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Miss Lissy Lou 
Jack raised his hand. The first one, right? Life Path? Yes, that was the right one. "Well, Professor Greingoth," he paused to allow himself to genuinely smile at Anna. "...the Life Path number indicates the road you will follow in your life. It also tells you what talents and abilities will help you along the way," he answered.
"Ohhh, Professor Greingoth. You
do flatter me, Capt'n Jack," Anna said, reaching into her bag of candy as she spoke. She pulled out a chocolate frog and stared at it for a moment before talking again. "...and you are correct." She tossed the frog into the air and swatted it towards Jack. "Catch that, seeker..."
"According to the textbook," Anna said, glancing over to read from her notes, "
The Life Path Number is an element of the core that tells you both the road you will follow throughout your life and the talents and abilities that will help you along this road. This number tells you what you can depend upon to find success in the world. Note that while other people may share the same number, it is the combination of all your numbers that will explain how to proceed down this road of life."
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Tomasina Riddle Paris raised her hand. "The Personality Number is an element of the Core." she told her. "It tells what other remember about you after they meet you for the first time. Thats why first impressions are so important. Because this number is just the otter image of you. It gives you insight into how others see you." she explained. She didn't now if Anna wanted to know how to find the personality number.
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Sneakeh Cat Reese raised her hand. "Well, Anna," she started off. It was so cool that her best friend was teaching them! "Your Personality Number is the element that describes what other people remember about you after the first time you meet them. It describes how other people look at you and this number invites you to see yourself as other people see you," she answered.
"That it does, Paris" Anna said, nodding and reaching into her bag again. "...and another captain scores a frog." Anna tossed a chocolate frog in Paris' direction, watching it as it flew through the air towards the girl. "Oh, and thank you,
Reese," Anna replied. "First impressions and the such...yes." Anna grabbed a frog, turned around, and playfully tossed the frog through the air and towards Reese.
"Our textbook says...," Anna said, glancing down towards her notes once again, "
The Personality Number is an element of the Core that describes what others remember about you after a first encounter - the 'outer you' or 'external image'. This number describes how others view you and invites you to see yourself as others see you."
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Whitterz Torin raised his hand and said, "The Destiny (or Expression) Number describes your purpose in life. What you must live up to in this life. The qualities of living you must develop. What you are destined to do. Your opportunities for success. And the kind of work that would be a natural expression of your Life Path Number." He counted this all off, hoping that he wasn't missing anything.
"Very good, Kane. ...and with that, Hufflepuff is on the score board," she said with a smile. "Oh, and a frog to you, too."
Swat. A third frog flew through the air, this one headed right for Torin.
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The Expression Number, also known as the Destiny Number, is an element of the Core that describes your life's purpose, what you must live up to in this lifetime, your opportunities for success, the qualities and manner of living you must develop, what you are destined for, the target you are aiming for in life, and the kind of work that would be a natural expression of your Life Path," Anna read, once again descriving the textbook's definition of this number.
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Mad Eye Touz Plymouth raised his hand and wiggled his fingers at Anna. "Hehe. Hey Anna."
Smooth Plymouth. Smooth.
Ahem. Right. Plymouth held his hands up and formed the shape of a heart. "The Heart's desire number... well it's pretty self explanatory, you know? It shows us what our HEART wants. What it needs. Buuuduuuppp Buuuuuudupppp," Plymouth mimicked a heart beating. "Like, our needs and hopes and dreams."
MMhmmm.
Anna giggled as she watched Plym mimick a heartbeat. Leave it to him to find a funny manner in which to answer. Amusing or not, his answer was indeed correct. "The heart's desire number...a number which reveals how we truly feel and what we honestly, truly wish for," she said, tossing a frog through the air and batting it towards Plym. It sailed far...way far over Plym's head, as a matter of fact...and smacked Professor Shackleton right on the forehead. Anna cringed and gave the professor an apologetic look. "Sorry, ma'am....," she half-whispered. Right...no more batting frogs. She gently tossed Plym a second frog, making sure this time it was headed for
him.
"It's important that we understand those four, because they are the four numbers which make up what we call 'bridge numbers'. When you use the word bridge in regards to Arithmancy, I want you to think of how a regular bridge, such as one we can walk on or travel across, connects one place to another," she explained. "Connections...
making connections...are the keys to understanding and applying bridge numbers. They are, by definition, '
Numbers that indicate the methods by which you can increase the compatibility and integration of your individual core numbers."
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These numbers serve to bridge the gap between the Life Path and Expression/Destiny number, as well as the Heart's Desire/Soul Urge and Personality number," Anna continued, glancing up from her notes as she completed the reading of the definition. "
Now, why do you believe we pair the Life Path Number with the Expression/Destiny Number? Likewise, why do we pair the Hearts Desire/Soul Urge Number with the Personality Number? Based on the definitions we've discussed, why do you believe bridge numbers are paired, for making connections, in this manner?" she asked.