Christmas thought about this and raised her hand and said "The egg came first professor and i think that it looks like an illustration of sick"

Travel back in time? Cool! It was too bad it was only figuratively. Literally would be awesome! Adi leaned forward in excitement as Professor Airey reached into the box and pulled out...a chicken egg. Adi blinked. He was expecting something a lot more exciting. He was sure everyone knew what a chicken egg looked like.

Okay, so Adi was picturing a very, very, very, very tiny thing. And it was hot. And dense. Okay. Adi watched in shock as Airey dropped the egg. Erm...smashed raw eggs were not nice. But the second year raised a hand. "The Big Bang, Professor?''

Laura just sat there, she seriously wasn't in the mood for this, how old was this Professor anyway six. Shaking her head she sighed as she slowly raised her hands. "Was it just to get attention?" Laura asked rolling her eyes a bit as she looked at the Professor. "You wanted everyone's attention so you decided to throw the egg on the floor."

When Airey pointed out that Professor Dursley was waving at him, Tobias waved back at the bass. Manners, see? Real important.

But the lesson then started and Tobias actually opened his mouth to answer the 'chicken or the egg' question, 'cause he KNEW it. It actually wasn't that hard. Instead he held back and waited and made some notes.

Toby looked up from his notes just in time to see Professor Flamsteed tossing the egg up into the air and letting it fall.

Like actually fall.

And splat.

He wrinkled his nose slightly and stared at the egg whilst he heard other students give their answers. His immediate answer, The Big Bang, was gone. But that didn't mean he couldn't sort of get close to it.

"Atoms exploding?" Tobias suggested as he raised his hand, feeling an unfamiliar twinge or protest in his muscles as he did so. "Or technically more like one atom. The first one, which is hot and dense 'cause it contains everything that'll make the universe." See? He was trying to make links here. Trying. It was just hard to try and remember what he'd read about this stuff, if he'd read anything at all.

The boy lowered his hand again and absentmindedly rotated his shoulder, trying to stretch out the stiffness a bit.

"The fact that there had to be something there in the first place for the Universe to begin, at a sub-atomic level, hence asking us to picture the egg as being tiny, yet we still don't know how those sub-atomic particles, like quarks were created, because there likely would have needed to be some reaction before they came into existence. So in that way would theories about the creation of the Universe be similar to the simpler question, what came first the chicken or the egg?" Ana postulated as she sunk further into her desk, hand only half raised, as she rested one elbow on the other arm to keep it in the air. Normally she'd be sitting upright and all into this discussion, especially when it seemed to involve physics, a subject she, like her brother Sasha, was passionate about. Right now though she was so tired that she couldn't even be completely sure that she was describing the theory that quarks were the building blocks of life correctly. "Because quarks and antiquarks are the foundation of all the other particles, which led to the Big Bang," Ana tacked on as an afterthought when she realised she maybe hadn't made clear why quarks were important.

Laura's response was enough to get her to look up and she couldn't help but roll her eyes at the elder girl. If she wasn't so sleepy she might have even said something at this point. As it was she decided that the elder girl obviously had no idea how wonderful all of this was, and probably shouldn't have even bothered attending class. Even Ana knew that Professor Airey didn't need to drop an egg, wasting good food, just to get people's attention. His debonair suit and talking to the fish did that well enough.

Okay, so the fish is professors, was he cursed or am animagus, but why would anyone choose a fish for that? She listened as the professor greeted more people. Oh, he's an animal lover, that it explains. But having conversations with you're pet is still a little strange. But whatever, to each their own The lesson soon progressed and Oichi a picture that looked like an egg appear on the board an open ended question about it. [I]So whatever the lesson is today, it has something to do with something egg shaped and astronomy. The most common thing would be the sun because the picture is also yellow, but the sun isn't shaped like an egg. But I remember reading about a egg shaped dwarf planet. Could this class really be about something so obscure, only one way to find out. Oichi raised her hand and answered, "I know this is quite obscure but that picture looks like an egg to me and I happened to read about a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt called Haumea. This planet is also believed to bs made of crystaline water. I'm not sure how that would work but it sounds awesome to me".

What in the merlin was that for? Hannah did not like messes and this was a nasty one. All she knew was that the egg had better not start stinking! If he was going to go around and throw things she would need more warning because frankly it would take her five minutes to even get up. "I think the phoenix came first." Not that, that was really the question.

As far at the egg smashing into floor she immediately thought of the big bang theory. She heard a few other people mention it but she didn't want to be left behind. Her hand went into the air. "I think you are demonstrating the big bang. The universe was in a very hot state at the time and it quickly went boom... like the egg."

No. Kevin shook his head as he looked at the Professor with his left hazel and right dark brown eyes. He was not taking off the baseball cap. His hand was still on top of his head to keep the hat in place as he shook his head. "I...i can't " he said, cursing at himself for letting out a stutter. An eleven year old with grey hair on the top of his head was just too embarrassing. "I have a..problem...and i don't want anyone to see..uhm...can i just...keep it on?" He wondered if someone had done a prank on his hair while he had been asleep.

Looking around the room for any supicious students wanting to take off his hat, Kevin turned his mismatched eyes back to the obviously weird Professor and tried to focus on what he was saying. They were going back in time billions of years?! Like for real?! The Gryffindor was suddenly getting excited and he sat a little righter in his chair until the man picked up a egg and asked them to visualize...something. Mweh! Boring.

Without trying to visualize anything, he placed his free hand (the other was still on his baseball cap to keep it safe on his head) and rested his chin in his hand. Soooo....what did a splashing egg had to do with astronomy? ...he had no idea. But he did know that he was hungry now. Thanks a lot.

Benjy had roughly de-linted before heading to his seat, and like Mo, was wincing a little from Quidditch practice. It appeared that the muscles he used for skateboarding weren't the same at those used for Quidditch, and apparently he'd thrown himself into the sport a bit more zealously that his body could cope with. Of course, the walk seven floors down to dinner, and another seven floors back up again really hadn't helped.

Regardless, here he was, with relatively de-linted robes, and he was already distracted by the bass. Seriously, what an ugly fish to keep. It made Flipper, Benjy's toad, look positively pretty. Heh.

The smashing egg soon got the sixth year's attention though. "Either an easy way to make a mess of your classroom, and start a food fight," Benjy answered, tilting his head so he could see the oozing mess on the floor, "Or , more likely, something to do with the big bang?"

What came first, the phoenix or the flame? That was an interesting question. Ella considered it for a few minutes before raising her hand. "Perhaps the phoenix was around first and the first time it burst into flames, fire was recorded. That could be a thing...maybe."

As for the egg thing, Ella's eyes widened when it was smashed on the floor. She glanced over at the boyfriend, wondering if she needed to point out that this was not the way to properly crack an egg. Y'know, since the boyfriend had cooking troubles in that particular department. No egg smashing on the floor, Summers. Nope.

And she agreed with the Big Bang thing, y'know? They'd learned about that when she'd been attending muggle school. Even did a little experiment with a balloon filled with glitter for a visual. Soph would have liked that. Anyway...

"It's like what Toby said, Profesor. The idea was that the universe was stuck in this little compressed area all hot and bothered until it couldn't take it any more and BAM...the big bang happened and that released the universe, sort of. Let it expand and stuff."

It seemed like the professor was equally as concerned about Lex's odd question as Terry himself was. He glanced at the Gryffindor before turning back to the Professor with a nod. "I'll try my best" he responded. But she obviously had a mind of her own and he knew how vicious the Lion's could become when they wanted to. Terry certainly didn't want to stand in between Lex and what she wanted.

As for the start of the lesson, Terry's nose scrunched up slightly when the Professor mentioned the Phoenix and the fire scenario. This question always ended up in a heated debate in which no one actually knew the answer and it was pretty impossible to ever find it out. Unless you had a time turner which could take you back millions of billions of years. He decided not to partake in answering this question, partly because he didn't actually know the answer.

But then Professor Flamsteed did something rather odd, picking up an egg and smashing it on the floor. He wasn't going to clean that mess up. The boy raised his hand, a slight smirk on his face. "An extremely odd method for baking a cake?" he suggested, glancing briefly at the messed up yolk on the floor. He chuckled but a though was sent through his mind whether the Professor was actually able to take a joke. "Or of course it could be an unusual representation of the big bang using food." He could think of a better way to use an egg though. Preferably in a cake or an omelette. His stomach was grumbling just thinking of the possibilities.

Oh good, she didn't have to wait long for the class to start. She'd come in at a good time then.

And there was only an egg in the box. That was sorta disappointing since usually things that were hidden from the class were more interesting, but whatever. So what could a splattered egg be an illustration of. Hmm. Well considering what he began the lesson with before he smashed the egg...she raised her hand a little, just enough to be seen. Raising it too high took too much effort.

"I'm guessing it's supposed to be an illustration of how the universe began. Or at least how people think it did now." However it should be worded. But that was all she was offering as an answer, so her hand went down again.

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Er..."What...?" The Gryffindor's brows crinkled in confusion. "Lottie's not dumb enough to get herself transfigured into a piece of musical instrument and even if by some wild chance it happened, I wouldn't let anyone blow her up." The hell did that have to do with a fish? He could have just said no and be done with it, no need to be giving her serious looks. NO ONE WAS BLOWING UP HER BESTIE! Ahem. The Gryffindor resisted the urge to make a face at the man and instead went to take her seat--oh that now had a Terry sitting next to it. "Hey." She muttered, completely over the fish. Pffft. Dumb fish.

Lex trained her eyes on the box, that was the only thing that still held any interest to her and listen while he revealed...an egg.

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Okay. The girl would wait to see where this was going as it clearly wasn't headed in the direction of black holes and explosions. Just fish rights. The splat took her by some surprize, given the Professor's dislike of messes but she willed herself to focus.

"Im gonna guess it's an illustration of the Big Bang Theory I've heard about on account of that's what everyone else said." Copy cat answer? YUP, because Lex's mind was still back on the Professor suggesting they blow up her bestfriend.

No Shave November? That was coming up, wasn't it? Maybe he could take part in it, then. He'd... need to find out how the Head Girlfriend felt about itchy kisses. And speaking of the Head Girlfriend, Alec GRINNED at her when she came to sit down next to him. Hey there.

And fistbumps for you too, Romalotti.

He turned his attention towards the front again where... oh. An egg? One that was--

... BLINK. So THAT was how you smash an egg open. Was it? He glanced over a Ells, as if asking for justification. It wouldn't be smashed against the floor, no, but maybe on the bowl? He'd hold the egg up and let it drop and... smash! Something to try the next time he made anything that had egg as an ingredient.

Trying to get his mind around whether the phoenix or the flame came first only confused the seventh year. Trying to think about chickens and eggs only made him hungry so... he wasn't going to answer that question. Move on to the next one? He looked down at the mess on the floor curiously. The Big Bang was right, according to him.

"I... agree with the idea that it represents the big bang," he said, hand in the air, "Like the egg, it probably got hotter and hotter before the impact and then the explosion happened and... then it cooled down. And the insides of the egg are still spreading," Right? "... but slower than at first. Sort of... like the way the universe is still expanding today."

Ian looked up as the professor began to speak. He lifted up and egg, asked a question and tossed the egg and allowed it to smash on the ground. Ian thought about this and wondered what he thought about it as other students around him answered the question. It was sort of odd, allowing the egg to crash to the ground. Ian found the student's comments about the big bang a little off, as that theory had the idea that supercompressed atoms exploded. That would have been better illustrated using pressure applied to the egg.

Ian raised his hand and offered a couple ideas. "I'm guessing it is an illustration of the effects of gravity or perhaps 'for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction'. He just didn't buy the big bang idea, even though this was an astronomy class.

Strand listened as the others gave their answers before raising his hand.

"Professor I agree with some of those who mentioned that what you were demonstrating is known as the Big Bang Theory. The egg represents how the universe looked like in the beginning. It was just very hot, small and dense with no stars, atoms or structure. Like everything which is hot, it expands. So that's what the universe did, the hotter it got, the more it expanded. Until about 14 billion years later it suddenly expanded very quickly, and then 'boom' the Big Bang happened." Sander paused for effect.

"It's like blowing into a balloon. It expands until it has reached it's maximum stretching point and then like the universe, it explodes." Sander added. Was it relevant to his answer, he believed it did. It just showed that something can expand so much before eventually something else has to happen to slow down its process.

"Anyway, when that great expansion happened it resulted in the formation of atoms, which led to the creation of the stars and the galaxies. The universe is still expanding though only at a slower pace now," Sander concluded.

"As for which comes first, the Phoenix or the flame, I would have to say the flame for without it the Phoenix wouldn't burn into ashes and regenerate from that stasis. Hence, no Phoenix," Sander added what his thoughts were on that matter.

Disappointed. They could not even get the box open. Well it was a pretty awesome box anyway even if it only had a measly chicken egg in it. After listening for a tiny bit. He understood were Flamsteed was going with this. Big Bang and all that.

Still was a waste of a perfectly good egg. Just dropping it like that. Should he say scrambled egg because that is what it looks like. "Something you should never get on your suit. It seems like it would take forever to clean it off the suit"

Even with magic. Or you know the the start of the big bang and the formation of the universe. Both seemed right to Nigel.

Hope just sighed and took her seat. Her Professor was right. she may not have received an answer. However, it seemed that the thing in the box was important to the lesson. Out of the box came...an egg? She stared as he tossed it and caught it. Tossed it and allowed it to splatter onto the classroom floor. It was all interesting, but his words were far more attention grabbing than his actions.

She raised her hand and gave a small smile. "Well, I would like to think that the answer to the whole flame or phoenix and egg or chicken thing, isn't really an answer of which came first at all. It's a never ending circle, much like the creation of everything in the universe, equal and opposite reactions and all. So really, what you just did was disrupt that circle. It will have an equal and opposite reaction to everything involved in or around it, potentially. The same could be said for stars and planets and well, everything." Boy that seemed like a mouthful to her ears. Maybe she should have shortened her answer. Oh, well.

Marigold knew this! She had gotten a bit obsessive after her grandpa... passed away and so she chose Astronomy to be crazy about. She raised her hand and waved it around excitedly.

"The Big Bang, sir. I read that it started when everything was just so compact that it rapidly expanded and created our universe!" BEAAAAM.

But why the whole box thing for a single egg?

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Er..."What...?" The Gryffindor's brows crinkled in confusion. "Lottie's not dumb enough to get herself transfigured into a piece of musical instrument and even if by some wild chance it happened, I wouldn't let anyone blow her up." The hell did that have to do with a fish? He could have just said no and be done with it, no need to be giving her serious looks. NO ONE WAS BLOWING UP HER BESTIE! Ahem. The Gryffindor resisted the urge to make a face at the man and instead went to take her seat--oh that now had a Terry sitting next to it. "Hey." She muttered, completely over the fish. Pffft. Dumb fish.

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But then he was staring at her. HARD CORE STARING. While he usually appreciated the girl's spunk and unconventional thinking, this rubbed the man the wrong way and he scowled briefly. "No." There was an uncharacteristic lack of amusement in his tone. "That would be murder, Miss Cambridge. I doubt you would be pleased if Miss Wisteria were to turn into a bass and someone blew her up, correct?"

AHEM. She was RIGHT there! How exactly would Lottie end up turning into a BASS? If she ever wanted to experiment with this sort of transfiguration she'd made sure someone else knew the counter-spell to bring her back.

Plus, her best friend was partly right. Gosh, Lex, the bass is also a type of fish. Also, she wasn't dumb, NOT dumb enough. WORDING. >__<

Death. Her eyes were on the little mess Airey just made. Honestly, not to sound too dark or anything, but life and death did come up a lot in these lessons. Not in the exact same way as black holes, though, so he shouldn't worry about Lotus overreacting to it again. Plus, this was technically LIFE.

Big bang theory and all.

Oh, wow, Nigel, you're so clever trying to win over the Professor with comments about suits and cleanliness. Lottie rolled her eyes at it. It being the comment, not Nigel. Though, that could work too.

Anyway, her hand was up. "External forces' manipulation." Why, yes, she was talking about the Ravenclaw Prefect. Now, "But seriously, if we take you out of the equation, Professor, then I'd agree on the Big Bang theory, nuclear reactions and all, if not... then it's outside forces and their consequences." He did illustrate everything from the moment he took the egg, no?

Emma gasped, watching the egg fall and splat on the ground. Poor baby chicken didn't even have a chance.."I think that the phoenix came first professor.. and I believe what you were just trying to demonstrate was the beginning of the creation of the universe, otherwise known as the big bang."

She smiled a little, turning her attention back to the egg. Poor birdy baby.

Shudder.

She sat and listened with her hand supporting her chin. Of all the thing she imagined that might be in that box, an egg wasn't really an idea that occured to her. But that got her more interested as to why was their an egg here in the classroom.

Surely, the professor's words started making sense, or at least gave an idea about what this lesson is about. The question which he posed about which came first was one she never could decide on an answer for and she doubted there even was a scientific answer.

And then they were dropping eggs. Ok.

She paused listening to other's thoughts and answers before formulating her own answer. "Like others said, it must have to do with the Big Bang. Like the egg represents the trigger that started the whole thing." She said upon raising her hand.

Awar winced as the egg splattered on the floor, "Uhhh...well it just looks like a clear illustration of what gravity does..." hehehehe, "But, I suppose it has something to do with the beginning of the Universe or something." and a really weird and gross way of doing so.

Was it bad that all West could think was 'a waste of an egg'? Because honestly, he was hungry. He eyed the remains of said egg and wondered why it was necessary to waste food as part of an astronomy demonstration when there were so many alternative methods to show simple concepts.

He didn't even answer, he was so internally distraught about wasted food.

Gwen knew the answer to this! She was nearly bouncing out of her seat as her hand went up. Being a muggleborn was turning out to be good for something, right? "You're illustrating an event known as the Big Bang! It's the most commonly accepted theory as to how the universe began. The universe is still, expanding from that point, see? So they think it must have all been compacted, then it exploded and here we are!"

Which brought on all sorts of controversy. Like 'could an explosion in a printing press create a dictionary?' The human body of course being the dictionary in the analogy, but Gwen figured it had taken a long time for evolution to get it right, so she mostly accepted the theory.