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Hera · 11-21-2015, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by hpluvr037

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."

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.

A cushion, he had a cushion. Yep. And so with that he found himself a patch of floor to occupy, offering his peers greetings and nods as they too arrived to the lesson.

He was reminded of Professor Myers' meditation sessions, but was very conscious of the fact that this was not that, and so he was curious.

With the lesson underway, Zeke listened as Professor Tanner alluded to what they would be studying today. Chinese fortune sticks? Or something of the sort. He didn't have much faith in Divination, and so he hoped there would be some sense to be made of what they were practicing today, but as for the initial question... he didn't know much.

Hand raised, he offered all that he could. "Aren't there characters with meanings on these sticks? And so people derive meaning from those." Interpretation, everything was always open to interpretation. Just like their onions.

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Hera DMC Abraxan Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, AU (GMT +8) Posts: 25,070 Hogwarts RPG Name: Jasper Hart First Year x10 x10	½ EagleBrain ♥ Creeperdoodle ♥ Raven Dor ♥ Berry ♥ ½ Team House Elf Quote: Originally Posted by hpluvr037 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." 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. A cushion, he had a cushion. Yep. And so with that he found himself a patch of floor to occupy, offering his peers greetings and nods as they too arrived to the lesson. He was reminded of Professor Myers' meditation sessions, but was very conscious of the fact that this was not that, and so he was curious. With the lesson underway, Zeke listened as Professor Tanner alluded to what they would be studying today. Chinese fortune sticks? Or something of the sort. He didn't have much faith in Divination, and so he hoped there would be some sense to be made of what they were practicing today, but as for the initial question... he didn't know much. Hand raised, he offered all that he could. "Aren't there characters with meanings on these sticks? And so people derive meaning from those." Interpretation, everything was always open to interpretation. Just like their onions. __________________