SPOILER!!: BESTFRIEND
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Originally Posted by
Lockhartian
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EXCITED!!!
Mainly because now she got the chance to be out of Hogwarts for a while. The change was very much welcomed, for real. If only it was permanent. OH WELL. Soon, very soon.
Pamphlet and everything was taken. Of age peeps need no permission slip, didn't anyone tell you, Airey Flamsteed?? Permission slip was pointless, she is of age. Seriously. But it was signed and handed over with the brightest smile possible! "Hello, Professor!" Someone was truly happy to leave this Castle for a bit, can't you tell?
Annnnnd... arm wrapped around her bestie's shoulder. "We get to leave. For a while. That's excellent!" This was super normal behavior for seventh years, of course. They all wanted to leave, no? Yup.
Astronomy was only a plus this time around.
She'd been waiting for Lottie to get here, like seriously, Astronomy or not she was going nowhere without the Hogwartian when you considered her other choices for company. They were probably really fine people and you know what? They might have been the life of any party but the Gryffindor was having none of it. They'd have each other so it was only fair she had her bestfriend. Thankfully the arm around her shoulder fixed this.
"I know!" It was almost an excited squeal but no worries, she was composed so it was more a loud whisper.
"Reckon if we walk fast enough we can even pretend we're not a part of the group. Then it'll be like we really are free, even for a little bit." Which sounded like a solid plan to her. Airey could tag along with them but the others were iffy and reminded her it was still only a field trip and she was not in fact free.
"Should be epic." And she was ready. Could you tell????
SPOILER!!: Professor
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Originally Posted by
sweetpurplepeopleeater
"Back in 2001 and again several times over the following years, the galleon and the 5 pound note were in a perfect exchange. However, as of January 2085, the exchange rate between the muggle pound and wizarding galleon has shifted so that now 5 pounds is equivalent to 1 galleon 11 sickles and 6 knuts." Salute to you students. This was part of your dose of Muggle Studies for the day. Hard to avoid the topic given the destination. "This means that you should have plenty of muggle money to spend on lunch and something small from the gift shop." Or however they chose to spend their money. Forgo lunch for a slightly larger and more impressive item from the gift shop if they wished. All compliments of stellar budgeting on the professor's behalf with the Astronomy budget for the term. And some from the term before.
All clear? Excellent.
Checking his sundial watch nervously again, the manly squeaked and quickly tugged the sleeve of his suit jacket over the watch. "Alright everyone. There are three portkeys here on the table - an enlarged chocolate bar shaped doggie chew toy, a large wooden spoon, and a large kazoo which is also called a Kazoobie KaZobo." Which he took for himself. Now...where were his seventh years... "Miss Guidry, you hold on to the wooden spoon, please," he said as he handed it over to the prefect. "Miss Cambridge, you hold on to the chocolate bar shaped doggie chew toy." And thus it was handed over. "Everyone else, get to a portkey and hold on to it TIGHT. We will be departing in 45...44....43 seconds...42...Miss Cooper, you come stand by me...38...37..."
OOC: Some of you may have used this wizarding money converter to reach your 1 galleon response or came to the conclusion from HP wiki. Who knows how money will look in the year 2085, so I played with a bit of numbers and used the method described in this article just for funsies. Just as the pound's and dollar's value fluctuates, so too does the galleon. Weeeeeeeee MATH! It's all just for a bit of IC fun 
Class will resume as soon as I have time to post after sleep. Hopefully approximately 12 hours from the time of this post. At that point, I will create a new thread for the National Space Centre to go frolic about in 
It shouldn't have really been a surprize that she didn't know the conversion rates for the pound versus their own galleon. Lex didn't pay attention to the value of money, she was much too busy spending it with ease so of course the Gryffindor stood listening while the others took guesses at it. In the end they weren't right. Good thing she didn't bother trying, yeah? Her father sometimes paid attention to the stock exchange market and the money conversion system but she'd never asked him to share. Didn't need him to. All she had to do was collect the money she needed and be on her way.
What on earth could have been more simple?
Oh and they were
getting money to buy stuff with??? Was there candy at the space station? Space candy maybe? A wise investment if it existed and now she had to find out. The day would be lost if she didn't.
"On it Professor." She said nicking the chocolate bar styled item from the table--shame it wasn't real though good because she'd have eaten it then there'd have been no trip--and extended it to Lottie to grab hold. Others could ride with them too....she supposed....but really this was her and Lottie's trip, see?