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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!
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!
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"Which I doooooooooo believe was the point your dear professor was wishing to make with the universal truths regarding your apples AND connect them to the eternally charming Sir Isaac Newton," she nodded. Airey could correct her if she was incorrect. Once that kneazle released his tongue since the man had fallen silent. Tsk tsk. "Now my darlings, could you each please summarize gravity in your own words? You may elect to write your words on parchment rather than share aloud if you wish."
Clara blinked several times as another figure made its way into the room. By this time, after four years at Hogwarts, she had grown pretty used to ghosts floating around the halls without a care. It was, however, considerably rare that they actually take the time to barge into a class. She raised her eyebrows when the ghost began talking about professors and tattoos. Clara herself did not have anything about tattoos, or professors having tattoos. But she didn't really see the significance. It was their business, to be honest. It didn't affect their teaching methods, anyway.
When the ghost mentioned Sir Isaac Newton, Clara actually paid some attention, staring at the figure rambling on and on. Apples and Newton were indeed connected; that was a point that she wished she had made earlier, but it was obviously too late now.
The ghost asked about gravity and Clara sighed with relief. Of course she knew about gravity - who didn't? The only difficult thing was putting it into words succinctly. Clara's hand shot up in the air as she gave a response, "Gravity is why we stand on the ground. Gravity is a force that brings all things together. For example, it brings humans to the ground. Otherwise, we might float...like in space. But we need not worry about a non-gravity bubble unless we are astronauts or something."
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Fiyero considered Professor Flamsteed's question. A truth about apples? Well, they made good pies (especially the way Grandma Jones made them) but that probably wasn't the type of answer he was looking for. His eyes darted from his apple to the one on Evie's desk, then back again. What did they have in common? They both had a skin. He was surprised no one had brought that up yet. He raised hisi hand to answer, but before he could speak...
MERLIN"S BEARD! What was that?! A ghost Fiyero had never seen before appeared out of nowhere. He didn't think he was ever going to get used to that! All he could to was stare dumbly at the scene unfolding in front of him. Was this ghost actually flirting with Professor Flamsteed? He choked back a giggle as she called him a "studmuffin".
He had to hold his notebook in front of his face to hide the blush rising as the conversation turned to Professor Flamsteed's tattoo. That was more information than Fiyero ever wanted to know about his head of house. And it just got even more awkward from there! Why did every female at Hogwarts have to drool over Professor Hirsch?! It certainly made Defense Against the Dark Arts classes less fun...
Fiyero looked up as the ghost- whoever she was - asked a question about gravity. Well, at least she'd said something somewhat normal this time. "Gravity is the force that keeps us tied to the earth, sort of like a magnetic attraction," he said before realizing what a poor choice of words it was. What were the consequences of mentioning attraction to this ghost? "It's the reason I can do this:" He dropped his quill pen; it landed with a soft clatter on the floor. "Without gravity, the quill would float away."
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The astronomy professor ghost had randomly decided to interrupt and start teaching now? Fine, whatever, as long as they were learning. Penelope wouldn't describe Newton as a stud muffin the way that Burbage did, but Newton's contributions to physics were pretty impressive, and obviously intelligence mattered just as much if not more as looks. Unfortunately, it was difficult to find boys who were single, about her age, smart, hot "stud muffins," and were nice people. It turned out that most boys were immature jerks and idiots in some way. Sometimes it seemed better to just not bother with boys at all.
Penelope smiled when Burbage said "well done darling" for mentioning the apple story. What was that about Professor Flamsteed having a tattoo? Of celestial movements when his little bundle of joy was born? PROFESSOR FLAMSTEED HAD A BABY??? She looked at Professor Flamsteed"You have a baby?" There were so many questions to be asked about the baby. If Flamsteed wasn't going to tell, she would just have to ask Burbage about it later. This tattoo thing sounded a lot like an astrological birth chart, not that Penelope would even dare to mention that word in this room.
Right, back to the lesson. What had they been talking about? Hot guys? Oh wait, that was when Burbage came in. It was time to focus on Sir Issac Newton and gravity. "Gravity is a force of attraction between everything in the universe. The greater the mass of an object, the greater the gravitational pull. The greater the distance between objects, the weaker the gravitation between them. Gravity is responsible for the formation, shape, and orbit of planets and other celestial bodies." Could they go back to the whole Professor Flamsteed has a baby thing if there was time at the end of the lesson?
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This lesson was GOLDEN. Like, he was GLAD he came... because to miss this would be a sad sad thing.
LULZ.
Zeke didn't much care about the 'gravity' thing, or the baby thing (as cute as baby things were, cause, BABY) but FLAMSTEED, TATTOOS?! WHAT? Really? REALLY?!
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He wanted to see this.
"Show us your tat, Admiral!" he called out, winking before sinking his teeth into his apple again. Well done, Burbage, well done!
Tooooooo funny. He'd HAVE to tell Maggie about this for sure.
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SPOILER!!: BURBAGE.
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MARION WAS AGHAST!
Actually...she was torn between aghast and flattered. This DARLING little Ravenclaw had just implied that she was NEW and therefore NOT OLD which was siiiiiiiiiiiiiimply divine.
"Oh gooooooodness gracious HEAVENS ABOVE," she clucked at the girl. "I have been at Hogwarts in this form for several years now my dear. I died just out there in that very Tower Patch. Horribly plant just swallowed me whole! Buuuuuuuuut all water under the bridge now, darling. Although I doooooooooo suggest you brush up a bit more on your Hogwarts, A History."
"YEEEEEEEEES, my dear. Oh it is quite exquisite really."
Was the professor turning a bit pink in the face? Oh pish posh the man needed to lighten up a bit if he was.
Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaturally before allowing the man himself to answer, Marion took it upon herself to enlighten the room.
"He does INDEED, my dear," the ghost hooted. "Oh but no dragon. No no no. It is....oh doooooooooo let me tell the story, son." She wiggled herself in front of the Astronomy professor. Although he could still be seen through her semi transparent form. "It is quite the intricate design drawn by your professor himself! Oooooooooooooh it is so divine AND animated! The celestial movements of the solar system on the day his little bundle of joy was born! Or dear, Airey. I siiiiiiiiiiiiiiimply do not understand why you insist on keeping all this so private. Look? Your darling little students are oh so curious."
Marion gave another excited little wiggle.
"Oh my darlings. Do you know who else of your professors has tattoos? Oooooooh he looks a bit more scrumptious with them than your dear pasty white Astronomy professor...NOT that there is anything wrong with that, dear," she said with a chipper glance over her shoulder towards Airey. "Your complexion is smashing as it is. Oh but my darlings, your dear STUDMUFFIN of a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor does as well. OH HO HO HOOOOOO!"
But Marion was not beginning to see how of course she had just taken the lesson - oh dear DO forgive her darling Airey - so she would do her best not to steer it back.
"You know who did NOT have any tattoos? Sir Isaac Newton. Who I dooooooooo believe is whom your professor would like to talk about next, hmmmm? Two of you little darlings did bring his name up, mmhmmm." Which had been Marion's calling card. Ooooooh how she FANCIED that man. OOOOH HO HO! "As Head Girl Wright pointed out, well done darling, the story goes that Sir Isaac Newton was sitting and perhaps napping under an apple tree one day and OOPSIE DAISY! An apple fell and knocked him right on the head THUS prompting an AHA moment...'why did the apple fall down to the ground, and not up, or sideways? WEEEEEEEEEEELL my darlings, he recognized that a special kind of force was acting on the apple. NOT just the apple...but all the objects on earth. WEEEEEEEEEEEE now know this force to be called gravity!"
OH OH OH what a clever little studmuffin he was. Good looks, good hair, and outstaaaaaaaaanding intellect!
"Which I doooooooooo believe was the point your dear professor was wishing to make with the universal truths regarding your apples AND connect them to the eternally charming Sir Isaac Newton," she nodded. Airey could correct her if she was incorrect. Once that kneazle released his tongue since the man had fallen silent. Tsk tsk. "Now my darlings, could you each please summarize gravity in your own words? You may elect to write your words on parchment rather than share aloud if you wish."
ICly OOC note: Do not fret my dears! Your Astronomy professor is still preset and will react to everything soon and I certainly have noted each of your responses. Please DO answer my question, however. Class shall resume once the poor man regains his wits.
FUNNY STORY.
Brian Woods had completely forgot that he had Astronomy today and was VERY CLOSE TO TAKING A GOOD SLEEP until about fifteen minutes before the lesson when all his supremely athletic dormmates had taken it upon themselves to sling their bags across their shoulders and walk out. And when he asked one WHY they were doing that right before they disappeared from view, he was VERY HARSHLY REMINDED THAT CLASS WAS A THING.
And he had to scramble to get his stuff together which wasn't all bad but then that was enough to set him back by a good five minutes - because the boy was not going to class with drool on his face, no siree - which left him with TEN MINUTES TO CLIMB SEVEN FLIGHTS OF STAIRS. Which might be okay for a normal person to run up with the moving staircases cooperating but with a boy with a leg that was practically non-functional?
Nope.
Just nope.
Anyway, he burst through the door arrived at the classroom PANTING AND HEAVING and found himself just in time to hear Burbage's lecture on gravity and NEWTON and how Newton was super cool and - "SORRY PROFESSOR I FORGOT THERE WAS ASTRONOMY TODAY AND I TRIED TO CLIMB ALL THOSE STAIRS IN TEN MINUTES BUT LEG." - super smart which he loved to hear but then she said to summarize gravity into his own words. And it wasn't exactly how he would have planned it but his bad leg gave way and LOOK EVERYONE, THERE WAS A CRUMPLED HEAP OF HUFFLEPUFF ON THE FLOOR.
Was... the ghost taking over the lesson...? So much was happening. She was telling them SECRETS though, and while his attention was still very much focused on the story of her death - what plant? Why plant? HOW HAD THIS COME ABOUT? - he was still pretty able to focus on the idea of Airey having A TATTOO of STARS and STUFF. He stared at the astronomer's side, as if willing it to appear. He wouldn't ever show them though, right? Something something inappropriate et cetera. What a shame.
He was unsure about answering the ghost's question, because she wasn't the professor right now right? But... everyone else was.
"Gravity's the thing... force? That pulls things together. And all the planets and moons and stars and stuff have their own, and they're different mostly. But they keep you from floating off the planet and they keep moons and stuff from taking off into the universe." He looked at a Ravenclaw (Clara) after she had answered and shook his head. "You don't gotta be an astronaut to experience other gravities though! Professor Flamsteed has a spell for that. He taught it to me!"
WERE THEY GONNA USE IT TODAY?! Jaemin looked at Airey excitedly. More gravity spell adventures? Please?
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At the mention of the "Hufflepuff dude", Carl smiled at the Gryffindor (Bec). However, his attention was quickly grabbed by the appearance of Ms Marion Burbage. Or the ghost of her, anyway. Wasn't she the Ex-Astronomy Professor? She was swallowed by a plant? That must have been horrible.
The Second Year was glad for the change of topic, Sir Isaac Newton / studmuffin. He had forgotten that he had something to do with apples and gravity. He decided to write his answer onto his parchment, seeing as he was not too knowledgeable on the subject and it would be good to note his classmates' points down.
'Gravity is the force that pulls things towards the center of the earth.' Much like the way the older Hufflepuff was lying on the floor instead of floating around, Carl guessed.
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Wait, what? They had a guest lecturer today and she was spilling the tea? Professor Flamsteed with a tattoo??? Now that was something Janelle didn't see coming. In her mind Flamsteed and tattoos were mutually exclusive. The man almost flatlined when he was anywhere near a cat. Janelle just couldn't picture him undergoing......the needle. She guessed that old saying that you can't judge a book by it's cover and first twenty chapters was true. Go figure.
Shaking the mental image of a tatted Professor Airey out of her head, Janelle turned her attention back to Ex-Professor Burbage. She had a question and Janelle raised her hand to answer it. "Gravity is the force that keeps our feet planted on the ground. If it wasn't for gravity, we'd all be floating around in the air." Or maybe in space, Janelle wasn't sure. She knew that was a gross oversimplification of what gravity was and not really a definition, but......she figured she'd leave the Ph.D. level explanations to those who were into that.
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Ilia was not really enthusiastic about anything today, teenage girl problems mkay? The Apple on her desk did not look like a thing to eat at all. No, no it didn't. She would not be eating it later either. Why? Because even though Airey head had assured them that said fruit orb was not in fact tainted, she didn't believe him. Nope, professors were not to be trusted with any form of comestible. Not any professors, even the beloved Professor Myers had decieved her. So no, professor shove your shiny apple where the atmosphere didn't matter.
The annoyed snakette sat with her arms crossed through the entire apple questioning process. Dumb...a lot of her peers were dumb or crazy it seemed. Yup, another day at Hogwarts for you. The ghost didn't surprise or bother her at first....until she heard it call Airey head a studmuffin....that was just....disgusting. She might have vomited in her mouth a little. Yeah. Instead she chose to stare at Zeke eating his apple, he was crazy to trust it, but she loved the disobedience.
What the ghost said next disrupted her thoughts.....Aire head had a tattoo!!??? Say what? Okay...this ghost knew way too much about male professors....did she die by the plant because she was stalking guys from the bushes? Like what even?
Gravity....she wasn't her dear but whatever. "Gravity is the force that holds things together. The glue of the universe. What goes up, comes back down unless it possesses enough force to break orbit. The stellar pull at the core of our worlds that keeps planets and moons aligned and in sync...and keeps even such mundane things as an apple on your desk in order instead of letting it float away." It would not however keep her from chucking said apple at someone today if they crossed her.
"Hello Marion. I read about you in Hogwarts, A History," Kitty said, thinking that this was a good moment to brag. It was true, she had read about her in history - right around the same time that she had discovered the news clippings concerning the tapestry.
On to the next question. Kitty raised her hand when it was turn. "Gravity is an invisible force that keeps us firmly planted on the ground. If not for gravity we would all be like Aunt Marge when Harry Potter inflated her - floating aimlessly through the sky." And that was not a comfortable thing to imagine. "Since this is Astronomy, I guess we are going to be talking about the gravity on other planets and in outer space. In outer space there is no gravity, and in the moon there is much less of it. Last year Professor Flamsteed enchanted this room to have low gravity, so that when we jumped it was almost as if we were flying. It was one of my favorite Astronomy lessons." As she finished saying that she turned to smile at Professor Flamsteed.
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What in the name of all things really loud?!
Hadleigh blinked her eyes at Marion recalling having read about the ghost many a times in her texts being the avid reader she was. However was the loudness of the ghost lady needed especially when she had no problem just blurting out things about their Professor?
Sure if she had to admit it the brunette would say she was rather surprised about the newfound information she was getting about Airey Flamsteed. He had a baby as well as a tattoo. The baby wasn't much a bit deal as lots of people had children including their professors but she didn't think of him as a tattoo person. Then again most wouldn't think she had a tattoo as well but she did. Annndddd she was sure that if the man wanted them to know about it he would've told them. Secrets were meant to be kept.
Shifting in her seat a little she kept her mouth closed and all thoughts to herself allowing everyone around her to give their answer. She did take out a quill and sheet of parchment from her bag. Neatly she wrote her answer on the parchment glad she didn't have to speak because she wasn't sure if she could manage it again.
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Gravity is the force that holds us down rather then allowing us to float about freely.
Simple terms. It was all she was capable of right now. She knew she wasn't giving her all but sometimes you just couldn't.
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This was pure gold. After the ghost showed up the class seemed to get infinitely more interesting. Yes, quill, you were correct; his Head of House was possible seeking some inner youth and last thrills when he got whatever decoration she now said he had on his side. How come they never got to see? He wouldn't have minded and could have spun a brilliant story from that as well.
Was the quill getting the gestures and expressions too? Every detail mattered, no matter how embellished they would appear after.
We're not worried about the man, Burbage. Whether he regains his senses or not, you are free to continue teaching.
"Gravity's that thing that keeps Gryffindors from reaching the sun on their own!"
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Mason stayed quiet throughout the lesson, jotting down anything that she thought was significant. She gave a little snort when the professor said pseudoscientific hokum, though, since she didn't have a clue what that meant. . .
She wasn't about to eat that apple anyways, since Mason had completely lost her faith in the professors of Hogwarts, since it seemed that they were wont to spike their 'friendly-little-food-offerings'. So it was safe to say that her apple would remain whole until the moment she threw it into the nearest trash-can.
Universal truth about apples? What? Mason glanced at the apples placed on there desks, paying attention to each stem and each's color . . . hmmmm.
Before she could even answer though, a . . . ghost? WHAT THE HELL WAS WITH THIS SCHOOL AND ITS TOLERANCE OF THE SPIRITS OF DEAD PEOPLE WANDERING AROUND AND TERRORIZING THE STUDENST??!! Merlin! That laugh!
Could she throw this apple at Ghost-Lady? Please? That would define gravity perfectly. . .
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Oooh. The ghost was a teacher as well? That was pretty awesome! She'd heard and read about ghosts teaching in the past, but she hadn't known ghosts taught now! She liked that. It was pretty amazing. She was so going to write to her mother to tell her all about the ghost teacher. It was super cool.
But first she needed to answer the question. Gravity. She knew about gravitiy. Beaming, Hattie put her hand up into the air. "Gravity is what keeps us from floating into space. So it's really super important. Cause there is no air in space. So like if we floated off we'd die. Which would be super sad"
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Maddie, for one, was all set with seeing Flamsteed's tat. It did sound interesting and all but it was hiding behind clothes somewhere and she was definitely okay with him keeping it covered up, just saying. Hirsch, on the other hand...Well she'd be happy to see his tattoos. She was also happy not to repeat what gravity was as the monotony of it all was making her terribly bored. Instead, she scribbled down her take on the subject.
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Gravity: Gravity is the force that tries to bring two objects together. Like earth pulling a falling item such as an apple to the ground.
This was BIG news. If you could trust ghosts. Which you never know. But this one seemed to know what she was talking about.
Also yes do what Zeke said Airey. Show us your tat. Just because it would amuse Dante immensely. Oh right they were in class and there was a lesson and questions to be answered or not depending on Dante's mood.
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Gravity, The reason everything is on the floor of your room when your mum asks why.
He was going to ignore every mention of studmuffin he possibly could.
Just no.
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A ghost, a tattooed Admiral Flamsteed, and just...that former Astronomy professor that has a huge obsession with Isaac Newton. Jace closed his mouth as he stared at the figures up front, and wondered if Astronomy teachers are naturally hyperactive. It does make up for a rather boring subject, doesn’t it?
Quietly, he got his notebook out and scribbled down his answer about the topic for the night.
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Gravity keeps things in place, wherein mass attracts a certain pulling force proportionally on another mass. This keeps objects, and beings not stuck on the ground like metal on magnet.
Jace scratched the back of his head, and waited for the class to continue.
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Why did this class always have to make her think, couldnt she just sit here and look at the many pretty things.
Taking out her pen she wrote down on her paper
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Gravity is just a magnetic pull from the earths core, sucking everything on the outter surfaces to its top
looking down at her paper she just surprised herself. Sounded like she knew something. Shrugging her shoulders she waited for what they were going to do next.
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"He does INDEED, my dear," the ghost hooted. "Oh but no dragon. No no no. It is....oh doooooooooo let me tell the story, son." She wiggled herself in front of the Astronomy professor. Although he could still be seen through her semi transparent form. "It is quite the intricate design drawn by your professor himself! Oooooooooooooh it is so divine AND animated! The celestial movements of the solar system on the day his little bundle of joy was born! Or dear, Airey. I siiiiiiiiiiiiiiimply do not understand why you insist on keeping all this so private. Look? Your darling little students are oh so curious."
"Which I doooooooooo believe was the point your dear professor was wishing to make with the universal truths regarding your apples AND connect them to the eternally charming Sir Isaac Newton," she nodded. Airey could correct her if she was incorrect. Once that kneazle released his tongue since the man had fallen silent. Tsk tsk. "Now my darlings, could you each please summarize gravity in your own words? You may elect to write your words on parchment rather than share aloud if you wish."
So far, Dot had learned several things today that had made this class completely worthwhile: 1) Flamsteed had a tattoo, 2) Flamsteed had a BABY?, and 3) Hirsch ALSO had a tattoo, although the subject was a mystery. Basically, the subject was very interesting, more interesting than it had ever been before.
Unfortunately, dear old Marion was dragging them back to the actual subject at hand. No thanks... Dot would rather dish about Flamsteed some more. "Gravity keeps your feet on the ground. It keeps us all spinning around the sun, and it keeps the moon spinning around us. It's totally invisible, but it's one of the most important and powerful forces in nature. How big is this tattoo?"
Isabella raised her hand. "Gravity's what gives people and stuff weight. It holds us on the earth, and it's why apples fall from trees!" she said. Tilting her head, she looked at the ghost thoughtfully. An astronomy ghost seemed like a good warning to be careful in the astronomy tower, she thought. She wondered why her mother hadn't said anything about an astronomy ghost, though... Isabella looked down at the apple on her desk and sighed wistfully. This class was going to seem very long with the apple sitting there the entire time.
Melbourne looked over to Professor Burbage and then back to Hads…oh…right, she’d never told Hads about the Ghostly Professor she had met last term. Looking back at Professor Burbage she grinned at the comment about the decorations being exquisite.
Maybe she would have to ask about it? Or inquire as to how Professor Burbage saw it? Mel raised her eyebrow at Professor Burbage’s question. “Um…Professor…I’d have to say…um…gravity is a force that holds things in place?” She chewed her lip a bit.
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They were talking about apples, and Rula wasn't planning on answering that question for now since some of the others had already said what she would've answered, and then suddenly there was a really LOUD ghost lady in the classroom chattering about how handsome Sir Isaac Newton was - ???? - and talking about how Professor Flamsteed had a new decoration??? Was this really information they needed to know?
Although, she had to admit, it was really nice if the ghost lady was telling the truth and the tattoo was about his "little bundle of joy". That was SO SWEET AND CUTE. Awww. Maybe that was something she and her future husband would do too whenever she was married and had kids. It was a neat idea!
And she definitely agreed with the lady that Professor Handsome Hirsch was a "studmuffin". Hehehe.
Wait, they were going back to astronomy stuff now? Boringggg. Rula would've much rather they continue to talk about handsome guys. That was tons more fun and interesting than gravity.
Oh well.
She scribbled down something quick so she could go back to her daydreaming.
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Gravity is the force that keeps us grounded to the earth, and even works when we're flying on a broom even though we're technically not 'grounded' then, so we don't go floating off into outer space, because that wouldn't be a good way to live.
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Unlike in the past, the professor made no effort to charm the chalk to keep track of student responses. There really was only one incredibly abstract answer he was looking for and, given how he had worded things, he would be surprised if he actually got it. What happened when one went off the script in his head. Oops?
SPOILER!!: Isabella!
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Astronomy not Astrology. Got it. Isabella looked at her apple, then at the apples of her desk neighbors. What was the same about them? Well, not the color, for sure. Nor size, since hers was smaller. And not even all apples had apple smell. Bad apples, for example, smelled bad, not apple-y. Surely she could think of something, though. Isabella raised her hand. "Apples always grow on trees," she said.
There used to be apple trees in her mother's garden. Her mother let her eat the apples. Isabella wiggled her toes in her shoes, trying not to visibly show how impatient she was about eating the apple.
“THAT they certainly do,” the astronomer grinned, patting his nose knowingly with his index finger.
SPOILER!!: Azura!
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Originally Posted by MunchyBubbles
Azura blinked a little as she watched Professor Flamsteed toss his Apple into the air and catch it perfectly. Ahh, what coordination, what Azura wouldn't give to have that. She looked at her apple and then at the apples of the people to the left and right of her..
What were some universal truths about their apples?
Her hand went into the air as she spoke, "Apples are a fruit. " They also tasted delicious, but that was just a truth to her.
“Indeed,” he nodded.
SPOILER!!: Kaycee!
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Originally Posted by LilFox06
Kaycee tilted her head to the side. Um. Creeeeepy smile was creepy. She shot a look at Dante to make sure he was saying the same thing.
Kaycee gave her apple a quick poke. Normal apple. Okay. A universal truth? She could do that too.
"It would probably hurt if you tossed this at someone." she offered with a grin and a half raised hand. That was what he was looking for, right? It was better than saying something about how all apples were related. This was not herbology.
Oblivious to an concern regarding his grin, Airey raised a brow at the prefect. “A theory I would rather you test at another time,” he said upon clearing his throat.
SPOILER!!: Dot!
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Originally Posted by Cassirin
Dear Merlin, he was dimming the lights. Was it supposed to be mood lighting? Was he putting them in the mood to learn? There was open scoffing at the very idea. Dot briefly checked for a dragon in the room (just in case), before her eyes dropped to the apple on her desk. Safe? Nope. Not sold.
"They're all fruit, professor, which is to say they're the reproductive body of a seed plant." Maybe obvious, but it was important to get basic definitions out of the way.
“True,” Airey nodded, suddenly reminded why he had always been cautioned for being too immature in Herbology while a student.
SPOILER!!: Mel!
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Originally Posted by Optimist
Melbourne looked down at her sweater and then up at Professor Flamsteed. “Thank you Professor, I will try that…um…in a bit maybe?” She was about to say hello to more people when she heard the Professor asked questions about Apples. There were probably many universal truths about apples and the second year wanted to hear all of them…well not all that would probably take FOREVER.
She did take out her quill and parchment. The scratching sound was probably not what others would have expected someone to do…take notes on things that are true about ALL apple forms? She chewed her lip a bit before setting down her quill and raising her hand.
“Apples are fat, sodium, and cholesterol free” Melbourne’s voice was almost quiet as she spoke. She didn’t after all want to sound either too much like the bookworm she truly was, or like a brash rough-and-tumble Gryffindor…which, lets be real she was both.
“As long as it does not detract from your work,” he cautioned the Gryffindor. And if it did, once they got going on spellwork she could take a moment or two to try and fix her sweater. As for her answer, he simply nodded his head.
SPOILER!!: Olly!
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Originally Posted by littledhampir
Olly's feelings were hurt. He had been perfectly nice and greeted Professor Flamsteed with the customary 'live long and prosper' but had gotten nothing in return. A salute, sure. But no verbal greeting like almost everyone else had gotten. Why? Had he done something wrong? He turned his head and just stared at Flamsteed for a moment, unsure if there was something he was supposed to do. He had used the lint roller and everything. He couldn't possible have done that wrong, could he? Olly scrunched his eyebrows together, trying to think of a reason Flamsteed might not have said hello to him but he was coming up blank. Alright then. Fine.
The lesson was starting now but Olly was still puzzling through what he had done differently. He missed the first part of what Flamsteed was saying but did catch the part where he said they could eat them after the lesson if they survived. If. What was that supposed to mean? He heard the question too, and glanced around him at his apples and at the apples of others. Universal truth? They were apples, did that count? Somehow he didn't think it did.
"Mine's red," he offered, giving said apple a little poke.
“It is indeed,” he replied to the Slytherin, brow raised. Red was not exactly a universal truth...but color wasn’t really the answer he was looking for to begin with so the professor moved on to the next raised hand.
SPOILER!!: Jaemin!
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Originally Posted by Ameh
Well. The small Slytherin was going to do his best to make sure his apple survived the class then. Because if it didn't, he was going to have to stop in the kitchens and look for one to eat before falling asleep.
Jaemin returned the professor's grin with one of his own, because he was clearly not worried about anything this professor would do. He'd taught him spells and stuff. They obviously understood each other and stuff. Plus, Jaemin had already been shrunk this term, which meant Airey wasn't going to do that. Lightning never struck twice, and all that.
The small boy picked up the apple on his desk just then, giving it a gentle squeeze to check how hard or soft it was. It felt good. A good apple. He held it up to his nose and sniffed it. Definitely apple-scented.
"They come in a whole ton of different colours and flavours, cause they're from different kinds of apple trees... they have flowers, too," he murmured, idly playing with the stem on his granny smith. "The green ones are more tangy."
Which made them better. The best. The other ones were too sweet. Jaemin looked at the other students along the horseshoe, squinting a little at their different apples. He didn't much care for the red or yellow ones at all, really. They just didn't taste as nice to him. Whenever his mom bought those ones, he didn't eat them, even if she pestered him to do so.
"Isn't there an old saying, too... about apples keeping doctors away?"
Something something dark side healthy something.
Airey was unable to hear the mumbled words of the Slytherin, but did hear the finally portion in the form of a question. “Yes, yes there is. Or healer away as the magical world adapted it to.”
SPOILER!!: Blaise
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo
Patience? Oh yeah, he completely had that. In fact, watch him move his apple to the top corner of his desk in a vein attempt to remove it from his immediate attention. Vain because the discussion so far WAS on apples and it kept drawing his eyes back to the one he had.
The thing was, the longer he sat there....was the more he got the feeling he was walking into a trap. Whenever Professors fed them outside of meals, more often than not things happened that he didn't approve. So maybe it was good the apple was on that side of the desk afterall. This would not happen again. He would not grow, shrink, split, turn inside out or upside down. The knowledge they could take them with them after the lesson if they survived only served to further confuse him until the disclaimer was given.
Safe apples?.....Was he SURE?? Professor Myers had withheld information. Airey wasn't just....outright LYING because that original method is no longer valid with skeptical children, was he?
Something to think about later. For now, what he noticed. "They're all equally edible despite the fact they're different kinds. So it doesn't matter which you'd have put on my desk, it's still an apple and I'd have still wanted to eat it."
Airey was tempted to just repeat his earlier words to Mr. Blaise, but there were not exactly accurate this go around. So instead the astronomer merely chuckled and nodded his head as he moved on to the next raised hand.
SPOILER!!: Juno!
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Originally Posted by Suziella
Juno thought about apples for a moment. They were all beautiful and unique...and of course delicious.
She raised her hand, and when she was called on replied, "Well, apples are completely unique and individual. Meaning, no two are alike. Kind of like snow flakes. They all have different coloring, tastes, spots, etc. Apples are unique." She blushed a little as she finished her comments.
Was that too deep?
………………...uh……...huh?
Little philosopher in the making over here...so Airey was just going to smile and nod and...yes...moving along now...yes...
SPOILER!!: Clara!
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Originally Posted by marshmallowXpie
Apples. Not what most people, including Clara, thought of when thinking about Astronomy. Nevertheless, Clara dug her eyes into the red object, staring at it to glean any hidden meaning from it. The professor had asked about the apples, inquiring some truths about apples. Clara paused for a moment, seeing about a dozen other raised hands in the air. A few other students had already chimed in, so she politely stuck her hand up in the air and waited for her turn.
When the focus was finally on her, Clara sunk a little lower in her seat as all eyes went straight to her face. This was not the kind of attention she really enjoyed. Nevertheless, she tried to not speak shakily as she replied, "Apples are a fruit. People eat this fruit. There are many kinds of apples. This one is red, but not all of them are. Apples look different and they taste different and sometimes they even feel different. Some are easy to find, ubiquitous to say the least. Some are more difficult to find, and are only known to reside in certain regions. But at the core, they are all apples. And they serve a purpose in this world."
That...was not really what she was expecting to say, but it's not like she had weeks to plan a speech or anything.
At least this one was less philosophical….well...mostly. The purpose of the world bit was getting a little deep for the man. But before that there had been a PUN. Was the young lady eve aware she had done it? It was so incredibly effortless.
“Yes. Thank you for that.” Pause. “A point for the core pun, by the way.”
NOW moving on.
SPOILER!!: Penelope!
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Originally Posted by griffin
So far she had managed not to die in Professor Flamsteed's class. There had been a few times where she came close to death, or so she had thought, but nothing too serious had happened. Now she was a seventh year and the Head Girl, and chances were that nothing would happen to her in an astronomy lesson. What one really had to watch out for was angry acromantulas trying to take over Hogwarts. Acromantulas could actually eat a person, and it had happened just a few years ago.
Apples? Were they going to be talking about a certain physicist who had allegedly discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head? Of course that story was probably not fully true, but it would explain the apples. "Apples are made of matter and have mass. Most of these apples are of a somewhat spherical shape. It is said that Sir Issac Newton's law of universal gravitation is based off of his observations of an apple falling from a tree. Newton discovered that gravity is universal, affecting everything in the universe including planets. Theoretical astrophysics would not be possible without Newton's law of universal gravitation." Was she talking too much? Penelope had been studying physics from a muggle textbook during the summer and in her free time. There was more to be said about Newton's law of universal gravitation, but she didn't want to say too much if Professor Flamsteed was planning on talking about it. Newton's law of universal gravitation was important to astrophysics and predicting the movement of planets.
Leave it to Miss Wright. The professor chuckled and rubbed the back of his head as he passed by her desk, rapping his knuckles on them thrice when she had finally finished. “That you, Miss Wright. More on all that in just a moment.”
SPOILER!!: Tenacius!
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Originally Posted by Steelsheen
His HoH was smiling. That was always a good thing when one named Tenacius is involved innit?
So right, APPLES. He hastily returned the fruits to the their proper desks as discussions have started and juggling was over. What was their universal truth all these? Tenacius’ blue-green eyes skipped from desk to desk. They're not all red-- his favorite the Granny Smiths are perennially green. They are also of varying sizes too. Uhmm… "They are all a good source of vitamin C? At least thats what everybody tells me when they tell me to go eat my fruits and veggies."
“You should eat your fruits and veggies,” he concurred. Delicious and nutritious.
SPOILER!!: Jace!
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Originally Posted by Stefan
Jace watched the apple get thrown upwards, and land safely back in Flamsteed's hand. Gravity. Apple. Newton. Universal truth. His initial guess the moment he stepped inside the classroom was almost validated when the professor made a very subtle example of what gravity can do. Words started to form in his head, but the Head Girl had beat him to it.
Not wincing at her words, Jace took the apple from his desk and smelled it.
Well, it did smell nice as all apples do...but, most probably that isn't the answer the professor wanted from him. His initial answer was given out already by the Head Girl, so he's just going to go for the more obvious answer. Raising his hand with his apple, he waited for the professor to call him out. "Most apples are dense. It isn't as watery as watermelons."
And as he brought his hand back down, Jace winced at his answer. That was too shallow and obvious, wasn't it? He is so not impressed with himself tonight.
Unaware, thankfully, of any Ravenclaw angst for the time being, Airey nodded his head at the young man and his response. “Yes. Good. Thank you.”
SPOILER!!: Esme!
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Originally Posted by Squishy
Well, this was... interesting.
Confused as to what apples had to do with space, Esme studied hers. Could she take just one bite? She would promise not to eat any more of it until the lesson was over. Somehow she knew that Professor Flamsteed would refuse and that was why she wasn't going to ask.
Instead, she raised her hand to answer the question. "Apples are round and come in all different colours and sizes. They are fruits and a lot of people like them and find them delicious." That was true, but she knew better than to state it as a fact because some people didn't like apples. "I think an apple helped Sir Issac Newton developed the law of gravity... So you can thank them for that!"
Apples were wonderful.
“Indeed,” the astronomer grinned, clinging especially to that last bit there for obvious reasons. The Hufflepuff earned herself a wink, however, before the man moved along to the next raised hand in the semi circle.
SPOILER!!: Janelle!
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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11
Annnnd class was in session. Professor Flamsteed got straight to the point. What about apples? Well, it was good to know that they hadn't been poisoned, charmed or otherwise tampered with.......if you could take the proffesor's word for it. Janelle's stomach rumbled and she was already thinking about devouring the apple after class. Hopefully she wouldn't be shrinking to miniature size or anything crazy, if she took a bite.
For now though, it was time to answer the question at hand. Janelle raised her hand to get into the discussion. "All apples have cores.". At least she assumed they did, that is unless they had developed some kind of mutant coreless apple.
“They do,” he nodded. “As do all planets.”
Oooooooooooooh! Parallels.
SPOILER!!: Zeke!
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Originally Posted by Hera
While it was true that he wasn't taking Astronomy anymore... cause like, lulz, he didn't need it and he'd failed it badly - he was still present in the classroom. He'd managed to sneak in with the general group and casually seated himself at one of the desks in the semi circle. Considering nobody seemed to be without, he was comfortable with staying here.
Unlike his peers, he really had no interest in learning anything, rather, he was here to kill time and apparently to eat. The board instructions didn't apply to him, he wasn't technically a student right now, he was just loitering... and eating.
Apples were grand things, and he rather liked whatever type it was he had right now. Biting into the shiny red, Zeke did spare a sideways glance both ways to see what type of apples were near him. His response - if he were to give one - would be that they were ROUND and that there was the GRAVITY thing. Cause that's what this was about right? The dude that got hit on the head with an apple and HUZZAH, gravity became a thing that was known.
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“Mr. Zeke,” Airey said upon clearing his throat. “Should I perhaps write you a note excusing you to go see the healer to have your eyes examined?” There was some very firm pointing going on at the apple being consumed by the young man. “3 points from Gryffidnor for failure to read instructions.”
So..apple...down...that was an educational tool! AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL!
SPOILER!!: Carl!
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Originally Posted by Jean Granger
Carl had been sitting silently, staring at his apple, when the lesson started. He grinned - he had indeed been wondering why there were apples here and why they could not eat them. As instructed, he looked carefully at the apple in front of him, then at the ones to his right and to his left. What was true about them?
The Hufflepuff raised his hand. "Apples have been around for thousands of years." He said. It was not related to Astronomy, but it was the only fact he could think of that was not already mentioned.
The professor nodded. “Yes, and believed to be the earliest tree to be cultivated.” Which tied in nicely with something he hoped to bring up later once he moved on to the real meat of the lesson.
SPOILER!!: Hady!
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Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy
She had shown up. A nod might have been her only greeting but it was a polite one and she hadn't ignored the man. Sure it wasn't like her to be silent...this silent but people were entitled to off days. This just happened to be hers. Hady was trying though and apparently had made some progress with things for she managed to get to the class as opposed to not showing up which she had considered.
When Professor Airey did begin the lesson her hazel eyes opened and she focused them on the man to the best of her ability. See Sir, she wasn't being rude. She listened silently to what was being said and slowly lifted a hand into the air, "They taste good and most creatures like them just as much as we do." A very simple answer really but hey, she did give one so it counted, yes?
Her eyes sifted around the room without much thought as it was a normal habit of hers to know who was around her. Landing on Zeke she gave him a tiny almost unnoticeable smile in greeting. Why he was here she didn't know cause from what she could remember he had dropped the class but right now she was grateful to be seeing him and not a certain blonde.
“True,” he nodded towards the Slytherin who was oozing teenage angst right now. May just...be keeping a ten foot pole between himself and that one, yes.
SPOILER!!: Katherine!
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Originally Posted by StarShine
Of course Katherine had used the lint roller and was sitting at the front row as usual. She had noted the apples too, but she had no desire to eat them. And as usual, because she liked to give a different answer than her friends, she listened to everyone first before raising her hand.
"Apples were first found in eastern Turkey," she said, "and Alexander the Great found dwarf apples in Kazakhstan. He then brought them to Macedonia and apples have been a great food source in Asia and Europe since."
Except, what did it have to do with astronomy?
Truth be told, Airey had not known any of the history of apples prior to his preparation of this lesson so the man was quite impressed with her historical knowledge. “Thank you, Miss Moss,” he nodded at the second year.
Moving on from Miss Moss, Airey was just about to call on the next raised hand in the semi circle when the man was stunned silent. Someone may as well have hit him with a Full Body-Binding Curse and Silenco’d him. Or maybe just Stupefy’d him. He could have done with being unconscious throughout the entirety of what came next.
OOC: I am sorry to everyone who came after Marion’s interruption as Airey is a bit beside himself and cannot offer up individual replies to you. Your posts HAVE been read AND are appreciated *snugs*
Shrill and jovial laughter echoed throughout the Astronomy classroom before the one and only Marion Burbage made her boisterous appearance known by appearing through the chalkboard and gliding effortlessly towards Studmuffin Flamsteed.
"Oooooooooooooooh did someone say Sir Isaac Newton? Ooooooooooooh were I to have been alive in a different time he would have been a diviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine match. Ooooooooooooh goodness gracious HEAVENS ABOVE what a brilliant mind and ooooooooooooh quite the STUDMUFFIN himself! I do hope you brought a visual aid with you today, dear."
A comment that was directed towards the professor himself and of cooooooourse if Newton was to be discussed Marion would simply HAVE to make an appearance.
"Oh fret not Airey, dear," she cooed at the Astronomy professor with a giggly pat on the cheek. "You're still a studmuffin in my eye as well. OOOOOOOOOH especially with that delightful little decoration you've got there on your side now. Has he shown you darlings?" The ghost turned her attention towards the semi circle of occupied desks and gave a little jovial wiggle. "Has he? It's aaaaaaaaaaaall the way up his right side. OOOOOOOOOOH and the STORY behind it is siiiiiiiiiimply marvelous! Oh DO dell them Airey darling. DOOOOOOO tell."
Or she could. Marion was never fussed with spreading little nuggets of gossip such as this.
HO HO HO HOOOOOOOO!
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Originally Posted by Marion Burbage
MARION WAS AGHAST!
Actually...she was torn between aghast and flattered. This DARLING little Ravenclaw had just implied that she was NEW and therefore NOT OLD which was siiiiiiiiiiiiiimply divine.
"Oh gooooooodness gracious HEAVENS ABOVE," she clucked at the girl. "I have been at Hogwarts in this form for several years now my dear. I died just out there in that very Tower Patch. Horribly plant just swallowed me whole! Buuuuuuuuut all water under the bridge now, darling. Although I doooooooooo suggest you brush up a bit more on your Hogwarts, A History."
"YEEEEEEEEES, my dear. Oh it is quite exquisite really."
Was the professor turning a bit pink in the face? Oh pish posh the man needed to lighten up a bit if he was.
Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaturally before allowing the man himself to answer, Marion took it upon herself to enlighten the room.
"He does INDEED, my dear," the ghost hooted. "Oh but no dragon. No no no. It is....oh doooooooooo let me tell the story, son." She wiggled herself in front of the Astronomy professor. Although he could still be seen through her semi transparent form. "It is quite the intricate design drawn by your professor himself! Oooooooooooooh it is so divine AND animated! The celestial movements of the solar system on the day his little bundle of joy was born! Or dear, Airey. I siiiiiiiiiiiiiiimply do not understand why you insist on keeping all this so private. Look? Your darling little students are oh so curious."
Marion gave another excited little wiggle.
"Oh my darlings. Do you know who else of your professors has tattoos? Oooooooh he looks a bit more scrumptious with them than your dear pasty white Astronomy professor...NOT that there is anything wrong with that, dear," she said with a chipper glance over her shoulder towards Airey. "Your complexion is smashing as it is. Oh but my darlings, your dear STUDMUFFIN of a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor does as well. OH HO HO HOOOOOO!"
But Marion was not beginning to see how of course she had just taken the lesson - oh dear DO forgive her darling Airey - so she would do her best not to steer it back.
"You know who did NOT have any tattoos? Sir Isaac Newton. Who I dooooooooo believe is whom your professor would like to talk about next, hmmmm? Two of you little darlings did bring his name up, mmhmmm." Which had been Marion's calling card. Ooooooh how she FANCIED that man. OOOOH HO HO! "As Head Girl Wright pointed out, well done darling, the story goes that Sir Isaac Newton was sitting and perhaps napping under an apple tree one day and OOPSIE DAISY! An apple fell and knocked him right on the head THUS prompting an AHA moment...'why did the apple fall down to the ground, and not up, or sideways? WEEEEEEEEEEELL my darlings, he recognized that a special kind of force was acting on the apple. NOT just the apple...but all the objects on earth. WEEEEEEEEEEEE now know this force to be called gravity!"
OH OH OH what a clever little studmuffin he was. Good looks, good hair, and outstaaaaaaaaanding intellect!
"Which I doooooooooo believe was the point your dear professor was wishing to make with the universal truths regarding your apples AND connect them to the eternally charming Sir Isaac Newton," she nodded. Airey could correct her if she was incorrect. Once that kneazle released his tongue since the man had fallen silent. Tsk tsk. "Now my darlings, could you each please summarize gravity in your own words? You may elect to write your words on parchment rather than share aloud if you wish."
ICly OOC note: Do not fret my dears! Your Astronomy professor is still preset and will react to everything soon and I certainly have noted each of your responses. Please DO answer my question, however. Class shall resume once the poor man regains his wits.
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The astronomer quite literally heard NOTHING of what had been said after Marion had made her boisterous and completely unnecessary entrance. Airey admired the woman and had attended several of her lectures and even worked closely with her on occasion while she had been alive….and he may have forgotten her adoration of gossip...not to mention her fondness for Sir Isaac Newton. And he did not even want to dwell on how she knew about his body art.
Somewhere around Mr. Jones’ quill demonstration the Astronomy professor came back to reality and stopped staring blanking ahead - which probably meant he had been staring at a student for an uncomfortably long time with his jaw hanging open. Quite unfortunately so for the next thing the man heard was Miss Wright’s personal question. Eleven years now and he had managed to keep his personal affairs just that. Personal. Sweet solstice whhhhhhhhhy?
Clearing his throat, and pointedly ignoring the inquiry, Airey began piecing together just how far Marion had commandeered his lesson and was ready to take back the reigns - because regaining control of his classroom would help with the bright red hue of his ears - when none other than Mr. Zeke SHOUTED that out.
“qaQaHQo'!” the man barked. Although not an accurate turn of Klingon phrase given the actual translation of that was ‘I refuse to help you’....but it would work. The man was DISTRAUGHT! So...the refusal of helping was...was...WAS TO ENCOURAGE THESE YOUNG MINDS TO THINK ABOUT HIM WITHOUT A SHIRT ON. YES. THAT WAS IT. YES.
Why DID students seem to want to see him without a shirt on? Marion...did actually have a point. He was rather pasty.
“And cease your consumption of that apple at once, Mr. Zeke.”
And then there was Mr. Woods arriving late. Were the man in better spirits - as in the VEIN not present and currently bulging from his forehead - he may have reacted differently. But, as it were, the young man was LATE. Late...and FORGOT. “10 points from Hufflepuff for your tardiness, Mr. Woods,” Airey festered while counting down from 10 in his head in Klingon. Although the numbers were practically being SHOUTED in his cranium at this point. It took a moment or two, but he did eventually come down from his little toddler-like temper tantrum and while still with the vein...moderately less so. SO...tiny bit of slack coming your way young man. Just a tiny bit. “But accurate portrayal of gravity...so you may have 3 points back for that. And would someone kindly help escort Mr. Woods to his seat? You may need to remind him where it is at since he may have forgotten.”
Rubbing his temples, hard enough to create little rosy circles where his fingers pressed, the professor closed his eyes and...counted again. From five this time because he needed to somehow regain control of the classroom. No offense, Marion. Upmost respect for you.
“YES, ACTUALLY,” he suddenly erupted, finger pointing dramatically towards Mr. Song. Oh sweet solstice thank you for giving him the in he needed, young man. “You all will be learning and practicing that spell in just a moment and use it in a bit of a blood pumping activity afterwards.”
AGGRESSIVELY CHOOSING TO IGNORE CERTAIN INQUIRIES - LOOKING AT YOU MISS SLYTHERIN PREFECT - Airey loosened his tie a little and looked down at Pebbles in his hand to ground himself a bit.
“Marion, thank you for stopping by...but I’ve got things from here,” he said to the ghost with forced pleasantries. He would be having a bit of a discussion with her later about proper etiquette should she wish to do this again.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAS….I believe we were discussing...GRAVITY. As I..er...believe many of you have already stated…” The man was distracted, alright? “...gravity is what pulling everything toward the ground. It is a force and the natural pull of objects toward each other. In fact, without gravity there would be no life on earth as everything, even air itself, would fly off into space. You can think of gravity as the invisible super glue, for those familiar with the muggle product, or the Permanent Sticking Charm that holds our world together. Not just our world, but other worlds as well. You can’t physically see it but it’s always there. Thanks to the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, we now all know that what comes up…” And it was at this precise moment that the astronomy professor took a step...a step that just so happened to be right on the apple kicked away by Mr. Prince.
*THUD*
“.............................must come down,” the astronomer wheezed, wind almost entirely knocked out of him. The man took a few moments, wheezing all the while, and somehow managed to blurt the next question out. “We say gravity pulls down…*WHEEZE* but does it really pull down? *WHEEZE* Under this terminology...why don’t...penguins *WHEEZE* in Antarctica *WHEEZE* get pulled down off our round earth?”
OOC: this will be the last question before we dive into the activity section of this lesson. Apologies again if you did not receive an individual reply this time, I PROMISE it is nothing personal <3 I believe Marion will be back to respond to things as well, so no one lament if certain questions of theirs were not answered.
My hope is this lesson will continue before I turn in for the night (in approximately 10 ish hours) but it may be longer than that.
Thank you all for your participation and patience
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Olly was simply delighted at the turn this lesson was taking. All of his lessons lately seemed to be so full of entertainment. First shrinking in Herbology and now all this ghostly interruptions and gossip in Astronomy. It was amazing. And it was kind of funny to see Professor Flamsteed so...flustered. They were learning all sorts of things about his personal life.
Olly could barely understand Flamsteed's next question. He was on the floor and breathing very heavily and his speech was punctured so much it took him a bit of thinking to figure out what he was saying. But he thought he understood the question. Or at least got the gist of it. "Gravity is pushing us toward the ground," he said. That's how he always understood it, at least. "Toward the Earth." Never away from it, not even if they were on the very southernmost part.
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SPOILER!!: catch-up Burbage, Mel, Zeke / before Pixie's last post
Whoah hey yo it’s the Astro Garden lady Professor Burbage! The bright eyed curly top gave his usual cheerful wave and megawatt smile at the sight of the spectral lady. Did she know the Gravity guy? Well if she said she was bunkmates with Molly Weasley he'd believe her.
He caught Mel looking at him and gave the most exaggerated brow wiggle at the description that the Astronomy professor was a studmuffin. Hey different strokes for different folks, he can see how Flamsteed can set someone's heart ablaze. Besides… aint he married?
But what Burbage said afterwards really got his attention-- apparently his Head of House had a friggin tattoo?!? And at the call of the older Lion (Zeke), this cubbie backed him up "SHOW IT! SHOW IT! SHOW IT!!" thumping his desk as he chanted.
Now the connection about Apples and Newton? "There was an old Muggle TV show called Newton's Apple. Sciencey things. Its quite amusing."
Well he did watch a lot of TV. Their Muggle Studies Professor can attest to that.
Well ok, so Flamesteed can flame-on (geddit?) if he was pushed to disrobing. Kinda scary…. For a 12 year old. Just wait till he gets a little older and a little taller hehehehe….
……Aaaaand down he goes. On the floor. "TIIIIMMMBERRRR…." he chuckled as he muffled his jest wit his hands.
And now for penguins! Why aint they dropping off the face of the planet?
Well that would normally stump anybody thinking that the universe had an up, down, left right forward or backward "Earth makes gravity Professor. It comes from the center, its not outside, its inside. That’s why penguins stay on Antarctica and why the rest of us arent flying off this planet as it spins."
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++Tenacius ++🐦++ Salander++🐦++ Deo ++🐦++ Vickers ++🐦++ Huxley ++🐦+ Aquila++ Yeah thats what crazy is, when its broken you say theres nothing to fix++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++And you pray that everything will be okay, while you're making all the same mistakes
Astronomy Lesson :: Gravity 
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