SPOILER!!: ze Prof
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Nordic Witch 
“A valid point master Vickers. A sundial doesn’t run on magic or any mechanical upkeep it does need to be maintained properly to work efficiently. 3 points.”
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He changed his footing and spoke to the whole class
"As the majority of you have argued, the sun dial can still be of us to us in the modern wizarding or muggle world. Even though the sundial is impractical and might be less accurate on rainy/cloudy days people can still use them if they want as to check their clocks against or as a backup if modern technology fails." "We should not forget where the idea of clock originated from and if you maintain it properly then sundials don’t need to be only used a pretty garden decoration. As some of you have said in certain situations where technology may not work or is unavailable a sun dial can prove to be essential."
Putting the sun dials back down into its box he picked up a new object and held it up to the class.
"Lets move on. Does anyone know what this object is and what it might be used for?"[/color]
Vickers smiled proudly to himself when the Professor gave points for his answer. Then a new object was brought out, to which the Ravenclaw had to narrow his eyes a little as he tried to identify what it was. Initially it looked like a sun dial too, then again if it was why would the Professor ask them to identify it again? Like any time when he was baffled he would turn to his books and read through... oh! Well no wonder they looked similar....
He raised his hand as he replied
"Professor, its called a Nocturnal, and just as Sun dials are used to tell time during the day with the help of the sun, Nocturnals are used to tell time at night with the help of using the North Star as its main reference point, along with other stars in the Big dipper or the Little dipper. Mariners use these most often along with their other navigation tools, since they plot out the course of their travels even at night. "