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It was time for another year of muggle fun; which for some, Josephina knew wouldn't be too enthralled by that prospect. Learning about muggles and living with them was not always easy, especially for those who never had any contact with them since birth.
But today's lesson, shouldn't be too difficult, she hoped. After all there was some correlation with it to the wizarding world....
After propping the door open, she perched herself up on her desk and flicked open a magazine. All she needed now was for the students to show up and they could begin ...
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Not too strenous.. Delilah gave a small sigh of relief. Awesome. She considered the professor's question and nodded. Yeah, she could definitely answer this one.
The Hufflepuff raised her hand, giving Hadley a small smile. "Professor..there is something called the train. It's basically a series of wagons that are moved by a motor. They are used for passenger transport as well as for the movement of goods from one place to another." That sounds good, yeah?
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"Right then. Well today shouldn't be too strenuous." She nodded reassuringly. She would save the more physical lessons for when they were fully functional. "So for our first lesson of the term, I trust many of you are aware of the common means of transportation used by the wizarding community. But today we'll be talking about Muggle Transportation! What are some types of muggle transportation that you know, or at the very least, have heard of off-hand?"
MUGGLE TRANSPORTATION! Astrid knew lots of those, yeah? Her mum was a halfblood so she did get the best of both worlds from her.
Astrid raised her hand to share her thoughts and answers. "They ride trains, airplanes, cars, and... yeah, a lot more." She was too lazy to share everything else, you know? Besides, it was a class where everyone was supposed to learn so it was best to learn from the Professor herself. She was the expert on this field, yeah? Cool.
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Bart sat while the rest of the complainers talked about what was going on. Didn't they learn their lesson in Defense against the dark arts? They started on their aches and pains and then it was going to be a lecture. Maybe this professor wanted to cause Chaos as well. A small groan released as she said they really wouldn't be doing anything big for the day. Lecture he should have known.
The topic caught his attention though and he raised his hand. "When I went surfing with my step family this summer there were these things with wheels. People stood on them and held the handles as they went along the sidewalks. They were called ummm " His mind went blank on the name, what was that thing called, "Sega no.. Safari .. no Segwig.. Yeah I think it's Segwig."
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Kevin had been curious to learn about Muggle Studies because as a Pureblood wizard, his parents hadn't really told him anything about these kind of things why would they?. Though he did knew a few things because he had hung out with the other neighbourhood kids until they started teasing him for being weird. He would have been paying attention better though if his back wasn't aching so much like some time ago. It seemed to come and go with a sharp pain and then stopped.
He took a calming breath as he held his hand on his lower back for support and his other hand ran through his gray hair as he thought about muggle transportations. "Isn't the Hogwarts Express a muggle transportation?" he asked without raising his hand in the air. "i've also seen people in balloons, crazy muggles"
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Was Alec Summers sad?
Girlfriend had noticed that and she frowned slightly, feeling a bit bad for sitting so far away. Wrinkles, though? Even if they were just around her eyes, she didn't want him to see her like this. He'd understand, right? They could talk after?
And another question. One that didn't have anything to do with feeling lethargic or grumpy or old. Muggle Transportation? This was something she knew lots about. And Toby's answer? Ella grinned at him. Pogo-ing was definitely a mode of transport. A little too unpredictable for Ella's taste but still.
"Well, if you consider how muggles get places inside buildings, you could say that elevators and escalators are modes of transport." Mhm. Got you from one place to another pretty quick.
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Oooh. Muggle transportation. She knew about that. The girl thought to herself a little, trying to think of an answer. She didn't want to repeat what her class mates had said. Oooh. She had one now. She raised her hand and beamed before she started to talk. "There is a thing called a unicycle... it's like a bike. But with just one wheel." Thought she doubted mostp people could travel very far on one. They looked hard to drive.
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Messer didn't answer Hadley first question about 'what's going on' because he didn't actually know what happen with him.
Transportation? They were talking about Muggle Transportation? Hmm.. Okay. He knew about that, after all he did live in the Muggle world before he went to Hogwarts. The Hufflepuff was about to mention airplane but it already mentioned twenty times already. Hand up. "Professor, there's this thing called Motorcycle. It resemble a heavy bicycle and it powered by a motor." Hence why its called Motorcycle.
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Transportation? BORING. Caleb was never going to use muggle transportation ever. His dad was head of MAGICAL transportation so that would be like stabbing him in the back, right? Still, he was at least aware of some of the stuff they used. He raised his hand.
"There's automobiles, of course. Super dangerous and expensive," he said, shaking his head.
Figures the first thing to be mentioned would be one of the most common. "Cars are only as dangerous as the person behind the wheel," Josephina challenged. "But they're not as expensive as you make it out to be. I mean sure, they cost more than a broomstick or floo powder, but they're also more durable too." Just saying.
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Well, Toby didn't know what was going on, so he couldn't supply more of an answer than anyone else had already given. But there was ONE thing. He was going to speak up and mention that he wanted a euphoria draft... but Hadley had moved on. Sad.
At the question, Toby's eyes went wide and shiny and he THREW his hand up in the air... causing him wince and let out a small 'ahh' of pain as he did. That was DEFINITELY a twinge in his back, there was no denying it.
Still, he was still full of enthusiasm for the question.
"POgo stick!" the Hufflepuff provided eagerly, starting off a little louder than he'd intended. "Um. Yeah. Pogo stick."
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Hadley raised an eyebrow at the next answer. "Well for short distances, than I reckon this might be an acceptable answer for transportation. I don't recommend attempting to pogostick from London to Scotland, for instance. But if you wanted to use it locally... It'd be a similar experience to roller blading." Reaching for her notebook, she jotted that down. That would actually be an exciting experience...
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Aah, they were moving on to muggle things which was what Lux was here for. That made her super excited. She shot up her hand happily. "There are planes, Professor!" She wanted to ride on a plane some time.
"Planes. Definitely one of the fastest methods muggles use to get from place to place!" Hadley agreed. "However, from an economics standpoint, its not feasible to start a plane up for traveling short distances...." There were better methods.
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Sander's hand immediately shot up...or at least he thought it shot up. It was actually a slow motion movement instead. "Professor there's this thing called a scooter. In some countries they call it a motorcycle or a motorbike. I guess a scooter is a mini version of those."
Yes. Motorbikes. Smaller versions of automobiles. Holds less people. But definitely effective methods to get from point A to point B." Look. Even not teaching Arithmancy, she still talked about points.
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YES!
They were going to be learning about the very thing that he was excited and SUPER interested in.
His hand flew into the air,but of course someone already said what he was going to say but. "Contrary to what Cale Newell said, cars are not dangerous." He had driven one many times and nothing had happen to him.
"But there are also things called buses. They can take many people at a time." Cars were better though. Michael really hoped they were going to talk about cars.
Oh good! Someone else knew that cars were NOT dangerous!
"I agree with you. Cars are not dangerous. Not like you could splinch yourself or something, if you were driving a car." You know, point that even apparition is dangerous. "Or hit your head too hard or pronounce your destination incorrectly, if you were traveling via floo. All kinds of mishaps could happen even with magical methods." So to say that cars were super dangerous would be disregarding the dangers of other transportation methods, magical included.
"Buses are very common. Particularly if you can't afford your own automobile, as it'd just be a couple pounds for a bus ride."
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Tessa raised her hand as the Professor finished her question. "I rode a bus once back in America- some of my friends were muggle born and decided it would be fun. It was smelly, loud and slow," she said, shaking her head. "But very amusing," she added with a soft laugh. There were some interesting people that she had met, and she and her friends had gotten some funny stories from the driver of the contraption.
"It depends on the bus. Some buses are cleaner than others, but it's probably best if you make sure you wash your hands before and after riding a bus. Keep your hands away from your mouth and nose." You know, all the basic principles they learned in primary school.
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Alex had answer ready and she raised her hand to answer the Professor's question. "There are subways. They are kind of like trains that run throughout cities. They can go underground or above ground and they can carry lots of people."
"Yes. Subways. Very good explanation of what they are too. Trains that run underground."
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Adi laughed out (not too loudly) at Tobias's answer. He should have known that he would have said a Pogo Stick. Pogo's could be transportation in a way, he supposed. For a short distance. Still. he liked that answer.
The Puffer thrust his hand in the air. "Helicopters, Professor!'' He would love to learn to fly one of that!
"Yes. Helicopters. Slightly more economical to use than airplanes, if you were traveling shorter distances, but didn't want to worry about traffic." Just had to worry about the weather.
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What was wrong with everyone? Urgh, better not get into that one again. It was just a list of symptoms from everyone in the class. The blonde decided to keep his mouth sut and wait for the main body of the lesson to start.
A lesson on muggle transportation? That would be quite interesting. Terry had only ever on a train before and even that one was the Hogwarts Express so probably didn't even count. It was odd though, to think how much hassle Muggles had to go through to get from place to place. They couldn't just poof into thin air or disappear through a fireplace. They had to get on something and travel for miles until they reached their destination.
He raised his hand to answer the question. "If they need to cross a body of water here in the UK, they go by something called a ferry. Its like a bigger boat that holds lots of passengers." And sometimes cars. And they served food on them. "In fact, boats in general." Theoretically. He had just been more specific. The sixth year had seen them travel between the islands where he lived. He'd never been on one, never had the necessity to but they still looked like they could be fun. Not when the sea was rough though, the boats were usually tossed and splashed around as if they were in one of those muggle washing machines.
"Yes. Ferries are very useful boat-like methods that allow you to cross a body of water. Good, good." Hadley nodded.
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Shame. Well he and Alec should go to the Potions Master for hair related reasons soon anyway. Maybe he could get one then. Now this was an interesting topic. Muggle Transportation. Would a pogo stick really fall under this category. Wasn't that just a toy? Well you could move for place to place on a pogo stick. So who knows.
"Cars which i guess is another word of automobile"
Already said. But Yeah. Though one thing you could do with cars is have road trips. Awesome Road Trips.
Hadley simply nodded at the Ravenclaw Prefect, who suggested cars, as well.
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Bay raised his hand and said "Professor, I know muggles like to use ermmm "Taxi Cabs?" its like the call up a company.. and like ask to be picked up from their home or what ever and to be dropped off at point B and they get picked up by a stranger and after the ride is done they pay that person who moved them…. i personally think our Floo Network is a lot faster, no strangers and you don't have to pay any money"
he added in.. but hey he's heard his mother describe the process to her friend one time over tea… its interesting but seemed like it was a waste of time and money.
"Yes but taxi cabs might be more reliable, as it doesn't rely on accurate pronunciation to get you to the correct destination." Hadley countered.
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This was the second Professor to ask what was going on and she bet even now nothing would be done about anything. Alexa was over this completely. She was going to spray paint her hair yellow and hope to merlin it wouldn't look too bad. Her hair had never been like UBER yellow in blondeness but it was certainly never grey either.
Lex was still examining a lock that was in the process of going completely grey when she heard the first actual question of the class--because she didn't count the other. Nope. Asking what was up didn't change the fact that she'd be leaving the class the way she entered. The Gryffindor raised her hand, eyes still fixed on the lock of hair she held out to look at. "You have skateboards as well. They require a lot of balance and you could virtually scrape your knee off trying to do a trick on one of them."
Muggle transportation. The Prefect was starting to wonder why she took this class, like really, she lived kinda like a muggle and was surrounded by them at home. This class used to only be attended for food. Did she need to discuss this with the Professor?
Skateboards? Clearly Alexa and Toby were on the same mindset. "Skateboards, though, like pogosticks, I would not recommend for long-distance traveling. Short distances, fine."
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Ben frowned as his friend greeted him, insisting he use the nickname that rode his nerves. "No..." he said simply, not sure of how else to put it. He certainly wasn't okay and he didn't see it getting better anytime soon. And thankfully he didn't have to say or offer anything more as Professor Hadley both returned his greeting and started the class. Yet she herself was curious as to how he was...he and the others who might have appeared as off as he was and offering some solution.
"I don't know..." he mused with a shrug which almost made him wince in the process. It was the Merlin-honest truth. Everything was up and yet nothing was any closer to being clear. Maybe they should just do class. Preferably something that didn't require him to move from his spot. It wasn't the most comfortable but further moving was majorly annoying as well.
Sigh.
"There are boats to move on water just like we do first year. But also motorized."
"Yes. Interesting, isn't it? How we use boats in your first year to take you across to a magical school, when boats are, by very nature, mundane. Non-magical." Hadley stated. It was ... coincidence, perhaps?
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So the young brunette sat and doodled and noted stuff down. Muggle transportation covers such a wide variety of things, and they needed to. The curse of they who had no ability to apparate.
She raised her hand and said this "Bicycles. They were the precursors of the motorized version that Sander mentioned."
"Yes. Bicycles. Anyone could ride a bicycle, unlike the motorized version where you must be a certain age." She wondered for a fleeting moment, how many of them knew how to ride a bicycle?
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Ian heard the professor's question and listened to the other student's answers. He raised his hand and answered There's a device that is called a Segway. It is a two wheeled conveyance that runs on electricity and is balanced using advanced devices. It is intended to be able to be used without hands if need be. Ian wished he had one.
"Yes. Segway. Very convenient to navigate through busy cities, actually." Probably more convenient than the skateboard or pogostick. It was more .... directional.
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... ... Girlfriend was sitting all the way over THERE. Other side of the classroom. Had she noticed? Was that why? Because it wasn't his fault that he was getting grey hairs. He took good care of his hair. Excellent, even. But now the hairs were dotted here and there and probably noticeable too. Which meant that she might have noticed, too.
Sad Alec was sad.
But Terry was here so... he gave the boy a smile. Thank you, Terence Radley.
As for the question, Alec didn't feel like answering the first one, especially with the faint memory of the reaction they had gotten from Romanos. What if Hadley blew up too? Yeah... no. He wasn't risking it. There was no chance he wa going to make Hadley angry. And... people had said it already. Grey hairs. Evil, they were. A visit to Culloden with Nigel for hair reasons would be great. Nodnod.
Muggle transportation? That was a much easier question to answer. "Professor?" he called, raising his hand in the air, "There are also trams. They're... they're similar to trains but they can run on normal streets." That was the best way he could explain it, really.
"Trams. Yes. Like subways, except they run above grounds. And not on tracks. Good." Hadley nodded at the Head Boy.
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Oh good. The Professor remembered her. That was always a good start to the lesson. She'd also smiled, so double good start.
Oh, types of transport? That was interesting. Ana listened to what everyone else was saying before putting her hand up to give her own answer. She didn't want to just repeat something that someone else had said.
"There are sleighs. Obviously they aren't used as much today, but in cold climates they're still quite useful," and quite fun too. Ana had loved going sledding when she was younger. She still did if she was being honest. All types of sleighs were great to her. She'd even gone on a sleigh ride in New York, although considering the person she'd gone with she couldn't look back on that memory quite as fondly anymore.
"Sleighs too, yes, but they're not very practical for daily traveling..." You know, just her two knuts worth.
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Bri raised her hand to answer the question, like she thought very easy. " One of my favorite ways of traveling is by air plane. You can travel over vast distances a lot quicker than other ways, like in a car. Also it is really neat seeing the ground below real small." She finished before she started to ramble, she properly said more than what the professor needed or wanted anyway.
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... what? Alice didn't answer the first question, because there wasn't anything 'going on' with her, but she did raise her hand for the second.
"I think there's something called an 'arrow-plain'." That was the dumbest name she could think of for a form of transportation, but whatever. "They were in this muggle book I read. Are they like... plain arrows? I know they move through the air, and arrows do that too, so that could be where they got the name from." Yep.
See, Hadley? Knew things. Participating and stuff.
"Airplanes, yes!" Hadley nodded at the first year and then the seventh year, who suggested the same as Lux had before. "Again, not practical for short distances, but for longer distance traveling, they're VERY common."
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My classmates seem to know many forms of muggle transportation but pogo bat, really? But what can I add, oh I know. Oichi raised her hand, "Many muggles in the city use a subway. It's one of their main sources of transportation because the populous large and it it can get many people where the need to go.".
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TRANSPORTATION. That wasn't magical. Which, in Lucas' opinion, wasn't as exciting but still a topic he was knowledgeable on. Oh, all those family holidays stuck in cars because his parents were obsessed with being 'normal and incognito' and that was a direct quote from those weirdos.
"TRAMS," the Gryffindor said brightly. "Oh and monorails. They're COOL."
Hadley nodded at the next two Lions who suggested subways and then trams. Two ideas already mentioned, but the two students got a nod regardless.
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Marigold loved this class because GOOD TEACHER and she actually could answer questions in this class. Her mum being a muggle, she coasted through this class, though even sometimes she learned something new. So when she heard the question, she hopped eagerly in her seat.
"Professor, there are these REALLY COOL THINGS. I can't remember what they're called but they are pulled by a bicycle... and there is a little seat behind it? And also LIMOS," she said happily. She rode in a limo once. She felt FAMOUS and FABULOUS.
"Carriages?" Hadley asked, arching an eyebrow in confusion at the next suggestion. Cause if it wasn't that, then she had no idea what the girl was talking about. Were they pulled by bicycles though, or was it by abraxans horses?
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Oh, good 'cause she didn't feel too energetic. In fact, her back was still aching, but she blamed it on the lack of swimming. She was used it and now that she didn't do it at all, she was feeling the side effects. That and she refused to think of the things she's heard going around.
Nope. Not getting paranoid. Like, at all. A few gray hairs? Could be stress. Or genetic. Achy joints? Lack of exercise. Yep. It was all logical. Hmm...
Although Muggle Studies wasn't her best subject, she had an idea of what the professor was saying. Not too long ago she'd talked about cars with Train Boy. Damn. She should have asked about other transportation machines or whatever muggles use to travel.
However, there were a few ways of transportation she knew both wizards and muggles used - some more than others. There were trains, but that was already mentioned. So she raised her hand to mention the other.
"Carriages?" Yes, no? Should she hide now?
"Carriages. Not to be confused with what totes babies around, but the kinds that you sit in with a cover. Very outdated though as they're not very effective methods of transport, but regardless they're still exciting to ride in. They're generally pulled by something. Such as a horse." So good answer then?
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Not too strenous.. Delilah gave a small sigh of relief. Awesome. She considered the professor's question and nodded. Yeah, she could definitely answer this one.
The Hufflepuff raised her hand, giving Hadley a small smile. "Professor..there is something called the train. It's basically a series of wagons that are moved by a motor. They are used for passenger transport as well as for the movement of goods from one place to another." That sounds good, yeah?
"Yes. Train." Hadley nodded, to the five billionth person who suggested it.
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MUGGLE TRANSPORTATION! Astrid knew lots of those, yeah? Her mum was a halfblood so she did get the best of both worlds from her.
Astrid raised her hand to share her thoughts and answers. "They ride trains, airplanes, cars, and... yeah, a lot more." She was too lazy to share everything else, you know? Besides, it was a class where everyone was supposed to learn so it was best to learn from the Professor herself. She was the expert on this field, yeah? Cool.
Hadley nodded another student who suggested pretty much the same methods as everyone else.
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Bart sat while the rest of the complainers talked about what was going on. Didn't they learn their lesson in Defense against the dark arts? They started on their aches and pains and then it was going to be a lecture. Maybe this professor wanted to cause Chaos as well. A small groan released as she said they really wouldn't be doing anything big for the day. Lecture he should have known.
The topic caught his attention though and he raised his hand. "When I went surfing with my step family this summer there were these things with wheels. People stood on them and held the handles as they went along the sidewalks. They were called ummm " His mind went blank on the name, what was that thing called, "Sega no.. Safari .. no Segwig.. Yeah I think it's Segwig."
You know Segway Segwig close enough..
"Segway. Yes." Someone .... That Ian Tinker boy, she thought, mentioned that already. And described what it was too. But so did Bart, he just got what it was called wrong.
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Kevin had been curious to learn about Muggle Studies because as a Pureblood wizard, his parents hadn't really told him anything about these kind of things why would they?. Though he did knew a few things because he had hung out with the other neighbourhood kids until they started teasing him for being weird. He would have been paying attention better though if his back wasn't aching so much like some time ago. It seemed to come and go with a sharp pain and then stopped.
He took a calming breath as he held his hand on his lower back for support and his other hand ran through his gray hair as he thought about muggle transportations. "Isn't the Hogwarts Express a muggle transportation?" he asked without raising his hand in the air. "i've also seen people in balloons, crazy muggles"
"Hogwarts Express is technically a form of muggle transporation, albeit not one that muggles use. But muggles DO use trains. Just not THE Hogwarts Express."
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Was Alec Summers sad?
Girlfriend had noticed that and she frowned slightly, feeling a bit bad for sitting so far away. Wrinkles, though? Even if they were just around her eyes, she didn't want him to see her like this. He'd understand, right? They could talk after?
And another question. One that didn't have anything to do with feeling lethargic or grumpy or old. Muggle Transportation? This was something she knew lots about. And Toby's answer? Ella grinned at him. Pogo-ing was definitely a mode of transport. A little too unpredictable for Ella's taste but still.
"Well, if you consider how muggles get places inside buildings, you could say that elevators and escalators are modes of transport." Mhm. Got you from one place to another pretty quick.
"Yes. Inside buildings though, muggles actually use transportation that is very similar to us wizards, however. Elevators, or lifts. Escalators. Skylink walkways. Staircases."
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Oooh. Muggle transportation. She knew about that. The girl thought to herself a little, trying to think of an answer. She didn't want to repeat what her class mates had said. Oooh. She had one now. She raised her hand and beamed before she started to talk. "There is a thing called a unicycle... it's like a bike. But with just one wheel." Thought she doubted mostp people could travel very far on one. They looked hard to drive.
"Yes. Unicycle is another method used, similar to a bicycle, except with only one wheel." Hadley nodded.
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Messer didn't answer Hadley first question about 'what's going on' because he didn't actually know what happen with him.
Transportation? They were talking about Muggle Transportation? Hmm.. Okay. He knew about that, after all he did live in the Muggle world before he went to Hogwarts. The Hufflepuff was about to mention airplane but it already mentioned twenty times already. Hand up. "Professor, there's this thing called Motorcycle. It resemble a heavy bicycle and it powered by a motor." Hence why its called Motorcycle.
A motorcycle. Metioned again. Hadley simply nodded at Messer.
"So there's all kinds of Muggle transportation out there, from whether you're speaking about ground travel such as cars and taxis and pogosticks, to air travel such as airplanes and helicopters, to water travel such as boats, to rail travel such as trains and subway systems, and finally to indoor building travel," the last of which only ONE person described a method of. "... such as escalators or elevators." She paused, checking her notes briefly. "There's also transport via pipelines or cables, though these two transportation methods are generally not meant for people travel. In fact, we actually discussed cable transport last year, with electricity." You know, just to prove a point. Though they didn't call it transportation, it technically was.
"Transportation, by definition, is the movement of people, animals, or goods from one location to another. Today we'll be discussing Ground Transportation as the method of muggle transportation." You know, just so that's clear, though they did technically do an overview for all types out there, but they were focusing on keeping their feet on the ground, so to speak.
"Let's discuss some history first. We know now that automobiles, trucks, motocycles, buses, and bicycles are the primary uses of road transport, but before all this existed and was made possible, what was one of the first methods?"
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Ground transportation, then?
Ella nodded and focused her attention on that particular area of transportation. She'd driven once, actually. It had been interesting, that was for sure. Maybe she'd give it another go in the summer. Maybe.
The eighteen year old was inclined to mention walking as the earliest form of transportation but then she had another thought and her hand went up. "Horses, Professor? I mean, people were able to get places quicker riding on horses than, say, walking a large distance."
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Tessa raised her hand at the next question, after jotting a few notes. "Before all of that, horses were used for transportation," she said, a smile on her lips. Horses were wonderful. "Horses were ridden as well as used to pull carts, wagons, and carriages," she explained. She'd never had the chance to ride in one of those, but her experience riding a horse had been thrilling. She would love to repeat it- it was almost as fun as flying on a broom. Almost.
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Figures the first thing to be mentioned would be one of the most common. "Cars are only as dangerous as the person behind the wheel," Josephina challenged. "But they're not as expensive as you make it out to be. I mean sure, they cost more than a broomstick or floo powder, but they're also more durable too." Just saying.
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Hadley raised an eyebrow at the next answer. "Well for short distances, than I reckon this might be an acceptable answer for transportation. I don't recommend attempting to pogostick from London to Scotland, for instance. But if you wanted to use it locally... It'd be a similar experience to roller blading." Reaching for her notebook, she jotted that down. That would actually be an exciting experience...
"Planes. Definitely one of the fastest methods muggles use to get from place to place!" Hadley agreed. "However, from an economics standpoint, its not feasible to start a plane up for traveling short distances...." There were better methods.
Yes. Motorbikes. Smaller versions of automobiles. Holds less people. But definitely effective methods to get from point A to point B." Look. Even not teaching Arithmancy, she still talked about points.
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"I agree with you. Cars are not dangerous. Not like you could splinch yourself or something, if you were driving a car." You know, point that even apparition is dangerous. "Or hit your head too hard or pronounce your destination incorrectly, if you were traveling via floo. All kinds of mishaps could happen even with magical methods." So to say that cars were super dangerous would be disregarding the dangers of other transportation methods, magical included.
"Buses are very common. Particularly if you can't afford your own automobile, as it'd just be a couple pounds for a bus ride."
"It depends on the bus. Some buses are cleaner than others, but it's probably best if you make sure you wash your hands before and after riding a bus. Keep your hands away from your mouth and nose." You know, all the basic principles they learned in primary school.
"Yes. Subways. Very good explanation of what they are too. Trains that run underground."
"Yes. Helicopters. Slightly more economical to use than airplanes, if you were traveling shorter distances, but didn't want to worry about traffic." Just had to worry about the weather.
"Yes. Ferries are very useful boat-like methods that allow you to cross a body of water. Good, good." Hadley nodded.
Hadley simply nodded at the Ravenclaw Prefect, who suggested cars, as well.
"Yes but taxi cabs might be more reliable, as it doesn't rely on accurate pronunciation to get you to the correct destination." Hadley countered.
Skateboards? Clearly Alexa and Toby were on the same mindset. "Skateboards, though, like pogosticks, I would not recommend for long-distance traveling. Short distances, fine."
"Yes. Interesting, isn't it? How we use boats in your first year to take you across to a magical school, when boats are, by very nature, mundane. Non-magical." Hadley stated. It was ... coincidence, perhaps?
"Yes. Bicycles. Anyone could ride a bicycle, unlike the motorized version where you must be a certain age." She wondered for a fleeting moment, how many of them knew how to ride a bicycle?
"Yes. Segway. Very convenient to navigate through busy cities, actually." Probably more convenient than the skateboard or pogostick. It was more .... directional.
"Trams. Yes. Like subways, except they run above grounds. And not on tracks. Good." Hadley nodded at the Head Boy.
"Sleighs too, yes, but they're not very practical for daily traveling..." You know, just her two knuts worth.
"Airplanes, yes!" Hadley nodded at the first year and then the seventh year, who suggested the same as Lux had before. "Again, not practical for short distances, but for longer distance traveling, they're VERY common."
Hadley nodded at the next two Lions who suggested subways and then trams. Two ideas already mentioned, but the two students got a nod regardless.
"Carriages?" Hadley asked, arching an eyebrow in confusion at the next suggestion. Cause if it wasn't that, then she had no idea what the girl was talking about. Were they pulled by bicycles though, or was it by abraxans horses?
"Carriages. Not to be confused with what totes babies around, but the kinds that you sit in with a cover. Very outdated though as they're not very effective methods of transport, but regardless they're still exciting to ride in. They're generally pulled by something. Such as a horse." So good answer then?
"Yes. Train." Hadley nodded, to the five billionth person who suggested it.
Hadley nodded another student who suggested pretty much the same methods as everyone else.
"Segway. Yes." Someone .... That Ian Tinker boy, she thought, mentioned that already. And described what it was too. But so did Bart, he just got what it was called wrong.
"Hogwarts Express is technically a form of muggle transporation, albeit not one that muggles use. But muggles DO use trains. Just not THE Hogwarts Express."
"Yes. Inside buildings though, muggles actually use transportation that is very similar to us wizards, however. Elevators, or lifts. Escalators. Skylink walkways. Staircases."
"Yes. Unicycle is another method used, similar to a bicycle, except with only one wheel." Hadley nodded.
A motorcycle. Metioned again. Hadley simply nodded at Messer.
"So there's all kinds of Muggle transportation out there, from whether you're speaking about ground travel such as cars and taxis and pogosticks, to air travel such as airplanes and helicopters, to water travel such as boats, to rail travel such as trains and subway systems, and finally to indoor building travel," the last of which only ONE person described a method of. "... such as escalators or elevators." She paused, checking her notes briefly. "There's also transport via pipelines or cables, though these two transportation methods are generally not meant for people travel. In fact, we actually discussed cable transport last year, with electricity." You know, just to prove a point. Though they didn't call it transportation, it technically was.
"Transportation, by definition, is the movement of people, animals, or goods from one location to another. Today we'll be discussing Ground Transportation as the method of muggle transportation." You know, just so that's clear, though they did technically do an overview for all types out there, but they were focusing on keeping their feet on the ground, so to speak.
"Let's discuss some history first. We know now that automobiles, trucks, motocycles, buses, and bicycles are the primary uses of road transport, but before all this existed and was made possible, what was one of the first methods?"
Bay raised his hand, for he knew all about this.. his favourite books to read were Westerns and boy howdy did he knew the answer for this question "Professor.. they also rode horses by themselves and horses that pulled buggies.. i've read about them in my western books" he quietly added in.
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"So there's all kinds of Muggle transportation out there, from whether you're speaking about ground travel such as cars and taxis and pogosticks, to air travel such as airplanes and helicopters, to water travel such as boats, to rail travel such as trains and subway systems, and finally to indoor building travel," the last of which only ONE person described a method of. "... such as escalators or elevators." She paused, checking her notes briefly. "There's also transport via pipelines or cables, though these two transportation methods are generally not meant for people travel. In fact, we actually discussed cable transport last year, with electricity." You know, just to prove a point. Though they didn't call it transportation, it technically was.
"Transportation, by definition, is the movement of people, animals, or goods from one location to another. Today we'll be discussing Ground Transportation as the method of muggle transportation." You know, just so that's clear, though they did technically do an overview for all types out there, but they were focusing on keeping their feet on the ground, so to speak.
"Let's discuss some history first. We know now that automobiles, trucks, motocycles, buses, and bicycles are the primary uses of road transport, but before all this existed and was made possible, what was one of the first methods?"
Well the first obvious answer was WALKING, but Caleb had a feeling she wasn't looking for that answer. So he thought of something else and raised his hand.
"Well they all traveled by horse and buggy, right? They had horses pulling carriages around with goods and people and stuff," he explained.
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First methods of trasportation? Yeah, she could answer this... but people had already given similar answers and she didn't want to be repeating herself. Maybe she could come with something else.. hm.
Delilah raised her hand, "Walking? I know that people walked a lot during the earlier days.." See, different. Walking is kiind of a way of transportation, yes? Maybe... not. But, okay. Answer was already said.
Not very practical? It was still very much practical for everyday transportation in Russia, thank-you professor. Ana didn't glare at her though like she was tempted too and instead just raised her hand to answer the next question.
"I believe Chariots were one of the first methods of transportation," they used them in Ancient Egypt so if one was discounting walking surely the chariot would be up there. She could also have said carriages, but you know, that was probably an answer that most people would give.
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Yeah it was interesting. How a magical school choses to use muggle-like or non magical uses throughout the term even besides the boats for new students to come to the opening feast and older students from the closing one.
But they were moving on to discussing something else and Ben thought on what could think of on the subject of original transportation. Horses were mentioned which the second year had to agree with though in reference to the creature there was one item that he didn't remember being brought up with the original question. "What about carts...and carriages?"
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Alex was not sure about her answer to the second question, but she decided to give it as shot anyway. Raising her hand, Alex said, "Wouldn't skis be considered a means of transportation?""People in snowy climates could have used skis to get from place to place and house to house before other kinds of transportation existed."
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There truly were a lot of modes of transport that muggles used. It appeared that they'd be able to get around very easily but he had heard about all the traffic build up in the cities and the delays on trains and it just sounded like a nightmare. Terry would pick flooing over that any day.
The Slytherin raised his hand for the next question. "I believe that the wheel was invented really early on and placed on basic carriages and carts. But they didn't always have to be pulled by horses, they weren't domesticated until later on." He knew all about muggle animals, this was a basic fact. "They were probably originally pulled by humans. Slaves of whoever owned the transport." Like Ana said, chariots were pretty early on examples, they were probably pulled by slaves.
Oh cool, so many forms of transport. Its amzing how far our muggle bretheren have come. But was the first source of transport. It seems many are mentioning the wheel leading horse and carriage but what about the most basic that all of us have had since the dawn time. Oichi grinned as she responded, "Well the absolute first form of transpotation was our own two feet walking".
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"Let's discuss some history first. We know now that automobiles, trucks, motocycles, buses, and bicycles are the primary uses of road transport, but before all this existed and was made possible, what was one of the first methods?"
Back when things were primitive. Adi knew what was used. He raised a hand. "Animals, Professor. Horses to be precise. They were either ridden or used to pull carriages.'' He paused, remembering something else. "Places like India also used Oxen to pull their carriages.''
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First methods of transportation. Like before cars and bikes and modern transportation.
Horses were a pretty obvious answer as were buggies or other carriage type vehicles. Walking too, since people still walked places. The seventh year put her hand up to mention something that hadn't really been mentioned yet. "There was a time when running was the primary mode of transportation... like in Marathon when one guy ran like 23 and something miles to deliver a message and then collapsed. He ran the whole way which is why people run marathons today." Lily didn't always like history so this was just a random fact she knew about... and it had to do with transportation. So yeah... running was her answer.
Chyeah, pogo sticks totally were transportation, and Toby was glad Hadley agreed with him. He beamed, and was about to point out that he used his as a mode of transportation around the caste and grounds, but they were moving on.
Uhhh... hm. Toby was a bit slow on this one, and the answer didn't occur to him until other people started speaking. Walking would have been his answer, and then maybe a cart, but Ella's answer of riding horses was one Tobias wouldn't have thought of. That made him start thinking of the real olden days, when there were dinosaurs, which made him start wondering if wizards were around then, and what about dragons?
Toby tried hard not to get pulled into that line of thinking, and attempted to concentrate on the class. He wasn't going to give an answer; was just going to write notes for this question and listen up, but he soon found his hand going up.
"I reckon people floated on water with rafts and boats and swam pretty early, but I dunno if that would have been earlier than riding dinosau- err... horses. Earlier than riding horses."
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Cable transport. Electricity. Alec remembered the lesson on electricity. Namely, the buzzer. And using cables as transportation reminded him of... of those muggle movies where they would slide from one place to another using a cable and... a rope?
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First methods of transportation? "Professor?" This... wasn't going to be a great answer and he knew it. But the hand was up in the air so... "Erm... yeah. I agree with the other on horses and carriages." ... Pause. "I think most people walked. And... weren't carriages mainly used by the people who could afford to keep horses and have a carriage of their own?"
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How were people transported before cars and stuff? Grace nearly hummed to herself as she thought. She tended to do that. People had said the answers she had. But then she did think of something. She'd read it in a book before. Not a text book. Like a proper book. But she figured that it was a mode of transportation. The rich people had used it. "Didn't rich people get their slaves to carry them in litters and seats and stuff?" Because well that could work before even the wheel was invented. That sounded pretty good to be honest. Being carried around. Grace liked the sound of that.
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Lux raised her hand again to answer another question. "Horses! They were a main way of transportation for many centuries.... they are even used now, though not as much as they used to be." Now, horses were mostly ridden for fun, but for a long time, they transported people and supplies on land, while ships transported at sea.
Yeah electricity was the thing they learned last semester. That was the thing that let muggles have all the cool things and let him use awesome stuff. That pretty much summed it up. Nigel knew it was in cars also and cars were pretty awesome.
Walking. Now that was an answer. Can't get much better than that other than running. Which was already said.
It was probably one of the first ever modes of transportation besides crawling.
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