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sweetpinkpixie · 03-13-2013, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by PotterHeadforLife

What are behind those cloths? What was it hiding from them? There had to be something so special hidden underneath. Whatever the picture frames were holding was a mystery. Kat didn't really have a first guess before the others made. She was listening and stuff.

Anya got the closest. Oh well. And... Huh. They were heading outside after this? She tried to have her Ravenclaw mind in because even Slytherins were smart right? Kat just had to think harder. Out of the box stuff, you know. Maybe was an option right now, because they were only guessing. She had her hand up. "Maybe some sneaky candid photos of us while we were making and caring for our stars." It was a guess and probably Professor Flamsteed wouldn't kill them to try. Shrug.

What were they going to do outside though? Star gaze and star-creator bonding time?

The professor chuckled and scratched his imaginary beard for a moment. He would never actually grow one. Didn't go with the suit.

"Afraid there are no candid pictures of you all and your stars here," he said with a small smirk. Didn't mean he didn't have any somewhere else. He was in charge of the yearbook after all ~~along with Medea~~.

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Originally Posted by DJ ExpelliarMOOSE

He couldn't agree more. "It's won't Professor, I mean I will...keep up the best I can, I won't do anything stupid after class" Like visit the Healer, no wait maybe he should! She STILL had his liquid luck, and he desperatly wanted it back.
So take back that 'not do anything stupid' remark, it may have to happen.
Family.
That was what Oakey took from Professor Flamsteed when he said that Anya was closest to guessing correctly. What kind of stars were a family? Hrrrrmmmmmmmmm. Oakey ruffled his hair in deep thought. The Brady Bunch, The Jackson Five, even the Osbournes. Mental Laugh, The Osbournes are a Rockstar family...get it ROCK STAR...meteors, shooting stars, Flamsteed would enjoy that.

...

What was the question?

Good good. The boy had learned his lesson. Although he had the feeling that Cece may of had more to do with it than him, but at least the boy had learned...yes?

Back to the point....

Airey gave the prefect an approving nod and then waited to see if he had a guess....which it didn't seem he did. Hmm...Hufflepuffs were certainly quiet this time around. Had he cast a Silencing Charm on them and not noticed?

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Originally Posted by Ama

Edita wrote down the date and the subject on the top left corner of her parchment paper. Meanwhile, she chewed on the inside of her cheek, trying to think of a good guess that wouldn't make her look completely ridiculous in front of the class. She did that often enough and she'd rather avoid if it she possibly could. "If it's not stars and constellations, and it's not family pictures I mean," she trailed off, tickling her nose with the end of her quill. "Is it like, dead stars?"

That probably still counted as stars. D'oh. "Never mind. I just thought maybe it was like exploding stars, and black holes and things."

She glanced over at Ezra who surely would have something to say about her Death Star obsession that she herself was starting to worry about.

"Another good guess, Miss Happenstance, but not this time. Nothing of that sort is in these frames." Although they might be getting a sort of demonstration here in a little bit.

Hum de dum.

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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88

Alright, she knew that she had been wrong with her last answer. She knew that chances of her being right was a long shot. So it still had something to do with humans and stars and what both have in common to a certain degree?

Alyssa wracked her brain. She loved a puzzle.
'Think outside the box, Alyssa.' This time she spent even more time trying to think of the answer. Family pictures

'What do stars and us have in common?' Alyssa constantly ran that commonality through her mind. Then she thought of another possible answer. But it wouldn't seem possible that it would be what those pictures were about, would it?

'Well the Professor did say think outside the box.' Alyssa thought to herself, so she decided to hazard another guess. 'Hey at least I'm trying.' she told herself as she slowly and hesitantly raised her hand.

"Professor I tried to think outside the box and I was thinking that the one thing that stars and us, humans have in common, is our basic composition. What we're made of. Could those pictures be pictures of some of the various atoms and elements that us human and stars are made of, like carbon, calcium, iron, oxygen and even hydrogen?"

Okay that sounded dumb but again it was worth a try.

~~"Oh wait.....could it be pictures of stars as they are forming like we grow?"~~

At last. A Hufflepuff that did not keep quiet. Not that he ever expected Miss Potter to do so. Heh.

"A very logical guess, Miss Potter. But no. I figured you all had been exposed to the elements enough thanks to your star project."

Heh. He made a funny and sort of made himself chuckle out loud before moving on to the next student.

OOC: please do not edit your posts for content. The edited portion of your post does not count.

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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

Ella continued to stroke her beard as several of her classmates gave their answers and she smiled a little at the idea of taking pictures with Little Treyen. Family portraits? Yeah, she was up for those. Maybe she could even offer her doodling skills to anyone who wished to be drawn with their star? That was definitely an option.

They were going outside in a bit? BEAM! Ella loved going outside and stargazing! She also had the nagging feeling in her tummy that they might be letting the little stars go out there which was...a bit sad. But it was also kind of cool too. Blink. Was that what they were going to do? Hmmmm?

Oh and she was ready to guess now, Ella was. Raising her hand the blonde sat up a little straighter and smiled. "Professor, are the portraits of homes? I mean, we all have homes and Hogwarts is kind of home and the sky and well, these jars are homes to the stars so we all have that in common." And yes, she was rambling. She tended to do that a lot. Sorry. She kind of ended her guess there and gave a little shrug and a smile.

That was a rather cute idea, but really REALLY far off. "While I do like that you somewhat personified stars with your answer, I am afraid it is incorrect."

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Originally Posted by hpfan18

As the professor greeted her, she smiled and asked if she found his blue tie. "No professor i have no found your tie but i will be on the lookout."

Then he started the lesson. She wondered what the stars and humans have in common. Well stars have heat and hydrogen and all other components. Maybe that could be it? She heard Alyssa a fellow puff answer, they were thinking on the same lines.

Belle raised her hand, "Professor i know that the humans and stars share the element hyrdrogen and helium. Also i have heard the humans and stars can share electricity and heat is that true as well?" Belle asked unsure.

ooc: Btw love the A very potter musical reference

. i giggled at that :3

Airey simply shook his head. "As I told Miss Potter just now, I thought you all would have had enough of those elements by now. But you both do bring up a valid point."

He gave a nod to the prefect and Miss Potter's direction before moving on.

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Originally Posted by DecemberMoon

The young Ravenclaw, newly turned teenager, sat in her desk in the semi-circle, pondering what could be in the picture frames. So they're not constellations, or family photos...But they're of things we and the stars have in common? She thought and thought. Could it be things we are made of and need? It was similar to some of the other students' guesses, but it was what she could think of. "Professor, I think it's something along the lines of things we both need. Like elements and, heat, air, sometimes the cold, electricity...Things like that. Is that right?" It was a jumbled answer, she knew, but she was hoping he would get where she was trying to go with it, even if she herself wasn't sure how to say where that was exactly.

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh. Nope. And he had just sort of repeated himself to the two Hufflepuffs. ALAS HOGWARTS STUDENTS! ALAS!

"While what you say has some truth to it, that is not what is in the frames." Not to mention that stars did not need electricity and some of the other things she mentioned, but he wasn't going to get into all that just now.

He was a man with a plan!

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Sierra was already in her seat, so she reached into her bag and got out a quill and some parchment to write on. As she did this, she continued to listen to the professor. Their stars appreciated their hard work? Whatever. They were stars. They didn't have emotions or feelings. Sierra was so glad that project was over. She just wasn't nurturing and could care less whether a star was taken care of or not.

Not that she would tell the professor that...

Okay, so...what was in the frames? Ehh, who cared? Why didn't Sir Lintroller just move the obstruction and let them see? She raised her hand. "I think it's just pictures of people...and pictures of stars," she said, "because...erm, both can come in all shapes and sizes?"

Ehh. She had nothing.

His piercing blue gaze fell on the Slytherin prefect and widened instantly. "STOP there!" he said while practically thrusting his index finger towards the girl's mouth to stop her from saying any more. "Pictures of people! All shapes and sizes! YES! THIS! ALMOST!"

And then the easily excitable professor JUMPED onto the girl's desk. "Did everyone hear what Miss Greingoth just said? Pictures of PEOPLE!" He then jumped off her desk and walked back to the board and gave it a tap. "While Miss Greingoth brings up a good point about stars AND people coming in all shapes and sizes, that is only about 75% correct. These pictures focus on another aspect." Still... "5 points to you, Miss Greingoth!"

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Originally Posted by LilFox06

Okay. It was always a bad idea to give Anya's ridiculous ideas encouragement. She always took them to the extreme.

Of course, suit!Professor didn't know that. But he was about to.

Okay. No pictures of stars. Pictures of other things then?

But first things first. "I'd like that very much, Professor." she said happily. She'd send the picture home. Her parents would be so pleased that she was doing so well.

And it had to do with outside. At night.

"We're making our own constellations?" she asked with a raised hand. Why? Because that sounded awesome.

"And if not... ... can I come by the lab and do that? Just... make a bunch of jar!stars and make fun pictures?"

It would be like real live connect-the-dots.

While Airey DID appreciate the lioness' enthusiasm, he wished she had stayed on track a little more. "You will just have to wait and see on that. But please try to stay on topic, Miss Phillips," he said with a wink.

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Originally Posted by Oesed

Ezra blinked twice at the professor, and at every single answer given by his classmates. For Edita he had three blinks and a frown. If the answer was something the class shared with stars, then the answer was really very obvious, was it not? "It's the Milky Way. Those are pictures of our galaxy." For someone who less than ten seconds ago had been thoroughly confused and lost, Ezra sounded remarkably sure of himself, now. "We share the galaxy with lots of stars, so we have that in common." Kind of like neighbors. "Sort of like neighbors. One gigantic neighborhood."

The astronomer audibly laughed at this one, but not because they had said anything funny. "I like your confidence, Mr. Carver, but I am afraid that guess is incorrect."

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Originally Posted by lazykitty

What did stars and people have in common? Not much, besides a few elements. But the professor had said to think outside the box...... hmmm. Headscratcher. It was then that Sky remembered the other definition of stars, the one that had absolutely nothing to do with class. "They're people that other people like to watch. Like actors and musicians." That was some out of box thinking. She was fully expecting to be told that she was wrong, but at least she'd tried, right?

Cue another laugh from the man. See, this was the sort of creative thinking that he appreciated, even if it was wrong. "Very creative, but afraid there are no people of that sort under the fabric." But 10 awesome to you!

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

Lex was busy being all nice and loving to her TWO star when she was greeted by the Professor! She beamed up at him. "You did and they're both happy and I think they've sorted out their differences between themselves. Jeffery doesn't go a darker shade of black when he see NOT Jeffery anymore!" See? Improvement! Her stars knew how to behave and get along!

When everyone was instructed to take their seat she kissed both jars before heading to her seat.

Oooooooooo! They were gonna be playing the guessing game!! She'd gotten better at this game. Yup, she totally had so her hand flew up.

"Is it like a portal that we step through and it takes us into outer space where the stars all live together??--oh but Professor...if it is then Jeffery can't participate..." She eyed the black star before continuing in a whisper, "He's a bit sensitive about his glow"

They had to be considerate here. She would have to stay back with him while everyone roamed the universe because otherwise he'd get his feelings hurt.

While Airey was pretty sure that darker shade of black was just Miss Cambridge's imagination, he refrained from commenting. She seemed overly sensitive when it came to her stars.

*blink blink*

"Nope, no portals. And you all would need more than a Bubble-head Charm to survive that sort of journey." Not to mention he was pretty sure that the Headmistress would turn the same color as her hair if he asked for such a field trip.

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Jory thought. He really had no idea what the frames could contain. But he raised his hand anyway to give a try. "Professor, is it the way they are composed? Like starting from the way they are formed all the way up to becoming a star?''

AHA! AHA AHA AHA!!

Mr. Stonewall had managed to excite Airey once again - but not to the point of jumping up on his desk. "YES! Combine this with what Miss Greingoth said and take out the star and by Orion's belt you've got it!"

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

Mo was fully distracted by Nova, even though she was fine and glowing and happy, and so he didn't even bother guessing about the frames the first time. Unless there were pictures of their stars in there, then he didn't...

But now his attention was drawn back around to the professor, and Mo flashed his slow grin at the man. "We're all made of star dust, Professor, so that makes us family. Do you have pictures of us with our stars? Also, can we make constellations out of our stars? Maybe we can hang the jars on wires from the ceiling somewhere and make our own night sky. And also, I think Nova would like that, on account of it would make her feel important and she'd be near all the other stars."

The Ravenclaw received a wide grin for his answer, even if it was incorrect. "Keep those ideas of yours in mind as the class progresses Mr. Branxton. I have plans for your stars."

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Originally Posted by Tegz

"Asterisms." West said, sort of correcting Mo but also sort of guessing almost mysteriously but it had to do with the note he'd sent to Flamsteed after the assignment had been finished with.

Asterisms would be more creative. And it was like a family. A family for stars.

Airey sent this bright young astronomer a knowing wink. He hadn't had time to respond to the boy's note before the lesson, but most of the answers to his questions would be revealed as the class progressed. "Hold on to that though, Mr. Odessa," he grinned while making a mental note to himself to call upon the boy for a favor later in the class.

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Originally Posted by THE Govoni

Dylan was totally amused by the guesses thus far. AMUSEMENT was on his face. Of course, they didn't really tell him anything. Professor Flamsteed said that none of them had been correction...but that Princess Phillips had been closest....Family portraits having been her answer...

Well, really...the Slytherin didn't know.

His answer was going to be Constellations...but then the Professor had pointed out to Alyssa Potter that it all sounded too much like Astrology...and this wasn't Astrology...but Astronomy. Hmmmm.

"They could be stars drawn as caricatures...with crazy expressions...or...different constellations. NOT zodiac-based, of course...but other star systems...and galaxies...Like Orion's Belt." BEAM.

Honestly, Dylan didn't know WHAT the pictures consisted of...but he wanted to say something. So, there.

Grinning at the Quidditch captain, he simply shook his head. "A good guess as well, Mr. Montmorency, but that is not what I was looking for."

Airey walked around the semi circle of seats again, glancing from student to student to see if anyone else had another guess before returning to his sundial and snapping the fingers on his right hand together. Time to move on!

"While none of you were entirely correct, the combined answers of Miss Greingoth and Mr. Stonewall give us all the correct response," he GRINNED before drumming his hands on the table beside him for the grand revealing. Was no one else going to join him in the drum roll? Wand out, the professor tapped the board and with a very loud TADA! revealed what was in the frames.

*click for larger image*

"People, just like stars, have a life cycle and there are ways to identify at which stage in life each is at. What I would like for you to do, either alone or with a friend or friends, is to try and place these pictures in order from youngest to oldest. You may just write numbers on a piece of parchment to do this. Please note WHY you think one picture belongs in what order. What is it about the person that makes them seem young or old. You may write a detailed description of how you determined this sequence if you wish." He paused for a moment to allow all this to sink in. "Please turn these parchments in to me when you are done. The person or persons who come closest to guessing the order will be rewarded." Get it? Got it? Good. Or he assumed good because he thought his instructions were rather straight forward. "Alright, engage!"

Star Trek reference anyone?

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sweetpinkpixie SSRPG Admin Gladrags Mod Quibbler Mod Minister for Magic Alley Proprietor Sea Serpent Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Paths Posts: 41,506 Hogwarts RPG Name: Professor Cox Ravenclaw Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: CJ Miller Gryffindor Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nyle Harden Hufflepuff Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Iris Harden Ravenclaw Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Jae-hyuk Anouilh Slytherin Seventh Year Ministry Department Head: Charles Hollingberry Minister's Office Ministry Department Head: Airey Flamsteed Mysteries Diagon Alley Proprietor: Victor García Massey Ollivanders x12 x12	astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK \| & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Quote: Originally Posted by PotterHeadforLife What are behind those cloths? What was it hiding from them? There had to be something so special hidden underneath. Whatever the picture frames were holding was a mystery. Kat didn't really have a first guess before the others made. She was listening and stuff. Anya got the closest. Oh well. And... Huh. They were heading outside after this? She tried to have her Ravenclaw mind in because even Slytherins were smart right? Kat just had to think harder. Out of the box stuff, you know. Maybe was an option right now, because they were only guessing. She had her hand up. "Maybe some sneaky candid photos of us while we were making and caring for our stars." It was a guess and probably Professor Flamsteed wouldn't kill them to try. Shrug. What were they going to do outside though? Star gaze and star-creator bonding time? The professor chuckled and scratched his imaginary beard for a moment. He would never actually grow one. Didn't go with the suit. "Afraid there are no candid pictures of you all and your stars here," he said with a small smirk. Didn't mean he didn't have any somewhere else. He was in charge of the yearbook after all ~~along with Medea~~. Quote: Originally Posted by DJ ExpelliarMOOSE He couldn't agree more. *"It's won't Professor, I mean I will...keep up the best I can, I won't* do anything stupid after class"** Like visit the Healer, no wait maybe he should! She STILL had his liquid luck, and he desperatly wanted it back. So take back that 'not do anything stupid' remark, it may have to happen. Family. That was what Oakey took from Professor Flamsteed when he said that Anya was closest to guessing correctly. What kind of stars were a family? Hrrrrmmmmmmmmm. Oakey ruffled his hair in deep thought. The Brady Bunch, The Jackson Five, even the Osbournes. Mental Laugh, The Osbournes are a Rockstar family...get it ROCK STAR...meteors, shooting stars, Flamsteed would enjoy that. ... What was the question? Good good. The boy had learned his lesson. Although he had the feeling that Cece may of had more to do with it than him, but at least the boy had learned...yes? Back to the point.... Airey gave the prefect an approving nod and then waited to see if he had a guess....which it didn't seem he did. Hmm...Hufflepuffs were certainly quiet this time around. Had he cast a Silencing Charm on them and not noticed? Quote: Originally Posted by Ama Edita wrote down the date and the subject on the top left corner of her parchment paper. Meanwhile, she chewed on the inside of her cheek, trying to think of a good guess that wouldn't make her look completely ridiculous in front of the class. She did that often enough and she'd rather avoid if it she possibly could. "If it's not stars and constellations, and it's not family pictures I mean," she trailed off, tickling her nose with the end of her quill. "Is it like, dead stars?" That probably still counted as stars. D'oh. "Never mind. I just thought maybe it was like exploding stars, and black holes and things." She glanced over at Ezra who surely would have something to say about her Death Star obsession that she herself was starting to worry about. "Another good guess, Miss Happenstance, but not this time. Nothing of that sort is in these frames." Although they might be getting a sort of demonstration here in a little bit. Hum de dum. Quote: Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 Alright, she knew that she had been wrong with her last answer. She knew that chances of her being right was a long shot. So it still had something to do with humans and stars and what both have in common to a certain degree? Alyssa wracked her brain. She loved a puzzle. 'Think outside the box, Alyssa.' This time she spent even more time trying to think of the answer. Family pictures 'What do stars and us have in common?' Alyssa constantly ran that commonality through her mind. Then she thought of another possible answer. But it wouldn't seem possible that it would be what those pictures were about, would it? 'Well the Professor did say think outside the box.' Alyssa thought to herself, so she decided to hazard another guess. 'Hey at least I'm trying.' she told herself as she slowly and hesitantly raised her hand. "Professor I tried to think outside the box and I was thinking that the one thing that stars and us, humans have in common, is our basic composition. What we're made of. Could those pictures be pictures of some of the various atoms and elements that us human and stars are made of, like carbon, calcium, iron, oxygen and even hydrogen?" Okay that sounded dumb but again it was worth a try. ~~"Oh wait.....could it be pictures of stars as they are forming like we grow?"~~ At last. A Hufflepuff that did not keep quiet. Not that he ever expected Miss Potter to do so. Heh. "A very logical guess, Miss Potter. But no. I figured you all had been exposed to the elements enough thanks to your star project." Heh. He made a funny and sort of made himself chuckle out loud before moving on to the next student. OOC: please do not edit your posts for content. The edited portion of your post does not count. Quote: Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Ella continued to stroke her beard as several of her classmates gave their answers and she smiled a little at the idea of taking pictures with Little Treyen. Family portraits? Yeah, she was up for those. Maybe she could even offer her doodling skills to anyone who wished to be drawn with their star? That was definitely an option. They were going outside in a bit? BEAM! Ella loved going outside and stargazing! She also had the nagging feeling in her tummy that they might be letting the little stars go out there which was...a bit sad. But it was also kind of cool too. Blink. Was that what they were going to do? Hmmmm? Oh and she was ready to guess now, Ella was. Raising her hand the blonde sat up a little straighter and smiled. "Professor, are the portraits of homes? I mean, we all have homes and Hogwarts is kind of home and the sky and well, these jars are homes to the stars so we all have that in common." And yes, she was rambling. She tended to do that a lot. Sorry. She kind of ended her guess there and gave a little shrug and a smile. That was a rather cute idea, but really REALLY far off. "While I do like that you somewhat personified stars with your answer, I am afraid it is incorrect." Quote: Originally Posted by hpfan18 As the professor greeted her, she smiled and asked if she found his blue tie. "No professor i have no found your tie but i will be on the lookout." Then he started the lesson. She wondered what the stars and humans have in common. Well stars have heat and hydrogen and all other components. Maybe that could be it? She heard Alyssa a fellow puff answer, they were thinking on the same lines. Belle raised her hand, "Professor i know that the humans and stars share the element hyrdrogen and helium. Also i have heard the humans and stars can share electricity and heat is that true as well?" Belle asked unsure. ooc: Btw love the A very potter musical reference . i giggled at that :3 Airey simply shook his head. "As I told Miss Potter just now, I thought you all would have had enough of those elements by now. But you both do bring up a valid point." He gave a nod to the prefect and Miss Potter's direction before moving on. Quote: Originally Posted by DecemberMoon The young Ravenclaw, newly turned teenager, sat in her desk in the semi-circle, pondering what could be in the picture frames. So they're not constellations, or family photos...But they're of things we and the stars have in common? She thought and thought. Could it be things we are made of and need? It was similar to some of the other students' guesses, but it was what she could think of. "Professor, I think it's something along the lines of things we both need. Like elements and, heat, air, sometimes the cold, electricity...Things like that. Is that right?" It was a jumbled answer, she knew, but she was hoping he would get where she was trying to go with it, even if she herself wasn't sure how to say where that was exactly. Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh. Nope. And he had just sort of repeated himself to the two Hufflepuffs. ALAS HOGWARTS STUDENTS! ALAS! "While what you say has some truth to it, that is not what is in the frames." Not to mention that stars did not need electricity and some of the other things she mentioned, but he wasn't going to get into all that just now. He was a man with a plan! Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Sierra was already in her seat, so she reached into her bag and got out a quill and some parchment to write on. As she did this, she continued to listen to the professor. Their stars appreciated their hard work? Whatever. They were stars. They didn't have emotions or feelings. Sierra was so glad that project was over. She just wasn't nurturing and could care less whether a star was taken care of or not. Not that she would tell the professor that... Okay, so...what was in the frames? Ehh, who cared? Why didn't Sir Lintroller just move the obstruction and let them see? She raised her hand. "I think it's just pictures of people...and pictures of stars," she said, "because...erm, both can come in all shapes and sizes?" Ehh. She had nothing. His piercing blue gaze fell on the Slytherin prefect and widened instantly. "STOP there!" he said while practically thrusting his index finger towards the girl's mouth to stop her from saying any more. "Pictures of people! All shapes and sizes! YES! THIS! ALMOST!" And then the easily excitable professor JUMPED onto the girl's desk. "Did everyone hear what Miss Greingoth just said? Pictures of PEOPLE!" He then jumped off her desk and walked back to the board and gave it a tap. "While Miss Greingoth brings up a good point about stars AND people coming in all shapes and sizes, that is only about 75% correct. These pictures focus on another aspect." Still... "5 points to you, Miss Greingoth!" Quote: Originally Posted by LilFox06 Okay. It was always a bad idea to give Anya's ridiculous ideas encouragement. She always took them to the extreme. Of course, suit!Professor didn't know that. But he was about to. Okay. No pictures of stars. Pictures of other things then? But first things first. "I'd like that very much, Professor." she said happily. She'd send the picture home. Her parents would be so pleased that she was doing so well. And it had to do with outside. At night. "We're making our own constellations?" she asked with a raised hand. Why? Because that sounded awesome. "And if not... ... can I come by the lab and do that? Just... make a bunch of jar!stars and make fun pictures?" It would be like real live connect-the-dots. While Airey DID appreciate the lioness' enthusiasm, he wished she had stayed on track a little more. "You will just have to wait and see on that. But please try to stay on topic, Miss Phillips," he said with a wink. Quote: Originally Posted by Oesed Ezra blinked twice at the professor, and at every single answer given by his classmates. For Edita he had three blinks and a frown. If the answer was something the class shared with stars, then the answer was really very obvious, was it not? "It's the Milky Way. Those are pictures of our galaxy." For someone who less than ten seconds ago had been thoroughly confused and lost, Ezra sounded remarkably sure of himself, now. *"We share the galaxy with lots of stars, so we have that* in common." Kind of like neighbors. "Sort of like neighbors. One gigantic neighborhood." The astronomer audibly laughed at this one, but not because they had said anything funny. "I like your confidence, Mr. Carver, but I am afraid that guess is incorrect." Quote: Originally Posted by lazykitty** What did stars and people have in common? Not much, besides a few elements. But the professor had said to think outside the box...... hmmm. Headscratcher. It was then that Sky remembered the other definition of stars, the one that had absolutely nothing to do with class. "They're people that other people like to watch. Like actors and musicians." That was some out of box thinking. She was fully expecting to be told that she was wrong, but at least she'd tried, right? Cue another laugh from the man. See, this was the sort of creative thinking that he appreciated, even if it was wrong. "Very creative, but afraid there are no people of that sort under the fabric." But 10 awesome to you! Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo Lex was busy being all nice and loving to her TWO star when she was greeted by the Professor! She beamed up at him. "You did and they're both happy and I think they've sorted out their differences between themselves. Jeffery doesn't go a darker shade of black when he see NOT Jeffery anymore!" See? Improvement! Her stars knew how to behave and get along! When everyone was instructed to take their seat she kissed both jars before heading to her seat. Oooooooooo! They were gonna be playing the guessing game!! She'd gotten better at this game. Yup, she totally had so her hand flew up. "Is it like a portal that we step through and it takes us into outer space where the stars all live together??--oh but Professor...if it is then Jeffery can't participate..." She eyed the black star before continuing in a whisper, "He's a bit sensitive about his glow" They had to be considerate here. She would have to stay back with him while everyone roamed the universe because otherwise he'd get his feelings hurt. While Airey was pretty sure that darker shade of black was just Miss Cambridge's imagination, he refrained from commenting. She seemed overly sensitive when it came to her stars. blink blink "Nope, no portals. And you all would need more than a Bubble-head Charm to survive that sort of journey." Not to mention he was pretty sure that the Headmistress would turn the same color as her hair if he asked for such a field trip. Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Jory thought. He really had no idea what the frames could contain. But he raised his hand anyway to give a try. "Professor, is it the way they are composed? Like starting from the way they are formed all the way up to becoming a star?'' AHA! AHA AHA AHA!! Mr. Stonewall had managed to excite Airey once again - but not to the point of jumping up on his desk. "YES! Combine this with what Miss Greingoth said and take out the star and by Orion's belt you've got it!" Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin Mo was fully distracted by Nova, even though she was fine and glowing and happy, and so he didn't even bother guessing about the frames the first time. Unless there were pictures of their stars in there, then he didn't... But now his attention was drawn back around to the professor, and Mo flashed his slow grin at the man. "We're all made of star dust, Professor, so that makes us family. Do you have pictures of us with our stars? Also, can we make constellations out of our stars? Maybe we can hang the jars on wires from the ceiling somewhere and make our own night sky. And also, I think Nova would like that, on account of it would make her feel important and she'd be near all the other stars." The Ravenclaw received a wide grin for his answer, even if it was incorrect. "Keep those ideas of yours in mind as the class progresses Mr. Branxton. I have plans for your stars." Quote: Originally Posted by Tegz "Asterisms." West said, sort of correcting Mo but also sort of guessing almost mysteriously but it had to do with the note he'd sent to Flamsteed after the assignment had been finished with. Asterisms would be more creative. And it was like a family. A family for stars. Airey sent this bright young astronomer a knowing wink. He hadn't had time to respond to the boy's note before the lesson, but most of the answers to his questions would be revealed as the class progressed. "Hold on to that though, Mr. Odessa," he grinned while making a mental note to himself to call upon the boy for a favor later in the class. Quote: Originally Posted by THE Govoni Dylan was totally amused by the guesses thus far. AMUSEMENT was on his face. Of course, they didn't really tell him anything. Professor Flamsteed said that none of them had been correction...but that Princess Phillips had been closest....Family portraits having been her answer... Well, really...the Slytherin didn't know. His answer was going to be Constellations...but then the Professor had pointed out to Alyssa Potter that it all sounded too much like Astrology...and this wasn't Astrology...but Astronomy. Hmmmm. "They could be stars drawn as caricatures...with crazy expressions...or...different constellations. NOT zodiac-based, of course...but other star systems...and galaxies...Like Orion's Belt." BEAM. Honestly, Dylan didn't know WHAT the pictures consisted of...but he wanted to say something. So, there. Grinning at the Quidditch captain, he simply shook his head. "A good guess as well, Mr. Montmorency, but that is not what I was looking for." Airey walked around the semi circle of seats again, glancing from student to student to see if anyone else had another guess before returning to his sundial and snapping the fingers on his right hand together. Time to move on! "While none of you were entirely correct, the combined answers of Miss Greingoth and Mr. Stonewall give us all the correct response," he GRINNED before drumming his hands on the table beside him for the grand revealing. Was no one else going to join him in the drum roll? Wand out, the professor tapped the board and with a very loud TADA! revealed what was in the frames. click for larger image "People, just like stars, have a life cycle and there are ways to identify at which stage in life each is at. What I would like for you to do, either alone or with a friend or friends, is to try and place these pictures in order from youngest to oldest. You may just write numbers on a piece of parchment to do this. Please note WHY you think one picture belongs in what order. What is it about the person that makes them seem young or old. You may write a detailed description of how you determined this sequence if you wish." He paused for a moment to allow all this to sink in. "Please turn these parchments in to me when you are done. The person or persons who come closest to guessing the order will be rewarded." Get it? Got it? Good. Or he assumed good because he thought his instructions were rather straight forward. "Alright, engage!" Star Trek reference anyone? Thank you all for being patient with me as I CLEARLY don't meet my own deadline for posting time I have an infant with colic at the moment to things are sort of lsdkfdksljfsdljkf loves you all You will have AT LEAST 24 hours for this activity. If you have issues viewing the above image or any questions please do not hesitate to ask me via PM. There is no required post count to accomplish this. Good luck! __________________ We broke into a million pieces, and we can't go back......................................... But now we're seeing all the beauty in the broken glass..................................... The scars are part of me, darkness and harmony My voice without the lies, this is what it sounds like