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Divination Lesson 1 - Hydromancy One of the things Laurel had come to appreciate about Hogwarts was that many of its beautiful locations could be used for divinatory purposes, just like the black lake. Standing barefoot a little ways out in the warm lake shallows, in the early September afternoon warmth, Professor Vance stood facing the lake bank with a pensive look about her face, as she waited for her students to arrive in a timely fashion. |
Ashley walked towards the Lake. Weird place to keep a class. Wasn't Divination supposed to be closed... umm thing? Art of looking ahead, she'd imagined they would be enclosed in a dark room with glowing objects. But the class was located by the lake, in a warm and pleasant atmosphere. She looked at the stone tables and the mat, looking for a good place to sit. Wonder who would be beside me. The tables had some sort of formation around some stones. Decoration. HUH? She moved towards the one at the far right. As she reached the table, she noticed the writing on the sand. REFRAIN FROM TOUCHING ANY STONES. What stones? She looked at the pile of stones between the tables. We're not supposed to touch them? And she'd thought they were some sort of decoration. Was it some sort of magical object? Were they going to learn something dangerous? She waited for the class to fill and for her questions to be answered. |
Class at the Lake? Say what? She couldn't believe that they were having class at the Lake. She wondered why at first. There could be so many reasons. Maybe the Professor was trying to prove a point that Divination didn't need to be held in a stuffy classroom? Or maybe she was just trying to get all the students out and in the fresh air? Fresh air was good. Whatever the reason was, Olivia was really glad that it was still rather warm outside. Thankfully it was pretty easy to find the class as she saw a woman standing, she assumed that she was Professor Vance, and a few straw matts dispersed around the ground organized around piles of stones. As she approached the Professor more, she noticed that the woman was standing barefoot in the banks. Huh. She looked... quite relax. Olivia bit her lip, wondering whether or not she should say good morning and interrupt the quiet. However, Olivia hated silences and just went for it. "Good morning Professor Vance," she said with a grin before heading to explore the rest of their makeshift classroom. Alright, straw mats on the floor paired with stone tablets and a large pile of stones in various shapes and sizes. What was all of this for? Would they be reading stones? she thought for a moment before chuckling. This was interesting. She glanced, noticing a fellow housemate (Ashley) had already arrived. "Hello! Mind if I join you?" |
Kimi was looking forward to this lesson and said "Good Day Professor Vance, have a nice summer" Kimi looked at the rocks and wondered what they would be learning today and he hoped that it would be fun whatever it was |
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OUCH. Ashley had totally forgotten about the whole wishing thing. What's gotten into me? RESPECT. "Uhm.. Professor.. Good morning" Had she seen me already? And she hadn't, atleast not consciously. Her face flushed. NICELY DONE. The Gryffindor made her way towards Ashley. Join me? "Oh not at all.." she said, pointing to the seat next to her. "The seat is all yours" "I'm Ashley" And I have seen you. You're so fast. She gave a warm smile. |
Miranda made her way to her first divination lesson of her third year at school.. It had always been her least favorite , but nevertheless she was here in the familiar cramped space. " Hello, Professor...", she said with a smile.. She was in a great mood today for some reason.. She wasn't sure why , but that didn't really matter.. A good mood was something to cling to these days.. She looked around at the straw mats on the floor... Hmmm.. Not looking too comfy.. Oh well she chose one in the middle and sat down and set her bag to the side and got her twxt book out. |
Kane was not really looking forward to Divination. He wasn't sure he believed all this stuff, and they hadn't really put a lot of emphasis on it at Ilvermorny. Still, he was intrigued, especially since this class was taking place at the lake. What could you possibly do with Divination at the LAKE? He was far more interested in the mythical Giant Squid and the merpeople who lived there than Divination... "Hello Professor!" Kane said happily as he took a seat on a mat near the front. He may not believe much in this stuff, but he wasn't going to be RUDE about it. Do not touch the stones. Ok. Got it. |
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Once everything was set up, she turned back to her fellow housemate. "So how's your first few days at Hogwarts been?" |
Skylar had to admit she was a bit skeptical about today's lesson, but if she was being honest she was always skeptical when it came to Divination. To the third year, the subject just didn't seem to make any sense without any tangible truths. But when she read the notice about today's lesson being at the lake and to not wear uniforms but trousers, Sky was extra skeptical. And the fact that there was class on a Saturday too; like what was so important that it couldn't wait till Monday? Although not complaining too much because trousers were super duper comfortable. Making her way out to the grounds with her trousers already cuffed up to her knees because it was a rather warm day for Scotland and a Slytherin t-shirt, it took a minute to locate the professor and Sky had to question if she was in the right location or not. There were a couple other students present but none of which she recognized so she smiled at the professor first, "Good afternoon, Professor!" And taking a seat on one of the empty straw mats with no one else there, Sky sighed hoping for a friend to arrive soon. |
Mason liked the idea of outdoor classes more than being stuck in a classroom. It made learning a lot more fun in his opinion Although he had never took real interest in the subject he still wondered each time which type of Divination they'd be doing. He checked his watch as he made his way towards the lake and quickened his speed. Not that he was late but he wanted to get there early enough to good a good place. "Hey Professor" he greeted eventhough she was looking at the water and found a place to sit. No touching the stones. Great now he wanted to! But he didn't, he was sixteen now, not a child. |
As far as ways to start the term went, this one wasn't so bad. Blaise could definitely appreciate not being locked up in the stuffy classroom with the incense the Professor seemed so hell bent on burning while she taught. Sure, it must have served some greater divinatory purpose but really all it did was inform him he wouldn't be breathing for that hour. Not the most conducive means of learning for this lion at all. The lake on the other hand, this was golden. Fresh afternoon air, brilliant weather that they all knew wouldn't last long; it was to be enjoyed. "Hey Professor." The Fifth Year approached the small gathering. He wasn't bothered by the fact the only chairs they had would be mats but he was awful curious about the stones. Blaise took a seat at an empty table, figuring his cousin would be right behind him...eventually. Stones in themselves were never a very interesting subject matter, but given the context, they must have had SOME importance, yeah? His quill made note of it, before turning its attention to those already present. Idle chatter proved to be good material in the absence of real stories. |
Hey Blaise and KANE! Divination wasn't exactly her... favorite subject in the world. Nope. BUT, she was promising to TRY this term. Mr. Kapoor had asked her to give it a chance, all things considered. So here she was. Walking to the lake. In September. In Scotland. Blech. As she approached the little gaggle of students she shot Blaise a smile and made a beeline for the new kid she had tried to convince to start a fire with her. Plopping down on a mat next to him she looked back at the professor... who's name was slipping her mind at thE moment, and spoke, "Good day Professor! What's up with the stones? " Was no one else going to ask? Attention back to Kane, "How are you liking Hogwarts? I see you're a Hufflepuff. I reckon it suits you, " Ahem. |
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"It's absolutely lovely in here!" she said, every bit excited as she sounded. "I've been going around the castle. Almost everything in here doesn't fail to fascinate" She also planned to look at the places she hadn't seen already. EXPLORE. "This subject won't be hard would it?" Her first few days were wonderful and she intended on having the same for the first few classes. |
Dora and Blaise! LAKE! CLASS BY THE LAKE! WHERE THEY GOING TO LEARN DIVINING TECHNIQUES USED BY MERPEOPLE?! Because he had TOTALLY brushed up on some Mermish expressions that MAY be useful in such circumstances. OR OR OR MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYBE THE GIANT SQUID HAD THE INNER EYE AND ---- Rocks? SKIPPING STONES? Or perhaps those were calling cards for the merpeople? LIKE LIKE...special rocks for knocking on the door that was the surface of the Black Lake to ask them to come up? He did not know how the colony worked at Hogwarts so...it was possible...right? "Maakeeffaa! Professor!" Derf greeted with an eager wave. See? He was totally prepared! Could they take off their shoes too and go in the water like she was? Did he HAVE to sit down? Distracted by the sight of the professor, the first year was looking ANYWHERE but down and therefore entirely missed whatever was written in the sand as he plopped down next to a face that he would find familiar in just a moment. "OH! The pizza party Gryffindor!" he exclaimed as he promptly began slipping off his shoes and socks. Blaise...right? He would have asked, but his attention was drawn to the Gryffindor girl seated nearby asking about the rocks. "Fink we will use them to get the merpeople to come to the s-surface?" he asked her. She was older...so she WOULD probably know what the customs were of the tribe living in the lake. "Or maybe there are neat bugs-s-s under them!" He even picked one up and examined underneath it, poking the ground with his finger just in case. Oh hey! A worm! TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUG. Gently, of course. |
First Divination of term. Natalia had went to her room before changing out of her robes to a pair of capri pants and a long sleeve shirt. Throwing her bag over her shoulder she headed out of the castle and out on the grounds. With the cold coming soo Nat was happy to get outside as much as possible. Though the sun might be a bit distracting. Moving closer to where the little group was gathering she looked around. "Afternoon Professor." Professor Vance wasn't one of those outer space type Divi professors so that was cool. Turning she looked around and decided on an empty area to sit. |
Divination out by the lake! Briiiiillant! The Gryffindor Ace zoomed down towards the lake shore, his silvery cruiser catching the gleam from the sun. See this is why his cruiser cant be illegal, because its useful. He just needs to convince the cantankerous old Caretaker about that. "'Afternoon Professor Vance!" the leonine lad greeted her, then gave a wave hello to the rest of the class already assembled. Them stones? He thought was some newfangled artsy sculpture by the lake. Grabbing a mat and chiiiiiills. |
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"I suppose this beats suffocating to death." He said as he messed up his hair just enough at the top. SO much better. This way the setting sun would catch the highlights on the tip of his hair just right. He could definitely get used to this. |
Wearing Conrad's hoodie and comfortable jeans with sneakers, Timila slung her bag over her shoulder and headed out to divination. Though she didn't have to take the class anymore, the Gryffindor figured she'd keep going out of fun. Tim wanted to understand the subject more and it's theories. So here she was. Upon reaching the grounds, her blue eyes looked around at the set up Professor Vance had today. She looked closely at the rocks and began making scenarios as to what they'd be doing today; also taking into consideration the class' location. "Good afternoon, professor," she smiled at her and continued to walk towards a spot. That was until she spotted a certain someone sitting alone. Quote:
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Why was she here again? Hmm, with a sour look in her eyes the now second year old looked around her to see where the professor was. “Wait till the moment when I can drop this stupid lesson” she muttered softly to herself while walking toward the professor. “Hello” said she not that enthusiastic because, well… The professor already knew that she didn’t believed in this lesson because, if even Muggles were using Divination methods then, well… Then this whole subject was nothing but fake if you were asking it her. Shaking her head slightly to prepare herself for a really long and probably boring lesson she walked toward one of the straw mats and sat down, still looking not that happy to be here… |
SPOILER!!: Ashley Olivia nodded in agreement. Yes, that was certainly true. Or... Well.. er.. she had found the same! Most things didn't fail to fascinate at Hogwarts. She was about to speak when she heard Healer Reed's sage words in her head, warning her to be careful. The school didn't seem to dangerous yet still it would be wise to be a little bit cautious. Though she was sure that Noelle or Tenacius would advise the young first years. Maybe? She'd let the Prefects handle it and keep an eye on the others. "Yeah, that's true. There's a lot of history here for sure. Plus, there's so much to explore!" And to Ashley's question, Olivia pursed her lips. She was definitely unsure of whether this class would be hard or not. "Umm.. I don't believe so?" she said before knocking on her piece of parchment in order not to jinx herself. Just to be extra safe. "It's Divination... It shouldn't be too difficult." She thought. |
Last year, Kitty had finally begun to appreciate Divination as a serious subject worth her attention. In other years she had the found the whole fate and destiny aspect of the subject anti-intellectual and kind of depressing. But Laurel was a really good teacher and now she had come to believe that sometimes Divination actually could be useful and not to dismiss the entire subject. So it was with some excitement that Kitty made her way to the lake that afternoon, wearing a black long sleeved turtleneck shirt and skirt. Not her most glamorous outfit, but she didn't know how dirty they were going to get and she wanted to follow the instructions as closely as she could. "Good afternoon Professor Vance," she said, glancing curiously at the slabs of stone, sign, and the professor's bare feet. Were they going to be barefoot too? "How are you?" Then she sat down by one of the stones. |
Brent wasn't really sure about this whole Divination thing. It had never been a subject he was interested in, but he was going to give it a try this year. He couldn't really think of anything he might want to do in the future that would require him to interpret the future, but whatever. This might be cool. MIGHT BE. At least class was held at the Black Lake. Brent had heard this was a pretty cool place to hang out. Approaching the class area, he noted the straw mats and stones. That wasn't really his ideal place to sit, but whatever. He walked up behind Kane and clapped him on the back. "What's up, lil bro?" he asked. Now that they were separated by house, he didn't get to see his brother a whole lot. He took a seat on a nearby mat and got himself comfortable. |
Divination. It was a long word. And Zoryn had NO idea what it meant. Maybe that's what they'd learn in class today! Man, she was SOOooOOOOoooOOOooo ahead of the game. She had practically RUN all the way to the lake after accidentally going to the actual classroom first. How come no one warned her? "Hi Professor! Did you forget your shoes?" she pointed at the bare feet. Without allowing time for her Professor to answer she continued, "'Cause sometimes I forget too, you can borrow one of mine!" It made a lot of sense. 'Cause one shoe was better than no shoe. And this way they'd both have ONE SHOE! So she pulled hers off and offered it to her Professor. Aaaaaaaaand after the interaction with her Professor she ran towards DERF! She was very disappointed that he wasn't in her house any more. But they had a class together, look!! "Hiiii! Maybe we'll see a MERMAID THIS TIME!" She sqealed, running to sit on a mat beside him, near the notepad boy from the feast (... whose name she forgot). |
Dora and Kane! Divination really wasn't one of Sam's favoured subjects, truth be told. In fact, it probably vied for last place with Ancient Runes. However, she felt optimistic about today's lesson, mainly because it was being held in the deliciously clean, clear air of the lake. No incense here to make her sneeze, nuh-uh. Skipping to catch up with her bestie, Sam took the mat beside the Gryffindor and dumped her bag on the ground. "I 'ope we get teh skip 'em," she answered Dora's question with a grin, having picked up the skill during the summer on their travels. "'n' who's your friend?" She waved at the Hufflepuff, pretty sure she didn't recognise him. |
Sitting by Sky It was probably unwise to have a lesson by the lake as there were so many interesting things to see and enjoy other than the actual lesson taking place. Way to make it hard for the class to concentrate, professor. Luckily, Junia could focus when she needed to. Or, well, wanted to. Hopefully they'd be learning about something interesting that would inspire that want. "Hello Professor." The Slytherin curtsied with a smile and then looked around to see who she could sit by. It was impotant, picking the right seat. One didn't want to sit next to the smelly kid in class or worse, the kid who thought he was funny while really just being extremely obnoxious. Junia didn't fake laughter for the benefit of others, she just didn't. Oh look, Sky. That would work! "Hello roomie." HI! |
Divination was by far Jacob's least favorite subject -- it wasn't concrete enough! -- but he was determined to give it his best shot. He walked to the lake bank and read the notice the professor had up. No rock touching. Got it. He spotted Olivia and waved at her with a smile before sitting down at a different area alone. He hoped she wouldn't be offended. He preferred to sit away from friends (and he thought that maybe they were friends now) during lessons so he could concentrate better, especially in subjects that weren't his best. Of course, "not his best" didn't really mean "bad." He was just his own worst critic. Anything other than a top mark was bad to him. He wouldn't mind if anyone joined him. He just didn't want to sit near anyone he already knew, or else he might be tempted to talk to them instead of paying his utmost attention to the lesson at hand. |
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According to her uncle Divination was a fascinating subject along with Ancient Runes, Trixie however didn't really see it. There just seemed to be a lot of guess work when it came to those subjects but they could be interesting sometimes. Hopefully today would be one of those days. As she approached the lake and saw the straw mats and stones placed around, Trixie had a good feeling that this was indeed going to be an interesting lessson. She spotted Ace and was about to head over to him but she realised that she was going to have to weave her way through a number of students and well she was not the most graceful of girls, she was likely to trip over someone. So instead, Trixie decided on the mat closest to her. Only there was someone already sitting there. "Do you mind if I sit here?" She hoped that he didn't because she was going to sit there anyway. |
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She could have had that completely wrong though. She truly wasn't sure. "Whatever it is we get to be outside and not wearing our robes so I'll take it." Anything was better than being in a stuffy classroom especially the Divination tower. It was so much effort to climb all that way. She pulled her book out of her bag and grabbed her parchment and quill. |
Janelle had been looking forward to this lesson. It wasn't necessarily Divination that had her spirits up, but the fact that they would be having their lesson outside. The lake was a place that she really liked, so what better setting for class? When Janelle reached the temporary classroom, she took in the scene. It was a beautiful day and there was no other place the seventh year would rather be. "Hello Professor ", she said to their currently wading leader. That would explain the suggestion to wear roll up-able pants. Smiling to herself, Janelle made her way to the nearest empty straw mat. She sat down and stretched out her legs. Once she was comfortable, she prepared her materials and then sat back to relax. Yes, this was going to be a lovely day. |
SPOILER!!: Trixie "Oh," Jacob looked up in surprise. "Yeah, sure. Go ahead." The redhead girl looked like she was going to sit down no matter what he said, so he may as well be friendly. He sat in silence for a few moments, looking at his hands in his lap and wondering if he should be talking to her or not. He glanced over at her. Had she sat there out of convenience or to try and make friends? Was he overthinking this "I'm Jacob," was what he settled on. Seemed safe enough. Open for a simple introduction or a conversation while waiting for class to start, either way. The ball was in her court. |
SPOILER!!: Jacob "Ta." Trixie sat down on a mat beside his and stretched her legs out in front of her. And even though she had planned on sitting here regardless of whether the boy wanted her to or not, she had no idea what she was supposed to do now. While she had no probelms in talking to girls, in fact she was quite outgoing, conversing with boys always seemed to be a problem. It didn't occur to her that he was having the same problem. She always thought that boys were always loud and over confident. Maybe it was just the ones she knew. When she actually thought about it, all the guys she knew were Gryffindors so naturally they would be loud. The thought made her smile a little and she turned toward the boy and opened her mouth to speak. But he had beaten her to it. For a moment she just sat there because she had been so busy thinking about what she was going to say that she had almost missed what he had said. And then she let out a small laugh. "Nice to meet you Jacob. My name is Trixie." She held out her hand to him because she had seen so many people do that. "For a moment there I thought we were going to sit in awkward silence for tbe whole class." |
Mentions of Zoryn & Derf! The fact that one of her first classes of the year would be held by the lake excited Charlie- and it was Divination, at that! She wasn't really sure what to expect, though. Her mum had written a book about a seer once, but her knowledge didn't extend much beyond the basics: Divination revolved around seeing the future, and seers did this. This was all part of the intrigue, though. Not knowing things only opened the door more widely to learn. Was it more difficult? Sure. It could also be more interesting. Walking out to the lake, it had hit Charlie that she forgot to dress properly, as told to do so! Drat. Well. She'd just have to roll up her trousers when able to sit down and take off her socks and shoes. With a solution in mind and a hint of pep in her step, she approached the group that was evidently the Divination class, and took to greeting the professor first. She seemed to be off in her own world at the moment, but Charlie figured it would be impolite not to try. "Good afternoon, Professor Vance! Lovely weather we're having today." That was her name, right? And was small talk appropriate when greeting a professor? Oh boy. Charlie walked away from the professor and towards the mats gathered around the stone tablets, casually scanning the group for a familiar face or two. A wave of relief washed over her when she took notice of Derf and Zoryn the projectile, and she quickly made her way over in their direction. "Hey, you two," She said with a grin and a wave, then moving to take her place on a mat near her friends. Now was the time to cool down for the lesson- and avoid touching the stone tablets. |
Class at the lake didn't sound too bad. But that was taking this class at face value. Slate wondered if he'd ever get over being... ... caught off guard by the unconventional nature of this school. He was guessing the answer was a solid no. He looked around, nodding a 'I acknowledge your presence' to the teach before sitting on some straw yoga mat. He leaned forward and rested his elbows on the large stone tablet in front of him. As he looked around, he noticed a message in the sand. Odd. She was standing right there. Couldn't she just as easily said the instruction out loud? He continued looking around before his eyes landed on a pile of stones. Why couldn't he touch them? They looked perfectly boring. |
Nat and Tim (and Professor Vance of course) If anything, Elle looked forward to Divination being outside for the simple reason that it was outside. She could imagine that the lesson might involve nature, and not only that, it felt like the grounds were somewhat immune to invasion by certain poltergeists. Plus, it was still warm enough that she wouldn’t have to worry about freezing given the instruction not to wear anything too long. She’d changed into a well-worn pair of jeans and a sweater before she’d headed outside. The stones liberally placed around the class area only received a cursory glance, along with the notice not to touch said stones. Instead, she had given the professor a smile, on her way to join Nat and Tim where the other two girls had chosen to sit. “Good afternoon Professor Vance,” she said, the smile evident in her tone before she’d arrived at said chosen spot. Also known as the grouping the head girl was at, and of course both Nat and Tim got smiles as well. “Is there a method of divination involving skipping stones?,” she said softly, just so the other two seventh years could hear. It could be that thing Nat was talking about too, given she suspected they were going to be entering the water for one reason or another. Either way, it wasn’t anything she knew much about. |
Hi Kane and Brent The whole not wearing skirts to the lesson thing had been somewhat of a problem for Isa. She didn't own any Hogwarts uniform trousers as she always wore skirts. So, here she was, wearing a pair of jeans that were not the sort of trousers that were meant to be worn as a part of the Hogwarts uniform. It was the best she could do given the circumstances. Isa loved that the lesson was outdoors, as she preferred spending her time outdoors in nature. "Hello, Professor Vance!" Isa smiled at the professor and waved cheerfully. Oh, rocks? Were they going to be practicing some form of lithomancy? Perhaps throwing rocks in the lake or something? SPOILER!!: Kane Isa saw Kane and Brent and headed over to sit with them. "Hi Kane! Hi Brent!" She waved to everyone who was sitting in the area, grinning cheerfully. This lesson was going to be fun! |
Trixie :) Thanks for playing with me! SPOILER!!: Trixie "Hi, Trixie," Jacob answered, smiling slightly. He looked a little taken aback at her outstretched hand, but he took it and shook it anyway, hoping his expression didn't betray his surprise. It just seemed like such an adult thing to do. It wasn't a bad thing. He just hadn't been expecting it. "So did I. Awkward seems to be my speciality. I'm trying to fix that. Not sure how well that's coming along..." He shrugged, trying to play it off as a joke, but he wasn't sure if Trixie could tell he was serious. He really was trying to fix the awkward thing. It was hit-or-miss right now. "So... Divination, huh?" Off to a great start with this interaction, he was. Riveting conversationalist, really. "How do you like it?" He still hadn't made it to the library to check out a book to help him with social stuff. Ah, right, he thought, suddenly remembering, I need to go to the Owlery at some point and write to Jared. He's always been a natural at socialization and popularity... He thought fondly of his older brother, who had always been something of the golden child of the family. |
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Trixie did her best to hide her embarassment when Jacob shook her hand, she felt a little foolish for the whole hand shaking thing. It was just that she had seen her family and other people do it that she thought it was the done thing to do. Thankfully the Ravenclaw didn't say anything about it and she couldn't help a small smile as he began to talk. Oh she could so relate. "I know what you mean. I never used to be like this." And then puberty hit and she became self conscious about everything. "You're doing okay though. No stuttering or blushing." So that was a good thing, right? A small chuckle escaped her lips as she lent back on her hands and looked out at the lake to where the Professor was standing. "Well according to my uncle it's a cool subject. He's right into it, that and Ancient Runes. Actually he used to teach Runes here many years ago. As for me though, well it's not my favourite subject but it can be at times quite interesting." Trixie turned back to look at Jacob and she faltered a little. It was so much easier to talk when she wasn't looking at him. "But I think you have to have a gift to really get this class." Which was making her wonder why she had decided to take this class in the first place. |
mentions of Bentley, Zoryn, Charlie The pizza party promising Gryffindor was soon greeted by another Gryffindor...which reminding him that there had been TWO names on the poster that he had been shown. WAS THIS THE OTHER PERSON?! He could only remember their names started with B...so they would be B1 and B2 in his head for now. Small wave to you, B2. ZORYN! The Hufflepuff BEAMED when she appeared and, seeing at his circle of rocks was getting a bit crowded, scooted over a little. They could share a mat if need be. "I HOPE SO!" he chirped. "I would be s-s-so neat to learn the divining practices-s-s of s-s-sentient beas-sts." LIKE CENTAURS! Was this professor about to become one of his FAVORITES by incorporating his interest in the nonhuman with this subject? He had no real opinion on Divination just yet, so he was very impressionable right now and HOPEFULLY would not be let down. "I even practiced some Mermis-sh before clas-ss-s!" Oh, he almost forgot! "I found this guy under fose," he continued, pointing to the pile of rocks and the one he had turned over to find the worm he was now presenting to his fellow first year. "Octolasion cyaneum!" OH CHARLIE TOO! Derf scooted over a tiiiiiiiiiny bit more just in case. They were all first years and LOADS smaller than seventh years, so they could all squish together on a mat just fine. "Hi Charlie," he grinned. "You're s-s-so lucky! First magical les-s-son EVER and fere will be merpeople!" Because he had CONVINCED himself that that was to be the case. By the lake, rocks, professor even getting a head start for swimming IN the lake by taking her shoes off (HIM TOO! AND THEY WERE TUCKED NEATLY BY HIS ENCHANTED SUITCASE BESIDE HIM)...it was really the only option. "Als-s-so found a worm under one of the rocks," he added, showing her his blue-grey worm as well with a little wiggle of it in the air. |
With a last glance down at her watch Laurel deemed that enough students had arrived for her to be able to start. Stepping up a few more meters on the lake bank on wet bare feet she said a smile pursing her lips as she addressed the assembled students. "Welcome students to another year in the study of the noble art of divination. I am Professor Laurel Vance for those among you who don't know me, and I will be your guide as we together attempt to unearth what the future has in store for us this year at Hogwarts." Here she paused briefly to let that sink in. |
Oh looked like class had started, Trixie dragged her gaze away from Jacob to concentrate on the Professor and she raised her hand tentatively upon hearing the question. "The use of water divination is to bring messages." |
"It was" Mason thought. How had his summer been? "Adventurous" he finally answered with a smile as he sat down on a straw mat . He refrained from saying it had being adventurous because of the many books he had read and had therefore traveled to other worlds in his mind and he hadn't actually had a Gryffindor kind of summer. He also did not ask how her summer had been because he had not been the only one with the same question. As class begun, Mason had to stifle a laugh when the Professor mentioned the subject as noble. He didn't think of Divination as noble, just a lot of guess work and luck. But then he did smile when he learned that he and so had everyone else who had followed the instructions had earned two points. His first points of the term and he hadn't done anything. Nice. "Scrying or seeking images in water is a form of divination isn't it?" he said after he had raised his hand in the air. Just because he thought of the subject as a joke it didn't mean he didn't read about it. |
"Yes professor. I'm happy to be here" Not back. It was her first term there. Maybe the professor was new too? 2 points each for not touching stones? Ashley had a GRIN. GRIN. GRIN. moment inside her head. I like this professor. Water divination. HMM. Let's see. Divination was searching for something in the future. Looking into it. What's with water and divination? She raised her hand and took a guess, "Water divination helps us locate sea creatures.. or objects in water?" She added the last part a bit doubtfully. |
SHE KNEW HIS NAME?! Derf's eyes WIDENED at that because she either had a really REALLY good memory from all the new sortees or that Inner Eye thingy was really neat! Or scary. He was glad mum and dad did not have it because clearly he would not be able to get away with anything. Like filling the bathtub up with pond water for all of his polliwogs. AND SHE KNEW MERMISH!? Well, that just sealed the deal then, didn't it? The first year turned his bright blues towards Zoryn and Charlie and GRINNED. "S-She knows-s Mermish, you guys," he squealed softly. THEY WERE TOTALLY LEARNING MERPEOPLE DIVINATION TODAY! Bit too STUNNED by this bit of news for him to respond properly and thank the professor for her congratulations. Oops. Slipping the worm into his pocket for Scamander to eat, the first year repeated the professor's name to himself a few times to commit it to memory. He WAS going to comment on how writing messages in the sand was probably not the BEST nor the most effective form of communication, but question asking was happening and thus he focused there. With his hand shooting up confidently like he knew precisely what he was talking about. "The tribe of merpeople in the Black Lake haff feir own unique form...uuuuuh....us-s-sing lake currents-s-s...and ripples-s!" he stated as fact - although he really had NO idea if it was true or not BUT HE WAS HOPEFUL. What else did he know about divining by water? Well.... "......and it's-s wet!" |
Ooh Water divination! That was quite interesting actually! Hattie had been interested in finding more out about this subject, and so she had decided to do some reading over the summer. It had come in useful actually. The third year thought for a few seconds, so that she could get a really good answer but she finally raised her hands. "Isn't Dowsing a form of Water Divination Professor?" The girl asked, as she raised her hand in the air. "People used it to find water under the ground" |
Zoryn was disappointed in the way her Professor reacted. She may have been real little, but she could pick up on things okay!! And it felt like her Professor wasn’t having any of it, which was only further confirmed when the lady turned down the shoe offering. Whatever, her loss. Zoryn had very pretty shoes. So she shrugged and skipped off without a further doubt on that one. At least Derf was excited. Which made Zoryn MORE excited. See Zoryn didn’t know what half of the stuff Derf was talking about meant, but she nodded her head anyways because it did all sounds super NEAT. ”It’s gonna be so AWESOME!!!” she could feel it in her fingers and toes! ”Good thinking,” she commented. ”You’ve still gotta teach me so I can help next time!!” Obviously there’d be more mermaid adventures. And at the site of wooooorm, she scrunched her nose giggling ”EEWWW!!” Though her laughter did indicate that she wasn’t in fact grossed out. Octo-huh now? That’s a weird name. ‘Cert his name was Derfael, so…. It made sense. So Zoryn shrugged it off. ”YAAAAAAAY!” she STAGE whispered back to Derf and Charlie. THEY WERE GONNA FIND THE MERMAIDS! And then the PROFESSOR started talking again!!! AND she had a name (that Zoryn wouldn’t remember)! And how come no one was gonna tell her what the heck divination even was. Zoryn didn’t care if it was ‘noble’. How’d that help her in the class? The two points thing did excite her though, which was clear in her bouncing. She didn’t even know they weren’t supposed to touch the stones. So basically, she got two points for BEING ZORYN!!!! As for the question… Zoryn still didn’t know what divination was… So she ignored that part of the sentence and gave one fact about water instead. ”Water is a liquid and it’s made of these things called atoms that slip and sliiiiiiiide all around each other!” Constant motion or something like that. They learned it in SCIENCE last year. Man, and she thought she’d never be able to use that stuff. Two points for everyone? But like TEN MILLION FOR ZORYN. What a genius answer. |
Oops. Brent hadn't intended to not greet the professor, so when she actually greeted him first AND remembered him by name, he felt really bad. "Hello, Professor," he returned. He didn't say anything else, because she'd already moved on to greeting somebody else who'd arrived. Pretty soon, the lesson was underway, and Brent had already earned his first two house points! COOL! Never mind the fact that everybody had done the exact same thing. Brent loved a good competition, and this had just started the race! ...and there was the first question, which Brent didn't know the answer to. Or, he probably didn't know the right answer. He combed through his mind for something decent to say. "I once heard that you can use different things like rods to discover what's in the water," he said, raising his hand. "The rods shake or do something cool like that to indicate something's there." That actually sounded pretty cool, although Brent could care less what it told him about his future. He just thought a scavenger hunt sounded fun. |
Nat & Elle & class question. Tim looked up as Elle came over and sat with them. She gave her a smile before her eyes fell on her book again. Elle just made her mind wander again about skipping rocks and divination. Maybe it was like one of those silly muggle future games the girls in her old neighborhood did. "Maybe you call guess the future with how many skips your rock does?' Tim questioned out loud and shrugged. She really had no idea how rocks would be used in this form of divination.. Hearing the question, something automatically went off in her head. How did she forget about water divination before? When Paige had mentioned floromancy, Tim did more research on it and different types. "Water divination is commonly known as Hydromancy. It's been used for thousands of years to receive messages and predict the future through water movements.' That was one way of explaining it. Tim couldn't really remember much more since it's been about two years since she had read about the subject and it wasn't one of her main focuses. |
SPOILER!!: Profy Vance "Its pretty safe Professah!" the Curly Top replied reassuredly. The cruiser itself was safe for as long as the rider knew what they were doing, and he knew what he was doing.... most of the time. And he gets points for just sitting on his bum? Awwyea! But aye what did he know about Water Divination? He didnt know either, but then he wasnt shy about venturing this guess "Uhh.... does it have anything to do with skipping stones across the lake?" Because thats what he always does when he's at home mhmm. |
Zara sat ever so quietly on the mat as she looked back and forth between all her fellow classmates and the stones. She already had a sinking feeling Divinations wasn't going to be a strong subject for her, but it was still worth a try. |
Jacob smiled at Trixie one last time before class officially began. When Professor Vance greeted him by name, he felt a blush begin to creep its way up his cheeks. "Hello, Professor," he said in return. He hadn't meant to ignore her while coming in; he was just caught up in thinking, and now he felt like something of a jerk. He hoped she wouldn't take it personally Before he knew it, she was asking the class a question. Maybe he could redeem himself here. What did he know about water divination? He had just been reading about that not too long ago, hoping to improve his performance in divination as a whole... He raised his hand, remembering a fact, and answered, "Water divination can be done either indoors with a smooth bowl of water or outdoors with a natural body of water." He remembered reading that and thinking it would be hard to do it outdoors because there would be so many environmental factors causing the water to move. How would the diviner know which ones were useful and which were just a fish swimming or something? |
SPOILER!!: Vance! Whoops? It was afternoon, wasn't it? Olivia couldn't believe that it was already afternoon. The day was half over and she hadn't done much other than complete some homework! Well at least she was being productive, she grinned back at the Professor then at Ashley. But she did get 1 house point for being early which she felt rather chuffed about it. The lesson prompted shortly thereafter. Water divination? They were learning about water divination? Did this involve reading shells and rocks from the Lake? Ohh... Olivia's eyes wandered to the rocks that were neatly organized in front of her. Ahh... She thought she was catching on. Rocks and a body of water. Would they be watching the water and analyze its patterns? But where did the rocks come in. Were they going to be making their own patterns with said rocks and analyze those patterns? So they were potentially going to be dropping the rocks in the water? Once she had heard another student speak about dropping things in water, her eyes widened with a potential answer. Yes, she could say that. That seemed okay. It was a guess. She raised her hand and spoke only after she was called on. "Adding on to a previous comment about dropping things into the water, Professor... Does water divination involve reading ripples and patterns in the water whether they are caused by the flow of the river or another object?" Though what would they be looking for? Velocities? It was just water, right? There couldn't possibly be a hidden message. That seemed silly. Though at Hogwarts, Olivia was slowly learning that the impossible seemed to be more possible every day. |
"I am quite fine too, thank you," Kitty answered the Professor's return greeting cheerfully. Yes, she was feeling quite happy that morning, and being awarded two points for not touching anything just made her happier. Not that that meant she understood water divination. It probably wasn't a very obscure branch of the subject, but since Kitty had disliked the subject until last term she hadn't bothered to study very much. She would have to take an educated guess. Kitty raised her hand. "I haven't studied water Divination, but I guess it's connected to tea leaf reading, since tea consists of water. Maybe tea leaves are like the middle man and going to the water is more direct?" It wasn't a very scientific answer and she couldn't help but worry if she'd embarrassed herself. But it was worth a guess! |
We've been here the whole time. What were the stones for? That was the question Hadley was dying to know. That and she was finding it hard not to play with the stones. It was even enough to distract her from the beauty of the Great Lake, which was her favorite place. And Professor Vance wasn't telling them yet. Didn't Professor Vance know there were curious Ravenclaws in the class dying to know? She should. She's a divination professor. Water divination? Ummmm... "It involves water...presumably." Yeah, it was a lame answer, but honestly, Hads had no idea what water divination involved beyond the fact that it was called water divination. So, yeah. Don't judge her too harshly, 'kay Professor. |
Junia quite liked water. Drinking it was good for her and swimming in it was fun. She also enjoyed looking at her reflection in the water and noting how it changed when she ran a hand through it, distorting her image. When it came to this water divination, though, the third year didn't know many specifics. Hand raised and displaying her very pink nail polish to the class, she waited for her turn and then offered up the only thing she could think of on the spot. "Well, you can get messages and predictions, depending on the reading-if that's what it's called-that you do." |
Echo thought so far the class was going okay, nothing crazy happened and she didnt have to play with dirt so thumbs up from Echo. She raised her hand "water divination can mean so many different types, would tea reading be apart of that classification as well because... well you know your using water for the tea?" she was trying to think outside of the box on that one. Who knows it could be right? |
Looking at the stone before her she sighed out loud and shook her head, it wasn’t interesting her at all what they were going to do with the black stone, and… To be honest, she actually hoped to NOT find it out so that she didn’t needed to work during this lesson. And then, the question… Well… Was she really supposed to give a answer? Hmm, difficult question. Her mom had always thought her not to lie but saying something about water divination she didn’t believed and, she was sure of that, wasn’t true so, if she would say something about it, then she was lying right? Ha! For a short moment she grinned and shook her head, knowing perfectly well that she was making a excuse for herself so… She decided to act dump and to fake that she didn’t knew the answer to the question. But, of course she knew what the professor wanted to know, she wasn’t stupid but, she just… Didn’t wanted to attend or be active during this lesson so, faking could be best right now! Yes, that was it! Nodding to herself she tried to look innocent and she even frowned as if she was trying very hard to think about a good answer… But, she kept silent! |
Janelle smiled as the professor responded to her greetings. "My summer was great. It went by way too fast though." That was the truth. It seemed as if she had just left Hogwarts and here she was at the castle again.......for the last time. Shaking those thoughts from her head, Janelle listened as class began. The professor wasted no time getting to the point. They were dealing with water today, hence the location by the lake. Janelle wondered if they too would get to wade in the lake. Just then, the first question was posed. Water Divination. What did she know about that? Raising her hand, Janelle began to speak. "One type of water Divination involves reading the waves, patterns and ripples in a body of water. They have to be interpreted and it involves a great deal of concentration" That was true of most kinds of Divination and it had always been the greatest challenge for Janelle. |
Water divination? Rooney fought off the urge to roll his eyes and moved to get himself comfy, straightening out his long legs against the ground and listening to the answers provided by his peers. All potential answers which he scribbled down into his Divination notebook with the names of who had said them or...a quick sketch of their face with distinguishing features if he didn't have a name. This was the problem with the beginning of term.. Rooney hadn't had time to collect information on new students yet. He was working on it, indeed. But he had nothing to add, which was normal for him in classes nowadays and so he sat scrawling in his notebook and ensuring that he didn't get a cramp in his long legs from the sitting out here. |
There was no arguing with that logic. His cousin was right, the lake DEFINITELY beat that stuffy old classroom. Could they have more classes out here? Even if they had nothing to do with water divination? He promised he'd be more likely to pay attention this way. The Fifth Year confirmed the brilliant summer he had when asked by the Professor and would have gone on to tell her EXACTLY what made it so brilliant but the Gryffindor was easily distracted. Didn't take much for the Hufflepuff Firstie from the feast to catch his attention. Nope, kid was yelling in mermish and suffice to say, Blaise didn't wanna know. 'Sides, he was pretty stuck on the fact he'd now somehow gotten the reputation of the "Gryffindor Pizza Party Guy". "I go by Blaise too," He offered. "Works real neat." Kid had enthusiasm, he'd give him that. Speaking of enthusiasm, there was the other one he'd marked down for that. Zoryn. Blaise gave her a nod of greeting, much like the one he'd offered Derf. Firsties were alright sometimes, y'know? Blaise leaned back resting against his elbows as he listened to the answers being offered. He figured two points for not touching the rocks gave him enough of a cushion to let this one fly by him. Besides, what could he say that wasn't already said? Kid wasn't in the mood for repetition. |
Jonas couldn't think of anything as he tried to think back to his notes from last year. Oy. What would it be? Nope, nothing. |
Wow, Kane hadn't been expecting all these PEOPLE to come say hi to him and sit by him! He was getting popular, wasn't he? Hehe..that might have made his head swell JUST a bit. As each person sat down, he grinned and gave a 'what's up' head nod towards them. Oh and there was Brent! He hadn't seen him in like..two whole days. It was weird, especially since he'd seen Brent every DAY over the summer The professor already knew his name?! And she asked him about his sorting...she had a good memory, didn't she? Well, she kind of HAD to have a good memory if she was the Divination professor, right? Wasn't that like...an important part of it or something? "It was great, thanks! Weird, but fun, and I love my house," he added in response to her question. The fact that she remembered so much about him gave Professor Vance quite a few brownie points in his book. Maybe this class wouldn't be SO bad. She was so nice, after all! AND she'd just given them all 2 house points! BOOM! ON THE BOARD! Water Divination? That sounded way harder than regular Divination. Weren't they supposed to do things with tarot cards and tea leaves and stuff? He tried to think about his intro to Divination book and the different types of weird, obscure divination he'd read about before finally raising his hand. "You can read the water differently depending on what type of Divination you're doing, right? Like...you can use the ripples to interpret the future. OR you could use the reflection of things in the water...or something," he explained. Or at least he think he explained - he had no idea if that made sense or not. |
"Oh, Mermish. That's really cool," Charlie replied to Derf in a hushed tone, not really familiar with it but able to draw conclusions anyhow. In the context of the situation, seeing as they were by the lake and her friend had been talking to the professor, Mermish was likely the mermaid language. It made complete sense, actually. Unfortunately, she only spoke English, but maybe Hogwarts would be the place where she'd expand her lingual horizons. Charlie smiled back at Zoryn, and determined that she was in the presence of very spirited individuals. There was nothing bad about that, though. She just wasn't quite on the levels of her two friends. The nice lady professor started speaking to the class as a whole, and Charlie was relieved to find that she'd gotten her name right. It would have been embarrassing for otherwise to happen. She was even more relieved- quite excited, actually- to hear that she'd already earned some house points, just for not touching the stone. She was off to a pretty good start! The professor was right to assume that she and they wanted to know the why's of their setting. The straw mats made sense, because they'd need a place to sit that wasn't the bare ground. Sitting on the bare ground would likely dirty up their trousers. The stone piles, however, were a bit more of a mystery. Charlie figured they'd somehow be using them to manipulate the water to predict the future, but how exactly she couldn't conjure up. The professor's question also threw Charlie for a loop. She had little knowledge on Divination in general, much less the water variety. Well, she had to try to give a fact anyway, didn't she? Right. "Um.... With Water Divination, you use different methods to manipulate water, and you determine your readings from the patterns of the ripples, or, waves." Well... at least it sounded right. |
After telling the professor about her wonderful summer she smiled as she saw El come join her and Tim. "Who knows, these things get weirder and weirder at times." She looked at both girls before starting to laugh. Whatever it was it didn't matter they got to be outside and wear normal clothes. As the professor got started she talked about the forms of divination involved water. She tried to think of an answer, but all she could think of was the bird and water thing, but really wasn't sure if that was the correct thing or not. Her thoughts went to what that actual form was called. Though there was another form she could think of. "It's not really water, but it deals with around water. There is a form I can't remember the name of it, but you look at footprints. So you need around water where the dirt was soft and footprints would work." |
Cassie looked up from her staring at the pile of stones in front of her as Professor Vance spoke up once more to begin the lesson. Cool…2 points was 2 points. She may have been curious about the pile but she hadn’t dared touch them in case there was a set order. As for wondering why they were outside, on mats, by the lake, the Ravenclaw had also be curious, but then figured the lake might have had something to do with the type of divination they were going to learn how to work with. And alas…what do you know? Water divination. The fourth year tried to think of something to say about the subject, listening as the other students around her gave their own answers. Finally, she raised a hand to be allowed to speak. “Is it like working with a mirror, where you use a flat, reflective surface for the divination technique?” |
This was Ava's very first Divination class, and she really didn't know anything about water divination. In the books she had read before coming to Hogwarts, she didn't come across much featuring divination. She was just going to listen and see what she could learn before raising her hand. She listened to her classmates answers with fascination, some people had very interesting answers, and others seemed to know just as little as she did which was comforting. |
Skylar was beginning to feel slightly worried when no one sat near her. Surely she had made friends in her two years at Hogwarts besides those she knew before...? if she had to gesture a guess she blames the new foreign students; foreign students were always vastly more interesting. But just when she thought she might be sitting alone, Junia showed up. Smiling at her roomie, she realized all too late she probably should have waited and walked down to the lake with her but truth be told, she hadn't even had the chance to discuss what classes they were both taking. And then Professor Vance was greeting her back and complementing her shirt and Sky tried to remember if the blond had been a snake. But honestly she had no idea of where any of her professors went to school. "Thank you. No, truth be told I bought it at a muggle clothing store. Muggles apparently are obsessed with the idea of our world," Sky said quietly, shaking her head in disbelief. ... And after most of her peers had arrived, they were starting. Water divination. Thinking about it, the third year was about to offer her two knuts on the subject when Tenacius totally stole the words right out of her mouth. Not cool, Mr Salander, not cool. What else might she know about water divination besides what others had mentioned like with ripples and stuff? "Uh, you need to use a large body of water? Like just a small bowl in the classroom wouldn't get the same effect." |
Kethcup! I'm a hot dog Dora gave the Professor a LOOK. She felt like she was being chide for curiosity. She was a Gryffindor, tho. If there was something around that she didn't know... she wanted to poke it with a stick. Wasn't Professor VANCE aware of this inherited trait? HMMMM? But she kept her mouth shut and watched the little Hufflepuff touch the STONES. HEHEHEE. She liked him already. And what was that he was tugging on? Curiosity getting the best of her, she leant over and watched him grab at the worm. ... WHY WAS EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT MERMAIDS? Didn't they know that Dora was fluent in Mermish and LONGED to be amongst the creatures in the water?! A small sigh escaped the blonde as she looked longingly out across the lake. Why didn't she have gills? I mean, she had used the Gillyweed that Spike had sent her last term, but it wasn't the same. She was sure it wasn't anyway. Oh. But water Divination. Dora raised her hand and said rather boredly, "Can't you use water to scrye. And Scrying is a form of Divination." SHe thought she had that right, anyway. Also, Sam got a smile, Echo got a wink, and she just stared longingly at Casper... wishing he was closer to her. Alas. |
Isa was excited to find out just what exactly they were going to be doing. She had some ideas of what it might be, but she couldn't be sure until the professor announced what they would be doing. Yay, the lesson was starting! They all got points just for following the instructions! That was great! Oh, water divination? That explained why they were out by the lake. Isa had not tried this before, but she had read about it and had heard some things about it. "There are some forms of divination that involve looking at movement or ripples in bodies of water." Was that what they were going to be doing today? Were the stones for dropping in the lake to create ripples? This would be fun! Penny always said this sort of divination was best when done at night when there was a full moon. Isa wasn't so sure about that though. She would have to ask the professor about that. "Professor, is it true that it's better to perform hydromancy during the full moon?" Penny seemed to think so. However, Isa was unsure about the whole moon thing. Divination in practice was not usually Isa's strong suit, but she found the concepts fascinating. Isa was very curious about how the moon might affect hydromancy. Perhaps they would learn more about that particular point later on in the lesson. Isa loved being out here by the lake. She ran her fingers through the sand and took a deep breath of fresh air. This lesson was amazing! |
When the last student had offered up her guess and it seemed that nobody else wanted to speak Professor Vance deemed that it was high time to continue. "You've all offered up good guesses and most of you have even touched on the method of Divination called Hydromancy that we are going to learn about and practice with the aid of our beautiful lake for the remainder of our lesson." Here she paused to let her glance run over Timila and Isa. |
Keeping it short A good guess. Ashley smiled. Now this class might turn out to be interesting. She listened intently as the professor gave explanation for the various answers. She brought out a quill and parchment. DIVINATION. WATER DIVINING. HYDROMANCY. And she started jotting down the ones that she said were close to correct. Factors that affected? What would affect a still water? Ripples. Her hand shot up in the air. "Accuracy would be affected by disturbances during the seeing" What do you call the seeing into future part? Divining? "it could be anything.. turbulence, some sort of disturbance that keeps shifting the water" That seemed logical right? "So we can't be sure, the water keeps changing" |
Oh good, she'd been on the right track. That was always nice to hear, particularly when you didn't have much experience dealing with the subject matter. It felt like maybe she wouldn't be awful at this and that was a relief because a Botros was supposed to do well. They just were. At the mention of disturbances, Junia nodded her head. That made sense. "Creatures within the water could create those kind of disturbances, right? Like if the giant squid surfaced and caused the water to change when we were trying to get a reading, that would change how the reading came out." Possibly. |
Awww so this wasnt a class where they divine who can throw the most skips on a lake? And he was just about itching to show his moooooves..... But right, Hydromancy. The leonine lad angled his head and pondered the next question. What else could affect a water reading? He could say the container-- but then it seemed like the Professor was intending for them to use the lake. So was she aware that a lake is hardly ever still? Unless it ices up.... He raised his hand and answered this, because really he couldnt really think of anything else that could affect a water reading on a lake "If you're not really concentrating on the divining things?" You know, like him. |
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Text Cut: Nordic Witch Putting aside all the talk about fishing poles and dowsing rods, Brent turned his focus to what the lesson ended up actually being about--Hydromancy. Since he really had no idea what that was and how it was done, he listened to the professor share what she knew. It sounded pretty easy...using water to tell the future, which would explain why they were having class at the lake today. So...what could affect the readings in the water? "What about the weather?" he asked, his hand in the air. "Rain's still water, but if it's beating down in the lake, it can probably mess things up." Brent hated the rain. He'd played many Quodpot games in storms, but he really hated to. He could imagine Divination in the water would result in many of the same feelings. |
Oh there was A LOT that could interfere with one of those reasons, ranging from the more obvious ones to the less conspicuous ones--and even the ones that seemed downright way off. Like say...if someone snuck up behind you and dropped a huge rock in the water you were reading. Not only would there be disturbance but you'd also damn near have a heart attack that scares you right out of the reading mode completely. Hard to come back from that. Just think, you'd have to dunk the person in the water for ruining your reading, they'd resist, you'd soon find yourself in a wrestling match and all out water war. Of course by now you wouldn't even remember what sort of reading you were trying to do in the first place. Fancy that. "If you're a skeptic about this sort of thing, you can expect a huge block in your reading. All you'll see is water, then ripples of water and everything will seem like coincidence." Which it probably might have been in some cases but couldn't exactly say THAT now could he? Wait, why couldn't he say that exactly? It was fair comment, no? [b]" |
SPOILER!!: Professor! Olivia grinned. Oh? So her guess was good! Sweet. So maybe they would be dropping these stones into the water and reading the ripples. Though how would they interpret them? She continued to listen to her fellow student’s responses before focusing back on Professor Vance who had moved on with the lecture. Hydromancy. Alright. She wrote that down in her notebook along with the definition of it. She loved hearing when topics connected to history, especially when they had something to do with ancient cultures! She had always enjoyed learning about the Vikings, the Celts, the Ancient Egyptians, the Mesopotamians, and more when she visited her local library. SPOILER!!: notebook What could affect the accuracy of water reading? Yes, she nodded at Brent’s comment. That seemed like it would have an affect on the reading. Any disturbance would affect it really. Though she wondered…. Hmm… Olivia raised her hand and offered another guess. “Could the visibility…. Wait, no... Could the clarity have an effect on this? For instance, if the water was clouded, would it be more difficult to interpret a message?” |
Things that affect the accuracy of a water reading...oh! Jonas felt like he was pulling this one out from somewhere but he had to atleast try. "Maybe if you're reading water from a pond or something professor it might be difficult cos' the water is murkey?" he tried as he raised his hand. |
Carlton squirmed uncomfortably. He didn't know any of this, desperately he tried to scribble down what the other students were saying but it usually just meant he didn't catch what the next one said. He clenched his quill harder. He recognized some of the students as first years and felt even more out of place. How did people know so much? At least the professor seemed nice. He might even have the courage to speak at this class. Some day. "Is the type of water a factor?" He was surprised to hear his own voice. Had he just raised his hand and asked a question on his first lesson. He felt heat creep up on his cheeks and he swallowed, continuing hastily. "If you're looking in a lake or..." By now his voice drained into almost a whisper. "The ... Sea?" He didn't know what he was talking about and it was probably painfully obvious. He should have just continued to take notes. Yup. "The sea is salty." Great conclusion. |
Zoryn had a lot of trouble trying to keep up with EVERYTHING that people said. And taking notes was really hard when you didn’t have a hard surface to support your parchment. She did, however, try her very best to scout out someone who WAS taking notes. ‘Cause she could go ask them for a copy later. If she asked extra cute, then they’d probably be willing to share. And sharing is caring, y’know? For the most part, everyone at Hogwarts had been pretty nice so far. Zoryn was learning so many new things already!! Like, you can READ water?? And to think, she had only been reading magazines and The first year knew nothing about water readings and she still didn’t quite understand what divination meant… But she really wanted to answer because it was her first lesson of all time and she was feeling extra excited. Maybe water reading was like normal reading! ”If you don’t read all the words right, that can affect the accuracy!” It was an obvious answer, she thought. But no one else had said it yet!! So Zoryn said it. She was such a good student. |
Kimi had no idea about any of the answers so he just took notes and hopefully the next question he would know an answer |
"Professor the temperature of the water must make a difference right?" she lowered her hand and pondered at the question. Ohh a wink from Dora, she sent one right back. |
Hmm. Hattie wasn't so sure about the next question. She didn't know everything after all. That was why she was at school. She needed to learn. But she was sure that she could come up with an answer. She bit her lip as she made a few notes, trying to come up with an answer. Eventually she third year smiled, and popped her hand up into air. "Could noise affect it? I mean if you're in a crowded area then you could get distracted by the people around you, and miss something important" |
Sam had been too busy scowling at the professor to answer the first question. She never went by Samantha. NEVER. She softened a little at Dora's smile, and finally started to consider the subject at hand. Water divination. She couldn't say she knew much about it, nor that she had gleaned much useful information from other people's answers. Although that might be more down to her not paying much attention in her annoyance, rather than anything about the quality of the lesson. Yeah, probably that. And now she was listening, most of what she could have come up with as an answer had already been said: creatures, murkiness of the water, outside distractions, weather... Oh, hang on. The weather person had only mentioned rain! She could totally tag on to that... "A wind or breeze would mess with ripples too, Professor." |
What Sky really wanted to know then was if a small bowl could give the same effect, why did they need to come out here for a lesson? Except the fact that then the Professor elaborated that a large body of water would give better results. That and it was nice to not have to be in the castle on a gorgeous Fall Saturday afternoon. She did also want to know why the lesson couldn't wait till Monday, but hearing someone mention about a full moon, well maybe it was related to that? Hydromancy. Okay. Cool. What factors could influence the reading? Lots of things that her peers already mentioned, but surely there was more. Like the thing that she mentioned before the small bowl versus body of water. "Well like I said earlier use of a small bowl. Versus body of water. So basically the amount of water could affect the accuracy." For reasons that could be altered by things her peers mentioned. Win for Skylar for using her classmate's ideas ... teamwork! |
She snored when the professor opened her mouth again and started talking about the lesson of today. Hydromancy… Yeah right! The second year rolled with her eyes and suppressed a loud sigh. Did she really needed to listen to this? Why did the headmaster allow such a lesson? Even muggles were smart enough to NOT believe in things like this! Shaking her eyed she stared at the students around her, some of them really seemed to be listening interested and were actually believing this but, some others were like herself doubting the professor and that was a good thing, so not everybody was that stupid at last! Turning her attention back toward the professor she faked again a frowning and thoughtfully look and kept once again silent while the next question was asked. She already had decided at the start of this lesson to be present because she needed to but, she wasn’t going to do her best either! If this professor is really able to see the future then she must have seen that I’m not doing my work or paying attention at all… But, because she doesn’t know, she must be a fraud, decided she with a nod to herself. |
What could affect the accuracy? "Maybe if there is something in the water? Foreign particles such as dirt, Professor? I suppose that could give you a correct reading if you're a dirtball." Some people were and Rooney was well aware of their existence. It was listed right in his notebook..the names of a few people here right now. Too many names, if you asked him. But that was a lot of whatever. He continued to note down answers provided by others, replacing question marks with actual names that the Professor had provided or that he had overheard being used. Getting to know people was hard. |
Janelle listened as her classmates gave their answers about Water Divination. When the Professor began speaking again, she grabbed her quill and began taking notes. Quickly she wrote, trying to keep up with all that was being said. Her mind wandering for a moment, Janelle was still hoping that there would be some wading involved in their divination task. Soon, it was time for another question. This one, Janelle had to think about though. After a few moments, she raised her hand. Her first thought had to be put aside because that answer had already been given. Going with plan B, Janelle began to speak. "Is it possible that the depth of the water could affect the outcome? I mean shallow water vs. deep water. Maybe that could make a difference." Janelle wasn't really sure, but she was going with that. |
Sitting outside in the fresh air with the warm sun beating down and listening to the water softly lapping against the bank, it was enough to send a person off to sleep. Trixie managed to keep herself awake by writing down what the Professor was saying and only stopped to raise her hand to answer the next question. "I think to get an accurate reading you have to focus your mind. Once you learn to do that then you open yourself up to the messages in the water and what they mean." |
Charlie was basically right, and she hardly knew anything about the subject! That was a nice feeling, as she could hold onto her pride just a little bit longer. So, it had a name... Hydromancy. It was derived from the Greek words "hydro" and "manteia," and it was a rather old practice. It was a catchall term for the methods of divination aided by water. She made sure to write all this down on a sheet of parchment, scribbling away almost furiously. Unfortunately, her notes were not very legible, as she had yet to get quill usage down. Calling it chicken scratch would be a reach, because even a chicken would probably do better than her. She'd just have to rewrite her notes back in the dorm. Hmm, factors that might affect readings.... This question was a bit easier to answer. If she was right, it had a more broad selection of answers, as it could really be anything that could cause a typical disturbance in the water. Charlie couldn't take all day to answer the question, though, and decided to just offer up one possible answer. She raised her hand, and replied with "How about the amount of water available? If you don't have a lot of water at hand, it would make sense if the reading would be a bit weaker." |
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Why wasn't there a syllabus or something? He mumbled under his breath when the next question was asked. "Actually know what this stuff was would probably help." |
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"I fink he means dowsing and divining rods, professor!" Derf said while flailing his arm. "Finding fings like...like...gemstones and missing people and fings!" Quote:
He was trying HARD not to look to crestfallen, but this had just completely shredded the vision turned certainty he had had for what would happen this lesson. WHICH APPARENTLY WAS ALL A LIE NOW. Which was why all he could offer up in reply was a one word response - which was really more of a sound than anything else. ".......oh......" Quote:
SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHING and slouching where he sat, the first year instead focused on pushing his toes into the sand and wiggling them there. Maybe he would get lucky and catch some more worms between his toes or something...because the only answer he was coming up with in response to the professor's question was the pathetically dramatic 'actually wanting to perform the water reading' was coming to mind. Because...you know...if one didn't actually want to it would hurt the accuracy...and yeah... |
Quick catch up before bed. Yeah that sign said no touchy so Kat wasn't planning to go and do that at all. Nope no nada If Katerina was being really honest, she tell you that she thought that divination was the biggest waste of class time that had ever been invented. That would be honest Kat from a few terms ago. When she was a nonbeliever it wasn't that she was completely converted but yes things seen possible. Plus it was pretty fun to see what would come true and what didn't. The blonde Hufflepuff sit still in her seat and waited for class to begin. After it started she thought about what all she knew about Water divination. Which wasn't exactly a lot. She had heard of one thing were they used divination to find water under ground. But she couldn't remember the name. Raising her hand high in the air. She was a shorty okay? "There's one that is a method to finding underground water or other things hidden or things that are suppose to be underground. Using a y shaped stick or something." Yeah she still didn't remember the name for it. What would effect an accurate reading? She listened and continued to take notes. "Well if you were outside using a big body of water the weather or even the tides could effect a reading?" Was that her answer or did she just answer her answer with a question? And yes even the black lake in front of her right here had tides... or at least she thought so. |
Jacob thought for a moment, listening to his peers' responses to the question at hand. What factors could influence the accuracy of a reading? His classmates had good ideas. Disturbances in the water, distractions around the diviner, lack of concentration... He wasn't positive about his answer, but he decided to take a chance. He was sort of answering the question and asking one of his own at the same time, anyway. "Professor," he said, raising his hand, "would natural ability hinder the accuracy of a reading? For example... I'm not sure if you're familiar with them or not, but No-Majs -- Muggles, I mean," he corrected himself, "sometimes entertain themselves with what they call Magic Eye pictures. They have busy patterns on them. They're usually a bit ugly, actually. Anyway, the gist is that the person looking at the picture unfocuses or crosses his or her eyes, and a sort of 3D picture emerges in the pattern. Some people can easily see what the shape is, no problem. Others, like me, can see that there is a shape, but can't tell what it is. Other people can't get it to work at all." He frowned slightly, not sure if he was explaining himself well. "What I'm trying to ask, I suppose, is whether water divination could be anything like that. Some people may not see any patterns or images at all -- or not be able to interpret them even if they do see that they exist. That would affect the accuracy, surely." He hoped that answer made some sense. He felt like he'd just rambled all over the place. |
Oh. Isa would have to save her question for later. She was still curious about how the moon influenced hydromancy, but it seemed like she wouldn't find that out until later. Given that the professor had told Isa to save her question about the moon for later, Isa was guessing that the moon was not what the professor had in mind as an answer for the next question about what might influence the accuracy of the reading. The second year Hufflepuff thought about what else might affect the accuracy of water readings. "Can the conditions of the water affect the accuracy of the reading, like how clear or clean or what color the water is?" Would murky greenish water filled with dirt and algae produce less accurate readings than clear blue water? She wouldn't want to do readings in muddy water. Having stuff in the water probably affected the way that ripples formed in the water and how the water moved. |
Tim took down some notes while listening to others' answers. She found it a little obvious as to why it's be hard to get accurate reading from water. But she didn't want anyone to feel bad for their answer. "Weather can affect the accuracy. It can bee too windy, cold, sudden natural disasters," Tim didn't really know what else to add to her answer. So she'll just keep it short. |
Hadley glanced around at the others as they answered. How did they know all this already? She'd never even heard of water divination before today. Did everyone read their textbooks before school started? Seriously, who reads their textbooks before school even started? "Uh..." Hadley let out a puffy breath of air as she thought about it. "Would salt water versus fresh water affect anything?" Could water divination even be done in the ocean? |
Quietly, Zara nodded in understanding as she listened to everything being said. Taking as much information she would get, she quickly jotted it all down in her notebook. There seemed to be a lot of information to get and she was a little lost at the moment. Everyone around her seemed to know what they were talking about and she was practically clueless at the moment. |
Oooh right that was it. Nat nodded as the professor said what the form was she was thinking about. Yes, now she remembered. Her eyes moving around the room as others spoke their answers as well. Then it was time to move on to what they were actually doing today. The term didn't sound familiar at all so Nat pulled out her parchment and started taking a few notes. This could be on NEWTs and all. Man was she starting to really think Cal's words were correct. Anyway, she listened to what Professor Vance was saying and then put her hand up. "Could a drought have a way of changing the reading. I mean with little to no water fall the lake would dry up a bit so there wouldn't be as much water to work with, plus the water would be warm with only the sun and no rain. " Which would even go with someone else's answer on the temperature of the water. |
And that quickly... Dora lost all interest in Divination class. Not that she had been paying ATTENTION to other people's answers to begin with, ya know. Casting a glance at ECHO again, she resolved to talk to her later. About things. Heh. But for now she dug her fingers into the sand and watched Sam. Was she as bored as Dora was? The Gryffindor had no idea what hydromancy was... she was only interested in pyromancy and THAT was the reason she showed up to Divi class to begin with. Hoping that there was fire involved. |
As the students spoke Laurel conjured up a big black board on a stand in the sand where all the students factor suggestions magically appeared as they were brought up. When the last student went silent, she moved to stand next to the black board as she spoke in summarization a smile pursing her lips as she looked out over her class. "All the factors you've brought up can affect the accuracy of a water reading to different extents. The weather, tides, temperature, amount of water available and whether the water is murky or clear will have the most visible affect on the reading." OOC: No individual replies this time. I'm so sorry. I know you all love them and I like writing them for each and everyone of you, but after a long day of work i was too mentally drained and thought it better to focus on moving on and giving you all a mini practical task to perform. I will move on tomorrow (tuesday) at approximatley 8pm GMT+1 and will start the main practical activity. |
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