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Fifth Year  x5
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Originally Posted by Hera  It was strange, how the subject he had initially thought he would struggle with, had turned out to be one of his best. The decision to take it for OWLs and NEWTs didn't take much time it was locked in as far as he was concerned.
With a spring in his step, Zeke meandered the corridors, his nose twitching slightly as a scent become stronger as he neared the classroom---- or, what WAS the classroom.
Hazel eyes panned the room, place, temple thing. Stepping into different worlds wasn't uncommon at Hogwarts, but this was... oddly surprising. He seldom liked smelly stuff, the lavender in Divination always made his nose itch, but this wasn't too bad, even if it was a little hazy.
"Hello, Professor," he greeted the Arithmancer as he moved further inside, pausing only to help himself to one of the stacked cushions. So... they could sit anywhere? This atmosphere was so peaceful that Tiara had almost forgotten that students were sure to be arriving any minute now. When the first student arrived, she almost jumped as he greeted her. "Hello, Mister Browne. Please, feel gree to grab a cushion." Quote:
Originally Posted by MudInMyBlood After skipping her last potions class, she figured it wasn't wise to skip Arithmancy too. Or rather, she knew this class was one that she couldn't afford to miss any lessons on. It was hard, okay? On second thought, maybe she should have skipped this one and went to Potions. No. OWL's were practically here and the last thing she needed to do was flunk those. Enough had happened to her this year.
As AJ rounded the corner, her nose was greeted with something weird. Actually, it didn't smell all that bad... it just sort of caught her off guard. Walking to where she knew the classroom to be, she stopped and blinked a few times. No classroom. This was cool.
Picking a cushion out for her own, she went and plopped herself down. "Hello professor. Hey Zeke." This was a nice cushion. A quick nap before they were due to start? Tiara knew what the Valentine girl was thinking but no, no naps for her today. "Good morning," was the only reply she gave. Quote:
Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy Arithmancy. At one time it had been her worst subject. As the years went by and more studying was done and a little guidance from some friends it wasn't so bad now. Most of it actually made sense so it was with no trouble that Hady found herself making her way towards the lesson as normal.
Nearing what was once the classroom the fourth year found herself stopping mid-step near the entrance way to take in the 'temple courtyard'. Now this was rather different especially for this lesson. For now though Hady wasn't about to make much of it as she grabbed herself a cushion from beside the door and stepped further into the courtyard. "Hello Professor," she greeted quietly with a light smile making her way to an empty spot and setting her cushion down. Not that it was all that hard being she was one of the first to arrive. She sent Zeke and AJ both a small nod in greeting before settling herself down on her cushion. "Hello, my dear. Welcome to class, make yourself comfortable," she said, indicating the pile of mats near the doorway. Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle!
This Hufflepuff was READY for another lesson! Bright eyed and with an extra side of happy, Adi had almost reached the Arithmancy classroom when he slowed down to sniff the air. He was all too familiar with that incense smell. Yup. It was no surprise when the smells lead straight to the room. But WOOOAH! It wasn't the classroom!
"Cool!" He surveyed the place some more before heading in. "Hiiiii, Professor! Very interesting setup today!" Indeed it was. Alrightey, time to find a seat... Er, cushion. Adi grinned at his friends as he found himself a cushion to flop down on.
Ready for the lesson, Professor! Despite her serene mood, Tiara chuckled. "Cool indeed, Mister Rehman." She was glad the students were appreciating the effort she had put in to make today realistic. Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry174 Angel was totally looking forwards to this lesson with Professor Tanner, it was a lot better than the last lesson she had done with her, she loved soccer and nothing was going to beat that, saying that towards the end of the lesson she had started to enjoying flying around on the broomstick, but hopefully today they were keeping their feet firmly on the ground right?
"Hi Professor." Angel smiled as she walked into the classroom. "I hope your well today." Angel was totally looking forwards to seeing what they would be learning today. She saw her sister and after grabbing a cushion she went and plopped down next to her, her sister wouldn't mind, and there was Zeke and Hady who both got smiles from her. "Indeed, I am. Thank you for inquiring. I trust the same is true for you?" Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo "Woooooooooooooooow." First words as he walked into the Arithmancy classroom--er...was it still the classroom? Did it still count? Blaise paused by the door a moment, taken in the explanation for whatever it was he'd been smelling on the way over here.
"You just keep getting better and better, don't you Professor?" The little boy said in awe as he began walking around.
Don't ask him what this had to do with numbers, he had NO idea and didn't think he wanted to question it either. Who honestly cared? It was enough this wouldn't be the average run of the mill desks and chairs.
Ooo, what'd this thing do? Poke. Poke. Poke. The young Bellaire boy was certainly impressed, at least. "I would certainly hope so, kind sir. Bettering oneself is always an admirable goal." Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Tia would have been inside the "classroom" like five minutes ago, if she hadn't done a double-take as she walked past what she knew to be the Arithmancy Classroom but was befuddled by the aromas coming from it. She never would have pegged Arithmancy to be one to have a lesson smelling as such; Divination definitely, Defense maybe if Romanos was still around. But not numbers class.
Nonetheless, once she finally convinced herself this WAS where Arithmancy was meant to be, the sixth year stood just inside in awe at the transformations. So Professor Tanner not only was a skilled numerologist and flyer, but also skilled in the art of transfiguration TOO?!? Was there anything Tanner couldn't do?! Probably yes, but right now she was marveled over the woman's skills to care about her weaknesses. With good reason too.
"Morning Professor!" Tia exclaimed, finding a cushion near the front. "The room looks STELLAR!" Like she wanted to learn how to do such transfigurations, but she guessed it was actually several basic spells combined. "Good morning yourself!" she returned enthusiastically. "Have you been listening to Professor Flamsteed's vocabulary choices, perhaps?" Not that there was anything wrong with that, of course. Quote:
Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline Um...was that something burning?
As Benny neared the Arithmancy classroom there certainly smelled like something, even if ti was more sweet than acrid. Upon stepping into the doorway more than the room was revealed. The source of the smells and the appearance of a transfigured location was very much present, complete with cushions to sit on. Alright then. A brief reminder of Professor Romanos' classroom...minus the smell.
"Good morning Professor," he greeted politely as he picked up said cushion. The seventh year moving to place it close to where Adi himself had posted his and sat down. "Hey..." Oh, seventh year students. This was the time of year where seeing them was always hard for Tiara. She never knew how she should be feeling about their imminent departure. "Good morning, any open space." Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy Errrr, what was going on here?
The weird smell was bad enough, but where had the classroom gone? Paulina was rather used to odd things from Professors at this point, but Tanner had always been rather normal in comparison to say Flamsteed.
"Hello, Professor." She was busy looking around the courtyard, but that didn't mean she had missed the teacher sitting on a mat. Seemed rather comfortable so she was glad that she would be able to sit on one of her own. Selecting hers from the pile, Paulina opted to sit by Adi and Benny. "Hey, guys!" "Good morning, dear. Find yourself a cushion and a spot to put it." Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Janelle made her way to Arithmancy class and was surprisingly looking forward to it. She had never expected to find numbers interesting, but they kinda were. Suddenly, she got a whiff of something. Had she taken a wrong turn and gone to Divination instead of Arithmancy? Janelle's confusion increased when she got a look at the "classroom"
Well now this was different. After taking a moment to check out the scene, Janelle made her greetings. "Hello Professor Tanner, classmates." of course a special wave went to big bro Adi. Grabbing a cushion, Janelle found a spot on the floor and sat down. She could not imagine what they would be doing today. Janelle just guessed she'd have to wait and see like everyone else. Another of her eaglets had just arrived. "Hello, my dear," she greeted warmly. Quote:
Originally Posted by Meizzner Arithmancy
Dante liked plain and simple numbers. The kind you would use in a business transaction. He did not really care about the magical implications. But yeah he wanted to take the OWL in this class next year. So yeah he had to care.
........Can you even call this a classroom. Were they suppose to be Buddhist monks or something. Probably wrong country there but whatever. It would be something different.
"Hey, Professor Tanner. Interesting set up."
After greetings he found a spot to drop his cushion and take a seat. "Hey yourself. An excellent observation." The sound of wind chimes in the distance called the class to order. Tiara began with a smile to her young charges. "Good morning, and welcome to what I believe will be an enlightening lesson." She had to pause for a moment to shift positions on her mat before continuing. "There are several reason why I have chosen to transform the room today, some related to the topic and others to practical reasons - I do not think a field trip to Asia would be approved by the Headmaster."
"Today's topic borders on Divination and was first used in the Jin Dynasty in third century China. The practice has evolved over the centuries and is now used throughout the region and in different religions." Twisting around, she picked up a black tube that was ornately decorated with red symbols. "These are the tools used for Kau Cim, a muggle form of Arithmancy, which is often called Chien Tung or Chinese Fortune Sticks on this side of the world."
Tiara was curious. "I know we have many varied backgrounds represented in this room. Some of you are muggleborn or may have religious or ethnic ties to this practice. Does anyone know anything about it?" It was always good to see what students knew before beginning; there was no point to repeating information they already knew. Plus she wanted to get to the activity as soon as possible, since that was the fun part.
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