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Govoni · 05-16-2017, 07:27 AM

Some of her paranoia finally wearing thin, Liv decided to focus on the here and now (THIS LESSON....cause OWL-year)....and not on dinner later in the week. Hell would hath no fury like an Olivia scorned. Hmm... Anyway, Moles and beauty marks. That's where her brain would be resting for the remainder of the class. Yep, full participation from this gal.

....but... gosh, all these notes....!

Hand flying back and forth across the notebook page, the blonde kept her head down for the beginning part of Professor Vance's information dump. Firstly, because she was still annoyed at that new girl for sitting with her boyfriend/fiance (for no good reason, let's be honest), and secondly....because she did want to take her examinations seriously at the end of this term. OWL scores didn't really play much of a role in what Olivia wanted to do with her life, but... education was STILL important to her parents. She had already disappointed them with certain things, and... this was one way to make them see she could be mature about life. Grown in her decision-making. Responsible, basically.

Notes, notes, NOTES...

Again, her answer wouldn't vary much from what she'd offered before, but Junia Botros' had definitely piqued her interest. "I think Miss Junia is right, Professor." Miss Junia... Merlin, she was beginning to sound like Rooney Bronwyn, wasn't she?....... "The thing about any Divination practice is that everything is open to interpretation. So, the meaning of one's moles, depending on placement and shape, may drastically vary from person to person.... Kinda like reading someone's tea leaves, since a lot of shapes aren't 100% distinctive." No, Olivia wasn't anti!Divination. She actually quite enjoyed these lessons and learning about the majesty of reading people, but... there were some downsides to sharing too much information. "....Professor, I feel it's dangerous to tell someone who they are based upon some random dark spots on their body." She gestured back to the small Slytherin girl, intending to reaffirm her own thought process. "If you suggest someone is a certain way, then they'll behave in whatever way they've been told, because they'll genuinely think that type of behavior is ingrained in them; like a seed.... IF the person is impressionable, enough.... Like, say, Hogwarts-aged students." .....This was giving her war flashbacks to that one History of Magic lesson with the epic showdown debate between herself and Kitty Valentine. With the suggestion that people are a certain way because of whatever house they'd been sorted into. It wasn't true, of course. Olivia was WHOLLY against House stereotypes, but the sigmas were still there within some individuals.

Hmm.

"But also.... moles are usually an indication of cancer... which is known to kill people." Take THAT for what you will.

05-16-2017, 07:27 AM	#47 (permalink)
Govoni MO & DMLE Blast-Ended Skrewt Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dragonstone Posts: 15,583 Hogwarts RPG Name: Lyric Bayliss-Black Slytherin Fourth Year x12 x12	Zombie Apocalypse Team Leader ★ ★ in a crown of pepperoni and artisan cheese Some of her paranoia finally wearing thin, Liv decided to focus on the here and now (THIS LESSON....cause OWL-year)....and not on dinner later in the week. Hell would hath no fury like an Olivia scorned. Hmm... Anyway, Moles and beauty marks. That's where her brain would be resting for the remainder of the class. Yep, full participation from this gal. ....but... gosh, all these notes....! Hand flying back and forth across the notebook page, the blonde kept her head down for the beginning part of Professor Vance's information dump. Firstly, because she was still annoyed at that new girl for sitting with her boyfriend/fiance (for no good reason, let's be honest), and secondly....because she did want to take her examinations seriously at the end of this term. OWL scores didn't really play much of a role in what Olivia wanted to do with her life, but... education was STILL important to her parents. She had already disappointed them with certain things, and... this was one way to make them see she could be mature about life. Grown in her decision-making. Responsible, basically. Notes, notes, NOTES... Again, her answer wouldn't vary much from what she'd offered before, but Junia Botros' had definitely piqued her interest. "I think Miss Junia is right, Professor." Miss Junia... Merlin, she was beginning to sound like Rooney Bronwyn, wasn't she?....... "The thing about any Divination practice is that everything is open to interpretation. So, the meaning of one's moles, depending on placement and shape, may drastically vary from person to person.... Kinda like reading someone's tea leaves, since a lot of shapes aren't 100% distinctive." No, Olivia wasn't anti!Divination. She actually quite enjoyed these lessons and learning about the majesty of reading people, but... there were some downsides to sharing too much information. "....Professor, I feel it's dangerous to tell someone who they are based upon some random dark spots on their body." She gestured back to the small Slytherin girl, intending to reaffirm her own thought process. "If you suggest someone is a certain way, then they'll behave in whatever way they've been told, because they'll genuinely think that type of behavior is ingrained in them; like a seed.... IF the person is impressionable, enough.... Like, say, Hogwarts-aged students." .....This was giving her war flashbacks to that one History of Magic lesson with the epic showdown debate between herself and Kitty Valentine. With the suggestion that people are a certain way because of whatever house they'd been sorted into. It wasn't true, of course. Olivia was WHOLLY against House stereotypes, but the sigmas were still there within some individuals. Hmm. "But also.... moles are usually an indication of cancer... which is known to kill people." Take THAT for what you will. __________________ We live in cities you'll *never* see onscreen..._______________________________________________ So very pretty, and we sure know how to run things..._______________________________ Livin' in ruins of a *palace, within our dreams...____________ We're on each other's team*._____