoa. This was one thoughtful soul. "Very good." She nodded, "It's important to take that into consideration."



The corner of her lips curled up, amused. "Yes, a muggle taming a dragon would be an interesting sight." A unicorn, however, she could imagine.

Hearing the young girl's next answers, Maya just nodded, taking it in. These kids sure had their opinions.

Ah, "That's an interesting thought. Keeping them in zoos would definitely be an option if you cannot handle them." That would be so sad.

Yes yes, "It all comes down to magic, doesn't it?" It was starting to make Maya itchy.

"Thankyou for your answer." She nodded.

Noticing the costume-head scratching, Maya listened. "You mean some creatures in the Muggle world might not survive the magical predators?" Whoa.

"Exactly. Some Muggles could be just as cunning as Wizards, and vice versa."

She had to laugh at that one...even if it was a bit sad. "Yes, that is true." Hehehe.

"Allright," Maya nodded, "I see your point." Muggles were bad, then?

"Mhm, mhm." Oh, yes, Maya was rather intrigued by this. "Survival of the fittest. Only not on equal terms." Bad. Very bad.

"Good point. Magic or not, we are all humans. And we all know how humans can be." Heh.

Ugh. Witch hunting... Her nose wrinkled at this. "Yes, there is that awful possibility."

"Thankyou for your thought."

"Fear is a powerful weapon. Much like ignorance and denial. " Blah. "And when you fear something...your instincts tell you to destroy it."

"Oh, there is. Trust me on that." Heh. "Interesting thoughts."

Oh. "That might be true. They see a creature as special as those you mentioned and they'd want to show it off." Nod nod.

"That is also a possibility." And it didn't sound pretty at all.

"Hello, Hectate." Maya smiled a little, amused at the young girl's manners. "Thankyou for your input."

He'd rather not? Say what now? Maya crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow. Did the boy miss or ignore the announcement? He couldn't have, since he was here.

Not allowed. "You mean the Statute?" Another tough question. "Imagine if that was gone..." Hm?

"Aha. So we protect our assets to take advantage of them in the right way." Sweet. "Symbiosis!"

"I think so too. They should ajust to them sooner or later..." But, her opinions didn't matter, not right now anyways.

Speaking from experience. "Interesting." It was all so interesting! Heh. "Thankyou for your thoughts."




Okay, time to continue.
"You all have great ideas and interesting thoughts... Let's move to the next part."

Maya walked towards the crate that had been covered up, picked it up and walked back to the center of the circle, putting it down carefully.
"You might remember us discussing the similarities that some Muggle creatures had with Magic creatures. Like this one..." she uncovered the crate, and inside was a puppy - a crup to be exact.

The beastie waggled its forked tail excitedly,trying to sniff the students that were some feet away, between the bars. "This, is a crup. It has a forked tail, as you can see. But..." she took a deep breath before continuing, ...we in the Wizarding world are expected by law to cut off their tail when young.

She looked at everyone, "What do you think will happen if I cut this Crup's forked tail right now?"Hmmm?




OOC: I'm 'pausing' the lesson for now, as I need to sleep... But please do reply if you want, and I'll answer/post when the lesson resumes. Hehe.

Selina blushed at the teacher's comment. When she asked her next question Selina replied, "Ma'am! Well for one ma'am it would be cruel." Removing a bodily part of an animal is terrible, but in front of an audience signicantly after the allotted time it was usually done was worse. The she realized she was asking a hypothetical. So Selina answered as such.
"My guess is that the crup might be in a terrible amount of pain. The law is in place when they are 6-8 weeks old, my Aunt Jennette has one, because the pain cannot be remembered and is therefore in a sense duller. Also these animals are extremely loyal to wizards, but have a fierce temper. If you remove the fork now it may turn on you and act violently. You would never be able to regain it's trust and would treat you, I am guessing, similar to its manners toward a Muggle."

All in all Selina was enjoying CoMC. Of course she was waiting for Violet to pipe up, that little veela's father was one of the previous professors who held this post and she knew leeps and bounds more than Selina did.

night Claudia!
 

Oh, yes, he noticed the eyebrow. And no, it didn't scare him. So, he was not wearing anything than his school uniform. Or his Quidditch uniform if he made the team.

Clearly, Jake could also make the team, he'd be an awesome Snitch. :evil:

"Yes, the Statute of Secrecy," that has been around since...forever, he didn't know the exact date. But this wasn't history. He frowned, how could he even possibly imagine it gone? That would change...everything.

The boy nodded, however, when Saylen explained a bit more. Yes, sort of like symbiosis. Or exactly like it.

Ah! Lookit! A crup! And...he eyed Saylen curiously as she started to talk, and talk, and talk...and....WHAT?! "No, don't do it!" he exclaimed, almost instantly. "I mean, isn't the law marked with a couple exceptions?" were ALL crups supposed to go through it, though?

If she did it, if she cut the poor crup's tail...well...she wanted to know what happened if she did? "I'd most certainly leave the lesson if you did so, Professor, this is not the time nor the place to do so," or perhaps it was the perfect time and place, after all, they needed to learn, didn't they?

Kurumi gasped so loudly that she startled Walnut and sent the cat in a frog costume flying a few feet into the air while she ended up falling backwards out of her chair. She knew that the charm performed on Crup puppies was painless, but she just couldn’t bear to watch the process.

“P-P-P-Professor Saylen! Please don’t!” Kurumi said as she slowly crawled back to her seat with her phoenix headdress falling over her face and causing her voiced to be muffled a bit. “I-I-I understand that it is required by wizarding law that their tails be removed around six to seven month old, but that is unfair to the Crup! It’s not his fault he was born with a forked tail! As long as it is kept away from Muggle inhabited areas it is alright for it to stay that way, right?”

As Kurumi struggled to get back to her seat, she failed to notice that Walnut was slowly sniffing his way towards the Professor, but more importantly towards the baby Crup.

Aww the little puppy was so cute! Nika adored dogs, she was even thinking about dressing up like one. Nika went a little closer to it to get a better look. Nika was appalled that they had to cut it's tail off. Poor little puppy. she thought. "I wouldn't think that would be fair to cut it's tail off! Poor little puppy! It would be in so much pain! She said hoping that the professor would value her opinion. "You aren't going to cut it's tail of are you?," Nika wasn't sure that she would want to stay in the class any longer if they were going to have to witness the de-tailing of that poor little creature. "Oh, Professor! Please, please don't cut it's tail off. I don't think I can stay if you are planning too. I couldn't bare it."

Ellie nodded. Yeah, she'd gotten her point across. It was simple, wasn't it?

Heh.

"Awwwww," she couldn't help it. Puppy. Was. So. Cute.

Wait, what was that, Saylen? What would happen? "It would probably yelp and cry and I would cry and you would be evil." GLARE. Who would do such a thing? It was TERRIBLE and CRUEL.

And, stealing a bit of Treyen's answer, "I'd leave, too."

Animal cruelty will NOT be tolerated by Ellie Stone. Nope.

Arya did not miss the change of wording. Nope. Not one bit. She didn't comment though, just nodded her head. Why? She wasn't sure. Too many conflicting thoughts had Arya confused on the whole topic of the statute.

Though, she now knew where her creatures professor stood on the matter?

More confusion. More head nodding.

And a smile for the thank you.

Seeing the cruppie had her smile growing wider, and reminded her that she needed to go visit Miles when this lesson was over. He needed some Arya lovin.

The smile was immediately wiped away when professor asked them what would happen if she cut the cute crups tail right now. Right in front of them. Arya didn't realize she was almost glaring at the professor for her simply questioning them about something she might or might not do. Technically they were only speaking hypothetically. So why was she so upset? Possibly because she owned cared for a crup, or maybe because she just loved creatures and didn't ever want to see one in pain. Again, she wasn't sure, but she did realize that she was almost glaring and softened her expression as much as her demeanor would allow.

"The cruppie would be in terrible pain, and would be bleeding profusely from the tail." Her frown was back. "He would be running around in pain, and yelping..." It would basically be, a horrid sight to see. Shaking her head slightly, she rid her mind of the images. "And I'm pretty sure the class would protest and try to stop you from doing so. We'd try to save the cruppie." At least SHE would try to save the cruppie.

Her eyes flicked to Treyen, head nodding in agreement. Yes, and then she would leave. With the cruppie.

looking at the puppy " what method would you use "if the pippy was less than 2 weeks old the odds were the main nervr to the tails would not be fully formed

Res is listening intently in class. Rex is glaf he talked to the professor at the lake. Rexmight want to take care of an Abraxan again.