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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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"Hey.." she called to him. "You can join us if you want to" she offered, hoping Olivia wouldn't mind it. |
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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. |
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