Professor Wilson had waited long enough. All the ones who were present had done their work and he himself was ready for class. With a flick of his hand the writing on the blackboard disappeared. It was now time for class. He stood up and looked at the students who were present.
''Well, I suppose an introduction is in order. I am professor James William Wilson and I will be teaching Muggle Studies for the remainder of the year. Although this is a subject very little students take, that does not mean I will treat it like that. This is a boring theoretical subject and you will have to study hard, but that is what is expected of you. Accio wands'', he said. Without the use of his wand, the wands of the students landed in his hand. He put them on his table.
''Now, you may wonder why I did this. This is a non-magical subject and I will not allow you to amuse yourself and your colleagues at the cost of my bemusement. Therefore, no wands in this classroom, unless it is mine. Now, that we have settled that, let us decide upon the points. Each one of you that is late on my class will get 10 points removed for his House, while each one who is on time will get 5 points for his House. Also, for each question I ask on the class and you know the answer, your House will receive some points, depending on the question and your answer. Now, two Gryffindor's are here, which would mean 10 points, but one is not here, therefore, minus 10 points. That adds to zero, so no changes for now. I take away 10 points from Ravenclaw, and now for Slytherin. I have 5 of you and I only see 2, meaning that you gain 10 and lose 30 points which adds to 20. I take away 20 points from Slytherin. Also, you will receive grades and points for your homework, which will be assigned to you at the end of the class'', he continued.
He stopped for a while to look at the students. Some of them were bewildered by his method, he could tell that. ''Now, I think all of this is settled. If I remember anything, I will make a digression during class. I tend to to that. Oh yes! You will have three exams this year. One when we finish Muggle History, one when we finish Muggle Art and one when we finish all of the lessons. That is the Final Exam that will include everything that we have learned. The grades from the exams will be most important for you passing my subject and getting the chance of writing a N.E.W.T. exam in Muggle Studies. You will have to study and I may ask some questions during class which will give or take points for or from your House. You study for yourself and not for me, therefore I expect of you to know what we have learned, because if you do not, I will fail you without any hesitation. I like students who work and I expect of you to do just that. I will reward hard working students and will always praise success, but I will also punish failure. There will be no detentions from me, just to know. I do not have the time nor the nerves to watch you while you do some useless and irrelevant task. You will lose points or get extra homework, but no detention. Now, I think I have said everything. Are there any questions you wish to ask? Anything unclear? If yes, ask, if not, you will answer this question. Can anyone here, except Poe, if no one does, you will, tell me something he know about the beginning of mankind. When, where, how... and everything else you know. Now, anyone?'', he asked them.