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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising SPOILER!!: Student replies "The most rudimentary definition of both terms, yes, you're correct." Fina nodded, nevermind the fact that she was slightly disappointed that the girl didn't elaborate much further. Considering she was a Seventh year and all. Sigh? Why the sigh? Listening to another seventh year had they multiplied over the summer or did she merely forget how many sixth years there were last year?, Fina nodded. "Yes. Good, numerology is like a subset of Arithmancy, one might say." About to say she was right, Fina tilted her head slightly, shaking her head. "Almost. Except I'm inclined to disagree on one aspect. Numerology is a part of Arithmancy, so wouldn't that make Arithmancy the broader, more generic topic?" Technically speaking. Oh. Couldn't the now-fourth year have waited just a bit longer to speak? Fina would have been flabbergasted had anyone wanted to speak after her historical enlightenment of the two terms. "I... that's much more depth than I was hoping for. Thank you." Know-it-all, she thought. Oh, but she asked a question? "I think that they're both fairly widely used. Though if I could say one thing differentiating the two sharply, it would be that Arithmancy is more commonly used and studied by the magical world. Numerology, while it is a part of Arithmancy, it is more common among the muggle world."
Her father, for instance, would be more likely to know both since his daughter was an Arithmancer Numerology. "Precisely." Josephina nodded at the Ravenclaws very condense description of the two. Oh. Good of Evelyn to mention the muggle thing and numerology. "Yes. Pythagorean system, but I should mention now that there is another number system used in Arithmancy, though it's not nearly as common as the Pythagorean. The Chaldean Method." It was on her agenda to teach them that system at some point, but just not very important. Oh Ellie.
Josephina had to resist her comment about Quill magazines, considering there was one about them. It wasn't solely about quills, but it was there. She saw it on the shelf once. And the owner of Scribbulus probably was very interested in those updates.
But in an effort to stay on topic, at least early on in the lesson, even if Ellie would have liked a diversion no doubt, Hadley moved on from the banter. "You could say that, yes. Though maybe not the relating to ones life part, as you'd be getting more into Arithmancy then." Hadley nodded. Just the study of numbers would do. Like that Slytherin girl over there said. But what was with students thinking they had to add the part about the relating it to your life? That was Arithmancy, not numerology, if they did that.
And ... why was the girl's writing SO hard to see? Oh. Pink ink. "Miss ... Bunbury, right?" Hadley said, almost reluctantly. "While I do appreciate the color of your ink," she really did. "writing your class notes in that color is not very appropriate and will make it very straining on your eyes later when you review them. Two points from Slytherin." "Hand in hand, except Arithmancy can be related to you more." Odd considering numerology was considered the subset of Arithmancy. "The first part is correct, but the second part is more Arithmancy, not numerology." Very good though and impressive. "Good except Arithmancy... relates to others. Numerology is, most simply, the study of numbers." Muggle related, as the Head Girl had mentioned. "Other way around dear." Hadley nodded. "Numerology is the subset, or part, of Arithmancy." "Numerology doesn't really tell about your life. It tells about numbers." Why did she feel like a broken record? Oh. Cause some students seemed to have some misconceptions about the two terms. Oh, another question. But this one had to do with baking? Perhaps Hogwarts ought to start a baking club; between Kurumi and Amethyst, they'd surely give the house elves a run for their money. Heh. "Yes... you could say that. Numerology can be used to describe the numbers in baking." Not that she would know much about that. She used magic to cook and bake. Baking was not one of the talents she got from her mother, unfortunately. When did Treyen Lockhart get so smart in Arithmancy? Perhaps seeing his OWL grade over the summer had given him a boost of confidence? Enough to make him want to sit near the back . . . Hmph! "Yes. Very good." And she had nothing more to add. "Study of numbers, yes. Not so much influence on our lives, as that would be Arithmancy." Hadley nodded at the young girl. Tee hee. Gray lines between the two. "Love the separation of the word," Hadley complimented. "So yes, you are most correct in your definition." Of course that had already been said. Which means, time to move on. "Right. Now that we all have a better idea between the two subjects, we'll go over something that may be rudimentary to those who have studied muggle mathematics." Or have taken her class before. "When studying any number for Arithmancy, it is important to keep certain things in mind. What do I mean by the Order of Operations?" Hadley posed as the next question. To all students, of course. Right sooo...he should be writing this all down right? Auggie's quill moved across his parchment furiously as he tried to get the main idea expressed by the other younger, beginner students as well as the answers given by the older yeared students.
Now Professor Hadley was asking them about the Order of Operations and even mentioned people who knew Muggle Mathematics. He knew Muggle mathematics!! Raising his hand excitedly the Gryffindor spoke, "Professor! I know the order of operations. Well in Muggle math the steps are remembered by the anagram PEMDAS; Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplications, Division, Addition, and Subraction."
He took a breath and continued. "Now this simply just shows the order in which you perform these actions on a problem or equation." he could only assume this was the same for Arithmancy.
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