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PhoenixRising 
"Self discipline ... Well Sierra, that seems to work. Particular as a slytherin, or for your brother as well, because if you ever want to get anywhere in life and I'm pretty sure your father would want you to, then you'd need discipline. Thoroughness. Important trends for both yourself as a Slytherin and your brother." There father would not be let down if they followed the themes in their family name number.
Looking at the whole class to address for another moment, she smiled. "You're all doing fairly well. Continue to work on your interpretations of your family name numbers for a few more minutes before we move on... Remember that the textbook interpretations are general and it is up to you as arithmancers to apply specific twists to those textbook meanings and make them personalized and unique for you."
Sierra's eyes flashed up to meet the professor.
Another professor who knew her father?! Merlin! She suddenly got the feeling that if she ever stepped a single toe out of line at this castle, it'd only take about five minutes for her father to get wind of it. Scary, really...
Hmm...get anywhere in life? Of course she wanted to get somewhere in life. She nodded once to the professor before turning back to her parchment.
Okay, so maybe self-discipline isn't such a bad thing after all. Sometimes it pays to think before you act and figure out what would be best for you in the long run.
So now her parchment read:
...but hard work isn't really the only way to work. For example, if someone does something for you, then you really didn't have to do any of the work yourself--they did all your work for you. Now I do think Greingoth's--well, some of us--have been known to be cautious. For example, seeing other people smiling makes me think they're up to something. This is one of the main reasons I'm so leery of Hufflepuffs some people. Thoroughness sounds pretty accurate for my family. After all, when we set a goal to accomplish something, we always see it through to the very end. I'd say we're very ambitious people. Self-discipline? Psh. I'll just pretend like that one's not even there.
Okay, so maybe self-discipline isn't such a bad thing after all. Sometimes it pays to think before you act and figure out what would be best for you in the long run.
Conclusion: I don't know if I might like the number four...