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Astronomy Lesson 2 :: Field Trip to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The Astronomy classroom is set up in it's usual semicircle of desks and windows are closed to keep the chilly January winds. The professor's desk at the front of the room has an array ofpeculiarthingsplacedupon it that are not to be touched until instructed to do so. A large box of bum bags also sits on the desk besides these objects. The chalkboard behind the desk simply reads:
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- Take a bum bag each.
- Inside you will find a Royal Observatory pamphlet and envelope containing muggle money.
- Please give your permission slip to the professor.
- Portkey in half an hour.
- No pips today.
Professor Flamsteed stands just off to the right of his desk with eager hands waiting for the permission slips and already has his bum bag on and is ready to get this show on the road as he rocks back and forth on his heels.
Did you remember to use the lint roller on the small table outside of the classroom? The one absent of the pips that have become second nature by this point. It was there next to the sign that reads, "Not to be used as a brush for your hair" and has the signature of a former student in the bottom right corner.
So come on in and get ready to boldly go where no has gone before!
⌦Lesson Progression
▸ question 1 :: what is the significance of the prime meridian?
▸ action one :: grab a portkey! GO GO!
▸ action two :: portkey SWOOOOOOSH and away we go!
▸ class dismissed!
OOC: You do not need to fully copy paste the entire permission form here, but it is available if you want to in the Sky News thread. Just be sure to include handing it over the permission form in some way in your RP post! Bum bags are luck of the draw so you can pick which one your student ends up with
Also, please keep in mind that while this is the last OOC lesson of the term I will host, it is NOT the last lesson IC as it is only January IC when this lesson takes place
Class will officially begin approximately 13 hours from the time of this post.
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"What do you think, Pebbles?" the astronomer said nonchalantly as he removed his pet rock from the chair behind the professor's desk and set her triumphantly on desk beside him. "Perfect conditions for portkeying, wouldn't you say? Terribly sorry I don't have a bum bag for you as well."
It was hard to find one in her size and the man sort of had a THING about magically altering muggle items. Even for the sake of fashion.
Hearing approaching footsteps, the professor quickly adjusted his tie and got his eager fingers ready for all those permission slips.
SPOILER!!: Kirk! Paul! Kirk!
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Originally Posted by kayquilz
PAUL WAS SO EXCITED OMG WERE THE STUDENTS THERE YET?!?!? The Herbologist RAN into the room---and then stepped back out. Right. He had to do..the lint roller thing--AHEM.
The white-haired fellow quickly lint-rolled, and then stepped inside. "A---FLAMSTEEEEED!" he cried in excitement, gesturing at his bumbag....he clipped off his bag and holds out the planet themed thing to show his colleague. "It's PERFECT isn't it? PERFECT?" Perfect. He thought so. He had even worn his FAVORITE TIE and had Milton send him a suit from home.
And his favorite sandals. FAVORITE. SANDALS. AND A POCKET WATCH for this special special OCCASION!
Ahem.
Or not.
Saluting his colleague, Airey chuckled and gave the herbologist an amused nod. “See? I told you you would fit right in.” Maybe not so much with the rest of his ensemble, but the bum bag would TOTALLY help him blend in.
All the cool blokes used these.
SPOILER!!: Chloe!
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Originally Posted by fanficfanatict
As soon as Chloe entered she wanted to turn around and walk right out. She had been really excited about getting out of the castle for a field trip but she was not going to wear that. It was ghastly! Did he see that?
She didn't want to go out in public with that on, he couldn't make her.
Chloe slunk and tried to cling to the shadows, to disappear...but she wouldn't lose class credit for skipping out.
With silent judgement and sadness at the ugliness that was being forced upon her, she grabbed the least ugly bum bag (which was not pretty at all) and handed off her permission slip. This stunk.
Ravenclaws. They seemed to start younger and younger every year with their angst. Only what was this charming little first year spiraling downwards for? Did the bum bags not come in her favorite color?
Still, he accepted the permission slip from Miss Newman with a small smile.
SPOILER!!: Penelope!
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Originally Posted by griffin
Penelope had come dressed in blue jeans and a purple sweater for the field trip. No robes for going to muggle places. After using her lint roller on her definitely not at all suspicious muggle clothing, she entered the astronomy classroom. Approaching the astronomy professor, she did the vulcan salute thing with her hand. "Live long and prosper, Admiral Flamsteed." She handed her permission slip to the professor, admiral, or whatever they were supposed to call him now.
No pips today? Did they still have to call everyone ensign and all of those other titles? She looked at the items on Professor Flamsteed's desks. They must be the portkeys. Penelope would need to get a bum bag from the box. Did they have any purple or blue bum bags? Not that she cared too much about the color. A bum bag was a bum bag but she still wanted a purple one. She randomly selected a bum bag from the box, and it happened to be pink. This one would do. Oh, the herbology professor was here. Why was he here? Maybe there was some sort of rule about having more than one hogwarts staff member supervising on field trips. "Good morning, Professor Myers." Field trip! This was going to be fun and educational! Well, fun if she didn't feel too portkey sick. Travel by portkey had its drawbacks.
SPOILER!!: Permission slip
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
ASTRONOMY FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIP
I hereby grant permission for my son/daughter/ward Penelope Wright to participate in a Astronomy field trip to the Royal Obervatory, Greenwich on the 17th of January 2088. I understand this field trip is to a purely muggle location and trust my son/daughter/ward to respect and uphold all wizarding laws in relation to, but not limited to, the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.
Transportation for this field trip will be provided by portkey unless prior arrangements have been made.
Elizabeth Wright
(Parent or Guardian Signature)
And speaking of Ravenclaws…
“Live long and prosper,” he greeted the fifth year, accepting her permission slip and began to make a small pile on his desk. A pile that Pebbles happily obliged to keep in place.
SPOILER!!: Janelle!
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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11
Janelle was sooooo excited. The class was going on a field trip which was awesome all by itself. But more than that, it was her birthday and she was feeling very pumped becaise she was finally fourteen. Almost skipping to the door, she stopped to de-lint herself. Once she was lint free, she entered the classroom. "Live long and prosper Admiral Flamsteed, everyone", Janelle said as she gave the Vulcan salute. With her permission slip in her hand, the Ravenclaw gave her slip to the Professor/Admiral.
Janelle eyed the items on the professor's desk. Interesting. Then she read the instructions on the board. They had to wear a fanny pack? Ooookay. Janelle didn't know that they were back in fashion. Oh well, even wearing a fanny pack couldn't dampen her mood today. She picked a multicolored one and went to sit down. Soon, soon they would be on their way. Janelle could not wait.
“Thank you, Ensign Guidry,” Airey nodded while taking her permission slip. “Live long and prosper.”
SPOILER!!: Zander!
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
FIELD TRIP.
These were the BEST lessons EVER. So much so that Zander even had to admit to liking them and he wasn't one to admit he ever enjoyed lessons. So that meant something. Though, er, he couldn't really say the same about those rediculous bags they were meant to wear. But he was a boy, wouldn't that be weird? Couldn't they be excused???
However, he opted not to fuss about it being the responsible Seventh Year, Head Boy that he was. You're welcome, Professor F. Speaking of which, the Gryffindor entered the room quickly after having used the lint roller ON HIS CLOTHES and held his hand up in that vulcan salute thing. "Dif tor-- Er... Live long and prosper, Sir," yeaaaaah he wasn't going to try the other version. Didn't go so well the first few times. "Got my permission slip," he said handing over the paper in mention.
And um. Then he picked out one of them orange bum bags.
He admired the Head Boy’s tenacity, he truly did, and the grin the Astronomy professor wore upon his features as he took the permission slip and added it with the others was a true indication of this. “Not to worry, Captain Adair. You still have half a year to get it down.”
Oh. There were some...ahem. Never mind.
SPOILER!!: Sabel!
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Originally Posted by Tazenhani
It was getting easier to get used to the strange and bizzare of Airey Flamsteed and his lessons. Goodness sake, he'd shared a lesson last year with the man. Spiking oreo cookies with werewolf transfiguring properites. A right deal of fun.
Somehow though, the fanny packs, or bum bags or whatever one wanted to call them, was not exuding such a vibe. Indeed, Sabel had to agree with several of the rather put-off expressions as he entered the classroom. The items on the Professor's desk got a double take. Were those what he thought....surely not.
Then again, maybe so.
Moving up to the front of the class, and nodding at the few students in the room, Sabel picked up a pack, hooked it around two fingers and let it dangle there as he preformed the Vulcan salute with the same hand. "Admiral Airey, dare I even ask which warp core you had to use to find these?"
Airey couldn’t help himself and wiggled in place. “I should inform you, Admiral Dakest, that that is not the proper way to wear that,” he said with some finger wiggling towards the dangling bum bag. “An astronomically stellar warp core, if you must know.”
Jealous of his collection? He knew. Airey could tell.
SPOILER!!: Sweet solstice, say it ain’t so Dot!
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Originally Posted by Cassirin
Dot rolled. Dot only picked up ONE spider, and she even rolled her own self today, so she was all about following rules. Everyone deserved a fourth chance, and surely one of these days, Flamsteed would prove himself to be the man she'd thought he was before he started disappointing her so entirely.
Surely today was his day. Field trip and all that.
"Live long and prosper, Admiral," she chirped as she handed over her permission slip. And no pips to lead her astray today, although there were... oh... oh no. OH NO. Those bags. Were. Horrible. They murdered her soul. They desecrated her eyeballs. They destroyed her will to KEEP ON LIVING.
"This... is the last straw. Crime against fashion is the worst kind of crime," she muttered as she scooped up a plain black bag and tried to immediately envision how to make it less offensive. Flamsteed was dead to her.
“Live long and prosper, Lieutenant commander Wojack-Gusey,” he greeted the Slytherin prefect as her permission slip was added to the pile next.
And he couldn’t quiiiiiiiiiiiite make out what it was she had just mumbled. But seeing as Sabel was nearby and just how many cheeks flushed and stars appeared in students’ eyes whenever he was around, it was pretty obvious.
Thank Merlin he had not encountered any teacher crushes yet. Or if he had he was blissfully unaware of them.
Or denial.
SPOILER!!: Oliver!
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Originally Posted by littledhampir
Oliver had been hoping that they could fly again, like they had in the Astronomy lesson at the beginning of the term. But this lesson was special. It was FIELD TRIP TIME. So they couldn't fly while on the field trip, which was disappointing. Plus the field trip was at a muggle observatory, and muggles would probably not like to see a bunch of kids flying around. Plus that was illegal or whatever. So no flying, but a field trip was exciting.
"Hello professor," Oliver greeted as he entered the room. "I mean, live long and prosper." And he gave his best attempt at the finger salute thing. He was getting slightly better, but still had not mastered the ability to form his hands in that way. It was hard. And he handed over his permission slip, too. His dads had been good about sending his and Ellery's back as soon as they'd gotten them. So they were all set for the adventure.
The last thing he had to do was get a bum bag. He selected one that was white with purple polka dots. Nice. As he waited, Oliver glanced inside. A pamphlet, for the place they were going he assumed. And some money. Well that was cool. He would always welcome money. Hopefully they could buy snacks with it or something.
“Live long and prosper, EnsignThomas-Borzekowski,” he smiled gently at the Slytherin. The young man seemed to be doing just fine despite the mild lashing and ‘tough love’ the astronomer had given him earlier in the term, but this came as no surprise to the man.
SPOILER!!: Norah!
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Originally Posted by Sararara
FIELD TRIP DAY. FIELD TRIP DAY. FIELD TRIP DAAAAAAAAAAAY. Oh yeah. Alert the authorities, this lesson was going to break ALL BOUNDARIES of AWESOME. Norah ran the lint roller over her favorite Christmas sweater (who CARED that it was nearly an entire year 'till it was Christmas again? That's right, not her) and the rest of her muggle clothing for the day, before entering the classroom with her permission slip already held out to Professor Flamsteed.
"Long live and prosper, Admiral! This is going to be wicked awesome." She could feel it already. Giving him the funny salute thing with her free hand, almost perfect at it now that she'd had months of practice, she turned her attention to the stuff on his desk. That was a really cool armadillo bag! Was he giving it away afterwards? 'Cause that'd be worth her allowance for sure. No questions asked. The fifth year then directed her energy towards the next most important thing: a bum bag. There were just SO many options, y'know? If the entire world was going to see her today, a bum bag would surely be vital to the whole look.
After far too much deliberation, she settled on the flowery pink bum bag that clashed horribly with her sweater (it was okay though, 'cause FLOWERS). And Professor Myers was there TOO! And Professor Pretty Face. Ahem. This was going to be radical.
“I sincerely concur,” he winked at the Hufflepuff after offering her the proper Astronomy Tower greeting. Awesome was a bit of an understatement, but the man did have just a smidgen of vested interested into the location. Arguably more so than the field trip a few terms prior.
SPOILER!!: Benny!
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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline
For once it was a morning lesson for astronomy, a nice change in the subject Benny thought, and thankfully not TOO early of a class. And since it was a field trip into the muggle world, the choice of dress was far more casual and comfortable than uniforms and robes. And seeing as the rank pips were missing from the table, they wouldn't need to be wearing them either this time around. Fine by him...they weren't a bother but might look weird out in the everyday world.
Oh look...three professors.
"Live Long and Prosper, Admiral," he greeted Flamsteed first, using the proper salute that he had gotten the hang off over the course of the term. "Live Long and Prosper, Professors," Benny added to the herbology and defense professors, repeating the gesture to each of them. The other men didn't have a rank too...right? Too late now to know whether or not, he'd just have to hope not. With that let go, he handed in his permission slip before moving to follow the rest of the notes on the board. One green bum bag in hand, he was off to wait.
SPOILER!!: Permission Slip
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
ASTRONOMY FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIP
I hereby grant permission for my son/daughter/ward _______Benjamin Atreyu______ to participate in a Astronomy field trip to the Royal Obervatory, Greenwich on the 17th of January 2088. I understand this field trip is to a purely muggle location and trust my son/daughter/ward to respect and uphold all wizarding laws in relation to, but not limited to, the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.
Transportation for this field trip will be provided by portkey unless prior arrangements have been made.
______Lukas Atreyu______
(Parent or Guardian Signature)
“Live long and prosper, Captain Atreyu,” Airey greeted the seventh year, accepting his permission slip and placing it under Pebbles.
SPOILER!!: Henric!
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Originally Posted by Symphora
Today was the day they were going on a Field-trip! He couldn't help feeling rightfully excited for this trip. Henric rummaged through his pant's pockets for the signed permission slips he needed to hand in. Once he had gotten hold of that blasted piece of paper in his hands, he quickly raised it up to show to Professor Flamsteed."Here you go,Admiral Sir. Live Long and Prosper!!"he grinned before giving a salute. Thank goodness, he didn't forget to bring it!
He selected a bright yellow bum-bag and put it around his waist. HUFFLEPUFF REPRESENT! Curious, he took a look inside to see the contents.Ooohh... a pamphlet and muggle money?! Sweeet! Of course, he brought his own muggle money with him too if it wasn't enough for him.He would one to buy souvenirs back too,y'know.
He waved to all the other professors in the room as well, OF COURSE HE DIDN'T FORGET THEM. "Good morning Professor Dakest and Professor Myers, did you pick your bumbags yet?"
All the Ravenclaws brought their angst to the yard….
….and Hufflepuffs brought bounce.
Standard Hogwarts.
“Live long and prosper, Lieutenant commander Nicolei,” he greeted the young man, accepting the permission slip and adding it to the rest.
SPOILER!!: Lance!
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Originally Posted by Roselyn
THIS he could get used to.
Classes weren't nearly as cool as a FIELD TRIP DAY. That was just the cherry on top! The chip in the chocolate chip ice cream! The icing on the cake! The polka to the dot! He took his time in getting ready, even brushing down his hair to look neat and tidy for once. On the other hand, lint roller? What lint roller? He was suddenly blind and couldn't see it...
...
ANYWAYS.
Permission slip in hand, he flailed it up and around before handing it to the professor Flamsteed. Aw yes, he had a free hand. "LIVE LONG AND PROSPER, ADMIRAL!" he said quite seriously as he stood up straight, raising his fingers into a V shape. Seeing the herbology and defense professor there as well, Lance turned and gave him the vulcan salute as well.
"LIVE LONG AND PROSPER...admiral... professor Myers! LIVE LONG AND PROPSER...admiral... professor Dakest!" Did they call other professors admiral??? EH? Didn't matter now. Greetings were over and done with. Permission slip was handed in. Hair was PERFECTLY normal for once. AND look at THOSE bum bags!
He picked up a flower-y one. 'Cause it was cool.
Oh. It wasn’t just the Hufflepuff’s bringing the bounce today!
“Live long and prosper, Ensign McWitty,” he saluted the first year. They still had, er, funeral arrangements to make. As it were.
Sorry for not shouting back. The man was conserving some of his energy for what was to come.
SPOILER!!: Ava!
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Originally Posted by RandomRaven
Astronomy field trip day!
Ava had been longing for today since Admiral Flamsteed had announced it. She loves field trip, when she was in muggle primary school she often participated to the field trip that they held. Just hopefully it wouldn't be boring. She'd never heard about that place so.. Hopefully it wouldn't be boring like the museums that she'd visited like the usual muggle field trip.
Dressing up in her comfortable muggle outfit, the young lioness walked to the astronomy tower, using the lint roller for her coat and entered the classroom. Oops, she almost forgot the weird salute. "Live long and prosper, Admiral!" She said. "And hello, Professor Dakest and Professor Myers." They're gonna chaperoning them too today? Wicked. She handed the permission slip that had been signed by her mother, grabbed a bum bag and waited until they departed to the place.
Taking the permission slip, he nodded politely to the first year. “Live long and prosper, Ensign Burton.”
SPOILER!!: Sophie!
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Originally Posted by feeheeheeny
Sophie had mostly acclimated to astronomy class at Hogwarts without Tobes, but going on a field trip... brought her back. The pair had SO much fun at the National Space Centre when Flammy took them there, and now... she didn't HAVE her astronomy buddy to go gallivanting around with.
Thank Merlin she had Zander, though. He'd been her rock.
No pips today? Disappointing, but it made sense as they were supposed to be passing as normal, everyday students instead of young witches and wizards from a weirdo school. Lint-free and with her permission slip in hand, Soph passed deeper into the classroom and immediately saluted Flammy as she crossed the room toward him, a big ol' grin on her face. "Live long and PROSPER, Admiral. You're really rockin' that bag." And how nice of him to provide one for each and every one of them. They were going to be doing this thing in STYLE, clearly.
...PROFESSOR DAKEST ALERT. SABEL DAKEST. "Nuh uh," she pointed an accusational finger over at the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor with one hand while her other handed her permission slip to Flammy, "you're comin' with us?!" Great. A total nerd party. "I'm stickin' with you. Too late to say no." And Myers was there, too. Another favorite, but this one just got a smile and a wave out of Sophie Brown.
Picking out a fun-printed bum bag, Soph put it on without a second thought - had to set a good example for the kids, y'know? - and cheerfully grabbed up Zander's hand and tugged him over so they could stand near Dakest together. They were gonna go together in his portkey group, okay?
That. That sparkly eyed giddy look - thing time accompanied by finger pointing - was precisely what he was talking about. At least the Head Girl was not bringing angst with her. “Live long and prosper, Captain Brown and thank you,” he grinned with a quick look down at his bum bag. “It was a gift from a colleague back when I was employed at NASA.”
They were THE thing back then on business trips.
SPOILER!!: Adi!
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19
EEEEP!
The day of the field trip was FINALLY here! It was chilly still so Adi made sure he was dressed for that weather, his most comfortable Tee shirt was worn- it had the Batman logo on it, all de- linted. "Live long and Prosper, Professor! Er, I mean, ProfessorS!'' He had just noted the other two. He handed over the permission slip signed by his mother to Flamsteed before grabbing one of those bags- an orange one- as he scanned the room.
"Hey, Janelle! Hey, Henny! Penelope, Ava!'' The Hufflepuff gave them all enthusiastic waves and grins as he shuffled over to Benny. "Dragon. You look like you're ready to fly off already to get this trip started.'' Hehe. "By the way, you're stuck with me for it, okay?'' Yup!
“Live long and prosper, Captain Rehman,” Airey saluted the prefect. The Hufflepuff’s permission slip was soon added to the rest as well.
SPOILER!!: Hugo!
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Originally Posted by WeasleyGirl
Excitement everywhere 'cause it was field trip day minus the portkey part, Hugo wasn't a fan of that type of "transportation" but he was here with permission slip in hand and ready to go. "Live long and prosper, admiral!" and saluted Flamsteed. "And also, what's up professors?" because there was Dakest and Myers in the room too.
So...there were some sort of interesting things on the table that Hugo was about to ask Flamsteed but something else caught his attention. Were those...bum bags?
"Do we really have to?" said pointing at them. Because to him there was no need to, he could've bring a backpack instead. It looked funny though, he could put some food inside it.
After properly greeting the boy and slipping the permission slip under Pebbles with the rest, Airey turned his head round at the Slytherin’s question. “No, you don’t have to,” Airey said with a mischievous shrug and head wiggle. “I’ll just give you back your permission slip and you can do the alternate assignment for those who do not go on the field trip.”
So, really, you DID have a choice, Mr. Foster. Just saying.
SPOILER!!: Zeke!
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Originally Posted by Hera
Astronomy!
He had a love, hate, love again, hate again relationship with the subject. Oddly enough, it was the rules and the quirks that annoyed him the most in recent times. "I hope you prosper and keep living, Admiral," he greeted with a salute - though it wasn't Vulcan by any stretch of the imagination. And oh... plantspantsman was here, and Sabel too, "Professor's," he greeted with a head nod. Were they coming too? "Oh and here's my permission slip," he added, extending the note to his Head of House.
SPOILER!!: Permission slip
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
ASTRONOMY FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIP
I hereby grant permission for my son/daughter/wardEzekiel Browne to participate in a Astronomy field trip to the Royal Obervatory, Greenwich on the 17th of January 2088. I understand this field trip is to a purely muggle location and trust my son/daughter/ward to respect and uphold all wizarding laws in relation to, but not limited to, the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.
Transportation for this field trip will be provided by portkey unless prior arrangements have been made.
Dressed in casual muggle attire, Zeke fished inside the box until he got a bumbag that wasn't pink, floral or sparkly (because gosh that was a challenge). Content with a matte black, and ignoring the other assortment of weird items, he retreated to the back of the room to wait and inspect the goodies in his bum bag. Seriously, did the Professor not know how daggy they were?
Oh Mr. Zeke. Oooooooooh Mr. Zeke.
What WAS this man going to do with you?
“Live long and prosper, Lieutenant,” he returned in greeting. Do keep the rebellious nature as of late checked at the classroom door. Remember that new leaf you were turning over, or whatever metaphor best suited the present situation!
SPOILER!!: Daxton!
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Originally Posted by Felixir
The fact that it was still very obviously winter had had no bearing on Daxton's choice of clothing for the day. He did not know how much time they would be spending outside, but hopefully it would be plentiful, so he could really make the most of the cold.
The Ravenclaw entered the classroom with his shoes hooked over his fingers, his socks shoved inside them, and his earmuffs hooked around his neck as they always were. The lint roller outside had been run over his very well-worn, faded, and shabby clothes for only a moment before Daxton had grown bored of the charade, and now he had turned his attention to the absurd selection of bags that had been provided for them. Though assuming the way that Airey Flamsteed was wearing his bag was the intended aesthetic... perhaps 'absurd' was too kind a way of putting it.
Daxton picked up one of the... bum bags (really? who thought up this stuff?) by one of the straps, and held it up in the air so that the colourfully striped bag section was at eye level. He regarded the bag feeling a mixture of mild disgust and utter perplexity, letting it twirl slightly in the air. Eventually, Daxton dragged his gaze from the bag again and did a cursory glance around the room, pausing briefly as he laid eyes on each professor that was assembled - Myers and Dakest so far, both of whom Daxton had interacted with one-to-one - and stopping on Airey Flamsteed.
Tucking the bum bag under his arm, where his shoes soon joined it, Daxton stepped up to the Astronomy teacher, pulled out a neatly folded permission slip, completed and signed by his mother, from his pocket and waved it silently and insistently at the man, unintentionally in place of that weird salute. Here. Take it. Take it.
Daxton was not exactly happy about the idea of a field trip, especially to a place he had never been before. It was all too different, and took him well out of his comfort zone. But... he was eager (or as eager as it was possible for Daxton to get) to visit the Royal Observatory. Even though school trips had never ended all too well for him in the past.
Airey bowed his head politely towards the Ravenclaw and chuckled as he took the permission slip. “Live long and prosper, Ensign Prince.” Someone he was a bit concerned about on this trip, for different reasons, and therefore would keep an extra special eye on without acting like a hovercraft.
SPOILER!!: Candice!
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Originally Posted by Poolicious
She was not planning to attend the next Astronomy lesson but then there's a mention of a field trip. She couldn't resist a field trip not even if its Astronomy Field Trip. Any chance to leave the castle for a while she would definitely take it. With her permission slip in her hand, the Gryffindor entered the classroom. "Live long and prosper, Admiral Flamsteed." Cue the Vulcan salute. And looked there's Professor Myers and Dakest too. Both of the Professor got a polite nods. "Here's my permission slip, Admiral." Candice handeed the permission slip to the Astronomy Professor.
SPOILER!!: Permission slip
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
ASTRONOMY FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIP
I hereby grant permission for my son/daughter/wardCandice Adler Messer to participate in a Astronomy field trip to the Royal Obervatory, Greenwich on the 17th of January 2088. I understand this field trip is to a purely muggle location and trust my son/daughter/ward to respect and uphold all wizarding laws in relation to, but not limited to, the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.
Transportation for this field trip will be provided by portkey unless prior arrangements have been made.
Now what? She looked at the chalkboard and it said that they need to take a bum bag each. Bum bag? Fanny pack? They have to WEAR THAT?! Was Flamsteed trying to humiliate them during this field trip? Despite of that, she still grabbed one of the fanny pack.
“Thank you, Lieutenant commander Messer,” he smiled as he took the permission slip and gave it to Pebbles. “Live long and prosper.”
SPOILER!!: Hady!
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Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy
A field trip. Would it be anything like the first one they had went on in her first year? Probably not. That didn't stop Hady though from getting herself dressed in casual muggle clothing consisting of dark blue jeans, white shirt with what may or may not have been a carebear on it (shh people), a jean jacket to match and her white sneakers. She'd left her hair tumbling down around her shoulders not feeling much like tying it back right then.
Upon entering the room she stopped outside the door first and made sure to run the lint roller over her clothes. Not that she needed to but yeah she did it anyways just like always. In her hand was her permission slip which she handed over the second she got to the Professors. "Hello Admiral, live long and prosper." She stepped back and gave him the proper Vulcan salute once he had accepted her permission slip. Turning to Professors Myers and Dakest she gave a small grin and nod of her head. "Hello Professors."
Stepping out of the way she noticed the information on the board and wandered over to collect herself a...a bum bag? Erm well alrighty then. Not very fashionable honestly but no big deal. Fishing about in the box the lady snake pulled out a simple white one that had what appeared to be stars on it in different colors. Not to bad honestly. Holding it in her hand she wandered off to the side to adjust the straps and hang it around her waist somewhat to the side by her hip, her jean jacket mostly covering it.
Smiling, he took the permission slip from the fourth year. “Live long and propser, Lieutenant Lynch,” he saluted.
SPOILER!!: Angel!
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Angel walked into the classroom. "Live Long and Prosper, Admiral!" Angel smiled at her head of house. "We teaming up, like we did on the last field trip?" Angel hoped so because he was the best person to be with, saying that it had been her who had decided to team up with him... she took out her permission slip and handed it to him and then she realised that there were two other professors.
"Live long and Prosper!" Angel tried to do the vulcan salute but she was still struggling with it, she had been practicing loads but it was not properly down yet, though she was hoping that one day she could figure out how to spread the middle fingers. "Hope your all okay?"
Angel grabbed one of the bum bags and then she moved away from the door and the Professor and waited for what ever they were going to do next.
At least Miss Valentine seemed to be in better spirits? Perhaps he owed that to Marion’s advice...or whatever it was the ghost had given to the young lady. In any case, she did NOT look to be on the verge of tears and that was enough for him.
“Live long and prosper, Lieutenant commander Valentine,” he nodded at the fifth year, permission slip quickly being added to the pile. “More on that in just a bit but yes, I would like you to buddy up.”
Especially where they were going this year. Bit more open compared to the National Space Centre. Hence why Sabel and Paul were also tagging along.
SPOILER!!: Yoongi!
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He had wanted to stay in bed for this lesson and just not go. But his mother had heard about the field trip and had thought it would be very educational so she had signed the paper for him. And he knew his mother would owl the school to check if he had actually went so he had no choice but to enter the classroom of doom.
With the permission paper in one hand and using the lint roller with his other, Yoongi first checked if everyone in the room was on the ground before he entered. Though, he was slowly managing his fear of heights, he was still wary of the Astronomy Professor because he didn’t like to be up in the air without warning.
Unlike in the other lessons where he greeted Professor’s enthusiastically , Yoongi was uncharacteristic as he kept quiet in here. But he knew he had to greet the man at least once so, with some distance between them he stuttered a “long live prosper!” what? “Admire I mean admiral!” Oh Merlin. He turned around and walked to Dakest and Myers. "Hello~!" He definitely greeted them in a way more different way, grabbed a bum bag and wrapped it around him.
“Live long and prosper,” he smiled at the Gryffindor, saluting the young man using the permission slip after performing the Vulcan salute.
SPOILER!!: Blaise & Davie! >:D
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If there was one thing Davie had learned with having a Gryffindor on his arm at all times, that one thing would be that it was infinitely easier to get dressed in wizard clothes than in muggle ones. A robe slipped over a handcuff nice and easy. But a long-sleeved shirt? Well that was awkward.
Awkwardness aside, David trudged into the classroom with Blaise on his arm. Whoa, look at the other professors here! That woke him up a little. He gave a respectful, "hi, hello," to Myers and Dakest, then awkwardly dug around his bag for his permission form to give to Admiral Flamsteed.
"Here you go, sir," Davie mumbled depressedly as he turned it in.
SPOILER!!: Field Trip Form
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
ASTRONOMY FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIP
I hereby grant permission for my son/daughter/wardDavid Truebridge to participate in a Astronomy field trip to the Royal Obervatory, Greenwich on the 17th of January 2088. I understand this field trip is to a purely muggle location and trust my son/daughter/ward to respect and uphold all wizarding laws in relation to, but not limited to, the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.
Transportation for this field trip will be provided by portkey unless prior arrangements have been made.
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He didn't want to go on the stupid trip. He didn't want to be in stupid Astronomy class. He didn't want to see stupid Astronomy Face Head of House Handcuff Man and he DIDN'T want to be handcuffed to stupid, sulky Ravenclaw Four Eyes either.
Why couldn't the Professor tie Davie to a pole and leave him there for 24 hours? He was the thief in all this. Think how many of the castle's possessions could be saved if the boy was put out of commission. Blaise made them linger at the door just so he could take an extra long time to use the lint roller then he dragged his feet, fine with letting the Ravenclaw walk in front or wherever he wanted. When lead over to drop off his permission slip, the boy did the same without a word to the Professor cause he wasn't sure he wanted him living all that long and prospering at all.
SPOILER!!: Permission Slip
SPOILER!!: Permission slip
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
ASTRONOMY FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIP
I hereby grant permission for my son/daughter/wardBlaise Bellaire to participate in a Astronomy field trip to the Royal Obervatory, Greenwich on the 17th of January 2088. I understand this field trip is to a purely muggle location and trust my son/daughter/ward to respect and uphold all wizarding laws in relation to, but not limited to, the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.
Transportation for this field trip will be provided by portkey unless prior arrangements have been made.
Grace Bellaire
(Parent or Guardian Signature)
Professors Dakest and Myers both got small waves and his dutiful quill and notepad were at work scribbling everything as usual. It hadn't stopped since they were cuffed. It scribbled things about the Ravenclaw even while he was silently sulking and while he slept. Why? BLAISE wasn't gonna pay attention to him but he was still gonna have to do that speech.
Well well well...wasn’t this quite the site. And given just how talkative the two were with one another they were really working on those communication skills.
…………….
Sweet solstice. Maybe he should give them an extension on their detention?
“Live long and prosper, gentlemen,” he greeted the duo, taking their permission slips and adding them to the humble pile that had accumulated under Pebbles.
Checking his sundial watch, the man gave it an approving nod before clapping his hands together firmly a few times. “Alright everyone if you could please gather round. We will be departing shortly, but in the meantime could you all please take your seats,” he announced. There would be plenty of walking around the Royal Observatory so may as well give their feet a rest while they could. “We have approximately 30 minutes before we need to get into position for portkey travel. First, a special thanks to Professors….Admirals Dakest and Myers for agreeing to act as chaperones on this field trip. Second, a bit of ground rules. As you are all well aware, we will be leaving the wizarding world and entering the muggle one today. This means ABSOLUTELY NO MAGIC will be allowed. Not even accidental. I am trusting you all to be on your best behavior so do not let me down."
Get it? Got it? Good.
“The bum bags you picked up on your way in contain everything you will need while exploring the Royal Observatory, including a £5 note that you can use as you see fit.There are also a few special tickets and passes to select exhibitions going on at the Observatory as well as a map to the grounds.”
And that was enough basic information in regards the field trip for now. He had some logistics to take care of to ensure students were somewhat knowledgeable about the location before they took off.
“Now, I want you all to imagine those stellar fruit platters at breakfast. Specifically...think of those nice spherical oranges. Now...imagine you slice that orange in half horizontally through the middle, creating two equal sized halves, I have done what the equator does to the Earth - created a northern and southern hemispheres. But if I take that orange and slice it vertically down the middle, then I have just done what the prime meridian does to the Earth and made the western and eastern hemisphere.”
He should have brought an orange. Or just not eaten the one he had had with him earlier. Shame on you, Pebbles, for not stopping him.
"The Royal Observatory lies on the prime meridian, which represents the Earth's zero-degree longitude reference point and is a preeeeeeeeeetty big deal. Now, I have alluded to the significance of this imaginary line, the prime meridian, just now...but how else is the prime meridian important? What little factoids did you gather from the reading?"
They HAD all done the reading, yes?
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Please assume that there was some assigned reading in the Astronomy textbook about the prime meridian prior to the lesson. Whether or not your character actually did the reading is up to you
This will most likely be the ONLY question before we begin the process of portkeying to the Royal Observatory.
Please do not post your character arriving late unless you are ready to deal with whatever IC consequences Professor Flamsteed sees fit. Simply pretend that you have been here all along!
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Reading. Yeah Olly definitely had not done that. But honestly, had Flamsteed really expected him to? Maybe, but that wasn't the point. The point was that Oliver didn't know much about either the equator or the prime meridian. But at least he had heard those words before. He wasn't completely stupid.
But that didn't mean he knew the answer to the question, so he decided to not even try and let people who actually knew what they were talking about speak instead. Good plan. However, he was excited about the first thing Flamsteed had said. Oliver had paid attention to that because it was about the Field Trip, so of course it had to be very important and very exciting information. Like that their money was to be used however they wanted. Which meant he could get snacks with it. Nice.
Chloe was fiddling with her bum pack, trying to hide it as efficiently as she could but it just wouldn't go away. Meh. This was going to make her grumpy all day now, just you wait and see Professor Airey.
In spite of all of that, though, she had obviously done her reading. Even an ugly accessory wouldn't keep her from participating in class. She weakly put her hand up in the air and answered, "There was a convention, sir, in 1884 where twenty-two countries voted on how they would split up the hemisphere. That's what we consider the prime meridian now."Which she thought was super interesting because it meant that there wasn't really a science to picking it. Just a ton of people picking whatever they liked best.
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Her brown eyes spotted Davie and Blaise were being handcuffed together. Huh? What's going on between both of them? Ava was really curious and wanted to ask both or one of them, but too bad that Admiral Flamsteed already start babbling talking. And.... they also got muggle money? Digging around, the young lioness found a £5 inside her bum bag. Ooooooohhhh!!! Dima also sent her some muggle money so this was enough for her. And they would depart in 20 minutes. So she took a seat and listened to the admiral.
And she hadn't read about the royal observatory or any kind of that things before. Reading was just not her cup of tea, it was Teddy's job. Hehehe. But well, she's just gonna guess what those mean "Well, I think it's important because it locates in the middle? And... my twin brother did say about the mean time something but actually I have no idea about that." Or to be honest, she didn't understand Teddy's words.
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Why did they have to sit? This Hufflepuff was too bouncy and ready to get going but he slid himself into a seat. Thirty minutes was a LOOOONG time to him but hopefully it would go by super fast, yeah? He tapped his fingers lightly on the side of his chair as he listened to Flamsteed inform them about his expectations for the trip as well as what was contained in the bum bags.
And then it was imagination time! Yep, Adi could picture everything about that orange. He could also picture eating it. Haha. Anyway... about this reading. Woops. He may have just canned the pages of his textbook. But he would try to wrack his brain to see what he came up with. He raised his hand after putting his words properly together. ''The meridian at 180 longitude is also known as the International Date Line. If you pass through the International Date Line, you can add a day if you're going east or subtract a day if you're going west.'' That was an important fact. But wait... was it the opposite directions? Had he gotten the east and west mixed up? Or maybe it was the adding and subtracting part? Eh, Flamsteed could correct him if he did.
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They still had thirty minutes to go before they could portkey out of here?!
Hady groaned inwardly as she walked to her desk and sunk down onto her chair. Running her fingers through her hair she glanced around checking out everyone that was gathering around. She was ready to go and getting fidgety already, her foot tapping lightly on the floor.
Words were being said and questions asked making the fourth year turn her attention towards her Professor. Yes she'd ready from the textbook the night before. She wasn't going to answer though letting her mates do that until she heard her 'big' brothers answer and sent Adi a grin as she raised her hand. "I'm going with what Adi had said only it's you add a day if you're going west and you subtract a day if you're east." Yeah, sorry Adi.
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Janelle's excitement for the field trip had not diminished. As Admiral Flamsteed began to talk about the trip, her hype level only increased. Did they really have to talk and answer questions? Couldn't they just get the show on the road? Apparantly not. Since the only way to get going would be to finish their discussion, Janelle raised her hand to answer the professor's question.
" One reason that the prime meridian was important was because once it was created, the earth could be divided into different time zones. You could always know what time it was anywhere in the world." There now, question answered. Could the field trip start now........please?"
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After handing over her permission slip, Paulina made sure to grab one of the bum bags. She was rather excited for the field trip because she hadn't really gone on any before. Hopefully she would have fun.
She didn't understand why they had to sit down until Professor Flamsteed explained that they wouldn't be leaving for another 30 minutes. That wasn't too bad. Curiously she listened as the rules were explained. Checking her bum bag she saw that she wasn't missing anything that was needed. Awesome.
She was all set.
Seconding what Adi said about the prime meridian, Paulina nodded. There was nothing else that she had to add because he had said it perfectly.
SPOILER!!: Permission Slip
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
ASTRONOMY FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIP
I hereby grant permission for my son/daughter/wardPaulina Holiday to participate in a Astronomy field trip to the Royal Obervatory, Greenwich on the 17th of January 2088. I understand this field trip is to a purely muggle location and trust my son/daughter/ward to respect and uphold all wizarding laws in relation to, but not limited to, the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.
Transportation for this field trip will be provided by portkey unless prior arrangements have been made.
Angel looked at the Professor, was that a yes she could use him as a partner or was he confused with her question she was confused. Angel raised her hand when the Professor asked the question. "Professor its goes through the UK right, like I meant it right on the line." Angel wasn't sure how it worked but she thought she'd guess.
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Davie had definitely done the reading. He now knew who Professor Airy Flamsteed was named for. Had anyone ever pointed that out to the man? That his namesakes were Astronomers Royal? Surely he knew that. The Ravenclaw didn't like being captain obvious, and plus he was still pretty sulky that one of his favorite professors thought he was a bad kid who deserved detention with a bully, so Davie wasn't going to go spouting off unnecessary information now.
But he was going to answer this question. Because he had read. And he was smart. And the person he was handcuffed was NOT. Davie raised his left hand, his free hand, to answer.
"Before we had Standard Time, and before everyone could afford watches and clocks, we used to drop a bright red Time Ball at 13.00 so that ships out on the Thames and commoners of London could see what time it was." And so they could stop referencing bloody old sundials, was the gist Davie had gotten. "Interestingly enough, that ball still rises on top of the Flamsteed House today when it's not too windy. And that House is on top of the Prime Meridian. It was the original observatory." Okay, so he couldn't resist dropping one truth bomb today.
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Yes, yes, live long and prosper, all that stuff, whatever. Now could they go?
Daxton stood by impatiently, waiting for the declaration that it was time for them to set off for the Royal Observatory. The board said they would be leaving in half an hour, but half an hour starting from when? And would they be portkeying from this room, or outside the castle boundaries? And where exactly would they be arriving? What did it look like? And how would they be getting back? Would they portkey back to inside the castle? Daxton hoped not; that meant that anyone could get into the school, right?
All the questions flew around his head and filled him with more and more anxiety, and the waiting around was not helping to quell that. When Airey Flamsteed called everyone to attention, it was to discuss the trip even further instead of to actually do anything, and Daxton just got more and more antsy. He had of course done the reading - he had read the entire Astronomy textbook... more than once - but discussions were not his thing in the slightest. While everyone else spoke up, Daxton rifled through the ridiculous bum bag he had collected, sifting through the things provided and finally laying hands on the money. Normal money. Money he would not be using on this trip, but keeping for himself, hoarding away for a later date to eventually spend on something he really needed.
For now, however, the Ravenclaw held the five pound note tightly in his fist so nobody else could take it, and looked through the pamphlet. The more details he know about their destination, the less anxious about the trip he would be, and the more he would be able to appreciate it... maybe.
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He didn't return the man's greeting, just went to take a seat with his....inmate and pretend like he was listening--which he was but the way he looked you could never tell.
Of course he did the reading, what else was he gonna do when he was cuffed to Four Eyes? With a loud huff, the boy listened to everything being offered. It struck him as odd that Adi would be talking about the dateline when the Professor asked about the Prime Meridian but maybe he was just confused. Bet if he'd been reading with David Stupid Face Truebridge attached to his hand, he'd be more keen to pay attention to what he was reading when he had.
Still quiet. He wasn't talking to Flamsteed. He didn't wanna say anything...'least not until Davie did because then...what if the Professor thought only HE did the reading of the two of them?? Nope nope nope nope nope. Right hand up in the air.
"The Prime Meridian's only arbitrary, it wasn't like they had proper calculations or anything going off of when they picked it. S'not like the Equator that got determined by an axis on the earth or something." Davie wasn't the only one how read, OKAY???
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Ahem.
Zeke took a seat upon Professor Flamsteed's instructions, returning the items from his bum bag inside and zipping it up again. He was still only holding it, because he was reluctant to WEAR it, but... it may not be avoidable for too long.
Nevertheless, ground rules were happening, and he understood. They were common sense, so, no drama there.
And then there was Prime Meridian stuff. Uhhhhh... right, that reading they were supposed to do. He didn't do it, so... no idea. Sorry, Prof.
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Dot was NOT speaking to Flamsteed, because he had murdered fashion and because he didn't know that he wasn't being spoken to. Rudest of all the rudes was not to realize that someone was salty with you. She tossed her red hair at him when he started on about primates or something.
Dakest and Myers were here, and they hadn't murdered fashion. Dot took a step toward them both, and away from the big meanie murderer. What was he even talking... oh, she knew about this! "The time zones are often based around the pr... prime meridian acting as point zero for that too. Like you can translate any time zone into how it relates to the point zero, or Greenwich Mean Time. GMT." That sort of related.
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And he was being tugged. By none other than Sophie Brown, of course. Though where was he being tugged towards this-- Oh. Er. "Hi, Sir..." the Gryffindor awkwardly nodded towards Professor Dakest. So they were definitely going in his portkey group? Yeah, Zander could connect the dots. Though uh, the Gryffindor still felt sorta awkward about that one disillusionment DADA lesson. Ahem. So going with Dakest would definitely prove to be interesting. Bet Sophie wanted it to be too.
He did, however, turn his head back towards Flamsteed as the astronomy Professor began addressing the class as a whole. Prime Meridian, huh?
WAIT. Before anyone goes around pointing accusatory fingers.
ZANDER ADAIR ACTUALLY DID DO THE READING, thank you very much.
Except, coming up with a unique answer was a lot of effort... And took a lot of energy too, and y'know, Zander Adair was trying to save all his energy on account of FIELD TRIP. So instead he chose to stay quiet. Instead he simply nodded along with what everyone else said. Yup. That's the one.
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He concurred? What did that even MEAN? Norah just grinned and nodded along to what Professor Flamsteed said instead of asking for clarification. That could wait for later. Maybe Sophie would know.
Ooooh ON the prime meridian! That would be an adventure in itself. Maybe they could have one foot in each hemisphere. Sebby would be so jealous. It'd almost be as cool as having one foot on either side of the equator, but a lot less hot. She'd done that reading too, uh huh. You could never be too prepared for field trip day. That sounded like something her mum would say. With a little shake of her head, she put a hand in the air. C'mon, Kittredge. FOCUS. "The prime meridian was established by a bloke called Sir George Airy--hey! That's almost the same as Airey. Is that where your first name comes from, Admiral?" And here she was, spending her whole entire life thinking Mr. Space Man's parents just really liked air.
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Hehe. Bum bags. Hehehe. Caleb was TOTALLY a mature adult, what are you talking about? Caleb had never seen these things before except when looking at photos of muggles in the 1990's which seemed like forever ago, because it WAS, and they were just...not appealing. Convenient, yes. Fashionable? Absolutely not.
Oh, right, class stuff. Flamsteed had started and Caleb directed his attention to the class at hand, which despite being terrible for Caleb's wardrobe, actually sounded kind of fun. He raised his hand. "The Prime Meridian kind of establishes the starting point for time zones and whatnot. Which is important when you're trying to figure out when you might be able to see things like lunar eclipses and all that fun stuff. Other than that...it's pretty much a man made thing, and is more for our benefit and using latitude and longitude to find points on Earth," he explained.
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Henric did read about the prime meridian...yes...he did...he just couldn't remember it. Okay...think..Henric..think.. He waited and listened to his classmates answers before raising his hand up so he could add more points,"Yes...I believed they are quite important because without it, we will find it difficult to determine its exact location by just the description alone, we need some sort of coordinates...somekind of universal language...or standardised system to pinpoint a place and timezone using its geographic grid lines."
Back when he was employed by NASA! "Wicked cool, Admiral." CUE A SALUTE. "Your life is so cool." Did he know? Because it absolutely was. She was so, so jealous.
Also, was everyone still appreciating how important the man standing before them was? He wasn't just some guy who got a teaching degree and started teaching these bunch of hooligans, he was A REALLY IMPORTANT MAN. ASTRONOMER ROYAL. NASA HERO. They were SO lucky to be taught by someone so well-renounced and respected in the scientific community, and Sophie Brown didn't take it for granted one bit.
Flammy wanted them to sit... so Soph gave both Dakest and Zander a LOOK that told them they all needed to sit TOGETHER, or at least that Dakest wasn't getting out of this and he couldn't escape them. So sit she did, and she griiiinned extra big at the mention of Dakest being a chaperone. HEHE. Too bad he got suckered into this, but if he went into it with the right attitude, he was gonna go have loads of fun with them, right? Learn new things? EMBRACE THE ABUNDANCE OF KNOWLEDGE THAT WOULD BE AT THEIR FINGERTIPS?
Of course Sophie did the reading, didn't she always? She'd actually first read up on the prime meridian awhile ago, so she knew quite a bit about it, but she elected to listen to what the others had to say first and potentially add onto what they had to say if they missed anything. But the more she listened, the more increasingly impressed she grew with her classmates. They knew an awful lot, didn't they? She couldn't think of a single thing of substance to add on, so instead of raising her hand, Soph just gave Flamsteed a chipper thumbs-up when his gaze passed over her, as he'd no doubt be looking for her to add something to the table.
Nope, nope. Just fine over here. Her classmates had it covered, but she was plenty attentive.
Candice saw Flamsteed gave her permission slip to Pebbles. OH! Look at it. He was using his pet rock as the paperweight. Pretty neat. Maybe that's why he kept the rock around. Back to more important topic. How to hide this hideous looking fanny pack? Should she put it to her bag? But she pretty sure that it wouldn't fit. So, the only option was she just have to deal with it. SIGH!
Huh? Thirty minutes? But she thought they gonna leave as soon as the last person arrived. Apparently she was wrong.
Flamsteed told them about some ground rules. No Magic. Duh! She knew that already. Then he was talking about stellar fruit platters before the first questioned happened. The important of prime meridian? Reading? No. She didn't do any reading before class. She didn't think its necessary. Oopsy!
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Glancing over his shoulder, the astronomer gave Pebbles a quick wink before eyeing the portkeys once again. It was fairly obvious which one he would be holding on to...but which to offer to his willing assistants... hmmm...
OH RIGHT! There were raised hands that he needed to call on.
SPOILER!!: Olly!
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Reading. Yeah Olly definitely had not done that. But honestly, had Flamsteed really expected him to? Maybe, but that wasn't the point. The point was that Oliver didn't know much about either the equator or the prime meridian. But at least he had heard those words before. He wasn't completely stupid.
But that didn't mean he knew the answer to the question, so he decided to not even try and let people who actually knew what they were talking about speak instead. Good plan. However, he was excited about the first thing Flamsteed had said. Oliver had paid attention to that because it was about the Field Trip, so of course it had to be very important and very exciting information. Like that their money was to be used however they wanted. Which meant he could get snacks with it. Nice.
But one of those raised hands did not belong to Mr. Thomas-Borzekowski. Airey could only hope the young man had read and if he had not, well, hopefully he would act like a sponge and soak up all the information his classmates would soon be sharing.
Hopefully.
What if NO ONE read?!
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Chloe was fiddling with her bum pack, trying to hide it as efficiently as she could but it just wouldn't go away. Meh. This was going to make her grumpy all day now, just you wait and see Professor Airey.
In spite of all of that, though, she had obviously done her reading. Even an ugly accessory wouldn't keep her from participating in class. She weakly put her hand up in the air and answered, "There was a convention, sir, in 1884 where twenty-two countries voted on how they would split up the hemisphere. That's what we consider the prime meridian now."Which she thought was super interesting because it meant that there wasn't really a science to picking it. Just a ton of people picking whatever they liked best.
Oh thank Merlin. A raised hand.
"Stellar, Ensign Newman," he saluted. "Known as the International Meridian Conference, it was attended by 41 delegates from 25 nations and was held at the request of United States President Chester A. Arthur. Although it should be noted that this was more of a milestone in the establishment of the prime meridian at Greenwich as not everyone adopted this decision immediately. For example, France abstained from the vote continued to use the Paris meridian for several decades."
SPOILER!!: Ava
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Originally Posted by RandomRaven
Her brown eyes spotted Davie and Blaise were being handcuffed together. Huh? What's going on between both of them? Ava was really curious and wanted to ask both or one of them, but too bad that Admiral Flamsteed already start babbling talking. And.... they also got muggle money? Digging around, the young lioness found a £5 inside her bum bag. Ooooooohhhh!!! Dima also sent her some muggle money so this was enough for her. And they would depart in 20 minutes. So she took a seat and listened to the admiral.
And she hadn't read about the royal observatory or any kind of that things before. Reading was just not her cup of tea, it was Teddy's job. Hehehe. But well, she's just gonna guess what those mean "Well, I think it's important because it locates in the middle? And... my twin brother did say about the mean time something but actually I have no idea about that." Or to be honest, she didn't understand Teddy's words.
Mean time?
"Greenwich Mean Time, yes," he nodded politely. That had been what the Gryffindor was hinting at, right?
SPOILER!!: Adi
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19
Why did they have to sit? This Hufflepuff was too bouncy and ready to get going but he slid himself into a seat. Thirty minutes was a LOOOONG time to him but hopefully it would go by super fast, yeah? He tapped his fingers lightly on the side of his chair as he listened to Flamsteed inform them about his expectations for the trip as well as what was contained in the bum bags.
And then it was imagination time! Yep, Adi could picture everything about that orange. He could also picture eating it. Haha. Anyway... about this reading. Woops. He may have just canned the pages of his textbook. But he would try to wrack his brain to see what he came up with. He raised his hand after putting his words properly together. ''The meridian at 180 longitude is also known as the International Date Line. If you pass through the International Date Line, you can add a day if you're going east or subtract a day if you're going west.'' That was an important fact. But wait... was it the opposite directions? Had he gotten the east and west mixed up? Or maybe it was the adding and subtracting part? Eh, Flamsteed could correct him if he did.
Uuuuuuuuuuuuh, Captain Rehman?
While spot on, mostly, the professor was a little perplexed as to why the Hufflepuff was jumping to the opposite side of the globe. "And the prime meridian helps establish the International Date Line."
Was that the connection the seventh year had meant to point out? It was not like him to entirely miss the point of a question.
More teenage angst?
Check it at the door, please.
SPOILER!!: Hady
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Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy
They still had thirty minutes to go before they could portkey out of here?!
Hady groaned inwardly as she walked to her desk and sunk down onto her chair. Running her fingers through her hair she glanced around checking out everyone that was gathering around. She was ready to go and getting fidgety already, her foot tapping lightly on the floor.
Words were being said and questions asked making the fourth year turn her attention towards her Professor. Yes she'd ready from the textbook the night before. She wasn't going to answer though letting her mates do that until she heard her 'big' brothers answer and sent Adi a grin as she raised her hand. "I'm going with what Adi had said only it's you add a day if you're going west and you subtract a day if you're east." Yeah, sorry Adi.
And he opened his mouth to correct the Hufflepuff, clearly suffering from teenage angst, on the flip flop of directions, but Miss Lynch beat him to it.
"Precisely," he nodded.
Although why was she also talking about something 180 degrees away from what he had asked.
CURSE YOU TEENAGE ANGST!
SPOILER!!: Janelle
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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11
Janelle's excitement for the field trip had not diminished. As Admiral Flamsteed began to talk about the trip, her hype level only increased. Did they really have to talk and answer questions? Couldn't they just get the show on the road? Apparantly not. Since the only way to get going would be to finish their discussion, Janelle raised her hand to answer the professor's question.
" One reason that the prime meridian was important was because once it was created, the earth could be divided into different time zones. You could always know what time it was anywhere in the world." There now, question answered. Could the field trip start now........please?"
Airey nodded his head, but caught himself on something. A choice of words that one should be cautious about when speaking with astronomy colleagues. "An excellent point," he nodded. "Although established may be the preferred word over created. There is an international agreement to the prime meridian's location, but prior to this there were many maps and charts with longitude based on the meridian passing through their capital city. But a very good point indeed."
SPOILER!!: Paulina
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Originally Posted by Squishy
After handing over her permission slip, Paulina made sure to grab one of the bum bags. She was rather excited for the field trip because she hadn't really gone on any before. Hopefully she would have fun.
She didn't understand why they had to sit down until Professor Flamsteed explained that they wouldn't be leaving for another 30 minutes. That wasn't too bad. Curiously she listened as the rules were explained. Checking her bum bag she saw that she wasn't missing anything that was needed. Awesome.
She was all set.
Seconding what Adi said about the prime meridian, Paulina nodded. There was nothing else that she had to add because he had said it perfectly.
SPOILER!!: Permission Slip
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
ASTRONOMY FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIP
I hereby grant permission for my son/daughter/wardPaulina Holiday to participate in a Astronomy field trip to the Royal Obervatory, Greenwich on the 17th of January 2088. I understand this field trip is to a purely muggle location and trust my son/daughter/ward to respect and uphold all wizarding laws in relation to, but not limited to, the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.
Transportation for this field trip will be provided by portkey unless prior arrangements have been made.
Mirra Harrison
(Parent or Guardian Signature)
Airey nodded his head at the seventh year in appreciation for her attentive listening.
AND LOOK AT THAT! TEENAGE ANGST STRIKING AGAIN!
SPOILER!!: Angel
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Originally Posted by Harry174
Angel looked at the Professor, was that a yes she could use him as a partner or was he confused with her question she was confused. Angel raised her hand when the Professor asked the question. "Professor its goes through the UK right, like I meant it right on the line." Angel wasn't sure how it worked but she thought she'd guess.
"It does indeed," he nodded. "And naturally it is not the only country it passes through. The prime meridian also passes through France, Spain, Algeria, Mali, Burkina, Faso, Tongo, Ghana. The only landmass crossed by the meridian in the Southern Hemisphere is Antarctica."
Sounded like an EXCELLENT OWL and NEWT question in the making, no?
SPOILER!!: Davie
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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl
Davie had definitely done the reading. He now knew who Professor Airy Flamsteed was named for. Had anyone ever pointed that out to the man? That his namesakes were Astronomers Royal? Surely he knew that. The Ravenclaw didn't like being captain obvious, and plus he was still pretty sulky that one of his favorite professors thought he was a bad kid who deserved detention with a bully, so Davie wasn't going to go spouting off unnecessary information now.
But he was going to answer this question. Because he had read. And he was smart. And the person he was handcuffed was NOT. Davie raised his left hand, his free hand, to answer.
"Before we had Standard Time, and before everyone could afford watches and clocks, we used to drop a bright red Time Ball at 13.00 so that ships out on the Thames and commoners of London could see what time it was." And so they could stop referencing bloody old sundials, was the gist Davie had gotten. "Interestingly enough, that ball still rises on top of the Flamsteed House today when it's not too windy. And that House is on top of the Prime Meridian. It was the original observatory." Okay, so he couldn't resist dropping one truth bomb today.
There was a glimmer of...something there just now in the first year's eyes...and the professor was not sure what to make of it exactly. BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING. A REALIZATION OF SOMETHING.
"A STELLAR point, thank you for that, Ensign Truebridge," he nodded with a big grin, tapping the tip of his nose and winking at the first year. "If you all look at your Observatory maps you will find I have circled this location. Weather permitting, which it should, you will be able to see this historic ball drop today as well."
SPOILER!!: Daxton
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Originally Posted by Felixir
Yes, yes, live long and prosper, all that stuff, whatever. Now could they go?
Daxton stood by impatiently, waiting for the declaration that it was time for them to set off for the Royal Observatory. The board said they would be leaving in half an hour, but half an hour starting from when? And would they be portkeying from this room, or outside the castle boundaries? And where exactly would they be arriving? What did it look like? And how would they be getting back? Would they portkey back to inside the castle? Daxton hoped not; that meant that anyone could get into the school, right?
All the questions flew around his head and filled him with more and more anxiety, and the waiting around was not helping to quell that. When Airey Flamsteed called everyone to attention, it was to discuss the trip even further instead of to actually do anything, and Daxton just got more and more antsy. He had of course done the reading - he had read the entire Astronomy textbook... more than once - but discussions were not his thing in the slightest. While everyone else spoke up, Daxton rifled through the ridiculous bum bag he had collected, sifting through the things provided and finally laying hands on the money. Normal money. Money he would not be using on this trip, but keeping for himself, hoarding away for a later date to eventually spend on something he really needed.
For now, however, the Ravenclaw held the five pound note tightly in his fist so nobody else could take it, and looked through the pamphlet. The more details he know about their destination, the less anxious about the trip he would be, and the more he would be able to appreciate it... maybe.
Airey simply bowed his head at the Ravenclaw as his blue eyes passed over him. There was no doubt in the professor's mind that the first year had read. Perhaps someday he would find it in him to participate in class discussion. But no need to rush that.
SPOILER!!: Blaise
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo
He didn't return the man's greeting, just went to take a seat with his....inmate and pretend like he was listening--which he was but the way he looked you could never tell.
Of course he did the reading, what else was he gonna do when he was cuffed to Four Eyes? With a loud huff, the boy listened to everything being offered. It struck him as odd that Adi would be talking about the dateline when the Professor asked about the Prime Meridian but maybe he was just confused. Bet if he'd been reading with David Stupid Face Truebridge attached to his hand, he'd be more keen to pay attention to what he was reading when he had.
Still quiet. He wasn't talking to Flamsteed. He didn't wanna say anything...'least not until Davie did because then...what if the Professor thought only HE did the reading of the two of them?? Nope nope nope nope nope. Right hand up in the air.
"The Prime Meridian's only arbitrary, it wasn't like they had proper calculations or anything going off of when they picked it. S'not like the Equator that got determined by an axis on the earth or something." Davie wasn't the only one how read, OKAY???
Look at that, this little social experiment was paying off already! Not that Airey believe Mr. Bellaire to be neglectful of his studies, but it was a rather informed answer compared to previous discussions.
Hmmm...perhaps establishing the two as homework buddies...hmmmmm....
"Excellent, Ensign Bellaire," he saluted towards the Gryffindor.
SPOILER!!: Zeke
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Originally Posted by Hera
Live long and prosper... yeah, that. Right.
Ahem.
Zeke took a seat upon Professor Flamsteed's instructions, returning the items from his bum bag inside and zipping it up again. He was still only holding it, because he was reluctant to WEAR it, but... it may not be avoidable for too long.
Nevertheless, ground rules were happening, and he understood. They were common sense, so, no drama there.
And then there was Prime Meridian stuff. Uhhhhh... right, that reading they were supposed to do. He didn't do it, so... no idea. Sorry, Prof.
Ah. The angst was strong with this one. Mr. Zeke was oozing with it this term.
Oozing.
SPOILER!!: Dot
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Originally Posted by Cassirin
Dot was NOT speaking to Flamsteed, because he had murdered fashion and because he didn't know that he wasn't being spoken to. Rudest of all the rudes was not to realize that someone was salty with you. She tossed her red hair at him when he started on about primates or something.
Dakest and Myers were here, and they hadn't murdered fashion. Dot took a step toward them both, and away from the big meanie murderer. What was he even talking... oh, she knew about this! "The time zones are often based around the pr... prime meridian acting as point zero for that too. Like you can translate any time zone into how it relates to the point zero, or Greenwich Mean Time. GMT." That sort of related.
Airey pointed at Miss Burton after the prefect spoke. Had the youngster been listening? Hopefully.
"Very good," he saluted.
SPOILER!!: Zander
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
And he was being tugged. By none other than Sophie Brown, of course. Though where was he being tugged towards this-- Oh. Er. "Hi, Sir..." the Gryffindor awkwardly nodded towards Professor Dakest. So they were definitely going in his portkey group? Yeah, Zander could connect the dots. Though uh, the Gryffindor still felt sorta awkward about that one disillusionment DADA lesson. Ahem. So going with Dakest would definitely prove to be interesting. Bet Sophie wanted it to be too.
He did, however, turn his head back towards Flamsteed as the astronomy Professor began addressing the class as a whole. Prime Meridian, huh?
WAIT. Before anyone goes around pointing accusatory fingers.
ZANDER ADAIR ACTUALLY DID DO THE READING, thank you very much.
Except, coming up with a unique answer was a lot of effort... And took a lot of energy too, and y'know, Zander Adair was trying to save all his energy on account of FIELD TRIP. So instead he chose to stay quiet. Instead he simply nodded along with what everyone else said. Yup. That's the one.
Ah, since he was looking at the Head Boy now...
Airey reached behind him and grabbed the lamp and handed it to the seventh year. "Thank you, Captain Adair," he winked as he moved on to find the next raised hand.
SPOILER!!: Norah
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Originally Posted by Sararara
He concurred? What did that even MEAN? Norah just grinned and nodded along to what Professor Flamsteed said instead of asking for clarification. That could wait for later. Maybe Sophie would know.
Ooooh ON the prime meridian! That would be an adventure in itself. Maybe they could have one foot in each hemisphere. Sebby would be so jealous. It'd almost be as cool as having one foot on either side of the equator, but a lot less hot. She'd done that reading too, uh huh. You could never be too prepared for field trip day. That sounded like something her mum would say. With a little shake of her head, she put a hand in the air. C'mon, Kittredge. FOCUS. "The prime meridian was established by a bloke called Sir George Airy--hey! That's almost the same as Airey. Is that where your first name comes from, Admiral?" And here she was, spending her whole entire life thinking Mr. Space Man's parents just really liked air.
Chuckling, Airey couldn't stop his ears from turning a bit pink at the question. But he did not answer, save for the wink he offered before moving on.
SPOILER!!: Caleb
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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom
Hehe. Bum bags. Hehehe. Caleb was TOTALLY a mature adult, what are you talking about? Caleb had never seen these things before except when looking at photos of muggles in the 1990's which seemed like forever ago, because it WAS, and they were just...not appealing. Convenient, yes. Fashionable? Absolutely not.
Oh, right, class stuff. Flamsteed had started and Caleb directed his attention to the class at hand, which despite being terrible for Caleb's wardrobe, actually sounded kind of fun. He raised his hand. "The Prime Meridian kind of establishes the starting point for time zones and whatnot. Which is important when you're trying to figure out when you might be able to see things like lunar eclipses and all that fun stuff. Other than that...it's pretty much a man made thing, and is more for our benefit and using latitude and longitude to find points on Earth," he explained.
Ears still an embarrassing shade of red, he nodded his head at the Slytherin prefect's words. "Very good," he smiled.
SPOILER!!: Henric
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Originally Posted by Symphora
Henric did read about the prime meridian...yes...he did...he just couldn't remember it. Okay...think..Henric..think.. He waited and listened to his classmates answers before raising his hand up so he could add more points,"Yes...I believed they are quite important because without it, we will find it difficult to determine its exact location by just the description alone, we need some sort of coordinates...somekind of universal language...or standardised system to pinpoint a place and timezone using its geographic grid lines."
"Stellar," Airey applauded. "A universal language to avoid confusion and wrong calculations of time. Excellent."
SPOILER!!: Sophie
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Originally Posted by feeheeheeny
Back when he was employed by NASA! "Wicked cool, Admiral." CUE A SALUTE. "Your life is so cool." Did he know? Because it absolutely was. She was so, so jealous.
Also, was everyone still appreciating how important the man standing before them was? He wasn't just some guy who got a teaching degree and started teaching these bunch of hooligans, he was A REALLY IMPORTANT MAN. ASTRONOMER ROYAL. NASA HERO. They were SO lucky to be taught by someone so well-renounced and respected in the scientific community, and Sophie Brown didn't take it for granted one bit.
Flammy wanted them to sit... so Soph gave both Dakest and Zander a LOOK that told them they all needed to sit TOGETHER, or at least that Dakest wasn't getting out of this and he couldn't escape them. So sit she did, and she griiiinned extra big at the mention of Dakest being a chaperone. HEHE. Too bad he got suckered into this, but if he went into it with the right attitude, he was gonna go have loads of fun with them, right? Learn new things? EMBRACE THE ABUNDANCE OF KNOWLEDGE THAT WOULD BE AT THEIR FINGERTIPS?
Of course Sophie did the reading, didn't she always? She'd actually first read up on the prime meridian awhile ago, so she knew quite a bit about it, but she elected to listen to what the others had to say first and potentially add onto what they had to say if they missed anything. But the more she listened, the more increasingly impressed she grew with her classmates. They knew an awful lot, didn't they? She couldn't think of a single thing of substance to add on, so instead of raising her hand, Soph just gave Flamsteed a chipper thumbs-up when his gaze passed over her, as he'd no doubt be looking for her to add something to the table.
Nope, nope. Just fine over here. Her classmates had it covered, but she was plenty attentive.
Aaaaaaand the Head Girl. Yes....
Walking back over to his desk, the Astronomy professor grabbed large armadillo bag and handed it to her.
"Thank you, Captain Brown."
Not a request. Order from the Admiral.
Same to you, Adair. He just forgot to think it earlier.
SPOILER!!: Candice
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Originally Posted by Poolicious
Candice saw Flamsteed gave her permission slip to Pebbles. OH! Look at it. He was using his pet rock as the paperweight. Pretty neat. Maybe that's why he kept the rock around. Back to more important topic. How to hide this hideous looking fanny pack? Should she put it to her bag? But she pretty sure that it wouldn't fit. So, the only option was she just have to deal with it. SIGH!
Huh? Thirty minutes? But she thought they gonna leave as soon as the last person arrived. Apparently she was wrong.
Flamsteed told them about some ground rules. No Magic. Duh! She knew that already. Then he was talking about stellar fruit platters before the first questioned happened. The important of prime meridian? Reading? No. She didn't do any reading before class. She didn't think its necessary. Oopsy!
Smiling towards the fifth year, Airey gave the room another look over and, seeing no further raised hands, moved on.
"Stellar, thank you all who shared. That is more than enough of a refresher on things to get us in the proper mood for our little excursion today," he nodded, grabbing the large plush smore and handing it to Sabel and the oversize sunglasses to Paul. He would be keeping the Star Trek ice tray, obviously. "Now, everyone strap your bum bags on and get ready. There are five portkeys at our disposal today, one with me, one with Admiral Dakest, one with Admiral Myers, one with Captain Brown, and one with Captain Adair. We will touch down in Greenwich Park hidden by some bushes and trees and will hike up the hill to the Observatory. So please, pick a portkey and hold on tight," he instructed, checking his sundial watch eagerly and then looking back to the class. "Quickly now! Warp speed."
OOC: Class will resume as soon as I have time to post after sleep. Hopefully approximately 12 hours from the time of this post. At that point, I will create a new thread for the Royal Observatory to go frolic about in
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Yes her answer was 'correct' and yes she did know that it wasn't the answer Professor Airey had wanted. However she was simply helping out her big 'brother' there. Therefore she was alright with the response she had received. For the remainder of the answers given Hady kept herself quiet.
When it was time to get moving and portkeys were being given out she was ready. The choice whom to go with when it was time was simple. Whomever was closest to her. The fourth year got to her feet, her bum bag already strapped around her waist and hidden by her jean jacket. Walking over towards Professor Dakest she gave him a small grin as her hand reached out and closed around the portkey of the plush smore.
She was more then ready to get going, just not so ready for the portkey experience. It always made her head spin. Not a pleasant feeling.
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Ohh! He HAD gotten it wrong! He turned his head Hady's way, sending a grin and a thumbs up at his Snakette little sister. At least someone had actually read their text book! Adi looked at Flamsteed now, not really expecting any excited reaction from him. He was not surprised. Er, it seemed his answer was not really pertaining to the subject? Woops! Let's just blame it on the facts that he failed at reading and he was too excited for this trip, okay? OKAY!
Alrightey... five portkeys! Adi jumped up from his seat, snagging Benny's upper arm after the bum bag was in place and leading him over to Musical Myers. Yep, they were going to hang out with this man for the portkey ride. Here was one Hufflepuff hanging onto the huge, pink sunglasses!
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Yoongi hadn't even been listening to what the others had to say about....what had they been talking about again? Space probably. When everyone had finished, the Gryffindor looked up when the Professor announced they were going to the royal observatory in greenwich. A muggle place. Well, he should fit right in seeing as he is a muggle born......living with a pure blood family... He looked at the items being passed around to Dakest, Myers , Sophie and Zander . He definitely was NOT going to choose the star trek ice thingie that Flamsteed had in his hand.
Instead, he moved to the Head Boy and gave him a smile before grabbing hold of the iron man lamp.
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Well that was quite a cliffhanger. Was that where his name came from or not? Norah squinted at Professor Flamsteed, not noticing his ears had gone pink because who looked at ears for information? That'd just be silly. His face hadn't done anything particularly weird, though. Well, except for a wink but that could've just been a very dramatic blink. Man. Her detective skills really needed some polishing. Maybe he just hadn't heard her. Or maybe he HAD and his name was a big state secret. Maybe he was secretly a spy! He probably wouldn't be very good at that, though, considering how loud he was.
Ahem. Portkeys. Right. The armadillo bag had ended up with Sophie Brown, so of course Norah immediately turned in her direction. She spotted Yoongi going over to Zander out of the corner of her eye and paused before reaching the head girl. Y'know...maybe lamp could be a fun portkey too. You could never have too much light, right? Riiiight. Turning on her heel, she went in Yoongi's Zander's direction. She strapped the bum bag around her waist, wondering for a moment if the boys would think she was strange for all the flowers before pushing the thought right out of her brain. Who cared what they'd think? See that? That was confidence just like Yoongi had gotten her to practice. There were more important things than what people thought, and one of those things was definitely flowers. With a grin in the Gryffindors' directions, she put a hand on the lamp. All ready!
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