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lemondrop13 · 09-19-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicholas Flamel

Tavelon's hand shot up in the air. "Our first name" he answered. "But, professor, what happens if someone changes their name from their birth certificate? Which would they use to calculate it?"

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Originally Posted by james_black

they would have to use there birth name would'nt they as that is there true name not one they themself have chosen! is that not right?

james saw ella and simled back

Professor Shackleton-Clark confirmed James' answer to Tavelon's question, "Even if a person changes their name, unless it has been officially changed on their birth certificate, you always use the original name. Whatever name is on the birth certificate is the one you use in most calculations in Arithmancy, including the Transits."

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Originally Posted by MidnightSilver

Fannntasssticc.

Ella didn't want to get distracted by James; she loved the fact that he was in the class, yet she got lost too easily. She refocused on Arithmancy.

"Professor, I'm sorry if this would be little off topic, but are we ever going to do paired assignments in this class?" Ella asked tentatively. Smiling, hoping.

Professor Shackleton sighed and replied, "It is quite off topic, but yes, I do sometimes have you work in pairs. Though I often dictate the terms by which pairs are decided to prevent unfocused students from spending my class time discussing their social lives."

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Originally Posted by Daffy.Potter

Erm....

Raising her hand unsure of herself, Livvy answered, "Well the transits are individual letters and influences, so how we find each and every Physical transit, would be by looking at each letter of your first name." Was that right? She looked down at her textbook momentarily. It seemed right.

"This is the most accurate description I've heard thus far. A point to Ravenclaw."

"The first name contains multiple Physical transits because the name contains multiple letters. There are no calculations to determine the meaning of each Physical Transit, though there may be some math when determining which Transit Cycle is current or applies to a specific age. Each letter has a meaning for a certain length of time in a person's life. How do we determine the length of each Transit Cycle?"

09-19-2009, 06:47 PM	#190 (permalink)
lemondrop13 DMAC Hippogriff Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA Posts: 22,383 Hogwarts RPG Name: Sloane W. Fordyce First Year	Cheesy Mac Quote: Originally Posted by Nicholas Flamel Tavelon's hand shot up in the air. "Our first name" he answered. "But, professor, what happens if someone changes their name from their birth certificate? Which would they use to calculate it?" Quote: Originally Posted by james_black they would have to use there birth name would'nt they as that is there true name not one they themself have chosen! is that not right? james saw ella and simled back Professor Shackleton-Clark confirmed James' answer to Tavelon's question, "Even if a person changes their name, unless it has been officially changed on their birth certificate, you always use the original name. Whatever name is on the birth certificate is the one you use in most calculations in Arithmancy, including the Transits." Quote: Originally Posted by MidnightSilver Fannntasssticc. Ella didn't want to get distracted by James; she loved the fact that he was in the class, yet she got lost too easily. She refocused on Arithmancy. "Professor, I'm sorry if this would be little off topic, but are we ever going to do paired assignments in this class?" Ella asked tentatively. Smiling, hoping. Professor Shackleton sighed and replied, "It is quite off topic, but yes, I do sometimes have you work in pairs. Though I often dictate the terms by which pairs are decided to prevent unfocused students from spending my class time discussing their social lives." Quote: Originally Posted by Daffy.Potter Erm.... Raising her hand unsure of herself, Livvy answered, "Well the transits are individual letters and influences, so how we find each and every Physical transit, would be by looking at each letter of your first name." Was that right? She looked down at her textbook momentarily. It seemed right. "This is the most accurate description I've heard thus far. A point to Ravenclaw." "The first name contains multiple Physical transits because the name contains multiple letters. There are no calculations to determine the meaning of each Physical Transit, though there may be some math when determining which Transit Cycle is current or applies to a specific age. Each letter has a meaning for a certain length of time in a person's life. How do we determine the length of each Transit Cycle?" __________________