Professor Fox nodded as the students gave their answers. "Ah, yes, those are all interesting observations." He looked over the students. "Well, you are right, it is a very mystical and magical number. Because of the fact that it is popularly known as a mystical number, there are numerous misunderstandings concerning it."
He walke dto the front of the desk and leaned against it, looking at the students. "Whomever said it is the number of days in a week, this is due to the fact that the Week was originally defined by the astronomical bodies known to the ancient Greeks and Romans, which were 7 in number."
He gave a slightly strange look at Nadia's answer. "Ah... Well, that is an... Interesting observation Ms. Rey. You are right concerning the number 360. However, if we were to divide a circle into radians, then the number of radians in a circle is 2 times pi. Then, no number divides it equally. Interesting point nonetheless." He paused, then continued, "Concerning the pyramids, the outer angle of pyramids is defined simply by physical limits on the pyramids themselves. In this case the similarity of the numbers is coincidence. Finally, I would disagree with you about your observation of 22 divided by 7. Its similarity to pi is superficial at best, and I would prove to you that you could find arbitrarily higher integer numbers that would yield better approximations of pi. That is neither here nor there however, good input nonetheless."
"Ms. Harrison, you and Ms. Rey are both absolutely correct concerning the fact that seven is often attributed as 'the most powerful magical and mystical number'. Though that is not to say it is the most important. I believe I've already answered your question about the days of the week." Professor Fox seemed to almost twitch at the mentioning of Lord voldemort and Horcruxes. "Ahh, yes... Well, Tom Riddle certainly was an accomplished Arithmancy student from what I gather of history books. Unfortunately, he misunderstood the complexities of Arithmancy." He said somewhat hesitantly before continuing, "Now I will have no more mentions of that particular use of the number 7 in my classroom. Is everyone clear on this?" He added stressfully, looking at the rest of the class, "Is there anything more anyone would like to add before we continue?" |