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Emma Montmorency (#301199)
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Originally Posted by nogoodforyou  Ahh she did it alllll wrong.
" Oh. I thought there was just -" just... minus instead of plus. Uhhh. " Never mind," the girl mumbled, feeling her cheeks turn bright red. " Thank you."
There. This time it should be alright. Walking by the young Slytherin's desk again, she glanced over at her parchment. "Yes, much better dear." Quote:
Originally Posted by DanialRadFAN01 Ok so after watching the four students try their luck at the new set of calculations on the board with the instruction of Hadley, Riley believed he too was ready to try his hand at them. The Gryffindor picked up his quill, glanced at the board another time and then set to work on his parchment:
After a few minutes of work and hardly any crossouts and mistakes, Riley had finished calculating each of his four Challenge numbers. Feeling quite accomplished with himself, the seventh year sat patiently in his chair, awaiting Professor Hadley to come over and check his work--he was only fidgeting minimally from excitment. Pausing at the seventh year's desk, Fina was about to say good job, when she noticed something that wasn't really major. "It doesn't really appear to make a difference in this case, but the formula for the fourth challenge number is actually year of birth minus month of birth." And you know, he wrote it backwards and all. Quote:
Originally Posted by Snape'sGirlThru&Thru Once Professor Hadley had looked over her Pinnacle calculations, Vashti flipped open her textbook and went through the pages until she got to the one with the Pinnacle number meanings. She began jotting down the meanings on her parchment, only partially aware of what she was writing down. She frowned down at her notes when she heard points being taken from Ravenclaw thanks to Ellie. It wasn't too bad really, only a few points, but still. Any points taken at all were not good, especially since they were in third place. But oh well... Nothing to be done about it now.
Once she'd finished checking the meanings, frowning at them too once she read over them as they weren't all that great (especially number seven telling her to be a loner, pffft), she quickly scribbled down the cycle duration stuff for each pinnacle then looked up as they seemed to be moving on. To challenges, of all things. Great.
They didn't seem that, well, challenging, though. What was so hard about simple subtraction? Maybe a tad confusing, what with possible negative numbers and flip-flopping the places of what to add/subtract, but not really all that difficult.
SPOILER!!: Vashti's parchment Pinnacles
Life Path Number
Month + Day + Year
May 2, 2059
5 + 2 + 2059
5 + 2 + (2+0+5+9)
5 + 2 + 16
5 + 2 + (1+6)
5 + 2 + 7
14
1 + 4
5
First Pinnacle = month of birth + day of birth
May + 2
5 + 2
7 (Cycle: 0 to 31)
SEVEN (7): This is a time of study, research, introspection or soul development, with favoring of education, study, and specialization. With a 7 Pinnacle, it's a time to be a bit of a recluse and loner, focusing on your individual views. Country living is an excellent way to learn to be alone, to learn about yourself, and do research for areas of specialization. With this Pinnacle comes great wisdom, which others will seek to have the unexplainable explained. As a 2nd or 3rd Pinnacle, the 7 provides an opportunity to cultivate your specialized skills; while as the last Pinnacle, it offers spiritual refinement and development during a time of inner analysis and developing of knowledge, which can be eventually shared with others.
Second Pinnacle = day of birth + year of birth
2 + 2059
2 + (2+0+5+9)
2 + 16
2 + (1+6)
2 + 7
9 (Cycle: 31 to 40)
NINE (9): This Pinnacle is known for emotional crises and you'll be expected to show a significant amount of compassion, tolerance, and love, while inspiring and uplifting others with your wisdom and caring nature. The 9 Pinnacle is a time for maturation and working through your emotions. This is not an easy Pinnacle because it is difficult to be loving and tolerant all the time; however, these things will have to be learned of this Pinnacle becomes one of great disappointment. Develop your global consciousness, intuition, and love for humanity during this time. As a First Pinnacle, this may be a time of early losses that bring early maturity. In the middle Pinnacles, this is a time of giving back to the world. As the last Pinnacle, it's a time of completion and material and spiritual wealth. During any position, you will be required to forget the self and develop into a true humanist.
Third Pinnacle = First Pinnacle + Second Pinnacle
7 + 9
16
1 + 6
7 (Cycle: 40 to 49)
SEVEN (7): This is a time of study, research, introspection or soul development, with favoring of education, study, and specialization. With a 7 Pinnacle, it's a time to be a bit of a recluse and loner, focusing on your individual views. Country living is an excellent way to learn to be alone, to learn about yourself, and do research for areas of specialization. With this Pinnacle comes great wisdom, which others will seek to have the unexplainable explained. As a 2nd or 3rd Pinnacle, the 7 provides an opportunity to cultivate your specialized skills; while as the last Pinnacle, it offers spiritual refinement and development during a time of inner analysis and developing of knowledge, which can be eventually shared with others.
Fourth Pinnacle = month of birth + year of birth
May + 2059
5 + (2+0+5+9)
5 + 16
5 + (1+6)
5 + 7
12
1 + 2
3 (Cycle: 49 and beyond)
THREE (3): During this time of your life, you will explore methods of personal expression, dealing with emotions, the imagination, and the creative spirit. Early in life, this Pinnacle revolves around seeking an imaginative and productive career. The middle Pinnacles serve to deal with your feelings and learn to speak what is in your heart. Later in life, this Pinnacle revolves around friends, the gratification of life, joy, and inventive expression. Overall, the energy of the number 3 Pinnacle is calling you to find joy and happiness, inviting you to live with a positive, optimistic outlook on life.
Challenges
First Challenge Number = day of birth - month of birth
2 - May
2 - 5
-3
Second Challenge Number = year of birth - day of birth
2059 - 2
(2+0+5+9) - 2
16 - 2
(1+6) - 2
7 - 2
5
Third Challenge Number = Second Challenge Number - First Challenge Number
5 - 3
2
Fourth Challenge Number = year of birth - month of birth
2059 - May
(2+0+5+9) - 5
16 - 5
(1+6) - 5
7 - 5
2
Now for the meanings... Though after what her Pinnacles said, she probably didn't even want to know what her Challenges were going to say. "Good job, Miss Greenwell," Fina said beaming at the fifth year's work. Oh yes, she fully expected excellent marks from Vashti Greenwell on her Arithmancy OWL this term. Quote:
Originally Posted by Trish
Penny listened up when Professor Hadley had spoken.... Frowning now...Wait, Cipher Challenge...is that good or bad - hurriedly looking up the textbook to see why it was 'interesting'.
SPOILER!!: Challenges
First Challenge Number = Day of Birth - Month of Birth
May 5th
05 - 05 =
0
ZERO (0): Also called the Cipher Challenge, it stands for all or nothing. The symbol of the circle, it can be full and empty at the same time. You have full free will to and choice to form your own world as one filled with love, compassion, integrity, vision, and to do great works. When governed by the 0 Challenge, do not take this time lightly. Nurture your desire to make the world a better place in consideration of your Destiny Number and the higher laws of universal order. The person with a 0 Challenge is said to have an 'old soul,' especially if you carry a master number as his or her Soul Number. You are expected to make choices that honor a higher awareness and foster spiritual growth on the material plane.
Second Challenge Number = Year of Birth - Day of Birth
2063, 05
(2+0+6+3) – (0+5)
11 – 5 =
6
SIX (6): When 6 is your Challenge, you're learning accountability for others and possibly experiencing burden from family obligations. Learn to attend to others and strike a balance between honoring your commitments to family and to yourself - a balance, meaning that you can't avoid either and must attend to both. Learn to avoid codependency and discover when loyalty, obedience, and the desire to be in charge of the household have stepped overboard. There is a tendency for this Challenge to be too stubborn and set in your opinions, so learn to transfer the energy from the negative to the positive qualities of the 6 - warmth, beauty, and nurturing.
Third Challenge Number = Second Challenge Number - First Challenge Number
6 – 0 =
6
SIX (6): When 6 is your Challenge, you're learning accountability for others and possibly experiencing burden from family obligations. Learn to attend to others and strike a balance between honoring your commitments to family and to yourself - a balance, meaning that you can't avoid either and must attend to both. Learn to avoid codependency and discover when loyalty, obedience, and the desire to be in charge of the household have stepped overboard. There is a tendency for this Challenge to be too stubborn and set in your opinions, so learn to transfer the energy from the negative to the positive qualities of the 6 - warmth, beauty, and nurturing.
Fourth Challenge Number = Year of Birth - Month of Birth
2063, 05
(2+0+6+3) – (0+5)
11 – 5 =
6
SIX (6): When 6 is your Challenge, you're learning accountability for others and possibly experiencing burden from family obligations. Learn to attend to others and strike a balance between honoring your commitments to family and to yourself - a balance, meaning that you can't avoid either and must attend to both. Learn to avoid co-dependency and discover when loyalty, obedience, and the desire to be in charge of the household have stepped overboard. There is a tendency for this Challenge to be too stubborn and set in your opinions, so learn to transfer the energy from the negative to the positive qualities of the 6 - warmth, beauty, and nurturing.
Checking her work through, her only concern was about the second, third and fourth Challenge having the same number.... maybe her calculations weren't correct....
Penny was pleased though.... She hadn't expected to like this subject - but the past two lessons had been amazing - and now she actually enjoyed the whole maths thing 
Hm... well Penny had been off to a good start; of course the girl was only a first year, so Fina should have expected something to trip her up. Like the challenges. "Good, sort of. Except for your second and fourth challenge numbers, you'll want to further reduce your birth year down to a 2 before you subtract either your day or month of birth." Which meant her third challenge was wrong too, but surely the girl would pick up on that. Maybe? Quote:
Originally Posted by Presley Black Presley sighed. More maths. She did not want to do this, but more than that, she wanted the points for her homework. How on earth was she supposed to get straight O's without doing work? Exactly. It wasn't possible.
Three of her challenge numbers were 8. Was this a problem? Presley rechecked her work to make sure she hadn't made mistakes. She couldn't find any, but all the same they were probably there. "Good, except it's always a good idea to write out what the formula is for each calculation before the actual calculation. Showing as much work as possible helps to eliminate errors, or at least be able to identify an error easily when it crops up," Fina suggested to the first year. "Basically showing work is always good when you're learning." Quote:
Originally Posted by Herminny When the professor came by and told her she had a few mistakes on her paper she frowned slighly but was determined to fix them
Chloe's parchment all fixed up First Challenge Number
Day of Birth - Month of Birth
5 - 8 (August)
5 - 8 = -3
Second Challenge Number
Year of Birth - Day of Birth
2056 - 5
(2 + 0 + 5 + 6) - 5
(13) - 6
4 - 5 = -1
Third Challenge Number
Second Challenge Number - First Challenge Number
-1- (-3)= -2
Challenge number #4
- month - year of birth
8 - 2056 = 8 - (2 + 0 + 5 + 6) =
8-13
8-4=4 Now she was pretty certain she got it. "Better, yes," Josephina said, as she passed by the Lioness' desk again. "Except though it doesn't appear to make a difference in this case, make sure you know that the formula for the fourth challenge number is actually year of birth minus month of birth" You know, just in case the question cropped up on exam or something. Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Potter Weasley First Challenge Number
Novemeber 23 so it is 11-23= ( -12)
Second Challnge Nmber
Born 2063 ( 2+ 0+ 6 + 3) = 12 -23- ( Date of Birth) = ( -11)
Third Challenge Number
Second Challenge Number = ( -11) - First Challenge Number ( -12) = ( -23)
Fourth Challenge Number.
Year of Birth 2063 ( 2 + 0 + 6 + 3) =12 -Month of Birth (11) = 12-11= 1 Another young first year. Passing over his work, she frowned... "My dear boy, before you perform the subtraction operation, you'll want to always make sure you reduce the components to a single digit." She paused, looking at his first challenge number again. "So take your first challenge number, day of birth minus month of birth. 23 - 11; but 23 is 2 plus 3, so that reduces to 5. And the 11 is one plus one, which is two. So you'll end up with 5 - 2 for your first challenge number, which is 3." Always reduce. Didn't she drill that in enough to them? "Try your next three challenge numbers again." Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Nika looked at the board and followed the examples to come up with her own challenge numbers. SPOILER!!: Nika's Parchment w/ challenge numbers at the bottom
Life Path Number:
April 9, 2062
4+9+2062
(4)+(9)+(2+0+6+2)
(4)+(9)+(1+0)
(4)+(9)+(1)= 14
1+4
5
FIVE (5): You'll have many forks along your path and you'll welcome each change as a new opportunity with unknown results. Change is key and once you've learned this lesson, you'll move on to the next phase - championing freedom. You're progressive and super-resourceful, which make you equally good at many different trades. Career/vocation options include working with the public, advertising, publicity, or sales - any kind of work that calls for energizing power rather than routine. Travel is well-suited to you.
First Pinnacle: 0 - 31
April 9
(0+4)+(0+9)
4+9= 13
1+3
4
FOUR (4): The 4 Pinnacle is an especially important time for constructing your life with solid, stable, long-lasting foundations. During this Pinnacle, you will be learning about persistence, hard work, patience, planning, organizing, and moving ahead with a methodical plan. As you learn these traits, you will need to apply them practically, putting your ideas into shape and creating a stable place for yourself in the material world. This is not a time of leisure, but is a demanding period requiring discipline, recognition of limits, and a serious attitude.
Second Pinnacle: 31 - 40
9, 2062
(0+9)+(2+0+6+2)
(9)+(1+0)
(9)+(1)=10
1+0
1
ONE (1): During this time of your life, your primary goal will be to achieve autonomy, self-reliance, and individuality, so all circumstances and people who cross your path in a significant way are teachers who will help you move toward being independent. If the 1 is the Third or Fourth Pinnacle, you're being groomed for leadership - your greatest attainment will be to lead and understand all that it means to be thought of as a leader: vision, integrity, drive, courage, and determination.
Third Pinnacle: 40 - 49
4 & 1
(0+4)+(0+1)
4+1
5
FIVE (5): Prepare yourself for change and uncertainty, while relaxing on restrictions of your past patterns to deliver you freedom and liberation. Many people don't like change, so if you're one of these people, this time can be very unsettling, filled with restlessness, activity, and public life. Changes in attitudes, career paths, and business decisions that are forward thinking favor sales and promotions and do well under this 5 energy. Learn during this time to avoid impulsive choices, especially the urge to quit and leave. The major attainment is to learn to be flexible and adaptable.
Fourth Pinnacle: 49 >
April 2062
(0+4)+(2+0+6+2)
(4)+(1+0)
(4)+(1)
5
FIVE (5): Prepare yourself for change and uncertainty, while relaxing on restrictions of your past patterns to deliver you freedom and liberation. Many people don't like change, so if you're one of these people, this time can be very unsettling, filled with restlessness, activity, and public life. Changes in attitudes, career paths, and business decisions that are forward thinking favor sales and promotions and do well under this 5 energy. Learn during this time to avoid impulsive choices, especially the urge to quit and leave. The major attainment is to learn to be flexible and adaptable
Challenge Numbers
First Challenge Number (Day of Birth - Month of Birth)
April 9th
(09) - (04)
(9) - (4)=
5
Second Challenge Number (Year of Birth - Day of Birth)
9 & 2062
(2+ 0 + 6 + 2) - (09)
(1+0) - (09)
(1) - (9)=
-8
Third Challenge Number (Second Challenge Number - First Challenge Number)
5 & -8
(-8) - (5)
-(1+3)=
-4
Fourth Challenge Number (Year of Birth- Month of Birth)
2062, April
(2+0+6+2) - (04)
(1+0) - (4)
(1)-(4)
-3
Was it her or were there a lot of Gryffindors and Ravenclaws in her class? Passing by yet another Lioness, she glanced over the young second year's work and shook her head. "Good except that I think you've made a minor calculation error on your third challenge number." Yea, she totally wasn't sure where the girl got the one and the three.... Hm. Apparating numbers, perhaps?
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