Xehanna had been quiet most of class but finally thought she knew the answer. She raised her hand then said "Wouldn't you still use the exact name on the birth certificate? That's how you figured it out so you would still use the same way." she said feeling very smart but hoping she was right.

Cedric raised his hand,"Umm,I bet that we should conclude and use it in our calculations,Prof.Roman numerals uses the letter of the alphabet right so we can also give the appropriate number to those roman numerals.."

Dem went up and took another peppermint toad. I knew there was a reason I liked this class. she thought to herself. She raised her hand again. 'You would use the numerals, right? Because you destiny would be different then your father or your father's father." she said.

Professor Shackleton smirked and faked an evil laugh, "Mwahahaha! I see that I have tricked you all! Any name that has these addenda of junior, senior, or Roman numerals - we disregard them! They do not provide us with personalized information about you, and thus, are not useful.

"So, if that is the case, what does that mean for one's Arithmancy profile as compared to a parent or grandparent with the same name? Same? Different? How so?"

Satine thought about the new scenario the Professor had presented as she ate her toad...she raised her hand timidly, "Well, I would say that if we are just determining the destiny number which only uses the letters of the name then if they have exactly the same name from first to middle to last then it would be the same, but their other core numbers would differ because of birth dates, etc." she hoped she was right and didn't sound stupid.

Aaron WAS going to say that it would be the same, but then he heard Satine's answer. He never would have thought of that. So he raised his hand and said,

"I agree with Satine, ma'am." He then preceded to count up all his frogs he recieved that day so far. Hmmm... DO you think Iris would accept these as her winnings from the bet? he thought to himself.

He frowned, it made sense to him now, at least he thought it did. Writing that bit of information down he put his hand up. "If they're the same then I don't think it would make a difference, except for the middle names. If they're different, like one from the mother, one from the father with slight variances in the way its spelled than I'm assuming it'll be slightly different from their parents Destiny Number." He rattled off.

Iris raised her hand again. "Well, Professor, when I was reading my text book, I read somewhere that everything - the life number, the destiny number etc... get put together to determine your overall path thing. so your over all Arithmancy profile would differ from that of your parents'." she said, cursing herself for forgetting what it was called - after all she was only a first year, surely it wasn't that bad to not completely remember everything, she hoped it still made sense though, "Also, like Satine just said, we have middle names, which are chosen by our parents because they thought it suited us, so if we included those when calculating our destiny number, then we would end up with a different number to our parents or grandparents." she added, hoping dearly that her answer was some what correct.

Cedric raised his hand,"Its depend on the person ,Even if their name was the same as others,it will be different cause of the abilities,personalities they posses inside.Everyone one of us had different personality so even if we had same names including its spellings and pronounciation,It will still be different because like everyone said,Our life is in our hands"Cedric explained hoping that it would suffice.How tricky Profffff MAAAAAAAAAAC,I shouldn't give my best answer to your last question.

Demetria raised her hand. "Ok so if we cancel out Roman numerals, and to find your Destiny Number you add together the numbers of your name, then wouldn't you have the same destiny as everyone esle with your name? Because adding your birthdate to it would make it incorrect right?"

Professor Shackleton nodded in agreement, "Precisely! Take a peppermint toad!"

Professor Shackleton informed the class, "As Satine has stated, if we are strictly speaking about the Destiny Number, it will be the same as any other person with the exact same name as you. However, the entire Arithmancy profile would not be the same at all because many numbers are calculated using your date of birth, which would be entirely different from a parent or grandparent with the same name. Within the Core, the Life Path Number would be entirely different and so how the Destiny Number fits in with the Life Path would completely be altered versus a parent. And so, while many things will be common to those with the same exact names, there will also be many differences."

She gave the students enough time to take notes before concluding, "What I want you all to gather from our discussion is that the name on the birth certificate is always the name you use to calculate the official Destiny Number and that addenda like Jr. or Sr. are not factored into the calculation. Are there any questions up until this point?"

Iris quickly made some notes about what Professor Shackleton was saying, Iris really didn't want to forget any of it. The then put her quill down and thought about every thing. Nopes, she pretty much understood it, meaning no questions to ask.

Satine smiled at the Professor, "Thank you for another toad, Professor." She took the toad and started eating eat. These things were great. She wrote down everything the Professor said and knew that she actually understood what was going on. She was liking this class a lot.

Isabella who had some confusion seemed to be cleared about her doubts...so no doubts till here...she waited for the professor...

Oooh, professor had beaten Grace! She knew the answer, just it her too long to put her thoughts in order. Grace sighed and dropped her hand to the desk, disappointed. She didn't have any questions, so she just waited for her to ask another scenario.

Since there seemed to be no questions, Professor Shackleton pressed on, "Someone please refresh my memory of how we calculate the Destiny Number. Perhaps a step-by-step breakdown?" She looked imploringly about the classroom, wondering which student would be the first to take a chance at answering. While she waited, she tapped her feet in an upbeat rhythm and half danced across the front of the classroom.

Herminny raised her hand for like the umpteenth time and said, "You caculate the destiny number by assigning each of the letters of you're first, middle and last name a number based on the Pythagorian number system. From there you add up you're first middle and last name seperately till you have two or three one digit numbers based an whether you have a middle name or not. From there you add the 2 or three digit numbers together till you are left with one one digit number and that is you're destiny number.

Cedric raised his hand."First assign each letter's number using the pythagorean system designed by Pythagoras.Then add your first name,middle name then last name using the reducing method then adding together.At last,add the remaining numbers using then numbers you get in your name,At that point,you'll get your destiny number.Want some examples,Prof Shackleton?"

Thinking that the two students who replied answered quite beautifully, Professor Shackleton deposited one peppermint toad apiece on their desks and then resumed her position at the front of the classroom. With a flick of her wand, the following steps appeared on the board:

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Steps for Finding Your Destiny Number
1. Write out your birth name and assign the appropriate numbers to each letter.
2. Add each name separately; you may get a double-digit sum.
3. Reduce any double-digit sums you get for each name to its single digit root number.
4. Add the reduced numbers for your first, second, and third (or as many names as officially on your birth certificate) names together.
5. Reduce the double-digit sum to a single root number - unless your result is a Master Number.

"I'd like everyone to read over the steps I've just posted. We are now going to calculate my Destiny Number as an example and then you will be free to go. So, my full name is Macadrian Ashling Shackleton. Will a couple of you come up to the board and assign a number to each letter? Then calculate the Destiny Number. As many of you as you'd like can come up, so don't worry about raising your hand. Just get up here if you'd like to give it a try."

Sydney raised her hand after reading the steps, "Professor, I'll like to do it" She said & walked over to the board and started calcullating the Destiny Number for Professor. Shackleton.

"Professor, I'm done...can you please check?" She said, going through her calculations again.

Cedric raised his hand ready to give the best answer that he can,He gently come to the board then he started calculating their Professor Mac's destiny number

"I'm finished Prof Shackleton."He said wondering if he have to also give the findings.

Satine stood up and walked to the board, stood beside the other student, and wrote out:

Satine turned to look at the Professor to see how she had done.

Linda was working in silence.But now,she thought she'll point out that she was there too.She had a headache.

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Macadrian Ashling Shackleton
M A C A D R I A N
4 + 1 + 3+ 1 + 4 +9 + 8 + 1 + 5
= 37
3 + 7 = 10
1+0=1

A S H L I N G
1+1+8+3+9 + 5+7
=34
3+4=7

S H A C K L E T O N
1+8+1+3+2+3+5+2+6+5
38 36
3+6=9

1+7+9
=17
=1+7=8

Iris scribbled the method down, then wrote down Shackletons full name down on a piece of paper, before working it out on the paper, completly ignoring the people getting up. She then stood up and copied her calculations onto the board:


Professor Shackleton. "I've finished, Will you please check to see if it is right or not." Iris said, looking at the other peoples work for the first time, to see how hers compared. She knew this wasn't the best thing to do (as her mum told her that it wasn't good to compare your self to someone else), but she wanted to see what the others had written.

Natka walked up to the board as instructed, focusing on the copy of the chart she'd made. She thought about it for a moment before raising a hand to write down the appropriate numbers next to their assigned letters.

Macadrian Ashling Shackleton

M = 4
A = 1
C = 3
A = 1
D = 4
R = 9
I = 9
A = 1
N = 5

A = 1
S = 1
H = 8
L = 3
I = 9
N = 5
G = 7

S = 1
H = 8
A = 1
C = 3
K = 2
L = 3
E = 5
T = 2
O = 6
N = 5

4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 9 + 1 + 5 = 37 = 3 + 7 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1
1 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 9 + 5 + 7 = 34 = 3 + 4 = 7
1 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 2 + 6 + 5 = 36 = 3 + 6 = 9

1 + 7 + 9 = 17 = 1 + 7 = 8

Stepping back, Natka observed her work critically, making sure she'd made no mistakes. Finding none, she turned around to see what the Professor had to say about it.

It was eight... right?