It seemed a little odd to be having an Astronomy lesson so early in the day, but Azura couldn't complain. She could hopefully get to bed early tonight. She walked into the classroom after lint rolling herself and gave Professor Flamsteed a smile as she raised her hand and made the Vulcan Salute.

"Live Long and Prosper Professor. " She said by way of greeting as she headed towards her usual seat in the middle of the semi-circle. She looked out the window and closed her eyes as the soft breeze touched her face.. Ahh.. It felt nice..

Steps, steps, steps, lint roller, aaaaand the desk that was as close to the front as he could get. Jaemin rushed aaaaaaaaaaaaall the way up from his common room, having gone back down to get the appropriate book; it had taken him a little longer than usual to get all the way back up here, because Merlin alive his feet felt heavy after a few floors. He gave the professor a small wave and a smile, the expression a tiny bit strained, and then his fingers did their best to get the Vulcan salute down. It was still difficult to make his hand work that way. "Live long and prosper, sir," he murmured, sinking into his seat and going about getting himself situated.

Vivian never seemed to be bothered by the fact that the Astronomy tower was SOOOO FAAAARRR AWAAAYYY from the Slytherin common room and dungeons. Her little legs have gotten so used to it, actually. Thanks to her mum who had charmed her bag with that expansion charm, she didn't have much trouble with her baggage or what.

Once she reached the classroom, she immediately took the lint roller and de-linted herself. She also squinted at the note. Hehe cute. It made the firstie beam. Also, TIME FOR CLAAASSS. Vivian skipped inside the room and curtsied in front of the Professor. "Good... uh... morning, Professor Flamsteed!" Vivi grinned. "And you too, Pebbles! Good morning to you!" As for the note, she was very curious about it. "What... happens if I use the lint roller as a hair brush, Professor?" Would it work? Or something? What if she had lint on her hair?

And, as always, Vivi took her usual seat in front and waited for the rest of the students to arrive. Hurry hurry, she was excited for this lesson!

Cruisiiiiin on up....

The Gryffindor Ace always finds it odd when they have Astronomy classes while the sun was still up-- unless they were expecting a solar eclipse. But yeah usually it would be one of those last-things-of-the-day classes when he has mostly relaxed and a lesson with his Head of House didn’t feel like a class at all.

So right in he goes through the door-- oops almost forgot that lint roller-- and a quick "Nanu nanu!" nod of greeting to the Professor before he makes his way towards one of the seats.

BRIAN WAS HERE EARLY THIS TIME.

Let it be known. He knew for a fact that Hufflepuff was in last and he didn't need them to lose more points on his account. Also, Flamsteed was one of his favourite professors of all time - THE ONE CONSTANT IN HIS LIFE, REALLY - and he didn't need the man thinking he didn't respect him. Or his subject. Because he did. Immensely.

HONEST.

"Morning, Professor Flamsteed." Now that was a strange greeting. And one he'd really never used. Huh. The world just kept getting stranger and stranger.

Olly was fourteen now, did Flamsteed know that? Probably not because it probably wasn't anything he cared about, but Olly was very excited about it. He felt so much older now than he had in the last Astronomy lesson. However he was not any better at Astronomy than he had been before.

Olly had made it all the way to the Astronomy tower and stopped for a minute to catch his breath. It offered him the perfect time to use the lint roller and ponder the situation. Why was this lesson so early? Didn't all the stars and stuff have to be out for Astronomy? Apparently not. But not all their lessons directly involved looking at the sky, so this one might be like that. Something more theoretical. It sounded boring. But he still had to be there so he shrugged and entered the classroom. "Live long and prosper, Professor." And he took a seat.

Abby picked up the lint roller and rolled it all over her robes and then entered the classroom and said "Evening Professor Flamstead" Abby looked about the classroom and wondered what they would be learning about this time

Kitty walked to the Astronomy tower in a rather cheerful mood, humming Planetary Go under her breath as she went. It seemed appropriate. She quickly used the lint roller and then stepped into the classroom. "Good morning Professor Flamsteed. Er...live long and prosper!" The Goth smiled cheerfully at him before going to sit down at one of the desks in the semi circle. She waved at Abby from a distance and sat down next to Azura.

"Morning," she told her with a small smile as she took out her new small hand mirror and began examining herself in it.

Daxton had a tendency to completely bypass the lint roller, not because he did not want a clean uniform - on the contrary, he liked to be clean and free of lint - but because he did not want to use the same one that everyone else had used. Today, however, as he passed it, he reached out his hand and swiped the lint roller from the small table it was kept on, before shoving it into his bag. He did not bother to be all that sneaky; the idea was not to keep it, but simply to be a bother for everyone else, for a short while... and because being a problem for Airey Flamsteed could be fun.

Stepping into the classroom in exactly the same no-footwear-no-robes version of his uniform that he had worn to every other class this term, Daxton gave the room a cautious look. From what he could see, the classroom looked almost normal, at least as far as Astronomy lessons were concerned, and that alone made him suspicious. Aside from anything, that meant there were no clues as to what might happen in the lesson - other than, perhaps, the time it was being held - which was... unsettling.

Silent as always, Daxton took his regular seat right by the door, casting a look towards Airey Flamsteed and That Rock, and retrieved his notebook from his bag, holding tightly onto it while he waited for everyone else to arrive and for the class to start.

Before anyone knew it, a soft rumbling could be heard. Professor Flamsteed? NOOOO. It was a pack of some of the strangest dressed creatures arrived. GNOMIES!! With fresh wings and a pink coated diaper to match. They had gifts to bring for the studensies.

Giggle, giggle

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Originally Posted by Kimothy

Vivian never seemed to be bothered by the fact that the Astronomy tower was SOOOO FAAAARRR AWAAAYYY from the Slytherin common room and dungeons. Her little legs have gotten so used to it, actually. Thanks to her mum who had charmed her bag with that expansion charm, she didn't have much trouble with her baggage or what.

Once she reached the classroom, she immediately took the lint roller and de-linted herself. She also squinted at the note. Hehe cute. It made the firstie beam. Also, TIME FOR CLAAASSS. Vivian skipped inside the room and curtsied in front of the Professor. "Good... uh... morning, Professor Flamsteed!" Vivi grinned. "And you too, Pebbles! Good morning to you!" As for the note, she was very curious about it. "What... happens if I use the lint roller as a hair brush, Professor?" Would it work? Or something? What if she had lint on her hair?

And, as always, Vivi took her usual seat in front and waited for the rest of the students to arrive. Hurry hurry, she was excited for this lesson!

A shower of red and pink confetti rained over the young one before handing a bag of marshmellows. One blew the harmonica before they broke out in a gravely deeped voice. Listen studensies.

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeey roomie! Though this is only our first valentines together
and we have six more together (maybe even future ones with a booooooooy!)
I wanted to be your first Hogwarts Valentine
and say thanks for being awesome and not snoring (too loudly!)
Cheers to many more late night laughs and cries and moments to come! Love ya!
From Skyyyyyyyyy

Wait. WAIT! It's not over yet as they immediately moved to the next studensie.

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Originally Posted by laurange

BRIAN WAS HERE EARLY THIS TIME.

Let it be known. He knew for a fact that Hufflepuff was in last and he didn't need them to lose more points on his account. Also, Flamsteed was one of his favourite professors of all time - THE ONE CONSTANT IN HIS LIFE, REALLY - and he didn't need the man thinking he didn't respect him. Or his subject. Because he did. Immensely.

HONEST.

"Morning, Professor Flamsteed." Now that was a strange greeting. And one he'd really never used. Huh. The world just kept getting stranger and stranger.

One dropped a item to this one's hands through the shower of confetti.

Haaaaaaappy Valentine's Day, Bro!Friend!

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Thanks for being alive
I appreciate youuuuu

P.S. More ice cream bonding time, please and thank youuuuuu!

Froooom Oliver Finch

With many giggles, they departed out of sight from the classroom with the shower of confetti trailing behind. Thanks for the audience studensies.

Giggle, giggle

The absence of the lint roller was noted, but this did not bother Penelope as she had her own lint roller. After using her lint roller on her robes, she left it on the table in place of the missing one so that everyone else would be able to use it. She had a supply of lint rollers in her trunk, so she could get a new one out for herself later. "Live long and prosper, Professor Flamsteed." Penelope did the vulcan salute with her hands before heading over to a seat in the front row on the side near the door. Somehow she had managed to survive nearly seven years of astronomy lessons with Professor Flamsteed, and she fully intended to make it through the end of this year.

Were those gnomes? The garden pests? They were all dressed up weird. What in Merlin's beard was going on here? Valentines messages? Weird. She was just going to ignore that and get ready for class.

Up until recent events, Penelope's astronomy textbook had been in near perfect condition. Tragically, it had been damaged when Haddie trashed the dorms looking for a book and the cover had later been chewed by nifflers. The textbook was still usable though, and she had been using it this way for a while now. Although it was not ideal for the textbook to be in condition and seeing the book this way made her eyes tear up a bit, the book was still fine for reading and taking notes. Poor textbook. It hurt to see damaged books, even more so when it was one of her books. Penelope got out her parchment, quill, and ink to take notes. Her trusty pet rock Luna was set carefully on the desk to hold the parchment in place. Everything was ready for the lesson.

Fiyero was glad the astronomy classroom was close to Gryffindor tower, especially today. He hadn't gotten much sleep last night and had to practically drag himself out of bed to make it to class on time. He didn't even have time to eat breakfast; he just gobbled down a few pieces of candy from his stash on the way out the door. Why were they having astronomy in the morning anyway?

Yawning slightly, he grabbed the lint roller and gave his clothes a once-over. "Good morning, Professor and Pebbles," he said, inclining his head first toward Professor Flamsteed then toward the rock on the desk. "Live long and prosper." He still had no idea what that meant; he just knew everybody always said it to Professor Flamsteed.

Fiyero took a seat next to Vivian. "Hey, what's up?" he said, flashing her a small smile. The words had barely left his lips when a bunch of gnomes barged into the room... gnomes dressed as cupids?! Was it Valentines Day already?

It was early for Astronomy, but Dot was actually feeling a little grateful for the earlier hour. At least it wasn't midnight, and none of her classmates were dropping on their feet around her. Unfortunately, the professor was still Airey Flamsteed, so...

"Good day, professor." Dot nodded politely at the man and took a seat near the center of the semi circle of desks. Could have been worse, right?

Before entering the classroom, Niomi saw the sign about the lint roller. She was about to grab it, and roll it over her clothing, before she realized it was gone. GONE!? Oh, no, someone is in trouble. Now, Niomi can't delint her clothes...

Oh well, time to move on into class. She didn't want to be late, she almost was anyways. With a small smile on her face, she stepped into the classroom. Finding the Professor at his desk Niomi nodded and greeted him, "Hello, Professor." Looking around the classroom, to see if she saw any of her friends, she was sadly disappointed that she didn't spot any yet. Well, none of her friends have arrived. She looked for an empty seat, which wasn't hard time find, and sat down, waiting for class to start.

Soooooo it was weird having an Astronomy lesson during the morning but Esme was willing to roll with it despite the fact that she'd probably have a hard time staying awake for the whole lesson.

"Morning, Professor!" she said as she stepped into the classroom. Oh. There were valentines being delivered. She didn't expect any besides from her sister who was her valentine. Anyway. Waves were sent to her friends before she took her seat. Yeeeeeah, it was weird being here during the daytime.

Drumming his hands on the edge of his desk, there was much on the astronomer's mind while he waited for students to begin trickling in. Naturally, there were thoughts in regards to the lesson at hand...along with speculation in regards to how certain students would take to the activity. But the majority of his thoughts were self focused and with that bouts of anxiety. The approach of footsteps in the corridor pushed most of those thoughts aside.

For now.

SPOILER!!: Azura!

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Originally Posted by FwooperOnYourLeft

It seemed a little odd to be having an Astronomy lesson so early in the day, but Azura couldn't complain. She could hopefully get to bed early tonight. She walked into the classroom after lint rolling herself and gave Professor Flamsteed a smile as she raised her hand and made the Vulcan Salute.

"Live Long and Prosper Professor. " She said by way of greeting as she headed towards her usual seat in the middle of the semi-circle. She looked out the window and closed her eyes as the soft breeze touched her face.. Ahh.. It felt nice..

"Live long and prosper, Miss Kennedy," Airey greeted, returning the Vulcan salute.

SPOILER!!: Jaemin!

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Originally Posted by Ameh

Steps, steps, steps, lint roller, aaaaand the desk that was as close to the front as he could get. Jaemin rushed aaaaaaaaaaaaall the way up from his common room, having gone back down to get the appropriate book; it had taken him a little longer than usual to get all the way back up here, because Merlin alive his feet felt heavy after a few floors. He gave the professor a small wave and a smile, the expression a tiny bit strained, and then his fingers did their best to get the Vulcan salute down. It was still difficult to make his hand work that way. "Live long and prosper, sir," he murmured, sinking into his seat and going about getting himself situated.

Sir.

Airey had opened his mouth to correct the young man rather than immediately return the Vulcan salute, but ended up stopping himself. "Live long and prosper, Mr. Song."

Sweet solstice thank Merlin that the boy was....normal today.

SPOILER!!: Vivian!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kimothy

Vivian never seemed to be bothered by the fact that the Astronomy tower was SOOOO FAAAARRR AWAAAYYY from the Slytherin common room and dungeons. Her little legs have gotten so used to it, actually. Thanks to her mum who had charmed her bag with that expansion charm, she didn't have much trouble with her baggage or what.

Once she reached the classroom, she immediately took the lint roller and de-linted herself. She also squinted at the note. Hehe cute. It made the firstie beam. Also, TIME FOR CLAAASSS. Vivian skipped inside the room and curtsied in front of the Professor. "Good... uh... morning, Professor Flamsteed!" Vivi grinned. "And you too, Pebbles! Good morning to you!" As for the note, she was very curious about it. "What... happens if I use the lint roller as a hair brush, Professor?" Would it work? Or something? What if she had lint on her hair?

And, as always, Vivi took her usual seat in front and waited for the rest of the students to arrive. Hurry hurry, she was excited for this lesson!

"Good afternoon, Miss Fairfield," the professor corrected gently before narrowing his eyes slightly. "You receive detention."

Deadpan.

SPOILER!!: Tenacius!

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Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Cruisiiiiin on up....

The Gryffindor Ace always finds it odd when they have Astronomy classes while the sun was still up-- unless they were expecting a solar eclipse. But yeah usually it would be one of those last-things-of-the-day classes when he has mostly relaxed and a lesson with his Head of House didn’t feel like a class at all.

So right in he goes through the door-- oops almost forgot that lint roller-- and a quick "Nanu nanu!" nod of greeting to the Professor before he makes his way towards one of the seats.

This particular greeting never ceased to amuse the man. "Good day, Mr. Salander," the professor chuckled as the boy took his seat.

SPOILER!!: Brian!

Quote:

Originally Posted by laurange

BRIAN WAS HERE EARLY THIS TIME.

Let it be known. He knew for a fact that Hufflepuff was in last and he didn't need them to lose more points on his account. Also, Flamsteed was one of his favourite professors of all time - THE ONE CONSTANT IN HIS LIFE, REALLY - and he didn't need the man thinking he didn't respect him. Or his subject. Because he did. Immensely.

HONEST.

"Morning, Professor Flamsteed." Now that was a strange greeting. And one he'd really never used. Huh. The world just kept getting stranger and stranger.

Early. Stellar. The astronomer was pleased to see that a firm hand had paid off rather than scare the fifth year off. Especially considering the bright scientific mind of this particular one.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Woods," he said, nodding his head towards the Hufflepuff. A little appreciative wink was also directed at the young man.

SPOILER!!: Olly!

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Originally Posted by littledhampir

Olly was fourteen now, did Flamsteed know that? Probably not because it probably wasn't anything he cared about, but Olly was very excited about it. He felt so much older now than he had in the last Astronomy lesson. However he was not any better at Astronomy than he had been before.

Olly had made it all the way to the Astronomy tower and stopped for a minute to catch his breath. It offered him the perfect time to use the lint roller and ponder the situation. Why was this lesson so early? Didn't all the stars and stuff have to be out for Astronomy? Apparently not. But not all their lessons directly involved looking at the sky, so this one might be like that. Something more theoretical. It sounded boring. But he still had to be there so he shrugged and entered the classroom. "Live long and prosper, Professor." And he took a seat.

"Live long and prosper, Mr. Thomas-Borzekowski."

Sweet solstice. Three years later and that last name was still an incredible mouthful. Perhaps not for too much longer, however.

SPOILER!!: Abby!

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Originally Posted by Saz Hale

Abby picked up the lint roller and rolled it all over her robes and then entered the classroom and said "Evening Professor Flamstead" Abby looked about the classroom and wondered what they would be learning about this time

"Good afternoon, Miss Valentine," he greeted the seventh year.

SPOILER!!: Kitty!

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Originally Posted by Goblinfrog

Kitty walked to the Astronomy tower in a rather cheerful mood, humming Planetary Go under her breath as she went. It seemed appropriate. She quickly used the lint roller and then stepped into the classroom. "Good morning Professor Flamsteed. Er...live long and prosper!" The Goth smiled cheerfully at him before going to sit down at one of the desks in the semi circle. She waved at Abby from a distance and sat down next to Azura.

"Morning," she told her with a small smile as she took out her new small hand mirror and began examining herself in it.

"Afternoon," the astronomer chuckled, returning the Vulcan salute in silence soon after.

SPOILER!!: Daxton!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Felixir

Daxton had a tendency to completely bypass the lint roller, not because he did not want a clean uniform - on the contrary, he liked to be clean and free of lint - but because he did not want to use the same one that everyone else had used. Today, however, as he passed it, he reached out his hand and swiped the lint roller from the small table it was kept on, before shoving it into his bag. He did not bother to be all that sneaky; the idea was not to keep it, but simply to be a bother for everyone else, for a short while... and because being a problem for Airey Flamsteed could be fun.

Stepping into the classroom in exactly the same no-footwear-no-robes version of his uniform that he had worn to every other class this term, Daxton gave the room a cautious look. From what he could see, the classroom looked almost normal, at least as far as Astronomy lessons were concerned, and that alone made him suspicious. Aside from anything, that meant there were no clues as to what might happen in the lesson - other than, perhaps, the time it was being held - which was... unsettling.

Silent as always, Daxton took his regular seat right by the door, casting a look towards Airey Flamsteed and That Rock, and retrieved his notebook from his bag, holding tightly onto it while he waited for everyone else to arrive and for the class to start.

Did....Mr. Prince look pleased with himself somehow? Not that the Ravenclaw ever was particularly transparent with feelings, but there was just something that seemed incredibly disconcerting about his appearance at this moment.

Glancing at Pebbles, brow raised slightly, a silent agreement was made between the two to keep an eye on him this lesson. Particularly when it came time for the activity. Airey would rather not have a third repeat of certain be behaviors.

Thus, Airey simply nodded his head towards Mr. Prince as he took his seat.

SPOILER!!: the late garden gnomes

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Originally Posted by Garden Gnomes

Before anyone knew it, a soft rumbling could be heard. Professor Flamsteed? NOOOO. It was a pack of some of the strangest dressed creatures arrived. GNOMIES!! With fresh wings and a pink coated diaper to match. They had gifts to bring for the studensies.

Giggle, giggle



A shower of red and pink confetti rained over the young one before handing a bag of marshmellows. One blew the harmonica before they broke out in a gravely deeped voice. Listen studensies.

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeey roomie! Though this is only our first valentines together
and we have six more together (maybe even future ones with a booooooooy!)
I wanted to be your first Hogwarts Valentine
and say thanks for being awesome and not snoring (too loudly!)
Cheers to many more late night laughs and cries and moments to come! Love ya!
From Skyyyyyyyyy

Wait. WAIT! It's not over yet as they immediately moved to the next studensie.



One dropped a item to this one's hands through the shower of confetti.

Haaaaaaappy Valentine's Day, Bro!Friend!

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Thanks for being alive
I appreciate youuuuu

P.S. More ice cream bonding time, please and thank youuuuuu!

Froooom Oliver Finch

With many giggles, they departed out of sight from the classroom with the shower of confetti trailing behind. Thanks for the audience studensies.

Giggle, giggle

.........................................

no

As if one wasn't bad enough, there were TWO disruptions. Thank Merlin there were not idealistic proclamations of teenagers understanding of true love at least, but that still did not stop the vein from popping out of his forehead slightly. Because it was completely unnecessary. And a week and a half late.

Sweet solstice WHY him.

"OUT!" the professor barked just before the creature took it upon itself to dismiss, er, itself.

SPOILER!!: Penelope!

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Originally Posted by griffin

The absence of the lint roller was noted, but this did not bother Penelope as she had her own lint roller. After using her lint roller on her robes, she left it on the table in place of the missing one so that everyone else would be able to use it. She had a supply of lint rollers in her trunk, so she could get a new one out for herself later. "Live long and prosper, Professor Flamsteed." Penelope did the vulcan salute with her hands before heading over to a seat in the front row on the side near the door. Somehow she had managed to survive nearly seven years of astronomy lessons with Professor Flamsteed, and she fully intended to make it through the end of this year.

Were those gnomes? The garden pests? They were all dressed up weird. What in Merlin's beard was going on here? Valentines messages? Weird. She was just going to ignore that and get ready for class.

Up until recent events, Penelope's astronomy textbook had been in near perfect condition. Tragically, it had been damaged when Haddie trashed the dorms looking for a book and the cover had later been chewed by nifflers. The textbook was still usable though, and she had been using it this way for a while now. Although it was not ideal for the textbook to be in condition and seeing the book this way made her eyes tear up a bit, the book was still fine for reading and taking notes. Poor textbook. It hurt to see damaged books, even more so when it was one of her books. Penelope got out her parchment, quill, and ink to take notes. Her trusty pet rock Luna was set carefully on the desk to hold the parchment in place. Everything was ready for the lesson.

Oblivious still to the lint roller situation, Airey simply returned the Vulcan salute to the Head Girl with a small grin. "Live long and prosper, Miss Wright."

SPOILER!!: Fiyero!

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy

Fiyero was glad the astronomy classroom was close to Gryffindor tower, especially today. He hadn't gotten much sleep last night and had to practically drag himself out of bed to make it to class on time. He didn't even have time to eat breakfast; he just gobbled down a few pieces of candy from his stash on the way out the door. Why were they having astronomy in the morning anyway?

Yawning slightly, he grabbed the lint roller and gave his clothes a once-over. "Good morning, Professor and Pebbles," he said, inclining his head first toward Professor Flamsteed then toward the rock on the desk. "Live long and prosper." He still had no idea what that meant; he just knew everybody always said it to Professor Flamsteed.

Fiyero took a seat next to Vivian. "Hey, what's up?" he said, flashing her a small smile. The words had barely left his lips when a bunch of gnomes barged into the room... gnomes dressed as cupids?! Was it Valentines Day already?

"Good afternoon, Mr. Jones," he greeted. "Live long and prosper."

SPOILER!!: Dot!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cassirin

It was early for Astronomy, but Dot was actually feeling a little grateful for the earlier hour. At least it wasn't midnight, and none of her classmates were dropping on their feet around her. Unfortunately, the professor was still Airey Flamsteed, so...

"Good day, professor." Dot nodded politely at the man and took a seat near the center of the semi circle of desks. Could have been worse, right?

"Good day, Miss Wojack-Gusey," he grinned.

SPOILER!!: Niomi!

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhoenixWizard

Before entering the classroom, Niomi saw the sign about the lint roller. She was about to grab it, and roll it over her clothing, before she realized it was gone. GONE!? Oh, no, someone is in trouble. Now, Niomi can't delint her clothes...

Oh well, time to move on into class. She didn't want to be late, she almost was anyways. With a small smile on her face, she stepped into the classroom. Finding the Professor at his desk Niomi nodded and greeted him, "Hello, Professor." Looking around the classroom, to see if she saw any of her friends, she was sadly disappointed that she didn't spot any yet. Well, none of her friends have arrived. She looked for an empty seat, which wasn't hard time find, and sat down, waiting for class to start.

"Hello and good day, Miss Kelly."

SPOILER!!: Esme!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squishy

Soooooo it was weird having an Astronomy lesson during the morning but Esme was willing to roll with it despite the fact that she'd probably have a hard time staying awake for the whole lesson.

"Morning, Professor!" she said as she stepped into the classroom. Oh. There were valentines being delivered. She didn't expect any besides from her sister who was her valentine. Anyway. Waves were sent to her friends before she took her seat. Yeeeeeah, it was weird being here during the daytime.

"Afternoon, Miss Darcy," Airey replied, taking a moment to check his sundial watch. Yes, it was about time to get this show on the road.

"Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another Astronomy lesson," the professor announced, clapping his hands prior to draw attention his way and hopefully put an end to idly chit chatter. "Today's lesson present a rather unique opportunity for you, but before we dive into all that...why is it not only naïve, but also illogical to wish on shooting stars?"

OOC: Class has officially started! Please do not post arriving late unless you are willing to accept all IC consequences!

Class will resume as soon as I can reply tomorrow, likely approximately 24 hours from the time of this post.

... Detention? For using the lint roller as a hair brush? Vivian blinked. That was all she did. She was really just curious about the entire thing. Was Professor Flamsteed in a sore mood today? Hmm... was he on his man!period on that time of the month?? Strange. She wondered if that was possible. She'd have to ask her mum about it. Healer stuff, obviously. Of course Mama Fairfield would know.

Vivian was just beaming and waving at her friend, Zorro, when a GNOME STARTED SINGING TO HER? But... Valentines was weeks ago! The Slytherin sat there and stared. That was literally all she could do, with her mouth wide open. But really, surprising. Also her very first Valentines though! Despite it being late, at least, it was the thought that counts! She was going to further open the package when... well, Flamsteed's man!period got the best of him. So no opening of anything until after class.

Anyway... moving on to the lesson. Falling stars? Well, she'd heard stories and Vivian still actually kept wishing upon them despite what she knew. But... well, she still wanted to know the astronomical view of the topic. The blonde raised her hand to share. "My... My mum told me that wishing on falling or shooting stars is pointless because she says they're dead." Dead, just like her dreams. BUT NO, MUST STAY POSITIVE JUST LIKE WHAT DAD SAID.

Ohhhh, stars. they were so pretty but Professor Flamsteed did have a point. Raising her hand she said "Professor, its pointless to wish on them.... your to late... we are so far away from the stars that by the time we "see" them they have already passed on" that was a nicer way of putting it.

It was always nice to see them shoot by the dark nights sky.

Azura looked up at Professor Flamsteed as he spoke and asked them a question, she heard the other students answers and she didn't want to repeat them, besides, she has another answer of her own.

She raised her hand and spoke "Well, some of them might not be stars at all. Some of them might be meteors or things like that. There's no point in wishing on a falling space rock. " She said with a soft smile.

Why is it illogical to wish upon shooting stars?

Oh oh oh he knew the answer to this one! He raised his hand waving excitedly until the Professor called him "Because Jiminy says to wish upon a STAR, not a shooting star." Oh yeah he so knows this so well he can recite it even "And we know what happens when we don’t listen to what the cricket tells yah-- you get turned into a donkey!!" oh yeah, he definitely doesn’t want to get turned into one and be called an......

Was that meant to be a Disney reference? Because Hattie loved Disney. And now she was a little distracted, singing that wish upon a star song in her head. Oh. Wait yeah. That guy had a point. When you wish upon a star. Not upon a shooting star. So actually. That made a lot of sense. But she figured that the Professor wasn't really on about Disney. So she needed a better answer. Or an answer in the first place, because her current train of thought had stemmed from that other guy.

"Well... the stars are really far away when we see them. So like we are wishing on something that has already happened. The star shooting happened ages ago, but we are only just seeing it now" So really the moment to wish had passed. That made sense right? She thought it did. so it was okay for her.

He wasn't quite sure why it was illogical to wish on them, but Jaemin sure knew a very specific thing about shooting stars. He'd asked his dad about them, why they were falling and stuff, one time a long time ago... and of course with their both being very science-minded, the answer had also been as such.

"They're not stars. They're just meteoroids getting burned up in the atmosphere before they can get down to the ground," he volunteered, hand in the air. "So you're not really wishing on a star, you're just wishing on a piece of space dust that got lit on fire."

Yup. He nodded, rather knowingly, glad to have something in the lesson to focus on so he wouldn't think of... other recent happenings.

So far, nobody had mentioned or apparently noticed the lack of lint roller outside the room, which made Daxton wonder if perhaps everyone had the tendency to ignore it entirely. He was not irked that his crime had not been brought to light, however, because he still had the lint roller right inside his school bag. If he still felt the desire to provoke a reaction from Airey Flamsteed later in the lesson, it would likely take little more than to very openy retrieve and display it.

In any case, his attention was focused, albeit very briefly, on the ugly little gnomes that had taken it upon themselves to enter the classroom and start warbling and blowing harmonicas at other students. For a brief moment, Daxton's expression was one of distaste, and he drew his bare feet closer to his own chair under the desk, not exactly finding the idea of one touching him to be very appealing. Then again, if one got too close, he would have the perfect opportunity to give it a good kick. That idea did appeal to his violent nature, and it seemed as though Airey Flamsteed might have the same feelings about the gnomes, considering the way he instantly dismissed them in a none too gentle manner.

Soon, however, the focus was on the actual lesson. Shooting stars, wishing on them, and why they were illogical.

Well, that was easy, and not even worth being written in his notebook. Daxton had always been of the opinion that wishing was stupid, and a huge waste of time. Wishing for something did nothing to make it happen; that time would be better spent on trying to make the desired outcome happen. Events occurred through actions, and not willpower alone. If such an outcome was impossible, that made wishing for it - or even thinking about it - all the more illogical. Wishing for something was like having hope, which Daxton knew to be just as unwise. He had spent plenty of time wishing and hoping for things as a small child, and been let down often enough to know that it was all a complete waste of time. At least he had learned that lesson very early on.

As for the context of shooting stars... that was just as simple. It had nothing to do with the fact that shooting stars were not stars, as real stars could do nothing for wishes anyway. No astronomical event had any bearing on the success of wishes, hopes, or dreams, just as it had nothing to do with personality traits or compatibility. Ultimately, wishing on a shooting star was as illogical as the entire subject of Astrology.

All these thoughts remained unshared by Daxton, given that he was not one to make his opinions known very often. In this case, however, it seemed to him that the answer was obvious enough, and Airey Flamsteed was bound to know that Daxton understood that wishing on anything, let alone a shooting star, was absurd.

Abby raised her hand and said "Well sometimes wishing on shooting stars is pointless and some of them might not even be a proper star that can be wished on" Abby thought it would be best to add stuff that her fellow classmates hadnt said