(Muggle St) T2:L1: What is Muggle Studies?

[Zachary Daniels]

Zachary had been staring indignantly at the Professor, before he attacked Liam Peakes. After that, he had decided he didn't mind so much, while smirking in Peakes' direction.

After the little show with Thom, Zachary was outright grinning. At least most everyone had missed himself being targeted, especially said Hufflepuff. Smirking to himself, he picked up his own quill and looked in Thom's direction tauntingly.

Hearing the Professor's question, he made a face. "People to breed with." The end result being those stupid halfbloods, he added silently to himself.[/color]

[Thom Moen]

Thom gawped in disbelief. Five points for getting an answer wrong? I didn't insult anyone! Thom's temper was flaring, and he was desperate to stand up and tell Fag exactly what he was thinking. That's exactly what they are - non magica! he felt like screaming.

Beginning to shake with humiliation and fury, Thom grabbed his parchment and began to draw rough stick figures - one of a short person with a beard, the other a taller size pointing a wand at him. Stupid Fagin, can answer his own questions the bloody loon - nutter to care about muggles so much... he thought, his face twisted to bare his teeth.

[Jerred Boneman]

Jerred walked into the room, not caring if he was late. He saw an empty desk down the back so he walked towards it. Jerred sat down, looked at the Professor and flinched in disgust.

"Are you a prune or a hedgehog?" Jerred asked.

[Girty Hubbles]

Girty looked up at the professor she had thought hard about it and heard the sly comment from one of the Slytherins.
"The muggles are there to keep the world around us going. They keep themselves busy with there own ideas and beliefs that they ignore our world. Also i suppose they give loads of wizards jobs to do to try and prevent them from avoiding our world." She drifted off as it did not make much sense in her head. But then one question did appearer in her mind and without knowing it she spoke it out loud.
"But what use is the wizarding world to the muggles?"

As soon as she finish speaking Girty looked to the table to avoid eye contact with the Professor in fear of losing points.

[Prof. Jack Fagin]

Fagin laughed aloud, pleased the class had started to liven up. He strode up to Zachary's desk looking him in the eye, "Was that meant to be funny? Or was it serious either way a surprisingly good answer, though strange and shows you're very much a thick-eared wizard who thinks he knows it all, and is far superior to muggles, something you are entirely wrong about, rule 27 we're all human beings, and all equal, whether you like that or not."

Turning to Thom he snatched the parchment out of his reluctant hands, "an artist are you?" he enquired scornfully, "not much of a likeness to me," he pocketed the parchment. "Are you some kind of animal lad, baring your teeth like that? You've got to learn to take criticism in life, now think on it, and give me a reasonable answer and maybe, just maybe I won't give you those points."
He swept away as an unruly lad entered, "boy you're late and not only that you ask bloody stupid questions as well, you're worse than this lad," he snarled viciously jabbing a crooked finger into Thom's head.

"Late boy, 10 points from you for spouting rubbish, and speak another word that ain't reasonable and you'll be having a lovely detention with me, is that clear?" he glared at Boneman.
Not waiting for an answer he listened intently to the Girl's answer.

"What's this? A brain amongst you? I am impressed dears I expected dull twaddle all the way through, let's see, 1 point for the first bit, 2 for the next," he counted on his fingers a gleam in his eye, "2 points for the question, which you will answer at the end of the lesson yourself, so that makes no points," He laughed wondering if they were too dumb to understand such a simple thing.

"Ok anymore? You still need one answer to escape, detention," he smirked and settled himself onto his desk.

[Thom Moen]

The Hufflepuff winced in pain as Professor Fagin torn his parchment from him and proceeded to jab him in the head. Thom closed his eyes and half-cried silently, unable to believe he had lost points, been insulted and painfully poked by an man he had only just met space of four minutes.

He was close to tears as he set his head on the desk and looked sieways at Girty, begging her silently to stab him with her wand...

[Girty Hubbles]

Girty looked at the Professor and opened her mouth.
"That means i have 5 points. Sorry to contradict you sir." Girty took a slow breath and once again waited for the worst.

[Prof. Jack Fagin]

"What!" he roared wirling on Girty, "there go the bloody brains again," he moaned "are you thick? or just trying to try my patience, do I have to spell it for you? I took 5 off that prat there, and then gave 5 to you, so that makes zero you plonker!" he snarled.

"Oh let's see 5 points off Hufflepuff now because you made me raise my voice! Now somebody give me a good answer, prove to me you're not a load of idiots," He wandered his way through the desks glaring at all the students.

[Zachary Daniels]

Zachary stared at the professor disbelievingly, his grip firm on his quill. "My answer was completely serious," he mumbled with a scowl. Listening to Fargin berate him on equality was too much, and Zachary rolled his eyes.

He was so irritated and embarrassed because of the Professor, that he couldn't even enjoy Thom's distress. [/color]

[Prof. Jack Fagin]

Fagin kneeled on the floor next to Zachary's desk and mocked him saying sarcastically. "Oh I do beg your pardon sire, you are always serious I presume," Fagin clambered to his feet laughing harshly then raised his hand as if to strike Zachary, seeing the welcomed flinch he laughed some more saying.

"pah, learn some respect boy," His mood changed suddenly and he continued."Give me another alright answer and I may just give you points though, come on an answer now," he stared at Zachary awaiting a response.

"Whatever pops into your head," he said in a more gentle tone, like a grandfather to his grandchildren.

[Zachary Daniels]

Zachary was still staring at Fargin's hand ruefully, when the man adressed him again. He opened his mouth to form some sort of answer, his neck flushing at being singled out and coaxed for an answer.

"They gave us... er-" He avoided Fargin's gaze, as he sulkily leaned back in his desk. "Potential wizards?"

He made a face at his answer, clearly thinking no Muggle had potential to be a great wizard, though smartly not voicing those thoughts. [/color]

[Prof. Jack Fagin]

Fagin sighed regretfully, "this is like drawing poison from a wound," he moaned he continued more fairly. "Well I suppose, that's true, but you could have gone further and stated the simple fact that, the wizarding community would be extremely small if it were not for the inter-mingling of wizards and witches with muggles, but a decent answer, 5 points to Slytherin."
He turned and walked to the front desk, opening a large drawer he drew out a number of large books each named,

Muggle Studies Volume 1

He went around each desk and threw the large dusty books one to each pupil. "I want this read by the end on the week, and be prepared to answer questions on the first chapter at the very least."

He looked at the students then continued "now can each of you please write a paragraph on the following question."
He strode to the front and wrote the question out on the blackboard he had procurred from somewhere.

Why are muggles useful to the wizarding community and vice versa?

He pointed his finger at Girty saying. " I want them all handed in at the end of the lesson and you can read yours out at the end, now any questions don't hesitate to ask, I'd be happy to help."
He settled himself comfortably into his armchair not wanting to move a muscle.

(ooc you can just write a little something about muggles and points will be rewarded, so just post here what your character wrote)

[Girty Hubbles]

Girty looked up at the professor when he looked at her. I will show him she thought before pulling out a new piece of parchment and she started writing.

Why are muggle’s useful to the wizarding community and vice versa?
Girty Hubbles

Muggle’s and Wizards are two very different worlds which have to share the same space on this earth. Although on many occasions the two worlds have collided the muggle’s or ‘non magic folk’ as they are so often called exist happily side by side with the wizarding world. And if they do happen to come across a strange event they simply ignore it or come up with another explanation as to them magic simply does not exist. This then does beg the question why do the two worlds work so well.
This is quite simple as both do important roles for each other and so in turn help each other out. One of the main reasons is for the continuation of the races. By mixing the blood and genetics of the two worlds this helps keep both going as it can bring magic into families who have never had it before or the other way around. Also they help by coexisting together. In a way the wizarding world helps muggle’s by keeping the dangerous animals away from them, they also in turn keep simple animals such as cows alive. By keeping the two worlds separate it allows the many different beliefs about muggle’s in the wizarding world mostly content. Those who do not like muggle’s and the muggle born wizards can ignore them as much as they wish, those who are interested in helping muggle’s and there day to day lives are able to help by doing jobs which thus in turn help feed there families in the wizarding world.
In truth it turns into a huge cycle as the muggle world helps give some wizards something to do and aim for as well as something to hate.

Girty re-read what she had put, in a way she did not care if it was right or wrong or even if it did not make any sense she just wanted to get out of the lesson as quickly as possible. She placed her quill on the table and shoved the piece of parchment to the end of her table while rising her hand.

[dreamboat]

Work,Alicia thought,Maybe this will make the teacher shut up for five minutes. Alicia took out parchment and Wrote the question at the top.

Why are muggles useful to the wizarding community and vice versa?

The main thing is, without Muggles we could not maintain a successful civilization. In numbers Wizards don't have enough manpower to survive, even with magic. Wizards are a society, within a great civilization, not an entire different world, simply sharing the same space with muggles.

Wizards are also very important to Muggles, since only we can fight the magical creature on earth, and conceal there existence. A single giant could destroy an entire city. Perhaps Muggles could survive if there where no magical being on earth, wizard of creatures, but such a world wouldn't exist.

Muggles and Wizards meet everyday, there world inter-winding, and influences very noticeable, for example during Grinewald's power, the muggle world also broke out in war, and advanced them into the future in ways they cannot imagine

Alicia put down her quill and stuck up her hand. She wasn't sure if she actually believed some of the stuff she wrote but had a feeling it was what the professor was looking for.

[Prof. Jack Fagin]

Fagin's eyes drooped but his attention snapped back to the present when a student cleared their throat, luckily for the culprit he didn't know who though. His eyes snapped open. "Eh what?" he glared around the room wondering who had disturbed his nap. Seeing two students had finished he walked up to the first one who was Girty.

"Ah you've finished," he swept her parchment off the table purposefully knocking her ink well onto the floor, it crashed onto the stone flagstones as Fagin quickly sidestepped strolling back up to the front, chuckling to himself.

"oops, please clear that up before you go," He quickly read through her answer his eyes narrowing but his overall expression un-readable. Laying Girty's work onto the table he strode back up to her and sighed resignedly.

"Not that bad, 10 points to Hufflepuff," he muttered begrudgingly.
Seeing another student had finished as well which he found mightily surprising, he glided over to Alicia and snatched the parchment from her hands, ripping it in two by a partial mistake,
"get yourself some quality parchment!" he shouted.

Piecing it together he quickly read through frowning as he went, maybe this lot weren't as stupid as they looked. Adding this one to the pile he stood at the front awaiting more questions.
"Awful by my standards but worth another 10 points for trying," he scowled at Alicia talking of her paper. "More," he demanded.