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Old 01-31-2009, 03:17 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by marfamarfa View Post
Sylvan walked into the Astronomy class eager for his first lesson. He had always loved looking at the stars when he was younger, so he felt sure he would enjoy this class immensely. He walked over to the Professor and gave him a note, then took a seat.

SPOILER!!: Note to Professors

Dear Sir or Madame:

This letter is to request your patience and understanding with regards to the education of our son, Sylvan. Sylvan is profoundly deaf and has been so since birth. We had him educated in the use of the Muggle deaf language, ASL, but as we understand that this is not a common language for most people, especially wizards, to know, we hope that you could try to remember the following:

1. That you speak clearly and enunciate your words when you are speaking to him so that he can read your lips,
2. That you are facing him while you are speaking, and
3. That you have gotten his attention before you begin speaking to him.

We thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation, and wish you all the best for the coming school year. If you have any questions or concerns, we would be more than happy to receive your owl.

Sincerely,

Mr. and Mrs. W. Weatherskein.
As Forrester stood to begin class, a young boy approached him with a letter from the boys parents. Shocked, Forrester thought that there was a school for the magically deaf. He shrugged and put the note on his desk. He, actually, knew the sign language the boys parents spoke of.

When the class had finally assembled, he stood and got Sylvan's attention.

"I hope you've all read the text book reading for today," he began whilst signing, "and to encourage everyone to read it, who can tell me the two scientific theories that depend on meteorites falling to earth?"
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