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sweetpinkpixie · 05-11-2014, 02:23 PM

Rocking back on his heels, Airey couldn't quite contain his excitement for this evening's lesson and the building blocks it created as the base for the remainder of the term. Hopefully his students would appreciate it.

OH LOOK! Here they were coming now!

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Err, had she really just slid off her chair and onto the floor? She cleared her throat, brushed her hair to the side, and then casually got up. Had anybody seen that?! She looked around the room and noticed no one but the professor was actually present. "Err, sorry, Professor. I think my chair's broken," she said. Leave it to her to choose the rotten apple of the bunch.

"Not broken, Miss Newell," he replied with an amused shake of the head. "Definitely not broken."

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Originally Posted by Deezerz

"Good day, Professor Airey," she said, shooting him a small, yet genuine smile. HE got smiles. Newells didn't. Not that one anyway.

Glancing from Sophie to the desk she'd chosen, Beverly poked it. It wobbled. Nope. There was NO WAY the same thing was going to happen to her. She gazed at Airey with big curious eyes. Were they poor again?!

"Good evening, Miss Wayne," he smiled at the Slytherin. "Something the matter?" What was she giving him looks for?

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Originally Posted by Squishy

"Hello Professor Flamsteed! Did you have a good summer?"

Seeing Sophie try to take a seat only to slide down to the floor, Lux decided to stay standing for the moment. Yes, that seemed like a better idea than falling on her butt.

"Hello, Miss Carrington! I did indeed, but it is good to be back at Hogwarts." Even if he was eager to get back out into the field for more research. Would have to wait until the holidays, alas.

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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88

"Hello Professor Flamsteed. It is good to see you again," Cris smiled as he greeted the man before turning to find a seat.

"Good evening, Mr. Strand," he nodded towards the young man as he entered. "Congratulations on your sorting."

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Originally Posted by Star-Lord

Jun actually didn't really want to go to astronomy just yet. Not after that little scene in the entrance hall. But he liked Flamsteed's lessons so no reason not to go. The boy toy entered the class and looked around. Yup, everything almost the same. "Hello, professor. Did you make it to the loo alright?" Poor man had mentioned it but somehow just went back inside into the Great Hall. Either way, Jun headed towards a desk when a younger girl sat and fell. Oh, broken chair already. Now the boy was iffy about sitting on the chairs. But he didn't want to sit on the ground either or stand.

Oh, look who it was. Mr. Not-a-Boy-Toy. Airey simply smirked as the Ravenclaw entered and raised an eyebrow at his question. "I didn't get lost, if that is what you are implying, Mr. Kim."

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Originally Posted by ScarletCharm104

Marigold grinned at the professor and offered a "Hello! I like your hat!" before continuing to a desk. She set her bag down and slid into her seat, ready to look out for people she knew (especially Mitch) when she was suddenly

"Evening, Miss McAlistor," he chuckled at the spirited Hufflepuff as he gave her a small nod using his top hat and then returned it to its original position on his head at a slight angle. "A gift from Professor Thompson."

Unintentional one, but a gift nonetheless.

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Originally Posted by carpediem

"Hello, Professor? Did you have a good summer? How does it feel to be young again?' She laughed at that and hoped that he wouldn't take offense to that. But... the... young thing. Yeah. Awkward redhead was still awkward. And taller. Did anyone notice that she grew two inches? It was a really big deal when you were short! The littlest growth was something to be proud of. Hopefully someone would actually notice.

"It feels stellar, thank you for asking, Miss Winters," he grinned. "Quite the relief to see everyone back to their usual selves."

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Originally Posted by HogwartsStudent11

"Hello," Marisol said, greeting no one in particular.

"Good evening! Come on in and take a seat...if you can," he chuckled towards the first year. Seemed like he had outdone himself this time with the chairs...but their faces when they tried to sit and just ended up sliding out of their seats was pretty darn amusing.

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Originally Posted by Mordred

Ethan had to go back a few steps as he saw a lint roller on the desk. Ah yes. X marks the spot. He picked it up, rolled it over his robes and passed it on to the next student. “Goooooood evening, professor!” Ethan greeted the man and gave him a salute. Just like what he did with Professor Culloden earlier. He picked a seat, sat on it and…whoa…why was he tilting?

*THUD*

“I’m okay!” Ethan called out as he quickly got up from his spot and gave his chair and table a stink-eye. Yeah. So much for a good first day in Hogwarts.

Like this one.

Airey snorted softly and chewed on his lip to stop himself from noticeably laughing. "Good evening."

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Originally Posted by MissMUDBL00D

Star stuff... was alright, but he'd much rather be reading about.. dolphins, or something. Space dolphins. That should be a thing. He yawned and hoped that today's lesson would be exciting, with or without the space dolphins.
"Hi, professor! Nice suit!" He liked his suits, didn't he?

Airey puffed out his chest a little and tugged on his jacket. "Why thank you. Just had it pressed this afternoon." He was getting better at using the iron these days.

Especially since he hadn't tried to use it as a make-believe microphone recently.

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

Oh, right, then. Mo seated himself at the desk sideways, so his legs were both flat on the short side and his weight was distributed backwards to stabilize himself. It wasn't wobbling, but he WOULD have a sore bum soon. "Good day, Professor."

Leave it to a Ravenclaw to figure out weight distribution like that. Kudos to you, Mr. Branxton.

"Good evening, Mr. Branxton."

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Originally Posted by Awarlesta Black

"Good evening, Professor Airey." The near-seventeen year-old greeted, taking a glance at the steampunk looking lamp on his desk. "Cool lamp."

"Good evening, Mr. Hazelwood," Airey greeted the Hufflepuff. Oh ouch...that one looked like it hurt. "You alright there? Didn't break anything in that fall did you?"

Maybe he should have thought this through a bit more. Cece would have his head if he sent half the class to the Hospital Wing.

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Originally Posted by JennMarie

"Hello Professor.." his brows were furrowed as he looked at the desks and made one simple observation.

"Evening, Mr. Walker," he nodded at the Gryffindor. At least there was another student who hadn't fallen out of his seat.

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Originally Posted by Gryffindoll

“Hello, Professor.” He gave the man a small smile, though his brows were furrowed questioningly. …Why was he wearing a top hat? “Nice hat.” And why were there people sitting on the floor?

"Hello, Mr. Bolton," he greeted the prefect. It was nice to have a male prefect represented in Gryffindor once again. Extra wide smile for you, Mr. Bolton.

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

Okay. Sure. We'll just....not question it. Nope. Instead, Lex walked to the front of the room and grabbed a seat there. For as long as Professor Airey had been teaching she'd always snagged a seat at the front. It was just a thing. "Good evening Professor." She said with a wide grin, throwing herself into the seat--Merlin did she miss being able to do that but WHY was she unbalanced? Like, did no one other than Sophie and now her realize that the seats were a bit wonky?

...

Hang on. Was that...Alexa squinted at the object next to the lamp. A quaffle? "That's just hurtful."

And the wide grinning only continued as Miss Cambridge entered the classroom. "Evening, Miss Cambridge," he greeted before his smile feel ever so slightly at her comment. "It's hardly a bludger, Miss Cambridge." Now THOSE were hurtful.

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

After staring at the lint roller for a couple of minutes Zander reluctantly picked it up and began.... rolling? Term had just begun, why would their uniforms have any lint on them to begin with. Then upon entering the classroom he received a salute (?) from his Professor. Okay. The lesson hasn't even started yet and Zander could already tell that it was going to be pretty... interesting. Only then did Zander realize he was beginning to stare at the peculiar top hat and he quietly muttered a quick apology before practically running for a seat. Now that was embarrassing.

Airey simply smiled at the Gryffindor when he entered. And stared. At him. Sweet solstice...did he have something on his face? In his teeth? Or has something about his persona been terrifying since the young man was now scurrying towards his seat?

Hmmm....peculiar.

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Originally Posted by Saraie

She smiled to Ariey "Good evening Professor Flamsteed!" Now to go find a seat. Lux she grinned and waved as her. But moved on to the next seat over. Because there was Louis. Who seem to have a problem sitting still. Or not the chair legs seem to be uneven. Yeah okay weird. All of them were.

Before she sat down she put her bag on the floor and pulled out two books. She slid them under the two uneven legs of Lou desk. "There you go. Then she done the exact same with hers. Good thing she had enough books for them. She sat down in her seat. It was still wobbly but she wasn't falling out anytime soon. Or so she hoped.

"Good evening, Miss Bayless," he beamed at the Gryffindor. Another fine addition to the house. He was pleased.

"If the librarian hears you were using books in that way it is likely to make him lose all his hair," he pointed out. She hadn't used her Astronomy text, had she? As long as that wasn't there he didn't really mind personally. Or a science fiction novel.

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Originally Posted by Lockhartian

No lint roller needed. But it was nice to see Marcus Branxton had given it back. Though at this point it was probably a new one.

WIDE SMILES FOR AIREY FLAMSTEED, as usual. And a wink, cuz why not? It was the start of the term. "Hi, Professor!" Forever content about coming to Astronomy, never mind all those stairs... after five years, it was good exercise, anyway. "I trust everything is well," she commented, still smiling, as she walked towards Lex. Everything ought to be well, look at him giving salutes to everyone.

Chuckling, Airey saluted back rather than winked at the Hogwartian. "Evening, Miss Wisteria. Everything is stellar."

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Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah

"Professor Flamsteed." He greeted. Perhaps the smile made it a little too poisonous. In the realm between adoration and lethal obsession for the tall, blonde astronomer. He'd done his homework over the summer and found that Airey Flamsteed was indeed quite the learned and recognized wizard. He took a seat, across from the cute little Hufflepuff and balanced upon the surface of their circled desks. He let his eyes wonder until they landed upon the steampunky lamp. Oooh! Cutty rather liked the spidery legs.

Ah yes. This boy. Airey would be keeping two eyes on him constantly - figuratively speaking anyway - throughout the term. Just in case another Polyjuice Potion mishap were to occur. Again. "Evening, Mr. Mordaunt."

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Originally Posted by lazykitty

Blah. Having to go to class at night was something that Layla had never liked to do. But Flamsteed had a way of making Astronomy interesting enough to be worth it. So, she'd pulled herself out of the common room and made her way up to the Astronomy Tower. Where she quickly ran the lint roller over her robes before entering the classroom and flopping into a seat. Which she immediately slid out of and into the floor.

"Whaaaa...."

Yep, okay. Staying here. Her books could be a makeshift desk.

"Hello, Professor Flamsteed."

Oops. Another one down. And staying down. Merlin he hadn't adjusted the legs THAT much.

"Evening."

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Originally Posted by Unalii

Melek wandered into the classroom, ignoring the lint roller thing. She didnt feel like it today. Mel glanced at the professor and gave him a slight nod then searched around for a good seat. Melek finally picked one after what seemed like forever even if it was just maybe 5 minutes. She laid her head down on the desk and closed her eyes, waiting for the lesson to begin. Mel, of course, wasn't going to go to sleep, but just wanted to rest her eyes while the other students come in and stuff.

And it looked like Miss Sönmez was about to drop too...for different reasons. Leaving his spot by his desk, Airey walked towards the Ravenclaw and gave her desk a firm shake. "Look alive, Miss Sönmez!"

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Originally Posted by Saiai

"Hi Professor. Did you have a good Summer? Also, love the top hat you look dashing," she chirped before throwing her arms around him in an impulsive hug. She was on a real hug kick at the moment and couldn't resist giving them out, even to people she really hadn't known for all that long, as attested to by the fact she'd hugged Ethan at the opening feast minutes after meeting him. Because hugs were amazing and everyone wanted them yes? Even professors who may or may not be a little bit touchy about personal space. Ana squeezed slightly before letting go, smoothing out a few wrinkles in Airey's suit, because politeness and continued to bounce towards a desk. Nothing could ruin her good mood.

Stepping away from Miss Sönmez's desk, his work done there, he headed back to his desk just as Miss ~~Constantinople~~Konstantinova greeted him.................

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

..................................... with a hug.

No words related to her greeting nor question came to mind as his body tensed up. PERSONAL BUBBLE EXPLODED. EXPLOOOOOOOOODED! "What....was that for?"

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Originally Posted by aaetha

She looked around for an empty seat, and in her scanning of the classroom, Adrienne noticed that there were an awful lot of people falling out of their chairs. As in, a disproportionate amount. She mumbled a quick, "Evening, Professor," in Flamsteed's direction, and gingerly sat herself down at a desk near the far end of the semicircle.

"Good evening, Miss Colbert," he smiled at the Ravenclaw.

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Originally Posted by feeheeheeny

Going through the motions and using the lint roller just to make Flamsteed happy, Sophie side-eyed every student who was sliding from their seats or leaning over and peering down at the legs of their chairs curiously. Well, then. Never a boring Astronomy class, eh? Already seemed this term would be no different. "Evening, professor," Sophie greeted, saluting right back. All about those salutes. "S'pleasant to see you as not an old man again." Just an observation, if he cared for her opinion. She had an appreciation for his hat, too, and nodded her approval in acknowledgement of it.

"Hello, Miss Brown," he smiled at the Ravenclaw. "Why thank you. I am relieved to see you all back to your usual selves as well."

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Originally Posted by nanyjj

The second year hastily used the lint roller and walked in. "Hello Professor Flamsteed. My name is Leah Abbott." she greeted the professor. "Nice hat, sir." she grinned and went to find a seat... and decided that it would be better to stay standing.

If you only know how awkward it is to stand in the middle of a classroom doing nothing.

"Good evening, Miss Abbot," he beamed. "Pleasure." And she got a little extra nod of the head for the hat compliment.

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Originally Posted by Chiara

Lucy made her way to the Astronomy tower..She was very excited for her first lesson.
She entered the classroom and looked around:"Good evening Professor Flamsteed!"..
The professor was sitting front and was wearing a bizarre top hat!
Lucy found an empty desk and sat down..
She did not know what to do so she waited to see what the others were doing!

"Good evening, Miss Petersfield!" he beamed at the young lady as she took her seat.

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Originally Posted by Tegz

Tidy and lint-free as usual, West went inside only to stop in his tracks and eye the quaffle forlornly.

Sigh.

"Hello professor." The former captain greeted, and went to find a seat. He was so busy staring at the quaffle that he barely noticed the crooked seat/desk combo.

... why did the quaffle have a line around it?

"Good evening, Mr. Odessa," he nodded towards the Slytherin. He was the third person (that the astronomer had noticed at least) to stare at the quaffle.

Oops.

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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi

"REALLY?!" He shouted. "THIS?! REALLY?!" He pointed to his forehead. The bold letters of his appointment for the duel with this man was still written on it no matter how much he tried scrubbing his forehead. He had found out when he looked in the mirror last night. Apparently none of the others had told him, stupid people... He had tried scrubbing it off with soap and warm water, had NOT tried a spell though, he was afraid he would grow hair out of his forehead if he tried something he did not know... also he did not ask for a potion... He was 100% sure that if he asked the Potions Professor for help he would poision him... just for fun. So no way.

While he probably should have been upset by the Gryffindor raising his voice like that, Airey was the complete opposite. In fact, he was rather amused by the whole thing. "REALLY, Mr. Hirase!" he exclaimed in return. Was it so hard to believe that it was right there. On his forehead? Nice and bold.

They did say that seeing was believing after all.

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Originally Posted by Saz Hale

Abby had just arrived at the top of the ladder for her first ever lesson at school and picked up the lint roller and rolled it quickly over her robes not sure why she had to do this but did it anyway and she smiled at the professor and said "Evening Professor" Abby was going to sit down on one of the chairs but decided against it as the chairs didn't look safe

Ah yes, the third member of the triplets. He had met the other two officially at the party in the Gryffindor common room the first night of the term. "Evening, Miss Valentine."

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Originally Posted by Lady of Light

ASTRONOMY.

Delilah practially skipped into the classroom, a bright smile on her face. It was one of her favourite classes, after all. Her blue eyes settled on the professor's desk momentarily before they turned to look up at Airey with a grin. "I like the hat, professor."

"Hello, Miss Starr," he grinned at the Hufflepuff. That enthusiasm, he appreciated it. Always nice to see at this hour. "Thank you! I am not typically one for hats, but I think I may make the exception for top hats."

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Originally Posted by Felixir

"Evening, Professor Airey," the now-fifteen-year-old grinned at the Astronomer, as he carefully started to set out his note-taking things and textbook on his wobbly wobbly desk.

And there was that forlorn look towards the quaffle again. Oops.

"Good evening, Mr. Tempus. Make sure to save some time for us to pogo again this term, yes?" he asked with a knowing wink. Now that he was back to his younger self and could actually do said pogoing without his back going out.

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Originally Posted by Mell

Entering the classroom, Michael gave the Professor a salute of his own along with a cheerful. "Hey there Professor. Looking good." Of course he wouldn't be caught dead in a top hat, but you know whatever floats the man's boat.

"Good evening, Mr. Toussaint," he greeted the Gryffindor.

Little Bunny? No. Wait. He didn't want to know the details. LA LA LA.

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Originally Posted by Liisa

Finding the lint roller not in use, Ava scooped it up and made a quick job of it. She had found this procedure odd last term and no less odd this one. But if those were the rules, she'd do it without question.

Satisfied with her lint-free appearance, she stepped into the classroom and smiled politely at the Astronomy professor before taking a seat. "Evening, Professor."

"Evening, Miss Masterson," he smiled at the second year.

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Originally Posted by Ashwinder

Still, the sight of quite a few students slipping gave him a heads-up at what awaited him at his own desk, and he gave the seat a testing wiggle before settling himself in at a strange angle. Using his feet as a brace seemed to work, though he was unable to make it appear nonchalant as some of his classmates did.

Airey nodded his head towards the Ravenclaw boy as he entered and was pleased that he did not fall out of his seat either.

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Originally Posted by xXxPandora

Trent proceeded to take a seat near the back, sending a nod to the Professor who seemed a tad crazy. See? Weird.

Another quiet Ravenclaw it seemed. The professor returned the young man's nod and then checked his sundial watch.

Just a few more minutes.

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Originally Posted by Emzily

Despite this classroom not being his favourite, Theodore was in good spirits today. He'd used the lint roller even though his uniform was immaculate anyway. Best to take extra precautions and stuff. The Slytherin took a seat near the front of the class, purely because he felt obliged to, and pulled out a pen. "Hi, professor." His eyes fell on the quaffle and he watched it with lazy eyes as he waited for class to start.

"Ah, Mr. Kinsley, congratulations on your new title," he greeted the seventh year.

And there was that kicked cruppy look again. IT WAS JUST A QUAFFLE STUDENTS! AN INANIMATE OBJECT THAT NEED NOT HAVE EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT!

Pebbles was different. Any argument involving her was invalid.

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Originally Posted by Govoni

"Hello, professor." BEAM. Oh! A quaffle....with a weird line through it. There was a sudden pang in her chest...remembering Quidditch.

So sad.

Airey swayed a bit back and forth to match the beat of Miss Bayliss dance moves before greeting her. "Evening, Miss Bayliss."

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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

Seeing the Professor, she paused to greet him. "Hello Professor Flamsteed", she said enthusiastically. Remembering the Professor from the trip to Peru, Jasmine couldn't help but smile.

"Good evening, Miss Guidry," he smiled at the Ravenclaw.

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Originally Posted by GlassXRose

Arriving pressed and neat and free of any lint or fur, Kannalynne entered the Astronomy classroom for the first lesson of the term. Professor Flamsteed may have been her favorite, although she didn't like to have those kinds of favorites, it couldn't be helped. Taking her messenger bag from her shoulder, she set it down next to the desk before climbing in, offering a salute back to the Professor.

Smiling at Miss Basthowe as she returned his initial salute...and then nearly feel out of her seat and on to the floor. "Careful now, Miss Basthowe."

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Originally Posted by Meizzner

Nigel entered the room and saw the quaffle. Way to rub it in for the people that cared about that. Eh, whatever. "Hello, Professor Flamsteed"

Still can only picture him in the Camo Suit right now. It was pretty awesome, still.

"Good evening, Mr. Barrington," he smiled at the prefect. He was looking forward to whatever puns the boy could muster up this lesson. Last term for all that, so the prefect best make the best of that and bring his A game this term.

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Originally Posted by HOPEendures

She took a deep breath and pushed forward remembering the words she had spoken at the feast. They were still a team! "Hello Professor!" Yes! It was time for Astronomy! She placed her bag down upon the desk that she had decided to claim and it shook. Er...no. She picked the bag up and moved it to the back of the chair....which shook. Definitely not. "Ummm...Professor?" She didn't sit down for fear that she would fall and after the fall she had had the year before she had developed a new fear off falling. Not one that could keep her off a broom, but one that had her holding her left hip whenever she thought about falling.

"Good evening, Miss Evans," he smiled at the Ravenclaw who he has totally owned at the staring contest last term. Pity she would never get to pet Tiberius...especially since it had been revealed to him over the summer that the bass had never been his best mate to begin with. Awkward.

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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

"Hello Professor." The first year Ravenclaw looked up at the man with the top hat and tilted her head, wondering if he always looked so fancy. Leo always said that men dressed their best when they were trying to snag the ladies but considering there was no one ~~that OLD~~ the guy's age here at the moment, that couldn't be it. Cool suit, though.

"Good evening, Miss Cooper," he smiled at the first year, checking his watch once again and...oh yes. Time to get things started.

Removing his wand from his enchanted breast pocket, Airey gave it a flick towards the door to shut it and then walked to the center of the space between his desk and the semicircle of desks.

"If everyone could please setting down IN your seats as best as possible we will begin. Not to worry, your chairs are not broken and this was done to them intentionally," he announced after clapping his hands together twice to get everyone's attention over their private conversations. No floor sitting. Desks were there to be used. Not a decoration. "Good evening and welcome back to Astronomy. Just another reminder to never, and I mean NEVER, get this noble subject confused with Astrology." Especially now that that woman was handing out rubbish horoscopes left and right. Sweet solstice. "We will be staying close to home this lesson as we explore the cosmos as we attempt to understand the role and function that the Earth serves in the cosmic machine that is the universe. I would like to start off today's lesson with a rather broad question and one that you all should have no trouble in answering."

No pressure, right?

"Please raise your hand and tell me what is your favorite season and why?"

OOC: This lesson has officially started! Please do not post your character arriving now or else risk loss of house points for your house or some other punishment that Professor Flamsteed feels is appropriate. If you are joining us now, please just pretend as though your character has been here all along!

Class will resume approximately 18 hours from the time of this post.

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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: 41,138 Hogwarts RPG Name: Professor Cox Ravenclaw Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Briallen Ashburry-Hawthorne Gryffindor Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nyle Harden Hufflepuff Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Iris Harden Ravenclaw Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Calliope Barrington Slytherin Fourth Year Ministry Department Head: Charles Hollingberry Minister's Office Ministry Department Head: Airey Flamsteed Mysteries Diagon Alley Proprietor: Victor García Massey Ollivanders x12 x12	class officially begins here! :D astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK \| & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Rocking back on his heels, Airey couldn't quite contain his excitement for this evening's lesson and the building blocks it created as the base for the remainder of the term. Hopefully his students would appreciate it. OH LOOK! Here they were coming now! Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Err, had she really just slid off her chair and onto the floor? She cleared her throat, brushed her hair to the side, and then casually got up. Had anybody seen that?! She looked around the room and noticed no one but the professor was actually present. "Err, sorry, Professor. I think my chair's broken," she said. Leave it to her to choose the rotten apple of the bunch. "Not broken, Miss Newell," he replied with an amused shake of the head. "Definitely not broken." Quote: Originally Posted by Deezerz "Good day, Professor Airey," she said, shooting him a small, yet genuine smile. HE got smiles. Newells didn't. Not that one anyway. Glancing from Sophie to the desk she'd chosen, Beverly poked it. It wobbled. Nope. There was NO WAY the same thing was going to happen to her. She gazed at Airey with big curious eyes. Were they poor again?! "Good evening, Miss Wayne," he smiled at the Slytherin. "Something the matter?" What was she giving him looks for? Quote: Originally Posted by Squishy "Hello Professor Flamsteed! Did you have a good summer?" Seeing Sophie try to take a seat only to slide down to the floor, Lux decided to stay standing for the moment. Yes, that seemed like a better idea than falling on her butt. "Hello, Miss Carrington! I did indeed, but it is good to be back at Hogwarts." Even if he was eager to get back out into the field for more research. Would have to wait until the holidays, alas. Quote: Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 "Hello Professor Flamsteed. It is good to see you again," Cris smiled as he greeted the man before turning to find a seat. "Good evening, Mr. Strand," he nodded towards the young man as he entered. "Congratulations on your sorting." Quote: Originally Posted by Star-Lord Jun actually didn't really want to go to astronomy just yet. Not after that little scene in the entrance hall. But he liked Flamsteed's lessons so no reason not to go. The boy toy entered the class and looked around. Yup, everything almost the same. "Hello, professor. Did you make it to the loo alright?" Poor man had mentioned it but somehow just went back inside into the Great Hall. Either way, Jun headed towards a desk when a younger girl sat and fell. Oh, broken chair already. Now the boy was iffy about sitting on the chairs. But he didn't want to sit on the ground either or stand. Oh, look who it was. Mr. Not-a-Boy-Toy. Airey simply smirked as the Ravenclaw entered and raised an eyebrow at his question. "I didn't get lost, if that is what you are implying, Mr. Kim." Quote: Originally Posted by ScarletCharm104 Marigold grinned at the professor and offered a "Hello! I like your hat!" before continuing to a desk. She set her bag down and slid into her seat, ready to look out for people she knew (especially Mitch) when she was suddenly "Evening, Miss McAlistor," he chuckled at the spirited Hufflepuff as he gave her a small nod using his top hat and then returned it to its original position on his head at a slight angle. "A gift from Professor Thompson." Unintentional one, but a gift nonetheless. Quote: Originally Posted by carpediem "Hello, Professor? Did you have a good summer? How does it feel to be young again?' She laughed at that and hoped that he wouldn't take offense to that. But... the... young thing. Yeah. Awkward redhead was still awkward. And taller. Did anyone notice that she grew two inches? It was a really big deal when you were short! The littlest growth was something to be proud of. Hopefully someone would actually notice. "It feels stellar, thank you for asking, Miss Winters," he grinned. "Quite the relief to see everyone back to their usual selves." Quote: Originally Posted by HogwartsStudent11 "Hello," Marisol said, greeting no one in particular. "Good evening! Come on in and take a seat...if you can," he chuckled towards the first year. Seemed like he had outdone himself this time with the chairs...but their faces when they tried to sit and just ended up sliding out of their seats was pretty darn amusing. Quote: Originally Posted by Mordred Ethan had to go back a few steps as he saw a lint roller on the desk. Ah yes. X marks the spot. He picked it up, rolled it over his robes and passed it on to the next student. “Goooooood evening, professor!” Ethan greeted the man and gave him a salute. Just like what he did with Professor Culloden earlier. He picked a seat, sat on it and…whoa…why was he tilting? THUD “I’m okay!” Ethan called out as he quickly got up from his spot and gave his chair and table a stink-eye. Yeah. So much for a good first day in Hogwarts. Like this one. Airey snorted softly and chewed on his lip to stop himself from noticeably laughing. "Good evening." Quote: Originally Posted by MissMUDBL00D Star stuff... was alright, but he'd much rather be reading about.. dolphins, or something. Space dolphins. That should be a thing. He yawned and hoped that today's lesson would be exciting, with or without the space dolphins. "Hi, professor! Nice suit!" He liked his suits, didn't he? Airey puffed out his chest a little and tugged on his jacket. "Why thank you. Just had it pressed this afternoon." He was getting better at using the iron these days. Especially since he hadn't tried to use it as a make-believe microphone recently. Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin Oh, right, then. Mo seated himself at the desk sideways, so his legs were both flat on the short side and his weight was distributed backwards to stabilize himself. It wasn't wobbling, but he WOULD have a sore bum soon. "Good day, Professor." Leave it to a Ravenclaw to figure out weight distribution like that. Kudos to you, Mr. Branxton. "Good evening, Mr. Branxton." Quote: Originally Posted by Awarlesta Black "Good evening, Professor Airey." The near-seventeen year-old greeted, taking a glance at the steampunk looking lamp on his desk. "Cool lamp." "Good evening, Mr. Hazelwood," Airey greeted the Hufflepuff. Oh ouch...that one looked like it hurt. "You alright there? Didn't break anything in that fall did you?" Maybe he should have thought this through a bit more. Cece would have his head if he sent half the class to the Hospital Wing. Quote: Originally Posted by JennMarie "Hello Professor.." his brows were furrowed as he looked at the desks and made one simple observation. "Evening, Mr. Walker," he nodded at the Gryffindor. At least there was another student who hadn't fallen out of his seat. Quote: Originally Posted by Gryffindoll “Hello, Professor.” He gave the man a small smile, though his brows were furrowed questioningly. …Why was he wearing a top hat? “Nice hat.” And why were there people sitting on the floor? "Hello, Mr. Bolton," he greeted the prefect. It was nice to have a male prefect represented in Gryffindor once again. Extra wide smile for you, Mr. Bolton. Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo Okay. Sure. We'll just....not question it. Nope. Instead, Lex walked to the front of the room and grabbed a seat there. For as long as Professor Airey had been teaching she'd always snagged a seat at the front. It was just a thing. "Good evening Professor." She said with a wide grin, throwing herself into the seat--Merlin did she miss being able to do that but WHY was she unbalanced? Like, did no one other than Sophie and now her realize that the seats were a bit wonky? ... Hang on. Was that...Alexa squinted at the object next to the lamp. A quaffle? "That's just hurtful." And the wide grinning only continued as Miss Cambridge entered the classroom. "Evening, Miss Cambridge," he greeted before his smile feel ever so slightly at her comment. "It's hardly a bludger, Miss Cambridge." Now THOSE were hurtful. Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack After staring at the lint roller for a couple of minutes Zander reluctantly picked it up and began.... rolling? Term had just begun, why would their uniforms have any lint on them to begin with. Then upon entering the classroom he received a salute (?) from his Professor. Okay. The lesson hasn't even started yet and Zander could already tell that it was going to be pretty... interesting. Only then did Zander realize he was beginning to stare at the peculiar top hat and he quietly muttered a quick apology before practically running for a seat. Now that was embarrassing. Airey simply smiled at the Gryffindor when he entered. And stared. At him. Sweet solstice...did he have something on his face? In his teeth? Or has something about his persona been terrifying since the young man was now scurrying towards his seat? Hmmm....peculiar. Quote: Originally Posted by Saraie She smiled to Ariey "Good evening Professor Flamsteed!" Now to go find a seat. Lux she grinned and waved as her. But moved on to the next seat over. Because there was Louis. Who seem to have a problem sitting still. Or not the chair legs seem to be uneven. Yeah okay weird. All of them were. Before she sat down she put her bag on the floor and pulled out two books. She slid them under the two uneven legs of Lou desk. "There you go. Then she done the exact same with hers. Good thing she had enough books for them. She sat down in her seat. It was still wobbly but she wasn't falling out anytime soon. Or so she hoped. "Good evening, Miss Bayless," he beamed at the Gryffindor. Another fine addition to the house. He was pleased. "If the librarian hears you were using books in that way it is likely to make him lose all his hair," he pointed out. She hadn't used her Astronomy text, had she? As long as that wasn't there he didn't really mind personally. Or a science fiction novel. Quote: Originally Posted by Lockhartian No lint roller needed. But it was nice to see Marcus Branxton had given it back. Though at this point it was probably a new one. WIDE SMILES FOR AIREY FLAMSTEED, as usual. And a wink, cuz why not? It was the start of the term. "Hi, Professor!" Forever content about coming to Astronomy, never mind all those stairs... after five years, it was good exercise, anyway. "I trust everything is well," she commented, still smiling, as she walked towards Lex. Everything ought to be well, look at him giving salutes to everyone. Chuckling, Airey saluted back rather than winked at the Hogwartian. "Evening, Miss Wisteria. Everything is stellar." Quote: Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah "Professor Flamsteed." He greeted. Perhaps the smile made it a little too poisonous. In the realm between adoration and lethal obsession for the tall, blonde astronomer. He'd done his homework over the summer and found that Airey Flamsteed was indeed quite the learned and recognized wizard. He took a seat, across from the cute little Hufflepuff and balanced upon the surface of their circled desks. He let his eyes wonder until they landed upon the steampunky lamp. Oooh! Cutty rather liked the spidery legs. Ah yes. This boy. Airey would be keeping two eyes on him constantly - figuratively speaking anyway - throughout the term. Just in case another Polyjuice Potion mishap were to occur. Again. "Evening, Mr. Mordaunt." Quote: Originally Posted by lazykitty Blah. Having to go to class at night was something that Layla had never liked to do. But Flamsteed had a way of making Astronomy interesting enough to be worth it. So, she'd pulled herself out of the common room and made her way up to the Astronomy Tower. Where she quickly ran the lint roller over her robes before entering the classroom and flopping into a seat. Which she immediately slid out of and into the floor. "Whaaaa...." Yep, okay. Staying here. Her books could be a makeshift desk. "Hello, Professor Flamsteed." Oops. Another one down. And staying down. Merlin he hadn't adjusted the legs THAT much. "Evening." Quote: Originally Posted by Unalii Melek wandered into the classroom, ignoring the lint roller thing. She didnt feel like it today. Mel glanced at the professor and gave him a slight nod then searched around for a good seat. Melek finally picked one after what seemed like forever even if it was just maybe 5 minutes. She laid her head down on the desk and closed her eyes, waiting for the lesson to begin. Mel, of course, wasn't going to go to sleep, but just wanted to rest her eyes while the other students come in and stuff. And it looked like Miss Sönmez was about to drop too...for different reasons. Leaving his spot by his desk, Airey walked towards the Ravenclaw and gave her desk a firm shake. "Look alive, Miss Sönmez!" Quote: Originally Posted by Saiai "Hi Professor. Did you have a good Summer? Also, love the top hat you look dashing," she chirped before throwing her arms around him in an impulsive hug. She was on a real hug kick at the moment and couldn't resist giving them out, even to people she really hadn't known for all that long, as attested to by the fact she'd hugged Ethan at the opening feast minutes after meeting him. Because hugs were amazing and everyone wanted them yes? Even professors who may or may not be a little bit touchy about personal space. Ana squeezed slightly before letting go, smoothing out a few wrinkles in Airey's suit, because politeness and continued to bounce towards a desk. Nothing could ruin her good mood. Stepping away from Miss Sönmez's desk, his work done there, he headed back to his desk just as Miss ~~Constantinople~~Konstantinova greeted him................. ................................. ..................................... with a hug. No words related to her greeting nor question came to mind as his body tensed up. PERSONAL BUBBLE EXPLODED. EXPLOOOOOOOOODED! "What....was that for?" Quote: Originally Posted by aaetha She looked around for an empty seat, and in her scanning of the classroom, Adrienne noticed that there were an awful lot of people falling out of their chairs. As in, a disproportionate amount. She mumbled a quick, "Evening, Professor," in Flamsteed's direction, and gingerly sat herself down at a desk near the far end of the semicircle. "Good evening, Miss Colbert," he smiled at the Ravenclaw. Quote: Originally Posted by feeheeheeny Going through the motions and using the lint roller just to make Flamsteed happy, Sophie side-eyed every student who was sliding from their seats or leaning over and peering down at the legs of their chairs curiously. Well, then. Never a boring Astronomy class, eh? Already seemed this term would be no different. "Evening, professor," Sophie greeted, saluting right back. All about those salutes. "S'pleasant to see you as not an old man again." Just an observation, if he cared for her opinion. She had an appreciation for his hat, too, and nodded her approval in acknowledgement of it. "Hello, Miss Brown," he smiled at the Ravenclaw. "Why thank you. I am relieved to see you all back to your usual selves as well." Quote: Originally Posted by nanyjj The second year hastily used the lint roller and walked in. "Hello Professor Flamsteed. My name is Leah Abbott." she greeted the professor. "Nice hat, sir." she grinned and went to find a seat... and decided that it would be better to stay standing. If you only know how awkward it is to stand in the middle of a classroom doing nothing. "Good evening, Miss Abbot," he beamed. "Pleasure." And she got a little extra nod of the head for the hat compliment. Quote: Originally Posted by Chiara Lucy made her way to the Astronomy tower..She was very excited for her first lesson. She entered the classroom and looked around:"Good evening Professor Flamsteed!".. The professor was sitting front and was wearing a bizarre top hat! Lucy found an empty desk and sat down.. She did not know what to do so she waited to see what the others were doing! "Good evening, Miss Petersfield!" he beamed at the young lady as she took her seat. Quote: Originally Posted by Tegz Tidy and lint-free as usual, West went inside only to stop in his tracks and eye the quaffle forlornly. Sigh. "Hello professor." The former captain greeted, and went to find a seat. He was so busy staring at the quaffle that he barely noticed the crooked seat/desk combo. ... why did the quaffle have a line around it? "Good evening, Mr. Odessa," he nodded towards the Slytherin. He was the third person (that the astronomer had noticed at least) to stare at the quaffle. Oops. Quote: Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi "REALLY?!" He shouted. "THIS?! REALLY?!" He pointed to his forehead. The bold letters of his appointment for the duel with this man was still written on it no matter how much he tried scrubbing his forehead. He had found out when he looked in the mirror last night. Apparently none of the others had told him, stupid people... He had tried scrubbing it off with soap and warm water, had NOT tried a spell though, he was afraid he would grow hair out of his forehead if he tried something he did not know... also he did not ask for a potion... He was 100% sure that if he asked the Potions Professor for help he would poision him... just for fun. So no way. While he probably should have been upset by the Gryffindor raising his voice like that, Airey was the complete opposite. In fact, he was rather amused by the whole thing. "REALLY, Mr. Hirase!" he exclaimed in return. Was it so hard to believe that it was right there. On his forehead? Nice and bold. They did say that seeing was believing after all. Quote: Originally Posted by Saz Hale Abby had just arrived at the top of the ladder for her first ever lesson at school and picked up the lint roller and rolled it quickly over her robes not sure why she had to do this but did it anyway and she smiled at the professor and said "Evening Professor" Abby was going to sit down on one of the chairs but decided against it as the chairs didn't look safe Ah yes, the third member of the triplets. He had met the other two officially at the party in the Gryffindor common room the first night of the term. "Evening, Miss Valentine." Quote: Originally Posted by Lady of Light ASTRONOMY. Delilah practially skipped into the classroom, a bright smile on her face. It was one of her favourite classes, after all. Her blue eyes settled on the professor's desk momentarily before they turned to look up at Airey with a grin. "I like the hat, professor." "Hello, Miss Starr," he grinned at the Hufflepuff. That enthusiasm, he appreciated it. Always nice to see at this hour. "Thank you! I am not typically one for hats, but I think I may make the exception for top hats." Quote: Originally Posted by Felixir "Evening, Professor Airey," the now-fifteen-year-old grinned at the Astronomer, as he carefully started to set out his note-taking things and textbook on his wobbly wobbly desk. And there was that forlorn look towards the quaffle again. Oops. "Good evening, Mr. Tempus. Make sure to save some time for us to pogo again this term, yes?" he asked with a knowing wink. Now that he was back to his younger self and could actually do said pogoing without his back going out. Quote: Originally Posted by Mell Entering the classroom, Michael gave the Professor a salute of his own along with a cheerful. "Hey there Professor. Looking good." Of course he wouldn't be caught dead in a top hat, but you know whatever floats the man's boat. "Good evening, Mr. Toussaint," he greeted the Gryffindor. Little Bunny? No. Wait. He didn't want to know the details. LA LA LA. Quote: Originally Posted by Liisa Finding the lint roller not in use, Ava scooped it up and made a quick job of it. She had found this procedure odd last term and no less odd this one. But if those were the rules, she'd do it without question. Satisfied with her lint-free appearance, she stepped into the classroom and smiled politely at the Astronomy professor before taking a seat. "Evening, Professor." "Evening, Miss Masterson," he smiled at the second year. Quote: Originally Posted by Ashwinder Still, the sight of quite a few students slipping gave him a heads-up at what awaited him at his own desk, and he gave the seat a testing wiggle before settling himself in at a strange angle. Using his feet as a brace seemed to work, though he was unable to make it appear nonchalant as some of his classmates did. Airey nodded his head towards the Ravenclaw boy as he entered and was pleased that he did not fall out of his seat either. Quote: Originally Posted by xXxPandora Trent proceeded to take a seat near the back, sending a nod to the Professor who seemed a tad crazy. See? Weird. Another quiet Ravenclaw it seemed. The professor returned the young man's nod and then checked his sundial watch. Just a few more minutes. Quote: Originally Posted by Emzily Despite this classroom not being his favourite, Theodore was in good spirits today. He'd used the lint roller even though his uniform was immaculate anyway. Best to take extra precautions and stuff. The Slytherin took a seat near the front of the class, purely because he felt obliged to, and pulled out a pen. "Hi, professor." His eyes fell on the quaffle and he watched it with lazy eyes as he waited for class to start. "Ah, Mr. Kinsley, congratulations on your new title," he greeted the seventh year. And there was that kicked cruppy look again. IT WAS JUST A QUAFFLE STUDENTS! AN INANIMATE OBJECT THAT NEED NOT HAVE EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT! Pebbles was different. Any argument involving her was invalid. Quote: Originally Posted by Govoni "Hello, professor." BEAM. Oh! A quaffle....with a weird line through it. There was a sudden pang in her chest...remembering Quidditch. So sad. Airey swayed a bit back and forth to match the beat of Miss Bayliss dance moves before greeting her. "Evening, Miss Bayliss." Quote: Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Seeing the Professor, she paused to greet him. "Hello Professor Flamsteed", she said enthusiastically. Remembering the Professor from the trip to Peru, Jasmine couldn't help but smile. "Good evening, Miss Guidry," he smiled at the Ravenclaw. Quote: Originally Posted by GlassXRose Arriving pressed and neat and free of any lint or fur, Kannalynne entered the Astronomy classroom for the first lesson of the term. Professor Flamsteed may have been her favorite, although she didn't like to have those kinds of favorites, it couldn't be helped. Taking her messenger bag from her shoulder, she set it down next to the desk before climbing in, offering a salute back to the Professor. Smiling at Miss Basthowe as she returned his initial salute...and then nearly feel out of her seat and on to the floor. "Careful now, Miss Basthowe." Quote: Originally Posted by Meizzner Nigel entered the room and saw the quaffle. Way to rub it in for the people that cared about that. Eh, whatever. "Hello, Professor Flamsteed" Still can only picture him in the Camo Suit right now. It was pretty awesome, still. "Good evening, Mr. Barrington," he smiled at the prefect. He was looking forward to whatever puns the boy could muster up this lesson. Last term for all that, so the prefect best make the best of that and bring his A game this term. Quote: Originally Posted by HOPEendures She took a deep breath and pushed forward remembering the words she had spoken at the feast. They were still a team! "Hello Professor!" Yes! It was time for Astronomy! She placed her bag down upon the desk that she had decided to claim and it shook. Er...no. She picked the bag up and moved it to the back of the chair....which shook. Definitely not. "Ummm...Professor?" She didn't sit down for fear that she would fall and after the fall she had had the year before she had developed a new fear off falling. Not one that could keep her off a broom, but one that had her holding her left hip whenever she thought about falling. "Good evening, Miss Evans," he smiled at the Ravenclaw who he has totally owned at the staring contest last term. Pity she would never get to pet Tiberius...especially since it had been revealed to him over the summer that the bass had never been his best mate to begin with. Awkward. Quote: Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow "Hello Professor." The first year Ravenclaw looked up at the man with the top hat and tilted her head, wondering if he always looked so fancy. Leo always said that men dressed their best when they were trying to snag the ladies but considering there was no one ~~that OLD~~ the guy's age here at the moment, that couldn't be it. Cool suit, though. "Good evening, Miss Cooper," he smiled at the first year, checking his watch once again and...oh yes. Time to get things started. Removing his wand from his enchanted breast pocket, Airey gave it a flick towards the door to shut it and then walked to the center of the space between his desk and the semicircle of desks. "If everyone could please setting down IN your seats as best as possible we will begin. Not to worry, your chairs are not broken and this was done to them intentionally," he announced after clapping his hands together twice to get everyone's attention over their private conversations. No floor sitting. Desks were there to be used. Not a decoration. "Good evening and welcome back to Astronomy. Just another reminder to never, and I mean NEVER, get this noble subject confused with Astrology." Especially now that that woman was handing out rubbish horoscopes left and right. Sweet solstice. "We will be staying close to home this lesson as we explore the cosmos as we attempt to understand the role and function that the Earth serves in the cosmic machine that is the universe. I would like to start off today's lesson with a rather broad question and one that you all should have no trouble in answering." No pressure, right? "Please raise your hand and tell me what is your favorite season and why?" OOC: This lesson has officially started! Please do not post your character arriving now or else risk loss of house points for your house or some other punishment that Professor Flamsteed feels is appropriate. If you are joining us now, please just pretend as though your character has been here all along! Class will resume approximately 18 hours from the time of this post. __________________ 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