He chuckled, of course, he wouldn’t expect a boy as young as he was to care about such things. Maybe he would change his mind in the future, but Thomas also knew plenty of adult men who were also fairly apolitical. Though, if Mr. Lawrence was as passionate about muggleborn and muggle rights and the prejudice they faced, he may find himself helping lead the change in politics one day. Nevertheless, he had plenty of time to explore such pursuits when he was grown and for now Thomas was interested in hearing about what he was interested in at his age now. “That they are. I assume you’re interested in studying to become one? It’s a lot of hard work, you’ll need to make it all the way through to your N.E.W.T. levels at the end of your seventh year and score well. But, I’m sure the son of a doctor and a grandson of a surgeon can handle it,” he replied, giving him an encouraging smile before pulling out a quill, ink, and a piece of parchment to write down some prerequisites for becoming a healer to give to Tony for reference, “You’ll need to work hard in all of your classes, not just potions; there are charms, transfigurations, and even magical plants you’ll need to know for your exams. I highly recommend joining the clubs for the ones you are interested in and even the ones you struggle the most in as they will help give you the practice you need.”

Thomas was glad that Tony seemed willing to try all the classes that were offered if he could, thinking it was good to be well rounded and it was good to see where his skills and interests would lie in the end. He nodded in agreement, honestly, he thought the very same thing; wouldn’t it be much easier if wizards were willing to work with muggles rather than reject their ideas completely? “Wizards are stubborn folk, I’ve found. Very set in their ways, but they have tried to work with muggle inventions as well. If you ever take my class I can explain more in depth, but you’ll find that any item that uses electricity simply does not work when there’s a heavy magical presence. And so far while we may find spells to get them to mimic working, such as when using the phonograph, as I often demonstrate in my classes, most don’t and so it makes wizards not want to bother learning to use them,” Thomas explained to him, “But while you are right that there are some things that would be easier if we learned to work with each other, don’t leave here thinking that all wizards who grew up as such despise muggles. I trust your friend who told you about healers, doesn't despise them, and I know Professor Valenduris doesn’t.”