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It was another dull, boring, lazy afternoon in History of Magic.
The sun was shining brightly outside for once, birds were chirping, and the weather was marvellous. Students were itching to leave class to go bask in the warm sunshine, play quidditch, or read a book beneath a tree. They longed to feel the warm breeze, the soft grass tickling their feet, and the smell of the outdoors surrounding them. It was so incredibly hard to concentrate.
As usual, Hermione was eagerly scribbling neat notes on her parchment and answering every single question in the precise, right-out-of-the-textbook way that she was famous for. And as usual, the rest of the class was snoring lightly or staring off into space with a glazed look in their eyes. It wasn't completely their fault. After all, Binns had the kind of voice that would lull you to sleep within a few minutes. It was monotonous and droned on for eons. It was incredibly hard to focus on what he was saying since his voice resembled the low drone of a refrigerator or some sort of muggle electrical appliance. Being a ghost, Binns had all of eternity to prattle on about the History of Magic. He never noticed that 99.9% of his class wasn't paying attention since he was so absorbed in what he was talking about. Today was no exception.
"…So that brings me to the greatest debate in all of wizarding history. It has not yet been resolved and there are equally valid arguments on both sides. It seems rather simple at first glance, but if you dig deeper, you'll realize that it's rather complex and - "
"What exactly is this debate about, professor?" Hermione interrupted Binns.
"Ah, Miss Granger, fantastic question! 5 points to Gryffindor! It is a debate that is rather peculiar and has been the cause of many disputes. I find it very interesting and it is one of my favourite debates to discuss…"
"…And what exactly is this debate about, professor?" Hermione interrupted once again. She was beginning to get impatient.
"Patience, young one. Patience is a virtue. It is a great quality for all young women to have, you know. I remember this one student I had who had absolutely no patience – none at all – and she was quite the – "
"PROFESSOR! What is the bloody debate about?" yelled a red-faced Malfoy, enraged at the professor. He quickly resumed his cool façade, glancing furtively around and glaring at those who stared at him. This bloody old fool is not qualified to teach, I tell you! I'm going to write a letter to father and he can have a little chat with Dumbledore. Yes, that will do. Oh Draco, you're a genius and… Draco's thoughts were cut short by Binns' admonition.
"Mr. Malfoy! I am appalled at your rudeness. No matter, though. There are more pressing matters at hand. Getting back to the debate, it is similar to the muggle one: Who came first? The chicken or the egg? You see some muggles thought that the egg had to have come first so that when it hatched, a chicken would come from it. Other muggles thought that the chicken had to have come first because where else would the egg come from? They didn't think it came from a big bang or that it fell from the sky. Of course, wizards could care less about chickens and eggs. But what does interest them, is where they came from. This brings me to the most famous debate of all: Who came first? Wizards or muggles?"
The class was suddenly awake and burst into an uproar.
Oh boy, thought Hermione. This was going to be an interesting History of Magic class indeed.
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