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sweetpurplepeopleeater 
Airey chuckled and shook his head. Not because he found what the boy had said foolish or anything of the sort, but for reasons he would rather keep to himself. "It is hardly imposing to ask a Hogwarts professor to write to the parents of a Hogwarts student about extending their studies at Hogwarts." Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts...teach us something pleaaaaase...and all that. Airey was never all that fond of the song, so preferred not to actually sing that out loud at the moment.
Logic. Yes, it was only logical for a professor to wish their student to stay at the institution of their employment.
"I certainly hope it does, Mr. Baines. I see a bright future for you and it would be a shame to not be able to see it unfold," he grinned as he returned his attention to his parchment and quill to jot down a reminder to write Mr. Baines' family.
He looked back up at the projected sky after tucking his quill away once more. Time for a more cheerful change of topic, yes? "See anything interesting?"
Good. Thornton did not want to feel as if he were wasting the professors time or asking for inappropriate favors, but Flamsteed seemed amenable to the request. Though, he wasn't sure what that laugh was all about.
Thornton smiled at the praise, however. He'd wondered, when his parents suggested his leaving, if he really fit in here or could manage the work. But he'd gotten some special attention and was making progress.
Not to mention the sudden, successful shield charm he'd managed in the middle of the food fight. Heh.
Thornton looked to the professor and then up at the projection. Grabbing his book again, he showed it to Flamsteed.
"Father gave me a constellation dictionary, so sometimes I pick one in the book and try to find it in the sky. Or pick one out in the sky, or fake-sky, and then try to find it in the book. See what they look like in context." Thornton shrugged.
Squinting up at the rounded ceiling, though, he pointed.
"But that one, there," he said, wondering if pointing was simply enough.
"I don't recognize it."