Arithmancy Two: Family Name & Growth Numbers
 

The classroom had been restored to its original order since the last lesson, with the chairs and desks now in neat rows. Professor Hadley was sitting at the front, looking slightly tired around the eyes, but nonetheless she was chipper as she greeted you as you took your seats.

On the board behind her though, you'll find the following written:

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FAMILY What does this mean to you? Jot down a few words in your notebooks as you think about this.

ooc: we'll begin in about an hour =) Keep chatting to a minimum. You know the rules. ;D Lesson has begun. Please PRETEND as if you've been there the whole time if you didn't get to play coming in.

Lesson Progression
* What are the Different Types of Families?
* Make an acrostic using your character's surname and traits about your character's family.
* Calculate the Family Name Number - Using a historical figure from your house.
* What number is indicative of your greatest potential for self-actualization . . .
* Why does the Growth Number relate more to the Family Name Number than the Life Path, according to Professor Hadley?
* Calculate the Growth Number for the historical figure you used before...

Ella entered the Arithmancy classroom with a smile and greeted Professor Hadley. "Hi Professor, how are you?" She took a seat at a desk in the front, placing her bag on the floor. She read the board and pulled out her notebook, thinking about how to answer the question that was written there. She pulled out her quill and began to jot down things that came to her mind.

Keefer skipped toward the classroom, excited for the next Arithmancy lesson. The first one had been truly excellent.

So, it was with some sadness that he observed Professor Hadley. She doesn't look so good. I wonder if she's ok?

"Hullo, Professor Hadley. How are you doing today?"

He set his things down at a desk in the front row and got out parchment, ink, and quill. He scribbled "Arithmancy Lesson 2" at the top of the page, then "Family" underneath it. Ooo, I wonder what we'll be talking about today!

Minerva walked into class. "Hello Professor Hadley. Hope you are doing well today." she made her way to a seat and pulled out her parchment.

Sophie skipped happily into the classroom. "Good day, Professor Hadley!" She waved as she took a seat.

Oh! They were talking about family today, it seemed! Lovely! Pulling parchment, a quill and an ink pot out of her bag, Sophie jot down her thoughts.

Oakey entered the Arithmancy classroom and saw that Professor Hadley was seemed a little out of it today. None-the-less he greeted her in his cheery voice. Good Day Professor Hadley He smiled then took his seat closest to the windows. He took out his parchment and quill and and looked at the board. Family huh? Oakey thought. then proceeded to write.


This was exactly what Oakey's family is. He isn't related to any of the Gunters, and Aegis is only Harvey's nephew. The only motherly figure they have in their household is Harvey's mother who desperately try's to give Harvey a proper family.

Alyssa walked into the Arithmancy classroom glad to see that she wasn't late. She quickly walked up and greeted her Head of House. "Hello Professor Hadley. I'm looking forward to another interesting brain draining lesson today."Alyssa told her before looking around to see who was already in class.

She noticed Oakey writing in his journal, so she silently sat in the desk to him not wanting to disturb him. It was then that she noticed that the Professor had written something on the board.

'So that was why everybody in class was busy writing in their journals.'Alyssa thought to herself wondering why the Professor had asked that but proceeded to write down in her journal what family meant to her.



Once she was done writing and noticed that Oakey had to, she whispered. "Hi Oakey. I hope it's okay if I sit next to you? "

Ugh.

Arithmancy.

This was one of Sierra's least favorite classes, but it honestly wasn't Hadley's fault. She just didn't like numbers. Or calculating them. Or interpreting them. Or...well, you get the point.

She walked into the room and gave the professor then tiniest of smiles. As in, her lips curled up just a tiny bit before falling once again. As Sierra slid into her seat, she glanced up and saw the topic they were meant to write about. Hmm...this was actually a topic she didn't mind writing about now that she had a family she actually got along with.

She pulled out all her materials, dipped her quill in ink, and began:

Family means a lot more to me now than it used to. Now, I actually love being around my family and look forward to summer and winter breaks from school. Of course, I have family here at school, too, but what I mean is the time away from school when we can just spend time together and do fun things as a group. My dad and my new mom understand me more than anyone else I know.

Arithmancy, kinda like mathematics but also kinda different... Lily liked Arithmancy. it wasn't her favorite nor her second favorite but it was up there. Walking in to the classroom, Lily stole a look around. It still looked kinda empty and it seemed that almost everyone was writing. As she reached the Professor, she noticed that Professor Hadley looked exhausted. "Hello Professor Hadley. Are you sure you are feeling alright?" Lily asked with a smile that turned into a worried look. Was the professor going to feel up to teaching at the moment? Lily didn't know what else to do so she proceeded to her seat and pulled out a piece of parchment and a quill.

Justin walked into the classroom with a smile. " Hello, Professor Hadley. I'm looking foward to this lesson. " he said as he bowed slightly before finding a seat near Minerva. Then sat down and took out his textbook and a sheet of parchemment and his ink well and quill. He was ready for learning what the professor had for them.

Raven walked to the Arithmancy classroom. Well, she was healthy enough to attended a class. She entered the classroom and greeted the Professor.

"Good day Professor Hadley." she smiled. Then she sat at the middle and noticed that Professor Hadley had written something on the board.

Raven took her notebooks and started thinking about family. How meaningful was family to her?

Zhenya walked into arithmancy, and said "hello professor Hadley, how are you?" she asked.

She went and took a seat next to Raven and said "hey Raven," and pulled out her quill

What did family mean to her? Hmm cuddles and love, good food, special occasions, security... What else?

for Treyen too
 

Entering the classroom, Kurumi's face was brighter than usual. Numbers. Nice and straight forward numbers that were nothing more than...numbers? Or something like that. The stability and consistency that came with the subject that Kurumi desperately needed right now. Taking her usual seat right in front Kurumi smiled widely at Professor Hadley. "Good day, professor," she said, setting her things out on the desk. Once she had a piece of parchment and quill ready, Kurumi looked at the board and...




...her face fell.




Family? What did family mean to her? This had to be some sort of joke, right? What happened to straight forward numbers? Adding one plus one to get two? Kurumi's expression went from cheerful to emotionless quicker than anyone could say cookie, and the numbness that had clouded her daily routine since the holidays hung over her like a dark rain cloud only visible to her.

She didn't want to write about what she thought family meant to her. She didn't want to think about it. Her family was...falling apart...

Kurumi simply wrote her name, date, and lesson title at the top of her parchment, and then tried to force herself to brainstorm ideas...but she only got as far as writing the 'f' in family before setting her quill down. She just couldn't do it...

Family to her right now...only meant tears.

Harvey walked into the classroom his second Arithmancy lesson of the year.. he saw that Professor Hadley was there looking a little tired but still there and her usual cheerful self as she greeted other students that were entering class "Good day Professor Hadley.. how are you?" he asked as he took his seat and looked at the board for their first question.. what did family mean to him.. hmm.. he then put his quill to parchment and began to write.

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Family: Family are people who support you in all your decisions. Show you what is right and what is wrong and steer you in the right direction. Family is always there for you ready on standby to help when you require their help.. be there for you all the time even in the darkest of hours. Family always want you to be happy in everything you do.

He wrote this much down.. it was all that came to mind for now.. he wondered why the professor had asked them to do that.. why write down what your family means to you.. well the answer lay in the lesson ahead so he got ready for the lesson to start.

Another Arithmancy lesson. Good. Want to know what else was good? That he got in time to the classroom and was able to pick any desk he wanted. Or the one next to Kurumi, which was the one he needed if he wanted her help.

And he needed it.

So, one greeting went to Hadley, the other to the Gryffindor Prefect. "Hello, Professor." He smiled, failing to truly notice his Head of House mood today.

Next, he went over to his former seat, the one next to Kurumi, "Hey, Prefect." A smile was sent her way, and he didn't pay much attention to her frozen state, he thought she'd been answering some question Hadley asked her. Totally normal.

Until he saw the board.

Oh, family? His eyes were back on Kurumi. "You okay there?" NO, he knew she wasn't okay, but it was only an expression, okay? Because he wasn't going to be asking for specifics when the rest of the class could be listening in.

Granted, he wrote his piece.

Ellie wasn't particularly happy or upset about Arithmancy. It was just...whatever today. And at least it wasn't Defense. And at least she was coming at her own free will. See that, Arya Lovegoods?

So she continued into the classroom, took her usual seat, and followed the instructions on the board. Like a good little student.

What did 'Family' mean to her? Well...



Yeah.

Noticing a sweet chipper young puff enter the room, she nodded politely. "I'm alright. You know." She smiled, doing her best to conceal signs of fatigue.

And there was her captain. Of course. Why must people ask the obvious how are you? Scratching at her temple absently, she forced a smile at the sixth year too. "Alright. You know."

"Can't complain." Besides, not that anyone really, genuinely wanted to listen anyway, if she did.



"Hello, good day..." she greeted politely back to those KIND, KIND students who decided to be simple and NOT nosy.


Again, another student asked how she was, and for the first time, Fina felt like snapping. But she didn't. "I'm alright." She said simply, instead.

Are you feeling alright? What kind of question was THAT? She felt like saying no, but again, stopped herself. "I'm pleasant enough to teach a lesson, if that's what you mean." In other words, she wasn't getting out of a lesson .....

.......

Once it appeared as if most of the students who normally attended her lessons were seated and had jotted down a few notes about the topic on the board, Fina rose from her own seat and stood, leaning back gently against her desk.

"We'll just get started then..." Fina said, flicking her wand and closing the door, she set her wand beside her on her desk, resting her hand over it. "So... Family... There's actually many different types of families. Please, feel free to name them as you think of them. Just name one type though...." Gotta give others a chance.

Kurumi only slightly registered that Treyen had sat down next to her and his initial greeting went entirely in one ear and out the other. It was only when he asked her if she was alright that it really sunk in that he was there. All she could do was shake her head and look back at her parchment.

She usually loved Arithmancy. One of her favorite subjects...but not today. Now she wished she had stayed in bed with the covered pulled up high over her head and Walnut attempting to cheer her up by purring on the pillow beside her head.

When Professor Hadley officially started the lesson and asked what sort of families there were. Kurumi nearly lost it and shut her eyes tight for just a moment, passing it off hopefully that she was just thinking. She needed to think of something far and away from what images the word family brought to her mind. She couldn't even look Professor Hadley in the face right now.

Slowly...she raised her hand, eyes still on her parchment and waited for her turn to speak. "A family is a taxonomic rank," she said softly, lowering her hand as she finished.

Alyssa thought for a moment before raising her hand. "Professor, there is the single parent family, where there's only either a Mom or Dad, taking care of the household."