Carl looked at Professor Tanner's demonstration carefully. Hmm, he could do this. Leonard. First, he had to find a number for each letter. He turned to Chapter Two of his textbook and found the conversion system. Second, he had to add the numbers together. That would not be too hard. He dipped his quill in black ink and began his work.

So according to Chapter Twenty-seven, he had a conservative attitude and a stubborn streak. That sounded true!

Noelle looked at chapter two and began to write her last name. SUMMERS. Then she took the numbers in the book that matched her name. Doing the simple problem, she came out with 9.

Turning to chapter 27, Noelle looked to see what 9 had said. She bit her lip thinking about how true this was. Empathy, generosity, and artistry were her family's. She could see a lot of that being true. She turned to Hope to see if Hope thought the same, since they were both cousins.

So...he wasn't wrong completely. The young Ravenclaw did not waste any second to write down all the important information being thrown out in the open. While scribbling away, he felt sorry for those students whose surnames are so long...hyphenated even.

Jace then wrote down his surname, and began to add it up.

R E E D
9+5+5+4 = 23
2+3=5

...oh? Jace blinked...read, and re-read the meaning behind his family name not quite believing it. He hated change. Routine is perfectly fine. From the get go, he had a hard time coping with boarding school, and being so far away from his family. However, he can safely say that he is innately curious...but not really a risk taker.

Huh. Maybe the description is true for his dad though.

Hand up. "Professor? What about hyphenated surnames? How do you go about that? Does it have a special rule?" he asked, his hand outstretched high above his head.

Sabbath nodded in agreement with the new girl's viewpoint on flying, 'definitely" he replied, with a raise of his eyebrows. Like her, he thought flying would be much more fun than magical maths. And then, when she responded to his introduction with a high-five instead of a handshake he already knew he was going to get along with her.

As class started, he flashed his dimpled smile and replied, "its nice to meet you too, Haddie" before jotting his note and sending the crumpled ball sailing through the air to Noelle.


Oh, man!! Sabbath's eyes sought the heavens, why hadn't he checked if the professor was watching before he'd thrown it, that wasn't like him at all. He determined that it must of been the distraction of the things he needed to discuss with Noelle that made him careless. "Yes, Professor" Sabbath replied dully, slumping in his chair and flipping his notebook open again with a huff. He'd go and see her in her office after class.

After his admonishment from the teacher, Sabbath resigned himself to completing the set exercise, rifling through the pages of his textbook with Haddie working quietly beside him. She finished moments before him and queried him on his findings.

He agreed with Haddie's analysis of her own family number whole-heartedly, his didn't fit him either "It's all piffle, it doesn't match me at all . He was definitely not a stickler for facts and theories. Although... He thought to himself, his family's traits were a closer match. His family were top of their field in the world of flamenco arts because of their dedication, and perfectionism. And, culturally, their Gypsy heritage and family lore made them intensely private about their lives outside of the limelight. "It fits my family more or less, though" he added, with a shrug.

It was time to calculate their Family Name Number. Ariithmancy was always interesting. Finding number interpretations and seeing if they rang true was cool. Janelle flipped open her book and turned to the second chapter. Seeing the list of letters and their corresponding numbers, she set to work. After she had completed her calculations, she turned back to her book and found the number meanings.

Janelle looked at her results and pondered the information. She supposed that was true of her family. Yes it was true,.......but that only explained a part of who they were. As she read on, Janelle discovered that some of the other meanings could apply to her family as well. She wondered if combining the Family Name Number with another Arithmancy number could give more insight into a family or an individual family member.

Ahh, yes, calculation time. Brian wasn't against Arithmancy - considering it was as close as Hogwarts got to usual mathematics - but it was somewhat ridiculous. It was a form of Divination, only too complex to be covered as part of that subject. Predicting the future. Only using numbers. But he'd do it.

The Hufflepuff took out his pen and started with writing out his surname on the sheet, and then added the corresponding numbers below it. And then totalled them. And reduced. And checked the text for the meaning - he really should memorize these things.



And reading that, Brian almost snorted. He could possibly maybe see the artistic flair bit. His entire family was full of artists. His father was a musician and his mother a painter. Philantrophy and generosity were more from his mother than his father, though, and it was just a little ridiculous to say that he would inherit a concern for others from a man he hadn't seen in two years.

He could hardly even remember his face.

Tenacius leaned over hear Mel better when he felt her speaking to him "Astor? It’s the last name of my grandma, but that’s my second given name. So my given name is Tenacius Astor, just as yours is..." peeks at her paper "...Melbourne Annika? Yeah like that."

But yeah he went to crunch the numbers for Astor anyway, you know for Grandma

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A S T O R
1+1+2+6+9=19
1+9=10
1+0=1

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Originally Posted by number 1 ONE (1): You inherit an independent spirit, a forceful nature, a strong will, and the ability to come up with original ideas.

"Well I'll be...." he grinned broadly at his paper, then leaned over to Mel "Astor is a TEN." he chuckled. "But the book doesn’t have 10 so I had to reduce it to 1 and the 1 is so me Mel, its crazy!"

Sam had beamed at Tia when she sat down, but hadn't had chance to say anything more because the lesson had started and she didn't know what family name numbers were. They sounded simple enough though, especially with the chart of numbers Tia had found in the textbook. Sam glanced across to get the page number, before opening her own, second-hand and rather battered, copy to the same section in case the Head Girl didn't want her reading over her shoulder.

First off, she wrote her surname on her parchment. And then Tia asked her a question as she started copying out the equivalent numbers. "I fink I'm okay wiff the reducin' bit," she said, "Tho if yeh wanna look ovver 'em feh me, that'd be cool." She finished copying out the numbers, and moved her parchment so Tia could check it as she went.

T Y L E R
2 + 7 + 3 + 5 + 9 = 26
2 + 6 = 8


Did it look okay? Sam glanced up at Tia. ""I coul' do wiff 'elp readin' the meanin', if yeh woul'nt mind."

family name number and meaning
 

Elliot listened to the teacher's explanation and nodded. Ok. This seemed to make some since. He glanced at his textbook before trying to work his out.

Ok so his family name number was 8. Perfect. But...what did that mean? He flipped to chapter 27 hurriedly to find out.

Huh...really? Was this what Elliot was really like? I mean these qualities did sound rather Slytherin in nature, which he was, but...his father had been a Ravenclaw. His sister too. And inflated ego? Elliot didn't think he was that great...but now that he thought about it...his older brother was a bit of boastful git. He was going to take that "possible inflated ego" to mean it was just his dumb big brother.

Haddie looked over at Sabbath's number, then checked it the description for it. "Mine doesn't even list family traits... My Mom's pretty hard working. My Dad too, but he hasn't been able to find a job in England, so," she shrugged. "My sister too, I guess. But that's the only part of this that applies to anyone in my family. The rest of it doesn't even fit them." She paused for a moment, in thought. "It does fit my cousin, I guess. She's a Denaker too, but I think that's because she takes more after her mom's side of the family." Now if she'd have gotten a one, or even a five. Hell, even a three would have fit her. But a four. Pfffft.

"Prof. Tanner. What does it mean if I completely don't match my number at all? Can I like trade it in for a better number?"

Tiara began to circulate the room. First up was a first year. After a quick glance through the girl's work, the professor gave her a thumbs up and a smile.

As she approached the Head Girl, Tiara was about to make a comment. But then Tia got involved with a young Ravenclaw and Tiara stepped back with an approving nod.

Oh, had he spotted the error or not? "Remember not to reduce your 11, as it is a Master Number!" she reminded him. "And that fits you better, I would suspect," she finished.

Yes, that was one of the less wonderful family name numbers. "Remember, these are just traits you are exposed to from your family. It does not have to mean you are locked into that for life, dear." The look on the girl's face had been less than happy. She chose not to point out that 44 is one of the minor Master Numbers and therefore the connection is of more significance.

"Well done, Miss Darcy," commented the instructor.

Hmm. From what Tiara knew of little Rachel Watson, this suited her quite well. She apparently fit the mold of her family traits quite well.

Next up was a first year Hufflepuff to check in on. "Hmm.." she mused while looking over his work. "Whenever you reach 11, 22, or 33 in a calculation, you should halt immediately as you have arrived at a Master Number." This was a very new concept for the first year, so she pointed with her finger at the interpretation. "You inherit an ability to teach others in a masterful way. Your family name brings a keen sense of responsibility, love for your fellow human, and a desire to serve. You will learn, just as your family has learned, to overcome the many setbacks life will put in your path," she read off. "How does that compare?"

What did Miss Summers have for her today? "Ah, you have good traits from your family, Miss Summers." Anyone could agree with that, probably.

She overheard Haddie saying that her family name number did not describe her. "And why do you think that could be, Miss Denaker?" Tiara inquired.

"No, you cannot trade it in for a different number," she stated. "But if you ever change your name for some reason, which most commonly occurs from marriage, you would take on those traits as well. Those may fit you better."

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Now here was a good example of someone with multiple family influences. "Mister Browne, what do you think of your various influences?"

And how was...? "Yes, good work, Miss Andrews." She got an approving nod from the professor.

Tiara chuckled at Melbourne's words. She had known other members of Melbourne's family, and that number fit them well. Plus it looked like the girl was going above and beyond to do calculations for her other names! "I am glad you find this topic interesting, my dear."

Oh, a good question! "There is no special rule, you would simply ignore the hyphen and treat is a one long surname." Very long. She wasn't sure where he had come up with that question, but she was glad he was curious enough to ask.

She walked by the pair as Sabbath was sharing with Haddie. She tried to have a positive, encouraging tone, not wanting him to think she was angry with him over the note-throwing incident. "I believe you are both having a similar situation? Remember, you are still young and discovering who you are. The family name number describes traits you are exposed to, not your personality. You may find that the older you get, the more you see the product of this influence." Food for thought.

Another student who chose to look at multiple surnames. "How do you feel these numbers affect you, Miss Lynch?" she queried, curious as to the girl's thoughts.

"Yes, good work, Miss Guidry," she said. Not wanting to interrupt the girl's train of thought, she moved on quickly. Janelle was one that liked to ponder her interpretations.

"From the look on your face, I would guess you are struggling to synthesize this result with what you observe daily, Mister Woods." Or was she reading him incorrectly?

Scanning Dimitriy's work, Tiara nodded. "Well done, Mister Toussaint." And she wouldn't expect any less from a sixthy year Ravenclaw.

Seeing his work, the professor laughed loudly. "There you go, you got your ten, Mister Salander!"

Tiara had not checked in on this pairing for quite some time. "I take it Miss Mancini is keeping you both in line?" she asked jokingly. "Well done." She liked it when her upper year students took the lead and helped younger students.

And now the Hufflepuff Prefect. "Yes, good work, Miss Kittredge." N.E.W.T. level seemed to be agreeing with her.

It was hard for the younger students, who especially were still trying to find themselves. "Good work, Mister Song. I'll be interested to see how you do or do not grow into this."

"Oh well done, Mister Choi!" she exclaimed. The first year was catching on to the subject quickly and she was very pleased.

"Let us finish up in the next minute or so, please!"

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Haddie shrugged. What was with adults always asking kids why they think something, when the kid doesn't just think, she knows? Has Tanner-pants actually met Haddie? Rhetorical question. She has. "Because, I'm not like that at all." Clearly.

"Traits we're exposed to...? So it doesn't describe us or our family? What if we don't let those things influence us?" Her Dad could be a worrywart, or as the book seemed to describe it "cautiousness," especially when it came to magic and Hog... She got that empty feeling in the pit of her stomach again, like a void trying to fill itself and failing and quickly stopped thinking about that. She was not going to be like her Dad in that. Ever.

But okay... yeah. She begrudgingly nodded, guessing she could see how those traits might be things she's exposed to... even if they weren't really her. Haddie shrugged again and flipped to the chapter on personality numbers. Her curiosity was piqued.

She quietly added the numbers of her full name, then looked at the results... and Nope. That wasn't her. And this time was supposed to be her personality, or at least the first impression she gave off. She already knew what the first impression she gave off, people have been all but stating it all her life. Some do actually state it. This didn't match. Haddie flipped back to chapter 27.