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Wishing that Hogwarts was in the Southern hemisphere for particular reasons, Airey leaned against one of the stone pillars and took in the view in silence for a few more moments before the first steps of student feet against the castle’s stone floor began echoing softly in the corridor.
SPOILER!!: Azura! Quote:
Originally Posted by MunchyBubbles  After thoroughly lint rolling herself (and not her hair, that was up in a ponytail) Azura moved into the classroom and looked around. She saw the Profeasor standing looking up at the sky and she said a quiet "Hello Professor Flamsteed." as she moved next to him for a moment to peer up at the sky.
It was a beautiful view.. And for a moment Azura wondered if her mom could see her? Was she up there? Looking down on here?
The small near teen turned from the window and sat down in a seat that looked like it had a Granny Smith Apple on it..
Steps that belonged to Miss Kennedy, as the case was.
“Good evening, Miss Kennedy,” the astronomer greeted with a standard salute rather than Vulcan one for now. Complete sense of normalcy in his tone. It was what he had wanted when he had felt his world crashing down. Normalcy.
SPOILER!!: Dante! Quote:
Originally Posted by Meizzner Lint Roller check. Even though where are you going to get lint in the dungeons. Anyway Astro and at least they got a great view. Does he think someone is going to paint him in that pose with Pebbles. Come on Professor Airey. Could he get away with quietly going to his desk and sitting down without doing the vulcan salute.
Best not risk it.
"Live long and prosper Admiral"
Yep see he was doing the stupid vulcan salute. He forgot if he still had to call the man admiral or not. Too many rules. Why cant Dante just sit down and daydream his way through class. It had been working for him every year but last year.
Look an apple with instructions not to eat it.
Well Dante just tossed it in the air and caught it repeatedly until class started.
Might as well amuse himself.
“Live long and prosper, Mr. Barrington,” Airey chuckled upon returning the Vulcan salute, grinning at the young man’s movements regarding the apple. G R I N N I N G. Kind of creepily, really.
SPOILER!!: Selina! Quote:
Originally Posted by LittleLunarLion Selina entered the classroom after thoroughly lint rolling her clothing. Something she actually approved of, it was always a good idea to have clean respectable clothing.
She took a seat in front of a yellowy, pinkish skinned apple, and examined it. She was still wearing the Slytherin scarf she had 'found' as no one had yet told her she couldn't wear it or taken it off of her.
She was actually looking forward to this particular lesson.
Watching as the first year took her seat, the astronomer did a bit of a double take at the scarf but tried not to think toooooooooo much off it. He did, however, give in to the urge to make a comment. “Evening, Miss Valentine,” he nodded to the Hufflepuff, admittedly having a bit of a Miss Wisteria flashback. “I hope you haven’t lost your Hufflepuff scarff.”
SPOILER!!: Daxton! Quote:
Originally Posted by Felixir Bypassing the lint roller as he always did (not that he disliked the general premise of the thing, it was simply that there was just something so unappealing about sharing a lint roller... or indeed sharing anything at all), Daxton entered the Astronomy classroom surprisingly early for a boy who had a habit of avoiding many of his classes entirely. He took a seat at the desk closest to the door, and made a point of angling his chair ever so slightly, so that his back only faced a bare stretch of wall and not the students coming through the doorway, nor the ones who were or would soon be seated.
The apple on his desk was treated with the utmost suspicion, and despite the note on the board telling them not to eat and the level of almost-trust he now had for Airey Flamsteed, Daxton's mind automatically went to 'poison'. A look at each desk told him there was an apple for every student; a more logical idea was that the apples would be used for some form of demonstration or class activity - perhaps something to do with particular celestial bodies, given the shape - but the naturally suspicious Daxton was not to be appeased so easily.
Silently, he pulled out his notebook, and used it to nudge the apple across the desk and far away from him, until it reached the very edge of the desk and rolled right off, hitting the ground with a dull smack. Oh. He had not meant to do that, but that worked too. Seemingly satisfied, Daxton set down his notebook and opened it up to a fresh page, retrieving his pen from its spiral binding and drawing minuscule shapes on the corner of the paper, ignoring the view of the night sky outside, but by no means oblivious to it. The same principle applied to his immediate surroundings; he was listening, alert, ready.
“You’ll be needing that, Mr. Prince,” Airey warned the Ravenclaw, his tone non-negotiable. “I suggested you pick that up.”
SPOILER!!: Scarlett! Quote:
Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Astronomy was always fun - and the sky was just so PRETTY and fun to look at. Scarlett personally liked learning about all the mythology behind the constellations, and wondered if they'd be doing any of that today. As she took her seat and spied the apple, however, another idea came to mind - gravity. Wasn't that the story behind it? Some guy had an apple fall on his head and then he came up with the idea? Hmm. She'd put good money on betting that they would be learning about that today!
"Hey Professor Flamsteed!" she said happily as she took her seat. Her apple happened to be a granny smith apple, which was her favorite type, so that was a good sign that this class would be pretty awesome, right?
“Live long and prosper, Miss Reynolds,” he greeted with a Vulcan salute.
SPOILER!!: Haddie! Quote:
Originally Posted by Callie After about a minute of pretending the lint roller was a microphone and she was a rock star belting out a song, Hadley finally, and somewhat reluctantly, used the lint roller to actually remove lint. Okay, so she might have been experience some residual effects from turning herself into a seven year a week ago. But, to be honest, it was kinda working for her.
Hadley danced her way into the classroom to the same song she had been pretending to sing. "Live long and prosper, Professor." Hadley wrenched the fingers of her right hand open with her left hand. It was the only way she could produce a vulcan salute. Sorry, Professor Spock. Points for trying though right?
Still dancing to the imaginary beat, Hadley twirled into the seat. Oh, an Apple!! Hadley snatched it up, bounced it off her arm into her hand and had it in her mouth before she saw the writing on the wall...er, blackboard. At least she hadn't taken a bite yet. Caught that in the nick of time. Sheepishly, Hads removed the apple from her mouth, polished it off on her sleeve and set it down on the desk again, like nothing had happened. So what if her apple had some teeth marks on it...
Oh there was Azura and Scarlett. Both of them got waves as Hads opened her bag and fished out parchment, her quill and a bottle of ink.
Well, Miss Denaker certainly seemed to be in a chipper mood and the professor smiled nervously as a result. Ravenclaw females in a chipper mood were ALMOST more terrifying than Ravenclaw females full of angst. Or were Penelope Wright. Just had to survive this last term with the Head Girl and have her survive and then he was in the clear!
“Live long and prosper,” he returned, a bit delayed as he was lost in his thoughts there for a moment. He merely cleared his throat at the apple incident. No rule breaking YET, so just a not-so-subtle warning look as his blue eyes turned towards the door to greet the next student.
And yes, the effort to perform the salute correctly was appreciated.
SPOILER!!: Evie! Quote:
Originally Posted by Danielle_Daughn Evie made her way to the astronomy tower, she had done some light reading last night to try to prepare for the class. Stopping in line to use the lint roller she carefully rolled her robes clean and then continued into the classroom. She smiled at the touch of Apple and read the board not to eat it before she saw Professor Flamsteed standing and looking up at the sky. "Hello Professor Flamsteed, what a lovely view!" the brunette did love the view it reminded her of her grandfathers farm on the outskirts of their little town.
She took a seat close to the door so that she could still see the sky, smiling up at it and wondering if her mother was doing the same right now. She still couldn't believe it was already October. It was time for pumpkins. Mmm sometimes the first year still yearned for home.
“It certainly is stellar tonight,” he replied, grinning, at the first year. “I am hoping for clear skies like this next week as well. Which...according to my calculations and observations, should be the case.”
He had things to do and pretend to see, you see.
SPOILER!!: Olly! Quote:
Originally Posted by littledhampir Olly wasn't really feeling like himself. He just wasn't. He was feeling a lot more subdued than usual. He reached the Astronomy Tower and paused just outside the door. He carefully and slowly - neither adjective was one that could usually describe anything Olly did - used the lint roller to make sure he was free from any and all lint. Once he was satisfied, he set it back down and entered the room. He smiled a bit at professor Flamsteed.
"Live long and prosper," he greeted, as was customary. He didn't even attempt to do the weird hand thing because he knew he couldn't and wasn't really in the mood to try. With that, he took a seat comfortable in the middle, but off to one side. He sat quietly, looking up at the stars until it was time for the lesson to start.
Oh angst. The Slytherin boy was oozing angst.
Clearing his through, the astronomer saluted in reply to the boy’s greeting and opted to leave things at that.
Angst. Teenage angst. Stay away.
SPOILER!!: Kaycee! Quote:
Originally Posted by LilFox06 Kaycee entered the classroom. She was still excited how the rules now didn't apply to her. It specifically said red ones without badges and she was a red one WITH one, so HA!
She did a quick once over with the lint roller before greeting the Professor with a "Live long and prosper, Professor." Complete with the weird v hand thingy that she'd gotten used to over the years.
She then plopped into the seat beside DANTE. "Can you juggle?" she asked temped to throw her apple his way.
“Live long and prosper, Miss Richards,” he greeted the prefect. And then he was back to grinning, creepily, at the exchange between her and Mr. Barrington. “If not now...perhaps in approximately…” He glanced at his sundial watch. “...approximately 25 minutes...it will be more of an attainable goal.”
SPOILER!!: Janelle! Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 As she had been doing for five years now, Janelle paused outside the Astronomy classroom to de-lint herself. Picking up the lint roller, she used it liberally to make sure her uniform was spic and span. With that task accomplished, she entered the classroom.
"Hello Professor Flamsteed", Janelle said, headed toward her seat. "Live long and prosper." Janelle couldn't help but add that last part because he was still the Admiral, no? Finding an empty desk, she sat down and began to prepare for the start of class. The presence of an apple on the desk, did not escape Janelle. An apple would hit the spot right about now, but she knew better than to touch it. This was Hogwarts after all. You never quite knew the deal. Instead, Janelle waited. All would be revealed soon enough.
“Evening, Miss Guidry,” he saluted in reply to the Ravenclaw.
SPOILER!!: Isabella Quote:
Originally Posted by Waddles Isabella yawned. Why did they have to take Astronomy? It was so late. And dark. And she hadn't thought to take a nap. Also, why was there a lint roller outside? Isabella had used it, of course, because she was a follower, but she didn't know why. Maybe she could ask. Speaking of weird rules, as she walked in she followed the other students and did the weird hand sign, saying, "Live long and prosper," albeit not very enthusiastically. She didn't know what it meant, after all. Weird rules. She really would have to ask about the weird rules, which meant she'd have to participate. Wait. Had she already participated, just by doing the Vulcan hand thing?
Isabella's confusion was thrown off by the presence of apples on every desk. OH MY GOSH. If they had to be up late, at least they got SNACKS! Isabella eyed the two closest desks/apples. Every desk had a different kind of apple, it looked like. Which meant she could pick a desk with a good apple. Wandering through the classroom (thank goodness she was sort of early), she spotted a desk with a simple, smallish Fuji apple on it. YES. Her favorite! Isabella dumped her bag on the floor, sat in the chair, and quickly got out her quill, parchment, textbook, and wand. Then, she picked up the apple. SNACK TIME!!!!!
As she lifted the apple and opened her mouth, her eyes followed the apple off the desk...to the blackboard. Which said not to eat the apple. Isabella whimpered. She was so close. She could smell the apple because it was centimeters away from her face. Sighing heavily, Isabella took a big whiff of apple scent, then set the apple back on her desk. She would try not to eat the apple, but it was almost 9 pm and supper had been hours ago. If they didn't get to eat these apples at some point during the class, she would be very upset. And probably a bit hangry, too, and that in addition to how tired she was would not be a good combination.
Perhaps Hogwarts students need to eat larger meals? Dinner had not been two hours ago and already the ratio of hungry looking students nearly taking bites out of their apples - which surprised the man after the school’s history with food. Although he supposed very few students here now remembered the ice cream term...although there were still many who had experienced the werewolf oreos.
Ah young impressionable minds. Oops.
“Patience, Miss Melo,” he winked at the first year.
SPOILER!!: Dot! Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin In spite of the pointed note with the lint roller, Dot refused to use it. She was spotless in her physical appearance, and she wouldn't leave the dorm needing to be lint-rolled or ironed or otherwise tweaked into perfection, and it was insulting that the man tried to mandate their cleanliness like this.
Also insulting? The fact that he carried around a rock like a very round, hard security blanket. Dude was not well adjusted.
Dot marched to her seat and eyed her apple critically before deciding it would do. She would not eat it, though, because Flamsteed often poisoned people's food for pleasure. He was a monster, and if she didn't need this NEWT, she would have dropped the monster's class three terms ago.
"Good day, Professor." He did not get a sir, because it was a sign of respect. And really... he only just squeaked into earning himself a professor title. Technically, he was one, and lack of professionalism did not disqualify him from that title.
If the man were capable of reading thoughts, he would be grateful for the lack of sir - although not the reasoning behind it, naturally - as he quite despised being called sir. Sir was reserved for his father and...well...thoughts he would rather not dwell on at the moment.
“Evening, Miss Wojack-Gusey,” he greeted, complete with a Vulcan salute. “Live long and prosper.” GRIN.
SPOILER!!: Clara! Quote:
Originally Posted by marshmallowXpie Clara had noticed there were still some seats left in the classroom and started to look for a good empty one when she spotted the lint roller in front of her. She sighed as she carefully used the lint roller on her clothes, familiar with the item after all these years. Making sure that everything was as clean as possible, she entered the classroom, making the traditional salute and saying "Live long and prosper, Professor!" loud and clear. No one really turned around and gawked at her, so she figured this was definitely normal behavior.
She took a seat near the front, but not directly in the front. Close enough to pay attention, but not staring into the professor's eyes. Although she had come prepared with all her materials, she only whipped out some spare parchment first and placed it on her desk. As more students began to arrive, she started smoothing out the parchment and getting her other utensils (wand, textbook, quill), glancing at the door every now and then to look at the familiar and not-so-familiar faces.
“Live long and prosper, Miss Simelanu,” Airey grinned. First years and their enthusiasm...it was almost endearing. Almost. His ears may have hinted at a bit of a reddish hue for simply thinking the term.
SPOILER!!: Henric! Quote:
Originally Posted by Symphora Henric as per usual used the lint-roller to clean his robes and pants before walking into the classroom. "Good morning Prof~... I mean, live long and prosper Admiral Commander, Sir!" Clicking his heels together, and called to attention before saluting him with the Vulcan hand gesture. Hey, he once dreamed to become a soldier in the intergalactic star fleet when he was a kid. Who would have thought he would be doing this again? Grinning, he moved on to follow the rest of the students filing in. He took a seat and noticed an apple on the desk. Mhmm... tempting. Weird? Thought Professor F. had a rule that said NO EATING in class. He looked up to see the blackboard only to be dismayed. Guess, they had to wait then.
Admiral Commander. Oh sweet solstice.
“Sleep through the day, Mr. Nicolei?” the professor teased. Would explain the longing looks the Head Boy was giving the apple on his desk.
SPOILER!!: Tenacious! Quote:
Originally Posted by Steelsheen "Imma Rocket Maaaaaan--"
-- zoooooooms the leonine lad into the Astronomy tower. But as soon as he crosses the threshold he jumps off his cruiser. Last thing he wants is his own Head of House confiscating his ride. In the middle of the night. When he has the option to loom over his bed like the ghost of Christmas past. That’s the drawback of a Professor having personal access to your crib heh.
Lint roller? He STILL hasn’t figured out what this is for since he has a frog for a pet here at Hogwarts therefore no fur. But yeah swipe swipe swipe.
Lots of kids giving the Vulcan greeting. When Tenacius passed under the Professor's nose (quiet literally) he tugged on his ears and went "Nanu nanu!"
Oh waitwhatisthatarethoseAPPLES??? Them Granny Smiths got his name on it mmhm-- oh no they cant eat them yet? Blah.
Well at least it says nothing about juggling them hehehehe.
Sweet...solstice. How in Merlin’s beard did the second year know THAT century old phrase? Color the astronomer impressed.
“Live long and prosper, Mr. Salander,” the man chuckled. He then threw looks towards Miss Richards and Mr. Barrington.
Speaking of juggling. Heh.
“Quite impressive.”
SPOILER!!: Fiyero! Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy Fiyero picked up a lint roller, hastily running it over his robes. Seriously, what was it with Flamsteed and lint rollers?! He peered out at the sky for several moments. You certainly couldn't see stars like this at home...too many lights. That was the fun thing about Astronomy classes - well, that and getting to stay up late.
"Hello, Professor Flamsteed," he greeted his head of house. "And Pebbles," he added, his eyes falling to the rock in the teacher's arms. He started to wave but stopped himself as he realized there wasn't any point - Flamsteed had his back to him. Or was he supposed to say"Live long and prosper"? What did that even mean? Maybe it was some wizarding world greeting he didn't know about...
He took a vacant seat next to Evie. "Hi, Evie," he said with a small, friendly wave. "Wow, we've got a great night for this, huh?"
He rummaged through his bag for supplies, and as he set his quill and parchment out, he noticed a honeycrisp apple sitting on his desk. Cool, he was getting hungry! He picked up the apple, but before he could take a bite, he noticed the writing on the blackboard warning not to eat the apple. Well, what was the point of having an apple if he wasn't allowed to eat it?! "What's with all the apples?" he wondered out loud.
“Good evening, Mr. Jones,” the astronomer greeted, practically beaming at the young man for including Pebbles in his greeting. Yes, take a couple thousand awesome points for that and then some!
SPOILER!!: Jace! Quote:
Originally Posted by Stefan Putting the lint roller down after using it, Jace quietly made his way to the classroom and was immediately drawn to the side, and slipped into a seat and eyed the apple on his desk. As he got his notebook out, the Ravenclaw could not help but think of a correlation between said fruit and the subject.
Apple? Universal Law of Gravity? Sir Isaac Newton?
Sitting back with his notebook and pen neatly on the side of his desk, the Ravenclaw raised his hand and did the vulcan salute. Well, it was quite illogical to scream the greeting when the man's back was turned to them right? He didn't want to disturb his peace too, so...
Airey nodded his head toward Mr. Reed as he made his way over to his seat. Good evening to you as well, young man.
SPOILER!!: Juno! Quote:
Originally Posted by Suziella After thoroughly rolling lint, Juno quietly walked in to the classroom. "Live Long and Prosper, Sir." She said with a grin to the professor. He was such a nerdy yet cool dude.
She found a desk that had two empty on either side of her so Esme would have a place to sit when she got here. She noticed the apples, and the sign on the board that said not to bother them. She was very curious, and hungry, but left it alone. She quietly pulled out all the supplies she would need and patiently waited for class to begin.
Sir. Ug. The astronomer tried to keep the chill from running the length of his back.
“Professor will do, Miss Darcy,” he nodded in reply. Please. Thank you.
SPOILER!!: Mel! Quote:
Originally Posted by Optimist Liiiiiiint everywhere was lint…Melbourne was frantically brushing lint and fuzzballs off of her robes…every bit of her robes even down to her socks were being pulled and shifted and had effectively been de-linted.
Twisting her the hairband on her wrist around once more the second year glanced around before heading into the classroom. Her backpack was being hugged against her almost as if it were armor…and her sweater. Again. The lumpy oversized sweater was happening…this time, it wasn’t the sleeves but the fact that the sweater had obviously been made for someone a good twenty-two centimeters taller than she was.
“Hello Professor Flamsteed,” she smiled over to him…heading over to a desk and slipping into it. She sent all of her friends little nods until she noticed the apples. Slinking down further in the desk the second year raised an eyebrow at Tenacius and his juggling…still, she reached out and grabbed her own lifted it to her nose and sniffed it.
It was kind of…sad…you know that the gravity was normal in the room this time.
What...in the…..
“Shrinking charms ought to do the trick with...that,” the man gestured vaguely towards the Gryffindor and the sweater that looked as though it were going to swallow her whole. Technically...still in uniform but sweet solstice.
SPOILER!!: Bella! Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady Marmalade Even though Bella kept her robes neat and tidy she still used the lint roller that sat on a small table outside of the classroom before entering. She was ready this year and was no longer confused about the whole Vulcan salute thingy. It didn't really interest her much, but she did it anyways.
"Live long and prosper." Bella held up her hand and placed her fingers in the correct "V" shape. She then made her way over to a free seat.
“Live long and prosper, Miss Miklos,” Airey greeted in return. Vulcan salute a given.
SPOILER!!: Marsha! Quote:
Originally Posted by Stormdancer Being lint free and happy, Marsha moved into the astronomy classroom after climbing allllll of the stairs to get up there. Just as well she was used to it by now or all of the steps in the castle would kill her legs... but she ran too much for that to really happen. It was all just another form of exercise to the energetic Gryffindor.
As she moved through the classroom towards an empty seat, she grinned at her Head of House. "Live long and prosper, Professor." She sent a wave in his direction before sitting down happily. She moved one leg over the other and took her things out of her bag to wait for class to start.
“Live long and prosper, Miss Hanover,” he smiled. He would need to discuss her running regime again for this term sometime so, and the Head of House made a mental note to try and remember to ask her about it at a more opportune time.
SPOILER!!: Hady! Quote:
Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy SIGH
By now it was routine to pick up the lint roller and run it over her already spotlessly clean robes. The girl didn't even bat an eyelash anymore at the rule. Setting the roller down on the desk Hady entered the Astronomy tower opting for a set in the back today rather then her usual one up front.
Professor Airey got a small but polite nod from her before she sat down. The apple on her table got a glance from her but nothing more, she wasn't hungry anyhow. Slipping down in her chair she leaned her head back and closed her eyes letting out a very slow breath.
Was it the Slytherins with the angst today? What an ironic twist in the never ending saga that was Hogwarts’ teenagers. Just...going to casual nod is head in the direction of Miss Lynch and...yes….
No angst in his general direction, please? Thank you.
SPOILER!!: Chloe! Quote:
Originally Posted by pundantic Chloe was a little tired walking up all of the steps to the Astronomy tower. But the view payoff was worth it. And besides, she had set her makeup with primer AND setting spray. So sweat was a nonissue when it came to her makeup.
But she was still winded so all Professor Flamsteed got from her was a tight lipped smile.
AND then she found her seat. With a granny smith.
Airey returned the Ravenclaw’s smile with an obnoxious one of his own.
SPOILER!!: Kitty! Quote:
Originally Posted by Goblinfrog Kitty used the lint roller like they always did, humming softly "Planetary Go" to herself as she did so. Kind of appropriate for Astronomy. When she was finished she stepped into the classroom and sat down in the semi circle next to some of the students whom she didn't know.
"Hello Professor! Live long and prosper." Kitty knew the professor liked to be greeted that way. It was something from a old Muggle science fiction TV show that Kitty had never watched. Science fiction wasn't really her thing, but she thought it was adorable how Flamsteed liked it.
She curiously examined her apple. The blackboard specifically asked them to refrain from eating the apple. Hmmm...
“Live long and prosper, Miss Valentine.”
SPOILER!!: Skylar! Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Astronomy professor was weird. Skylar had officially confirmed that at the start of term feast and reaffirmed it when she re-read the rules for the lesson. Using a lint roller before entering the classroom? Like that was a bit OCD, wasn't it? And then there was the greeting. Perhaps his name should be Flamboyant, not Flamsteed, because Sky definitely thought that name fit this particular professor more.
Nonetheless the first year left early to head up to the towers because lots of stairs were lots of stairs. And they moved. Using the lint roller briefly because hello, does it LOOK like she's a lint magnet?! She uses static guard, thank you very much! Sky entered the classroom and greeted the professor with his formality, "Live long and prosper," though little enthusiasm compared to some of her classmates, because she was not ecstatic about being here. ALTHOUGH the apples on each of their desks DID make being in class slightly better.
Choosing a desk with a honeycrisp, Sky was about to pick it up and take a bite, when she read the note on the blackboard to refrain from consuming. Ugh, of course there had to be a red herring. There always was. So not only was it late and she would have to navigate all the way back down to the dungeons after the lesson, but she couldn't even have a snack? Not cool, Mr Flamboyant one.
See? More...angsty Slytherins. Or at least that was how he was going to choose to understand the lack of enthusiasm. Who DIDN’T like the Vulcan salute? Khan...probably. Definitely.
“Live long and prosper, Miss Diggory.”
SPOILER!!: Rula! Quote:
Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl Rula decided to skip over the lint roller today since she was quite confident she didn't have any cat hair on her robes - she kept herself and her clothes pretty clean, after all. And even if there was a strand or two here or there, it wouldn't be super noticeable anyway unless he suddenly decided to go over their robes with a magnifying glass or something like that. Which would be weird. Which maybe wasn't the best justification since Professor Flamsteed was kinda a weird guy sometimes but STILL.
Anyway, she entered the classroom and noticed the apples on the desks first. Oh, that was interesting. Were they going to get to eat those or were they for some sort of demonstration? Probably the latter, she figured, though it wasn't too big of a deal for her. She could have an apple later if she wanted.
Then she noticed Professor Flamsteed looking out at the view. "Live long and prosper, Professor," she greeted with a polite smile, making the V-shape with her fingers as instructed, though she wasn't a huge fan of whatever this was. What was wrong with a simple hello?
She took a seat toward the center of the semi-circle, at a desk with a bright red apple on it.
Was that kid over there juggling some apples? Nice.
Checking his sundial watch, the astronomer slowly began making his way back towards his desk. “Live long and prosper, Miss Botros.”
SPOILER!!: Maddie! Quote:
Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Lint free and appreciative of the view, Maddie made her way to her seat. She didn't care much for the vulcan salute but she did give the rather exuberant astronomy expert a polite smile and a, "Hello Professor." Dot got a smile as well.
Apples, hm? Thought there was no food allowed in this classroom.
“Good evening, Miss Cooper,” he nodded at the seventh year upon leaning against his desk. He gave Pebbles a quick glanced and mouthed ‘Just a few more minutes?’ The rock seemed to agree to this because the astronut nodded his head and then looked towards the door.
SPOILER!!: Rooney! Quote:
Originally Posted by Shanners Rooney took a seat after greeting the Professor with a simple hand raise. He wasn't sure about how things were already all over the place when he hadn't even been back at school that long. At least things were still okay with Miss Charlotte and she hadn't wanted to stop things with him because of the Blaise stuff. And the Olly stuff. And the Phillip stuff. AND then the Daxton stuff.. The Daxton stuff that he didn't understand, because he didn't even know the kid. He'd never been around him in an environment that wasn't a class. Well, he had. On the train. That had been confusing.
Maybe his annoyance about that had affected his mood today. He didn't even care about the audition he had this winter.
He just wanted to do his classes, pass his exams and read his script.
... And be confused about APPLES.
What did they have to do with Astronomy..?
Airey returned the gesture, only with a Vulcan salute from himself sans the verbal greeting. This Ravenclaw, however, DID seem to have some angst oozing from him?
Sweet solstice...was he developing a proper angst radar? He had been at Hogwarts far too long.
Sweet solstice.
SPOILER!!: Jaemin! Quote:
Originally Posted by Ameh Stairs. Stairs. Stairs. Lint Roller. There were so many things he had to go through to get to this classroom, but it was worth it, because he liked this class, and he liked Professor Flamsteed. The small boy rushed up to the Astronomy classroom as he always did, eager to get the seat closest to where the professor would be.
From the start of term last year until now, Jaemin still had not mastered the finger thing that the professor had them start off with in class. He just couldn't get his ring finger and his skinny little pinky to go together the right way, so they just kinda hung out separately. Still, he bounced into the room and held his hand up in the salute, humming as he went to the best seat he could get. Nyyyyyooooooom. He plopped himself down rather unceremoniously into the seat and leaned down to squint at the green apple on the desk. The best kind of apple there was, honestly.
Hopefully he'd get to eat it before class ended. It just being there made him want apples.
At least Mr. Song seemed...not like some of his housemates. Airey grinned knowingly at the second year as he took his seat and, where the Slytherin to notice, may have cause for alarm as the man’s smile usually did warrant such a reaction. But all would become clear soon enough.
Soon.
In fact….now?
Now was good.
Or no not NOW now...but in 45 seconds now.
Alright 2 minutes since Mr. Blaise was backtracking and delinting AFTER already stepping into the classroom. Thankfully they were not on an actual space shuttle, eh?
"Patience, Mr. Blaise," the man mused with one last glance at his watch.
NOW...now?
Now.
Yes.
Now.
Tapping his sundial watch with an approving nod, Airey turned his attention towards the classroom door and with a flick of his wand caused it to shut. Right then, now to get this show on the road!
“Good evening and welcome to another Astronomy lesson - not to ever be confused with the pseudoscientific hokum known as Astrology,” the man began with his standard and friendly reminder of why they all were gathered here in this classroom. “Let’s begin first by addressing the dragon in the room,” he continued as he summoned his own apple - a crisp Alfriston apple - and why the man knew all these different types of apples would remain a mystery indefinitely - and held it up for all the class to see. “Apples. I can tell from the expressions on many of your faces you are wondering what in Merlin’s beard those are doing on your desks and whether or not you can eat it. Please rest assured that should your apple survive the remainder of the lesson that you are free to take your apple with you and consume it. Your apple has not been modified in any way and will produce no magical side effects.” Tossing his own apple up in the air and catching it, Airey grinned and scanned the semi circle of desks before continuing. “But before we delve into all that, everyone please take a careful look at your apple and those belonging to the persons to your right and to your left...unless you are on the end of our semi circle and then just either to your right or your left. What is true about them? What are some universal truths about your apples?”
Yeah...what ABOUT them apples? HUH?!
OOC: this lesson has officially begun! Please do not post your character arriving late unless you are prepared to accept any IC consequences 
This lesson will continue in approximately 24 hours from the time of this post. Please bear with me as pacing will likely be slower than usual <3
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