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Sarah Edwards
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|  Gryffinclaw-Ravendor • The REAL Hermione Granger
There is a new Arithmancy professor whose first lesson started off as normal.. well besides the fact that it was clear from the paint that this class was not only about calculations: Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor R. French 
Professor R. French put the last tidying touches on his classroom, finishing off by writing a GR33TING to his class on the ancient chalk board. The room is ordinary in the sense that there are desks in rows and cobwebs in the corners. What might strike the N0RMAL Arithmancy student as peculiar is the cans of paint, cauldron of brewing potion, and long sheets of parchment waiting for the students in the front of the classroom.
The new Arithmancy PR0F3SS0R is awaiting his students with his fingers knitted together and resting on the bulge of his belly. OOC: I don't care if you're "late". Keep posting arrivals for now. Keep posting numbers. Class hasn't STARTED started, we're only warming up  . It is said that 'light travels faster than sound, therefore some people appear to be bright before they start speaking". Exhibit A: Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor R. French
"Ah, yes. Of course. A Gryffindor. As I would suspect. A House founded by Jeremy Gryffindor in 1828. He, too, had an affinity for finger painting. But please, paint nothing until instructions have been given."
"Yes, I suppose it is nice. N I C E. Four letters. One, two, three, four."
"Oh ho! A Head Girl! A post of honor! Do you know how the post of Head Girl came about?"
"Yes, alright, hello. All right now. Tempus you say? I knew a Tempus once. A Dementor Whisperer of all things."
"Yes, well done there."
"All right, all right. Yes, good day, hello."
"The loo is just outside, I believe if you need it? Better hurry before the lesson begins."
"And the same TWO you, times infinity and ONE."
"Yes, well done, hello good day alright."
[underlining by me]. So it seemed that the professor had his own ideas about Gryffindor and he also claimed to know the origins of Head Girl Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor R. French "Forward or FOURward? Yes, very well, Aditya? Not familiar with that name, but Rehman. Everyone knows that surname, well done."
"Yes, yes I see that, well done you. Bristol. That's Greek for cenataur petter. Yes. Great."
"Are you now? Named after the ancient Atlantis Merperson King, no doubts. Yes, very good."
"Right yes, okay. I believe it was 1616? Perhaps 1617. Anyone know? Anyway, yes, the position of HEAD GIRL was given to the female student that could behead a house elf with the cleanest cut. She would wear or carry the HEAD around her neck and was given status among her peers, hence the name Head Girl. Congratulations!"
"Yes, I see that, well done, please have a seat great thanks. Asher, yes, great name. Of course, that's Native American in origin, as is the origin of Hufflepuff."
"The loo. I don't believe it has moved. Please go before class. Going during will be frowned upon, yes please thank you."
"No, of course not, no no, don't confuse the class, please. It was Jeremy. Right around the time of the fifth annual goblin Olympics."
"Yes, that is exactly right, yes hello."
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"Yes, isn't that interesting." No. "I assure you, as I am the professor, that it was a Jeremy Phillipe Gryffindor and he was a completely non-violent being. Some even speculated he was a few ingredients short of a potion, if you follow, yes well done, great then."
"Yes, great have a seat right there. Use the loo if you must, but we will start this lesson very soon. Now even. Hello."
"I am Professor R. French. This is Arithmancy ONE ZERO ONE, one hundred one, ONE OH ONE and we will begin, yes well done. TWO," he held up two fingers, "DAY we will begin with a lesson."
Yes. Okay. "And that lesson involves INTERPRETING random numbers. Can everyone please stand up and shout out the first random number that comes to mind now."
And go. [ditto about underlining]
When some students pointed it out, he merely stood to what he said, that a certain Jeremy Gryffindor founded the Gryffindor house. The explanation for the head girl post was startling and queer. And then he moved unto people's names, and their origins which differ to what is commonly thought to be their origins. Even if he does not know his facts, at least he is punny! Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor R. French "Hi, hello, all right there. Yes, have a seat, Minerava. Minerva Wheatborn. Too right, Wheaborn. Strong ties to the Vikings with a name like that."
"The paint is for AR1THMANCY, which is the class you are currently in, well done yes thank you."
"AH yes, please have a seat Prefect. Welcome to class, thanks please yes. You of course know that PRE-fect comes the CHIN3S3 word FECT, which means to decorate. So a PRE-FECT is BEFORE decorations, quite literally."
Chuckle.
"Clever...."
"Yes, nice. Facts are important to your education, yes please. Great. N1N3T33N!!! yes exactly right!"
"Yes, hello, please have a seat. Good day."
"Exactly! Brilliant answer!"
"Okay then!"
"Doubt in Arithmancy is the path to FA1LUR3! N0 more doubting! Know or listen, one or the other. In your case, more listening. Please don't confuse my class!"
"That answer was already given! Please try again!"
"Yes, no. Please try again. You can do it. Hufflepuffs are historically great number shouters."
"If you haven't shouted a number yet, please do so. Unless you are shouting the INVISIBLE NUMBER i like Mr...." French pointed to WEST 0D3SSA, "then you need to give a number! Any number you think of. Random! Yes please thanks!" Moving on with more name origins... Also, he does seem to have his own ideas about Arithmancy.
Another question: Can he really read minds?
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