Owl Post Secret Activity 1: The Secret of Magic

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Activity: The Secret of Magic
Points: Long debate: Participation 10pts, Additional comment: 2pts.
Deadline: April 22, 11:59 PM UTC
Details:

Let's jump right into the magical world's secrets with a debate on the biggest secret of all: the secret of magic itself.

What are your opinions on the International Statute of Secrecy? Is it a fair law? When is it okay to break the law and reveal the secret of magic to Muggles? And what would you do if a Muggle discovered your secret and tried to take advantage of it?

Initial comment of at least 150 words for 10 points, additional comments 2 points each. Let's get a conversation going!


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Comments

[bergeronprocess.livejournal.com]

Exactly. As a culture, Muggles are rather...demanding. They want it all and they want it now. Could they learn that magic can do some things, but not others--like not bringing people back from the dead, but maybe helping cure injuries to people who are still living?

As for the revelation...I have no idea how it would be managed, but I'm inclined to go with good old-fashioned person-to-person oral storytelling. That method of relaying news has been reliable for millennia!

...I mean, that's not to say that the news media could be of no use, though.

Emmapuff

[slumber.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I wonder if we're ready for a news like this, since you know, it's not like the thought is completely new and foreign. I mean, we have books that play with this idea and everything, you know? But maybe I'm also more exposed to the sarcastic side of Twitter, where if news like this broke out people would just be cracking jokes about Hogwarts letters and owl droppings and stuff like that, and collectively telling everyone to chill the f*ck out and stuff, even as news outlets maybe try to sensationalize and fear-monger.

Evyclaw