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The pink robes were strange, but they were everywhere and to be honest, Ethan liked the colour. Yet, he would never admit such publicly, not that he admitted much aloud at all in the first place. This also explained why Ethan did not answer the question but instead took down notes for his own benefit. Divination, what did he know about such? Well, of course, one fact stuck in his mind and simply because it revolved one of his favorite things: logic. In a sense at least, because predicting things wasn't really just about prophecy. The furture was often sought through more logistical methods such as that of Arithmancy. Text Cut: Notes |
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Once again, the lingering perfume scent in the classroom was making Sam's eyes itch, and trying not to scratch was taking the majority of her concentration. Seriously, how did anyone else focus in here? GAH! At less the first question was an easy, open ended one, and she even had an answer she was pretty sure no one had said yet. "Palmistry is reading the palm of someone's hand to predict stuff," Sam replied, squinting her eyes in an effort to avoid rubbing them. She'd seen a couple of folks palm reading around Diagon Alley, although she was pretty sure at least one of them was a fraud. |
Catching up! It was not that Kitty had anything against pink. In fact, she once dyed her hair (partly) pink at Hogsmeade. True, it was unlike her usual Gothic style, but there was no color that Kitty hated. And it wasn't like she looked bad in pink robes. No, that wasn't what was angering her this morning. But what DID anger her was that she was almost 100 percent certain that her enemy Miffy was the one behind this latest stunt - a stunt that once again intruded on one of her favorite forms of self expression: clothing. So it was some annoyance that she sat down somewhere near the back and waited as the Professor greeted everyone. Still, she did her best to look happy and she greeted the professor along with everyone else. She was a prefect after all, and she was supposed to set a good example. So she couldn't be distracted during class by her dislike of Miffy. Miffy would have to wait until after the classes were over for the day. "One thing that we know for certain about Divinatuon is that it is not always right. For example, Professor Trelawny (whom I read about in history) was the fanous seer who made the prediction about Harry Potter defeating Voldemort, but out of all the hundreds of predictions she made only two turned out to be real." |
Colt nodded at the Professor. She seemed familiar like she was in a muggle movie his older cousins watched. He couldn't place it but he let it go for now. He heard the Professor mention he could help Blaise with opening the windows. Wait who was Blaise. He turned around and found him. "Sure thing Professor." He nodded and went to help his fellow classmate. He now felt better feeling some fresh air. He returned to his seat and made a mental note to close the windows. He heard the first question and he rolled his eyes. It was a typical starter question though. He shrugged and thought why not add to it. He raised his hand and said, "Well Divination is part of telling prophecies right? I mean the famous prophecy was of Voldemort and Harry Potter." He remember hearing about that. |
well she was going to answer honestly. beside being in full pink, it kind of wanted to make her vomit. "well Professor" she raised her hand " I believe that your fate is not always fully sealed.... like your choices you make daily change the outcome of your future.." shes always lived by that actually, she wasnt sure if it was correct or not but she believed it. |
Professors were one of the few she allowed to call her by her full name. It was what she was officially after all. It didn’t mean she was all to use to it all the time. Cass managed to not be totally surprised this time around as Professor Vance answered her greeting in turn. Instead offering a small smile as she waited for class to begin. Something that didn’t take too long to happen. What did she know of divination? “Well I believe a lot can be up to interpretation,” she answered after raising her hand. At least for those that might not be true seers. What each person saw was what they thought they saw at the very least. Cassie herself didn’t have enough experience in her opinion to turn in one direction or another in her views. |
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When Tenacius caught her eye and asked to talk later, she gave him a small nod. Of course he wanted to talk, and honestly, she didn't know why she was mad at him, or even if it was him she was even mad at. It's not lime they had some unspoken rule that bestie's were supposed to save each other seats so the other wasn't left out. The girl was pulled out of her brooding thoughts when the Divination professor greeted her. She blushed slightly, feeling guilty about ignoring her when she came in she looked up at her and returned her greeting. "Good afternoon Professor Vance." As the lesson started, Sam listened quietly, fiddling with the corner of her parchment. She was sulky, but she could anewer the professor's question, thanks to Kara. Perks of having older sisters. Raising her hand she answered "the is something called floromancy, which is Divination with flowers. It's where the idea that four leaf clovers are lucky came from." And that was about all she knew on that. |
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There were many different aspects and ways to use Divination. The most popular were probably crystal ball reading, tea leaves, and Tarot cards. But there was something that no one else had really said yet and they had actually studied extensively last year. Juno raised her hand and waited to be called on before answering, "There is also Palmistry also known as palm readings. We studied that a lot last year. It can teach you many things about your life and the possibilities for your future." She hoped Esme would be proud of that answer. She was much better than Juno at Divination. |
Closing it if people started complaining about it being cold? Somehow he doubted that, not when the alternative was suffocating. Besides, there were warming charms that could be applied to those who were cold without jeopardizing the room's ventilation so everything would be fine and the boy simply nodded. "Of course Professor. Everything will work out." The windows would be staying open, it needed to be done. Just listen to the way his cousin was coughing. Serious stuff right there. Back at his seat the boy listened attentively to the Professor introducing herself when they'd been sitting in classes with her for a month. To be fair....he supposed you couldn't blame her. There might have been that one kid who skipped every Divination lesson until now, like how he used to skip Charms before he was no longer forced to attend. Hopefully that one kid was listening. And another arbitrary question, much like the one the Creatures Professor had asked. What he knew about Divination? Well then. "Some people think it's fake and many can argue that nothing is set in stone so predictions aren't worth the tea leaves they're read off of." He knew that much. |
Despite it being her favorite subject next to Herbology, Charms coming in closely behind the pair, Paige had resolved to remain quiet during Divination lessons. As much as possible at least. It wasn't that she had nothing to say, it was a subject she had more confidence in than most, but now felt as though she was in possession of an unfair advantage. Even if her skill set was still greatly limited and the likelihood of anything truly transpiring during a lesson incredibly unlikely. Her eyes wandered around the classroom, focusing on each student as they spoke until she recalled the presence of a few house elves. Smiling at them, Paige only just then noticed one clutching a basket of eggs in her eager little hands. "Oomancy..." she said aloud before realizing it, and more to herself than in response to Professor Vance's inquiry which was why she elaborated no further. Divination by egg, usually by way of separating the yolk part from the white and pouring the white into hot water to see what shapes were formed by the cooked whites. Sort of a deconstructed poached egg, when you got to thinking about it. Combined this method with tasseography and add a bowl of oatmeal and you had yourself breakfast. |
Weeelllllll, yes, he had only just woken up, couldn't you see the sleep in his eyes still?! Plus it was the first time he had seen the professor today and he had hoped she had a good morning!! He was going to open his mouth to answer but he was too slow in adjusting his robes from under his bum as he sat.The fabric being stubborn and his arm flailing out and accidentally bumping the girl next to him "oops, sorry, yea, thanks." QUESTION TIIIME!!!! His hand shot up, he knew he'd be wrong but that's the gold of LEARNING"Divination is cool, you can see things in crystal balls and tell of good or bad futures with psychic things." he wiggled his fingers by his head, no wonder he didn't take this class last term. He was already making it weird. |
Sitting with her head supported by her hand she tried very hard NOT to cough, the smell with all the different incenses were really worsening her already bad mood and now she even needed to answer a question about a lesson she even didn’t believed it could be true? Muttering a silent curse she wondered again why a lesson like this one was allowed at Hogwarts! Nobody believed in this stuff right? Magic she believed in but this? This was going just a little bit too far for the first year Slytherin. Now folding her arms she was tempted to be rude and she muttered softly to herself while the question was asked. “What I already know is that this lesson is fake” muttered she in a low voice. But still she tried to think about something to say what would be accepted, true or not. So she raised her hand, still looking sour and speaking with a boring voice she answered the question. “There are more than just one method to work with if you want to predict the future, like tea, a crystal ball or even a pendulum.” So, she had done her part, now she was done and she hoped that she could stay silent. Nobody could say now that she didn’t had done her best today! |
Its not a compliment she just saying the truth. But thank you Professor for pointing out about the color of her robes clashed with her hair. Alyce watched the boy struggling with his robes and he accidentally bumped his arm. "'S fine." She's not hurt or injured here. But she's a bit concerned with him and his robes. Best to leave it alone. What they know about Divination? Hmm..Not much. Most of her classmate already pointed out about seeing the future thingy so she decided not to repeat that. "Tarot! Some Muggles use it to gain insight or to find an answer to their question." She saw it once during the Street Fair near her home. |
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"Morning professor!" Charlotte responded happily enough. She wasn't a huge fan of divination for reasons relating to what was about to be her answer. Char put her hand up. "My mum is a Seer, and I know that Seers have different affinities for different things, like they are attuned and more sensitive to certain stuff! Like my mum is sensitive to babies and pregnancy, to werewolves, and to duels and battles." Which was totally random right? But yes, her mother being a Seer was why Char wasn't a huge fan of divination... because she wasn't. She wasn't good at any of it, so it got boring easily. But she was giving it a chance. |
He was excited for the lesson to begin. He liked Divination, but despite his efforts, he rarely managed to... see the future, or anything like it. It did not help that the subject kept reminding him of the Hag, either. Raising his hand, Carl said, "Another method is to observe how stars and planets move. it's called Astrology." |
Vivian was still quite distracted by her lovely pink robes. It was such a nice trend, she believed. It also suited her blonde hair well. See? It was a win-win situation. PINK, her favourite color... and the fact that it looked good at her! Yay! Annnnnyway, anything about Divination? Well, okay. With really nothing much up her sleeve, Vivian decided to just share something. It was probably common knowledge. Whatsoever. The new professor wouldn't eat her alive anyway... just like that hag who wanted to make student soup out of them. The second year raised her hand. "There's... uh... tarot cards, Professor, and palm-reading. Seers used them to predict future events for their customers or those who ask for it." Other than that, Vivian knew nothing more. The others have already said it, at least, so no need to repeat it. |
It was time for class to begin and Janelle was trying to focus on what the professor was saying. It was hard to concentrate when surrounded by so much pink. It would fine if pink was her thing. Unfortunately for Janelle, it was most definitely not. Maybe keeping her eyes on her parchment would help........maybe. As the first question was asked, Janelle began to take notes. Good. This gave her a legitimate reason not to look at the overwhelming pinkness. She raised her hand to give her one fact about Divination. Daring to look up when she was called on, Janelle began to speak. "Scrying is a form of Divination that uses that uses things such as crystal balls, mirrors or even water to find out information. If you do it right and your inner eye is working, you can see a vision that can be interpreted." Janelle had never actually done it, but she had learned a thing or two about scrying from her sister. |
Thank you Blaise! He was saved from a painful death by suffocation. He owed his cousin one for sure. Good, they were starting, which meant that they'd be over soon and that would be it for classes for today. He could do this. What was he suppose to say when all the other students had basically dished out whatever relevant information there was about Seeing? The answer was nothing. Divination wasn't really a discipline that he was into but he needed to pass the subject anyways, so he'd pay attention for as long as his eyelids permitted. |
SPOILER!!: Indiv responses: interesting thoughts + rare methods and others SPOILER!!: Individ responses: tealeaves + tarot desks + methods used by muggles SPOILER!!: Individ responses: beings + note taking When the last student had spoken Laurel and pulled down their hand Laurel had to beam broadly. "I'm surprised and glad to hear that all of you already know something or in some cases a lot about Divination and its many different methods/practices where some practices are more popular than others and even used by muggles or rare." She paused for just a moment. "Now I'm not going to ask you to write down all the methods of divination we just gone over/talked about since you can all find that in your textbooks." Lifting up the basket off eggs that Nimma had so graciously dropped off she continued "For the remainder of the lesson we are going to be focusing/practicing the method known as Ovomancy/Oomancy. Ooomancy is diving with eggs where you drop the egg white into hot water and interpret meaning to the shapes the egg whites form when they hit the water." "But before we do that I've got plenty of eggs, breads and tea water in my kettle, and tea bags if you all would like to come up and make yourself an afternoon snack. You can of course help yourself to the tea cups, plates, butter and such found in the many wall cupboards." Remembering something she had forgotten Laurel hastily added. "I'd like you all to think on while we snack. What other divination methods are similar to Ovomancy or can be combined with Ovomancy?" OOC: Snack time! As Laurel said make your character a snack by helping themselves to tea and maybe if they like an egg sandwich while they answer/think on the answer to the next question. I'll move on in 48 hours or so since i'm closing at work tomorrow. No post limit. Have fun, converse some with each other and snack but don't forget to answer the question too.;) |
Catching up Hadley chuckled a little. "I think Professor Vance has a good enough sense of humor not to be offended by it. Besides," Hads leaned in toward Finn conspiratorially, "She's psychic. She already knows I'm doing it." Wink. In otherwords, relax kid. It was fine. Hadley grinned as Tenacius joined them. "Salamander! How's it going?" Was it just her, or did his hair look particularly good today? Er...on second thought, forget she thought that. In case it came up in his cards or something today. She nodded along to what Ace said it was just share-y and informative. Exactly. Nothing bad about providing more answer than the Professor asked for. And there was Colt! Hads grinned widely in greeting to Slytherin. "I'm always ready to know the future. The real question is, are you?" Before she could say more though, class began, with the easiest question ever. What does she know about divination? "You use it to tell the future!" |
Well... color Dora confused. Why had the professor looked at HER like that? And why had she been so... not as kind when responding? Um. Whatever. And seeing as Dora had NO desire to play with raw eggs, or eat food offered by a professor, she stayed put. Even propped her chin on her hand and watched the others. |
So, check this out. Olivia was an EATER, and the quickest way to garner her attention and fealty (lesson wise) was to offer up food, but she had some reservations about this. Her mum had told her numerous times not to eat eggs that weren't fully cooked (ahem, it had to do with cookie dough and her wanting to eat it in bulk), due to some type of bacteria. She could be a bit of a worrier, her mum ... but now, thinking back on it... She'd had a friend in kindergarten who had gotten very sick from eating eggs sunny side up. Very sick and then she'd passed away. Liv really liked living. So, you could see her concern. Raising her hand, the blonde frowned slightly, which was totally throwing off the aesthetic of her entire outfit. But food related things? Well, Liv was a foodie. "Professor, I'm not allowed to eat raw eggs. They can make you sick." And really, she was only saying something aloud because she didn't want any of her friends eating them either. As for the question, she didn't know anything about this form of divination or what could be similar. Still learning over here, people, but one thing was for sure... She was going to make it a personal mission to start reading up on all the things before her lessons so she could properly contribute |
Post 1 and answering the question. Azura sighed a bit to herself. She hadn't thought people had said anything about Tasseomancy before her, or if they had, they hadn't used the actual name. Man she was really batting a thousand today in this class wasn't she? It must have been the stuffy air in the room or perhaps her slight cold that was muddling her senses and her thoughts. Whatever it was, she vowed to be better next time. Though as the professor next spoke about Oomancy.. which frankly just sounded like breakfast, if she was honest. She tilted her head a bit..Reading shapes as you drop egg white into hot water.. Huh.. What would they think of next? It almost sounded like tea leaf reading, but she wasn't going to say THAT again.. So instead she raised her hand. "Professor, this method sounds similar to molten lead divination, where people read the shapes the lead forms as it cools." She said with a warm smile as she nodded.. Then she turned to Jace, "I'm going to go get some tea and bread, did you want anything?" She asked him as she tucked some of her hair behind her ear. |
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