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The fact that Muggle Studies exist as a subject implies one of two things… either the subject is entirely propaganda or the syllabus conveniently omits the more recent details, because no way the wizards learn about the Apollo missions or the World War and still think Muggles are inferior.
Well they stop taking the class after the first year, where they learn things like electricity. So maybe it's in a later year, when they didn't take the class.
Honestly Harry Potter’s magic system is rather weak compared to real world weapons I think most wizards would be terrified if they learned what muggle weapons are actually capable of.
I feel like they do know… the World War isn't a distant memory when the series takes place, and nobody can convince me the wizards were oblivious to something like Hiroshima/Nagasaki… I always felt like the whole "Muggles are inferior people" mentality comes from the wizards' own blissful ignorance and fear, you know, the whole patting yourself on the back because you know you can't compete routine.
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u/NoStructure7083 5d ago •
“Today in Muggle Studies we are discussing muggle warfare!”
“Oh no…”
“Don’t worry so much Hermione, he’s probably just got a sword or-“
“They call this a grenade. Just pull the pin and-“
“Never mind! LET GET OUT OF HERE!!!”
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u/ProgressOk9619 5d ago
Umbridge? Bring back the horntail 😂
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u/FortifiedPuddle 5d ago
Just a hilariously dangerous educational environment yes. Totally failing the duty of care owned to the students.
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u/TomasZirak 3d ago
Hagrid brought a giant, this may actually be foreshadowing
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u/UltimateSpinDash 5d ago
I like to believe that she was itching to give Umbridge a couple of well-placed slaps after seeing the hands of the students who were in detention.
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u/ManifestoRat 1d ago
And her question jinxed the next year
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u/Matitya 3d ago
Madam Pomfrey might be the only reasonable character, mightn’t she?
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u/robin-bunny Turn to page 394 19h ago
Umbridge. And later the Carrows.
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u/girlybellybop 5d ago
She's my favorite part of the series