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sweetpinkpixie · #1 (**permalink**) 05-16-2016, 12:50 AM

One of the best things about Hogwarts' location, to those with even a moderate inclination towards observational astronomy, was the breathtaking sight each time the sun set and the dark canopy of night swept across the sky. If one were to ask Airey Flamsteed - who is currently standing looking outwards and upwards with Pebbles nestled in his arms - what his favorite thing about Hogwarts was it would be THIS view. Lack of light pollution was a stellar thing, you know? And such a pity that humanity continued to rob itself of such a basic joy. Highly illogical, really. But the man was thankful that it was always the backdrop for his lessons.

As you step into the Astronomy classroom, you find the desks in their usual semi-circle formation with a humble little addition to each desk: a single apple. Every type from Honeycrisp to Granny Smith to Grimes golden can be found methodically placed in the center of each desk and the blackboard kindly asks you that you REFRAIN FROM CONSUMING said apple.

Did you remember to use the lint roller on the small table outside of the classroom? 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 find a seat, class will begin shortly.
⌦Lesson Progression
▸ question one :: what are some universal truths about apples?
▸ question two :: describe gravity in your own words
▸ question three :: why don't penguins in Antarctica get pulled down off the earth?
▸ spell practice :: Derivo Gravitatem
▸ main activity :: instructions!

OOC: Please be sure you are familiar with Professor Flamsteed's rules BEFORE you post in this lesson. We will know if you haven't read them! All SnitchSeeker site rules apply.

This lesson has officially started! Please do not post your character arriving late unless you are willing to accept the IC consequences and simply pretend as though you have been there all along!

MunchyBubbles · 05-16-2016, 01:13 AM

After thoroughly lint rolling herself (and not her hair, that was up in a ponytail) Azura moved into the classroom and looked around. She saw the Profeasor standing looking up at the sky and she said a quiet "Hello Professor Flamsteed." as she moved next to him for a moment to peer up at the sky.

It was a beautiful view.. And for a moment Azura wondered if her mom could see her? Was she up there? Looking down on here?

The small near teen turned from the window and sat down in a seat that looked like it had a Granny Smith Apple on it..

oh its Erik ok · 05-16-2016, 01:24 AM

Lint Roller check. Even though where are you going to get lint in the dungeons. Anyway Astro and at least they got a great view. Does he think someone is going to paint him in that pose with Pebbles. Come on Professor Airey. Could he get away with quietly going to his desk and sitting down without doing the vulcan salute.

Best not risk it.

"Live long and prosper Admiral"

Yep see he was doing the stupid vulcan salute. He forgot if he still had to call the man admiral or not. Too many rules. Why cant Dante just sit down and daydream his way through class. It had been working for him every year but last year.

Look an apple with instructions not to eat it.

Well Dante just tossed it in the air and caught it repeatedly until class started.

Might as well amuse himself.

LittleLunarLion · 05-16-2016, 01:37 AM

Selina entered the classroom after thoroughly lint rolling her clothing. Something she actually approved of, it was always a good idea to have clean respectable clothing.
She took a seat in front of a yellowy, pinkish skinned apple, and examined it. She was still wearing the Slytherin scarf she had 'found' as no one had yet told her she couldn't wear it or taken it off of her.
She was actually looking forward to this particular lesson.

Felixir · 05-16-2016, 01:46 AM

Bypassing the lint roller as he always did (not that he disliked the general premise of the thing, it was simply that there was just something so unappealing about sharing a lint roller... or indeed sharing anything at all), Daxton entered the Astronomy classroom surprisingly early for a boy who had a habit of avoiding many of his classes entirely. He took a seat at the desk closest to the door, and made a point of angling his chair ever so slightly, so that his back only faced a bare stretch of wall and not the students coming through the doorway, nor the ones who were or would soon be seated.

The apple on his desk was treated with the utmost suspicion, and despite the note on the board telling them not to eat and the level of almost-trust he now had for Airey Flamsteed, Daxton's mind automatically went to 'poison'. A look at each desk told him there was an apple for every student; a more logical idea was that the apples would be used for some form of demonstration or class activity - perhaps something to do with particular celestial bodies, given the shape - but the naturally suspicious Daxton was not to be appeased so easily.

Silently, he pulled out his notebook, and used it to nudge the apple across the desk and far away from him, until it reached the very edge of the desk and rolled right off, hitting the ground with a dull smack. Oh. He had not meant to do that, but that worked too. Seemingly satisfied, Daxton set down his notebook and opened it up to a fresh page, retrieving his pen from its spiral binding and drawing minuscule shapes on the corner of the paper, ignoring the view of the night sky outside, but by no means oblivious to it. The same principle applied to his immediate surroundings; he was listening, alert, ready.

Lissy Longbottom · 05-16-2016, 01:53 AM

Astronomy was always fun - and the sky was just so PRETTY and fun to look at. Scarlett personally liked learning about all the mythology behind the constellations, and wondered if they'd be doing any of that today. As she took her seat and spied the apple, however, another idea came to mind - gravity. Wasn't that the story behind it? Some guy had an apple fall on his head and then he came up with the idea? Hmm. She'd put good money on betting that they would be learning about that today!

"Hey Professor Flamsteed!" she said happily as she took her seat. Her apple happened to be a granny smith apple, which was her favorite type, so that was a good sign that this class would be pretty awesome, right?

Callie · 05-16-2016, 02:14 AM

After about a minute of pretending the lint roller was a microphone and she was a rock star belting out a song, Hadley finally, and somewhat reluctantly, used the lint roller to actually remove lint. Okay, so she might have been experience some residual effects from turning herself into a seven year a week ago. But, to be honest, it was kinda working for her.

Hadley danced her way into the classroom to the same song she had been pretending to sing. "Live long and prosper, Professor." Hadley wrenched the fingers of her right hand open with her left hand. It was the only way she could produce a vulcan salute. Sorry, Professor Spock. Points for trying though right?

Still dancing to the imaginary beat, Hadley twirled into the seat. Oh, an Apple!! Hadley snatched it up, bounced it off her arm into her hand and had it in her mouth before she saw the writing on the wall...er, blackboard. At least she hadn't taken a bite yet. Caught that in the nick of time. Sheepishly, Hads removed the apple from her mouth, polished it off on her sleeve and set it down on the desk again, like nothing had happened. So what if her apple had some teeth marks on it...

Oh there was Azura and Scarlett. Both of them got waves as Hads opened her bag and fished out parchment, her quill and a bottle of ink.

Danielle_Daughn · 05-16-2016, 02:37 AM

Evie made her way to the astronomy tower, she had done some light reading last night to try to prepare for the class. Stopping in line to use the lint roller she carefully rolled her robes clean and then continued into the classroom. She smiled at the touch of Apple and read the board not to eat it before she saw Professor Flamsteed standing and looking up at the sky. "Hello Professor Flamsteed, what a lovely view!" the brunette did love the view it reminded her of her grandfathers farm on the outskirts of their little town.

She took a seat close to the door so that she could still see the sky, smiling up at it and wondering if her mother was doing the same right now. She still couldn't believe it was already October. It was time for pumpkins. Mmm sometimes the first year still yearned for home.

littledhampir · 05-16-2016, 02:45 AM

Olly wasn't really feeling like himself. He just wasn't. He was feeling a lot more subdued than usual. He reached the Astronomy Tower and paused just outside the door. He carefully and slowly - neither adjective was one that could usually describe anything Olly did - used the lint roller to make sure he was free from any and all lint. Once he was satisfied, he set it back down and entered the room. He smiled a bit at professor Flamsteed.

"Live long and prosper," he greeted, as was customary. He didn't even attempt to do the weird hand thing because he knew he couldn't and wasn't really in the mood to try. With that, he took a seat comfortable in the middle, but off to one side. He sat quietly, looking up at the stars until it was time for the lesson to start.

LilFox06 · 05-16-2016, 02:56 AM

Kaycee entered the classroom. She was still excited how the rules now didn't apply to her. It specifically said red ones without badges and she was a red one WITH one, so HA!

She did a quick once over with the lint roller before greeting the Professor with a "Live long and prosper, Professor." Complete with the weird v hand thingy that she'd gotten used to over the years.

She then plopped into the seat beside DANTE. "Can you juggle?" she asked temped to throw her apple his way.

Daydreamer11 · 05-16-2016, 02:57 AM

As she had been doing for five years now, Janelle paused outside the Astronomy classroom to de-lint herself. Picking up the lint roller, she used it liberally to make sure her uniform was spic and span. With that task accomplished, she entered the classroom.

"Hello Professor Flamsteed", Janelle said, headed toward her seat. "Live long and prosper." Janelle couldn't help but add that last part because he was still the Admiral, no? Finding an empty desk, she sat down and began to prepare for the start of class. The presence of an apple on the desk, did not escape Janelle. An apple would hit the spot right about now, but she knew better than to touch it. This was Hogwarts after all. You never quite knew the deal. Instead, Janelle waited. All would be revealed soon enough.

Waddles · 05-16-2016, 03:07 AM

Isabella yawned. Why did they have to take Astronomy? It was so late. And dark. And she hadn't thought to take a nap. Also, why was there a lint roller outside? Isabella had used it, of course, because she was a follower, but she didn't know why. Maybe she could ask. Speaking of weird rules, as she walked in she followed the other students and did the weird hand sign, saying, "Live long and prosper," albeit not very enthusiastically. She didn't know what it meant, after all. Weird rules. She really would have to ask about the weird rules, which meant she'd have to participate. Wait. Had she already participated, just by doing the Vulcan hand thing?

Isabella's confusion was thrown off by the presence of apples on every desk. OH MY GOSH. If they had to be up late, at least they got SNACKS! Isabella eyed the two closest desks/apples. Every desk had a different kind of apple, it looked like. Which meant she could pick a desk with a good apple. Wandering through the classroom (thank goodness she was sort of early), she spotted a desk with a simple, smallish Fuji apple on it. YES. Her favorite! Isabella dumped her bag on the floor, sat in the chair, and quickly got out her quill, parchment, textbook, and wand. Then, she picked up the apple. SNACK TIME!!!!!

As she lifted the apple and opened her mouth, her eyes followed the apple off the desk...to the blackboard. Which said not to eat the apple. Isabella whimpered. She was so close. She could smell the apple because it was centimeters away from her face. Sighing heavily, Isabella took a big whiff of apple scent, then set the apple back on her desk. She would try not to eat the apple, but it was almost 9 pm and supper had been hours ago. If they didn't get to eat these apples at some point during the class, she would be very upset. And probably a bit hangry, too, and that in addition to how tired she was would not be a good combination.

Cassirin · 05-16-2016, 03:22 AM

In spite of the pointed note with the lint roller, Dot refused to use it. She was spotless in her physical appearance, and she wouldn't leave the dorm needing to be lint-rolled or ironed or otherwise tweaked into perfection, and it was insulting that the man tried to mandate their cleanliness like this.

Also insulting? The fact that he carried around a rock like a very round, hard security blanket. Dude was not well adjusted.

Dot marched to her seat and eyed her apple critically before deciding it would do. She would not eat it, though, because Flamsteed often poisoned people's food for pleasure. He was a monster, and if she didn't need this NEWT, she would have dropped the monster's class three terms ago.

"Good day, Professor." He did not get a sir, because it was a sign of respect. And really... he only just squeaked into earning himself a professor title. Technically, he was one, and lack of professionalism did not disqualify him from that title.

marshmallowXpie · 05-16-2016, 03:23 AM

Clara had noticed there were still some seats left in the classroom and started to look for a good empty one when she spotted the lint roller in front of her. She sighed as she carefully used the lint roller on her clothes, familiar with the item after all these years. Making sure that everything was as clean as possible, she entered the classroom, making the traditional salute and saying "Live long and prosper, Professor!" loud and clear. No one really turned around and gawked at her, so she figured this was definitely normal behavior.

She took a seat near the front, but not directly in the front. Close enough to pay attention, but not staring into the professor's eyes. Although she had come prepared with all her materials, she only whipped out some spare parchment first and placed it on her desk. As more students began to arrive, she started smoothing out the parchment and getting her other utensils (wand, textbook, quill), glancing at the door every now and then to look at the familiar and not-so-familiar faces.

Symphora · 05-16-2016, 04:05 AM

Henric as per usual used the lint-roller to clean his robes and pants before walking into the classroom. "Good morning Prof~... I mean, live long and prosper Admiral Commander, Sir!" Clicking his heels together, and called to attention before saluting him with the Vulcan hand gesture. Hey, he once dreamed to become a soldier in the intergalactic star fleet when he was a kid. Who would have thought he would be doing this again? Grinning, he moved on to follow the rest of the students filing in. He took a seat and noticed an apple on the desk. Mhmm... tempting. Weird? Thought Professor F. had a rule that said NO EATING in class. He looked up to see the blackboard only to be dismayed. Guess, they had to wait then.

Steelsheen · 05-16-2016, 04:24 AM

"Imma Rocket Maaaaaan--"

-- zoooooooms the leonine lad into the Astronomy tower. But as soon as he crosses the threshold he jumps off his cruiser. Last thing he wants is his own Head of House confiscating his ride. In the middle of the night. When he has the option to loom over his bed like the ghost of Christmas past. That’s the drawback of a Professor having personal access to your crib heh.

Lint roller? He STILL hasn’t figured out what this is for since he has a frog for a pet here at Hogwarts therefore no fur. But yeah swipe swipe swipe.

Lots of kids giving the Vulcan greeting. When Tenacius passed under the Professor's nose (quiet literally) he tugged on his ears and went "Nanu nanu!"

Oh waitwhatisthatarethoseAPPLES??? Them Granny Smiths got his name on it mmhm-- oh no they cant eat them yet? Blah.

Well at least it says nothing about juggling them hehehehe.

MadMadamMalfoy · 05-16-2016, 05:58 AM

Fiyero picked up a lint roller, hastily running it over his robes. Seriously, what was it with Flamsteed and lint rollers?! He peered out at the sky for several moments. You certainly couldn't see stars like this at home...too many lights. That was the fun thing about Astronomy classes - well, that and getting to stay up late.

"Hello, Professor Flamsteed," he greeted his head of house. "And Pebbles," he added, his eyes falling to the rock in the teacher's arms. He started to wave but stopped himself as he realized there wasn't any point - Flamsteed had his back to him. Or was he supposed to say"Live long and prosper"? What did that even mean? Maybe it was some wizarding world greeting he didn't know about...

He took a vacant seat next to Evie. "Hi, Evie," he said with a small, friendly wave. "Wow, we've got a great night for this, huh?"

He rummaged through his bag for supplies, and as he set his quill and parchment out, he noticed a honeycrisp apple sitting on his desk. Cool, he was getting hungry! He picked up the apple, but before he could take a bite, he noticed the writing on the blackboard warning not to eat the apple. Well, what was the point of having an apple if he wasn't allowed to eat it?! "What's with all the apples?" he wondered out loud.

Stefan · 05-16-2016, 06:15 AM

Putting the lint roller down after using it, Jace quietly made his way to the classroom and was immediately drawn to the side, and slipped into a seat and eyed the apple on his desk. As he got his notebook out, the Ravenclaw could not help but think of a correlation between said fruit and the subject.

Apple? Universal Law of Gravity? Sir Isaac Newton?

Sitting back with his notebook and pen neatly on the side of his desk, the Ravenclaw raised his hand and did the vulcan salute. Well, it was quite illogical to scream the greeting when the man's back was turned to them right? He didn't want to disturb his peace too, so...

Suziella · 05-16-2016, 06:48 AM

After thoroughly rolling lint, Juno quietly walked in to the classroom. "Live Long and Prosper, Sir." She said with a grin to the professor. He was such a nerdy yet cool dude.

She found a desk that had two empty on either side of her so Esme would have a place to sit when she got here. She noticed the apples, and the sign on the board that said not to bother them. She was very curious, and hungry, but left it alone. She quietly pulled out all the supplies she would need and patiently waited for class to begin.

itsjustjesse · 05-16-2016, 08:52 AM

Liiiiiiint everywhere was lint…Melbourne was frantically brushing lint and fuzzballs off of her robes…every bit of her robes even down to her socks were being pulled and shifted and had effectively been de-linted.

Twisting her the hairband on her wrist around once more the second year glanced around before heading into the classroom. Her backpack was being hugged against her almost as if it were armor…and her sweater. Again. The lumpy oversized sweater was happening…this time, it wasn’t the sleeves but the fact that the sweater had obviously been made for someone a good twenty-two centimeters taller than she was.

“Hello Professor Flamsteed,” she smiled over to him…heading over to a desk and slipping into it. She sent all of her friends little nods until she noticed the apples. Slinking down further in the desk the second year raised an eyebrow at Tenacius and his juggling…still, she reached out and grabbed her own lifted it to her nose and sniffed it.

It was kind of…sad…you know that the gravity was normal in the room this time.

Lady Marmalade · 05-16-2016, 10:48 AM

Even though Bella kept her robes neat and tidy she still used the lint roller that sat on a small table outside of the classroom before entering. She was ready this year and was no longer confused about the whole Vulcan salute thingy. It didn't really interest her much, but she did it anyways.

"Live long and prosper." Bella held up her hand and placed her fingers in the correct "V" shape. She then made her way over to a free seat.

Stormdancer · 05-16-2016, 03:35 PM

Being lint free and happy, Marsha moved into the astronomy classroom after climbing allllll of the stairs to get up there. Just as well she was used to it by now or all of the steps in the castle would kill her legs... but she ran too much for that to really happen. It was all just another form of exercise to the energetic Gryffindor.

As she moved through the classroom towards an empty seat, she grinned at her Head of House. "Live long and prosper, Professor." She sent a wave in his direction before sitting down happily. She moved one leg over the other and took her things out of her bag to wait for class to start.

*Kolyander* · 05-16-2016, 05:30 PM

SIGH

By now it was routine to pick up the lint roller and run it over her already spotlessly clean robes. The girl didn't even bat an eyelash anymore at the rule. Setting the roller down on the desk Hady entered the Astronomy tower opting for a set in the back today rather then her usual one up front.

Professor Airey got a small but polite nod from her before she sat down. The apple on her table got a glance from her but nothing more, she wasn't hungry anyhow. Slipping down in her chair she leaned her head back and closed her eyes letting out a very slow breath.

pundantic · 05-16-2016, 05:36 PM

Chloe was a little tired walking up all of the steps to the Astronomy tower. But the view payoff was worth it. And besides, she had set her makeup with primer AND setting spray. So sweat was a nonissue when it came to her makeup.

But she was still winded so all Professor Flamsteed got from her was a tight lipped smile.

AND then she found her seat. With a granny smith.

Goblinfrog · 05-16-2016, 05:45 PM

Kitty used the lint roller like they always did, humming softly "Planetary Go" to herself as she did so. Kind of appropriate for Astronomy. When she was finished she stepped into the classroom and sat down in the semi circle next to some of the students whom she didn't know.

"Hello Professor! Live long and prosper." Kitty knew the professor liked to be greeted that way. It was something from a old Muggle science fiction TV show that Kitty had never watched. Science fiction wasn't really her thing, but she thought it was adorable how Flamsteed liked it.

She curiously examined her apple. The blackboard specifically asked them to refrain from eating the apple. Hmmm...

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