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sweetpinkpixie · 05-14-2011, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Was it just her or did Kurumi seem ODDLY SHY about her work being shared in front of the whole class?! OH wait, perhaps she should have asked the thirteen year old, but she didn't think it would be an issue. Who didn't like to have their work showcased afterall? Other than herself when she was that age.

"Nice job again, dear," Fina said, quickly moving on. No need to add more pressure to the girl by lingering over work.

Kurumi's cheeks flushed an even deeper shade and she nodded her head in appreciation. "T-T-Thank you Professor Hadley," she squeaked softly.

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Making her way back up to the front of the room, "Right. So as I've just had you practice the process of transferring letters to numbers and thus to discover the numerical value of words and sentences, you're probably all wondering why or what is the meaning of this?" She paused, letting this sink in. "Honestly, compared to some of the other numbers we've calculated or WILL calculate in the future, there isn't much meaning to this so much as symbolism." Okay kids, throw stuff. Do it. Josephina could see it on their faces that they probably wanted to.

"Paragrams are more about symmetry, for instance, poetry with all lines having the same sum and construction of parallel passages. Some of you probably noticed during your calculations that some of your words ended up with the same values. That is exactly the kind of symmetry I'm talking about!" Hmm. Complicated much? It was about to get more so.

"Any questions?" She asked, glancing around the room. Because if they were all as beat as she was from the numbers, then she was game for assigning the homework and that was it.

Kurumi glanced down at her parchment once more and scanned to see if any of her numbers had repeated.

SPOILER!!: Kurumi’s calculations

o___________0

She didn't have any repeating numbers. She had several numbers in the twenties, but none that repeated as was. Even the final digits seemed to be all over the place.

"Professor Hadley?" she asked raising her hand. "Is the theory behind this related somewhat to Karmic Numbers? Meaning, if there are no repeated numbers that there is a negative energy around us or a lesson that we must learn?" Because...she needed many of them considering numbers 1 and 6 were the only two to be repeated in the final digit position.

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sweetpinkpixie Wizarding World RPG Admin Gladrags Mod Minister for Magic Alley Proprietor Leprechaun Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Paths Posts: 40,891 Hogwarts RPG Name: Professor Cox Ravenclaw Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Briallen Ashburry-Hawthorne Gryffindor Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nyle Harden Hufflepuff Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Iris Harden Ravenclaw Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Calliope Barrington Slytherin Third Year Ministry Department Head: Charles Hollingberry Minister's Office Ministry Department Head: Airey Flamsteed Mysteries Diagon Alley Proprietor: Zachaël Lufkin Owl Post x12 x12	astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK \| & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Was it just her or did Kurumi seem ODDLY SHY about her work being shared in front of the whole class?! OH wait, perhaps she should have asked the thirteen year old, but she didn't think it would be an issue. Who didn't like to have their work showcased afterall? Other than herself when she was that age. "Nice job again, dear," Fina said, quickly moving on. No need to add more pressure to the girl by lingering over work. Kurumi's cheeks flushed an even deeper shade and she nodded her head in appreciation. "T-T-Thank you Professor Hadley," she squeaked softly. Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Making her way back up to the front of the room, "Right. So as I've just had you practice the process of transferring letters to numbers and thus to discover the numerical value of words and sentences, you're probably all wondering why or what is the meaning of this?" She paused, letting this sink in. *"Honestly, compared to some of the other numbers we've calculated or WILL calculate in the future, there isn't much meaning* to this so much as symbolism." Okay kids, throw stuff. Do it. Josephina could see it on their faces that they probably wanted to. "Paragrams are more about symmetry, for instance, poetry with all lines having the same sum and construction of parallel passages. Some of you probably noticed during your calculations that some of your words ended up with the same values. That is exactly the kind of symmetry I'm talking about!" Hmm. Complicated much? It was about to get more so. "Any questions?" She asked, glancing around the room. Because if they were all as beat as she was from the numbers, then she was game for assigning the homework and that was it. Kurumi glanced down at her parchment once more and scanned to see if any of her numbers had repeated. SPOILER!!*: Kurumi’s calculations* *COOKIE* 366295 = (3+6+6+2+9) = 26 *HOLLINGBERRY* 863395725997=(8+6+3+3+9+5+7+2+5+9+9+7) = 73 *KUROKAWA* 23962151 = (2+3+9+6+2+1+5+1) = 29 *NAÏVE* 51945 = (5+1+9+4+5) = 24 *STUDIOUS* 12349631 = (1+2+3+4+9+6+3+1) = 29 STUMBLING SEVEN TIMES BUT RECOVERING EIGHT (1+2+3+4+2+3+9+5+7)+(1+5+4+5+5)+(2+9+4+5+1)+(2+3+2 )+(9+5+3+6+4+5+9+9+5+7)+(5+9+7+8+2) = (36)+(20)+(21)+(7)+(62)+(31) = 177 o___________0 She didn't have any repeating numbers. She had several numbers in the twenties, but none that repeated as was. Even the final digits seemed to be all over the place. "Professor Hadley?" she asked raising her hand. "Is the theory behind this related somewhat to Karmic Numbers? Meaning, if there are no repeated numbers that there is a negative energy around us or a lesson that we must learn?" Because...she needed many of them considering numbers 1 and 6 were the only two to be repeated in the final digit position. __________________ 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