IC Prospective: Sazh Katzroy

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Character: Sazh Katzroy
Mun: Phil
Plot specific: N

Kids will be kids, but maybe you all need a change of pace. Muggle Studies isn't the sort of subject you understand without experience.

So if you could take a field trip to any sort of muggle place, what would you pick and why? Places like airports, hospitals, arcades... you know, places that might be possible. ...And you know what? Professors, you can answer that too, if you want.

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[master_shifu]

Rather than ask them if they could, it might be far better for you, Katzroy, to assign them a task to actually visit a Muggle site. It would be a far better use of their time during these so-called holidays.

shifu don't hold no punches...

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You got a point there.

But if you were a student, would you really want to spend your vacation time wandering around a city with all of its cars and loud noises and music? I wouldn't expect any of them to put much effort into it if I made an actual assignment out of it, Shifu.

Plus, a field trip might be nice.

It's the hard way or the high way for him.

[master_shifu]

Back in my days as a student there were Muggle explosives falling from the sky. I still went out training in the valley, and I was unharmed and made all the better for it.

There is no excuse for complacency and sheer laziness. If they do not do their work, then you should ensure proper punishment and discipline.

this is like the most glorious conflict in teaching styles ever pfffffft

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I'm not surprised you did something crazy like that. I should be, but I'm not.

I know, Shifu. But if it's an assignment that they want to do, then they'll work harder on it.

And besides, who would visit a hospital or an airport on their own? People don't do things like that.

Yup. They should be buddies ;D

[master_shifu]

It is not a matter of want, but need. If they decide to take Muggle Studies then they should pursue every opportunity to learn. And the best way to do so is through experience.

If one has the passion for their subject, then one should be willing to make the trip.

I can so see it. xD

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You have a point. Again.

But it can be a subject they're passionate about with a really boring class, or it can be a subject they're passionate about with an engaging class. I prefer the second one, myself.

You're not going to answer the question I gave everyone, are you?

Shifu will introduce him to Chinese chess and tea.

[master_shifu]

I always have good points Katzroy.

Of course everybody prefers the second. But students need to learn that it is not the teachers who must conduct a class according to their likes and dislikes. I believe the English saying for it was, "Life is not a bed of roses". If we catered to their every whim, we'd have students unable to handle the difficulties of life.

As for your question, I have visited many Muggle places. My favourite is the tea house in my home village. I enjoy a good cup of Jasmine tea and a game of Chinese chess. It is also a good place for companionship whether Muggle or Wizard, if that is what you are looking for.

And Sazh will introduce him to airplanes and fast cars. It will all be glorious.

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If we catered to their every whim, they wouldn't be doing any work at all.

A tea house sounds right up your alley, Shifu. How does Chinese chess work?

If you've visited so many places, then which one stood out the most?

I'm looking forward to this CR, so much!

[master_shifu]

I hope then that you do not coddle them too much.

It is different from your Western chess in many ways. Rules, pieces, the board. However, they are similar in that they promote sharp and strategic thinking. I highly recommend it.

The Muggle museum. It's interesting to view history from their point of view and how they have lived their lives so differently, but at the same time, as us.

So am I! It's surprisingly amazing, x3

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Of course I won't. I know when enough is enough, Shifu.

We'll have to sit down and play a game sometime. Maybe head down to that tea house you mentioned. I'm sure that in a week's time, we'll be waiting for the end of the year.

A museum? That sounds like a good idea for a field trip! The students would get to see things, they wouldn't have to interact with Muggles, and I can even make a few assignments out of it!

[master_shifu]

Unfortunately I do not have the time for such frivolities. I must resume my training, as well as my students' back in China. The offer is appreciated but I must decline.

It sounds like you have found the solution to your problem. I am glad to have been of assistance.

[drivensnow]

I should hope that if you ever decided to indulge the children in any of these... places... That you would of course run it by me beforehand.

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You make it sound like I'm just going to kidnap a class for a field trip. Of course I'm going to clear it with people.

[drivensnow]

It does not need to be cleared with people, it needs to be cleared with me. As High Inquisitor, it's within my right to decline something if I feel it isn't academically appropriate.

gosh i'm gonna get to break in my sazh-being-negative icons :D

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Last I checked, Dumbledore needed to approve it, too.

I meanwhile have no negative icons. They're all so damn happy.

[drivensnow]

Last I checked, I get the final say in any decision.

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So then what's Dumbledore even here for? If you can just overturn any decision he makes, what power does he even have anymore?

[drivensnow]

That would be precisely the point. The Ministry feels Dumbledore's judgment is questionable, which is why I have been brought in.

If this is a problem for you, you're more than welcome to come to my office and discuss it with me face to face.

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If they're questioning him, why don't they just remove him? It's got to be real insulting to have a job that doesn't actually have any purpose.

[drivensnow]

Yes.

But even so, that's the Ministry's business and theirs alone. From where I'm standing, you don't have much right to question the choices they've made.

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Oh, I'm sure they have their reasons. But to someone who's not in the thick of wizarding politics, it just looks a little odd.

Plus, I kinda feel bad for the guy. He might just be getting old. It's been decades since I've been here though, so what happened that made the Ministry call you in? He always seemed to make good choices to me.

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It's simply not anyone's problem other than your own that you don't keep up with politics.

Nor do you seem particularly observant when it comes to the news. Did you not hear about the incident at camp this Summer? A few rowdy students caused a food fight that got out of control. Many of them ended up in St. Mungos, and one lost an eye. Dumbledore was in charge of this, and yet he did nothing to prevent it from happening.

How, then, is that a sign of 'good decisions'?

SUCH AN ASSHOLE OMGGGGGG

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Oh, I'm sorry. I was busy dealing with the Muggle world and a comatose six-year-old son. I'll have to make a bigger hole in my schedule so I can read two newspapers.

And I never said that he makes good decisions in this day and age. I said "seemed", past tense. As in "when I went here, over two decades ago".

Yeah, this should reflect badly on him, but has anyone else gotten in trouble for it? Dumbledore doesn't even seem like the type to be at this camp. And even if he was, there would have been other people in charge, and they should be just as at fault as Dumbledore is, if not more. Did the camp get shut down yet? Or at least investigated?

The assest of holes

[drivensnow]

That isn't the Ministry's concern, now is it? Please keep your personal issues out of things.

I do not appreciate your tone, Mister Katzroy, so keep in mind who you're talking to. There are those of us in the Ministry who have often wondered just whether or not Muggle Studies is worth the cost of keeping as a subject.

So if you don't want to tip the scale, I would suggest you show a little more respect, yes?

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Well, I can't have you misinterpreting what I say, Snow. I'd rather be reprimanded for my tone than get the wrong point across.

And that's why I'm here, Snow: to try and show people how important it is that they at least understand Muggles and their way of life. To show them that Muggle Studies is just as important as any other class.

Shifu highjumpkicks and threadjacks this conversation

[master_shifu]

High Inquisitor, I believe the point has been lost in this discussion. Katzroy will, of course, run the trip by both Professor Dumbledore and you. He means no disrespect but is merely confused by the change in the school's policies.

[Filtered to Sazh.]

Are you a fool? Arguing with the High Inquisitor will accomplish nothing! I advise you to apologize if you still want Muggle Studies to be even included in the curriculum for next year.