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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie  Kurumi pondered for a moment. One thought had always crossed her mind when it came to Astronomy classes, not that this was a bad thing, but she had always found it so...practical- if that is even the right word. It was much more scientific and almost 'normal' compared to abstract classes like Divination. "Professor Hadley," Kurumi said raising her hand and hoping that her question wasn't going to offend anyone. "Why do we, as wizardingkind, study Astronomy? What is it's connection with magic?"
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Then Kurumi heard Professor Hadley address the whole class and her hand shot up once more. "Constellations are an area of stars defined by boundaries. However, these constellations have been created, for lack of a better word, by humankind and have no real connection to each other. There are a total of 88 of them." Before students could answer her about constellations, it seemed that there was a more pressing question on the mind of Kurumi. One that she honestly wasn't to sure she could answer correctly; yes she did well in the class, but she did understand its connection to the wizarding world? Not fully. At least not at that time she didn't. "It does seem a bit mundane, this work, doesn't it?" Hadley replied back with a question. "But I suppose one of the reasons we as wizardkind study Astronomy is in part due to the fact that the study of planets' motions provides a theoretical base for learning astrological divination. However, some Astrological topics such as the physical characteristics of Jupiter's moon or using a telescope, have little to do with fortune telling. Perhaps though, Miss Hollinberry, if you consider the original meaning of the word wizard, which means wise one, then the answer may lie there. Because in order to be a wizard, one is expected to have mastered more than just the magical arts, but knowledge of the natural world as well. For instance, isn't Herbology just simply botany? Or Potions just a fancy wizarding way of saying Chemistry? Studying cosmos in Astronomy is quite similar, wouldn't you agree?"
Yup... She was definitely going to need that water. Perhaps it was the height in the tower as well that was making her more thirsty than usual. "Yes, correct. And good point that there are 88 constellations, but it should also be noted that not all can be seen in the sky at the same moments in time." Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazenhani Ideas for the class?
Sabel frowned a little, tapping his quill off the parchment, not really sure what to write down. He didn't know what he expected to learn from the class, just something new and exciting. Perhaps no relation or focus on muggles either. Despite how much he loved them, a curriculum that wasn't focussed on how they would 'better' their lives would be nice. For one class.
His attention was refocused by Hadley's next question, and some of the answers. In particular Kurumi's question about why they studied Astronomy. "Constellations are groupings of stars that usually form an image or symbol. They're often used in navigation. And...if I may provide a suggestion for an answer to Miss Hollingberry's question..."
Shifting his weight, he turned a little to his fellow Gryffindor. "Constellations and astronomy used to be connected to rituals. Especially eclipses and equinox's. I'm not sure if thats simply in relation to muggle based magic or...our magic as well." Maybe? Perhaps? "Yes ... this too is one of the reasons we study Astronomy. It is more just so we can be well-rounded and knowledge individuals. So we can know and truly be considered wizards, to live up to our namesake." Hadley nodded at Dakest. Wasn't that enough for a class? Quote:
Originally Posted by Macavity Simon raised his hand at the latest question hoping it was a good enough answer. "A constellation is a grouping of stars that people have linked together for reasons of both scientific, location and appearance sake," he supplied lowering his hand once he was through. Josephina nodded at the Gryffindor captain; "Very good. Yes, precisely that." Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn She had noooo idea what she wanted to learn this term, so instead of answering, she busied herself with trying to straighten out the pages in her notebook. Ugh, this sooooo wasn't cool.
However, once they started on questions that didn't involve opinions, Evelyn reluctantly stopped and looked up towards the teacher. A constellation? "Those are those pictures you find in the stars, right?" She asked after raising her hand. Meh, astronomy wasn't her best subject. "You could say that... Pictures in the sky. One way of putting it for sure," Hadley nodded. It wasn't wrong, per say, at least. Quote:
Originally Posted by DanialRadFAN01 Riley raised a hand excitedly and looked around to see who else thought they could answer the question. "Professor constellations are a group of stars that are pulled together by gravity or appear to be in the same vicinity based on the point you are looking at them. Like we have a different point of view of the night sky as opposed to someone standing on the surface of Venus."
'That was a good point', the Gryffindor thought to himself. He added it to his notes. Professor Hadley nodded at the Gryffindor. "Quite right... They do vary slightly depending on not only WHERE you are standing, but also the time you're viewing in both hourly time and monthly." Quote:
Originally Posted by Destiny Destiny didn't bother writing anything down in her notebook. She didn't hope to cover anything in Astronomy. The only thing she hoped was that she didn't die walking up the steps for their next lesson.
Quickly, though, she wrote down some things the other students said they would want to learn about and she even nodded her head like she agreed with them. She had no idea what they were talking about.
But she did know about constellations. And, of course, everyone who answered were WRONG. "A constellation is a letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel." she said proudly as she lowered her hand and glared at all the wrong students.
Destiny Shepard was, is and will always be a GENUIS!
Spelled wrong on purpose. But that however, was very wrong, Miss Destiny. Perhaps you should learn from your friend and just stick to simple explanations like pictures and stuff. "No." She said, as she came along and smacked her hand loudly on Destiny's desk. "Wake up, Miss Shepard. Alphabets and vowels have to do with Arithmancy, not Astronomy. And I believe the word you were looking for is consonant." Good. They knew what constellations were. "So we've got 88 constellations, as Miss Hollinberry has informed us. Certain ones, as I've previously alluded to, only come out at certain times of years. Being that it's April ... Or Spring, can anyone enlighten me on some of the constellations that we might find in the sky at this time?" ooc: please only list ONE to give everyone a chance to participate =)
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