Crop circle

Crop circles are geometric patterns in wheat fields or other cropland that confuse Non-magic people. They are magic in origin, as they either are the result of the Mooncalf's mating dance, or wizards using certain crop-related charms. In mid-1998, the Ministry of Magic report  A Study into Muggle Suspicions about Magic recommended that the International Confederation of Wizards impose an immediate ban on further crop-related charms until the fuss among Muggles about so-called "crop circles" — actually entries in the Annual International Wizard Gardening Competition — died down.

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