| Puffskein
Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pearl of the Orient
Posts: 994
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sapphire Wulfweardsweorth
Third Year |  Answer to First Question: Two Methods Used in Arithmancy ♥ Gryffindor ♥ ★ Ravenclaw ★
SPOILER!!: Professor Hadley Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixRising 
As some familiar students entered her classroom, and even some new ones, Josephina felt an odd sense of satisfaction. Particularly at seeing some of the returning students that she might not have expected. Adding small check marks to her parchment, she glanced up whenever another student entered and greeted her ever so politely.
"Thank you. Quite well," the brunette would reply, almost as if on auto-pilot. And then one student seemed set on bringing her a blue flower? Well that was strange; she thought most of the students had already given their appreciation gifts already. Smiling in appreciation at the girl, she nodded and twirled the flower for a moment before holding it carefully against the parchment with her thumb.
Once it seemed as if a fair number - for Arithmancy lessons anyway - of students had taken their seats, Fina closed the door, feeling slightly saddened by the fact that a certain She-Snake was no longer present. But perhaps one of these new students would take her place?
Walking back to the front, she turned to face the class, setting the parchment and quill on her desk beside her as she leaned back against it. She also set that blue flower on top of a box of chocolates - one that Oakey might find familiar looking if he noticed... "Well then, I guess we'll just get started. For those returning Arithmancy students, welcome back! For those who this is your first time, welcome! I'm Professor Hadley and I do look forward to teaching you and working with you on the divine art of Arithmancy!" She paused, giving them a moment to take out their parchments and quills, if they haven't already.
"Before we get into the nitty gritty topic of the lesson, it's always good to start with a short review. In studying Arithmancy, there are two major methods in existence. What are these two methods and what is the major distinction between the two?"
Tayla took out her parchment, quill, and ink. She wasn't very good with numbers, but she did like Arithmancy and tried her best to do well.
Hearing Professor Hadley's question, Tayla raised her hand and answered.
"The two methods used in Arithmancy are the Agrippan Method and the Chaldean Method. In the Agrippan Method, the letters of the alphabet are assigned numerical values from one to nine in a certain order, while in the older and lesser known Chaldean Method, the number nine is not used and the letters are assigned numbers in a different order."
__________________  |