Originally Posted by WillowSeawinds (Post 11292662)

See, students always had this idea that Divination was hard and yet they were all doing pretty well at a slight form of predicting their future. You just need to try!

The blonde pointed at each student as they raised their hand and gave an answer nodding as they spoke but shaking her head with a small smile each time. She had giggled when Anya mentioned taking naps--that poor girl always was tired. And she informed those who asked about Xylomancy (Twigs) and Belomancy (arrows) that they had already learned those methods last term and the one before that, her Ogham Staves lesson. "Those are all great answers of things we could do outside, just not what I have planned for this morning."

"Cloud, water, insect, wind, tree and wood Divinations are all wonderful guesses." Yes, good kids, perhaps they could do some of those next term.


Ummm...perhaps Elwood should have phrased her question a tad differently but surely the kids would have realized if she was going to have them all trek all the way out to the Grounds they would be doing something that she couldn't just pull supplies for out of her closet.

"Good try guys but tarot card, crystal ball, and tea leaf readings could all be done right here." Even though it would be nice outdoors, sometimes you needed a quiet, closed space like her classroom to do those--especially Crystallomancy where you usually needed darkness (but her set of crystal balls had been smashed last term so that one was completely out of the question).


Wesomancy?

Calista tried to think of what that would be but she couldn't remember anything in her studies. Was it possible that a student, one of this boy's age and without her ever seeing him in one of her lesson's before, would know about a form of Divination she didn't know herself?

Not likely. But this 'West' would be telling them what to do? By the look on the boy's face and the chuckles from his classmates she had a feeling what he was doing. "Mr...." she looked for his name on the role sheet, a painted fingernail sliding down the list until it hit the O's. Gah, Merlin ANOTHER ONE?

"Odessa. I would prefer you not make a mockery of the Noble Art during my lessons," she said to him without raising her voice above it's usual level, "unless you wish to write me a paper on the uses and ways of practicing Westomancy to be added to the literature of the subject." And usually kids didn't like doing extra work. She wasn't going to take points though, it was his first lesson and...he was Aspen's sister so it was kind of expected.

AHH! There were a few kids who were right on the precipice of discovery!

Calista sat up a little bit at each of their answers until she was standing in front of her desk instead of sitting on it. "Come on, you're sooo close!" she said excitedly. But there was no more illumination on that line of thinking.

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Since no one had guessed the form of Divination they would be learning today the blonde decided to tell them, she would have to anyways. Since she was standing already she decided to actually walk to the board and write the word on the board rather than use magic.

Ichnomancy - Divination by prints/footprints

Once she had written the definition, Calista stepped towards the trapdoor and lifted it open. "Alright, grab your things and follow me to the edge of the Lake." And they were off!! MUSH! The way that they were all panting on the way up here just proved that they needed the exercise, she had to walk up them all the time, she lived up here.

OOC: I would prefer you post your character leaving the room before posting at the thread I've opened here at the Lake. When you arrive there just kindly wait for me to post the next set of instructions.