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SilverTiger · 05-16-2011, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by princess of*hp*

Theodore was among the first students to climb the ladder and enter the divination classroom. He had enjoyed arithmancy and its sister subject, divination, seemed like it could be just as interesting. Alas, divination didn't deal with numerical values nearly as much, but oh well. The Ravenclaw's mathematical pursuits would have to be postponed until after class. Taking a seat near the front, he smiled and greeted the professor. "Good afternoon, professor," He spoke, fishing through his bookbag for his school supplies.

Even though she was outwardly appearing like she was focused on her reading, Renée actually had been paying attention to the door to the classroom as well, anticipating when the students were going to arrive. It was always interesting seeing their attitudes at the beginning of term, and she looked up as the first boy entered and spoke. “Hello, Mr. Dumble. We should be starting as soon as everyone else arrives,” she replied, noting how he seemed to get directly into preparing for the lesson. Even though she had the feeling he wasn’t exactly sure what to prepare for, she had to admire his focus.

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Originally Posted by Samira Malfoy Potter

Samira walked to Divination class eagerly. She may be total rubbish at the subject, but she enjoyed having Professor Bishop as a teacher and she always felt comfortable. She set her bag down on one of the tables and looked around the room. She then looked at the professor and give a bright smile. "Hello, Professor. How are you?" Who knows, if Samira kept a good attitude and really, really tried, she may be able to not mess up.

Turning back to her cards for a moment, Renée looked up again as she heard the next person arrive and smiled back at Samira. The Slytherin looked to be anticipating the lesson, which was always good, from her perspective at least. She generally enjoyed the cynics as well, though, but those who tried to enjoy her classes were better. “I’m quite well, Samira,” she replied kindly, “Why don’t you settle in and we’ll get started soon.” Obviously once more students arrived, as she knew they would. Curiosity never ceased around here, and even her subject had its share.

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Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Out of breath, the Slytherin lad heaved a deep sigh when he finally crossed the threshold of the Divination classroom. At least one of his favorite brunettes were still there "Hello Professor Bishop!" he smiled at her easily, then took his place near the front of class, where he can have a good view of her ~~loveliness~~ teaching.

At the sound of the deep and dramatic sigh, Renée didn’t even bother trying to ignore it and go back to what she had been doing. It wasn’t like she couldn’t pick up her reading after finding out what was going on, and she couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow in curiosity as she saw it had been Salander who had made the noise. She wasn’t curious enough to ask, especially as his demeanor seemed to shift just as dramatically as he made his way to a seat near the front again, and she returned his easy smile. “Hello Salander. Ready for another foray into deciphering the future?,” she replied, teasing a little. Hopefully he wouldn’t be quite as distracted as he had been this time last term.

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Originally Posted by McFeisty

Kyle walked into the Divinations classroom, pulling a hand through her hair she smiled over to Professor Bishop. "Hello Professor Bishop" she smiled as she took a seat. She wondered idly what the class would be about. Hoping it was something interesting at least that would be good.

She thought with a smile.

Deciding to try and see what little information she could glean from the semi-aborted reading laid out on her table, Renée turned back to it. On her way there, though, she’d returned Kyle’s smile as the blonde Ravenclaw had made her way to a seat. “Hello Kyle,” she replied, smile growing a bit larger as she figured out that there was in fact curiosity growing about the lesson. Mystery was always a fascinating way to learn about people; those who actually tried to find out what was happening and those who just waited for the answers to come to them. They were both valid paths, even if one was a bit less interesting.

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Originally Posted by aaetha

Super-super excited for the first Divination lesson of the year, Ariana cheerfully walked into the room. She remembered Divination as a confusing, but fun and interesting, subject. "Hello, Professor Bishop! How are you?" she asked, still cheerfully. She noted that the professor had both a crystal ball and tarot cards out on her desk. Which would then work on? Happily wondering, Ariana sat down at a table next to Samira.
"Hiya!" she said.

Mentally noting what some of the last cards she’d managed to lay out before everyone had started trickling in, Renée glanced up again at the sound of another cheerful greeting. “Hello Ariana,” she greeted the young Ravenclaw girl, returning the smile. Cheerfulness usually meant anticipation and interest, which she’d grown to expect from at least some of the students she’d had the chance to get to know last term. “I’m good,” she continued, letting the conversation trail off as the girl noticed her friends and went on to greet them. Discussions were only bad if they got too unruly, so she let it go for now. Class hadn’t quite started yet anyhow.

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Originally Posted by Herminny

Chloe was rather excited for the first divination class of term. She always really liked this class and was gonna miss it when her final year came to an end. As she entered the classroom she saw a bunch of small wooden tables with chairs and a bit of brightness in curtains. It looked like it might be a place where someone may read a crystal ball. She then noticed the professor had one a smiled slightly. This class would be fun. It had been last term. As Chloe walked by the professor she greeted her saying, "Good day professor, and then took a seat at one of the tables. She could not wait for class to start.

Sitting back in her chair slightly, Renée returned Chloe’s tiny smile with a bit of a mischievous sparkle in her eyes. She’d noticed the Gryffindor’s observation of the crystal ball, and it would be interesting to find out what her take on it was. Even if that was only the slightest aspect of her planned lesson. “Hello Chloe,” she replied simply, however. It wasn’t really important to ask what the expression had meant just yet. She could prolong the suspense for longer, as it meant there was the possibility of listening to the students speculate. Of course, she hadn’t quite seen a lot of that yet, but anticipation usually led to interesting things.

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Originally Posted by AlexandraRamos

Jimbo was doing pretty good so far with his attendance in classes.
And okay, he didn't go to Potions, but still. Considering how much classes he missed last year he was doing excellent.

And Divination of all things! He would have never attended this class, yet here he was.
Jimbo walked in and looked around. The first thing he noticed was that he was early.

O_______o

This was all too much. Maybe he should go away and come back later?
He started backing away through the door but then he thought of something.
He was here now. If he left, he was guaranteed not to come back.

And then he was stuck. He had to stay. He had to be early.

Grumbling, he walked forwards once more and picked a seat. He sat down, didn't take out any textbook, quill or parchment and instead just sat looking around, waiting for the class to begin.

Renée had gone back to glancing at the spread before her, but at the sound of the door opening again she had looked up. Only to watch the Slytherin boy in amusement as he seemed undecided about something. She had an idea what, especially as she couldn’t say she remembered seeing him much last term, but she was keeping an open mind. An amused open mind, but an open mind nonetheless. “Nobody’s keeping you here, if you’d rather be elsewhere, Mr. Farley,” she commented lightly as he seemed to decide to take a seat. She was well aware her subject wasn’t necessarily required. “Things should get moving soon, though,” she reassured him. The staring aimlessly was a little unnerving, but at least he hadn’t gotten up and walked out again.

Text Cut: basic greetings, part one

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Originally Posted by Macavity

Simon entered the divination classroom hesitantly, having been debating if he should continue with the subject or not seeing as he didn't really need it. However his curiousity over things made him at least want to try out the first class much like he had last term. "Good day professor," he greeted politely before looking around the room. Seeing the set up of the room he didn't know what to expect but tried to find a familiar face or two with whom to work with and he smiled upon spotting Kyle already there.

"Mind if I sit with you?" he asked as the captain made his way over to the table where she sat.

It seemed hesitancy was a common factor, to a lot of the students walking in, and Renée watched in amusement as the Gryffindor Quidditch captain seemed to be feeling that very emotion upon entry. She had to give him hypothetical points for still being polite, though, and she smiled at his greeting. “Good day to you as well, Captain Bennett.” It seemed he’d decided to stay, as he headed for the table that Kyle was sitting at, so she went back to contemplating her own activities in the meantime. She was half tempted to give up, but at least it gave her something to do while she waited for everyone to arrive.

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Originally Posted by TwistedHearts

Zara entered the Divination Classroom, her next class. As she entered, she had a strange feeling in that room, something more than magic. Hmm, wonder what that was. She came to sit in one of the chairs, it was still an empty table, hopefully, a friend would come over, or even a stranger would be nice.

As she made her way, she passed Professor Bishop and greeted a, "Good morning, Professor Bishop!" and a cheery smile.

She had only glanced at her cards for another moment when it seemed she was destined for another distraction, but Renée looked up at the first year that had passed her table with a smile. “Good day to you as well, Miss Griffiths. I hope you enjoy things,” she said, both friendly and a little vague. She was referring to the lesson at hand, of course, but that didn’t mean there couldn’t be a myriad of other meanings.

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Originally Posted by Saraie

Caroline Seriously hated walking from the Dungeons to the Seventh floor, it was such a long painful, if she was carrying books that far. Why could she not just fly to class? Now that would be fun. No one would ever be late to class and everyone would want to come because they could just fly there. Maybe she had just been thinking about quidditch too much.

Anywany Divination mode time. She walked into the classroom and noticed not desk but round tables with four chaisr scattered around the classroom. She eyed the crystal ball closely. "Hello Professor Bishop!" She said with a smile.

It seemed yet another Slytherin wasn’t exactly happy with the trek up from the dungeons, but Renée had seen no reason to change the location of her lesson. Her plans hadn’t entailed specific locations, like at least one of her lessons last term, and Divination being held in the tower was almost a tradition at Hogwarts by now anyway. Caroline was, it seemed, not choosing to verbalize any issues, though, so she didn’t respond to what she’d sensed. “Hello Caroline, why don’t you make yourself comfortable, and I’ll get things started shortly,” she replied with a smile. The advice didn’t seem to be necessary, but at least it had given her the feeling of doing something. Other than staring at her cards.

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Originally Posted by i-am-thorr

As Rebecca entered the classroom, she wondered why the room was set up the way it was. "Hello Professor Bishop," she said as she found a seat in the front of the classroom. "I wonder what we're going to be learning about today..." she thought as she took her seat.

Renée couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow again as she noticed the curious expression on the little Hufflepuff who had just walked in’s face, but she stayed just as quiet about it as she had for the previous students who had seemed that way. She figured it was just curiosity about the lesson, anyhow. She smiled at the little first year, though. “Hello, Miss Hammer,” she replied, voice still its usual light and friendly tone. She’d be finding out about the topic under discussion soon enough.

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Originally Posted by Lockhartian

DIVINATION.

Treyen didn't mind all those stairs, and steps, and floors, and anything. However, it had taken him longer to get there, thanks to missing one of the moving staircases. Nice.

The first thing he noticed when he entered was...first, no books, and secondly, a crystal ball next to Bishop. His eyes were entirely focused on that crystal ball. It brought him good memories of Nolan too. "Good day Professor!" he greeted, with a wide smile, and moved along to find a seat.

Somewhere. Anywhere.

Something had seemed to have flustered Treyen as the Hufflepuff had entered her classroom, but Renée simply sent him a smile. It was probably something little, as she knew by now that he would say something if it was important. At least, she knew that now. It seemed he’d gotten distracted by her new little decoration for now, and she bit back a grin. That was going to be the fun part of her lesson, once everyone realized that wasn’t the whole topic. “Good day to you too, Treyen,” she replied with a nod, as he made his way to a seat. Yes, this lesson was going to be fun. She hoped so, at least.

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Originally Posted by nogoodforyou

Divination.

Helena... liked Divination, but it was definitely NOT her best subject. So, after climbing up all those stairs, the girl finally entered the Divination classroom. The first thing she noticed, beside professor Bishop, was that shiny crystal ball. Oooh were they going to use that?

"Hello, professor," she said, smiling at the woman, then looked around for a seat. Anywhere.

Another person who had gotten distracted by the shiny, and Renée simply reached out to brush her fingers along one of her tarot cards as she waited for the Slytherin to decide if she wanted to say something. The energies were still there, even if her actual reading had been paused. It was calming to her, in any case. It seemed she still wasn’t going to be getting any direct questions about the crystal ball, though, and she smiled. “Hello, Helena,” she replied, continuing to watch as the girl looked for a seat. There were plenty left, so that search shouldn’t take long.

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Originally Posted by Kimalia

Kimalia was a little lost trying to find the classroom, before realizing she needed to climb up the ladder (after following other students). After arriving, she merely brushed herself off smiling at the Professor "Good day, Professor." Before turning her attention to the class. She chose an empty seating area laying her bag beside her, seeing as everyone was pairing up w/ their own set of groups and waited patiently for any others to arrive before class began.

Renée smiled again as she watched the next first year enter her classroom brushing herself off. Perhaps she should check and make sure the dusting wasn’t being left off up here, although she hadn’t seen any problems yet. “Good day, Miss Fanster,” she replied gently. She was surprised that more people hadn’t seemed to pair off yet, get into groups. It wasn’t required, but she hoped more people would arrive. Of course, that wasn’t necessarily odd, at least with the first years, but she’d thought they would have found friends by now. People were still filtering in, however, so she hoped someone would join the little Slytherin eventually.

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Originally Posted by Starbreeze

"If you should like to be aware and further see ahead, just drink some tea and then you'll see the day you will be dead. Take it lightly and don't dread you will not be misled, you chose this fate and now just wait to fall on your deathbed. The day you will be dead and fall on your deathbed, la la la la la la la la the day when you'll be dead~!" Eino sang cheerfully as he skipped to the Divination classroom with his backpack bouncing and swinging around, and some toilet paper attached to his left shoe following closely behind. He wasn't very shocked to see the rearrangement, but he really liked it. He continued singing and waved at the professor as he entered the classroom, and finally sat down on one of the empty tables hoping his friends would fill the missing chairs.

Renée had been able to hear the singing for a while before the singer had made their appearance in her classroom, but as that had happened she wasn’t surprised to find that it had been Eino. She smiled in response to his animated wave, though, judiciously ignoring the toilet paper trailing from his shoe. It was certainly unfortunate, but there was no need to point it out. The singing, however, was a different story. “That was quite the interesting song, Eino,” she said to him with a soft laugh, as he found a seat. “A bit depressing in topic, but still quite appropriate.” The idea of seeing into the future, at least. It wasn’t really apropos as to what she was planning on discussing this time around.

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Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

Selina hoisted her bag up over her bag up over her shoulder as she walked up the long, steep stairs up to the Divination classroom. She walked slowly and with direction to the room. Without a shadow of doubt in her mind Selina knew that in Divination she thrived. Although the reasoning behind this was not something Selina liked to discuss or was particularly proud of, she was good at something. It had to count, if only for a little bit.

Since Kurumi had spent the summer at her house Selina had become more understanding of her curse. It did not wake her up every morning any more and scare her that one day she may wake up and only see the future, not the present. If that was to be her fate she would live for the moment.

Once she arrived to the classroom she took and deep breath and took the first heavy step into the classroom. As soon as she was inside a warmth enveloped her and she smiled. This was comfort to Selina.

She walked up to Bishop's desk and smiled at her, "Good morning Professor Bishop. Looking forward to this term. I hope to learn a lot." Selina hoped Bishop understood the hidden meaning behind that statement.

Then she took her seat at one of the desks and started to prepare for class. She left the spare seat next to her open for Kurumi. If Selina had another episode in class she wanted Kurumi there to help her. The visions were becoming more frequent and Divination only encouraged them. She needed Kurumi.

After their continued talks in her office, Renée was happy to see Selina still coming to her classes. The idea of opening herself up had to have been both terrifying and oddly intriguing, but she certainly was happy to see the Gryffindor. The girl had seemed to relax upon fully entering the classroom, at least, which was promising. “Good day, Selina,” she replied with a smile, as she was approached, folding her hands on the table near the Tarot cards still laid out. Eventually she would need to gather them up, but she still figured there was a bit of time before she’d need to start the lesson. “I’m glad to hear that, and I hope I can manage to live up to your expectations,” she said, silently letting her know she’d understood the underlying message. There was no need to be more open about it, not if she wasn’t comfortable.

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Originally Posted by dingDong

Divination.

Whatever.

The girl was sporting a green wig and she flaunted it out with much pride, knowing that with such a fancy subject, she had to be fancy. She didn't believe in such things but her other counterpart did and it absolutely disgusted her, but oh well. Maybe this lesson would change her view altogether and she would become some sort of a famous Seer when she--no no no, she pushed those absurd thoughts from her mind and entered the classroom.

She had to keep an open mind.

Crystal balls.

Tarot cards?

~~Lola~~ Velma only nodded to the professor, trying her best not to think of her as a loon because well--nevermind, open mind, open mind.

Renée had gone back to her Tarot spread again as more students filtered in, but something had made her look up again only to see quite the intriguing girl walking in. She thought she’d remembered seeing her at the opening feast, green hair and all, but that made it no less interesting. As did the thinly veiled contempt that the girl was trying to disguise, but she only smiled. “You have quite the colorful hair,” she observed calmly, even though it seemed the student hadn’t chosen to speak. “I’d even say quite impressive. House pride, or something else entirely?” Perhaps turning the topic from the unspoken of subject she was about to teach yet again would distract the girl. It was worth a try.

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

Nika skipped into the classroom happily. This is the one class that she was actually looking forward to. She took a good look at the classroom upon entering and noticed that it hadn't changed much since their third lesson. Good. Nika liked the round tables.

She skipped up to professor Bishop to say a quick hello before class started. Maybe she would be happy now that Nika isn't interrupting her food time hehe. "Hello Professor! I'm so excited! I've been looking forward to attending divination ever since the holiday started!" She said nodding her head eagerly.

Any concern about other students’ biases against her subject faded as little Nika made her entrance and caused another smile to grow on Renée’s face. At least some people were excited to be there, and not even just curiosity had brought the Gryffindor there. She had a feeling Nika just enjoyed the entire subject, not just the possibilities of what she might have chosen as the topic for this particular lesson. The girl certainly seemed enthusiastic every time they’d seen each other. “Hello Nika,” she replied with a light laugh as the words tumbled out of the girl. “Breathe,” she advised, before continuing to respond to the enthusiasm. “I’m glad to hear that. Hopefully I can live up to the hype.” Of course, that last comment was the slightest bit facetious, but she hadn’t been able to help it. The enthusiasm was getting to her.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi rushed into the classroom with her book bag slung over her shoulder and her hair tied with a white ribbon. Smiling, she bowed to Professor Bishop. "Good day, Professor Bishop," she chirped as she eyed the tarot cards and secretly hoped that they would be doing something different. Her tarot reading with Eino last term had been fun, but she would like to try something else. Perhaps some Divination based on how a cookie crumbled or something. "I hope you and Anastasia are doing well. I have been meaning to stop by your office to say hello."

Relaxing herself again by a quick glance at her cards, Renée looked up again at the sound of someone rushing into the classroom. Nobody was late quite yet, but she had to admit the idea anyone would worry was oddly flattering. She smiled as she saw it was Kurumi, though. “Good day, Kurumi,” she replied, noticing the discreet eyeing of her cards. “Just something to pass the time,” she continued. She usually tried not to repeat her lessons, even though she had to admit she had her preferences. And the Tarot was definitely one of those. She grinned as the Gryffindor continued speaking, however. “I can assure you that we both are doing quite well. Settling in again. I’m sure Anastasia would enjoy a visit, though,” she added. The fascination with her phoenix was understandable.

Text Cut: basic greetings, part two :)

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Originally Posted by HP_princess

Viola entered the classroom, feeling slightly nervous. Although, she found the subject vaguely interesting, she wasn't really good at it. She smiled at the prfessor and greeted, "Hello, Professor Bishop" before proceeding to find a seat for herself. She found one that was quite near to the front of the room and sat down, placing her bag on her desk. She really hoped this lesson went well.

Another case of nerves, and Renée had to hope that the girl would feel better once class had started. There wasn’t a lot she could do, if it was fear of the subject itself, but she always tried. “Hello, Viola,” she replied, as the Hufflepuff greeted her, giving her a smile as she gathered up her cards finally. She was going to let more people arrive before starting the lesson, but at this rate she wasn’t about to get any readings done. Not when she was distracted every few seconds. The answers would still be there later.

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Originally Posted by Roselyn

Well...it was time again. The time where she grumbled, glared, and dragged her way up to the seventh floor. She had gone a few minutes earlier then when she normally would have, just so she could get to class on time. However, when she got there, the class was practically almost full.

Yet, she made it, so she couldn't really complain.

"Hello Professor Bishop." she muttered as she moved around, looking for a table to sit at where she wouldn't be glaring at too many people. Josh wasn't here yet? Or was she just not seeing him?

Renée raised an eyebrow slightly, again, as Evelyn grumbled her way into the classroom. She had to admit, the Slytherin always seemed to make things interesting. By herself or with her friends, who she imagined would appear at one point or another. They usually did. “Hello Evelyn,” she returned with a smile, as the girl continued her search for a seat. There were still several open, which was the only reason she hadn’t decided to create more seats. People really seemed to be coming to lessons this term, and she only half hoped that it was a reaction to what she’d heard of the new professors.

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Originally Posted by Some Mystical Girl

Dani entered the classroom, looking around for an empty spot. It wasn't like Beauxbatons, where she'd walked in and known exactly where to go and with whom, she had no idea here. She greeted the Professor kindly- "Hello, Professor" she said sweetly. She shyly went and sat near Kurumi and waved over at her, not sure she'd see.

More people were flitering in, so Renée abandoned watching to see if Evelyn ever found a seat to her liking. It seemed she had, anyway, with Salander and Alex near the front, so she turned a welcoming smile to the newest arrival as she spoke. “Hello Miss Dubois,” she replied, stopping herself from exercising her meager knowledge of other languages. It wouldn’t necessarily make people feel more comfortable, and she’d greeted her in English anyhow. It seemed seats weren’t becoming an issue quite yet, anyhow, so things were still going fine. People were grouping themselves with friends, and she hoped it would all work out in the end.

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Originally Posted by aussiegirl

Oh thank Merlin this was a class with a Professor that she knew. Well she didn't know Professor Bishop personally but she had been here last year, so she was a familiar face. And from what she remembered of the woman, she appeared to be nice. Not like that idiot Shaw fellow.

"Hello Professor." Mia called out cheerily as she made her way into the room and almost ran into the Huffie Prefect who seemed to be having problems finding a seat. "Oh for Merlin's sake Trey. There is a seat right there." she said before grabbing him by the arm and pulling him over to the middle of the room where two vacant chairs sat.

"You don't mind sitting next to me, do you?" She gave him a sweet smile. Of course he didn't. She patted the chair. Sit down Treyen.

Just after Danielle, it seemed Mia had decided to appear and Renée gave the Hufflepuff a smile as she managed to run into Treyen. Apparently she was another one who was relieved by the familiarity, which created even more wondering about if the rumors were true. That the Ministry professors were truly, well, different. “Hello Mia,” she replied with another smile, finding the interchange between the girl and Treyen quite amusing, along with the rush of cheerfulness that had swept in with Mia. She’d never thought seats would be that difficult of a decision, but then she hadn’t noticed that the prefect was still standing either.

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Originally Posted by Orla

Luna entered the classroom it was very diffront to the others ''Hello proffeser'' said Luna while sitting down then taking out her textbook notebook and quill

Gathering her Tarot cards into a neat stack next to the crystal ball, Renée thought about just checking on a few other little things that she could determine. Before she could do much more than brush her fingers over the stack, she saw Luna come in and nodded. At least the ratio of new students to ones she remembered wasn’t entirely skewed, as she hadn’t really noticed during the feast. “Hello Luna,” she replied with a smile as the Ravenclaw started getting things out for the lesson quietly. That was expected, to say the least, but she didn’t want the girl closing herself off from the energies around her.

05-16-2011, 07:43 AM	#49 (permalink)
SilverTiger Crumple-Horned Snorkack Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SoCal sighs(GMT-8) Posts: 111,214 Hogwarts RPG Name: Giselle Barrington Slytherin Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Teagan Kensington Slytherin Second Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Arienne Morgenstern Hufflepuff Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Simone Wild Slytherin Third Year x5 x3	Shoe!Girl │ Rebel Ravie │ Confundus Queen │ RP Addict Quote: Originally Posted by princess ofhp Theodore was among the first students to climb the ladder and enter the divination classroom. He had enjoyed arithmancy and its sister subject, divination, seemed like it could be just as interesting. Alas, divination didn't deal with numerical values nearly as much, but oh well. The Ravenclaw's mathematical pursuits would have to be postponed until after class. Taking a seat near the front, he smiled and greeted the professor. "Good afternoon, professor," He spoke, fishing through his bookbag for his school supplies. Even though she was outwardly appearing like she was focused on her reading, Renée actually had been paying attention to the door to the classroom as well, anticipating when the students were going to arrive. It was always interesting seeing their attitudes at the beginning of term, and she looked up as the first boy entered and spoke. “Hello, Mr. Dumble. We should be starting as soon as everyone else arrives,” she replied, noting how he seemed to get directly into preparing for the lesson. Even though she had the feeling he wasn’t exactly sure what to prepare for, she had to admire his focus. Quote: Originally Posted by Samira Malfoy Potter Samira walked to Divination class eagerly. She may be total rubbish at the subject, but she enjoyed having Professor Bishop as a teacher and she always felt comfortable. She set her bag down on one of the tables and looked around the room. She then looked at the professor and give a bright smile. "Hello, Professor. How are you?" Who knows, if Samira kept a good attitude and really, really tried, she may be able to not mess up. Turning back to her cards for a moment, Renée looked up again as she heard the next person arrive and smiled back at Samira. The Slytherin looked to be anticipating the lesson, which was always good, from her perspective at least. She generally enjoyed the cynics as well, though, but those who tried to enjoy her classes were better. “I’m quite well, Samira,” she replied kindly, “Why don’t you settle in and we’ll get started soon.” Obviously once more students arrived, as she knew they would. Curiosity never ceased around here, and even her subject had its share. Quote: Originally Posted by Steelsheen Out of breath, the Slytherin lad heaved a deep sigh when he finally crossed the threshold of the Divination classroom. At least one of his favorite brunettes were still there "Hello Professor Bishop!" he smiled at her easily, then took his place near the front of class, where he can have a good view of her ~~loveliness~~ teaching. At the sound of the deep and dramatic sigh, Renée didn’t even bother trying to ignore it and go back to what she had been doing. It wasn’t like she couldn’t pick up her reading after finding out what was going on, and she couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow in curiosity as she saw it had been Salander who had made the noise. She wasn’t curious enough to ask, especially as his demeanor seemed to shift just as dramatically as he made his way to a seat near the front again, and she returned his easy smile. “Hello Salander. Ready for another foray into deciphering the future?,” she replied, teasing a little. Hopefully he wouldn’t be quite as distracted as he had been this time last term. Quote: Originally Posted by McFeisty Kyle walked into the Divinations classroom, pulling a hand through her hair she smiled over to Professor Bishop. "Hello Professor Bishop" she smiled as she took a seat. She wondered idly what the class would be about. Hoping it was something interesting at least that would be good. She thought with a smile. Deciding to try and see what little information she could glean from the semi-aborted reading laid out on her table, Renée turned back to it. On her way there, though, she’d returned Kyle’s smile as the blonde Ravenclaw had made her way to a seat. “Hello Kyle,” she replied, smile growing a bit larger as she figured out that there was in fact curiosity growing about the lesson. Mystery was always a fascinating way to learn about people; those who actually tried to find out what was happening and those who just waited for the answers to come to them. They were both valid paths, even if one was a bit less interesting. Quote: Originally Posted by aaetha Super-super excited for the first Divination lesson of the year, Ariana cheerfully walked into the room. She remembered Divination as a confusing, but fun and interesting, subject. "Hello, Professor Bishop! How are you?" she asked, still cheerfully. She noted that the professor had both a crystal ball and tarot cards out on her desk. Which would then work on? Happily wondering, Ariana sat down at a table next to Samira. "Hiya!" she said. Mentally noting what some of the last cards she’d managed to lay out before everyone had started trickling in, Renée glanced up again at the sound of another cheerful greeting. “Hello Ariana,” she greeted the young Ravenclaw girl, returning the smile. Cheerfulness usually meant anticipation and interest, which she’d grown to expect from at least some of the students she’d had the chance to get to know last term. “I’m good,” she continued, letting the conversation trail off as the girl noticed her friends and went on to greet them. Discussions were only bad if they got too unruly, so she let it go for now. Class hadn’t quite started yet anyhow. Quote: Originally Posted by Herminny Chloe was rather excited for the first divination class of term. She always really liked this class and was gonna miss it when her final year came to an end. As she entered the classroom she saw a bunch of small wooden tables with chairs and a bit of brightness in curtains. It looked like it might be a place where someone may read a crystal ball. She then noticed the professor had one a smiled slightly. This class would be fun. It had been last term. As Chloe walked by the professor she greeted her saying, "Good day professor, and then took a seat at one of the tables. She could not wait for class to start. Sitting back in her chair slightly, Renée returned Chloe’s tiny smile with a bit of a mischievous sparkle in her eyes. She’d noticed the Gryffindor’s observation of the crystal ball, and it would be interesting to find out what her take on it was. Even if that was only the slightest aspect of her planned lesson. “Hello Chloe,” she replied simply, however. It wasn’t really important to ask what the expression had meant just yet. She could prolong the suspense for longer, as it meant there was the possibility of listening to the students speculate. Of course, she hadn’t quite seen a lot of that yet, but anticipation usually led to interesting things. Quote: Originally Posted by AlexandraRamos Jimbo was doing pretty good so far with his attendance in classes. And okay, he didn't go to Potions, but still. Considering how much classes he missed last year he was doing excellent. And Divination of all things! He would have never attended this class, yet here he was. Jimbo walked in and looked around. The first thing he noticed was that he was early. O_______o This was all too much. Maybe he should go away and come back later? He started backing away through the door but then he thought of something. He was here now. If he left, he was guaranteed not to come back. And then he was stuck. He had to stay. He had to be early. Grumbling, he walked forwards once more and picked a seat. He sat down, didn't take out any textbook, quill or parchment and instead just sat looking around, waiting for the class to begin. Renée had gone back to glancing at the spread before her, but at the sound of the door opening again she had looked up. Only to watch the Slytherin boy in amusement as he seemed undecided about something. She had an idea what, especially as she couldn’t say she remembered seeing him much last term, but she was keeping an open mind. An amused open mind, but an open mind nonetheless. “Nobody’s keeping you here, if you’d rather be elsewhere, Mr. Farley,” she commented lightly as he seemed to decide to take a seat. She was well aware her subject wasn’t necessarily required. “Things should get moving soon, though,” she reassured him. The staring aimlessly was a little unnerving, but at least he hadn’t gotten up and walked out again. Text Cut: basic greetings, part one Quote: Originally Posted by Macavity Simon entered the divination classroom hesitantly, having been debating if he should continue with the subject or not seeing as he didn't really need it. However his curiousity over things made him at least want to try out the first class much like he had last term. "Good day professor," he greeted politely before looking around the room. Seeing the set up of the room he didn't know what to expect but tried to find a familiar face or two with whom to work with and he smiled upon spotting Kyle already there. "Mind if I sit with you?" he asked as the captain made his way over to the table where she sat. It seemed hesitancy was a common factor, to a lot of the students walking in, and Renée watched in amusement as the Gryffindor Quidditch captain seemed to be feeling that very emotion upon entry. She had to give him hypothetical points for still being polite, though, and she smiled at his greeting. “Good day to you as well, Captain Bennett.” It seemed he’d decided to stay, as he headed for the table that Kyle was sitting at, so she went back to contemplating her own activities in the meantime. She was half tempted to give up, but at least it gave her something to do while she waited for everyone to arrive. Quote: Originally Posted by TwistedHearts Zara entered the Divination Classroom, her next class. As she entered, she had a strange feeling in that room, something more than magic. Hmm, wonder what that was. She came to sit in one of the chairs, it was still an empty table, hopefully, a friend would come over, or even a stranger would be nice. As she made her way, she passed Professor Bishop and greeted a, "Good morning, Professor Bishop!" and a cheery smile. She had only glanced at her cards for another moment when it seemed she was destined for another distraction, but Renée looked up at the first year that had passed her table with a smile. “Good day to you as well, Miss Griffiths. I hope you enjoy things,” she said, both friendly and a little vague. She was referring to the lesson at hand, of course, but that didn’t mean there couldn’t be a myriad of other meanings. Quote: Originally Posted by Saraie Caroline Seriously hated walking from the Dungeons to the Seventh floor, it was such a long painful, if she was carrying books that far. Why could she not just fly to class? Now that would be fun. No one would ever be late to class and everyone would want to come because they could just fly there. Maybe she had just been thinking about quidditch too much. Anywany Divination mode time. She walked into the classroom and noticed not desk but round tables with four chaisr scattered around the classroom. She eyed the crystal ball closely. "Hello Professor Bishop!" She said with a smile. It seemed yet another Slytherin wasn’t exactly happy with the trek up from the dungeons, but Renée had seen no reason to change the location of her lesson. Her plans hadn’t entailed specific locations, like at least one of her lessons last term, and Divination being held in the tower was almost a tradition at Hogwarts by now anyway. Caroline was, it seemed, not choosing to verbalize any issues, though, so she didn’t respond to what she’d sensed. “Hello Caroline, why don’t you make yourself comfortable, and I’ll get things started shortly,” she replied with a smile. The advice didn’t seem to be necessary, but at least it had given her the feeling of doing something. Other than staring at her cards. Quote: Originally Posted by i-am-thorr As Rebecca entered the classroom, she wondered why the room was set up the way it was. "Hello Professor Bishop," she said as she found a seat in the front of the classroom. "I wonder what we're going to be learning about today..." she thought as she took her seat. Renée couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow again as she noticed the curious expression on the little Hufflepuff who had just walked in’s face, but she stayed just as quiet about it as she had for the previous students who had seemed that way. She figured it was just curiosity about the lesson, anyhow. She smiled at the little first year, though. “Hello, Miss Hammer,” she replied, voice still its usual light and friendly tone. She’d be finding out about the topic under discussion soon enough. Quote: Originally Posted by Lockhartian DIVINATION. Treyen didn't mind all those stairs, and steps, and floors, and anything. However, it had taken him longer to get there, thanks to missing one of the moving staircases. Nice. The first thing he noticed when he entered was...first, no books, and secondly, a crystal ball next to Bishop. His eyes were entirely focused on that crystal ball. It brought him good memories of Nolan too. "Good day Professor!" he greeted, with a wide smile, and moved along to find a seat. Somewhere. Anywhere. Something had seemed to have flustered Treyen as the Hufflepuff had entered her classroom, but Renée simply sent him a smile. It was probably something little, as she knew by now that he would say something if it was important. At least, she knew that now. It seemed he’d gotten distracted by her new little decoration for now, and she bit back a grin. That was going to be the fun part of her lesson, once everyone realized that wasn’t the whole topic. “Good day to you too, Treyen,” she replied with a nod, as he made his way to a seat. Yes, this lesson was going to be fun. She hoped so, at least. Quote: Originally Posted by nogoodforyou Divination. Helena... liked Divination, but it was definitely NOT her best subject. So, after climbing up all those stairs, the girl finally entered the Divination classroom. The first thing she noticed, beside professor Bishop, was that shiny crystal ball. Oooh were they going to use that? "Hello, professor," she said, smiling at the woman, then looked around for a seat. Anywhere. Another person who had gotten distracted by the shiny, and Renée simply reached out to brush her fingers along one of her tarot cards as she waited for the Slytherin to decide if she wanted to say something. The energies were still there, even if her actual reading had been paused. It was calming to her, in any case. It seemed she still wasn’t going to be getting any direct questions about the crystal ball, though, and she smiled. “Hello, Helena,” she replied, continuing to watch as the girl looked for a seat. There were plenty left, so that search shouldn’t take long. Quote: Originally Posted by Kimalia Kimalia was a little lost trying to find the classroom, before realizing she needed to climb up the ladder (after following other students). After arriving, she merely brushed herself off smiling at the Professor "Good day, Professor." Before turning her attention to the class. She chose an empty seating area laying her bag beside her, seeing as everyone was pairing up w/ their own set of groups and waited patiently for any others to arrive before class began. Renée smiled again as she watched the next first year enter her classroom brushing herself off. Perhaps she should check and make sure the dusting wasn’t being left off up here, although she hadn’t seen any problems yet. “Good day, Miss Fanster,” she replied gently. She was surprised that more people hadn’t seemed to pair off yet, get into groups. It wasn’t required, but she hoped more people would arrive. Of course, that wasn’t necessarily odd, at least with the first years, but she’d thought they would have found friends by now. People were still filtering in, however, so she hoped someone would join the little Slytherin eventually. Quote: Originally Posted by Starbreeze "If you should like to be aware and further see ahead, just drink some tea and then you'll see the day you will be dead. Take it lightly and don't dread you will not be misled, you chose this fate and now just wait to fall on your deathbed. The day you will be dead and fall on your deathbed, la la la la la la la la the day when you'll be dead~!" Eino sang cheerfully as he skipped to the Divination classroom with his backpack bouncing and swinging around, and some toilet paper attached to his left shoe following closely behind. He wasn't very shocked to see the rearrangement, but he really liked it. He continued singing and waved at the professor as he entered the classroom, and finally sat down on one of the empty tables hoping his friends would fill the missing chairs. Renée had been able to hear the singing for a while before the singer had made their appearance in her classroom, but as that had happened she wasn’t surprised to find that it had been Eino. She smiled in response to his animated wave, though, judiciously ignoring the toilet paper trailing from his shoe. It was certainly unfortunate, but there was no need to point it out. The singing, however, was a different story. “That was quite the interesting song, Eino,” she said to him with a soft laugh, as he found a seat. “A bit depressing in topic, but still quite appropriate.” The idea of seeing into the future, at least. It wasn’t really apropos as to what she was planning on discussing this time around. Quote: Originally Posted by fanficfanatict Selina hoisted her bag up over her bag up over her shoulder as she walked up the long, steep stairs up to the Divination classroom. She walked slowly and with direction to the room. Without a shadow of doubt in her mind Selina knew that in Divination she thrived. Although the reasoning behind this was not something Selina liked to discuss or was particularly proud of, she was good at something. It had to count, if only for a little bit. Since Kurumi had spent the summer at her house Selina had become more understanding of her curse. It did not wake her up every morning any more and scare her that one day she may wake up and only see the future, not the present. If that was to be her fate she would live for the moment. Once she arrived to the classroom she took and deep breath and took the first heavy step into the classroom. As soon as she was inside a warmth enveloped her and she smiled. This was comfort to Selina. She walked up to Bishop's desk and smiled at her, "Good morning Professor Bishop. Looking forward to this term. I hope to learn a lot." Selina hoped Bishop understood the hidden meaning behind that statement. Then she took her seat at one of the desks and started to prepare for class. She left the spare seat next to her open for Kurumi. If Selina had another episode in class she wanted Kurumi there to help her. The visions were becoming more frequent and Divination only encouraged them. She needed Kurumi. After their continued talks in her office, Renée was happy to see Selina still coming to her classes. The idea of opening herself up had to have been both terrifying and oddly intriguing, but she certainly was happy to see the Gryffindor. The girl had seemed to relax upon fully entering the classroom, at least, which was promising. “Good day, Selina,” she replied with a smile, as she was approached, folding her hands on the table near the Tarot cards still laid out. Eventually she would need to gather them up, but she still figured there was a bit of time before she’d need to start the lesson. “I’m glad to hear that, and I hope I can manage to live up to your expectations,” she said, silently letting her know she’d understood the underlying message. There was no need to be more open about it, not if she wasn’t comfortable. Quote: Originally Posted by dingDong Divination. Whatever. The girl was sporting a green wig and she flaunted it out with much pride, knowing that with such a fancy subject, she had to be fancy. She didn't believe in such things but her other counterpart did and it absolutely disgusted her, but oh well. Maybe this lesson would change her view altogether and she would become some sort of a famous Seer when she--no no no, she pushed those absurd thoughts from her mind and entered the classroom. She had to keep an open mind. Crystal balls. Tarot cards? ~~Lola~~ Velma only nodded to the professor, trying her best not to think of her as a loon because well--nevermind, open mind, open mind. Renée had gone back to her Tarot spread again as more students filtered in, but something had made her look up again only to see quite the intriguing girl walking in. She thought she’d remembered seeing her at the opening feast, green hair and all, but that made it no less interesting. As did the thinly veiled contempt that the girl was trying to disguise, but she only smiled. “You have quite the colorful hair,” she observed calmly, even though it seemed the student hadn’t chosen to speak. “I’d even say quite impressive. House pride, or something else entirely?” Perhaps turning the topic from the unspoken of subject she was about to teach yet again would distract the girl. It was worth a try. Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Nika skipped into the classroom happily. This is the one class that she was actually looking forward to. She took a good look at the classroom upon entering and noticed that it hadn't changed much since their third lesson. Good. Nika liked the round tables. She skipped up to professor Bishop to say a quick hello before class started. Maybe she would be happy now that Nika isn't interrupting her food time hehe. "Hello Professor! I'm so excited! I've been looking forward to attending divination ever since the holiday started!" She said nodding her head eagerly. Any concern about other students’ biases against her subject faded as little Nika made her entrance and caused another smile to grow on Renée’s face. At least some people were excited to be there, and not even just curiosity had brought the Gryffindor there. She had a feeling Nika just enjoyed the entire subject, not just the possibilities of what she might have chosen as the topic for this particular lesson. The girl certainly seemed enthusiastic every time they’d seen each other. “Hello Nika,” she replied with a light laugh as the words tumbled out of the girl. “Breathe,” she advised, before continuing to respond to the enthusiasm. “I’m glad to hear that. Hopefully I can live up to the hype.” Of course, that last comment was the slightest bit facetious, but she hadn’t been able to help it. The enthusiasm was getting to her. Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Kurumi rushed into the classroom with her book bag slung over her shoulder and her hair tied with a white ribbon. Smiling, she bowed to Professor Bishop. "Good day, Professor Bishop," she chirped as she eyed the tarot cards and secretly hoped that they would be doing something different. Her tarot reading with Eino last term had been fun, but she would like to try something else. Perhaps some Divination based on how a cookie crumbled or something. "I hope you and Anastasia are doing well. I have been meaning to stop by your office to say hello." Relaxing herself again by a quick glance at her cards, Renée looked up again at the sound of someone rushing into the classroom. Nobody was late quite yet, but she had to admit the idea anyone would worry was oddly flattering. She smiled as she saw it was Kurumi, though. “Good day, Kurumi,” she replied, noticing the discreet eyeing of her cards. “Just something to pass the time,” she continued. She usually tried not to repeat her lessons, even though she had to admit she had her preferences. And the Tarot was definitely one of those. She grinned as the Gryffindor continued speaking, however. “I can assure you that we both are doing quite well. Settling in again. I’m sure Anastasia would enjoy a visit, though,” she added. The fascination with her phoenix was understandable. Text Cut: basic greetings, part two :) Quote: Originally Posted by HP_princess Viola entered the classroom, feeling slightly nervous. Although, she found the subject vaguely interesting, she wasn't really good at it. She smiled at the prfessor and greeted, "Hello, Professor Bishop" before proceeding to find a seat for herself. She found one that was quite near to the front of the room and sat down, placing her bag on her desk. She really hoped this lesson went well. Another case of nerves, and Renée had to hope that the girl would feel better once class had started. There wasn’t a lot she could do, if it was fear of the subject itself, but she always tried. “Hello, Viola,” she replied, as the Hufflepuff greeted her, giving her a smile as she gathered up her cards finally. She was going to let more people arrive before starting the lesson, but at this rate she wasn’t about to get any readings done. Not when she was distracted every few seconds. The answers would still be there later. Quote: Originally Posted by Roselyn Well...it was time again. The time where she grumbled, glared, and dragged her way up to the seventh floor. She had gone a few minutes earlier then when she normally would have, just so she could get to class on time. However, when she got there, the class was practically almost full. Yet, she made it, so she couldn't really complain. "Hello Professor Bishop." she muttered as she moved around, looking for a table to sit at where she wouldn't be glaring at too many people. Josh wasn't here yet? Or was she just not seeing him? Renée raised an eyebrow slightly, again, as Evelyn grumbled her way into the classroom. She had to admit, the Slytherin always seemed to make things interesting. By herself or with her friends, who she imagined would appear at one point or another. They usually did. “Hello Evelyn,” she returned with a smile, as the girl continued her search for a seat. There were still several open, which was the only reason she hadn’t decided to create more seats. People really seemed to be coming to lessons this term, and she only half hoped that it was a reaction to what she’d heard of the new professors. Quote: Originally Posted by Some Mystical Girl Dani entered the classroom, looking around for an empty spot. It wasn't like Beauxbatons, where she'd walked in and known exactly where to go and with whom, she had no idea here. She greeted the Professor kindly- "Hello, Professor" she said sweetly. She shyly went and sat near Kurumi and waved over at her, not sure she'd see. More people were flitering in, so Renée abandoned watching to see if Evelyn ever found a seat to her liking. It seemed she had, anyway, with Salander and Alex near the front, so she turned a welcoming smile to the newest arrival as she spoke. “Hello Miss Dubois,” she replied, stopping herself from exercising her meager knowledge of other languages. It wouldn’t necessarily make people feel more comfortable, and she’d greeted her in English anyhow. It seemed seats weren’t becoming an issue quite yet, anyhow, so things were still going fine. People were grouping themselves with friends, and she hoped it would all work out in the end. Quote: Originally Posted by aussiegirl Oh thank Merlin this was a class with a Professor that she knew. Well she didn't know Professor Bishop personally but she had been here last year, so she was a familiar face. And from what she remembered of the woman, she appeared to be nice. Not like that idiot Shaw fellow. "Hello Professor." Mia called out cheerily as she made her way into the room and almost ran into the Huffie Prefect who seemed to be having problems finding a seat. "Oh for Merlin's sake Trey. There is a seat right there." she said before grabbing him by the arm and pulling him over to the middle of the room where two vacant chairs sat. "You don't mind sitting next to me, do you?" She gave him a sweet smile. Of course he didn't. She patted the chair. Sit down Treyen. Just after Danielle, it seemed Mia had decided to appear and Renée gave the Hufflepuff a smile as she managed to run into Treyen. Apparently she was another one who was relieved by the familiarity, which created even more wondering about if the rumors were true. That the Ministry professors were truly, well, different. “Hello Mia,” she replied with another smile, finding the interchange between the girl and Treyen quite amusing, along with the rush of cheerfulness that had swept in with Mia. She’d never thought seats would be that difficult of a decision, but then she hadn’t noticed that the prefect was still standing either. Quote: Originally Posted by Orla Luna entered the classroom it was very diffront to the others ''Hello proffeser'' said Luna while sitting down then taking out her textbook notebook and quill Gathering her Tarot cards into a neat stack next to the crystal ball, Renée thought about just checking on a few other little things that she could determine. Before she could do much more than brush her fingers over the stack, she saw Luna come in and nodded. At least the ratio of new students to ones she remembered wasn’t entirely skewed, as she hadn’t really noticed during the feast. “Hello Luna,” she replied with a smile as the Ravenclaw started getting things out for the lesson quietly. That was expected, to say the least, but she didn’t want the girl closing herself off from the energies around her. __________________ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me, at tea time, everybody agrees ...It must be exhausting, always rooting for the anti-hero ♥ ♥ ♥ Last edited by SilverTiger; 05-16-2011 at 08:37 PM. Reason: now to catch up and start the lesson