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Originally Posted by Monkey Princess  William jumped ducking his head and looking rather shy. "I... they... they were ruined in the great hall flood." he replied, before adding hastily. "I asked mum to send a new pair since I couldn't get to Hogsmeade yet but she hasn't returned my owl." looking up at Kapoor with a small pout on his lips he gulped. "I'm sorry." Well, there was no way he was taking points from a student for not having their shoes on account of the flooding. " Well, let's hope she can owl in you some proper footwear soon. The castle floors do get cold at night and we wouldn't want you to fall ill or anything." He said, lightly tapping the soles of William's slippers with the end of his wand. Quote:
Originally Posted by hermygirl Nia slowly raised her hand, unsure. "What about the type of divination by studying ghosts and shadows. Sciomancy, is it? Ghost have a conscious separate to our own." She bit her lip, worried she'd misinterpreted the question. " Indeed they do." He said nodding once confirming the factoid. " I would normally not credit this form of divination as gathering information from another mind simply because it is not a communication, you see. In Sciomancy, the diviner is studying the shapes and measuring the darkness of spirits and ghosts. It is interpreting something else put out by another living creature, or...being, for the sake of argument if you are sensitive to their cause, but it is not a passing of information. Such as with your ducklings, who use their concious mind to gather information to pass on to you, who shall interpret it. One point to Ravenclaw." He said, elaborating on what he meant when he said he was looking for more 'direct' methods.
" It's a bit of a confusing concept at first. So if you don't understand right away, don't worry. Just ask questions, take notes and do your best." He reminded them all. Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana Raising her hand, Anna said, " What about Geloscopy? Would that be something along the lines of what you're looking for?" she questioned. Divination had always been rather difficult for her to get a grasp on, so she was completely unsure of her suggestion. "That is, of course, looking into the future by means of studying a person's laughter. Maybe you can use their laughter to tell what's on their mind...or in their future." " M'mm...almost. It could if you deviate from the traditional means of conducting this practice. That is, if you found someone else to laugh for you while you interpretted the meaning. Normally, this is done by the diviner laughing until they reach a state of laughter, usually hysterical, and utters predictions. One point to Gryffindor." It was a good answer and very close to what he was looking for. Quote:
Originally Posted by Herminny Herminny raised her hand not sure if she quite got it but answered saying, "Could a form of that be cartomancy bacause it is a fortune teller who determines what you're cards mean for you so it could be used as a tool to determine you're future". She hoped she was right, but whi knowss, The question in it self was so confusing she could hardly figure out what he was asking. " Not exactly. In that case it is not the persons mind communing with other worldly information, but the cards themselves. And, a person could easily enough, with some practice, conduct their own personal reading as well. That is a good answer, but something a little more direct is what I was looking for." This was a bit of a tricky question, and if some of his best students were having trouble answering it, maybe he'd have to think about how he phrased it. Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterloo Using other minds for divination? Meeeeeeeeh. Clifford, who had been resting his chin on folded arms, slowly raised one hand. "Scatoscopy?" He'd read about that. It was studying POOOOO. If he'd been in a better mood he woulda gigglesnorted at the very thought, instead the Head Boy carried on with his explanations. "Studying ... poo. See, the type of poo depends on what that person ate. And what that person ate depends on their mind." Gosh, he was smart. Kapoor fell silent. For like. A really long time. Did Mr. Carden just...?? He totally did! And, Kapoor wasn't sure just what to say to that.
" Scopy...but, you see, Mancy...!" He began, struggling a bit with a case of awkward moment. " 6 points to Slytherin!" There. Free at last. Quote:
Originally Posted by dan arjay Daniel raised his hand and said, "Professor, I think, by reading a person's way of living or the way he act on a certain situation, is a good way of using the mind to divinate." he said and then scratched his chin to think. He ought to add something but his mind is not functioning great this day. " That may be true, but we're hoping to find ways to divine the future by using not just our own minds, but the conciousness of others." The Professor explained. Quote:
Originally Posted by Deniiz Grace looked in surprise at every student's face. How come they knew all that cooly-hardy 'cy' names? She wasn't even sure about her answer's word choice! She thought hard but couldn't make her sentence any better. She at last raised her hand and said it. "How is it called, 'reading' the leaves of tea? Or, better and more accurate I'd say, reading the coffee like the Turkish people do. They use different coffee and--" She failed to explain their coffee. She looked around hopelessly to find a way to explain properly. "--and uh--well, their coffee is worldwide famous, I suppose everyone knows it." She finished her sentence with a tone that said 'I trust you know either.' " I would be surprised if there were people who were not familiar with the strong, earthy taste of Turkish coffee. When a coffee ground reader reads the shapes in the damp or wet coffee grounds, he or she is practicing 'Tasseomancy'." He said, happiest when he was imparting information on a young mind. Quote:
Originally Posted by KatieTessa Gabriella sat silent trying to think what that thing that her grandmother used to do on people was called..Thinking hard she thought back to all her summers at her grandparents house.And then she remembered. Raising her hand she said "Professor, Palmreading when you look at the lines of another persons hands to predict his or her future does that count as a mind divination?" Gabriella took down her hand again. " Not exactly of the sort I'm refering to. It's mind divination by using someone elses mind and interpreting what you find. In the case of palmistry, as you mention, it is the palm which we are interpreting. And it doesn't have to be someone else's mind, it could be something else's concious mind." He said, dropping a clue. Quote:
Originally Posted by Paintbrush Hmmm... this was tricky. Divination was tricky in general, though - Natka never felt she fully had the grasp of this subject.
"Um, perhaps partly using the idea of psychology? Maybe looking at a persons character and past to determine their probable behaviour and reactions to certain situations in the future?" she suggested. She had no idea, though. " Indeed, you could, but that is more related to Astrology and Arithmancy. I think that is a good answer, Miss Leskanya, but you are over-thinking it. It's a less complex method than that." Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs. Weasley Abby raises her hand. "Would Dactylomancy qualify for what your looking for? It's a form of divination that uses finger movements upon a tripod, planchettes, pendulums, ouiji boards, or the use of finger rings to get in touch with the spirit world. Dactylomancy was used in Ancient Greece to predict the future." " Not quite, Miss Wright." He said, rhyming unintentionally. " Because the instruments used in Dactylomancy may also pick up energy in addition to thought waves of a spirit. Although, it is a good guess, I am looking for examples which show a more direct method." Quote:
Originally Posted by Miss Lissy Lou Jack had to think about this question long and hard--he was horrible in this class. Absolutely useless. Still, he felt bad that he hadn't participated at all in the last glass, so he wanted to provide some kind of answer to his question. "Wouldn't necromancy fall under that category?" he asked, raising his hand to answer the question. "I believe it's sometimes called Sciomancy as well, where people try and call upon dead spirits for a number of reasons, often to provide wisdom or predict the future. Since they're not using their OWN minds and using the minds of spirits, is that considered using other minds?" Jack asked. Quote:
Originally Posted by SenoritaMaxie "Yes, sir," Fyo half-mumbled once more, though he brightened up considerably when Professor Kapoor spoke again: The lesson was finally in flow, YAY! The thought of studying cheering him up almost immediately, the third year quickly raised his hand.
"Feng shui, professor?" he suggested, politely. "It's an ancient Chinese system of aesthetics, and it requires the use of the principles of the Heavens and Earth to predict the future by means of a certain energy flow, called qi." Or -" he paused, a little thoughtful. "How about Necromancy, sir? It involves the summoning of operative spirits - or the "spirits of divination" - doesn't it?" Quote:
Originally Posted by cedricdiggory Cedric raised his hand, "Sir,How about the necromancy that summon operative spirits using rituals and by mind." He answered clearly. " Good. Necromancy." He said nodding and charming the chalk to write out the word on the board. " It is different from Sciomancy, but very closely related and sometimes, the terms are used interchangeably. But, this is a confusing term to begin with. Necromancy is also the term used for a form of dark magic in which a dark witch or wizard may corrupt the dead. Would anyone care to elaborate more on either of the practices?".
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