"Is this all real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"
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- "Professor Phoebus Penrose, who headed the committee which drew up the report, says the Muggles are more observant than we would like to think. The Annual International Wizard Gardening Competition, for example, caused many problems. So called 'crop circles', really entries in the Contorting Cereals class, caused sensation among Muggles worldwide, and the International Confederation of Wizards should impose an immediate ban on further crop-related charms until the fuss dies down."
- — MUGGLES NOT AS STUPID AS WE THINK, SAYS MINISTRY REPORT, The Daily Prophet[src]
Crop circles were geometric patterns found in wheat fields or similar cropland that tend to baffle Non-magic people. They were magical in origin, as they could come from the Mooncalf's mating dance,[1] or wizards using certain crop-related charms.[2]
History[]
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.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
- Crop circles are patterned formations made in crops such as wheat or barley, which look like merely flattened crops from the ground but can be seen properly from the air. Conspiracy theorists have believed these formations are caused by aliens or other paranormal sources, though most have been proven or are generally believe to be man-made.
Appearances[]
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Mentioned only)
- Daily Prophet Newsletters (First mentioned)