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The windows have been thrown wide open as a nod to the smell of spring in the air. Professor Tanner is seated on a stool in the front of the room; her eyes are closed and her foot is tapping. It may be a strange sight, but it suddenly makes much more sense when you start to hear what she is listening to, though the origin is not immediately obvious. Behind her, you notice instructions have been scrawled on the board.
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Good morning, budding Arithmancers. Please quietly make your way to a seat. Please place your list of your top three favorite musical compositions on your desk. Then sit back, close your eyes, and enjoy the composition.
OOC: Please remember that all songs you choose to list should follow SS Board rules. Keep them family-friendly, people. This lesson will officially begin in around 24 hours. The lesson has begun, please pretend you've been here if you're just joining us.
"Nice to meet you," he said politely with a grin. Angel was her name. That was a nice name. Great! Simon thought she had looked familiar. She probably had seen him around a couple of times over the years, but anyway- on to work!! "So how about we start writing down each other's names. Then we can work on calculating the numbers," he said with a grin. "My full is Simon Erik Holden. That's Erik with a 'k'. And your full name is?" He wrote down Angel's first name on his parchment paper and then readied his pen so that he could hear the rest of her name.
"That sounds like a great idea." Angel smiled. "So your full name is Simon Erik Holden, my full name is Angel Leigh Valentine." Angel smiled until she heard what the Professor had said. "Okay, where has time gone?" Angel was sure it had only been a few minutes since the lesson started right.
Angel looked at Simon as she wrote down everything she needed, she had a few other things to do but she would wait until Simon had caught up before she continued. "I think I've done everything right."
So, yes. CB was really....distractingly pretty today. Ooooooor perhaps it was just her looking at him in that certain way, imploring him to help her. Gabriel decided he didn't dislike it. Not one bit. Help her? Sure. Yes. Okay.
Leaning forward a bit so they could speak more freely, without people nosing in, he started from the beginning...explaining how calculating Transit Cycles worked. And about the correct number system to use. At some point during his speech, Gabe removed a piece of parchment and wrote out examples. Visuals helped him when words failed. And lets be honest, they failed quite often.
SPOILER!!: Example!
Physical Transit Cycle
Coral-Bay Aldrich
C - 3
O - 6
R - 9
A - 1
L - 3
B - 2
A - 1
Y - 7
3 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 7 = 32
"....and the numbers represent years within the cycles. Your first number is 3...So, that's the equivalent of ages 1 through 3; three years. And with the six proceeding it, it'd immediately jump to...ages 4 through 9; the next six years."...with some hand gestures and fidgeting thrown in for spice.
"We'll use our textbooks to do the next bit...after we get the calculations settled."
Yes.
Yes, she definitely liked him moving closer. Mhm.
Full attention on him, the room slowly fading away from her view, she listened to him explain it all. So.... maybe this wasn't as hard as she was making it out to be? Or maybe it was and she was completely going to get this next part wrong.....
Well... here goes.... it.
She turned her attention away from him to scrawl on her own parchment.
Text Cut: parchment!
Gabriel Phrixus Banner
P - 7 [ages 1 - 7]
H - 8 [ages 7 - 15]
R - 9 [ages 15 - 24]
I - 9 [ages 24 - 33]
X - 6 [ages 33 - 39]
U - 3 [ages 39 - 42]
S - 1 [ages 42- 43]
7 + 8 + 9 + 9 +6 + 3 + 1 = 43
She slid the parchment toward him after returning her quill to her inkwell. "Does that look right?" Maybe? No? Probably? HOPEFULLY. But with him helping her, she couldn't fail. He wouldn't let her, would he?
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back on your feet again, lift your head, hold it_h i g h______________________________________________ _____________you wanna run it back but you can't turn the time, you start to feel like you're losing your shine __________________________________but the grass ain't always greener on the_o t h e r_ s i d e
HOKAY, this break was over. Working in a group was turning out to be good because with the OTHERs getting stuff done it was sorta turning out to spur Toby on too. Probably partly because he DIDN'T WANNA LET ZANDER DOWN HERE or be the weak link or whatever. It would suck to be the only person in the group to not get their reading but Toby thought that knowing he was the person behind that would be MORE THAN HE COULD BEAR. He picked up his quill again and twirled it between his fingers, glancing at the parchment of the other two.
"Looking goooood so fa-..." Uhh... Soph? What? ... Toby squinted at the Ravenclaw for a moment.................... but then just shrugged. This was NORMAL Soph stuff. She was somethin' else. Toby just GRINNED to himself and shook his head and BOUNCED SOME MORE. Couldn't help it. Laughter and happiness was CONTAGIOUS okay. He may also have attempted to exchange a look with Zander but really probably looked like he was grinning manically at him. Oop.
Okay. BACK TO WORK.
SPOILER!!: Parchment
Zander Mathew Adair
Mental Transit - Middle Name
M = 4 (ages 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) (hard work and practical approach, reticence, distance, need to make effort to express feelings, relationships demanding sacrifice)
A = 1 (age 5) (period of change and activity and progress and creativity, independence and leadership, breakthrough in awareness and acceptance of life)
T = 2 (ages 6, 7) (strain and high emotions, sacrifice, eager to learn, strong desire for knowledge, opportunities to travel and see the world)
H = 8 (ages 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15) (very active mind, unconventional thoughts, original and inventive ideas, ambitious time, advancement and success, a little emotionally vulnerable and need love and attention)
E = 5 (ages 16, 17, 18, 19, 20) (inspired and helpful, attracted to new and adventurous experiences like love affairs even marriage, good time for finances but also frivolity, attracted to new philosophical ideas)
W = 5 (ages 21, 22, 23, 24, 25) (time to let go of the past and accept change, new activities and exciting events, possibly erratic and unpredictable which you need to control to avoid chaos, explosive growth but self-discipline necessary, maybe legal matters but will probably win, take care of health)
4 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 5 + 5 = 25
Spiritual Transit - Surname
A = 1 (ages 0, 1) (mental approach, period of change and progress and all that stuff, leadership)
D = 4 (ages 2, 3, 4, 5) (keep an eye on your health, work on expressing feelings, opportunity for growth and increase in self-confidence)
A = 1 (age 6) (more period of change and progress and leadership)
I = 9 (ages 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15) (very emotional time, lots of ups and downs, accident-prone, can be insecure, have the opportunity to achieve success)
R = 9 (ages 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24) (much understanding and insight, time of money and power and authority, can get richer and have more personal growth, something about meeting the best and the worst, exercise caution, be aware of surroundings)
1 + 4 + 1 + 9 + 9 = 24
Toby still wasn't sure just how he was supposed to interpret the mental or spiritual cycles from the physical ones, given the information with each letter, but hopefully he could wing it a little bit here. And hopefully Zander would understand.
"Sooooo, Zander Adair, here's what I have for you," Toby began, turning in his chair to face the Gryffindor prefect and straightening his parchment (pointless, really, because he immediately began fidgeting with it again). "So, mental transit first. Ages zero to four it says about there being some distance in relationships, needing to make the effort to express feelings. Then, ages five was a period of change and progress, like a breakthrough, and leadership and stuff. Age six and seven... Merlin... strain and high emotions, BUT eagerness to learn and gain knowledge. Makes sense for the mental transit. Then ages eight to fifteen-" Which... Zander would be fifteen now, right? No... sixteen. He'd had his birthday this year, Toby remembered Soph telling him. "-it starts looking up. You had a super active mind and unconventional thoughts. Ambition, advancement, and success." Which was ACCURATE, right? 'Cause he'd was a prefect and everything. "Ages sixteen to twenty, you're inspired and helpful, wanting new adventures and experiences like love affairs, and it's a good time for money. And finally, ages twenty-one to twenty-five, it's time to let go of the past and accept change and embrace more new exciting opportunities, but it also says you could be erratic and unpredictable - I know the feeling, bro - which you need to learn to control so you can avoid chaos. And then explosive growth, and need for self-discipline, but it looks like those years are gonna be good to you, dude."
WHEW. Okay, and that was just ONE of the transits. Hold the phone, Zander Mathew Adair, because you still have ONE MORE THINGY to go. But less letters this time, thank Merlin.
"AaaaAAAAND finally, your spiritual transit. For ages zero to one you had the one about a period of change and progress and everything, which makes sense 'cause first year of life is probably a big progress from before being born and all. Then for ages two to five it mentions watching your health, I dunno if that means anything to you, and working on expressing your feelings again." Was Zander the kind of person not to share feelings? Had Toby found a kindred spirit in him? "Age six, and more change and leadership. Lots of progress for your spiritual transit in those early years. After that, ages seven to fifteen, was a more emotional time with ups and downs and stuff, accident prone-" Could you be spiritually accident-prone? "-and insecurity, BUT a chance for success." Once again, it made sense, 'cause prefect. "Then, at last, ages sixteen to twenty-four, there's a time of understanding and insight, y'know? An opportunity for more personal growth. Says here something about this being a time where you'll meet the best and the worst, but you'll be cool if you're cautious and aware of your surroundings and stuff." That last part confused Toby a little, but EH. No big. "And that's it."
AAAAAAAAAND BREATHE. Toby looked up, more WILD GRINNING and bouncing. He'd been speaking at like a gazillion miles an hour, but most of that was written down too, so it was aaaaaaaall good. He was done then. MORE TIME FOR BOUNCING.
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SPOILER!!: Teeeeeeeeeam
Looking good so what???? The Gryffindor lifted his gaze from his parchment full of calculations to give a confused look to Toby who was looking confused at Sophie who was doing all sorts of grinny-beamy-smiley things. Uh? This was probably some weird Sophie Brown thing or something. Zander couldn’t imagine why anyone would look so happy to be doing Arithmancy calculations. But as he turned back around he caught Toby’s manic grin and ….. Uh. Was Zander Adair missing out on something? Was this some sort of inside joke or was he just…… Uh? Zander attempted at a big smile back at the two of them, though his looked more confused than anything. Oop.
Right, anyways. Calculation things. He finished his around the same time as Toby, but decided to wait for the sixth year to go ahead as he looked ready to share.
Oh man. That was a lot. Not just a lot, even. It was A LOT, A LOT. There was a common theme of expressing feelings, apparently and okay okay maybe just MAYBE he needed to improve on that a biiiiiit. He was very expressive, thank you very much, just wasn’t really up for sharing everything. You know? Just like reacting on the outside, but keeping the reasons on the— There was still MORE? He gave Toby a small smile— actually it was a normal smile but LOOKED small compared to the two other’s in the group— and nodded his head a bit trying to figure out what all that meant to him. ”I reckon that all makes sense….” Actually, to be completely honest, most of it was lost on him. He only really even remembered the last bits, but it was such a long explanation and there wasn’t much time to do it again because
TEN MINUTES???
SPOILER!!: la la la Arithmancy things
Sophie Mae Brown
Mental Transit (Middle Name)
M 4 (ages 0-4) [Time for hard work and a practical approach. Can create distance between you and who you are close to. Need to makes an effort to express feelings to those close to you.]
A 1 (age 4-5) [ You have a mental approach to practical matters. This is a period of change, activity, progress, and creativity. Independence and leadership . Promotion and opportunities. Awareness and perspective of life.]
E 5 (ages 5-10) [Feel inspired and helpful. Attracted to new and adventurous experiences.]
4 + 1 + 5 = 10
Spiritual Transit (Surname)
B 2 (0-2) [Emotional. A strong need for love. Increased sensitivity and diplomacy. Attraction of others.]
R 9 (2-11) [Understanding and insight. Dealing with power and authority. Meet the best and the worst.]
O 6 (6-17) [Strong emotional experiences. Worrying. Enhanced leadership abilities.]
W 5 (17-22) [Letting go of the past and accepting some change. New activities and exciting events. Unpredictable behavior. Explosive growth.]
N 5 (22-27) [Expending horizons with adventurous experiences and travel. Dynamic time. Searching for love and fulfillment. Sacrifice, adaptability, flexibility. More sensual.]
2 + 9 + 6 + 5 +5 = 27
TEN MINUTES.
They could do this.
Alright, Sophie Brown. You ready? Luckily, Sophie’s name wasn’t nearly as long as Zander’s was, so hopefully there wouldn’t be as much detail in this whole analysis. Though… It looked like there was going to be quite a bit of explaining either way. He held up his parchment, so that he could turn towards Soph while still reading off the paper. And AHEM. ”Alright so your mental transit stuff starts with lots of hard work and approaching things in a practical way… Which I guess goes along with mental thought process ’n all? And that’s supposed to last from when you’re born all the way up to age four…” Only two more stages to go…. How come her cycle was going to end so early? What was that supposed to MEAN? ”And then from four to five it’s all about taking a mental approach to practical matters, and I think that’s kinda like taking what you did before, but finding different ways to approach things? That’d make sense because there was supposed to be tons of creativity, independence, and change to things in the small cycle. And you’re leadership abilities kind of improved too.” La la la. Skimming through the book. ”Then the last one for the mental transit is from ages five to ten… So I don’t really know where that leaves you now? But, for that time it was all about being inspired and helping others. Having lots of adventures experiences too, which I guess could also inspire you like it said before.”
But wait, there’s more.
He looked up at her and gave her a small grin, before looking back down at his parchment again. ”And then we’ve got your spiritual transit thing. It starts out from zero to two where things are super emotional, lots of sensitivity, and a need for love. I reckon that makes sense since little babies need love and maybe the love is some sort of spiritual connection to things since you were only a baby and couldn’t really connect with things on a scholarly level yet or anything like that…” Woah. When did that word become a part of his vocabulary? Anyways. Next bit. ”Then you move into another cycle that’s supposed to last a little longer than the last one. It goes from two to eleven, so ends just about Hogwarts age. All about meeting the best things and the worst things, and dealing with power and authority and trying to understand it through further insight and stuff.” Did this even make sense? He wasn’t sure. Just kind of spewing out words at this point… Trying to make sense of them as he went.
Arithmancy was weird. ”And then you’ve got the stage you’re in right now from six to seventeen— woah that’s been lasting for a while. This one is all about strong emotional experiences and kind of finding your ground with them. It says that there might be worrying involved, just about the things around you and stuff, since this one is mostly about emotions. But also, you’re going to see a strong improvement in your leadership abilities, which makes sense considering you’ll be properly old by the time this stage is done.” Properly old being an of age witch and all. Seventeen was ANCIENT…. Was Toby seventeen yet? Merlin. ”Then from seventeen to twenty two, there’s going to be a lot of change and you kind of have to come to terms with accepting it all. This ones all about making the best out of what you’ve got in the now and letting go of the past. Even though there might be stuff you want to hold on to… It says there’s going to be new activities and exciting events ahead. Oh! And it’s a time of EXPLOSIVE growth too, which would make sense since you’ll be going through some changes and all that.” And then the last bit. Thank Merlin. ”And then from twenty two to twenty seven, it’s sort of a continuation of the last one with broadening horizons and accepting change and new adventurous experiences .There will also be sacrifice and a search for fulfillment, which in this case is the spiritual kind of fulfillment. Oh and love. You’ll be searching for that too, but on like a spiritual level, I guess?” He gave his parchment and one up-down, before sliding down in his chair a bit.
”Merlin. That was a mouthful.”
Sophie VERY much appreciated Tobes' reaction to her giddy giggling, and just grinned even more at Zander's confusion. Soon enough, the laughter subsided, and she went back to work on Tobes' interpretations or whatever, and... just as she finished... the boys were done, too, and sharing, so she sat back and listened intently with an amused smile.
All of the things about Zander were cute, and she could see the relevance in them. Tobes' animation whilst explaining made everything even funnier, and Sophie snorted every now and then at his energy - especially when he was done speaking, then just kind of exploded with energy and bounced away. Hilarious kid, he was.
Then with Zander's explanation of her life, she hummed thoughtfully throughout, nodding along as he went - there really wasn't anything that sounded too far-fetched. Actually... it all seemed pretty accurate and she couldn't debate a single part of it. "Huh. That's... cool," she nodded when he finished, offering him an encouraging smile to let him know she thought he did a good job, since he seemed to be quite anxious and almost unsure of himself. "Sounds good to me. Thanks." For making her sound so good and all. Hehehe.
Text Cut: Tanner
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Originally Posted by hpluvr037
As she was walking by, she heard discussion about which name Tobias should use. "Actually, Tobias, I believe you were the one who brought up the topic of birth name versus legal name at the beginning of term, yes? If you feel that is more representative, I would encourage you to use your new name, at least for the mental and spiritual cycles, which take place after the change occurred." She didn't like to see the boy frown, and she had seen it from this topic. Turn that frown upside down!
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The professor continued circling the room and checking on groups. "You have ten minutes left to finish!" she called to the room in general.
OOC: Try to finish up in the next 4-5 hours and I'll wrap up the activity.
TIME WAS ALMOST UP. And better yet... Tanner was saying she might have to RE-DO EVERYTHING if Tobes thought Fuller-Thompson was a better representation...
Wibble.
"If y'want me to re-do it, I will, Tobes," she nodded, eyeing her parchment and chewing the inside of her lip gently as she compared Fuller-Thompson to Tempus. Tempus had the same letters, it'd just be a matter of re-arranging... sigh. SIIIIGH. Could she re-do it all and map out the representations in just ten minutes, though?
She wasn't so sure. "Since I already have this all written out... I'll go ahead and tell you what Tempus says, and if we don't like it or y'just wanna see, we can check out what Fuller-Thompson has to say. How 'bout that?" Was that okay? It MADE SENSE TO HER, so she just pressed forward. Time was a-wastin'.
"SO, your mental cycle stuff... first one went from birth to five years old, talks about... worrying and being forgetful and expanding your horizons." Made sense. "Then, five to ten years old, it says... you're attracted to new philosophical ideas? That's kinda cool, and says you were helpful and easily inspired. And from ten to eleven - a really short one - says your awareness was higher than usual... a period of rebirth and awakening... heeeey, that's when y'came to Hogwarts! That's pretty appropriate." Cool stuff. "Eleven to thirteen... a time of strain and high-strung emotions." Oops. "You'd benefit from solitude and meditation... looks like Romanos had the right idea... and a strong desire for knowledge and stuff." Also made sense, because Hogwarts had all sorts of cool stuff to teach them. "From thirteen to nineteen, where you are now... more strong emotional experiences which'll affect your health, yadda yadda yadda... worrying a lot... sensitive emotional issues..." Ahem. Moving on. "And your last one goes from nineteen to twenty-eight. You'll find understanding and insight and it says y'should be cautious and aware of your surroundings." So... that sounded kind of ominous. But. Whatever.
Now for the stuff that COULD change, if Tobes wanted it to. "For your spiritual cycle... this one only lasts till you're twenty-two. First part's from birth to two years old, it's a T again, so... stuff about high-strung emotions and whatever, which is cool 'cause you were a baby. Then from two to seven, another E, feeling inspired and helpful, attracted to new experiences and ideas..." She wasn't really sure how to interpret this spiritually. "Seven to eleven, creating distance between yourself and others... says relationships are tough in this cycle." Oop. "Then eleven to eighteen - your WHOLE Hogwarts career, that's pretty cool - many unexpected events, feeling out of control, confusion and disappointment, having difficulty expressing yourself... um... it says this is the time to focus on spiritual development?" She glanced up at him and offered a shrug. She wasn't really sure what that meant. "Then eighteen to twenty-one's an intuitive and sensitive time... long and forgotten emotional issues will resurface...???" He probably didn't want to hear that, actually. Could they reject the Tempus reading for him? "And twenty-one to twenty-two's an S again, with deep feelings and spiritual and mystical revelations. Ooo. Spooky," she teased, then flopped her parchment down and let out a long breath.
All in all, his actually... sounded pretty relevant. But she DID wonder what the Fuller-Thompson one might have said. Hmmm.
Zombie Apocalypse Team Leader ★ ★ in a crown of pepperoni and artisan cheese
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Yes.
Yes, she definitely liked him moving closer. Mhm.
Full attention on him, the room slowly fading away from her view, she listened to him explain it all. So.... maybe this wasn't as hard as she was making it out to be? Or maybe it was and she was completely going to get this next part wrong.....
Well... here goes.... it.
She turned her attention away from him to scrawl on her own parchment.
Text Cut: parchment!
Gabriel Phrixus Banner
P - 7 [ages 1 - 7]
H - 8 [ages 7 - 15]
R - 9 [ages 15 - 24]
I - 9 [ages 24 - 33]
X - 6 [ages 33 - 39]
U - 3 [ages 39 - 42]
S - 1 [ages 42- 43]
7 + 8 + 9 + 9 +6 + 3 + 1 = 43
She slid the parchment toward him after returning her quill to her inkwell. "Does that look right?" Maybe? No? Probably? HOPEFULLY. But with him helping her, she couldn't fail. He wouldn't let her, would he?
A minuscule smile peeking through as he watched her work, Gabe tried (and failed) repeatedly to focus on his own parchment; knowing he had the easier task. See, her first name was hyphenated...and she didn't really have a middle one. So, as Professor Tanner had mentioned before, he'd be repeating the surname calculation for both 'Mental' and 'Spiritual' transit cycles.
....which meant that...Yes, Gabe would devote more time to helping her understand this 'Transit' business.
Accepting the offered parchment, he looked it over and nodded toward the calculations bit. Her math and number-letter correlations were right...but the years were slightly off. It wasn't a big deal really...The important information was taken care of. Just to be safe, however...Gabe dipped his quill and went about switching them around.
Text Cut: Her Parchment!
Gabriel Phrixus Banner
P - 7 [ages 1 - 7]
H - 8 [ages 8 - 15]
R - 9 [ages 16 - 24]
I - 9 [ages 25 - 33]
X - 6 [ages 34 - 39]
U - 3 [ages 40 - 42]
S - 1 [age 43]
7 + 8 + 9 + 9 +6 + 3 + 1 = 43
There.
"Good job." Really...Pride colored his voice. "Ready for the Spiritual Transit, now?"
SPOILER!!: His Parchment!
Mental Transit
Coral-Bay Aldrich
A - 1 (age 1)
L - 3 (ages 2 through 4)
D - 4 (ages 5 through 8)
R - 9 (ages 9 through 17)
I - 9 (ages 18 through 26)
C - 3 (ages 27 through 29)
H - 8 (ages 30 through 37)
1 + 3 + 4 + 9 + 9 + 3 + 8 = 37
Spiritual Transit
Coral-Bay Aldrich
A - 1 (age 1)
L - 3 (ages 2 through 4)
D - 4 (ages 5 through 8)
R - 9 (ages 9 through 17)
I - 9 (ages 18 through 26)
C - 3 (ages 27 through 29)
H - 8 (ages 30 through 37)
1 + 3 + 4 + 9 + 9 + 3 + 8 = 37
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We live in cities you'll never see onscreen..._______________________________________________
So very pretty, and we sure know how to run things..._______________________________ Livin' in ruins of a palace, within our dreams...____________
We're on each other's team._____
Ravenpuff | Cap'n Crunch | Bedtime Queen | O Minion, My Minion
Text Cut: Benny *repeats self cuz lazy*
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Wait....what?
Benny followed where Professor Tanner was pointed and tried to take in what she was saying and what it meant. Without letting his head start to spin at the complexity at the subject matter. Arithmancy was soooo not his subject, even moreso than Potion had not been at least before Culloden had worked him through it.
"You mean the mental and spiritual transits would only last for 32 years? With the changes by letter happening between birth and that year?" Not the letters changing every 5 years and perhaps repeating the cycle afterwards until death as he had believed the calculations to mean. Letters...numbers...all being used together. It was confusing to him.
Benny glanced over at Adi and thinking back to what the Hufflepuff had said. Hadn't he reduced too? His partner had said his mental transit had been 7 but that sounded like it was too small in comparison to the 32 that the arithmacy professor was claiming as his own proper answer. "Did you reduce?" he questioned his friend curious.
Apparently Benjamin was still confused. She didn't blame him. After all, this was a difficult subject, and it was highly unlikely she had explained it perfectly. "Let me give you a specific example. If my physical transit lasts 20 years, then I'm under it from birth to age 20. Then if my mental transit lasts 40 years, I'm under it between ages 21 and 60. So lastly, if my spiritual transit were another 40 years, it'd be from age 61-100." Helpful? Yes, no?
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Tiara checked her watch once more. "Five minutes left to finish up!" Some of them were really getting into this. She hoped they'd finish on time!
OOC: It looks like some of you need another day cuz you're being so thorough, which is awesome! I'll give you until tomorrow night EST, so around 24 hours.
A minuscule smile peeking through as he watched her work, Gabe tried (and failed) repeatedly to focus on his own parchment; knowing he had the easier task. See, her first name was hyphenated...and she didn't really have a middle one. So, as Professor Tanner had mentioned before, he'd be repeating the surname calculation for both 'Mental' and 'Spiritual' transit cycles.
....which meant that...Yes, Gabe would devote more time to helping her understand this 'Transit' business.
Accepting the offered parchment, he looked it over and nodded toward the calculations bit. Her math and number-letter correlations were right...but the years were slightly off. It wasn't a big deal really...The important information was taken care of. Just to be safe, however...Gabe dipped his quill and went about switching them around.
Text Cut: Her Parchment!
Gabriel Phrixus Banner
P - 7 [ages 1 - 7]
H - 8 [ages 8 - 15]
R - 9 [ages 16 - 24]
I - 9 [ages 25 - 33]
X - 6 [ages 34 - 39]
U - 3 [ages 40 - 42]
S - 1 [age 43]
7 + 8 + 9 + 9 +6 + 3 + 1 = 43
There.
"Good job." Really...Pride colored his voice. "Ready for the Spiritual Transit, now?"
SPOILER!!: His Parchment!
Mental Transit
Coral-Bay Aldrich
A - 1 (age 1)
L - 3 (ages 2 through 4)
D - 4 (ages 5 through 8)
R - 9 (ages 9 through 17)
I - 9 (ages 18 through 26)
C - 3 (ages 27 through 29)
H - 8 (ages 30 through 37)
1 + 3 + 4 + 9 + 9 + 3 + 8 = 37
Spiritual Transit
Coral-Bay Aldrich
A - 1 (age 1)
L - 3 (ages 2 through 4)
D - 4 (ages 5 through 8)
R - 9 (ages 9 through 17)
I - 9 (ages 18 through 26)
C - 3 (ages 27 through 29)
H - 8 (ages 30 through 37)
1 + 3 + 4 + 9 + 9 + 3 + 8 = 37
Oops.
The slightest frown appeared when Gabe corrected her work, but she replaced it with a smile when his gaze fell on her and that tone followed through with his words of encouragement.
Her hair was tucked behind her ear as she piped up, "and that was ... Mental Transit?" she squinted and double checked her notes to be certain, even though he'd be giving her the thumbs up or down in a moment.
She nodded, ready to start the next bit, and turned her gaze away from him after a moment of watching him. hehe. She didn't really want to look away. But THERE WERE ONLY FIVE MINUTES LEFT. EEK.
Trying not to rush too much that everything would go terribly wrong, the girl scribbled down what she thought to be the next correct sequence.
Text Cut: parchment!
Gabriel Phrixus Banner
P - 7 [ages 1 - 7]
H - 8 [ages 8 - 15]
R - 9 [ages 16 - 24]
I - 9 [ages 25 - 33]
X - 6 [ages 34 - 39]
U - 3 [ages 40 - 42]
S - 1 [age 43]
7 + 8 + 9 + 9 +6 + 3 + 1 = 43
Spiritual Transit
Gabriel Phrixus Banner
B - 2 [ages 1 - 2]
A - 1 [age 3]
N - 5 [ages 4 - 8]
N - 5 [ages 9 - 13]
E - 5 [ages 14 - 18]
R - 9 [ages 19 - 27]
2 + 1 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 9 = 27
She looked over at the clock, a frantic expression flashing across her face, and slid the parchment back over to him. "Did I do it this time?"
Did she get it?
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Lux heard what Professor Tanner said to Benny and it made her think that she was a little wrong with how she had worked it out in her head. The calculations had been correct, but her understanding was off.
The whole thing had gotten a little confusing for her, she admitted and it was important that she understood perfectly just in case this stuff popped up on the exam. The total number of each transit wasn't the AGE of the person, but the DURATION. That actually made sense and she made a note of it.
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"That sounds like a great idea." Angel smiled. "So your full name is Simon Erik Holden, my full name is Angel Leigh Valentine." Angel smiled until she heard what the Professor had said. "Okay, where has time gone?" Angel was sure it had only been a few minutes since the lesson started right.
SPOILER!!: Work
Simon Erik Holden
S: 1
I: 9
M: 4
O: 6
N: 5
25
E: 5
R: 9
I: 9
K: 2
25
H: 8
O: 6
L: 3
D: 4
E: 5
N: 5
31
Angel looked at Simon as she wrote down everything she needed, she had a few other things to do but she would wait until Simon had caught up before she continued. "I think I've done everything right."
He gave the girl a grin and then the Professor announced that they only had a few minutes left. Merlin, this class had really passed by quickly. As Angel set to work, so did Simon.
SPOILER!!: notebook
Physical (birth-21)
A = 1
N = 5
G = 7
E = 5
L =3
Total: 1+5+7+5+3 = 21
Simon looked up when Angel addressed him. Nodding, he took a peek at her math. It all looked fine to him. "I finished mine too. Here's the math part of yours. Perhaps now we should discuss the importance of these numbers," he said. They would probably have to say the significance of each one and what would happen at each stage.
The Professor announced that now they only had five minutes.
FIVE MINUTES TO EXPLAIN ALL OF THIS?
*GULP*
Here went nothing. Simon began giving Angel a brief education on what may happen in her life. "Your physical transit lasts from birth till age twenty one. During this time, you will experience a period of change and will become more self-aware. You will also gain more opportunities to expand your horizons and be adventurous- so nice job there. Meanwhile, you will also experience conflicting forces mentally and spiritually- so be aware of that. You'll feel inspired and helpful. Finally, take your time during your physical transit."
Phew. That had been a lot.
He took a deep breath and continued, ""Your mental transit cycle lasts from age 22 till age 54. You should remember to take your time once more. You will feel inspired during this time and attracted to adventure- seems apt as you are a Gryffindor... Anyway, I digress.. It also says that this cycle will be rather emotional. You will be impulsive during this time. Finally, your mind will be very active and you will have original ideas!"
And now for the Spiritual one. "Your spiritual transit cycle will last from age 55 till age 94. First, you will be inspired but need time to contemplate these new ideas. Then you will be more independent than usual. Next, you will go through a phase where you should take things slowly. The slower the better. Ermm..You will feel inspired and once have opportunities to travel again. Next, you will be very emotional but you can still travel. You'll be emotional once again and accident prone so be careful. Then you can travel once more. And finally you will help people and will be attracted to new things."
A summary of what he just said?
"So essentially you may have the opportunity to travel the world a lot. You'll have a desire for adventure and a great thinker." He paused once more, picking up his quill. "Here, I'll write a quick summary of this in note form so its easier to understand. I know that was a lot of information that I just threw at you."
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Wait....what?
Benny followed where Professor Tanner was pointed and tried to take in what she was saying and what it meant. Without letting his head start to spin at the complexity at the subject matter. Arithmancy was soooo not his subject, even moreso than Potion had not been at least before Culloden had worked him through it.
"You mean the mental and spiritual transits would only last for 32 years? With the changes by letter happening between birth and that year?" Not the letters changing every 5 years and perhaps repeating the cycle afterwards until death as he had believed the calculations to mean. Letters...numbers...all being used together. It was confusing to him.
Benny glanced over at Adi and thinking back to what the Hufflepuff had said. Hadn't he reduced too? His partner had said his mental transit had been 7 but that sounded like it was too small in comparison to the 32 that the arithmacy professor was claiming as his own proper answer. "Did you reduce?" he questioned his friend curious.
Say whaaah?
Adi tilted his head as Professor explained things. Oh... so no reduction then? Well that could be easily fixed thankfully. At least he didn't have to go do over the interpretations. All that needed to be done with that was change the words he had said in past tense with future tense. WHEW!
He nodded at Benny. "Yeah, I did. But I can fix that.'' Already the fifth year was making modifications to his calculations for his bestie.
SPOILER!!: Adi's work for Benny!
The Guy Best friend A.K.A Benjamin Finnegan Atreyu
Mental Transit: Finnegan= 6+9+5+5+5+7+1+5= 43= 4+3= 7
F= hard work and responsibility
I= high-strung and vulnerable to stress; accident prone
N= A change of residence is very possible
E= You will feel inspired and helpful
G= You will feel alone and lonely many times during this year
A= You have a mental approach to practical matters
Spiritual Transit: Atreyu= 1+2+9+5+7+3= 27= 2+7= 9
A= You have a mental approach to practical matters
T= Eager to learn
R= understanding and insight
E= You will feel inspired and helpful
Y= minor health problems
U= motivation and initiative
"There. All done. So your Mental transit lasts until 43 and your Spiritual one lasts until 27.'' Gosh. Forty Three. "Reckon you'll have grey hair by forty three?'' Adi pondered out loud and now imagining a grey haired Chinese Fireball. Hehe.
Cool. COOL COOL COOL. Zander seemed to be following with his reading, there were smiles all 'round, and everything was going WELL. Toby just grinned at the other two and sat back to listen to what Zander had worked out for Soph. HE JUST ABOUT MANAGED to refrain from interjected with a joking sort of ''SCUSE YOU' in jest at the implication that seventeen was 'properly old', juuuust about. Didn't want to interupt. Maybe later he'd point out to Zander that HE, TOBY, in fact would reach the grand old, muggle adult standard, age of EIGHTEEN in less than six months. Merlin.
Toby had sensed Tanner walking by, and had expected her to either pass them by or maybe correct them if they got anything wrong. But what she actually spoke about was a pleasant enough surprise. He looked up at her, looking pleased.
"Really?" Big ol' grin there from him. "Hey, awesome! Thanks Professor!"
Of course, when he looked back at Soph, she'd already been working on the reading with his old name and seemed unwilling to redo all her work. Which was fair enough. He gave a shrug and, still grinning, shook his head. "It's cool! I can work it out for myself with the new name later. It'll probably take a while anyway." And hey, he could maybe start an Arithmancy journal with readings for himself in preparation for NEWTs next year. It was all good practice.
NEWTs though. Oooop.
Wait, no, no time to think about that, 'cause now Soph was reading his stuff out to him. Toby tried to slow the bouncing and instead focus on listening, but in the end, as always, it was fidgeting that helped him concentrate, so Toby sat there and twirled his quill and stuff until she was done.
"Wow. That name doesn't seem to have a lot of luck," he joked, seeming genuinely pretty chill. "Reckon I'll definitely see what the other reading says, too." If he got round to it, y'know.
Soooo, they were done? They were DONE. "Nice one, guys. Guess that's a wrap." Oh, wait. Muggle reference. Would they both get it? EH. YOLO. THAT'S A WRAP.
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Apparently Benjamin was still confused. She didn't blame him. After all, this was a difficult subject, and it was highly unlikely she had explained it perfectly. "Let me give you a specific example. If my physical transit lasts 20 years, then I'm under it from birth to age 20. Then if my mental transit lasts 40 years, I'm under it between ages 21 and 60. So lastly, if my spiritual transit were another 40 years, it'd be from age 61-100." Helpful? Yes, no?
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Tiara checked her watch once more. "Five minutes left to finish up!" Some of them were really getting into this. She hoped they'd finish on time!
OOC: It looks like some of you need another day cuz you're being so thorough, which is awesome! I'll give you until tomorrow night EST, so around 24 hours.
Oh...
As Benny listened as Tanner continued to explain what she meant, it finally sort of click. So transits were like the major cycles where the three different transits played off and after each other. That's how the unreduced numbers played in with one another over the course of the subject person's life. "Alright..." he said with a simple nod and small smile at the professor, "That makes sense." The Gryffindor certainly understood it more now than he had previously.
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Say whaaah?
Adi tilted his head as Professor explained things. Oh... so no reduction then? Well that could be easily fixed thankfully. At least he didn't have to go do over the interpretations. All that needed to be done with that was change the words he had said in past tense with future tense. WHEW!
He nodded at Benny. "Yeah, I did. But I can fix that.'' Already the fifth year was making modifications to his calculations for his bestie.
SPOILER!!: Adi's work for Benny!
The Guy Best friend A.K.A Benjamin Finnegan Atreyu
Mental Transit: Finnegan= 6+9+5+5+5+7+1+5= 43= 4+3= 7
F= hard work and responsibility
I= high-strung and vulnerable to stress; accident prone
N= A change of residence is very possible
E= You will feel inspired and helpful
G= You will feel alone and lonely many times during this year
A= You have a mental approach to practical matters
Spiritual Transit: Atreyu= 1+2+9+5+7+3= 27= 2+7= 9
A= You have a mental approach to practical matters
T= Eager to learn
R= understanding and insight
E= You will feel inspired and helpful
Y= minor health problems
U= motivation and initiative
"There. All done. So your Mental transit lasts until 43 and your Spiritual one lasts until 27.'' Gosh. Forty Three. "Reckon you'll have grey hair by forty three?'' Adi pondered out loud and now imagining a grey haired Chinese Fireball. Hehe.
As the woman moved on to alert the class of the five minutes they had left, Benny in turn returned his full attention to Adi and their mutual work. At least he hadn't been alone in the reductions and as the Hufflepuff said, it was definitely fixable. He looked at his work and switched small numbers out for the larger, more fitting ones, crossing out the reductions. Now he just needed the physical transit information that Adi had calculated on his own.
SPOILER!!: Corrected work
Rehman
R - E - H - M - A - N
9 + 5 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 5 = 32
Mental: 32
R - You are cautious in what you do; power and authority play a role in your life as you take it on
E - This is a time of change career or period of travel
H - Your year will be filled with creativity and success
M - Be careful in decision making
A - A period of change is likely; Progress is happening in your life
N - Concern over money ; There may be need of giving more of yourself for what matters most to you
Spiritual: 32
R - You are filled with insight and understanding on things;
E - You will be drawn to love and adventure
H - You might need a bit of love to get you through this period
M - Relationships are important to you
A - Progress is happening in your life; Insight on yourself might be achieved
N - This will be a time to expand your horizons; new relationships or directions in your life
"So 43 years starting after age 32..." he mused, adding what Adi was saying to the physical calculations. So his mental transit ended at his 75th year. "Not sure about 43....but definitely by 75." Eying you about the thought of grey hair after that aging term a few years back. That was an old age, even with the extended life span of the average witch or wizard. And if his life was interesting and stressful like currently, he supposed the grey hairs would indeed be there.
Looking over at Adi's parchment, he noticed the number for his best friend's physical transit. "If I understand it, since your physical transit ends at 24, your mental transit starts then and ends 32 years later at 56. And your spiritual transit is lasts from 56 to 88 years of age."
Your Physical stuff happens to 25, your Mental stuff is until you are 50 and then your spiritual aspect happens until you are 81. She was totally upset about her work she had to do something but she couldn't remember what. "I'm totally lost about what I have to do next with this stuff." Angel sighed, she listened to what Simon was saying about her and it was all confusing her at the minute, normally she was really good at Arithmancy but today things were going wrong.
Your Physical stuff happens to 25, your Mental stuff is until you are 50 and then your spiritual aspect happens until you are 81. She was totally upset about her work she had to do something but she couldn't remember what. "I'm totally lost about what I have to do next with this stuff." Angel sighed, she listened to what Simon was saying about her and it was all confusing her at the minute, normally she was really good at Arithmancy but today things were going wrong.
Simon paused after he heard Angel's response. She was lost? He bit his lip. "Alright, let's rewind everything," he said, trying to figure out where she had gotten lost. He understood her confusion- Arithmancy was very, very confusing. He remembered having Lolita Domingo as his Professor in third year and she was very confusing, but at least she gave them free food.
Anyway, focusing on Angel, he paused. "Alright, what we have to do now is describe is what happens during each of these cycles. The number that we found describes how long each of these phases or letters will last," he explained as he reached into his bag, pulling out his textbook. Flipping to Chapter 28, he found the meanings behind each letter. "Now we have to find meaning of the letter. By this, I mean....Okay, first, let's look at 'S'. For 'S', the meaning of that letter is," He paused, taking a deep breath, and paraphrased the text. "From birth to age one, I apparently went through a very emotional time when I was young. During this time, I also wished for freedom. This was an exciting time for me filled with 'extraordinary events'. "
Simon paused once more, glancing at Angel. "So essentially, you have to go through each of the letters in each name and write out the meaning of each one per the time period....Err.. Does that make more sense?"
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Toby had sensed Tanner walking by, and had expected her to either pass them by or maybe correct them if they got anything wrong. But what she actually spoke about was a pleasant enough surprise. He looked up at her, looking pleased.
"Really?" Big ol' grin there from him. "Hey, awesome! Thanks Professor!"
There it was! The smile was back. "You're welcome, Tobias." Her work here was done.
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Oh...
As Benny listened as Tanner continued to explain what she meant, it finally sort of click. So transits were like the major cycles where the three different transits played off and after each other. That's how the unreduced numbers played in with one another over the course of the subject person's life. "Alright..." he said with a simple nod and small smile at the professor, "That makes sense." The Gryffindor certainly understood it more now than he had previously.
Though he seemed tentative, he was finally saying he was understanding. That was what the professor loved so much about teaching: that lightbulb moment. "Excellent. Let me know if you have any more questions!"
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Your Physical stuff happens to 25, your Mental stuff is until you are 50 and then your spiritual aspect happens until you are 81. She was totally upset about her work she had to do something but she couldn't remember what. "I'm totally lost about what I have to do next with this stuff." Angel sighed, she listened to what Simon was saying about her and it was all confusing her at the minute, normally she was really good at Arithmancy but today things were going wrong.
Tiara checked in on her Slytherin/Gryffindor pairing just in time to hear Angel say she didn't understand the material. "Feel free to stop by my office if you need further clarification, Miss Valentine. My door is open!"
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With only two minutes left before the bell signaled the end of the period, Tiara had no choice but to cut them off. "Thank you for your hard work, everyone. I heard some excellent interpretations in the room today and saw a lot of work. Therefore," they would really like this, "I think we can take a lesson off from homework, don't you?" Who was she kidding? They were students, they didn't want homework.
"So if I'm not mistaken, there's some beautiful weather outside calling your name... Get to it! Have a wonderful rest of your day, everyone. Class dismissed!"
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No homework?! Woot!
Talk about Adi being one happy Puffer. "I guess we're all done here, Dragon?" He thought Benny had done his interpretations right too, by the way. Creativity sounded about right to him though he was a little confused about the periods of change. But like Professor Tanner had said, it's a great day outside soooo time to soak up some sunshine, yeah?
"Bye, Professor! See you around.'' With that, Adi headed out of the room knowing Benny wouldn't be far behind.
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No homework?! Woot!
Talk about Adi being one happy Puffer. "I guess we're all done here, Dragon?" He thought Benny had done his interpretations right too, by the way. Creativity sounded about right to him though he was a little confused about the periods of change. But like Professor Tanner had said, it's a great day outside soooo time to soak up some sunshine, yeah?
"Bye, Professor! See you around.'' With that, Adi headed out of the room knowing Benny wouldn't be far behind.
"Farewell, Mr. Rehman!" She hoped he would be taking her advice about the beautiful weather. It really was worth enjoying out there.
Seeing no one else, she gathered her things and closed up the classroom.
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Phew. That had been a lot. 
