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lemon · 01-10-2013, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by DanialRadFAN01

Chickens, where?

Calista looked at the girl and then to some of the others who mentioned chickens? Why in Merlin's beard would there be chickens running loose on the Grounds and so close to the Lake. Professor Vanora may have some in the barn by her cottage but surely they weren't free-ranged. "That's an...interesting point Alice."

Okay back to the real stuff. "Alright so you all had great ideas for what you believed had happened with the bird that left these prints behind. What I believe to have happened goes along with many of the things you mentioned." She cleared her throat before crouching down to point as she spoke. "Right here, like Mr. Vindictus pointed out is where the duck landed. It was rather confused for some reason, either because that was its nature or that it was searching for food, it was confused and wondered around all over the place, like Mr. Odessa first suggested." She paused and looked up at them. "The nature in which an animal or person walks is called gaint. Gaint, when studying tracks and prints is one of the biggest hints as to what the person or animal was experiencing when leaving behind the prints."

"After walking around confused for a few steps something scared it, perhaps the Giant Squid appeared nearby or a a thestral appeared out of the forest. Either way the bird took off here to avoid the danger or situation like Mr. Branxton and Miss Hardwike suggested." And that was what must have happened. She liked that they all had very similar thoughts to her own.

She stood up and clasped her hands together. "Now how do you think this applies to an actual study of Divination rather than just tracking something? Well when a person is on a journey or a walk and they come across some prints they can interpret how their own journey will go according to the one taken by the animal that left behind the prints. So for instance if I was walking along and I found these duck prints I could assume that my journey would be a rather confused, short one before I had to turn back or change directions due to a hazard." See, simple really.

"So what I would like for you to do is walk around and try and find some other prints and interpret them as if you were out hiking or on a walk." Because they really were kind of.

OOC: In order to do this I would like for you to pick one of the following three set of prints. Just try and figure out like I had Callie do with the duck ones and apply it to your character's own journey. How would it turn out like the animals? Just try, obviously there's no EXACT answer. Be creative and have fun! You can do it all in one good post. Prints = Deer, Cat, and snakes.

It was an interesting point, wasn't it? But interesting people like her tended to state interesting things, yep. She continued to beaaaaam at Professor Elwood as she explained their assignment with tracks and tried not to display her confusion. What is she didn't find any tracks? Hmm? What was she to do then?

Either way, Alice behaved like a good little girl and started to waddle around, keeping an eye out for prints and things, but she kept getting distracted. There were just SO many things to look at. See? There were those shiny rocks over there, and the Lake looked awfully nice today.. was that the squi— tracks! She saw some!

.. What exactly were they supposed to be, though? Definitely NOT chickens. These ones looked like they went in a line.. snakes. The lioness made a moue of distaste. Nope, she didn't like Snakes, the Slytherin kind nor the animal kind. But, unfortunately, it was what she found. "Um.. I think this snake.." More frowning. ".. was going somewhere, but then it realized that it should be going the other way, or it might have it a dead end. And then it probably wanted to turn around.. and then it DID." That made loads of sense to her, mmhmm.

But Alice had no clue what the turning meant to her. "Does.. does the change of direction mean that I'm doing something wrong, and that I should.. turn.. my life around?" That was a very, very weird meaning. She liked her life very much, thank you. "And then.. once I change my path.. I'd find happiness? Or safety.. or whatever it was that the snake was looking for?"

She was comparing herself to a SNAKE. This. This was madness.

01-10-2013, 12:01 AM	#83 (permalink)
lemon DMLE Mackled Malaclaw Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wakanda Posts: 11,002 Hogwarts RPG Name: Annaliese Toussaint First Year x12 x12	Dani's Citrus Duck Spawn \| Mama Giraffe \| Lemon PATch \| Pushed the Red Button Text Cut: Professor Quote: Originally Posted by DanialRadFAN01 Chickens, where? Calista looked at the girl and then to some of the others who mentioned chickens? Why in Merlin's beard would there be chickens running loose on the Grounds and so close to the Lake. Professor Vanora may have some in the barn by her cottage but surely they weren't free-ranged. "That's an...interesting point Alice." Okay back to the real stuff. "Alright so you all had great ideas for what you believed had happened with the bird that left these prints behind. What I believe to have happened goes along with many of the things you mentioned." She cleared her throat before crouching down to point as she spoke. "Right here, like Mr. Vindictus pointed out is where the duck landed. It was rather confused for some reason, either because that was its nature or that it was searching for food, it was confused and wondered around all over the place, like Mr. Odessa first suggested." She paused and looked up at them. "The nature in which an animal or person walks is called gaint. Gaint, when studying tracks and prints is one of the biggest hints as to what the person or animal was experiencing when leaving behind the prints." "After walking around confused for a few steps something scared it, perhaps the Giant Squid appeared nearby or a a thestral appeared out of the forest. Either way the bird took off here to avoid the danger or situation like Mr. Branxton and Miss Hardwike suggested." And that was what must have happened. She liked that they all had very similar thoughts to her own. She stood up and clasped her hands together. "Now how do you think this applies to an actual study of Divination rather than just tracking something? Well when a person is on a journey or a walk and they come across some prints they can interpret how their own journey will go according to the one taken by the animal that left behind the prints. So for instance if I was walking along and I found these duck prints I could assume that my journey would be a rather confused, short one before I had to turn back or change directions due to a hazard." See, simple really. "So what I would like for you to do is walk around and try and find some other prints and interpret them as if you were out hiking or on a walk." Because they really were kind of. OOC: In order to do this I would like for you to pick one of the following three set of prints. Just try and figure out like I had Callie do with the duck ones and apply it to your character's own journey. How would it turn out like the animals? Just try, obviously there's no EXACT answer. Be creative and have fun! You can do it all in one good post. Prints = Deer, Cat, and snakes. It was an interesting point, wasn't it? But interesting people like her tended to state interesting things, yep. She continued to beaaaaam at Professor Elwood as she explained their assignment with tracks and tried not to display her confusion. What is she didn't find any tracks? Hmm? What was she to do then? Either way, Alice behaved like a good little girl and started to waddle around, keeping an eye out for prints and things, but she kept getting distracted. There were just SO many things to look at. See? There were those shiny rocks over there, and the Lake looked awfully nice today.. was that the squi— tracks! She saw some! .. What exactly were they supposed to be, though? Definitely NOT chickens. These ones looked like they went in a line.. snakes. The lioness made a moue of distaste. Nope, she didn't like Snakes, the Slytherin kind nor the animal kind. But, unfortunately, it was what she found. "Um.. I think this snake.." More frowning. ".. was going somewhere, but then it realized that it should be going the other way, or it might have it a dead end. And then it probably wanted to turn around.. and then it DID." That made loads of sense to her, mmhmm. But Alice had no clue what the turning meant to her. "Does.. does the change of direction mean that I'm doing something wrong, and that I should.. turn.. my life around?" That was a very, very weird meaning. She liked her life very much, thank you. "And then.. once I change my path.. I'd find happiness? Or safety.. or whatever it was that the snake was looking for?" She was comparing herself to a SNAKE. This. This was madness. __________________ and so i took an axe to a mended fence.___________________.______._________________ __________________________________..____this is why we can't have nice things, darling.