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fandomhigh2009-11-25 12:23 pm
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DADA for Muggles [Wednesday, November 25, 5th period]
Remus was looking far from his usual affable self today. Not only was he a bit peaky, but his demeanor was decidedly controlled -- though pleasant as always. "Hello, class. Today we're talking about dark creatures that have an ethical dilemma attached -- namely, that they are -- or were -- human, and still have human thoughts, emotions, and impulses. From what I understand, vampires are hardly unfamiliar territory to this school. Where we are from, vampires are created via a human's receipt of a bite from another vampire. Vampires are not born -- they're created. They might be your brothers, or sisters, or husbands or wives or mothers or fathers or friends. It makes the decision about what to do with them all the trickier."
And Sirius was lounging against his usual desk but his body language decidedly less bored today. He glanced over at Remus and gave him a quick smile. "The same is true for werewolves," he continued. "In our world, if a transformed werewolf bites a human, that person will also turn into a werewolf. If someone is bitten by a werewolf who is in his or her human form, the victim will just have some lupine tendencies--generally a strong urge for raw meat. Werewolves change form with the full moon, while vampires remain vampires all year long. A third group of beings--hags--are a savage sort of witch who eat children and raw liver." He barked a laugh. "Hags are the reason that centaurs and merpeople chose to be classified as beasts rather than be in the same category as their sort."
"However," Remus added, "our Ministry still categorizes them as dangerous, just because of the power of which they are capable -- though whether they'll use, much less abuse, that power is unlikely. The others -- werewolves in particular -- are able to control their mental faculties, and are human the vast majority of their time." And if Remus sounded a touch resentful there, well, he was having a moment of difficulty there. "There's a great deal of political controversy at home for us -- for these people who have been turned into humanoid dark creatures, and whether they should be afforded the same rights as regular human witches and wizards."
Sirius nodded vigorously, shifting a little toward Remus. "For most of them, it wasn't some sort of lifestyle choice. They didn't choose to be bitten. But logic seldom has a place in these sorts of arguments. And it's better not to be bit through ignorance, so today we're going to make sure you know how to tell the difference between vampires and humans, and wolves and werewolves, hags and just unattractive people."
And Sirius was lounging against his usual desk but his body language decidedly less bored today. He glanced over at Remus and gave him a quick smile. "The same is true for werewolves," he continued. "In our world, if a transformed werewolf bites a human, that person will also turn into a werewolf. If someone is bitten by a werewolf who is in his or her human form, the victim will just have some lupine tendencies--generally a strong urge for raw meat. Werewolves change form with the full moon, while vampires remain vampires all year long. A third group of beings--hags--are a savage sort of witch who eat children and raw liver." He barked a laugh. "Hags are the reason that centaurs and merpeople chose to be classified as beasts rather than be in the same category as their sort."
"However," Remus added, "our Ministry still categorizes them as dangerous, just because of the power of which they are capable -- though whether they'll use, much less abuse, that power is unlikely. The others -- werewolves in particular -- are able to control their mental faculties, and are human the vast majority of their time." And if Remus sounded a touch resentful there, well, he was having a moment of difficulty there. "There's a great deal of political controversy at home for us -- for these people who have been turned into humanoid dark creatures, and whether they should be afforded the same rights as regular human witches and wizards."
Sirius nodded vigorously, shifting a little toward Remus. "For most of them, it wasn't some sort of lifestyle choice. They didn't choose to be bitten. But logic seldom has a place in these sorts of arguments. And it's better not to be bit through ignorance, so today we're going to make sure you know how to tell the difference between vampires and humans, and wolves and werewolves, hags and just unattractive people."
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