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TakemetotheBurrow · 01-18-2013, 06:35 PM

SPOILER!!: Airey!

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Oh yes, that suit compliment earned this Hufflepuff a wide grin. "Thank you, Miss Ella," he said with a nod. What? He didn't know her last name as she had failed to include it in her introduction. Oh...WAIT! Ella...as in yearbook student editor! As in the student he was helping run the yearbook with with Medea. RIGHT! "Or would you prefer I call you Miss Bishop?" Nice recovery, right? AND he did so in style.

Pausing for a moment, Airey turned his attention towards a small sundial and checked the time. Not that it really mattered what the sundial read because they were all indoors without any sun and therefore rendering the piece of equipment useless.

Hmm...he should probably get things started, yes?

With a quick flick of his wand towards the doors, the Astronomy professor charmed them shut and then stood up on the elevated platform that the projector was on. Could everyone see him? Yes? Good.

"Hello and welcome to Astronomy! I am Airey Flamsteed and will be your professor this term." And hopefully future terms assuming the post wasn't cursed. "You may call me Professor Flamsteed or Professor Airey, whichever you prefer. Just a bit about me before we begin, and you should probably start taking notes. You will find a pull out desk surface on the right of your seat." He waited a moment to allow them all to do just that. "I was once a Hogwarts student myself, a Gryffindor in fact, and before coming to Hogwarts I worked at the mission operations directorate of NASA in Houston, Texas in America. I enjoy suits, science fiction, and... " He paused for a moment to add emphasis on what he was about to say next. There WAS a reason to his madness. We promise. "...singing." Pausing again, Airey jumped off the platform and began to walk around the circular area to make. "I know that standard procedure is to go over the definition of what astronomy is, but I trust you all to have already read about that in your textbook and if you have not, well, then please do so after class." He didn't want to waste any time on trivial things like that. Unless students were getting this noble subject mixed up with that rubbish that was Astrology. THEN there would be issues and THEN they would go over definitions.

But! Back to singing.

"Singing has been a favorite past time of mine since I was a Hogwarts student. Singing sad songs often has a way of healing. Happy songs help you channel your positive energies. Best of all is that anyone can sing, perhaps not well, but anyone can do it and there is a song for every situation." And he jumped back up on to the platform. "There are even songs that relate to Astronomy. Both directly and somewhat indirectly. Take for example the muggle childhood classic Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." He paused to clear his throat before singing the first two verses.

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.

When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. "

Applause, yes?

"We see from these lyrics several connections to astronomy. The more obvious connection is the use of star. It is also connected in that it shows man's curiosity of the cosmos and even gives a little bit of scientific explanation as to when most stars are visible in the sky. Most because there was a very VERY big star, our sun, that is most visible during the day because the Earth is rotating around it. When our part of Earth faces it, the sun's blue light - the same light that makes the sky blue, mind you - is so bright that it makes all other stars appear to vanish. BUT ANYWAY! I want you all to take a moment to think about what songs you know that you think have a connection to astronomy. Muggle and wizarding music, it doesn't matter. No connection is too small! Please only share one song please. No need to go into too much detail as to why it connects to astronomy. You may sing a few verses as well if you wish. " In fact, he highly encouraged it. "Oh, and if you could please say your name before you answer I would appreciate it."

And for those students who were probably rolling their eyes at this exercise, the was a point to be made! A very valid point in fact. Yep.

OOC: this lesson has officially begun! Please do NOT post your student arriving after this post or else risk losing points for your house. Please just pretend as though you have been here all along!

You can use a real song or make one up! Try not to repeat the same answer as someone else and be creative! There is no right or wrong answer to this question This lesson will hopefully continue tomorrow around noon GMT+9.

Miss Ella? BEAM! That name reminded the blonde very much of Sir Treyen and she couldn't help but feel all warm and fuzzy when thinking of her older brother-ish bestie. Mhm! Sir Treyen was the coolest! And then...Professor Flamsteed knew her last name too? This made sense though, yeah? Since they'd be working together on yearbook stuff and all. The fifteen year old took a minute to decide on which name she preferred, stroking her imaginary beard. "Miss Ella is just fine, Professor." Mhm!

Singing? They were going to be singing? That was definitely an interesting way to start off class and the blonde listened intently as Mr. Snappy dresser sang Twinkle Twinkle to the class. Ella hummed along because really, this song reminded her of her Gran ~~who had a much better singing voice~~. And then it was time for them to pick songs and sing which was...well a bit scary. The badger liked to sing and all but doing it in front of classmates? Well that was kind of scary.

As the other students sang, Ella smiled encouragingly because she knew not everyone was comfortable being up in front of the class. She gave an especially nice smile to Theoman because they were partners in crime fighting and all. BEAM!

When it was her turn, Ella cleared her throat before smiling a bit sheepishly. "Um I'm Ella Bishop and erm...well this is Drops of Jupiter..."

SPOILER!!: The Song

When she was finished the blonde tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and bit her lip nervously. Yeah...that had been a bit frightening.

01-18-2013, 06:35 PM	#61 (permalink)
TakemetotheBurrow Grindylow Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Boston Posts: 14,485 Hogwarts RPG Name: Everleigh Evans Ravenclaw Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Luca Benetti Hufflepuff Graduated x12 x7	elephant-astic•wanderlust•stay in the ninedaaays the original Taco Belle•look at the flowers✿ SPOILER!!: Airey! Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Oh yes, that suit compliment earned this Hufflepuff a wide grin. "Thank you, Miss Ella," he said with a nod. What? He didn't know her last name as she had failed to include it in her introduction. Oh...WAIT! Ella...as in yearbook student editor! As in the student he was helping run the yearbook with with Medea. RIGHT! "Or would you prefer I call you Miss Bishop?" Nice recovery, right? AND he did so in style. Pausing for a moment, Airey turned his attention towards a small sundial and checked the time. Not that it really mattered what the sundial read because they were all indoors without any sun and therefore rendering the piece of equipment useless. Hmm...he should probably get things started, yes? With a quick flick of his wand towards the doors, the Astronomy professor charmed them shut and then stood up on the elevated platform that the projector was on. Could everyone see him? Yes? Good. "Hello and welcome to Astronomy! I am Airey Flamsteed and will be your professor this term." And hopefully future terms assuming the post wasn't cursed. "You may call me Professor Flamsteed or Professor Airey, whichever you prefer. Just a bit about me before we begin, and you should probably start taking notes. You will find a pull out desk surface on the right of your seat." He waited a moment to allow them all to do just that. "I was once a Hogwarts student myself, a Gryffindor in fact, and before coming to Hogwarts I worked at the mission operations directorate of NASA in Houston, Texas in America. I enjoy suits, science fiction, and... " He paused for a moment to add emphasis on what he was about to say next. There WAS a reason to his madness. We promise. "...singing." Pausing again, Airey jumped off the platform and began to walk around the circular area to make. "I know that standard procedure is to go over the definition of what astronomy is, but I trust you all to have already read about that in your textbook and if you have not, well, then please do so after class." He didn't want to waste any time on trivial things like that. Unless students were getting this noble subject mixed up with that rubbish that was Astrology. THEN there would be issues and THEN they would go over definitions. But! Back to singing. "Singing has been a favorite past time of mine since I was a Hogwarts student. Singing sad songs often has a way of healing. Happy songs help you channel your positive energies. Best of all is that anyone can sing, perhaps not well, but anyone can do it and there is a song for every situation." And he jumped back up on to the platform. "*There are even songs that relate to Astronomy. Both directly and somewhat indirectly. Take for example the muggle childhood classic Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." He paused to clear his throat before singing the first two verses. "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. " Applause, yes? "We see from these lyrics several connections to astronomy. The more obvious connection is the use of star. It is also connected in that it shows man's curiosity of the cosmos and even gives a little bit of scientific explanation as to when most stars are visible in the sky. Most because there was a very VERY big star, our sun, that is most visible during the day because the Earth is rotating around it. When our part of Earth faces it, the sun's blue light - the same light that makes the sky blue, mind you - is so bright that it makes all other stars appear* to vanish. BUT ANYWAY! I want you all to take a moment to think about what songs you know that you think have a connection to astronomy. Muggle and wizarding music, it doesn't matter. No connection is too small! Please only share one song please. No need to go into too much detail as to why it connects to astronomy. You may sing a few verses as well if you wish. " In fact, he highly encouraged it. "Oh, and if you could please say your name before you answer I would appreciate it." And for those students who were probably rolling their eyes at this exercise, the was a point to be made! A very valid point in fact. Yep. OOC: this lesson has officially begun! Please do NOT post your student arriving after this post or else risk losing points for your house. Please just pretend as though you have been here all along! You can use a real song or make one up! Try not to repeat the same answer as someone else and be creative! There is no right or wrong answer to this question This lesson will hopefully continue tomorrow around noon GMT+9. Miss Ella? BEAM! That name reminded the blonde very much of Sir Treyen and she couldn't help but feel all warm and fuzzy when thinking of her older brother-ish bestie. Mhm! Sir Treyen was the coolest! And then...Professor Flamsteed knew her last name too? This made sense though, yeah? Since they'd be working together on yearbook stuff and all. The fifteen year old took a minute to decide on which name she preferred, stroking her imaginary beard. "Miss Ella is just fine, Professor." Mhm! Singing? They were going to be singing? That was definitely an interesting way to start off class and the blonde listened intently as Mr. Snappy dresser sang Twinkle Twinkle to the class. Ella hummed along because really, this song reminded her of her Gran ~~who had a much better singing voice~~. And then it was time for them to pick songs and sing which was...well a bit scary. The badger liked to sing and all but doing it in front of classmates? Well that was kind of scary. As the other students sang, Ella smiled encouragingly because she knew not everyone was comfortable being up in front of the class. She gave an especially nice smile to Theoman because they were partners in crime fighting and all. BEAM! When it was her turn, Ella cleared her throat before smiling a bit sheepishly. "Um I'm Ella Bishop and erm...well this is Drops of Jupiter..." SPOILER!!: The Song Now that she's back in the atmosphere With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey, hey She acts like summer and walks like rain Reminds me that there's time to change, hey, hey Since the return from her stay on the moon She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey, hey Tell me did you sail across the sun Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded And that heaven is overrated Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star One without a permanent scar And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there Now that she's back from that soul vacation Tracing her way through the constellation, hey, hey She checks out Mozart while she does tae-bo Reminds me that there's room to grow, hey, hey Now that she's back in the atmosphere I'm afraid that she might think of me as plain ol' Jane Told a story about a man who is too afraid to fly so he never did land Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day And head back to the Milky Way And tell me, did Venus blow your mind Was it everything you wanted to find And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken Your best friend always sticking up for you even when I know you're wrong Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance five-hour phone conversation The best soy latte that you ever had . . . and me Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day And head back toward the Milky Way When she was finished the blonde tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and bit her lip nervously. Yeah...that had been a bit frightening. __________________