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AlwaysSnapesGirl · 10-03-2016, 03:22 AM

Oh Merlin, they'd just lost points? Rula looked over at the Slytherin that Professor Burbage had scolded for falling asleep, and it looked like a much younger girl, probably a second or first year. So...Rula wasn't too upset over it. Ten points wasn't too bad anyway; they could make up those points pretty easily.

Turning back to listen, it appeared they were now looking for stars the same age as them. Okay, that sounded fun actually! That was a really neat thing to think about too. She was totally on board for this.

Skimming over the pages, she searched for one that was 15 - practically almost 16! - light years. There appeared to be a few, but nothing really caught her attention at first...

Why were star names so boring? Why didn't they have pretty or cool names like the planets in their solar system did? There was nothing interesting about just a random bunch of letters and numbers.

But then one finally jumped out at her that had a somewhat interesting name - Groombridge 1618. Groombridge sounded like a cool word. And it was around 15 light years away, so it worked.

Flipping through some more pages in her textbook to find out more about it, she wrote down whatever sounded interesting or important to her.

Text Cut: Rula's parchment

That seemed like enough, right? Looked good to her at least, because a lot of the other information had a lot of numbers in it, and she didn't feel like writing all those down.

So now, after she set the parchment on Professor Burbage's desk with the others, she could look for it. Shouldn't be too hard since it was in the same constellation as the other star they'd looked for, right?

10-03-2016, 03:22 AM	#98 (permalink)
AlwaysSnapesGirl St Mungos Mod 4 Privet Drive Mod Clabbert Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Narnia Posts: 19,347 Hogwarts RPG Name: Zephyr Amstern Ravenclaw First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Florence Schultz Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Tristan Rivers Hufflepuff Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Antony Vexmoor Ravenclaw Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nathaniel Hensley Slytherin Second Year x7 x1	Baguette \| there is no D in my name \| TRAITORclaw \| Queenie of Narnia Oh Merlin, they'd just lost points? Rula looked over at the Slytherin that Professor Burbage had scolded for falling asleep, and it looked like a much younger girl, probably a second or first year. So...Rula wasn't too upset over it. Ten points wasn't too bad anyway; they could make up those points pretty easily. Turning back to listen, it appeared they were now looking for stars the same age as them. Okay, that sounded fun actually! That was a really neat thing to think about too. She was totally on board for this. Skimming over the pages, she searched for one that was 15 - practically almost 16! - light years. There appeared to be a few, but nothing really caught her attention at first... Why were star names so boring? Why didn't they have pretty or cool names like the planets in their solar system did? There was nothing interesting about just a random bunch of letters and numbers. But then one finally jumped out at her that had a somewhat interesting name - Groombridge 1618. Groombridge sounded like a cool word. And it was around 15 light years away, so it worked. Flipping through some more pages in her textbook to find out more about it, she wrote down whatever sounded interesting or important to her. Text Cut: Rula's parchment Rula Botros Age: 15 Star: Groombridge 1618 Light years: 15.848 Groombridge 1618 is in the Ursa Major constellation. It got its name from Stephen Groombridge, who wrote about it in his book A Catalog of Circumpolar Stars. It was entry number 1618 in the book, so I guess that's why it has that number in its name. It has an orange-red color, is a dwarf star, and is also a flare star. That seemed like enough, right? Looked good to her at least, because a lot of the other information had a lot of numbers in it, and she didn't feel like writing all those down. So now, after she set the parchment on Professor Burbage's desk with the others, she could look for it. Shouldn't be too hard since it was in the same constellation as the other star they'd looked for, right? __________________ if we fall, we will fall together; and when we rise, we will rise together__________________♥♥♥♥ together we are dangerous; together with our differences; together we are bolder, braver, stronger