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After making your long journey to the seventh floor and after ascending the Divination Tower you finally arrive at the trap door leading up to the Divination Classroom--what can you say, the Hogwarts Staff wanted only the dedicated students to attempt the subject. After climbing the ladder into the classroom you will see that the once nearly empty room from the two previous terms before is now full of desks again and many other items brought by it's new inhabitant.
Go ahead and take a seat at one of the many chairs set up two to a small table on the risers at the far end of the room but as he you do you will pass the Professor's desk where a number of incense were burning. The room was stuffy as usual, with curtains pulled overly the windows.
Professor Elwood was seen sitting at her desk a small smile on her face as she nevously awaited the students of her first lesson as a teacher. Her parrot Galileo was sitting on his perch in the far corner of the room with a small sign on him that said, "Do NOT feed for fear of losing a finger!'.
The lesson shall begin shortly.
OCC: Welcome to my first lesson ever! Be sure to read the Divination Classroom Rules and familiarize yourself with them. I don't want to have to take points this early in the term. Also I will be updating this post with links to important things through the lesson so you won't be lost.
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MEEEEEP! She was pretty. Yes, yes. Their new Divination Professor. And she was not a centaur either! She cocked her head to her right as she listened to her talking about the subject. Divination, a weak subject...Psshhh. It was not. Sure, it made her sleepy sometimes, but it was also interesting especially when pretty Professors thought it. Bleeeeh.
Oh, and there's a parrot whom she heard was named Galileo. Galileo was a muggle...philosopher right? N'awww. Now, she misses her cat Davinci.
Having given the first question of the lesson, Beezus' head turn to and fro as she listened at her classmates individual answers. They were just..implying the same thing. ALMOST. Having a clear and open mind, getting supplies. She didn't want to repeat those answers so she rummaged her mind for another.
Still halfway through composing her thoughts, she raised her hand. "Professor, errr..aside from having a clear mind and incurring your needed supplies, I think one should also have discipline." Shruuuuug. "You..you should impose yourself to not get distracted with what's occurring around you or else your concentration on your reading might break and it'll just turn out to be a failure." Yeah, that was it.
Professor Elwood proved to be someone the young lion believed she could actually like. They very opposite of what one other Professor was. It came as a relief to find she would actually enjoy this class. It became extremely apparent when she pointed out her lack of horse parts. Yes, someone she was comfortable with.
Jezzabelle raised her hand, "Well, you should be clear as well as open minded." If you believed that something wasn't possible then wouldn't you yourself make it impossible? At least, that's what she thought was true. "Also you would want to gather the items needed." Tea leaves and what-not. That was it though. She really didn't know what else to say.
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"Firstly I want each of you to let me know what you think is one of the most important thing you should do before you even think about doing a reading or practicing any of the many forms of Divination?" She was eager to hear their answers.
Another new professor, but this one seemed much nicer. Good.
After listening carefully to everything she was telling them, Nora raised her hand to answer the question. "We must clear our heads." That was a MUST. "It also helps, or at least it helps me, if I am in a place without any distractions," like a classroom full of students. She'd rather do the readings by the lake, for example.
Silvia was one of those who was a little skeptical about the practice of Divination, but she said to herself that she would give it a try, and she would do just that. Wait to see how things would go and then decide what she really thought of it.
She raised her hand. "Professor, I too think that we first need to clear our minds and focus entirely on the divination. If we don't, other thoughts could interfere with our divining and interpretations."
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"Firstly I want each of you to let me know what you think is one of the most important thing you should do before you even think about doing a reading or practicing any of the many forms of Divination?" She was eager to hear their answers.
Well.. that was an easy question. Unless it was a trick question which wasn't very likely considering the way the lady did not seem or sound like the type to do tricks. Raising her hand high in the air, Louisa offered her own personal theory. "I read." Which didn't help a lot since she pretty much read all the time anyways, "I read about the reading technique or bring the books that interpret the symbols around me. Maybe find a suitable place too? To help me focus." And if it was a messy reading approach, that could take hours to set.
... the question might be implying something else of course but Louisa was just practical like that.
Tay raised her hand, "Would you need to clear your mind but also block out any distractions? Maybe also study some Astronomy before you study this so you have a better understanding?"
"Firstly I want each of you to let me know what you think is one of the most important thing you should do before you even think about doing a reading or practicing any of the many forms of Divination?" She was eager to hear their answers.
Ariana grinned: good, an easy question to start off with. She thrust her hand in the air to answer, trying to clearly establish the fact, since the teacher was new, that she was one of the ones that answers questions, instead of just sitting there staring awkwardly with bulging eyes. Like frog eyes. Mhm. Frogs.
Of course her thinking was getting off-topic, and she quickly blinked and refocused.
"I think that before doing anything, one should make sure that there are no distractions in the immediate area. Sometimes soft, natural sounds are okay, but nothing loud and obnoxious."'Like a little sister...' Ariana wanted to say, but she refrained from doing so. It did take great willpower.
"The next thing to do would be to try and clear one's mind of unnecessary thoughts and focus on the divining or reading or whatever." Kind of a lame ending, but overall Ariana was satisfied with her answer.
Professor Elwood seemed nice enough. Ira giggled a bit as Professor mentioned that she wasn't a centaur. Of course she wasn't! *giggle*
And Ira was among the majority who believed that Divination was a weak subject filled with guesswork. Yep, that as what it was. Because in her first term of Divination, Ira had spent her whole term doing guesswork in Divination. Because she honestly couldn't see any signs or symbols or anything.
Maybe this term would be different? Who knows?
Ira pondered over the question. The most important thing? Ira raised hr hand up and answered, "Most important things can be... focus? Concentration?" Because she remembered what Thereos had said. He had stressed on being focused, right? "Knowing what to expect to some extent could help.. and also it would be better to first read about the subject." she added.
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SPOILER!!: Professor Elwood
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Calista greated each student with a nod and a friendly hello, chuckling at the few who decided to look and make faces at her little parrot Galileo. She gave them his name, for those who asked, and waited as they all took their seats. It seemed like she had a full house of students for today's lesson.
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Callie got up from her desk and walked across the room, letting the trapdoor shut with a loud snap. "Alright everyone, welcome to your first Divination Lesson of the term. I am Professor Elwood and I am happy to be teaching at Hogwarts." Calista eyed each of the little faces looking back at her and wondered for a second if they were as nervous as she was right now--probably not. She leaned against the front of her desk allowing her flowy skirt to touch the floor and her sandals.
"Now you all have hopefully noticed that I am not a Centaur," they would need their eyes checked if they hadn't noticed the lack of tail, horse hair, and extra set of legs, "but even though I am not I am still quite capable of teaching you all about Divination."
"So I know that there are probably a few of you in here today that think or have heard from someone that Divination is a weak subject filled with guesses but that is simply not true. This subject has been a tool used for ages and by different societies all over the world." Her eyebrows and forehead creased as she spoke with passion about her subject. "What I would like to do since this is our first lesson, is see where your common misconceptions and the real deal meet." Calista took a break, to try and measure what they were thinking. Hopefully they were as excited about what they were going to do today as she was.
"Firstly I want each of you to let me know what you think is one of the most important thing you should do before you even think about doing a reading or practicing any of the many forms of Divination?" She was eager to hear their answers.
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Alyssa thought for a while and listened as the other students gave their answers, noting them down in her journal. She remembered her times spent in Divination class the last two terms and what they were all required to do before they even considered trying to do a reading. So Alyssa raised her hand and answered.
"Professor, I believe that one of the most important things one needs to do before we even think about doing a reading, is to have a clear intention of what we want to know from the reading. Yes clearing one's mind from all distractions and allowing yourself to become one with nature and to be able to feel it's life force surround you is also very important. Some people think that there can be only one answer to what they see and that's because that is what they want to see. People have to keep their minds open and allow the spirits that are around us to guide us to the right answer. We have to let out intuition be our guide. " Alyssa hoped that her answer made sense.
Nigel was skeptical about this whole divination thing. He did think it a weak subject filled with guesses. But he was willing to give it a shot. He hears the question the teacher ask and thought about the answer. He then says "I think you need to clear your mind first"
The first answer that she heard came from a Ravenclaw, the little Nigel boy that had introduced himself upon arrivial, and it was the one she had been most expecting to hear. "Yes, that is a great idea of what to do before practiving the noble art."
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Divination is a weak subject filled with guesses...
Could Kurumi write that one down? Because that was sort of her in a nut shell. Honestly, Kurumi was one of those people who believed that if you did not poses the Inner Eye then there was really little point in even trying. After all...looking at a glob of tea leaves at the bottom of a cup and making up what you saw and not being sure about what you were seeing...certainly sounded like guessing to her...
Still, Kurumi remained quiet, simply looking at the professor before glancing over at Selina. What she she do before getting a vision? Erm...she sort of froze...and went into a trace and looked like she really wasn't thinking about anything. Slowly, Kurumi raised her hand."Professor, first you should...clear your mind of all distractions and thoughts?" Or find a Seer or a centaur. "And....um...get your supplies so you can actually do the reading."
Although that came after you had decided to do a reading. Whatever. This was GUESSwork already.
Callie had been watching all of the students after asking the question but she noticed Kurumi who seemed to be thinking particularily hard, she began to wiggle one of her crossed feet as she waited for the Prefect to spit out what she had been working so hard on.
"Clearing your mind is a definate necessity and also being prepared with any items you may need. Good." She gave the girl a small smile.
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Zhenya couldn't help but let a small laugh escape. She sure was NOT a centaur, but that just made this Professor so much better immediately. He was rude and mean and she didn't like him one bit! Which was horrible because she liked this class.
She raised her hand and said, "Professor I find the most useful thing to do before practicing Divination is to clear my mind. If I'm thinking about something, usually in great detail, I just can't focus on Divination," she said.
Another mind clearer, they were certainly right. "Yes, I have the same problem if I'm worried about something else or too stressed, most readings just won't turn out correctly." Calista nodded at the studdent.
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Mika looked up at Professor Ellwood as she commented about not being a centaur. Well that would be obvious. She didn't smell like one now did she? Nope.
She looked up at Galileo and just smiled. Cute name for the bird. What was the first thing to do? She pondered the question for a minute. Concentrate? That was important right.
"I believe its important to calm your nerves - meditation can help...or just simple breathing techniques so that you clear your mind of all this unrelated to the technique you are using" basically don't think stupid things when divining or you'd get that as the question and not what you wanted to find.
Oooh a good one!
"Yes meditation would work wonderfully! I hear Professor Romanos is very big on the stuff, perhaps I will have to ask her to help us out before a lesson one of these days. Great thought." The Ravenclaw girl certainly had been thinking on the right track if she was going to do some Divining.
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Damon raised his hand, "I think it's clearing your mind of everything but what you need to think about."
"Yes, clearing your mind is one of the best things you can do. Good." The professor nodded kindly to the Hufflepuff.
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Raising his hand he had a pretty good idea of what you needed for Divination. His mum was a seer, and had taught him well, and to respect all forms of Divination. "Ye need te haf a clear and open mind." he replied "If ye don't have an open mind it can bar ye from seeing what is really in front of ye, whether it be palmistry, tea leaves or even a crystal ball."
Hmmm...nice accent. He must be from up here in Scotland, you didn't hear too many of those in London.
"Yes, if you are focussed on something else rather than your reading you won't likely be able to see anything of importance. Very good."
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Umm… what to do before practicing divination, what to do… Emmanuelle was racking her brain for this one, when it came to her. "You have to gather your supplies and then clear your mind." Yep, that was it, she was pretty sure. After all, how could whatever told you the future communicate with you if your head was all full of lists and stuff?
"Supplies and mind, yes." The Divination Professor nodded at the girl.
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Oichi was unsure about divination herself. From all she had read she was under the impression that divination was atleast partiallya subject for just certain people who are gifted for it. She heard the professors question and raised her hand and responded, "Well, I would think that the most important thing you should have before you try divination is an open mind. If you don't atleast have that then you won't have any conviction in to what you are trying predict. However, I have read that certain forms of divination can only be done by thosewith a certain gift. Is that true?".
The open mind part of her question was like the others but the second was different.
"Oh yes dear, you bring up a great point. Although the majority of Divination practices are pretty 'user friendly', just putting it lightly, however there are some types that usually render much easier for Seers or other Divine-thinkers." Prophecy making was for sure one of those things, something Callie herself had once dabbled in.
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Minerva thought about everything she had learned the last two terms and put her hand up. "Professor the most important thing is to not have anything going on in your head. Clearing the mind to fully focus."
"Yes, that's is quite important. Good." The students seemed to understand her question pretty well.
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How was he doing? Not so good. No, he was not going to be happy about his status.
Elwood? That was ringing a bell, but he couldn't figure it out. For some reason, he could hear his dad saying that. But what ever, it wasn't this Elwood. But divination, what did you know about the subject? Not a whole lot, just crystal balls, and seeing the future. Thinking about what one should do first, he raised his hand. "Um, You should be well rested, and not do it on a empty stomach. That way, you don't fall asleep looking into the crystal ball, or get distracted by stomach growls."
Different but good just the same.
"Ooh definately a good idea to be properly rested and have eaten a good meal before trying to do a reading. Although you shouldn't gorge yourself too much or you may become sleepy and pass out during whatever it is you are doing." And that wouldn't be good at all.
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Now wait, who was the one who filled in her head about the subject being silly? Oh right, her dad. Feeling her face grow warm, she did have similar views.. Well, that was until Ruby told her how much better her OWL results would look and stuff. So, Kimalia rose her hand, "Well, you don't want to go into the subject with expectations, or have a closed view on it. Cause you can miss out of some of the good stuff if you don't keep an open mind." Was she right?
"Excellent Miss Fanster! That is probably one of the most limiting factors on a person who tries to perform Divinational practices. When one goes into their work with the notion that whatever they are supposed to do is stupid or boring they've already set themselves up for disaster. It is very important we don't allow this to impeade on our abilities, right?" This slytherin was more than ok in her book. Too true.
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Kennedy bit his lip as he thought of an answer. Honestly, he wasn't good at this subject. At. All. But, he wanted to give it a try. Like his mom always says, 'it doesn't hurt to try'. Plus, this professor seem to be nice and maybe even understanding. She didn't seem like the type that would rip someone's head off for expressing the wrong answer. Using the latter as consolation, Kennedy raised his hand. "Um, besides clearing your mind, isn't it important to have an open mind as well because one can misinterpret a reading?" he said, which came out in question form.
Wasn't it though? Wasn't it important to be open to whatever you saw? Because a closed mind might not see what's there.
"Yes, very good. An open mind is different than a clear one and it would do everyone to remember that." She nodded at the other students. "There are times when, during your reading, that you may come across something that you think would never happen to you or the subject that very well could. Never limit yourself or the Beyond."
Because you didn't want to mess with or ignore fate.
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Truth be told Hannah did think that the subject was simply alot of guess work. I mean she had to climb allll of the stairs to learn about something that she thought was pretty pointless and she has yet to "see" anything. Still she needed to attend to do what she could for her house.
She thought about what the professor asked and the first thought that came to her mind was that she would have to stop smirking long enough to concentrate. She knew the professor would however not like that response.
Did they need to raise their hand? Better be on the safe side she thought to herself. After Charms class with that evil new professor she wasn't sure what would be expected of her. Hannah raised her hand. "Professor I think we would need to empty our minds and concentrate." Not that she personally thought this would help. "I also think we would need material...like candles and incense perhaps."
She left it alone at that because she was having a hard time trying not to smirk. She didn't see how doing any of these things would help, but whatever!
"Clearing of the mind and atmosphere are both great ideas when preparing for a reading. Good." Callie obviously had the atmosphere one down, look at her fabulous classroom. All the windows were closed and covered as to not invite distractions and the incense were burning away. Good divination room if you asked her.
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"Ummm, a clear mind and heart?" She said curiously.
"Yes, good, good." Callie nodded to the Slytherin girl kindly.
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Well, thank Merlin she wasn't a centaur. Sierra had had just about enough of that creature who'd stolen her father's looks. It'd been creepy and somewhat embarrassing, and yeah...even though this woman taught one of Sierra's least favorite subjects, she was at least welcome in the prefect's eyes.
Sierra thought about the answer to the question then raised her hand. "Professor? I don't mean any disrespect with this answer, and it's my honest opinion, but I think what you really need to do is believe," she said then lowered her hand. "If I'm being honest, I don't really think Divination amounts to much, so I guess before I start practicing it, I really need to believe first." She shrugged. "Maybe it'll just come in time."
Although, she was a fifth year now...
She didn't mean any disrespect?
That almost ALWAYS meant the person was about to say something absolutely horrible to you. Calista took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a second. She then reopened them and offered for the girl to press on.
"Oh." She had been expecting the first part, the girl's tone allowed for Callie to sense she was a non-believer and critic but the girl's admition of wanting to give it a shot was suprising. "Well Prefect Greingoth," Yeah, that was her name, she had had to check the roster though, "your patience to try this subject based on your prior feelings towards it is admirable. Thank you." She seemed like she could be alright.
Her auora was already becoming lighter. Hmm.
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Addie thought about the question the professor had asked. Addie had never studied Divination before, her mom didn't think it was a worthy enough subject. So maybe forget about what other people think. "Professor people have said clear your mind. I think that is important but don't you want to be open to the Inner Eye. Open to foresight and things like that in Divination.". Addie was super excited for this class.
She mentioned the Inner Eye! She did!
Professor Elwood was giddy all of a sudden, she didn't know the centaur had told them about the Inner Eye. "Yes the Inner Eye is something you should always be connected and open to when practicing Divination. Good answer."
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MEEEEEP! She was pretty. Yes, yes. Their new Divination Professor. And she was not a centaur either! She cocked her head to her right as she listened to her talking about the subject. Divination, a weak subject...Psshhh. It was not. Sure, it made her sleepy sometimes, but it was also interesting especially when pretty Professors thought it. Bleeeeh.
Oh, and there's a parrot whom she heard was named Galileo. Galileo was a muggle...philosopher right? N'awww. Now, she misses her cat Davinci.
Having given the first question of the lesson, Beezus' head turn to and fro as she listened at her classmates individual answers. They were just..implying the same thing. ALMOST. Having a clear and open mind, getting supplies. She didn't want to repeat those answers so she rummaged her mind for another.
Still halfway through composing her thoughts, she raised her hand. "Professor, errr..aside from having a clear mind and incurring your needed supplies, I think one should also have discipline." Shruuuuug. "You..you should impose yourself to not get distracted with what's occurring around you or else your concentration on your reading might break and it'll just turn out to be a failure." Yeah, that was it.
A nice answer from the Ravenclaw girl.
"Discipline is a good thing to have when practicing ALL types of magic but definately Divination. You have to, like you said, force yourself to not be distracted but you also must discipline yourself to follow through the entire reading, even it it is taking too long or the message is a dark or bleak one. The Beyond is trying to connect with us and we must listen."
The last bit Professor Elwood said with her eyes closed and a hand pressed to her chest. Yes, it was that dramatic.
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Professor Elwood proved to be someone the young lion believed she could actually like. They very opposite of what one other Professor was. It came as a relief to find she would actually enjoy this class. It became extremely apparent when she pointed out her lack of horse parts. Yes, someone she was comfortable with.
Jezzabelle raised her hand, "Well, you should be clear as well as open minded." If you believed that something wasn't possible then wouldn't you yourself make it impossible? At least, that's what she thought was true. "Also you would want to gather the items needed." Tea leaves and what-not. That was it though. She really didn't know what else to say.
"Gathering items that you will need and a clear mind are both good things to have. Good job." Professor nodded at the Gryffindor.
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Another new professor, but this one seemed much nicer. Good.
After listening carefully to everything she was telling them, Nora raised her hand to answer the question. "We must clear our heads." That was a MUST. "It also helps, or at least it helps me, if I am in a place without any distractions," like a classroom full of students. She'd rather do the readings by the lake, for example.
Another slightly different idea.
"You're absolutely right. Often times some of us are more easily distracted than others." Mainly the students sitting in the room at the moment since Callie had heard that most children had an attention span of about 5 minutes at a time, "so it would often times be better to practice your readings in rooms where others won't bother you."
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Silvia was one of those who was a little skeptical about the practice of Divination, but she said to herself that she would give it a try, and she would do just that. Wait to see how things would go and then decide what she really thought of it.
She raised her hand. "Professor, I too think that we first need to clear our minds and focus entirely on the divination. If we don't, other thoughts could interfere with our divining and interpretations."
"Great answer dear." The Divination Professor nodded kindly to the young Ravenclaw and then turned to the next raised hand.
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Well.. that was an easy question. Unless it was a trick question which wasn't very likely considering the way the lady did not seem or sound like the type to do tricks. Raising her hand high in the air, Louisa offered her own personal theory. "I read." Which didn't help a lot since she pretty much read all the time anyways, "I read about the reading technique or bring the books that interpret the symbols around me. Maybe find a suitable place too? To help me focus." And if it was a messy reading approach, that could take hours to set.
... the question might be implying something else of course but Louisa was just practical like that.
This girl was a reader too? Calista used to read all the time back when she worked at the bookstore during the summers in between her last two years of school.
"Yes, symbol books and other reference type tombs are great to have at hand when doing readings but also if they create personal comfort for you, then by all means always have them around." They didn't even have to be books. Pets, furnature, even food could work to help a person feel more comfortable and relax in order to do a reading.
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Tay raised her hand, "Would you need to clear your mind but also block out any distractions? Maybe also study some Astronomy before you study this so you have a better understanding?"
Uh-oh. Astronomy, had this one been corrupted by the centaur?
"Well clearing you mind is a great idea but often times many people get confused with the border between Astronomy and Divination. There are some branches of Divination that have Astronomical ties worked into them but those are only a few. But still a good answer dear."
Please don't talk to a Centaur again. Thanks.
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Ariana grinned: good, an easy question to start off with. She thrust her hand in the air to answer, trying to clearly establish the fact, since the teacher was new, that she was one of the ones that answers questions, instead of just sitting there staring awkwardly with bulging eyes. Like frog eyes. Mhm. Frogs.
Of course her thinking was getting off-topic, and she quickly blinked and refocused.
"I think that before doing anything, one should make sure that there are no distractions in the immediate area. Sometimes soft, natural sounds are okay, but nothing loud and obnoxious."'Like a little sister...' Ariana wanted to say, but she refrained from doing so. It did take great willpower.
"The next thing to do would be to try and clear one's mind of unnecessary thoughts and focus on the divining or reading or whatever." Kind of a lame ending, but overall Ariana was satisfied with her answer.
"Limiting distractions and clearing one's mind are both great ideas. Good." Professor Elwood gave the Ravenclaw a kind nod.
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Professor Elwood seemed nice enough. Ira giggled a bit as Professor mentioned that she wasn't a centaur. Of course she wasn't! *giggle*
And Ira was among the majority who believed that Divination was a weak subject filled with guesswork. Yep, that as what it was. Because in her first term of Divination, Ira had spent her whole term doing guesswork in Divination. Because she honestly couldn't see any signs or symbols or anything.
Maybe this term would be different? Who knows?
Ira pondered over the question. The most important thing? Ira raised hr hand up and answered, "Most important things can be... focus? Concentration?" Because she remembered what Thereos had said. He had stressed on being focused, right? "Knowing what to expect to some extent could help.. and also it would be better to first read about the subject." she added.
"All very good ideas. Yes we want to limit distractions and clear our minds the best we can. Also reading up on a type of Divination before doing it would be a good idea aswell. We just need to be sure that we don't give ourselve precursing ideas of what we SHOULD get in our readings and mess up what we are supposed to get." Yes, those were all good things that the little Gryffindor should keep in mind.
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Alyssa thought for a while and listened as the other students gave their answers, noting them down in her journal. She remembered her times spent in Divination class the last two terms and what they were all required to do before they even considered trying to do a reading. So Alyssa raised her hand and answered.
"Professor, I believe that one of the most important things one needs to do before we even think about doing a reading, is to have a clear intention of what we want to know from the reading. Yes clearing one's mind from all distractions and allowing yourself to become one with nature and to be able to feel it's life force surround you is also very important. Some people think that there can be only one answer to what they see and that's because that is what they want to see. People have to keep their minds open and allow the spirits that are around us to guide us to the right answer. We have to let out intuition be our guide. " Alyssa hoped that her answer made sense.
"Intuition and listening to you heart and spirit are both wonderful things, and I do hope you already do this in any readings you've done before." Professor Elwood nodded at the Hufflpuff as she looked around the room to catch any other raised hands.
After Professor Elwood had spoken to each student about their answers, she cleared her throat to address the class as a whole again. She straightened up and began to walk slowly across the front of the room as she spoke. "The majority of you agree that one of the most important things you should do before attempting a Divinational reading would be to clear you mind. This is a very important thing to do. Others mentioned were: limiting distractions, sleep, good meals, connecting with the Inner Eye, and a few others." Calista came to a stop and grinned at them all mischeviously.
"They are however not exactly what I was looking for. If you remember my question I asked for one of the most important things to do, not necessarily the most important thing." Yep, very tricky. "And also if you were paying attention I said that we were going to explore the boundary of the true meanings of Divination and the common mistakes outsiders have on the Art."
After speaking Professor Elwood removed her wand from a fold in her skirt and flicked it at what had appeared to be just a pile of junk covered by a dirty old sheet, causing the sheet to fly off, revealing a pile of four trunks. "The answer I was specifically looking for was dressing the part." She chuckled slightly.
"Now I know many of you when you think of Divination you think of mind readers and fortune tellers, right? Go on, nod your heads I know it's what you thought." Yes, this was going to be really fun. "What do you think a good ‘fortune teller’ that is in contact with people should wear?" She placed a sandaled foot on one of the trunks and she twiddled her wand between one of her hands.
It took all his not to snort when the professor said this class was actually something serious. If it wasn't for earning points, he wouldn't have been here. Though, raising his hand, he said "I try to meditate to clear my mind." HAH! Lies. Though the professor was already asking a new question. After thinking it for a moment, he raised his hand again. "They should wear something that show they are honest people." Because really, most of them were robbers, just lying and taking money.
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A trick question. Kennedy didn't like those. He liked being right so...yeah. Still, it was good. It made him think, a great way to start out the day. He pursed his lips together as the professor continued. So, they were focusing on the attire portion of Divination?
The prefect tapped his chin with the feathery end of his quill in thought. After a while Kennedy raised his hand. "They should wear...good luck charms," he said, not quite finished and trying to word what he wanted to say in his head. "For example, a necklace that balances the energy around them." To have a clear mind. Like jewelry with runes on them. He was going to go with clothing, but in all honesty, he didn't know how a fortune teller dressed. Did they wear pants or shorts? Long sleeved or short sleeved shirts? He wasn't sure.
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The first answer that she heard came from a Ravenclaw, the little Nigel boy that had introduced himself upon arrivial, and it was the one she had been most expecting to hear. "Yes, that is a great idea of what to do before practiving the noble art."
Callie had been watching all of the students after asking the question but she noticed Kurumi who seemed to be thinking particularily hard, she began to wiggle one of her crossed feet as she waited for the Prefect to spit out what she had been working so hard on.
"Clearing your mind is a definate necessity and also being prepared with any items you may need. Good." She gave the girl a small smile.
Another mind clearer, they were certainly right. "Yes, I have the same problem if I'm worried about something else or too stressed, most readings just won't turn out correctly." Calista nodded at the studdent.
Oooh a good one!
"Yes meditation would work wonderfully! I hear Professor Romanos is very big on the stuff, perhaps I will have to ask her to help us out before a lesson one of these days. Great thought." The Ravenclaw girl certainly had been thinking on the right track if she was going to do some Divining.
"Yes, clearing your mind is one of the best things you can do. Good." The professor nodded kindly to the Hufflepuff.
Hmmm...nice accent. He must be from up here in Scotland, you didn't hear too many of those in London.
"Yes, if you are focussed on something else rather than your reading you won't likely be able to see anything of importance. Very good."
"Supplies and mind, yes." The Divination Professor nodded at the girl.
The open mind part of her question was like the others but the second was different.
"Oh yes dear, you bring up a great point. Although the majority of Divination practices are pretty 'user friendly', just putting it lightly, however there are some types that usually render much easier for Seers or other Divine-thinkers." Prophecy making was for sure one of those things, something Callie herself had once dabbled in.
"Yes, that's is quite important. Good." The students seemed to understand her question pretty well.
Different but good just the same.
"Ooh definately a good idea to be properly rested and have eaten a good meal before trying to do a reading. Although you shouldn't gorge yourself too much or you may become sleepy and pass out during whatever it is you are doing." And that wouldn't be good at all.
"Excellent Miss Fanster! That is probably one of the most limiting factors on a person who tries to perform Divinational practices. When one goes into their work with the notion that whatever they are supposed to do is stupid or boring they've already set themselves up for disaster. It is very important we don't allow this to impeade on our abilities, right?" This slytherin was more than ok in her book. Too true.
"Yes, very good. An open mind is different than a clear one and it would do everyone to remember that." She nodded at the other students. "There are times when, during your reading, that you may come across something that you think would never happen to you or the subject that very well could. Never limit yourself or the Beyond."
Because you didn't want to mess with or ignore fate.
"Clearing of the mind and atmosphere are both great ideas when preparing for a reading. Good." Callie obviously had the atmosphere one down, look at her fabulous classroom. All the windows were closed and covered as to not invite distractions and the incense were burning away. Good divination room if you asked her.
"Yes, good, good." Callie nodded to the Slytherin girl kindly.
She didn't mean any disrespect?
That almost ALWAYS meant the person was about to say something absolutely horrible to you. Calista took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a second. She then reopened them and offered for the girl to press on.
"Oh." She had been expecting the first part, the girl's tone allowed for Callie to sense she was a non-believer and critic but the girl's admition of wanting to give it a shot was suprising. "Well Prefect Greingoth," Yeah, that was her name, she had had to check the roster though, "your patience to try this subject based on your prior feelings towards it is admirable. Thank you." She seemed like she could be alright.
Her auora was already becoming lighter. Hmm.
She mentioned the Inner Eye! She did!
Professor Elwood was giddy all of a sudden, she didn't know the centaur had told them about the Inner Eye. "Yes the Inner Eye is something you should always be connected and open to when practicing Divination. Good answer."
A nice answer from the Ravenclaw girl.
"Discipline is a good thing to have when practicing ALL types of magic but definately Divination. You have to, like you said, force yourself to not be distracted but you also must discipline yourself to follow through the entire reading, even it it is taking too long or the message is a dark or bleak one. The Beyond is trying to connect with us and we must listen."
The last bit Professor Elwood said with her eyes closed and a hand pressed to her chest. Yes, it was that dramatic.
"Gathering items that you will need and a clear mind are both good things to have. Good job." Professor nodded at the Gryffindor.
Another slightly different idea.
"You're absolutely right. Often times some of us are more easily distracted than others." Mainly the students sitting in the room at the moment since Callie had heard that most children had an attention span of about 5 minutes at a time, "so it would often times be better to practice your readings in rooms where others won't bother you."
"Great answer dear." The Divination Professor nodded kindly to the young Ravenclaw and then turned to the next raised hand.
This girl was a reader too? Calista used to read all the time back when she worked at the bookstore during the summers in between her last two years of school.
"Yes, symbol books and other reference type tombs are great to have at hand when doing readings but also if they create personal comfort for you, then by all means always have them around." They didn't even have to be books. Pets, furnature, even food could work to help a person feel more comfortable and relax in order to do a reading.
Uh-oh. Astronomy, had this one been corrupted by the centaur?
"Well clearing you mind is a great idea but often times many people get confused with the border between Astronomy and Divination. There are some branches of Divination that have Astronomical ties worked into them but those are only a few. But still a good answer dear."
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"Limiting distractions and clearing one's mind are both great ideas. Good." Professor Elwood gave the Ravenclaw a kind nod.
"All very good ideas. Yes we want to limit distractions and clear our minds the best we can. Also reading up on a type of Divination before doing it would be a good idea aswell. We just need to be sure that we don't give ourselve precursing ideas of what we SHOULD get in our readings and mess up what we are supposed to get." Yes, those were all good things that the little Gryffindor should keep in mind.
"Intuition and listening to you heart and spirit are both wonderful things, and I do hope you already do this in any readings you've done before." Professor Elwood nodded at the Hufflpuff as she looked around the room to catch any other raised hands.
After Professor Elwood had spoken to each student about their answers, she cleared her throat to address the class as a whole again. She straightened up and began to walk slowly across the front of the room as she spoke. "The majority of you agree that one of the most important things you should do before attempting a Divinational reading would be to clear you mind. This is a very important thing to do. Others mentioned were: limiting distractions, sleep, good meals, connecting with the Inner Eye, and a few others." Calista came to a stop and grinned at them all mischeviously.
"They are however not exactly what I was looking for. If you remember my question I asked for one of the most important things to do, not necessarily the most important thing." Yep, very tricky. "And also if you were paying attention I said that we were going to explore the boundary of the true meanings of Divination and the common mistakes outsiders have on the Art."
After speaking Professor Elwood removed her wand from a fold in her skirt and flicked it at what had appeared to be just a pile of junk covered by a dirty old sheet, causing the sheet to fly off, revealing a pile of four trunks. "The answer I was specifically looking for was dressing the part." She chuckled slightly.
"Now I know many of you when you think of Divination you think of mind readers and fortune tellers, right? Go on, nod your heads I know it's what you thought." Yes, this was going to be really fun. "What do you think a good ‘fortune teller’ that is in contact with people should wear?" She placed a sandaled foot on one of the trunks and she twiddled her wand between one of her hands.
Clearing your mind was kinda a given, Paulie thought. OR, maybe he was just smart, ya know. heh.
His blue-green eyes averted to the newly revealed trunks across the classroom. Hmm. Trunks. They reminded him of treasure chests with unknown treasure. OMG, that definitely went with her whole parrot thing, too! If Paulie were any more crazy than he already was, he would have thought her a part-time pirate. Perhaps he DID think this. Pirate Elwood, not Professor Elwood.
Anyway. What did fortune tellers wear? Paulie knew this. "Professor, fortune tellers wear turbans. Usually purple or magenta ones. They also like sequin cloaks, potent perfumes, and shoes with curly tips." Ahem. And maybe Paulie's love of films was playing into his response. Just a tad..
"Maybe scratch the perfumes. They don't exactly wear it, but they do burn different sorts of herbs and such." Yep.
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"All very good ideas. Yes we want to limit distractions and clear our minds the best we can. Also reading up on a type of Divination before doing it would be a good idea aswell. We just need to be sure that we don't give ourselve precursing ideas of what we SHOULD get in our readings and mess up what we are supposed to get." Yes, those were all good things that the little Gryffindor should keep in mind.
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"Now I know many of you when you think of Divination you think of mind readers and fortune tellers, right? Go on, nod your heads I know it's what you thought." Yes, this was going to be really fun. "What do you think a good ‘fortune teller’ that is in contact with people should wear?" She placed a sandaled foot on one of the trunks and she twiddled her wand between one of her hands.
Ira nodded as Professor replied. Yeah..knowing TOO much too could prove bad. Keeping an open mind is better for taking readings in Divination.
Then Ira looked on as Professor Elwood revealed what Ira had thought was junk. It was trunks filled with.... clothes? So.. they were all gonna wear those clothes? Ira groaned softly. They were gonna get 'dressed for the part'?
Ira smiled and nodded her head a little. Yep, she really did think of those fortune tellers and mind readers at the mention of Divination. At least, that was the way in the muggle world.
Still, she raised her hand to answer the question, "Professor, firstly, light and comfortable clothing is better.." Because of course, wearing corsets and tight fitting clothes would not prove to be good, as all attention would be diverted to the feelings of discomfort. She added, "I have seen fortune tellers wear COLORFUL scarves and ties and MANY MANY necklaces and rings!" Ira had never understood why they wore so much jewelry. How was Jewelry connected to Divination? Maybe they just wanted to show-off? "I wonder why..." Maybe Professor Elwood would shed some light on this?
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Zhenya knew what the fortune teller she once saw was wearing! It was a muggle fortune teller, and Zhenya left her little tent in hysterics of laughter. It was such a Joke!
She raised her hand and said, "Professor I think they should wear lots of layers of clothing, and some head jewellery, like... a string of cotton with a charm on it. And they wear their hear frizzy and curly, I guess to keep other people out of their head," she said. Well, that's what THIS fortune teller she saw looked like. She had never seen other fortune tellers. On second thought, she raised her hand and said, "Professor I don't think good fortune tellers have hooves."
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Wait, 'dressing the part?' Was that really all that important? Hogwarts students were required to wear uniforms complete with robes, but they could perform spells just as well without the uniform. Why did it really matter how they dressed, unless they wanted to stand out?
Nevertheless, Silvia still volunteered an answer. "I think a lot of them wear scarves, and lots of jewelry, though I don't know why they dress like that."
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Liesel nodded at the professor. She had no idea about anything in Divination and the first thing that struck her when she heard Divination was fortune tellers. But the thing that struck her most was that dressing was the most important part! Dressing, really? Well this person did teach Divination so she should know everything.
She raised her hand to answer the question. "All the fortune tellers I've seen have wore a scarf like thing tied around their head and a long cloak or something very light." she actually had no idea what she was saying.
What did fortune tellers dress like? well, there was that old coin machine thingy he had scene at a museum. He raised his hand "I guess I think they usually ware robes, but we've already got that covered. But they also wear turbans."
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Kurumi cocked her head to the side, eyeing Selina for a moment before turning her head forward. There was a part to look? Kurumi thought for a moment about 'fortune tellers' she had seen back in Japan. The first had been Shinto priestesses who wore simple white robes with red hakama pants underneath. Simple meant less distractions and nothing to keep them from the task at hand. There were other items involved, bamboo, paper, fire, but those were a means to invoke the kami. Not part of the dress.
Kurumi cocked her head to the other side, still thinking a bit deeper, and remembered some of the street 'fortune tellers' she had seen in the city when her mother had taken her shopping before....before her illness. They hadn't worn anything like what people were describing. In fact, the shady palm reader her mother had insisted visiting his stand had been in short cut jeans and a T-shirt due to the hot Japanese summer.
So...Kurumi failed to see any logic in this whole dressing the part thing based on her own experience.
"Professor," Kurumi said as she raised her hand. "I think that they should be comfortable in whatever they are wearing. You yourself are not wearing any sort of elaborate costume and I have never seen a Seer who did." Cue a quick look out of the corner of her eye at Selina, but it wasn't noticeable unless you were looking for it. "I guess...what I'm saying is...that they should wear whatever they want. Whatever makes them feel comfortable and confident."
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After speaking Professor Elwood removed her wand from a fold in her skirt and flicked it at what had appeared to be just a pile of junk covered by a dirty old sheet, causing the sheet to fly off, revealing a pile of four trunks. "The answer I was specifically looking for was dressing the part." She chuckled slightly.
"Now I know many of you when you think of Divination you think of mind readers and fortune tellers, right? Go on, nod your heads I know it's what you thought." Yes, this was going to be really fun. "What do you think a good ‘fortune teller’ that is in contact with people should wear?" She placed a sandaled foot on one of the trunks and she twiddled her wand between one of her hands.[/font][/color]
Okaaay.
After listening to the professor speak, Nora figured out that she'll have to pay more attention to everything she was telling them. Yup, this one was a tricky one, and Nora kind of liked it. And then... she was talking about the dressing part, which had never occurred to her.
She couldn't help but giggle silently when she told them to nod their heads, because... well, she was right. She told them to nod, so Nora nodded. "How about comfortable clothes?" She suggested after raising her hand. "No one can actually relax in those elegant and never comfortable clothes." Right? "Also, I don't quite understand why, but some prefer to have a charm, either for luck, either one with magical abilities." And with that, she fell silent, because she had no idea what she'd just said.
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Jade was liking the new professor, she seemed pretty cool to her, although she was a bit worried when she had unveiled the four trunks. Was there clothes in there that they all were going to have to wear? She looked up at the professor with a worried look then back down at the trunks. She nodded in agreement as Professor Elwood guessed her thoughts correctly. She did think Divination had to do exactly with fortune tellers and so on. However... "Well I guess they would wear what they want to wear, although in the muggle movies they wear loads of jewlery and crazy outfits. Talk about a major fashion statement." She said, shaking her head at the thought. She hoped they wouldn't have to wear crazy outfits.
Derrick looked confused at the Professor.What would a fortune teller Where?Derrick raised his hand and said''Professor,They wouldn't where something elegant like a golden dress.''He said.''They would wear something like a long dress and something over it with afew bracelets and something over their head.''Well that's how they were in movies anyway.
After Professor Elwood had spoken to each student about their answers, she cleared her throat to address the class as a whole again. She straightened up and began to walk slowly across the front of the room as she spoke. "The majority of you agree that one of the most important things you should do before attempting a Divinational reading would be to clear you mind. This is a very important thing to do. Others mentioned were: limiting distractions, sleep, good meals, connecting with the Inner Eye, and a few others." Calista came to a stop and grinned at them all mischeviously.
"They are however not exactly what I was looking for. If you remember my question I asked for one of the most important things to do, not necessarily the most important thing." Yep, very tricky. "And also if you were paying attention I said that we were going to explore the boundary of the true meanings of Divination and the common mistakes outsiders have on the Art."
After speaking Professor Elwood removed her wand from a fold in her skirt and flicked it at what had appeared to be just a pile of junk covered by a dirty old sheet, causing the sheet to fly off, revealing a pile of four trunks. "The answer I was specifically looking for was dressing the part." She chuckled slightly.
"Now I know many of you when you think of Divination you think of mind readers and fortune tellers, right? Go on, nod your heads I know it's what you thought." Yes, this was going to be really fun. "What do you think a good ‘fortune teller’ that is in contact with people should wear?" She placed a sandaled foot on one of the trunks and she twiddled her wand between one of her hands.
Blue screwed up her nose in consentration. It had been years since she had been to a Fortune Teller and she had creeped Blue out frankly. She had rolled her eyes back into her head and whispered about Blue being "gifted" or something. Blue had just run outta there without paying, looking scaaarrrrreeedd.
"Well...They were really pretty skirts with bells and little fluff balls and bright colours. And shawls. They seem to wear clothes that are WAY too warm. They usually wear pretty and nice clothes." Yes. That was an acceptable answer wasn't it?
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Dylan mused his hair, looking around at everyone else who was answering. Yes, they kept mentioning clothing...He'd been to many carnivals in his day with his parents. Those women always seem to be ancient with too many clothes on and funny smells surrounding them.
Totally unnecessary if anyone asked him.
...but to answer the lovely Professor's question, the Slytherin raised his hand, "Professor, I know everyone's mentioned clothing and things of that sort...but I'd like to see them wear glasses. You know, so they can see my "future" better." With how old most of them appeared to be, it was a wonder they could see anything at all, let alone his impending doom or whatever.
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OOOOOH. They were talking about costumes. Indy liked dressing up. Hmmm. She mused for a few seconds before she practically threw her hand into the air. Hey. It was her first proper divination lesson, she was excited. "Well...I think they should wear pretty jewellery. Like pretty bangles. Because well they are pretty. And I like pretty things. And it would attract people to come have their fortune read." Because really. If the fortune teller was not pretty Indy would not be approaching her...or him at all. "But then.....the fortune teller might be a man, and then wearing pretty bangles would not be an option really...." Hmmm. Complications.
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