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

[flyingharmony.livejournal.com]

Oh! I never thought that the law is also important for protecting Muggles - you're definitely right about that, though, it's a huge advantage that Muggles are prevented form being attacked defenselessly. And again you're right that this of course might happen even with the law (if everybody strictly followed the law, there'd not be any crimes - in the case of the Statue of Secrecy also no Muggle-Wizard marriages, which, again, is a disadvantage), but it makes the Muggle world a lot safer - at least from Wizards.

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[feuerfunke.livejournal.com]

At first I was sceptical, cause the reasoning sounds a lot like some bigoted pureblood bs, but there's a tiny bit of thruth in it, I think.
Common sense should dictate us to live peacefully together, but one has just to glimpse at a newspaper to see that rationality is absent in some cases...
So I don't really see a way for wizards and muggles living peacefully side by side. But perhaps I'm just too sceptical.

Kat//Hufflepuff