"Very true. Good ideas all around." Professor Elwood nodded at the Hufflepuff and then went to the next raised hand.

Oh it seemed she had missed a student's answer for the first question she had answered. "Yes, meditation is a great way to clear one's mind before doing a reading."

And as for the dress they thought fortune tellers should wear, the boy's reaction caught Professor Elwood off guard at first. She hadn't expected such a positive answer right off the bat. "Very good many times people think that fortune tellers are all fakes and that they simply just wanted your money--this isn't always true." It happened yeah, but not all of them.

Calista turned to the Slytherin Prefect with his hand raised and listened to what he had to say. "Charms are certainly found on many fortune tellers, good job." She nodded at him with a smile.

"Excellent Mr. Foster, those are the exact things I had in mind. Great answer." Callie nodded excitedly at the Head Boy, he was certainly thinking on the right track.

The Gryffindor was right a many different things. "Comfortable clothing usually is a must because often times fortune tellers are outside or on the move during the majority of their working time. And the jewelry and scarves do add to their mysterious appearance, good." The Divination professor smiled brightly at the girl.

"Those are all great discriptions of what we think a Fortune Teller might wear." Calista nodded and was ready to move to the next student when she heard the last comment the Slytherin made.

She chuckled for a second and then grinned at the girl, clearly impressed. "Indeed, they do not. A centaur wouldn't be caught dead giving fortunes and doing readings for people." It just wasn't in their nature, they tended to be greedy with their Sight.

Another good answer. "Yes each of those things are good to help us make our mental picture of a fortune teller. And don't worry I will go over why they dress this way in just a moment." She knew they would be a tad bit confused as to where this was going.

Oh she had seen some of them? That was indeed helpful.

"Great ones, most of the time you would see those items in the attire of a fortune teller."

"Turbans are a common piece of headwear for fortune tellers, yes. Very good." The Hufflepuff had been on his game today.

"Great point Miss Hollingberry. This is what I was looking for." Besides all the superficial one she also wanted to hear to make her point. "The dress of a fortune teller is not limited by some guide or whatever, the person doing the readings should feel comfortable in what they are wearing." She winked at the girl, so smart. "I will go into further detail in just a moment."

Comfortable clothes, yes.

"Charms are often kept close by to any performer of Divination because they tend to help calm a reader or to enstill a sense of further knowledge or whatever rune they may use." Definately a good answer.

Muggle fortune tellers, that is where the real wizards and witches who try the stuff get a bad name.

"Definately, crazy outfits and stuff are exactly what many of us think about when talking about fortune tellers due to Muggle films and the occasional eccentrics." She had seen a few of those.

"Yes very good." The Divination Professor nodded politely at the Gryffindor boy.

Aww she thought some of the stuff was pretty? Well that would come in handy for the young Ravenclaw in a bit then, huh?

"I do find myself pretty partial to the skirts." Callie said to the girl with a smile, using her free hand to wave a fold of her long flowy skirt about. "Ad shawls are also a very common article of clothing, yes. Though usually not as comfortable or pretty." Especially in the summer.

"Glasses or specticals would add to the illusion, yes. Very good." She hadn't expected that one but when she thought about it, it made sense. Good Slytherin boy.

Calista nodded at the cute little Ravenclaw girl and nodded along as she excitedly went on about the jewelry. "Yes, bracelets and rings are commonstock for these fortune tellers it seems. Although they are still very pretty don't you think?" She raised her hand and showed off the 10 or so that she had been wearing on her wrist, which was probably the jingling sound they had all been hearing.

She was right, they could wear whatever they wanted.

"Gypsy inspired dress is a very astute answer, well done. It is very peculiar that fortune tellers have adopted the dress patterns of the gypsy people. We will go on about this in a minute." Professor Elwood nodded at the girl.

"You are very right." The Professor nodded politely to the Hufflepuff Prefect.

"Comfort would allow them to not worry about the distraction of being uncomfortable, yes very good." A great thought. One that was true.

Mysterious. Good word choice.

"Yes colorful and mysterious is precisely what most fortune tellers are going for." Nod, nod.

"Jewelry and free moving clothes, yes very good dear." The slytherins were on their game today.

"Ooh dear you brought up two very good points. Herbs can be burned, like my incese here in order to set the atmosphere or to ward off evil spirits of the person being read or in the area trying to mess up your readings." That girl got a grin from Professor Elwood.

Although she had to chuckle a bit at the boy's answer to her first question, she looked at him with a confused look.

"Yes I guess there is a good possibility that they are over the age of 50 but I certainly wouldn't go around asking how old they are." Especially if they were women. Yeah, definately not.

This girl was saying exactly what Callie was wearing?!

"Very good, the more down to earth readers do tend to wear things sort of what I am wearing today. Toned down, understated skirts and bracelets, although mine have some sentimental value." Nods, very good answers though.

"Good points." Professor Elwood nodded to the girl after she gave her answer.

Another one describing the outfit she herself was wearing. part of Callie was happy that they seemed to take into account that she was a good dresser and capable of fortune telling but she wasn't one anymore.

"Yes, good." The gryffindor seemed to get what they were talking about nonetheless.

"Looking mystical is a good thing when it comes to many fortune tellers, yes very good." They were honing in on what she was about to say, great it was working.

"I agree clothing really doesn't make much difference but I will get into that in just a moment. Good idea to bring it up." She nodded at the Gryffindor.

"Yes good things to have if you are going to be dressing like a Fortune teller." The Ravenclaw was absolutely right.

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"Umm...sure. I've never met a fortune teller with these pointed shoes but I'm sure they are out there." Yeah, Calista didn't want to meet one with shoes like that. Perhaps the girl had them herself and was just using this as an opportunity to probe others' thoughts on them?

Weird.

"Yes, it seems to be the majority's vote." The boy had summed it up frankly, yet still correct.

"You are right in that respect." She nodded to the Professor. "It really doesn't matter what they are wearing. And all those things you listed a ones that would be found on your stereotypical fortune teller. Good." Callie knew some of them would be confused as to where she was going with this but they would soon hear. Patience was key.

"Um...yeah. A smile will do well."

She guessed, Calista eyed this one for a moment before going to the next raised hand.

"Yes a very good wrap up of what the others have mentioned and a good description of what we think Fortune tellers would wear." This Hufflepuff sure had an ability to talk without running out of breath.

Again this Slytherin Prefect seemed to be in doubt. She would need to meet with her outside of class, obviously.

"Prefect Greingoth," wait, her last name. She was related to the Minister? Wait....she would have to worry about that later. "you are perfectly right to be fooled into thinking all those negative things about Divination because of those very people. That is what we are touching on this lesson."

The galleons bit at the end did hurt Callie slightly, that is the very thing she had been doing the past 2 years after leaving the Ministry and back in the day to pay for Wizarding University. Oh well, the kids didn't know that.

"Very good, you are spot on with a discription of what we think fortune tellers would wear." She nodded at the Slytherin before trying to determine if it was time to move on.