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sweetpinkpixie · 07-05-2013, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaverickMagpie

A few minutes past wherein Tobias, with his face screwed up in concentration, searched and searched for the mysterious Polaris. He looked EVERYWHERE. The Hufflepuff was seriously considering checking under his bed (that was where a lot of things seemed to turn up), when suddenly, a breakthrough. Found it!

"AH-HA!" Tobias exclaimed triumphantly, peering through his sextant straight at Professor Starman.

"Polaris, Mr. Tempus," Airey said while pointing to the open window near the boy. "It is out there. Although I appreciate the compliment." You know, calling him his guiding light and all that by pretending he was Polaris. Flattery will not earn you extra house points, however. Ice cream had potential though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hpfan18

Alright so the professor was coming over. He could remain calm. He wasn't doing anything wrong. But wait he called him over for a reason. Kace chuckled to himself and then the professor mentioned something.

He asked him if he had Polaris in his window. It should be on his right side. He looked a little to his right and then he found it!

He make careful observations using his instrument and then he recorded them down in his notebook

SPOILER!!: Kace's Notebook

Alright so he was done. He was gonna wait for the next set of directions from the Professor.

Airey nodding approvingly at the first year. "Good, keep up the good work Mr. Lecium," he said as he continued to make his way around the classroom.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tegz

Tell the class? West glanced around. "They probably don't care, professor." He said honestly. No really. Did anyone care that he was late? "But I can tell you after if you want." West didn't mind. "Sorry I was late, I didn't mean to disrupt stuff." He added honestly. He suppoooosed he could've just not come? But... he liked Astronomy. So.

Airey furrowed his brow. This WAS unlike Mr. Odessa, although he did appreciate the honesty. Although he was pretty sure that his classmates WERE rather curious as to why he was late. "While I appreciate your apology and honesty, Mr. Odessa, I am afraid that with be 5 points from your house as well for your tardiness." Rules were rules despite sincerity.

And the professor saw those looks towards a CERTAIN Gryffindor. Airey was beginning to get the feeling that he observed way too many things about his students and probably knew more about their social lives than he cared to. Maybe it wasn't anything? Perhaps the Slytherin had just heard her talk about using the sextant as a weapon and was judging her inside his head. Yes. That had to be it.

"But yes, please do stop by my office tomorrow." Not after class because that would be much later than students should be out of their common rooms.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lemon

She got to PLAY with one of the WEAPONS? Awesome.

"I haven't used a bat in a while, prof, haven't you seen matches?" It was rather sad, Selina must have missed her hands. Alice perked up some, though, still distraught over no ice cream but happy about using potential execution equipment. There didn't seem like there was anyone annoying enough in the room to hit over the head with astronomical devices, though, so she brought back the sextant without using it for violent purposes.

Sad. At least Polaris was easy to find. She quickly searched for the big dipper in the sky like usual and located the pointer stars on the constellation before following them to where the North Star was. That was all there was, right? Weapon fiddling next?

"I meant that as general information, Miss Fischer," he chuckled while shaking his head. Just to be safe though, he would keep an eye on the quidditch captain during the lesson. Or maybe he should encourage her to give Mr. Odessa a whack on the head to help him focus? He seemed to be zoning out staring at her.

It seemed like most students had done enough practicing for now and checking his sundial watch once more indicated to him that it was time to give the next set of instructions.

"ALRIGHT LISTEN UP!" he said while clapping his hands together three times loudly. "Practice time is now over and it is time to put your comfortable shoes to the test. For the remaining 40 minutes of this lesson you are to run around the castle and the grounds taking measurements at 3 different locations and record your measurements on your parchment like you have been in this classroom. You may stay inside the castle if you wish as long as you have a window to use and look out of to see Polaris. Be smart on the grounds and do not go places you should not be." Like the Forbidden Forest. Although he himself had felt the urge to go see it recently. It just seemed so sad and lonely. Poor forest. "On top of taking these three measurements, I want you to use the Eye Focusing Charm from last lesson to try and see the Polaris System, meaning Polaris A, Polaris B, and Polaris Ab."

He paused for a moment to let all of these instructions sink in.

"I will be running around as well in case you need assistance," he said while pointing to his snazzy shoes. "You may work individually or with a friend, but I must insist that fourth years and younger are accompanied by an older student when wandering the grounds." His eyes glanced over the prefects and captains in the room especially. Yes, responsibility laid heaviest on them. Clear? "When you have completed your three measurements and viewing the Polaris System, please return to the classroom and turn in your parchment to me."

OOC instructions :

TIME TO RUN AROUND THE SCHOOL RP THREADS! You can use any of the threads in the school within reason. Don't post your student in the middle of the Forbidden Forest or your boy characters in the girls bathroom, for example.

Guidelines
▸ Please label your posts "for Astronomy Lesson 3" or something similar.
▸ post your character leaving the classroom
▸ You must post two times per activity for a total of 8 posts (minimum).
▸▸▸Sextant use must have 1 post finding Polaris & 1 post finding the degree. Just like you did here in the classroom. Please be descriptive when finding Polaris No " [insert charrie name here] looked up and saw Polaris instantly" sort of posts please.
▸▸▸Finding the Polaris System should take at least 2 posts as well. 1 post could be casting the spell and another post finding the star for example.
▸ when you have completed your posts, please post your student arriving back in the classroom
▸▸▸this post should include the "parchment" of all the measurements your student took. What this should be is a spoiler tag with links to all your posts. Like this:

SPOILER!!: *character name's* parchment

measurement 1
post 1 post 2

measurement 2
post 1 post 2

measurement 3
post 1 post 2

Polaris System
post 1 post 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by coding for spoiler

[spoiler= *character name's* parchment]
measurement 1
[URL="url to your post here"]post 1[/URL] [URL="url to your post here"]post 2[/url]

measurement 2
[URL="url to your post here"]post 1[/URL] [URL="url to your post here"]post 2[/url]

measurement 3
[URL="url to your post here"]post 1[/URL] [URL="url to your post here"]post 2[/url]

Polaris System
[URL="url to your post here"]post 1[/URL] [URL="url to your post here"]post 2[/url]
[/spoiler]

▸ you will have about 48 hours to complete this portion of the lesson
▸ if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. If you need IC assistance from Professor Flamsteed please send me a VM about where you need it or else I will probably miss it since I won't be able to stalk EVERY single thread in the school.

Please and thank you

If you have not completed the first activity you still may do so. Just be creative with your timelines and pretend it is before Airey announced this activity and label your posts.

07-05-2013, 10:56 AM	#176 (permalink)
sweetpinkpixie Wizarding World RPG Admin Minister for Magic Alley Proprietor Leprechaun Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Paths Posts: 40,089 Hogwarts RPG Name: Briallen Ashburry-Hawthorne Gryffindor First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nyle Harden Hufflepuff Second Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Iris Harden Ravenclaw Second Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Calliope Barrington Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Diamond Marchbanks Gryffindor Sixth Year Ministry Department Head: Charles Hollingberry Minister's Office Ministry Department Head: Airey Flamsteed Mysteries Diagon Alley Proprietor: Zachaël Lufkin Owl Post x12 x12	instructions for everyone at the end, yo! astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK \| & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Quote: Originally Posted by MaverickMagpie A few minutes past wherein Tobias, with his face screwed up in concentration, searched and searched for the mysterious Polaris. He looked EVERYWHERE. The Hufflepuff was seriously considering checking under his bed (that was where a lot of things seemed to turn up), when suddenly, a breakthrough. Found it! "AH-HA!" Tobias exclaimed triumphantly, peering through his sextant straight at Professor Starman. "Polaris, Mr. Tempus," Airey said while pointing to the open window near the boy. "It is out there. Although I appreciate the compliment." You know, calling him his guiding light and all that by pretending he was Polaris. Flattery will not earn you extra house points, however. Ice cream had potential though. Quote: Originally Posted by hpfan18 Alright so the professor was coming over. He could remain calm. He wasn't doing anything wrong. But wait he called him over for a reason. Kace chuckled to himself and then the professor mentioned something. He asked him if he had Polaris in his window. It should be on his right side. He looked a little to his right and then he found it! He make careful observations using his instrument and then he recorded them down in his notebook SPOILER!!: Kace's Notebook Latitude = 90 Degrees – Sextant Angle So he needed to do: 90-51=39 Alright so he was done. He was gonna wait for the next set of directions from the Professor. Airey nodding approvingly at the first year. "Good, keep up the good work Mr. Lecium," he said as he continued to make his way around the classroom. Quote: Originally Posted by Tegz Tell the class? West glanced around. "They probably don't care, professor." He said honestly. No really. Did anyone care that he was late? "But I can tell you after if you want." West didn't mind. "Sorry I was late, I didn't mean to disrupt stuff." He added honestly. He suppoooosed he could've just not come? But... he liked Astronomy. So. Airey furrowed his brow. This WAS unlike Mr. Odessa, although he did appreciate the honesty. Although he was pretty sure that his classmates WERE rather curious as to why he was late. "While I appreciate your apology and honesty, Mr. Odessa, I am afraid that with be 5 points from your house as well for your tardiness." Rules were rules despite sincerity. And the professor saw those looks towards a CERTAIN Gryffindor. Airey was beginning to get the feeling that he observed way too many things about his students and probably knew more about their social lives than he cared to. Maybe it wasn't anything? Perhaps the Slytherin had just heard her talk about using the sextant as a weapon and was judging her inside his head. Yes. That had to be it. "But yes, please do stop by my office tomorrow." Not after class because that would be much later than students should be out of their common rooms. Quote: Originally Posted by lemon She got to PLAY with one of the WEAPONS? Awesome. "I haven't used a bat in a while, prof, haven't you seen matches?" It was rather sad, Selina must have missed her hands. Alice perked up some, though, still distraught over no ice cream but happy about using potential execution equipment. There didn't seem like there was anyone annoying enough in the room to hit over the head with astronomical devices, though, so she brought back the sextant without using it for violent purposes. Sad. At least Polaris was easy to find. She quickly searched for the big dipper in the sky like usual and located the pointer stars on the constellation before following them to where the North Star was. That was all there was, right? Weapon fiddling next? "I meant that as general information, Miss Fischer," he chuckled while shaking his head. Just to be safe though, he would keep an eye on the quidditch captain during the lesson. Or maybe he should encourage her to give Mr. Odessa a whack on the head to help him focus? He seemed to be zoning out staring at her. It seemed like most students had done enough practicing for now and checking his sundial watch once more indicated to him that it was time to give the next set of instructions. "ALRIGHT LISTEN UP!" he said while clapping his hands together three times loudly. "Practice time is now over and it is time to put your comfortable shoes to the test. For the remaining 40 minutes of this lesson you are to run around the castle and the grounds taking measurements at 3 different locations and record your measurements on your parchment like you have been in this classroom. You may stay inside the castle if you wish as long as you have a window to use and look out of to see Polaris. Be smart on the grounds and do not go places you should not be." Like the Forbidden Forest. Although he himself had felt the urge to go see it recently. It just seemed so sad and lonely. Poor forest. "On top of taking these three measurements, I want you to use the Eye Focusing Charm from last lesson to try and see the Polaris System, meaning Polaris A, Polaris B, and Polaris Ab." He paused for a moment to let all of these instructions sink in. "I will be running around as well in case you need assistance," he said while pointing to his snazzy shoes. "You may work individually or with a friend, but I must insist that fourth years and younger are accompanied by an older student when wandering the grounds." His eyes glanced over the prefects and captains in the room especially. Yes, responsibility laid heaviest on them. Clear? "When you have completed your three measurements and viewing the Polaris System, please return to the classroom and turn in your parchment to me." OOC instructions : TIME TO RUN AROUND THE SCHOOL RP THREADS! You can use any of the threads in the school within reason. Don't post your student in the middle of the Forbidden Forest or your boy characters in the girls bathroom, for example. Guidelines ▸ Please label your posts "for Astronomy Lesson 3" or something similar. ▸ post your character leaving the classroom ▸ You must post two times per activity for a total of 8 posts (minimum). ▸▸▸Sextant use must have 1 post finding Polaris & 1 post finding the degree. Just like you did here in the classroom. Please be descriptive when finding Polaris No " [insert charrie name here] looked up and saw Polaris instantly" sort of posts please. ▸▸▸Finding the Polaris System should take at least 2 posts as well. 1 post could be casting the spell and another post finding the star for example. ▸ when you have completed your posts, please post your student arriving back in the classroom ▸▸▸this post should include the "parchment" of all the measurements your student took. What this should be is a spoiler tag with links to all your posts. Like this: SPOILER!!: character name's parchment measurement 1 post 1 post 2 measurement 2 post 1 post 2 measurement 3 post 1 post 2 Polaris System post 1 post 2 Quote: Originally Posted by coding for spoiler [spoiler= character name's parchment] measurement 1 [URL="url to your post here"]post 1[/URL] [URL="url to your post here"]post 2[/url] measurement 2 [URL="url to your post here"]post 1[/URL] [URL="url to your post here"]post 2[/url] measurement 3 [URL="url to your post here"]post 1[/URL] [URL="url to your post here"]post 2[/url] Polaris System [URL="url to your post here"]post 1[/URL] [URL="url to your post here"]post 2[/url] [/spoiler] ▸ you will have about 48 hours to complete this portion of the lesson ▸ if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. If you need IC assistance from Professor Flamsteed please send me a VM about where you need it or else I will probably miss it since I won't be able to stalk EVERY single thread in the school. Please and thank you If you have not completed the first activity you still may do so. Just be creative with your timelines and pretend it is before Airey announced this activity and label your posts. __________________ When you're stuck in a moment and your spark has been stolen .................................................. ........... this is our time to own it, so own it..................................... baby we were born with fire and gold in our eyes